Trading dropped sharply at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume falling 44 percent and the value sinking 67 percent compared to trading on Tuesday. A total of 18 securities were exchanged, up from 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of three rising, four declining and 11 ending firm.
A mere 40,990 shares worth just $398,239 were traded, down from 73,191 stocks at $1,214,829 on Tuesday.
An average of 2,277 shares were traded worth $22,124, down from 4,305 stock units at $71,461 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 14,308 shares at $128,089, just below 15,005 units at $134,222 on the previous day and a tad more than the average of 14,083 shares at $118,753 for June .
The Composite Index dipped 1.08 points to 1,017.23, the All T&T Index slipped 2.08 points to 1,453.33, the SME Index remained at 81.05 and the Cross-Listed Index closed at 77.12.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Ansa McAl remained at $47 with investors dealing in 286 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 2 cents to $28.35 after an exchange of a mere 5 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with investors trading 222 units. 
CinemaOne remained at $3.98 with an exchange of a only one stock; Endeavour Holdings concluded trading at $15 with 271 shares crossing the exchange, Eric Solis Marketing increased 17 cents to $4.17 in switching ownership of 25 stocks. First Citizens Group skidded 6 cents in closing at $39.74 with investors swapping 2,955 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading at $16.45 with a transfer of 1,659 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to end at $3.62 as investors exchanged 16,430 shares. National Enterprises remained at $4.75 after a transfer of 413 stocks, National Flour Mills declined 5 cents and stopped at $1.55 with 9,000 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $7 with 365 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings popped $2.07 to $12.10 in an exchange of 997 shares, 
Republic Financial shed 68 cents and closed at $108.82 after the trading of 196 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 1,142 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.35 after an exchange of 6,592 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.45 with 88 shares clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco closed at $4.14 with a transfer of 343 stock units.
The closing prices of securities are those of the last transaction.
Trading averaged 192,654 shares at $290,972, after declining from 268,336 stock units at $402,863 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 238,614 units for $364,050, closely aligned with 242,093 stock units at $369,583 on the preceding day, but well below the average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped by 34 cents to finish at $1 with trading of 40 shares. Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to $2 after a transfer of 8,476 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose by 18 cents and ended at $1.19 with 70,822 shares crossing the market, Dolla Financial skidded 6 cents to $2.80 with the trading of 375,550 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell $1.78 to $12.32 with a transfer of 6,711 stocks, Express Catering rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.38 with 3,024 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 37 cents and ended at $5.92 following trading of 20,918 shares. Image Plus shed 10 cents in closing at $1.25 with 1,363,855 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to close at $2.01 with a transfer of 18,750 units, Knutsford Express climbed 62 cents to end at $8.24 as investors exchanged 154 stock units. Lasco Financial dipped 25 cents to $1.85 in switching ownership of 1,927,207 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 13 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 89,896 stocks, 
Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 15,486 units. MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to settle at 39 cents with 823,275 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dipped 8 cents to close at 89 cents after an exchange of 65,686 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents to finish at 78 cents with 45,757 stock units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices gained 6 cents to 98 cents with an exchange of 27,648 stocks.
The market closed after trading of 73,191 shares for $1,214,829 after climbing from 62,965 stock units at $1,179,066 on Monday.
Angostura Holdings fell 28 cents in closing at $10.52 following trading of 1,440 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 4 cents to $7.60 after trading 1,409 shares. First Citizens Group slipped by 2 cents to end at $39.74 following 14,211 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to end at $3.75 with an exchange of 7,500 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.45 with a transfer of 41 stock units. JMMB Group shed 5 cents to 80 cents with investors dealing in 5,033 stocks, Massy Holdings dropped 4 cents to finish at $3.65 in an exchange of 16,181 units, National Enterprises ended at $4.75 with trading of 10,075 shares. National Flour Mills increased 8 cents to $1.60 with 1,330 stocks crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $7 in switching ownership of 10 units, Republic Financial lost 50 cents in closing at $109.50 after an exchange of 2,522 stock units. 
Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with investors trading 1,879 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 14 cents to $10.35 with an exchange of 10,188 stocks, Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent to $1.79 with 200 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.45 in an exchange of 904 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 3 cents to $4.14 with 250 shares changing hands.
Trading averaged 268,336 shares at $402,863, after jumping from 176,795 stock units at $334,512 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 242,093 units at $369,583 well in line with 240,158 stocks that traded at an eaverage of $367,129, previously and well below June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148.
