Declining stocks overwhelmed trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a sharp rise in the value and volume of stocks traded, as investors exchanged 294 percent more shares with a value 105 percent more than on Monday and resulting in trading in 19 securities compared with 18 on Monday, with 12 declining, four gaining and only three remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 199,128 shares for $1,237,033 up from 50,591 stock units at $603,565 on Monday.
An average of 10,480 stock units were traded at $65,107 compared to just 2,811 shares at $33,531 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 16,722 shares at $231,238 compared with 17,250 units at $245,266 on the previous day and contrast with an average trade for October amounting to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index dipped 1.67 points to settle at 1,203.98, the All T&T Index skidded 1.21 points to cease trading at 1,815.23, the SME Index dipped 8.28 points to end the day at 71.71 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.30 points to conclude trading at 76.98.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 5 cents in closing at $68.45 with a transfer of 12 stock units, Angostura Holdings lost 9 cents to end at $22.16 with500 shares, crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 75 cents to close at $22.75 in an exchange of 171 stock units. Endeavour Holdings fell $1.74 to end at $13.26 with shareholders dealing in 25 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 1 cent to close at $49.10 after 2,020 shares crossed the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7 with investors swapping 3,280 units. GraceKennedy declined 10 cents to $3.65 while exchanging 33,156 stocks, L.J. Williams B share skidded 15 cents in closing at $2.25 with an exchange of just one stock unit, Massy Holdings rose 8 cents and ended at $4.40 with an exchange of 3,783 shares. National Enterprises fell 1 cent to end at $3.54, with 55,401 stock units clearing the market, National Flour Mills rallied 7 cents to $1.70 with stakeholders exchanging 36,932 stocks, One Caribbean Media popped 2 cents and ended at $3.52 after 1,000 units passed through the market. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $11.38 after exchanging 7 stocks, Republic Financial lost 8 cents in closing at $122.50 following 317 units crossing the market, Scotiabank gained $1 to end at $71 as investors exchanged 131 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 36 cents in closing at $11 after investors ended trading 334 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.86 with investors transferring 3,266 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11, with 52,800 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.55 with traders dealing in 5,992 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Declining stocks overwhelmed Trinidad Exchange
Trading dives on Trinidad & Tobago Exchange
Trading dropped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 95 percent lower than on Friday resulting in trading in 18 securities compared with 16 on Friday, with five stocks rising, three declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 50,591 shares for $603,565 compared with 939,230 stock units at $12,336,459 on Friday.
An average of 2,811 units were traded at $33,531 compared to 58,702 shares at $771,029 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 17,250 shares at $245,266 compared with 18,505 units at $263,678 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index shed 1.09 points to cease trading at 1,205.65, the All T&T Index skidded 4.13 points to lock up trading at 1,816.44, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.30 points to end the day at 77.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended trading at $68.50 with stakeholders exchanging 4 stock units, Angostura Holdings remained at $22.25 after one share passed through the market, 
Ansa McAl remained at $57 with investors trading 1,086 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 74 cents and ended at $23.50 in an exchange of 24 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to end at $49.11 with traders dealing in 931 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 while exchanging 70 stocks. GraceKennedy popped 10 cents to close at $3.75, with 67 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $18.65 as investors exchanged 2,013 stock units, JMMB Group ended at $1.41 with 17,765 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings advanced 7 cents and ended at $4.32 with investors dealing in 12,821 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 with 5,664 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $3.20 after investors ended trading 4,829 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at $11.39 with an exchange of 22 units, Republic Financial lost 83 cents to close at $122.58 with 689 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank skidded $2 and ended at $70 after an exchange of 3,428 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 71 cents to $11.36 and closed with an exchange of 600 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 after an exchange of 27 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $9.59 in switching ownership of 550 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Q3 profit climbs 18% at GraceKennedy
Profit after tax climbed 17.7 percent to $1.77 billion for the September quarter this year, compared to $1.5 billion over the same period in 2022 at GraceKennedy, from a 13.5 percent rise in revenues to $39.55 billion, up from $4.85 billion in 2022. Profit before tax for the third quarter rose 15.7 percent to $2.62 billion from $2.27 billion as Revenues climbed 13.5 percent to $39.56 billion from $34.85 billion.
For the first nine months of the year, revenues rose 9.7 percent to $117.8 billion, over the $107 billion earned for the nine months to September 2022. Profit before tax reached $8.8 billion, up 14 percent from $7.7 billion and net profit after tax attributable to shareholders of the group rose 14.2 percent to $6.4 billion from $5.6 billion.
The profit translates to earnings per share for the third quarter of $1.79 and $6.02 for the nine months, compared to $1.52 and $5.23 in 2022, respectively.
