Rising stocks held the upper hand over those declining at the trading Thursday on another day when 20 securities changed hands leading to six stocks rising and two declining and the market Indices ending with minor changes in another moderate trading session on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The Composite Index slipped 0.04 points to 1,423.73, the All T&T Index popped 0.02 points to 1,934.13 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.01 points to 122.99.
A total of 120,821 shares traded, for $2,613,965 down from 188,408 units at $$3,382,447 on Wednesday. An average of 6,041 units traded at $130,698 compared to 9,420 at $169,122 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 17,667 shares at $227,233 versus 19,376 units at $241,429. The average trade for July amounts to 20,941 units at $221,079.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 20 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings ended with an exchange of 900 stock units at $16.48, Ansa McAl picked up 1 cent in an exchange of 88 shares at $59, Ansa Merchant Bank saw trading in 550 shares at $41, Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $16.50 after an exchange of 415 stock units, Clico Investment Fund rose 59 cents to $27.49, with 18,175 stocks changing hands. FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 5 shares at $6.50, First Citizens Bank closed at $50 trading 20,066 units, GraceKennedy ended at $6.40 with an exchange of 480 stock units. 
Guardian Holdings dipped 1 cent to $32.50, with 15,067 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group rallied 2 cents to $2.10 in trading 3,490 units. Massy Holdings ended at $81.75 while exchanging 1,210 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 after exchanging 10 shares, National Flour Mills lost 5 cents at $2, with 25,287 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group picked up 1 cent to end at $8 in trading 20,000 shares, Scotiabank popped 10 cents to $59 in an exchange of 1,600 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 50 cents to $18 with 7,749 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement had trading in 5,325 shares at $3.90, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 in trading 138 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 246 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.