Stocks continued their upward climb in the new-year on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following trading in 23 securities compared with 24 on Thursday and ended with prices of eight stocks rising, six declining and nine ending firm. Increased interest by investors resulted in the volume of stocks traded, rising 111 percent, valued 137 percent more than on Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 378,651 shares for $2,193,331 compared to 179,038 stock units at $925,648 on Thursday.
An average of 16,463 shares were exchanged at $95,362, up sharply from just 7,460 units at $38,569 on Thursday. For the month to date, trading averages 15,381 stocks at $95,215, which is in alignment with 15,151 units at $95,184 on the previous day, compared with an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index gained 4.57 points to end at 955.85, the All T&T Index advanced 8.30 points to 1,386.08, the SME Index rose 0.08 points to 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to settle at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini climbed 16 cents to end at $63 with investors swapping 1,063 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75, with 3,602 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl fell 50 cents and ended at $43 with traders dealing in 1,530 shares. 
AS Bryden increased by 15 cents to close at $1.85 after an exchange of one stock, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing rose 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4 after an exchange of 2,900 shares. First Citizens Group shed 98 cents to $35.02 with investors dealing in 5,521 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $3.37 with a transfer of 20,003 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 29 cents and ended at $15.29 following trading of 1,500 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 62 cents, with 23 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at 84 cents in trading 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 148,785 units. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $2.51, with 3,755 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills sslipped 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after an exchange of 10,500 units, NCB Financial gained 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 50,000 shares changing hands. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with an exchange of 37,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 74 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $12.26 with an exchange of 663 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $106 with investors trading 3,279 shares. Scotiabank dipped 40 cents in closing at $47.50, with 6,188 stock units crossing the exchange, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, after 62,979 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to finish at $14 as investors exchanged 11,505 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 5,454 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 179,038 shares for $925,648 compared to 92,136 stock units at $852,515 on Wednesday.
At the day’s close, Agostini remained at $62.84, with 12 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 after investors traded 3,850 units, AS Bryden dropped 19 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 5,699 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 84 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced $1.50 to finish at $36 in trading 1,255 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with a transfer of 1,562 units, Guardian Holdings sank 29 cents and ended at $15 with investors dealing in 121 stocks, Guardian Media rose 2 cents in closing at 62 cents, with 10,500 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with traders dealing in a mere one share, L.J. Williams B share fell 2 cents to close at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $3.60 with investors trading 7,390 units. National Enterprises increased 26 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,184 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to $1.68 in trading 32,422 units, 
NCB Financial sllipped 1 cent to close at $1.92, 1,000 stocks crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares, Point Lisas declined 50 cents and ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 50 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in an exchange of 2,540 shares. Republic Financial popped $1.20 in closing at $106 after 63 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost 9 cents to close at $47.90 after an exchange of 1,141 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, with 15,887 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94, with 10 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $13.91 closed at 20,931 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 62,335 shares.
The market closed with trading of 92,136 shares valued at $852,515 compared to 547,160 stock units at $3,429,904 on Tuesday.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini slipped 1 cent in closing at $62.84, with 11 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43.50 with a transfer of 1,052 stocks, AS Bryden dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.89 after trading of 1,170 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28, with 250 stock units clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44, with dealings in 51 units, Eric Solis Marketing sank 10 cents to finish at $3.80, with 269 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group rose 35 cents to $34.50 with investors dealing in 167 units, GraceKennedy gained 2 cents and closed at $3.39 in an exchange of 54 shares, Guardian Holdings popped 29 cents to close at $15.29 with investors trading 2,308 stock units. Guardian Media skidded 2 cents to 60 cents after an exchange of 274 shares, JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after trading of 234 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with 39,862 units crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 91 stock units, National Flour Mills increased 9 cents to finish at $1.70 with investors trading 101 shares, 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after 6,769 stocks crossed the market. Republic Financial dipped 20 cents in closing at $104.80 after a transfer of 2,574 units, Scotiabank closed at $47.99 as investors exchanged 365 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents to end at $2.65, after 11,605 shares passed through the market. Trinidad Cement rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.94 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 30 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 19,762 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $2.63 after 5,067 stock units were traded.
The market closed with trading of 547,160 shares for $3,429,904 compared to 511,318 stock units at $1,316,589 on Monday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.90 after 2,001 stocks crossed the market, First Citizens Group advanced 5 cents in closing at $34.15 in trading 11,490 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.37 after switching ownership of 634 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 29 cents to $15 with investors trading 40 units, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents in an exchange of 8 stocks, JMMB Group declined 2 cents to finish at 84 cents, with 251 stock units changing hands. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18, after 500 shares passed through the market , Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with an exchange of 18,504 units, National Enterprises ended at $2.24, with 62,794 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 50,800 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $1.33 after an exchange of 20,978 shares, Point Lisas popped 50 cents in closing at $5.10 with investors dealing in 650 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings fell 98 cents to end at 52 weeks low of $13 after an exchange of 1,553 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 99 cents to close at $105 in trading 15,425 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.99 after a transfer of 1,510 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.63 as investors exchanged 343,230 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 19 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.75 with a transfer of 1,474 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 40 cents to close at $13.60 with investors swapping 1,093 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to end at $2.62 with an exchange of 13,579 shares.
The market closed with trading of 511,318 shares worth $1,316,589 compared to 306,666 stock units at $3,755,364 on Friday.
AS Bryden lost 1 cent and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 14,711 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 4 cents to end at $8.28, with 33 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to finish at $34.10 after a transfer of 2,950 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.47 after investors traded 937 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 34 cents to end at $15.29 after an exchange of 5 stocks, Guardian Media climbed 2 cents to end at 62 cents with a transfer of only one stock unit. JMMB Group ended at 86 cents, with 9,000 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings increased 1 cent to $3.65 after trading of 4,772 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 24 cents to close at $2.24, with 25,956 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 107,171 units, NCB Financial advanced 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with an exchange of 51 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.98 following an exchange of 200 units. 