At the close of trading, Blue Power skidded 15 cents to $3 with 16,373 stocks crossing the market, Cargo Handlers advanced by 40 cents to $18.25 with investors trading 1,044 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 176,203 units clearing the market. Caribbean Flavours dropped by 17 cents to close at $1.01 with investors swapping 19,210 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 15 cents to close at $2.86 with a transfer of 850,532 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 39 cents to end at $14.10 after investors exchanged 5,235 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 30 cents to close at $1.37 in switching ownership of 3,114 stock units, Express Catering shed 38 cents to $2.18 with 13,721 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy gained 7 cents to end at $3.57 in an exchange of 152,677 shares. Honey Bun declined 37 cents to finish at $5.55 after the trading of 150,617 stock units, Image Plus rallied by 10 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.35 with investors swapping 450,587 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation rallied 5 cents to close at $3.35 with a transfer of 15,732 units. Lasco Financial increased 19 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 3,003,346 stocks, Limners and Bards dipped 8 cents to end at $1.02 with 28,243 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.68 with 148,839 shares crossing the exchange Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $4.70 in trading 105,561 stock units and Omni Industries declined by 7 cents and ended at 97 cents, with investors dealing in 1,055,012 shares.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 62,965 shares for $1,179,066 after tumbling from 542,431 stock units at $8,068,103 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings finished at $10.80 after 10 stocks were exchanged; Ansa McAl ended at $47, with trading of 2,280 units, AS Bryden rose 10 cents to $1.50 with trading of a mere one share. CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped by 4 cents to $7.56 with trading of 3,331 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing closed at $4 after an exchange of 142 shares, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents to $39.75 after the trading of 5,549 units. Guardian Holdings rallied 4 cents to $16.45 with a transfer of 375 stocks, JMMB Group remained at 85 cents with a transfer of one stock unit, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with 711 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings increased 4 cents to $3.69 after a transfer of 3,426 units, National Enterprises ended trading of 12,444 stocks at $4.75 with passing through the market, National Flour Mills dipped 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with investors swapping 400 stock units. 
One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents and slipped to $1.98 in an exchange of 2,625 shares, Point Lisas popped 25 cents to $7 with trading of 270 units, Prestige Holdings skidded $1.77 to end at $10.03 with an exchange of 3,306 stocks. Republic Financial gained $1 in closing at $110 with 3,136 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with trading of 2,765 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 34 cents to $10.49 after an exchange of 21,893 stocks and Unilever Caribbean dropped 75 cents and ended at $14.45 with investors trading 300 units.
The positive outcome arose from sharp gains in the prices of seven stocks, with Trinidad & Tobago NGL topping the list with a jump of 284 percent, followed by National Enterprises with 138 percent gain.
The market closed with trading of 7,425,371 shares for $14,049,511, up from 6,511,089 stock units at $7,695,614 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers lost 13 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 15,901 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 16 cents to end at $1.31 after trading of 57,726 shares. Derrimon Trading fell 6 cents to $1.14, with trading of 1,906,790 stocks, Elite Diagnostic declined 29 cents in closing at $1.07 after an exchange of 74,337 shares, Express Catering increased 19 cents to end at $2.56 following an exchange of 213,522 stock units. Fontana shed 12 cents in closing at $6.18, with 159,630 units crossing the market, Future Energy rose 10 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 1,153,131 stock units, Honey Bun climbed 36 cents and ended at $5.92, with 207 shares changing hands. Image Plus increased 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.25, with investors trading 411,518 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 12 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of 65,286 stocks, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at $3.30 with investors dealing in 92,288 stock units. Knutsford Express rallied $1.14 to $7.62 after 14,094 shares changed hands, 
