Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in a surge in market activity with the US dollar segment coming to life with nearly a million units changing hands.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with two rising, five declining and eleven holding firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 1,221,907 shares valued at $1, $7,269,983 compared to 188,658 shares for $1,302,922 on Tuesday.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 1.45 points to 1,281.86. The All T&T Index shed 1.30 points to 1,724.58, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.22 points to close at 113.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of seven stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Angostura Holdings traded 1,170 units and rose 40 cents to end at $14.40 and Republic Financial Holdings picked up 1 cent to close at $132.73 in transferring 100 stock units.
Losers│ First Citizens Bank fell by 50 cents to $$44.50, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 14 cents to settle at $18.25, in trading 550 units. JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to $1.95 after swapping 177,332 shares, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 10 cents lower at $1, with 930,714 shares crossing the market and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to finish at $1.90 in transferring 28,596 stock units.
Firm Traders│Clico Investments closed at $25.30 exchanging 200 units, First Caribbean International Bank remained at $7.50, with a transfer of 166 stock units. Grace Kennedy swapped 56,055 shares at $3, National Enterprises ended at $4.25 trading 1,150 units, National Flour transferred 7,000 stock units and closed at $1.95. One Caribbean Media exchanged 700 shares at $5.50, Prestige Holdings remained at $8.20, with 3,334 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.99 in swapping 100 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99 trading 7,238 stock units and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $31.20 with 6,198 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index gained 0.22 points to 1,283.31. The All T&T Index declined by 2.16 points to 1,725.88, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.36 points to close at 113.65.
Firm Traders│ Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37 trading 26 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 15,500 shares at $7.50, NCB Financial closed at $7.50 with 72,800 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank ended with 281 units crossing the exchange at $54.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 after exchanging 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained unchanged at $31.20 with 1,892 stock units crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 5.97 points to 1,283.09, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 113.29 as the prices of stocks held firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 259,251 shares valued at $1,913,388 compared to 209,683 shares for $2,262,736 on Thursday.
Firm Trades│ Clico Investments exchanged 773 units at $25.30, First Citizens Bank traded 5,850 units at $44, Massy Holdings ended at $63, in swapping 448 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $5.50, with 1,100 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings transferred 135 units at $132.72, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $16 trading 1,800 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $1.90, with an exchange of 18,050 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99, after swapping 36,167 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index added 1.32 points to 1,277.12. The All T&T Index gained 2.61 points to 1,714.20, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 113.56.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens ended the day at $44, in trading 1,125 units, L.J Williams B share held firm at $1.48, with an exchange of 7,500 stock units, National Flour transferred 44,584 shares at $1.70. One Caribbean Media traded 3,000 units at $5.50. Point Lisas swapped 281 units at $3.30, Scotiabank ended at $54.65 with a transfer of 300 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $1.90, after trading 100,000 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99, after swapping 1,290 units and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 2,777 units at $31.40.
L.J Williams B remained at $1.48, with 21,845 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings held firm at $55 while transferring 47 units. NCB Financial held firm at $7.50, with 99,950 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $5.50, after trading 2,850 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90 in swapping 65,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean exchanged 591 units at $16.99 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $31.40, with an exchange of 150 units.
JMMB Group held firm at $1.95, with an exchange of 4,265 units. Massy Holdings traded 64,170 shares and remained unchanged at $55, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with 105,195 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media exchanged 2,703 units at $5.50. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $132.55, with 1,757 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean traded 78,599 shares at $16.99 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $31.40 after exchanging 435 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 8,896 stock units at $16, after shedding 49 cents and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent to finish at $16.99, with an exchange of 56,231 shares.
First Citizens Bank fell $4 after trading 5,145 units to end at $44. Massy Holdings settled at $55, with a loss of $1 in switching ownership of 28,173 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.53, after losing 46 cents while exchanging 2,135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent transferring 835 units and closed at $16.49.
Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.98, with 1,143 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by 30 cents to $31.10 trading 1,830 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $23.75, with a loss of 25 cents in transferring 114 units, L.J Williams B share shed 12 cents to settle at $1.50, in trading 2,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent exchanging 100 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 7 cents lower at $16.80, with 8,907 stock units crossing the market.