The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on undefined, with the market declining after 246 percent more shares than on undefined, resulting in more than twice the number of stocks falling than rising and the prices of three stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with four stocks advancing, ten stocks declining and three remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 592,382 shares valued at $2,589,580 compared to 171,377 shares for $1,635,896 on Thursday from 13 securities.
The average trade on Friday amounted to 34,846 units at $152,328 versus an average of 13,183 stock units for $125,838 for each security. Month to date trading resulted in an average 20,526 units changing hands at $197,262 versus 14,126 shares at $217,364 on Thursday. August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index fell by 1.00 point to 1,325.39, the All T&T Index dropped 4.25 points to 1,798.50, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.31 points to close at 115.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks rising│ First Caribbean International Bank closed with a rise of 5 cents to end at $7.05 after transferring 54,800 shares, Grace Kennedy gained 24 cents to finish at $3.49, with an exchange of 506,900 stocks. JMMB Group added 4 cents to close at $1.84, in trading 973 units and West Indian Tobacco picked up 2 cents in the transfer of just two stock units in ending at $37.
Stocks declining│ Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent exchanging 500 units to close at $16.99, Ansa Merchant Bank shed 25 cents to end at $36.75, after transferring 2,816 units, Endeavour Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.40, with a loss of 5 cents trading 200 shares. 
First Citizens Bank ended at $46.25, having lost 25 cents transferring 2,619 units, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents lower at $19.50, with 601 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to settle at $59, after a transfer of 52 stock units. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, in exchanging 264 units, Scotiabank slipped 4 cents to $54.70, in trading 82 shares. Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 59 cents to $16.16, with an exchange of 2,200 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.70, after losing 27 cents transferring 5,000 stock units.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments exchanged 5,385 shares at $27, National Flour remained at $1.85, with trades of 9,908 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings ended at $141.50, with 80 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
