The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with mixed results as the volume of stocks traded declined 37 percent and the value 63 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities being traded compared with 20 on Tuesday and closing with prices of seven rising, six declining and six ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 146,709 shares for $950,029, down from 233,671 stock units at $2,596,957 on Tuesday.
An average of just 7,722 shares were traded at $50,002, well below 11,684 units at $129,848 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,709 shares at $100,885 compared to 12,325 units at $108,746 on Tuesday and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index slipped 0.39 points to end at 1,019.06, the All T&T Index rose 0.92 points to finish at 1,490.11, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.25 points to settle at 72.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of market activities, Agostini climbed 50 cents to $67 in an exchange of 572 shares, 
Ansa McAl rose $1.50 to $43.50 with traders dealing in just one stock, Ansa Merchant Bank slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 week low of $38.99 in an exchange of only one unit. Calypso Macro Investment Fund slipped $1.27 and ended at $22.15, with 250 shares changing hands. CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 1 cent to finish at $8.31 in trading 2,916 stock units. First Citizens Group popped 19 cents to close at $41.99 with 3,292 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy lost 1 cent to end at $3.74 with an exchange of 609 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.95 and closed at 602 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.07, with 8,811 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings increased 1 cent in closing at $3.94 with investors swapping 13,822 shares, National Flour Mills advanced 1 cent to $1.65 with 30,646 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 4 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.94 with a transfer of 5 units. 
One Caribbean Media rallied 26 cents to $2.50 with investors dealing in 44,400 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.95 in switching ownership of 1,631 units, Republic Financial ended at $111.93 with investors trading 1,404 stocks. Scotiabank fell 5 cents in closing at $51.30 after 674 shares crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 after a transfer of 7,600 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 45 cents to close at $14 after trading of 13,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 after an exchange of 15,773 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 404,700 shares for $2,458,018 well above 72,614 stocks at $484,805 on Friday.
At the close of market activity, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $40 after a transfer of 80 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.75 in swapping just 20 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 20 cents in closing at $8 with investors dealing in 720 units. First Citizens Group slipped 11 cents to $41.99 after 9,223 stocks changed hands, GraceKennedy climbed 6 cents to close at $3.80 as investors exchanged 12,062 units, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $14.85 with 70 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.90 after an exchange of 364,699 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.72 as 1,015 stock units passed through the market, National Flour Mills skidded 4 cents in closing at $1.65 with investors ended up trading 3,847 shares. 
One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to close at $2.80 with 5,107 stocks clearing the market, Prestige Holdings rose 25 cents to end at $11 with investors swapping 10 units, Republic Financial dipped 1 cent to finish at $113.30 with 2,786 stock units crossing the market. Scotiabank remained at $56 in an exchange of 4,420 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.60 with traders dealing in 90 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 39 cents to finish at $11.19 with 505 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.39 with a transfer of 46 units.
The market closed with trading of 428,889 shares for $1,817,483 up from 106,109 stocks at $1,093,671 on Thursday. An average of 21,444 shares were traded at $90,874 much more than the 6,632 units at $68,354 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 21,603 shares at $100,727 compared with 21,633 units at $102,587 on the previous day and an average for December of 19,548 shares at $423,231.
At the close of market activity, Agostini’s fell 54 cents to close at $66.90 after 100 stock units passed through the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors trading 113 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $59.77 after an exchange of 1,111 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $40 with investors trading just one unit, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.67 in an exchange of 290 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced 14 cents and ended at $8.25 in trading 578 units. First Citizens Group remained at $41.50 with 4,725 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to close at $3.70 in trading 1,260 stock units, JMMB Group rose 2 cents and ended at $1.10 after an exchange of 138,408 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $3.90 and closed with 47,508 units changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $2.77 as investors traded 88 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $2.39 after a transfer of 42,035 stock units. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.99 with traders dealing in 157,620 shares, Point Lisas lost 8 cents to close at $3.20 with 800 units clearing the market, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 in an exchange of 188 stocks. Republic Financial gained 9 cents to close at $113.59 with 3,845 stock changing hands, Scotiabank skidded 99 cents to finish at $57.01 with a transfer of 278 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents to end at $4.73 with 4,450 units passing through the market. Unilever Caribbean popped 5 cents in closing at $11.32 in switching ownership of 467 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 after 25,024 stock units passed through the market.
The only winning stocks of note for the week are Scotiabank up $2.15 to $58.50, Unilever Caribbean with a gain of 75 cents and Guardian Holdings with a gain of 26 cents. Calypso Investment Fund lost 40 cents to close at $23.60 and LJ Williams lost 22 cents in closing at $1.27.