Earnings per share for the full year ending in December should hit the $8 market, with a PE ratio of 9 based on Thursday’s last traded price of $71.50.
“GK’s food business demonstrated b performance, with notable growth in revenue and profitability for the period. GraceKennedy Financial Group also delivered a positive performance, driven by b top-line growth” Gordon Shirley, chairman and Don Wehby, Chief Executive Officer stated in their commentary on the results.
The company will pay a dividend of 65 cents per stock unit on December 15 totalling approximately $643 million. This is the fourth and final dividend payment by GK for 2023, bringing GK’s year-to-date total dividend payout to $2.15 billion.
Group Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby.
Direct and operating expenses rose from $33.2 billion in the September 2022 quarter to $37.57 billion, for the year to date it moved from $101.93 billion to $111.7 billion. The group incurred impairment loss on financial assets in the quarter of $100 million compared to $96 million in the previous year and for the year to date, $233 million versus $230 million in 2022. Other income delivered $856 million to profit in the third quarter up from $752 million in 2022 for the similar period, and for the year to date $2.76 billion versus $2.36 billion in the prior year.
Interest income from non-financial services amounted to $161 million in the September quarter down slightly from $169 million in the 2022 third quarter and for the year to date $474 million up from $424 million for the nine months to September 2022. Interest expense rose to $415 million in the latest quarter from $276 million in 2022 and for the nine months, $1.2 billion up from $919 million in 2022. Associated companies contributed $115 million in the September quarter, virtually flat with $114 million in the previous year and $638 million in September 2023 versus $539 million last year.
The group’s lending activity saw loans advanced to customers rising 12.6 percent to $40 billion at the end of September this year while investment securities climbed to $51.6 billion from $36.96 billion at the end of September 2022. Receivables climbed quite sharply by 35 percent from $19.5 billion at the end of September 2022 to $26.3 billion well ahead of the increase in revenues. On the liability side, deposits grew 23 percent to $61 billion from $49.6 billion at the end of September 2022. Loans received by the group amounted to $30.4 billion a slight increase from the $29.5 million at the end of September 2022. Shareholders’ equity ended the period at $77.8 billion, up from $69.7 billion at the end of September 2022.
In commenting on the results, Gordon Shirley Chairman and Don Wehby in a jointly signed report stated “GK food business demonstrated b performance in the first nine months of 2023 with notable growth in both revenues and pretax profit. Our Jamaican food division achieved commendable results.”
Grace Kennedy products
“The manufacturing business also delivered improved results over the previous year. Hilo Food Stores continue to display robust performance in 2023 powered by increased sales. Our international food business experience improved performance in comparison to the same period last year. But growth in revenue and profitability was achieved by GK Foods USA and Grace Foods UK, while Belize and Grace LACA also saw growth. Our La Fe and Grace brands experienced significant growth in the US market, Grace Foods Canada continues to work at overcoming operational challenges and inflationary pressures in that market.”
“The Financial Group delivered positive performance driven by b top line growth. Our insurance segment sustained growth throughout the period.”
First Global Bank delivered improved results over the prior year aided by increased lending. Remittance services suffered a slight dip in revenues and profit and is partnering with Courts to locate the Western Union outlets in their stores. Bill Express also experienced growth in the period.
Based on the above PE ratio that is much lower than the market average of 13 the stock is undervalued measured by net book value that is the price is less than two times book which is low, with several of its peer trading at a much higher valuation based on net book value. Grace’s main problem is that it is a very liquid stock as there is no dominant shareholder controlling a near majority
Sharp bounce in trading on Trinidad Exchange
Trading jumped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, but prices mostly fell, resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 333 percent and the value surging 1,244 percent more than in Thursday’s trading and resulted in 16 securities switching owners, up from 12 on Thursday and ended with the price of one stock rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 939,230 shares for $12,336,459, up from 216,737 stock units at $917,842 on Thursday.
An average of 58,702 shares were traded at $771,029 compared with 18,061 stocks at $76,487 on Thursday and trading for the month to date averaging 18,505 shares at $263,678 compared to 15,138 units at $221,192 on the previous day and an average trade for October of 15,711 shares for $151,451.
