The number of securities trading on Wednesday, dropped to 15 against 19 on Tuesday in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
The market ended with, with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged leading to slippage in the market indices.
At close the Composite Index slipped 0.94 points on Wednesday to 1,270.69, the All T&T Index declined 1.87 points to 1,704.38while Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 112.94.
Market activity ended with 104,073 shares with a value of $1,505,785 traded, compared to 283,492 shares with a value of $2,826,809 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens rose 4 cents and completed trading at $32.10, with 1,325 shares changing hands, Scotiabank added 20 cents and ended with $61.51, with 10,652 stock units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 2 cents and concluded trading at $26.78, with 6,986 units changing hands.
Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to complete trading at $3.75, in exchanging 45,657 shares and Unilever Caribbean gained of 1 cent and finished at $29, trading 1,319 shares.
Losses| Ansa Mcal share price fell 1 cent and ended at $60, with 461 units and Massy Holdings shed 1 cent to finish at $47.49, with 500 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank concluded trading at $40, trading 2,072 shares, but trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $40.20, finished at $20.50, with 4,417 units, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.50, with 731 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.50, with 2,799 units trading, JMMB Group concluded trading at $1.85, with 6,259 stock units changing hands. National Flour ended with $1.95, trading 500 shares. Point Lisas finished at $3.81, with 1,222 units, Sagicor Financial completed market activity at $7.82, with 22,972 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.50, with 618 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Market activity ended with an average of 57,855 shares valued at $$881,586, in contrast to 76,501 shares valued at $910,375 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 138,250 units valued at $2,267,631 and previously, 167,869 units valued at $2,778,279 January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 75 cents at $34.75, with 115,488 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 95 cents at $14.95, with 40,069 shares. Salada Foods traded 1 cent higher at $10.51, with 2,950 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $3.50 at $50, with 35,767 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $1.18 at $28.82, with 1,950 shares. Sterling Investments ended with a loss of $1.10 at a 52 weeks’ low of $10, with 11,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 43 cents at $11.57, with 44,956 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.35, with 147,585 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 494,217 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 9 cents at $1.90, with 1,390 stock units changing hands.
The Junior Market index fell for the first time in 9 days at the close of trading on Tuesday. The market Index dropped 28.30 points to close at 2,968.34 with 20 securities changing hands versus 25 on Monday. 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
The number of securities trading on Tuesday jumped to 19 against 11 on Monday in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. 
Losses| Angostura Holdings traded with a loss of 3 cents and ended at $15.67, with 17,096 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents and ended at $17 trading 17,500 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 10 cents to conclude trading at $6.50, in exchanging 55,295 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 30 cents and completed trading 2,140 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.00, and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and ended at $3.74, trading 13,129 shares.
The prices of 14 stocks Fourteen Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back sharply at the close on Monday with 2,142,032 shares valued at $25,490,496 changing hands, in contrast to 4,761,651 shares valued at $85,619,819 trading on Friday. 
Carreras finished with a loss of 15 cents at $11, in exchange of 214,066 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $34.50, with 152,205 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 9 cents higher at 31 cents, with 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 45,448 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 60 cents higher at $19, with 15,283 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 500 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 11,400 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 50 cents higher at $25, with 17,444 shares, Kingston Wharves settled $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $35, with 2,605 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 25 cents higher at $6.05, with 54,958 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1 cent at $99.99, with 42,656 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1.85 to close at $41.85, with 313 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 89 cents at $10.11, with 1,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 5,000 shares. 
Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 900 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 25 cents higher at $35.50, with 32,440 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading $1.40 higher to close at a record $15.90, with 12,400 shares. Scotia Group finished trading at $53.50, with 13,109 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $4 at $30, with 1,784 shares. Sterling Investments ended at $11.10, with 1,708 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 44 cents higher at $12, with 10,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 232,213 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 561,023 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 200,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, with 2,814 shares trading.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with market Index advancing by 20.58 points to close at 2,996.64 with 25 securities changing hands versus 20 on Friday. 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
Honey Bun ended 40 cents higher at $5.50, with 19,500 units, Iron Rock concluded trading 14 cents higher at $3, with 31,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled 35 cents higher at $4.60, with 70,834 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 70 cents higher at $4.80, with 7,130 stock units. Knutsford Express closed at $14.50, with 12,700 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 35 cents at $4.60, with 38,158 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.22, with 11,272 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 130,251 units. Main Event settled with a loss of 20 cents at $5.50, with 7,726 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3.40, with 22,847 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $5, while exchanging 46,614 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.89, while just 300 units changed hands.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 11 securities against 12 on Friday, with 1 stock advancing, 4 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL share price fell 1 cent and completed trading at $26.60, with 3,503 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 1 cent and ended at $88.49, with just 55 stock units changing hands.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 309.91 points to 315,465.77 and the JSE Index advanced by 282.36 points to 287,424.99.
Market activity ended with an average of 190,466 shares valued at $3,424,793, in contrast to 254,538 shares valued at $4,349,516 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 221,167 units valued at $3,867,890. January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.