Market activity ended on Friday, with the market rising after investors traded 271 percent more shares, carrying a 38.5 percent higher value than on Thursday, resulting in more than twice the number of stocks rising than falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Seventeen securities traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with nine rising, four declining and four remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 2.98 points to settle at 1,430.90, the All T&T Index spiked 13.69 points higher to 1,945.55 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 1.19 points to settle at 123.36.
Overall, 375,739 shares traded for $4,130,851, up from 101,261 units at $2,969,934 on Thursday. An average of 22,102 units traded at $242,991 compared to 6,329 shares at $185,730 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 17,563 units at $231,384 versus 17,244 units at $230,569. The average trade for July amounts to 20,941 units at $221,079.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $24.40, trading 107 units, Angostura Holdings rallied 5 cents to $16.50 after exchanging 25,556 stocks. Ansa Mcal remained unchanged at $59 after 1,660 stock units crossed the market, Clico Investment Fund spiked 50 cents to $28 with the swapping of 14,711 stocks, First Citizens Bank popped 20 cents to $50.20 while exchanging 21,022 stock units. 
FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.50 exchanging 30,000 shares, GraceKennedy declined by 5 cents to $6.30 after trading 165,433 units, JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $2.25 in trading 19,905 stocks. Massy Holdings climbed $3.25 to $85 in an exchange of 48 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost 8 cents in ending at 90 cents, with 2,782 shares changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.90 with an exchange of 3,500 units, NCB Financial Group fell 41 cents to $7.99, with 83,262 units crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings advanced 43 cents to $135.94, with 329 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank shed 3 cents in closing at $58.97 in switching ownership of 500 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL spiked 26 cents to $18, exchanging 3,824 stocks. Trinidad Cement gained 45 cents to end at $3.96, with 2,500 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean popped 2 cents to $16.40 after finishing trading of 600 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sixteen securities traded from 15 on Wednesday, with prices of two rising, eight declining and six closing unchanged. The Composite Index slipped 0.60 points to 1,427.92, the All T&T Index shed 0.15 points to close at 1,931.86 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.15 points to settle at 124.55.
Clico Investment Fund rallied $1.99 to $27.50 in exchanging 6,238 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 1,240 shares at $6.50, First Citizens Bank slipped 20 cents to $50, trading 1,000 units. GraceKennedy shed 5 cents to close at $6.35 with an exchange of 2,013 units, Guardian Holdings fell 35 cents to $32.65, trading 67,273 units, JMMB Group traded 3,520 shares and lost 3 cents to end at $2.19, Massy Holdings slipped 25 cents to $81.75 with an exchange of 1,000 units, National Enterprises traded 5,304 shares at $3.90, One Caribbean Media lost 35 cents to end at $4.25 trading 3,317 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 16 cents and closed at $17.74 after exchanging 1,875 units, Scotiabank climbed 20 cents in trading 5,435 shares at $59, Trinidad Cement exchanged 50 shares at $3.51 and LJ Williams B shares closed at $1.35 in trading 874 shares.
Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands down from 17 on Tuesday, with the prices of three stocks rising, five declining and seven closing unchanged. The Composite Index popped 3.92 points to 1,428.52, the All T&T Index inched 0.42 points higher to close at 1,931.54 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.07 points to settle at 124.70.
Calypso Micro Index Fund lost a cents to close at $16.49 tin trading 50 shares. Clico Investment Fund dropped $1.99 to $25.51 in exchanging 11,200 shares, First Citizens Bank rose 20 cents to $50.20 trading 9,673 units. Guardian Holdings popped 40 cents to $33 in trading 5,225 units, JMMB Group traded 900 shares at $2.22, Massy Holdings closed at $82 with an exchange of 28,826 units, NCB Financial Group rallied 41 cents to $8.40 trading 48,313 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 700 shares but slipped 6 cents to $135.51. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17.90 after exchanging 1.388 units, Scotiabank traded 449 shares at $58.80, Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to close at $16.40, with 300 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32 in trading 1,613 shares.
