Market activity ended, after 76 percent fewer shares were traded with 81 percent lower value on Thursday than on Wednesday, resulting in stocks rising, edging out those falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Twenty securities traded on Thursday, down from 22 on Wednesday, with six rising, four declining and 10 ending unchanged. The Composite Index declined 2.05 points to 1,425.47, the All T&T Index dipped 0.69 points to 1,927.20 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.49 points to 124.54.
Just 157,658 shares traded for $2,165,147 from 654,189 units at $11,484,592 on Wednesday.
An average of 7,883 units traded at $108,257, down from 29,736 at $522,027 on Wednesday, with the average for the month to date amounting to 17,025 units at $234,968, versus 17,609 units at $243,064. The average trade for July amounts to 20,941 units at $221,079.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings popped 50 cents to $16 in an exchange of 886 shares, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $59, with 5 stocks changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $16.20 with the swapping of 20 stock units. Clico Investment Fund declined 10 cents to $27 after 1,955 units changed hands, First Citizens Bank rallied 50 cents to $50.50 after exchanging 10,589 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,000 stock units at $6.50. 
GraceKennedy remained at $6.30 in switching ownership of 1,670 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents to $32.95 with an exchange of 2,188 units, JMMB Group remained at $2.16, with 8,880 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings shed $1.60 to end at $81.15, with 1,074 shares changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.60 in an exchange of 3 stocks, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent in closing at $1.80, with 50,000 units clearing the market. NCB Financial Group remained at $7.99 while exchanging 25,000 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained unchanged at $4.84, with 27,630 units crossing the market, Point Lisas advanced 5 cents to $3.20 after exchanging 1,000 shares. Scotiabank fell 30 cents to $58.60 in trading 12,000 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 3 cents in closing at $17.73, with 5,549 stocks clearing the market, Trinidad Cement exchanged 109 units at $3.90. Unilever Caribbean climbed 14 cents to $16.40 with an exchange of 7,900 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $31.50, trading 200 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 14 securities traded, down from 17 on Friday, with four stocks rising, five declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 7.38 points to 1,438.28, the All T&T Index shed 3.94 points to settle at 1,941.61 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 2.73 points to settle at 126.09.
First Citizens Bank spiked 30 cents to $50.50 after finishing trading 432 stocks, GraceKennedy remained unchanged at $6.30 in exchanging 65,925 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $32.65, with 800 units crossing the exchange, L.J Williams B share ended unchanged at $1.35 in trading 3,426 stock units. NCB Financial Group rallied 36 cents to $8.35 after an exchange of 320 shares. One Caribbean Media rose 59 cents to $4.84 with an exchange of 36,500 stocks, Point Lisas ended trading 10,142 units at $3.15, Republic Financial Holdings declined 49 cents to $135.45, with 862 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank popped 3 cents in closing at $59 with the swapping of 6,471 units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 35 cents to $31.65 after exchanging 125 shares.
Calypso Micro Index Fund lost a cents to close at $16.49 tin trading 50 shares. Clico Investment Fund dropped $1.99 to $25.51 in exchanging 11,200 shares, First Citizens Bank rose 20 cents to $50.20 trading 9,673 units. Guardian Holdings popped 40 cents to $33 in trading 5,225 units, JMMB Group traded 900 shares at $2.22, Massy Holdings closed at $82 with an exchange of 28,826 units, NCB Financial Group rallied 41 cents to $8.40 trading 48,313 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 700 shares but slipped 6 cents to $135.51. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17.90 after exchanging 1.388 units, Scotiabank traded 449 shares at $58.80, Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to close at $16.40, with 300 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32 in trading 1,613 shares.
Guardian Holdings dipped 1 cent to $32.50, with 15,067 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group rallied 2 cents to $2.10 in trading 3,490 units. Massy Holdings ended at $81.75 while exchanging 1,210 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 after exchanging 10 shares, National Flour Mills lost 5 cents at $2, with 25,287 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group picked up 1 cent to end at $8 in trading 20,000 shares, Scotiabank popped 10 cents to $59 in an exchange of 1,600 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 50 cents to $18 with 7,749 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement had trading in 5,325 shares at $3.90, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 in trading 138 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 246 units.
Trading ended, with rising and declining stocks accounting six each while eight remained unchanged. GraceKennedy and Massy Holdings closed trading at 52 weeks’ highs.
