Stocks started the week with those rising and declining equally matched spotlight at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, as following sharp a 1,164 percent jump in volume of stocks traded rose with a 151 percent surge on value compared with Friday, following trading in 23 securities up from 21 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and 11 ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 1,269,433 shares for $3,165,923, after climbing from just 100,450 stock units at $1,263,821 on Friday.
An average of 55,193 shares were traded at $137,649, increasing from just 4,783 stock units at $60,182 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 19,841 shares, with a value of $94,159, up from 17,384 units at $91,137 on the previous day, compared with an average for December that finished with an average of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index popped 1.30 points to finish at 965.64, the All T&T Index rose 4.45 points to close at 1,406.90, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.30 points to 69.01.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $62.07 as investors exchanged a mere one share, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 after closing with an exchange of 20 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 with investors trading 231 shares. 
AS Bryden rose 9 cents to finish at $1.69 with 106 stock units crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 1 cent in closing at $8.27 with investors dealing in 10 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with 5 shares clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing dropped 9 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.91 with investors trading 500 units, First Citizens Group climbed $2 to $42 after a transfer of 17,969 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 8 cents to close at $3.37 with 7,852 stock units changing hands. Guardian Holdings popped 5 cents and ended at $15.29 in an exchange of 426 shares, Guardian Media increased 6 cents to end at 68 cents with investors swapping 1,000 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 1 cent to finish at 80 cents with a transfer of 1,124,496 units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.55 after an exchange of 6,790 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 15 cents to $2.16 with 7,960 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with dealers switching ownership of 51,795 units. 
Point Lisas remained at $5.14 with 10 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.25 in an exchange of 240 stock units, Republic Financial lost 50 cents to finish at $105.50 with traders dealing in 6,506 shares. Scotiabank ended at $48 with 9,906 stocks passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 68 cents to close at $5.50 in trading 32,140 units, Trinidad Cement endned at $1.74 after an exchange of 20 stocks. Unilever Caribbean dipped 4 cents and ended at $15.25 after the trading of 450 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.60 with an exchange of 1,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.