Investors exchanged 700,226 shares for $3,849,031 versus 485,562 stock units at $2,784,687 on Wednesday.
Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after an exchange of 8 shares, First Citizens Group fell 10 cents to $48 in an exchange of 7,887 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7, with 3,584 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings increased 50 cents to $17.25 with a transfer of 63,756 stock units. JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at $1.39 with investors trading 150 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents to close at $4.84 with 30,850 shares being traded, National Enterprises dipped 14 cents to $3.56, with 10,000 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial remained at $2.70 with an exchange of 554,540 units. One Caribbean Media dropped 12 cents to end at $3.70, with stakeholders exchanging 310 units,
Point Lisas ended at $3.30 with 20 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $8, with 3,586 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial lost 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $127.41, with 1,776 shares traded. Scotiabank dipped 77 cents to end at $75, with 140 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 30 cents to $18 as 8,659 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.24 in switching ownership of 595 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $12 while exchanging 13,254 units.
Fifteen securities were traded, down from 21 on Friday, with two stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 3.47 points to end at 1,385.14, the All T&T Index shed 2.14 points to close at 2,041.91 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.68 points to settle at 95.53.
GraceKennedy fell 18 cents to end at $5.32 in trading 41,748 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $27.31 after an exchange of 5,473 stock units, JMMB Group shed 11 cents to close at $2.30, with 14,157 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent ending at $5.15 in exchanging 22,403 units. National Enterprises declined 4 cents to close at $3.20 after 3,848 stocks passed through the market, Prestige Holdings ended unchanged at $6.75, with 3,927 shares crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $77.50 with the trading of 1,399 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $20.62 in switching ownership of 5,455 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped 84 cents to end at 52 weeks’ low of $13.05 with 6,271 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22.50 with 2,090
JMMB Group increased 10 cents to $2.35 with an exchange of 101,627 stocks, Massy Holdings closed at $6 after the trading of 200,180 shares, National Enterprises ended unchanged at $2.85, with 42,810 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills lost 1 cent in closing at $1.84 with the swapping of 25 units, NCB Financial Group shed 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.01, with 41,495 stocks clearing the market, One Caribbean Media rallied 5 cents to $4.20 after exchanging 20,000 stock units. Prestige Holdings shed 5 cents in ending at $7.05 after trading 19 shares, Republic Financial Holdings dropped 25 cents to $141.75, with 500 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank remained at $78 after 3,415 units passed through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 15 cents to end at $20.50 trading 4,011 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent in closing at $15.24 in trading 2,006 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $24 in exchanging 11,615 stocks.
At the close, 19 securities traded up from 18 on Tuesday, with four rising, four declining and 11 left unchanged. The Composite Index lost 4.47 points to 1,474.96, the All T&T Index declined 6.56 points to 2,042.44 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.31 points to settle at 121.61.
Clico Investment Fund ended at $30 after trading 2,423 stocks, First Citizens Group had an exchange of 383 units at $58.50, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.15 with the swapping of 9,535 stocks. GraceKennedy traded 95 shares at $6.24, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $2.21 in an exchange of 459,000 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $105, with 8,336 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises ended at $3.25 after exchanging 40,364 stocks, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.90 in swapping 148 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to close at $8 trading 111,933 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $4.45 in trading 8,049 units, Republic Financial Holdings declined $1.30 to end at $136.70 with an exchange of 32 shares, Scotiabank dropped 50 cents to $68.50, with 3,260 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 10 cents to end at $19 after 26,286 stocks crossed the exchange, Trinidad Cement rose 4 cents to $3.55 after exchanging 4,323 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20, with 1,100 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $28.50 trading 1,500 shares.
Guardian Media remained at $3.25 trading 110 units, Massy Holdings dropped 10 cents to $60.40, in trading 1,399 shares, National Flour Mills lost 10 cents to close at $2.50 after 100 stocks changed hands. NCB Financial Group rose 4 cents to $8.35, with 4,000 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.75 trading 800 units, Republic Financial Holdings dropped 18 cents to close at $136 while exchanging 108,504 stock units. Scotiabank closed at $57, with 18,990 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents to close at $15.95 after exchanging 24,027 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.75 after 7,025 shares crossed the market. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.70 in exchanging 58 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 1 cent to $35.39 in switching ownership of 11,044 shares.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 13 on Monday, with 5 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, with the market indices moved marginally. 
Point Lisas concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents ended at $3.62, with investors exchanging 14,350 shares, Republic Financial lost 4 cents and settled at $121.96, with 8,198 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 8,925 units and lost 20 cents to close at $25.70.