Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in the trading of 16 securities, down from 21 on Tuesday and ending with prices of just two rising, six declining and eight ending firm and the market indices ending with just marginal changes following a 60 percent drop in the volume traded valued 50 percent lower than on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 72,559 shares for $1,069,494 dropping from 182,013 stocks at $2,158,732 on Tuesday. An average of 4,535 shares were traded at $66,843 compared with 8,667 units at $102,797 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,066 shares at $105,251 compared with 20,484 units at $108,998 on the previous trading day and an average of 19,548 stock units at $423,231 for December.
The Composite Index rose 0.14 points to close trading at 1,076.26, the All T&T Index popped 1.0 points to end at 1,583.68, the SME Index remained at 92.58 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.12 points to end at 74.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85, with 249 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $59.55 with investors trading 718 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.60 with 400 shares changing hands. First Citizens Group closed at $41.75 with 400 stock units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy declined 5 cents and ended at $3.70 with investors trading 2,250 shares, JMMB Group lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.05 with 2,907 stocks clearing the market. Massy Holdings rallied 2 cents in closing at $3.88 in an exchange of 10,606 units, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to $2.76 after 10,009 stock units passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 as investors exchanged 3,136 shares. NCB Financial remained at $2.39 after investors traded 13,034 units, Republic Financial fell 1 cent and ended at $113.59 after a transfer of 6,555 stocks, Scotiabank rose 50 cents to close at $57.50, with 500 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.70 in switching ownership of 15,807 shares, Trinidad Cement slipped 20 cents in closing at $2.30 with investors dealing in 3,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.30 after closing with an exchange of 1,461 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 4 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.51 with investors swapping 1,527 stocks.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The market closed with trading of 94,765 shares for $1,484,861 up from 91,490 stock units at $930,847 on Tuesday. An average of 7,897 shares were traded at $123,738 well above 5,083 units at $51,714 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,968 shares at $452,728 compared with 21,445 units at $464,728 on the previous day and an average for November with 25,044 shares at $171,335.
