Trading resulted in mixed results at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, after a decline in the volume of stocks and the value traded compared to that on Friday, the
total volume dropped 70 percent below trading on Friday as the value dipped 40 percent, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 21 on Friday, with seven stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Trading accounted for 346,209 shares for $3,145,595 down from 454,057 stock units for $7,929,953 on Friday. An average of 17,310 shares were traded at $157,280 compared to 21,622 shares at $377,617 on Friday. The average trade for March amounted to 23,611 shares at $241,670.
The Composite Index popped 0.47 points to 1,312.82, the All T&T Index dipped 2.12 points to 1,972.50, the SME Index dipped 0.46 at 61.06 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.46 points to close at 84.94.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s closed trading of 170 shares at $58.54, Ansa McAl traded 158 shares at $52, Calypso Macro Index Fund jumped $1.75 to end at $22.50 after investors exchanged just 55 units. Cinema One lost 40 cents after trading 15 shares at $7.50. First Citizens Group ended with an exchange of 1,967 stocks with the price closing at $50, FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 10 cents in ending at $7.25, with 26,166 stock units clearing the market. LJ Williams B share ended an exchange of 1,000 shares at $2.75, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent $4.44 after an exchange of 3,046 units, JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at a $1.70 with a transfer of 1,250 shares, Massy Holdings rose 6 cents in ending at $4.56 after an exchange of 116,851 stock units, National Enterprises exchanged of 38,734 stock units in closing at $3.60 after rising 5 cents, National Flour fell 1 cent in trading 992 shares to $1.49. 
One Caribbean Media closed at $3.70, with 163 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.40 after an exchange of 7 shares. Republic Financial lost 50 cents to close at $137.50 after 1,602 shares were traded, Scotiabank slipped 10 cents in ended at $77.85 while exchanging 1,248 stock units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL had an exchange of 5,292 shares at $20, Trinidad Cement rose 2 cents after trading 42,180 stock units in closing at $3.53, Unilever Caribbean ended trading at $14.79 with an exchange of 105,173 stocks and West Indian Tobacco added 5 cents to end at $16.80 after trading 140 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
