The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed out February, with the volume of stocks trading on Thursday rising 11 percent but with a 43 percent lower value than on Wednesday resulting in 14 securities trading compared with 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, only one declining and six remaining unchanged.
Republic Financial was the only stocks to fall on Thursday.
The market closed trading with an exchange of 84,203 shares for $896,314 compared to 75,574 stock units at $1,559,727 on Wednesday.
An average of 6,015 shares were traded at $64,022 compared to 4,446 units at $91,749 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 21,839 shares at $159,828 compared with 22,609 units at $164,485 on the previous day and an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index declined 4.40 points to close at 1,190.33, the All T&T Index skidded 8.91 points to end trading at 1,781.26, the SME Index advanced 1.19 points to end the day at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.06 points to end the day at 78.09.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s increased 25 cents to end at $68.50 in switching ownership of 1,620 units, Angostura Holdings climbed $1.01 in closing at $20 with investors trading 2,283 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.50, with 21 shares crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $15 with traders dealing in 1,051 stock units, First Citizens Group rose by 25 cents to close at $49.25, with 1,290 shares crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.04 with investors swapping 100 stocks. 
GraceKennedy rose 2 cents to end at $3.98 with an exchange of 250 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17.75 and closed with an exchange of 585 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent and ended at $4.38 with investors transferring 63,192 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.30 in an exchange of 787 stocks, Republic Financial gained 75 cents to close at $120 after trading 2,125 units, Scotiabank dropped $3 to close at $70 with a transfer of 180 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $9 after 10,619 shares passed through the market and Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.77 after a transfer of 100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Wednesday with an exchange of 75,574 shares for $1,559,727 compared with 1,774,044 stock units at $8,676,263 on Tuesday.
At the close, Agostini’s sank 25 cents in closing at $68.25, with 7,677 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings dropped $1.01 to $18.99 with an exchange of 50 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 50 cents to end at $23.50, with 51 shares changing hands. First Citizens Group lost 40 cents to close at $49 after investors exchanged 5,348 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.04 with investors trading 772 shares, GraceKennedy advanced 4 cents to $3.96 with 345 units clearing the market. JMMB Group ended at $1.40 with investors trading 27,480 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $4.37 as investors exchanged 15,777 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 with a transfer of 1,255 shares. National Flour Mills dipped 10 cents to close at $2.10 after an exchange of 100 units, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.30, with 5,576 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial fell $1.01 to end at $119.25 while exchanging 3,844 stock units. Scotiabank declined 38 cents in closing at $73 in trading 1,024 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents to close at $9 after exchanging 5,800 stocks, Trinidad Cement rose 14 cents and ended at $3 with investors swapping 180 units. Unilever Caribbean skidded 2 cents to $11.77 in switching ownership of 195 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9 with investors dealing in 100 shares.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
NCB Financial popped 4 cents to end at $3.10 as investors exchanged 4,300 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $3.99 and closed with an exchange of 300 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.30 with investors trading 119 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $120.03 after exchanging 2,461 units. Scotiabank slipped 1 cent to $73.39 with investors dealing in 82 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents and ended at $9.10 in an exchange of 1,200 shares, Unilever Caribbean dipped 2 cents to end at $11.81 in clearing the market of150 stocks and West Indian Tobacco gained 10 cents in closing at $9 in switching ownership of 428 units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
GraceKennedy ended at $4 after 8,000 units were traded, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to end at $18.15 with investors swapping 13 stock units, JMMB Group shed 5 cents to close at $1.45 with an exchange of 52,297 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $4.30 with 15,438 units clearing the market, National Enterprises declined 10 cents to $3.80 in switching ownership of 29,471 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 with investors trading 26,217 stock units. NCB Financial ended at $3.06 in an exchange of 6,622 shares, Point Lisas rose 29 cents to end at $3.99 with traders dealing in 50 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings rallied 5 cents to close at $10.30 after an exchange of 1,650 units. Republic Financial advanced 2 cents to $120.03 with a transfer of 3,870 stocks, Scotiabank climbed $2.40 in closing at $73.40 after an exchange of 1,675 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 13 cents to end at $9.15 with investors trading 2,324 stock units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 81 cents to close at $11.83 with 20 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco gained 14 cents to end at $8.90 as investors exchanged 327 stocks.