Republic Financial rose 49 cents and ended at $105.99 after the trading of 19 shares, Scotiabank ended at $47.99, with 209 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $2.63 as investors exchanged 290,335 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent in closing at $1.94, with 505 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 in trading 149 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 as 54,249 stock units passed through the market.
Eric Solis Marketing remained at $3.90 after an exchange of 5 stocks, First Citizens Group climbed 11 cents to $34.09 in the trading of 417 stock units, GraceKennedy closed trading at $3.47, after trading of 5,882 stocks. JMMB Group rose 10 cents to 86 cents with traders dealing in a mere one unit, L.J. Williams B share advanced 8 cents and ended at $1.18 in an exchange of 3,800 shares, Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents to end at $3.64 with investors dealing in 23,211 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2 in the trading of 2,817 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after 177,429 units crossed the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with investors trading 250 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after an exchange of 13,354 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 83 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $13.98 after 100 shares crossed the market, 
Republic Financial rallied $2.27 and ended at $105.50 with investors swapping 30,190 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.64 after closing with 30,364 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents in closing at $1.95 after 4,587 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with a transfer of 498 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 3 cents to $2.64, with 7,670 shares crossing the exchange.
Stocks bucked the year’s trend and registered gains on Wednesday, the final day of the year, resulting from the trading of 22 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday and ending with prices of four rising, six declining and 12 ended firm. The volume of stocks traded declined 69 percent valued 8 percent lower than on Tuesday, with trading of 358,673 shares worth $2,581,891 compared to 1,144,349 stock units at $2,808,804 on Tuesday.
In closing out the year, Agostini declined 5 cents to end at $62.85 in an exchange of 147 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 with 227 units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $29 after a transfer of 10 shares. AS Bryden ended at $1.90, after 1,963 stocks passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.24 after an exchange of 70 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 2 cents to finish at $33.98 with investors swapping 1,545 shares. GraceKennedy gained 1 cent and ended at $3.47 with 155 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose 40 cents to $14.95 after switching owners of 130,025 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 76 cents with 21,613 units changing hands. Massy Holdings remained at $3.69, with 1,406 stocks crossing the exchange, National Enterprises climbed 25 cents to finish at $2 with investors dealing in 34,221 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 in an exchange of 100,895 shares. NCB Financial ended at $1.92, with 13,736 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 as investors exchanged 610 shares, Point Lisas fell 50 cents to end at $4.60 with a transfer of 275 units. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 40 cents in closing at $13.15 after an exchange of 100 stocks, Republic Financial popped 18 cents and closed at $103.23 with investors trading 1,484 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $47.99 with an exchange of 105 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $2.64 following the trading of 46,123 stocks, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to $1.85 with 314 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean slipped 20 cents to close at $14 with traders dealing in 616 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.61 in trading 3,033 shares.
The market closed with trading of 1,144,349 shares for $2,808,804, down from 1,251,579 stock units at $3,363,388 on Monday.
AS Bryden lost 3 cents to end at $1.90 with 3,229 shares clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank declined 1 cent in closing at $8.24 in an exchange of 151 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.90 with trading of a mere 3 shares. First Citizens Group fell by 40 cents to $34, with 12,217 units passing through the market, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.46, with investors swapping just 9 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.55, with 12,052 stocks crossing the exchange. Guardian Media fell 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents with investors dealing in 45 shares, JMMB Group dropped 11 cents and ended at 76 cents and closed with 177,850 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to finish at $3.69 after an exchange of 108,909 stocks. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $1.75 with a transfer of 748,514 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 as investors exchanged 1,950 shares, 
NCB Financial shed 1 cent and ended at $1.92 after a transfer of 250 stocks. Republic Financial sank 45 cents to finish at $103.05 with traders dealing in 836 units, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to end at $47.99 in an exchange of 940 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.64, with 64,609 shares crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean advanced 20 cents to $14.20 with an exchange of 179 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.61 as 11,891 units passed through the market.
The market closed with trading of 1,251,579 shares worth $3,363,388 compared to 138,886 stock units at $5,166,474 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden gained 3 cents and ended at $1.93 after an exchange of 3,520 stocks, Endeavour Holdings slipped 1 cent to finish at $18.44 with investors trading 4,341 units, Eric Solis Marketing shed 10 cents to close at $3.90 with an exchange of 2 stocks. First Citizens Group popped 5 cents to $34.40 after 250 shares crossed the market, GraceKennedy finished at $3.47 after an exchange of 10,819 stock units, Guardian Holdings increased 5 cents and ended at $14.55 with a transfer of 1,500 units. Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with just one share crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed 8 cents to 87 cents in switching ownership of 23,777 units, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $3.68 with traders dealing in 5,085 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $1.74 in an exchange of 153,713 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 53,008 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33, with 962 units crossing the exchange. Point Lisas rose 10 cents to end at $5.10 after trading of 96 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings rallied 40 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $13.55 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Republic Financial shed $1.50 to close at $103.50, with an exchange of 1,583 shares. Scotiabank advanced $1.54 to $48 as investors exchanged 582 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to end at $2.64, with 991,758 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean dropped 23 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $14 after a transfer of 125 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.64 and closed with 420 stocks being traded.
The market closed ahead of Christmas, with just 9 stocks rising and 16 declining. The financial sector declined in all listings except for Guardian Holdings, which remained unchanged at the close. Conglomerates had two rising stocks and one declining. The Manufacturing sector had three stocks increasing and two falling. Three stocks in the Trading sector fell, two rose and all three stocks in the Entertainment and Media sector declined.