Ansa McAl dropped $2, followed by First Citizens Group lost 60 cents in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The number of stocks traded declined 58 percent, with a 19 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in 19 securities changing hands, slipping from 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six rising, seven declining and six ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 133,001 shares for $1,719,041 after falling from 313,210 stock units at $2,118,678 on Wednesday.
An average of a mere 7,000 shares were traded at $90,476, down from 15,661 stock units at $105,934 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 17,685 shares at $130,360, slightly less than 19,271 units at $136,280 on the previous day and higher than the average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index popped 0.42 points to end at 998.24, the All T&T Index slipped 0.09 points to 1,441.99, the SME Index dipped 0.30 points to wrap up trading at 79.13 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.14 points to 73.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.80 with 10 stock units passing through the market, Ansa McAl dropped $2 to $45 in trading 432 shares, AS Bryden remained at $1.40 with traders dealing in 6,005 stocks.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with an exchange of 49,520 units, Endeavour Holdings fell 5 cents to end at $15 following trading of 3,150 shares, in the meantime, Eric Solis Marketing dipped 10 cents $4 in an exchange of 500 units. First Citizens Group lost 60 cents to end at $39.25 with an exchange of 14,022 stock units, GraceKennedy rallied 3 cents to close at $3.65 in an exchange of 31,733 units, Guardian Holdings slipped 49 cents to $16.75 with investors swapping 10 shares. Massy Holdings popped 10 cents and ended at $3.60 with a transfer of 2,399 units, National Enterprises remained at $4.71 after an exchange of 425 stocks, National Flour Mills gained 21 cents in closing at $1.75 with 4,832 stock units clearing the market. Point Lisas rose 7 cents to $7.10 in switching ownership of 100 shares, Republic Financial skidded 1 cent and ended at $108.25 after the trading of 2,071 stock units, Scotiabank advanced 1 cent to $45.50 after investors traded 4,652 stock units.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents in closing at $10.01 after a transfer of 8,611 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.89 with trading of 5 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.91 with 2,836 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco climbed 39 cents to $3.89 after an exchange of 1,688 units.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.

The market closed with an exchange of 334,610 shares for US$19,892, after tumbling from 435,339 stock units at US$184,279 on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 313,210 shares worth $2,118,678, after increasing from 252,623 stock units at $1,731,606 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank declined 14 cents to finish at $28.35 after trading of 335 stocks, AS Bryden ended at $1.40 after an exchange of 2,500 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 following transferring of 18,028 stock units. Endeavour Holdings declined 94 cents to $15.05 following trading of 100 units, First Citizens Group gained 60 cents after closing at $39.85 with 1,546 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy and ended at $3.62 with investors swapping 328 shares. JMMB Group remained at 78 cents with an exchange of 148 units, Massy Holdings dropped 10 cents to finish at $3.50 with a transfer of 11,853 stocks, National Enterprises fell 4 cents and ended at $4.71 with 252,986 stock units passing through the market. National Flour Mills skidded 11 cents to $1.54 with a transfer of 794 shares, NCB Financial advanced 5 cents to end at $2.80 with 15,000 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 71 cents to $11 after investors dealt in 80 stocks.
Republic Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $108.26 with 4,044 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank fell 1 cent to finish at $45.49 in an exchange of 2,768 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 11 cents to close at $10.03 with 775 stocks changing hands. Unilever Caribbean rallied 35 cents to $14.91 with investors trading 1,583 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 40 cents to close at $3.50 in switching ownership of 170 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 252,623 shares for $1,731,606, up from 52,964 stocks at $724,916 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 1 cent to close at $28.49 after an exchange of 6 stock units, AS Bryden ended at $1.40 after 1,429 shares were exchanged, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 after a transfer of 247 stock units. CinemaOne ended at $3.98 after swapping 10 units, Eric Solis Marketing fell 10 cents to $4.10 after the trading of a mere one stock, First Citizens Group climbed 25 cents to finish at $39.25 as investors exchanged 374 shares. Guardian Holdings ended up climbing 94 cents to $17.24, with a transfer of 1,125 shares, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents with investors dealing in 8,000 units, JMMB Group ended at 78 cents after an exchange of 501 stock units. L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with 4,000 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 with an exchange of 163,916 stock units, National Enterprises closed at $4.75 with 2,853 units crossing the market. NCB Financial gained 35 cents and ended at $2.75 with investors trading 25,000 stocks, Point Lisas rose 71 cents to $7.03 after a transfer of 67 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 71 cents to finish at $11.71 with a transfer of 1,108 units.
Republic Financial slipped 1 cent to $108.25 with 2,771 stocks passing through the exchange, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors trading 2,976 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 4 cents to $10.14 in an exchange of 550 shares. Trinidad Cement gained 6 cents and ended at $1.89 with 20 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed $1.04 to close at $14.56 with 33,508 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco settled at $3.90 after investors exchanged 63 shares.