The Composite Index fell 2.45 points to finish at 1,206.74, the All T&T Index dipped 8.15 points to end at 1,820.57, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.51 points to close at 76.98.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.50, with 93,680 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl ended at $57, with 200 units changing hands, First Citizens Group dipped 15 cents and ended at $49.10 after 912 shares passed through the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7 with investors trading 31 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 10 cents to $3.65, with an exchange of 62,226 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $18.65 in an exchange of 8,041 stocks. JMMB Group closed at $1.41 with investors trading 4,752 units, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents to close at $4.25 after an exchange of 698,988 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 in switching ownership of 19,526 shares. Prestige Holdings declined 5 cents to end at $11.40 after a transfer of 22 units, 
Republic Financial fell 59 cents to $123.41, with 16,262 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank skidded 75 cents to close at $72 as investors traded 1,084 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed $1.65 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.65 after investors ended up trading 3,617 shares, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.86 after 2,489 units crossed the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 after an exchange of 26,900 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.59 in trading 500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 48 percent with the value 74 percent less than the level of trading on Wednesday resulting in 
12 securities trading compared with 17 on Wednesday and ended with three stocks rising, two declining and seven remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index dropped 3.79 points to close trading at 1,209.19, the All T&T Index shed 8.12 points to end at 1,828.72, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to 76.47.
Investors exchanged 216,737 shares for $917,842 down from 420,680 stock units at $3,553,733 on Wednesday.
An average of 18,061 units were traded at $76,487 compared to 24,746 shares at $209,043 on Wednesday, 
with trading for the month to date averaging 15,138 shares at $221,192 compared with 14,942 units at $230,891 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl remained at $57 with stakeholders trading 63 units, First Citizens Group ended at $49.25 with a transfer of 691 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7, with investors exchanging 20,305 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $18.65 after investors traded 4,163 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.41, with 128,555 shares clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.40, with investors trading 10 stock units. 
Massy Holdings shed 5 cents to end at $4.35 with investors dealing in 27,000 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55, with 20,590 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial rose $1 to close at $124 as investors exchanged 964 shares. Scotiabank gained 24 cents to end at $72.75 after 288 stock units ended up crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean dropped 49 cents in closing at $11 in an exchange of 13,900 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9.60 with investors transferring 208 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Profit drops at Image Plus
Image Plus reported sharply lower second quarter results with a 40 percent drop in earnings from $64 million before tax in 2022 to just $39 million for the second quarter as revenues declined by 7 percent to $254 million from $274 million in 2022 but remained flat for the half year at $554 million and resulting in pretax profit falling 33 percent from $153 million to $103 million.
The company indicated that revenues fell due to machine breakdown, although other areas saw growth in the modalities of X-ray and fluoroscopy cases.
Administrative expenses grew 21 percent from $94 million in the August 2022 quarter to $114 million and were up almost 26 percent for the half year to $232 million from $184 million in 2022. Depreciation and Amortisation charges rose from $10 million in the 2022 August quarter to $155 million in 2023 and for the six months to August, it jumped from $19 million to $30 million.
Interest income rose from $206,000 in the second quarter to $7.8 million and from $1.3 million to $12.6 million in the half year while interest cost declined from $6.5 million to $3 million in the quarter and from $9 million to $4.7 million for the half year.
Operations delivered Cash Flows of $120 million after interest income and expenses, but a surge in Receivables reduced the amount to a net outflow of $224 million. The company also purchased fixed assets amounting to $120 million, paid $74 million in dividends and utilized investment funds to help cover the cash flow shortfall, resulting in funds on hands falling to $110 million at the end of the half year.
Earnings per share ended at 3 cents for the second quarter and 8 cents for the year to date. ICInsider.com projects earnings for the year to 21 cents per share.
Dr. Karlene McDonnough – Chairman of Image Consultants Ltd.
Current assets stood at $763 million and include trade receivables of $631 million up from $248 million in August 2022. Cash at bank balances amount to $110 million. “The majority of the trade receivables balance is from one large payer who continues to settle consistently and from whom we have both written commitments and detailed payment timelines to consistently reduce their outstanding amount. This amount has since been reduced in Q3 to date and is believed to be fully collectible based on the historical experience with the payer,” the directors’ report stated.
Current liabilities amounted to $117 million from the August quarter and $124 a year ago.
Shareholders equity ended the period at $966 million up from $362 million a year ago before going public. Borrowings used in the operations totalled $192 million, up from $130 million in August 2022.
Trinidad Stock Exchange rallied
Trading on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange led to a jump in market value on Wednesday, even as the volume of stocks traded declined by 22 percent with the value falling 69 percent below Tuesday’s level, resulting from trading in 17 securities compared with 21 on Tuesday and ending with prices of two stocks rising, five declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 420,680 shares for $3,553,733 versus 538,556 stock units at $11,455,215 on Tuesday.