Endeavour Holdings traded 9 shares at $7.01, First Citizens Bank dipped 10 cents to $50 trading 726 units, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.40 with an exchange of 1,702 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to $32.51, with 10,409 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media closed at $2.90 after trading 482 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 3 cents to $2.08 in trading 13,704 units. Massy Holdings popped 60 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $81.75 while exchanging 10,000 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 after exchanging 11,999 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with 6,337 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group fell 26 cents to $7.59 in trading 53,364 shares, Republic Financial Holdings recovered Tuesday’s 37 cents loss to close at $135.94 after 831 stocks crossed the exchange,Scotiabank slipped 10 cents to $58.90 in an exchange of 2,984 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 with 60,900 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement saw trading in 900 shares at $3.90, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 in trading 8,378 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 3,094 units.
Guardian Holdings dropped 75 cents to $32.50, with 8,635 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media fell 20 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.90 after trading 475 stocks, JMMB Group declined 3 cents to $2.05 in trading 2,875 units. Massy Holdings popped 15 cents to $81.15 while exchanging 1,621 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $3.90 after exchanging 22,351 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 in switching ownership of 5,285 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings shed 37 cents to close at $135.57 after 238 stocks crossed the exchange Scotiabank remained unchanged at $59 in an exchange of 7,117 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 with 14,538 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement declined 6 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 9,250 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 5 cents to end at $16.40 in trading 21,422 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 7,535 units.
Massy Holdings closed at $81 while exchanging 6,266 stocks, National Enterprises settled at $3.90 after ownership of 4,020 shares was switched. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with an exchange of 2,413 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.15, with 2,625 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138 after exchanging 10 shares. Scotiabank closed at $59, after trading at 1,107 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 2 cents to $17.72 while exchanging 2,886 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 6 cents to $3.90, with 1,100 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.35 with the swapping of 1,225 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 3,665 shares.
Overall, 18 securities traded down from 22 on Wednesday, with six rising, three declining while nine closed unchanged. The Composite Index rose 0.96 points to 1,422.45, the All T and T Index gained 1.36 points to settle at 1,935.27 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to 122.45.
L.J Williams B share advanced 1 cent to $1.35 after exchanging 52 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $81 in swapping 65,493 shares, National Enterprises settled at $3.90, with 3,000 stock units changing hands. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 while exchanging 18,258 stock units, NCB Financial Group fell 2 cents to $7.99 after trading 44,603 units, Scotiabank remained at $59 in trading 2,768 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.70, with 115 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean popped 3 cents to close at $16.35, after 10,087 stock units changed hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32, with an exchange of 590 units.
JMMB Group closed at $2.05 after exchanging 650 units. Massy Holdings rose 40 cents to $80.50 after the trading of 2,988 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 8 cents to 98 US cents, with an exchange of 1,000 units. National Enterprises settled at $3.90 with an exchange of 20,616 units, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to $8.01 in switching ownership of 44,734 stocks. One Caribbean Media rallied 10 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 1,000 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.50 to $138 in exchanging 3,033 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $59 after exchanging 1,508 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to $17.70, with 620 shares crossing the market, Cement lost 4 cents to close at $3.96 in switching ownership of 1,003 stocks and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32, with 5,300 stock units changed hands.
At the close, 18 securities traded compared to 15 on Thursday, with an equal number of six rising, declining and remaining unchanged. The Composite Index dipped 3.14 points to 1,417.48, the All T&T Index shed 0.19 points to 1,929.85 to close out July with a modest gain over just over one percent for the month, leading to a rise of 8.9 percent year to date. The Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.88 points to settle at 121.81.
GraceKennedy closed at $6.15 in switching ownership of 223 units, Guardian Holdings fell $1.25 in ending at $32.50 after trading 30,221 units, JMMB Group inched 1 cent higher to $2.03, with 21,440 stock units changing hands. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.50 with an exchange of 7 stock units, Massy Holdings spiked 40 cents to $80.50 in switching ownership of 49 stocks, National Enterprises advanced 5 cents to $3.90 after 21,504 shares changed hands. National Flour Mills closed at $2 with the swapping of 500 stock units. NCB Financial Group declined 15 cents to $8 after exchanging 10,000 units. Republic Financial Holdings slipped 5 cents to $135.50, with 674 stock units crossing the market. Scotiabank settled at $59 after exchanging 30,329 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 2 cents to $17.50, finishing, with 29,082 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.33 while exchanging 15,605 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dropped 49 cents $32 after 16,389 stock units crossed the exchange.