Trading levels on the Trinidad stock market was moderate with 15 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced 2 declined and 8 traded firm with 219,721 stocks trading with a value of $1,577,534.
The Composite Index lost 0.28 points to close at 1,183.02, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.55 points to close at 2,030.45 and the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 43.97.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are First 
Citizens Bank with only 50 units but closed at $38 to gain a cent, Neal & Massy added 2,681 shares valued at $184,243, the price rose 17 cents to close at a new 52 weeks high of $68.75, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded only 42 units to close 4 cents higher at $3.86, Republic Bank traded 304 shares as the price rose 5 cents to close at 120.70 and West Indian Tobacco 970 shares traded at $118.15 with a 12 cents increase.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Agostini’s with 389 units at $17.49 with a 6 cents fall, Angostura Holdings traded 25,380 shares for $323,695 to close with a fall of 23 cents at $12.75.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Berger Paints that seldom change hands with a mere 9 units trading to close at $3.60, Clico Investment Fund closed with a volume of 37,325 shares valued at $807,836 at $21.65, Jamaica Money Market traded 141,966 shares for a value of $63,885 to close at 45 cents, National Commercial Bank contributed 6,000 shares with a value of $6,300 and closed at $1.05, while One Caribbean Media with 605 shares ended at $22.60, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund had 2,000 units to close at $3.40, Prestige Holdings traded 1,000 shares to close at $9.40 and Scotia Investments traded 1,000 shares and closed at $1.60
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