Guardian Holdings dipped 5 cents to $32.90 in trading 10,827 units, Guardian Media remained at $3.10 having swapped 2,246 stock units. JMMB Group popped 11 cents to $2.22 trading 240,004 shares, Massy Holdings rose 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $82 with an exchange of 314 units, National Flour Mills remained at $2 swapping 6,925 stock units. NCB Financial Group ended at $7.99 trading 20,500 shares, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.50 in trading 1,607 units, Prestige Holdings dipped 10 cents to $7.40 with an exchange of 4,000 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 26 cents closing at $17.74 after exchanging 4,962 units, Trinidad Cement lost 29 cents to close at $3.51 in swapping 20,197 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.40 having swapped 5,619 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32 in trading 46 shares
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.
Guardian Holdings dropped 75 cents to $32.50, with 8,635 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media fell 20 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.90 after trading 475 stocks, JMMB Group declined 3 cents to $2.05 in trading 2,875 units. Massy Holdings popped 15 cents to $81.15 while exchanging 1,621 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $3.90 after exchanging 22,351 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 in switching ownership of 5,285 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings shed 37 cents to close at $135.57 after 238 stocks crossed the exchange Scotiabank remained unchanged at $59 in an exchange of 7,117 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 with 14,538 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement declined 6 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 9,250 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 5 cents to end at $16.40 in trading 21,422 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 7,535 units.
FirstCaribbean International Bank closed trading at $6.50 after exchanging 45,150 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to $6.35 in switching ownership of 4,717 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $33.25 in trading 365 units, Massy Holdings closed at $81 while exchanging 3,734 stocks, NCB Financial Group rallied 25 cents to $8.25 after trading 429,646 shares. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with an exchange of 224,823 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $4.20 after gaining 5 cents with 120,052 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings fell $2.06 to $1335.94 after exchanging 1,260 shares. Scotiabank closed at $59, after trading at 9,817 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 22 cents to $17.50 while exchanging 11,656 stock units, Trinidad Cement rose 6 cents to $3.96, with 65 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.35 with the swapping of 144,571 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 8,172 shares.
Massy Holdings closed at $81 while exchanging 6,266 stocks, National Enterprises settled at $3.90 after ownership of 4,020 shares was switched. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with an exchange of 2,413 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.15, with 2,625 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138 after exchanging 10 shares. Scotiabank closed at $59, after trading at 1,107 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 2 cents to $17.72 while exchanging 2,886 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 6 cents to $3.90, with 1,100 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.35 with the swapping of 1,225 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 3,665 shares.
Overall, 18 securities traded down from 22 on Wednesday, with six rising, three declining while nine closed unchanged. The Composite Index rose 0.96 points to 1,422.45, the All T and T Index gained 1.36 points to settle at 1,935.27 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to 122.45.
L.J Williams B share advanced 1 cent to $1.35 after exchanging 52 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $81 in swapping 65,493 shares, National Enterprises settled at $3.90, with 3,000 stock units changing hands. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 while exchanging 18,258 stock units, NCB Financial Group fell 2 cents to $7.99 after trading 44,603 units, Scotiabank remained at $59 in trading 2,768 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.70, with 115 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean popped 3 cents to close at $16.35, after 10,087 stock units changed hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32, with an exchange of 590 units.
JMMB Group closed at $2.05 after exchanging 650 units. Massy Holdings rose 40 cents to $80.50 after the trading of 2,988 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 8 cents to 98 US cents, with an exchange of 1,000 units. National Enterprises settled at $3.90 with an exchange of 20,616 units, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to $8.01 in switching ownership of 44,734 stocks. One Caribbean Media rallied 10 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 1,000 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.50 to $138 in exchanging 3,033 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $59 after exchanging 1,508 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to $17.70, with 620 shares crossing the market, Cement lost 4 cents to close at $3.96 in switching ownership of 1,003 stocks and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32, with 5,300 stock units changed hands.