The market closed with trading of just 52,964 shares for $724,916, after tumbling from 276,940 stock units at $6,482,156 on Friday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.40 with 2,221 units passing through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 after the trading of 24 shares, Endeavour Holdings rose 99 cents to finish at $15.99 after trading of 194 stock units. First Citizens Group remained at $39 with 1,136 units changing hands, GraceKennedy dropped 5 cents to $3.60 with investors trading 1,879 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell $1.80 to $16.30 after an exchange of 6,002 units. Guardian Media dipped 6 cents to end at 75 cents with investors swapping 100 shares, JMMB Group lost 2 cents in closing at 78 cents with 20,275 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings advanced 10 cents to finish at $3.60 in an exchange of 7,142 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $4.75 with 99 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial skidded 26 cents to $2.40 after a200 stock units changed hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.20 with a transfer of 1,635 stocks. Point Lisas declined 68 cents in closing at $6.32 in an exchange of 507 units, Prestige Holdings slipped $1.06 and ended at $11, with 26 shares changing hands,
Republic Financial ended at $108.26 in switching ownership of 3,390 stock units. Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 252 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.10 in trading 1,654 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.83 with traders swapping 250 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.60 with a transfer of 3,868 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to finish at $3.40 with 732 units clearing the market.
The market closed following trading falling by 57 percent
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied a solid 5,202.98 points to finish at a 5-year by a record high of 423,099.82, the JSE Main Index rose 2,502.79 points to settle at 355,579.82 and the JSE Financial Index popped by 0.64 points to end at 68.33. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
NCB Financial climbed $2 to finish at a 52 weeks closing high of $65 after an exchange of 235,149 shares, with the price trading at an intraday high of $66 and more that doubling since August last year. Proven Investments advanced 45 cents to $11.45 with 4,451 stocks passing through the market, Quantas Advantage dipped $1.01 in closing at $19.99 in switching ownership of 146,197 units, Sagicor Group rallied 70 cents to $39.70 with investors trading 4,467 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 90 cents to $8.10 with 1,030,603 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group ended at $58.00 with dealers swapping 37,590 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.76 to end at $8.50 with 124 units clearing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 447,663 shares for US$23,128 compared to 535,822 stock units at US$27,949 on Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 276,940 shares worth $6,482,156, after climbing from 52,919 stock units at $497,504 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.50 with an exchange of 1,439 stock units, AS Bryden fell 10 cents to end at $1.40 with 2,795 shares passing through the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 5 cents and closed at $7.60 in switching ownership of 135,211 units. Endeavour Holdings was unchanged at $15 with trading of two stocks, First Citizens Group rallied 55 cents to close at $39 with a transfer of 8,431 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to finish at $3.65 with investors dealing in 5 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed $1.80 and ended at $18.10, after an exchange of 511 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with investors trading 600 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50 with 70,820 stock units passing through the market. Medcorp popped 25 cents to $43.75 after an exchange of a mere one share, National Enterprises declined 10 cents to finish at $4.75 with 2,887 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 after the trading of 45 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.20 as investors exchanged 25 stock units, Point Lisas stopped at $7 in trading 20 shares, Prestige Holdings gained $1.06 to finish at $12.06 with 24 stocks crossing the exchange.
Republic Financial increased 1 cent in closing at $108.26 after a transfer of 38,742 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 12,342 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 59 cents to close at $10.10 following an exchange of 1,640 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.60 with investors trading 117 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 41 cents and ended at $3.41 after an exchange of 385 units.
The market closed with trading of only 52,919 shares for $497,504 compared to 1,518,030 stock units at $5,894,761 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden popped 10 cents in closing at $1.50, with 220 stocks crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading 248 shares in closing at $7.65, Endeavour Holdings skidded 99 cents to close at $15, with 250 stocks crossing the market. First Citizens Group remained at $38.45 after trading of 3,164 units, GraceKennedy climbed 2 cents to finish at $3.60 with 20 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.30 in switching ownership of 33 shares. Guardian Media ended at 81 cents, with 250 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end at 80 cents as investors exchanged 400 units, Massy Holdings fell 12 cents in closing at $3.50 after trading of 33,850 stock units. Medcorp dipped 25 cents to $43.50 in an exchange of 4 shares, National Enterprises lost 5 cents and ended at $4.85 with investors trading 3,002 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 21 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $2.20, after 98 stocks passed through the market.
Point Lisas remained at $7 with investors dealing in 10 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 1 cent and ended at $108, with 25 702 shares changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 after an exchange of 1,241 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 6 cents to $10.69 with investors trading 9,157 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.80 with an exchange of 60 stock units and Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents in closing at $15.60, resulting from an exchange of 152 shares.