Lasco Financial slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.91, with 4,021 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to close at $1.10 with an exchange of 440 shares. Lumber Depot dipped by 8 cents and ended at $2.60 in switching ownership of 4,697 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 18 cents to $2.37 after an exchange of 8,406 shares, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents in closing at 47 cents with 6,247 units crossing the market. Omni Industries dipped 6 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 64,279 stocks, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents after 177,053 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.54 with an exchange of 19,885 shares.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with the trading of 12,846,746 shares with a value of $102,917,764, with a slight fall from 13,213,833 stock units worth $105,706,728 on Thursday.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 44 cents to finish at $68.01 after an exchange of 7,088 stock units, Berger Paints declined by 50 cents and ended at $5 with 9,444 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 89 cents to close at $30.89 with an exchange of 89,884 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.50 in closing at $44.50, with trading of 176 units, General Accident rose 40 cents to $9 with a transfer of 6,896 stocks, GraceKennedy lost $4.47 to end trading at $71.53, with 29,253 units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings gained $1.01 in closing at $354 with investors trading 1,632 shares, Kingston Properties rose 58 cents to $10.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 42 cents to close at $6.60 after trading of 20,443 shares. Margaritaville fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 as investors exchanged 300 stock units, Massy Holdings advanced 51 cents to end at $72.01 in switching ownership of 585 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 44 cents to finish at $5.54, with 1,859 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial climbed $1 and ended at $72.90 after 154,295 shares were exchanged, 
Proven Investments slipped 48 cents to $9.82 with investors dealing in 23,144 units, Quantas Advantage skidded 80 cents in closing at an all-time low of $14.45 after an exchange of 14,198 stocks. Scotia Group declined by 94 cents to $57.06 with investors swapping 26,745 stock units, Seprod skidded $1.50 to close at $73 after 9,674 shares passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 60 cents to finish at $9.35 and closed with 1,001,538 stock units changing hands.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 542,431 shares with a value of $8,068,103, up sharply from 161,797 stocks for $1,211,364 on Thursday.
AS Bryden lost 10 cents and ended at $1.40 after an exchange of 2,500 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with a transfer of 403,152 units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15, with 6 shares clearing the market. First Citizens Group rose by 65 cents to $39.80 in an exchange of 40,333 stock units, GraceKennedy dipped 20 cents in closing at $3.70 after 1,216 stock units passed through the market, Guardian Media advanced 4 cents to end at 85 cents after a transfer of one share. JMMB Group ended trading of 100 shares at 81 cents, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to finish at $3.65 with investors trading 3,081 units, National Enterprises remained at $4.75 after 30,326 stock units passed through the market. National Flour Mills increased 3 cents to $1.60 after an exchange of 1,001 shares, NCB Financial slipped 44 cents and ended at $2.81, with 5 shares changing hands, Point Lisas shed 35 cents and ended at $6.75 after the trading of 70 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings climbed $1.30 to end at $11.80, with 64 units crossing the market, Republic Financial ended at $109 following an exchange of 16,217 shares, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 after closing with an exchange of 28,854 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 33 cents to $10.15 as investors exchanged 14,997 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 1 cent to finish at $4.11 after trading of 501 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 6,511,089 shares for $7,695,614, after sliding from 7,025,518 units at $12,095,456 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 9 cents to close at $17.49 with a transfer of just 188 stock units, AMG Packaging advanced 26 cents to $1.81 with 30,065 shares changing hands, Blue Power rallied 39 cents to $3.35 after an exchange of 3,667 units. Cargo Handlers jumped $1.48 to $17.98 with investors swapping 13 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 18 cents to end at $1.15 with trading of 10,880 stock units, Caribbean Cream popped 40 cents to $1.89 with investors trading 208,427 stock units, following release of solid first quarter results of 12 cents per share. Derrimon Trading climbed 6 cents in closing at $1.20 after 692,316 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial fell 6 cents to $2.99 as investors exchanged 276,660 stocks, Dolphin Cove dipped 35 cents and ended at $14.50 in trading 11,628 units. Fosrich lost 6 cents to finish at $1.42 after an exchange of 338,447 shares, Honey Bun increased 6 cents to close at $5.56 with investors trading 10,286 stock units, Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1 in an exchange of 550,663 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance skidded 34 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.91 with investors dealing in 100,000 units, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 8 cents to settle at $3.23 with investors transferring 5,644 stocks, Knutsford Express dropped $1.17 in closing at $6.48 after the trading of 21,721 shares. Limners and Bards slipped by 12 cents to $1.01, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot rallied 9 cents and ended at $2.68 after a transfer of 13,363 shares, Mailpac Group increased 15 cents to finish at $2.55 with 8,714 stocks passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents and ended at 71 cents after an exchange of 71,709 units, Regency Petroleum closed at $4.27 with a transfer of 5,969 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in switching ownership of 2,552 shares.
Closing stock prices are those of the last transaction.