Stocks mostly gained at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, after a 33 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with a 61 percent lower value Wednesday resulting in 14 securities trading, down from a paltry 16 on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, three declining and two ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 258,779 shares valued at $882,403 compared to 384,442 stock units at $2,240,253 on Wednesday. An average of 18,484 shares were traded at $63,029 compared with 24,028 stock units at $140,016 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 26,054 shares at $178,322 compared with 26,364 units at $183,054 on the previous day and an average for October of 39,057 shares at $305,306.
The Composite Index fell 1.68 points to end at 1,052.96, the All T&T Index slipped 3.65 points to close at 1,560.93, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.06 points to finish at 71.30.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At close of the penultimate trading day for November, Agostini’s rallied 3 cents and ended at $62.48 with investors swapping 107 stocks, Ansa McAl increased $3.43 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $67 after an exchange of 14 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 2 cents to end at $23.65 with investors dealing in 33 shares. First Citizens Group climbed 40 cents in closing at $40.50 after a transfer of 1,838 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to close at $1.10 as investors exchanged 43,923 shares, Massy Holdings sank 15 cents to finish at $3.69 in trading 151,760 units. National Enterprises gained 7 cents and ended at $2.75 after closing with 24,881 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 in an exchange of 30,000 stock units, 
Republic Financial rose $1 to end at $113.50 with trading of 147 shares. Scotiabank advanced $1.80 in closing at $56.50 with a transfer of 43 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 5 cents to close at $4.70 after an exchange of 350 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.31 with 2,250 stock units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean rallied 10 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 with 3,333 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.