An average of 2,869 shares were traded at $51,045 compared to 2,783 units at $50,989 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 13,529 shares at $148,215 compared with 14,829 units at $160,065 on the previous day with an average in January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
Endeavour Holdings remained at $14.75 after a transfer of 60 stocks, First Citizens Group rallied 11 cents to $49.80 in the swapping of 6,405 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with investors trading 15,000 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 10 cents to close at $4 in an exchange of 298 units, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to end at $18.20 with 400 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group gained 5 cents in closing at $1.50 after an exchange of 3,019 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $4.30 with traders dealing in 5,550 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 as investors exchanged 5,010 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $2.10, with trading of 1,500 stock units. Point Lisas declined 30 cents in closing at $3.70 after exchanging 300 shares, 
Prestige Holdings ended at $10.25 after 328 stocks passed through the market, Republic Financial rose 1 cent to $120.01 after an exchange of 2,088 units. Scotiabank fell $2.49 to $71 with investors swapping 885 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 41 cents and ended at $9.02 after closing with an exchange of 5,212 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.87 after 3,701 stock units changed hands. Unilever Caribbean shed 83 cents to close at $11.02 with an exchange of 1,010 units and West Indian Tobacco skidded 24 cents to end at $8.76 in trading 3,240 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 30,617 shares for $560,883 compared to 369,644 stock units at $6,055,169 on Friday.
unchanged at 77.15, but the market closed with a negative sentiment as seen from the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers, suggesting the majority of stocks are set to fall on Tuesday.
National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 in switching ownership of just one stock unit. Prestige Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $10.25 with investors transferring 500 units, Republic Financial remained at $120 in an exchange of 1,635 stock units, Scotiabank rose 74 cents to $73.49, with 1,989 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 3 cents to end at $9.43 with a transfer of 918 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.85 in trading 21 stocks.
Investors exchanged 369,644 shares for $6,055,169 compared with 603,629 units at $2,944,390 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini’s shed 5 cents and ended at $67.95 with 282 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $51.62 in exchanging 1,732 units, First Citizens Group lost 31 cents to end at $49.69, with 5,429 stock units crossing the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with an exchange of 582 stock units, GraceKennedy dipped by 19 cents to close at $3.90 with 350 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings sank 25 cents to end at $18.25 in trading 700 stock units. JMMB Group remained at $1.45, with 131,831 stocks passing through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $4.25 trading 53,435 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 with investors dealing in 102,898 stocks. 
National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 after exchanging 5,000 shares, NCB Financial popped 1 cent to $3.06 with investors trading 425 stock units, Prestige Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $10.50, with 38 units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial dipped 1 cent and ended at $120 with traders dealing in 3,714 shares, Scotiabank surged $6.75 to close at $72.75, with 61,129 stocks passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 3 cents to $9.40 with investors trading 999 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.87 in switching ownership of 100 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $9 after a transfer of 1,000 shares.
The market closed trading with 266,568 shares for $1,554,449 compared with 52,461 stock units at $1,671,563 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Massy Holdings rose 1 cent to $4.40 with 3,388 units. trading National Enterprises ended at $3.75 in trading 187,889 stock units, Republic Financial dipped $1 to $120.50 after an exchange of 1,592 units, Scotiabank ended at $66.99 with investors swapping 1,473 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 22 cents and ended at $9.22 in an exchange of 4,866 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.80 as 2,599 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $8.7 with investors transferring 1,445 stock units.
The market closed trading with 433,286 shares for $3,060,037 up from 97,007 stock units at $628,109 on Wednesday.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 in switching owners of 11,687 shares, Angostura Holdings fell $2.74 to $18.75 with investor trading 435 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $56.80, after 30 stocks changed hands. Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained 82 cents in closing at $23.50 with investors trading 3 units, First Citizens Group popped 50 cents to $50.50, with 354 shares being traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 5 cents to $7 after 59,950 units were traded. GraceKennedy ended at $4.10, with 109,114 stocks passing through the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $18.25 with an exchange of 3,237 stock units, Massy Holdings closed at $4.40 after 69,977 shares passed through the market. National Enterprises remained at $3.75 as investors exchanged 131,594 units, National Flour Mills ended at $2 and closed with an exchange of 9,273 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.45 with investors transferring 24,500 stock units.
Point Lisas climbed 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 after an exchange of 49 shares, Republic Financial declined 18 cents to close at $119.50 with 2,204 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank lost $1.50 and ended at $67 after transferring of of 517 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10, with traders dealing in 10,130 stock units, Trinidad Cement dipped 10 cents to end at $3, with 200 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean sank 2 cents in closing at $11.91 with investors dealing in 32 units.
The market closed trading with an exchange of 97,007 shares for $628,109 compared to 186,017 stock units at $1,532,419 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 47 cents and ended at $22.68 in switching ownership of 63 stocks, Endeavour Holdings remained at $14.75 and closed with an exchange of 8 units, First Citizens Group ended at $50 after a transfer of 541 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.05 with 1,726 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 5 cents to close at $4.10 in an exchange of 4,110 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $4.40 after 18,181 stocks passed through the market. National Enterprises ended at $3.75 after an exchange of 50,530 units, National Flour Mills remained at $2 after 100 stock units crossed the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.45 while exchanging 420 shares. 
Prestige Holdings rallied $1.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50 after trading of 90 units, Republic Financial increased 68 cents to $119.68, with 729 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank fell 50 cents to close at $68.50 in trading 117 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10 after 20,031 shares passed through the market, Trinidad Cement dropped 15 cents to end at $3.10 with investors dealing in 100 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.93, with 41 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco popped 25 cents to $9 with traders dealing in 220 stocks.