Market activity ended on Friday with more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading, after 21 percent fewer shares changed hands with a 46 percent lower value than on Thursday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 15 securities traded up from 13 on Thursday, with seven stocks rising, our declining and four ending unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 6.81 points to 1,460.16, the All T&T Index climbed 12.37 points to 2,012.92 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.12 points to end at 121.73.
A total of 142,643 shares traded for $2,630,248 compared to 180,932 units at $4,346,163 on Thursday.
An average of 9,510 units traded at $175,350 compared to 13,918 at $334,320 on Thursday and month to date an average of 18,139 units at $382,928 versus 22,761 units at $494,134. The average trade for November amounted to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings rose 93 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18 with an exchange of 17,787 shares, Ansa McAl lost 1 cent in closing at $59.99 and trading 130 stock units, Clico Investment Fund climbed 31 cents to $28.56 after trading 20,961 units. 
First Citizens Group declined 75 cents to $56, with 92 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to end at $6.15 with the swapping of 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings picked up 2 cents in closing at $30.35 with 389 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings ended unchanged at $95.58 in switching ownership of 5,231 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.90 in exchanging 30,000 stocks, NCB Financial Group lost 10 cents to close at $8 with a transfer of 25,108 shares. One Caribbean Media finished unchanged at $4.40 with 9,960 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $138, with 1,037 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $67 trading 2,607 stocks. Trinidad Cement lost 2 cents in closing at $3.85 in exchanging 2,400 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents to end at $16.20 in switching ownership of 121 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 48 cents to $29.74 trading 16,820 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 18 securities traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with five rising, four declining and nine ended unchanged.
FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 35 cents to $6.15 with an exchange of 100 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 13 cents to close at $6.11 in switching ownership of 39,358 stocks, Guardian Holdings closed at $30.33 with 1,092 units crossing the market. JMMB Group finished trading 309,526 stocks at $2.26, Massy Holdings rallied $7 to close at $94 with 62 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 after 42,000 stock units cleared the market. One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents to end at $4.35 after trading 2,001 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $138 with an exchange of 5,438 units, Scotiabank increased $4.48 to $67, with 4,332 stock units crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 20 cents to end at $18.80 in an exchange of 1,050 stocks, Unilever Caribbean climbed 15 cents to $16.20 after exchanging 100 stocks and West Indian Tobacco finished unchanged at $29.90, with 13,370 units changing hands.
At the close, 16 securities traded compared to 15 on Wednesday, with six rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index gained 7.36 points to end at 1,449.77, the All T&T Index rose 8.22 points to 1,984.70 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.90 points to 122.95.
First Citizens Group finished at $57.10, with 1,380 stock units crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank spiked 35 cents to $6.50, after 1,257 units changed hands, GraceKennedy dropped 1 cent to $6.24 with an exchange of 11,573 stocks. JMMB Group declined 3 cents to $2.26 trading 540 shares, Massy Holdings rallied $1.93 to close at $87, with 1,097 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises lost 5 cents to end at $3.20 while exchanging 4,906 stocks National Flour Mills traded 33,826 units at $1.84, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in an exchange of 33,229 stock units, Prestige Holdings closed at $7.01, with 3,315 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138 in trading 101 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 40 cents to $19 after exchanging 23,513 units, Unilever Caribbean fell 15 cents to $16.05, with 80 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco popped $1.40 to close at $29.90 after exchanging 33,073 stocks.
This is the second day that only a few stocks rose, with the vast majority declining and comes against the backdrop of a sharp increase in covid-19 cases in the country that could lead to lockdown in economic activity.
First Citizens Group plunged $6.46 to $58.54 in trading 1,250 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 74 cents in closing at $30.33 after exchanging 333 stock units, JMMB Group ended unchanged at $2.25 after clearing the market with 8,170 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $94.50 with the swapping of 1,365 shares, National Enterprises lost 25 cents to end at $3 with an exchange of 1,000 units, National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.84 with 100 stocks changing hands. One Caribbean Media dropped 41 cents to $4.35 in exchanging 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings increased $1.01 to close at $138, with 39,217 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank lost $3.48 to end at $62.52 after 48,995 units crossed the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.70 with 6,574 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean fell 20 cents to $16 while exchanging 798 units and West Indian Tobacco declined 98 cents in closing at $29 in an exchange of 2,334 stocks.
