Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 690 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 366 percent more than on Friday, resulting from activities in 21 securities compared with 19 on Friday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, five declining and 11 ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 430,519 shares for $2,414,542 compared to 54,525 stock units at $517,987 on Friday.
An average of 20,501 shares were traded at $114,978 compared with 2,870 units at $27,262 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 20,501 shares with a value of $115,242 compared to October, with an average of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index rose 0.03 points to 955.93, the All T&T Index sank 4.02 points to finish at 1,381.46, the SME Index remained at 97.70 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.62 points to 70.04.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $13, with just 158 shares crossing the exchange, AS Bryden remained at $1.99 with traders dealing in 2,770 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 10 cents to $8.35 as investors traded 5,878 shares. Eric Solis Marketing dipped 1 cent in closing at $3.99 with an exchange of 6 units, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $34.50 with investors dealing in 4,190 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with trading in 155 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 after a transfer of 100,351 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents with investors trading 19 shares, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to finish at $3.55 after an exchange of 18,735 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2 after it closed with an exchange of 1,887 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after 2,165 stocks were traded, NCB Financial popped 13 cents in closing at $1.93 with investors swapping 287,550 units. Point Lisas remained at $4.09, with 615 stock units clearing the market,
Prestige Holdings ended at $13.75 in trading 35 shares, Republic Financial dropped $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $103, with 1,503 stocks changing hands. Scotiabank increased 90 cents in closing at $47.90 with an exchange of 89 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 1 cent to end at $2.99, with 515 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to close at $1.95 in an exchange of 990 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $13.50, after 1,000 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.60 with investors trading 936 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with a sharp jump in the number of shares changing hands to 38,833,920, valued at $84,315,909, which is well above the 8,369,275 stock units worth $15,674,660 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped $2.27 to finish at $19.48 with investors trading just 476 shares, AMG Packaging gained 3 cents to close at $2.40 in an exchange of 16,249,970 stock units, Atlantic Hardware rose by 10 cents to 96 cents with trading of 222,839 shares. Caribbean Cream dropped 8 cents to close at $2.01 after a transfer of 4,500 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 in trading 1,396,377 units, Dolphin Cove sank $1.33 to end at $12.50 with 1,910 stocks crossing the market. Express Catering lost 40 cents to end at $2.90 with an exchange of 161,310 shares, Fosrich slipped 13 cents and ended at $2.20 with 3,676,468 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun fell 19 cents in closing at $7.30 with a transfer of 10,361 stock units. Indies Pharma skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.84 as investors exchanged 21,500 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 8 cents to end at $3.40 with 39 units crossing the market, ISP Finance increased 46 cents to close at $12.96 with traders dealing in 1,502 stocks. Jamaican Teas advanced 10 cents to $2.50 with 2,068,386 stock units crossing the exchange, JFP dipped 8 cents in closing at 60 cents after trading of 15,701 shares, KLE Group declined 15 cents and ended at 75 cents as traders exchanged 16,241 stock units.
The market closed with 42,767,820 shares trading for $107,809,982, with trading soared from 11,709,850 units at $63,409,333 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 676.16 points to wrap up trading at 368,447.62, the JSE Main Index fell 1,021.05 points to finish at 322,820.75 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.28 points to 67.15. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The market closed with trading of 54,525 shares for $517,987, after plunging from 185,243 stock units at $1,178,958 on Thursday. An average of 2,870 shares were traded for $27,262, down from 8,054 stock units at $51,259 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 34,584 shares at $266,203, which is well aligned with 36,001 units at $276,885 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $13 with investors trading 460 shares, Ansa McAl sank 1 cent to $43.74 after a transfer of 6 units, AS Bryden ended trading just one share at $1.99. CIBC Caribbean Bank dropped 22 cents and ended at $8.25 with 238 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group shed 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $34.75 with brokers trading 4,058 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 22 cents to close at $14.02 as 12,287 stocks crossed the market. Guardian Media remained at 65 cents after an exchange of 3 units, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents with 30 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with an exchange of 14,172 stock units. National Enterprises fell 6 cents to finish at $2 as 170 shares passed through the market, National Flour Mills popped 9 cents and ended at $1.61 with investors dealing in 2,398 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $1.80 with brokers trading 1,099 stocks.
