The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed trading with mixed indices movement on Monday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones as trading picked up from Friday’s levels.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.99 points to end at 1,478.52. The All T&T Index rose 1.22 points to 1,865.30 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.99 points to close at 147.93.
Trading ended with just 13 securities changing hands, against 10 on Friday, with seven rising, four declining and two closed with prices unchanged, as 169,650 shares traded at $2,829,522, compared to 80,428 shares traded at $1,196,495 on Friday. The market had two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high at the close of trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund concluded trading of 17,026 units with a gain of $1.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $28.50, Ansa McAl rose 20 cents and closed at $55.20, with 1,753 units crossing the exchange. CinemaOne gained 5 cents in closing at $6.55, with 503 units changing hands, Point Lisas added 5 cents and completed trading of 2,000 shares at $3.60, Republic Financial rose 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $131.10, after exchanging 3,953 shares.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents trading 5,323 shares at $23.25 and Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to end at $2, with 1,837 stock units changing hands.
Losses| First Citizens Bank closed 25 cents down at $44.50, with 2,495 units clearing the exchange, JMMB Group declined 25 cents and settled at $2.50, with investors exchanging 33,000 shares, Prestige Holdings closed 25 cents lower at $9, with 50 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco shed 60 cents t $o end at $41, trading 10,195 units.
Firm Traded| National Enterprises ended at $5.76, with 83,955 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank settled at $61 trading 8,063 units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Losses| Ansa McAl closed with a loss of 19 cents at $55, with 5,000 units, CinemaOne closed 30 cents lower at a new low of $6.50, with 3,353 stock units changing hands and Guardian Holdings declined 50 cents trading 951 shares at $21.50.
NCB Financial fell 5 cents and closed at $10.85, with 72,345 units changing hands and Republic Financial ended trading 5 cents lower at $131, after swapping 3,686 shares.
Losses| Massy Holdings fell 5 cents and closed at $59.70, with just 15 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with investors exchanging 16,660 shares. NCB Financial dropped 45 cents and settled at $10.90, with 124,465 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 10 cents at $59.90, after swapping of 49 shares.
NCB Financial dropped 15 cents and settled at $11.35 after 43,993 stock units changed hands. West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 50 cents and ended at $42, with 1,778 units and Unilever Caribbean closed 40 cents down at $23, in trading 1,000 units.
Declining stocks crushed advancers at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, ending seven days of unbroken positive movement for the market and ending with one stock trading at 52 weeks’ high and one a 52 weeks’ low.
Massy Holdings closed 40 cents down and ended at $59.30, after exchanging 39 shares, One Caribbean Media shed 50 cents and concluded trading of 31,575 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50. Scotiabank dropped 15 cents to close at $59.85, with 39 stock units trading and Unilever Caribbean declined by 9 cents and completed trading of 500 units at $23.40.
The upward rise of Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued apace on Tuesday with the three primary market indices rising with advancing stocks bettering decliners 5 to 2.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 40 shares to close at $52.50, Calypso Micro Index Fund exchanged 1.000 shares at $15.75, Endeavour Holdings traded 400 shares at $12.50, First Citizens Bank settled at $44.75, with 648 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group closed at $2.80, after exchanging 57,466 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.55, with 700 units crossing the exchange. National Flour ended at $1.36, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3.55, after swapping 1,015 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.40, with an exchange of 6,057 shares. Republic Financial concluded trading of 27,863 stock units at $131.00, West Indian Tobacco closed at $42.50, with investors exchanging 14,318 shares and Trinidad Cement completed trading of 7,500 stock units at $1.95.