Clico Investment Fund finished at $27.57 trading 11,500 stocks. GraceKennedy traded 10,082 units at $6.26, JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.25 with an exchange of 6,508,545 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 58 cents in closing at $95 after exchanging 179 stocks. National Enterprises ended unchanged at $3.25 while exchanging 22,290 units, NCB Financial Group finished unchanged at $8, with 1,052 shares crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.01, with 7,973 stocks in switching owners. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $3.01 to $136.99, with 7,490 units crossing the market, Scotiabank shed $3 to $66, with 3,275 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean gained 19 cents to end at $16.20 trading 5,757 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $29.98 after exchanging 14,852 shares.
Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent to $31.49 in trading 1,243 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.26 trading 392,635 stock units, L.J. Williams B share shed 1 cent in closing at $1.49, with 645 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings rallied $1.58 to $95.58 with an exchange of 1,138 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.90, with 908 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial Group advanced 3 cents to $8.03 after trading 3,369 units. Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $7 while exchanging 999 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rallied $2 to $140 in switching ownership of 114 shares, Scotiabank rose 5 cents to $68., with 2,165 stocks crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 10 cents to end at $18.70 after trading 12,596 units, Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.20 after 20,000 shares changed hands and West Indian Tobacco declined 3 cents to $29.95, with 384 stocks switching owners.
Guardian Media climbed 12 cents to $3.15 after exchanging 2,427 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $2.26, with 148,600 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings shed $4 to close at $94, with 2,025 units clearing the market, National Enterprises declined 5 cents to $3.25 after 53,646 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills rose 6 cents to close at $1.90, trading 530 stock units. Prestige Holdings lost 4 cents in ending at $7.01 with the swapping of 5,000 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $138, 201 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank dropped 1 cent to end at $68.05 after exchanging 50 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.60 in switching ownership of 24,837 units, Trinidad Cement advanced 4 cents to close at $3.89 trading 3,799 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 with an exchange of 43,231 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 98 cents in closing at $29.98 after exchanging 4,130 shares.
The Composite Index surged 27.79 points to 1,475.80, the All T&T Index spiked 55.68 points to 2,043.72, with a rise of 15.3 percent for the year to date and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.29 points to settle at 121.65.
Guardian Media eked out a 1 cent rise to $3.03 after 1,673 units crossed the market, Massy Holdings declined $2 to end at $98, with 2,925 stocks clearing the market. National Enterprises popped 1 cent to $3.30, with 69,766 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills shed 6 cents in ending at $1.84 after an exchange of 285 stock units, NCB Financial Group inched 1 cent higher to $8 in switching ownership of 354,497 units. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $7 to $138, with 2,787 units changing hands, Scotiabank spiked $5.06 to a 52 weeks’ high of $68.06 in an exchange of 4,495 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 25 cents to close at $18.60 in exchanging 5,825 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.85 trading 100 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 after trading 1,891 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1 to close at $29, with 291 stock units crossing the market.
First Citizens Group lost $1.79 in closing at $51.20 in trading 479 stock units GraceKennedy fell 2 cents to end at $6.24 with an exchange of 3,945 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 52 cents to close at $30.85, with 6,990 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group dropped 5 cents to $2.25 after 97,615 units changed hands, Massy Holdings spiked $6 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $100, trading 24,606 stocks, National Enterprises finished unchanged at $3.29 after an exchange of 90,000 stock units. NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $7.99 after trading 14,486 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $145 in exchanging 20 stocks, Scotiabank finished at $63, with 500 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 10 cents to $18.35, with 49,243 stock units clearing the market and Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16.20 in an exchange of 172,903 units.
Overall, 14 securities traded, down from 15 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, three declining and seven remaining unchanged. First Citizens Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high and West Indian tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
Clico Investment Fund popped 9 cents to $27.50 while exchanging 52,660 units. First Citizens Group climbed $1.92 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $52.99, with 585 stock units changing hands, GraceKennedy closed at $6.25 after exchanging 7,085 units, Guardian Holdings popped 19 cents to $30.51 in swapping of 689 stock units. JMMB Group ended at $2.24 in trading 418,018 shares, Massy Holdings fell $1 to $92.50 after exchanging 2,000 stocks, National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.90, with 10,287 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8.05, with 71,470 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank remained at $63, trading 903 units, Trinidad Cement shed 55 cents in closing at $3.35 with 11,929 stocks changing hands. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 in exchanging 7,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco declined 60 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $28.90 after trading 2,850 units.