Prestige Holdings increased 18 cents to $13.75 with 10 units clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $104 with traders switching ownership of 659 stocks, Scotiabank slipped 90 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 383 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 while transferring some 17,540 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to end at $1.90 with 898 stocks units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 with investors trading 3 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.60 after an exchange of 110 units.
The market closed with 11,709,850 shares traded worth $63,409,333 compared to 7,520,061 stock units at $49,523,282 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement lost $2.50 to end at $90 with traders dealing in 19,502 shares, Carreras sank 50 cents in closing at $18 after an exchange of 234,764 stocks, Eppley fell 50 cents to $34 with investors trading 955 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $1 to finish at $42 with 110 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy shed $1 and ended at $72 in trading 24,289 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $7 to close at $375 with 6,000 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 38 cents to $17.88 as investors exchanged 2,300 units, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.20 in closing at $28.60 after the trading of 4,789 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 45 cents and ended at $6.70 with 7,945 stock units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica rose 90 cents to close at $50 with investors dealing in 27,019 shares,
The market closed with trading of 185,243 shares for $1,178,958 compared to 407,962 stock units at $2,009,910 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $31.45 after an exchange of 150 stock units, AS Bryden climbed 19 cents to finish at $1.99 with 414 units passing through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 51 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $22.50, with the trading of 2,000 shares. First Citizens Group sank 10 cents to a 52 weeks low of $35 with an exchange of 4,027 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 4 cents to finish at $3.45 crossing the market 7,223 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents and ended at $13.80 with a transfer of 5,231 units. Guardian Media skidded 6 cents to end at 65 cents in trading 60 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents after 41 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50, with traders dealing in 115,860 stock units. National Enterprises lost 2 cents to $2.06 after a transfer of 11,220 units, National Flour Mills shed 8 cents and ended at $1.52 with investors swapping 605 shares, NCB Financial declined 11 cents in closing at $1.80 after an exchange of 901 units.
One Caribbean Media remained at $1.78 with investors trading 2,100 stocks, Point Lisas ended at $4.09, with an exchange 250 stocks, Republic Financial dropped $1 to end at a 52 weeks low of $104 with investors dealing in 2,794 shares. Scotiabank lost 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47.90 in an exchange of 383 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3, with 19,738 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.95 in trading 895 stocks. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 in switching ownership of 7 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.62 as investors exchanged 10,591 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 8,369,275 shares for $15,674,660, sliding from 13,876,969 units at $25,659,844 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial slipped 79 cents to $17.21 with a transfer of a mere 104 shares, AMG Packaging rose 13 cents to $2.37 with 3,021 stocks passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware lost 3 cents to end at 86 cents after trading of 81,040 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied 18 cents to $12.98 with 204 stocks crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries popped 20 cents in closing at $1.90 with 10,214 stock units switching ownership, Derrimon Trading gained 6 cents to end at $1.91 with 2,574,178 shares clearing the market. Dolla Financial increased 3 cents in closing at $2.58 after a transfer of 162,020 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 10 cents to $13.83 with 24,835 units crossing the exchange, Express Catering fell 35 cents to close at $3.30 in trading 10,642 stock units. Fontana dipped 9 cents to end at $9 as 21,462 shares changed hands, Fosrich climbed 3 cents to finish at $2.33 with traders dealing in 1,735,577 units, GWest Corporation sank 7 cents and ended at 70 cents after an exchange of 58 stocks. 
Angostura Holdings advanced 50 cents to $13 with investors trading 50 units, AS Bryden declined by 41 cents to end at $1.80, after 11,264 shares passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.47, with 5 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group lost 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $35.10, with investors trading 2,540 stock units, GraceKennedy popped 4 cents to close at $3.49 after an exchange of 2 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped 10 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 307 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 71 cents with a mere one unit crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents in an exchange of 1,200 stock units. Massy Holdings slipped 6 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.50, after 288,218 shares cleared the market, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents and ended at $2.08 with investors swapping 47 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with 106 units crossing the exchange.
NCB Financial remained at $1.91 in trading 73,000 stocks, Point Lisas climbed 4 cents and ended at $4.09 after a transfer of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings fell 3 cents in closing at $13.57 with investors dealing in 211 stocks. Republic Financial dipped $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $105 after an exchange of 5,483 units, Scotiabank sank 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $48 trading after 119 stock units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 4 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 12,269 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with a transfer of 225 stock units and Unilever Caribbean shed 10 cents to end at $13.55 as investors exchanged 6,359 units.