Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in a surge in market activity with the US dollar segment coming to life with nearly a million units changing hands.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with two rising, five declining and eleven holding firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 1,221,907 shares valued at $1, $7,269,983 compared to 188,658 shares for $1,302,922 on Tuesday.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 1.45 points to 1,281.86. The All T&T Index shed 1.30 points to 1,724.58, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.22 points to close at 113.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of seven stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Angostura Holdings traded 1,170 units and rose 40 cents to end at $14.40 and Republic Financial Holdings picked up 1 cent to close at $132.73 in transferring 100 stock units.
Losers│ First Citizens Bank fell by 50 cents to $$44.50, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 14 cents to settle at $18.25, in trading 550 units. JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to $1.95 after swapping 177,332 shares, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 10 cents lower at $1, with 930,714 shares crossing the market and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to finish at $1.90 in transferring 28,596 stock units.
Firm Traders│Clico Investments closed at $25.30 exchanging 200 units, First Caribbean International Bank remained at $7.50, with a transfer of 166 stock units. Grace Kennedy swapped 56,055 shares at $3, National Enterprises ended at $4.25 trading 1,150 units, National Flour transferred 7,000 stock units and closed at $1.95. One Caribbean Media exchanged 700 shares at $5.50, Prestige Holdings remained at $8.20, with 3,334 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.99 in swapping 100 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99 trading 7,238 stock units and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $31.20 with 6,198 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with one rising, two declining and nine holding firm leaving the T&T Composite Index down 0.02 points to 1,274.55. The All T&T Index fell 0.45 points to close at 1,711.09, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 113.29.
JMMB Group held firm at $1.95, with an exchange of 4,265 units. Massy Holdings traded 64,170 shares and remained unchanged at $55, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with 105,195 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media exchanged 2,703 units at $5.50. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $132.55, with 1,757 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean traded 78,599 shares at $16.99 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $31.40 after exchanging 435 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 8,896 stock units at $16, after shedding 49 cents and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent to finish at $16.99, with an exchange of 56,231 shares.
First Citizens Bank fell $4 after trading 5,145 units to end at $44. Massy Holdings settled at $55, with a loss of $1 in switching ownership of 28,173 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.53, after losing 46 cents while exchanging 2,135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent transferring 835 units and closed at $16.49.
Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.98, with 1,143 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by 30 cents to $31.10 trading 1,830 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $23.75, with a loss of 25 cents in transferring 114 units, L.J Williams B share shed 12 cents to settle at $1.50, in trading 2,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent exchanging 100 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 7 cents lower at $16.80, with 8,907 stock units crossing the market.
The volume of stocks trading dropped on Tuesday, but the more important measure, the value of stocks changing hands rose over Monday’s levels as the prices of most stocks declined compared to those increasing.
Losers│ Ansa McAL shed 9 cents transferring 8,399 stock units at $54.40, JMMB Group lost 1 cent with an exchange of 27,042 shares to finish at $1.95, NCB Financial closed 5 cents lower at $7.45, with 25,102 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $132.20, with a loss of 52 cents in trading 1,651 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $16.87 after swapping 1,540 units.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 51 units at $24, Angostura Holdings exchanged 390 units at $13.85, First Caribbean International closed at $7.50, with a transfer of 14,435 shares. Grace Kennedy swapped 500 units at $2.85, National Flour remained at $1.29, with 5,039 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings transferred 15,596 shares at $132.65. Scotiabank closed at $54.99 after exchanging 177 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed unchanged at $16.88 after trading 4,900 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $17.05, with 1,482 units changing hands.
At the close of trading, the T&T Composite Index declined by 3.77 points to 1,267.35. The All T&T Index was down 4.60 points to 1,669.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.40 points to close at 117.13.
First Citizens Bank exchanged 374 units at $39.40. JMMB Group swapped 107,435 shares at $1.95, Prestige Holdings closed at $7.50, with 500 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings was unchanged at $132.65, after transferring 46,138 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 4,376 stock units at $54.75, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90, in swapping 35 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $16.90, in trading 5,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $17.05, with a transfer of 2,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.90, after an exchange of 194 units.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank exchanged 130 units at $39.40, First Caribbean International closed at $7.69, with 668 units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 102 units at $50. National Enterprises transferred 1,238 units at $4.15, NCB Financial closed at $8, with 2,608 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.75, after trading 952 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.90, with an exchange of 3,115 units and West Indian Tobacco swapped 841 units at $30.90.