An average of 24,746 units were traded at $209,043 compared to 25,646 shares at $545,486 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,942 shares at $230,891 compared with 13,913 units at $233,182, previously. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index rallied 15.67 points to close at 1,212.98, the All T&T Index climbed 22.71 points to close at 1,836.84, the SME Index ended unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 1.14 points to 76.35.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.25 with an exchange of 2,981 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $57, with 52 units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 74 cents to close at $22.76 with investors dealing in 123 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $49.25 after an exchange of 30,114 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 11 cents in closing at $3.55, with 1,060 shares passing through the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $18.65 with shareholders swapping 378 units. Guardian Media ended at $2.20 with 7 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group remained at $1.35 with investors transferring 11,545 stock units, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.40 after the trading of 121 shares. 
Massy Holdings lost 3 cents and ended at $4.40 in switching ownership of 27,190 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 with traders dealing in 17,035 units, NCB Financial increased 18 cents to end at $3.20 in an exchange of 312,500 stock units. Republic Financial skidded $1.50 in closing at $123 after 5,230 shares were traded, Scotiabank ended at $72.51 with investors exchanging 280 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 20 cents to end at $12.30 in trading 1,000 units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 49 cents to $11.49 after a transfer of 1,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9.60, with 10,064 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Profit climbs 22% at Stationery & Office Supplies
Profit climbed in 2023 at Stationery and Office Supplies an under the radar company until listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange transformed it into one of the leading companies peddling office supplies in Jamaica. For the quarter ending September this year, profit after tax climbed 22 percent to $96 million from $79 million last year and for the nine months $294 million up 14 percent from $252.5 million.
Stationary & Office Supplies – Montego Bay office.
The year-to-date figures include a gain on the sale of assets amounting to $7.1 million and $30 million in 2022 as such this year’s ongoing profit performance is greater than the net figures suggest.
Year to date, the operating profit before finance charges and gains or loss on the sale of fixed assets is up a solid 38 percent for the nine months and 12 percent for the quarter.
For the September quarter, revenues inched up from $473 million to $488 million. A fair bit of the slowdown is due to price discounts granted based on originally listed prices following falling input costs. For the year to date, revenues climbed 16 percent to $1.53 billion from $1.32 billion in 2022.
Administrative and general expenses rose 23.5 percent to $138 million from $112 million in the September quarter of 2022 and for the year to date, it climbed 20 percent to $378 million from $314 million. Selling and promotional costs fell to $29 million for the September 2023 quarter from $35.8 million last year, with the year to date figures being almost flat at $97 million in 2023 versus $96 million in 2022. Depreciation charges were slightly down from $8.7 million in the September quarter of last year to $8.4 million this year and year to date the numbers are flat at $26.4 million.
Earnings per share for the third Quarter was 4 cents compared to 3 cents in 2022 and for the nine months end September this year, 13 cents per share, up from 11.33 cents.
ICInsider.com projects 19 cents per share for the year, from revenues of just over $2 billion and 30 cents for 2024. The stock last traded at $1.72, with a PE of 8.9 times current year’s earnings, well below the market average of 12.
Operations produced cash inflows of $356 million, up from $259 million in 2022 and at the end of the period with a surplus of $189 million that brought the total to $320.8 million up from just $99 million at the end of September. The 2023 growth in Cash inflows is after spending $72 million on acquiring property, plant and equipment, $50 million in dividend payments and $40 million used in repaying loans. Some of the amount on hand is earmarked to fund the acquisition of properties to be used for storage to allow for continued expansion of the business.
Current assets closed the period at $1 billion, with Receivables rising from $194 million to $317 million and inventories at $349 million compared with $356 million in 2022. Current liabilities rose to $305 million from $148 million in 2022.
Shareholders’ equity stands at $1.35 billion which is up from $884 million from a year ago and borrowed funds used in its operations is only $65 million.
Going forward, the Seek manufacturing division is to get new machines to help meet growing demand as the current facility is said to be at its peak. The distribution of 3M stationery products has been added to the company’s line in the latter months of 2023 and will boost revenues in 2024, with a full year of sales.
Rising stocks outshine decliners on Trinidad Exchange
Investors mostly pushed stocks higher in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 17 on Thursday, with prices of seven stocks rising, only two declining and seven remaining unchanged as the market closed as the volume of stocks traded rose 43 percent and the value jumped 554 percent over Wednesday out turn.
Investors exchanged 335.666 shares for $2,934,595 compared to 329,768 stock units at $9,971,076 on Wednesday.
An average of 18,648 units were traded at $163,033 compared to 19,398 shares at $586,534 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 12,166 shares at $186,672 compared with 11,217 units at $190,127 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index advanced 4.99 points to 1,199.46, the All T&T Index popped 10.46 points to conclude trading at 1,822.17, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.12 points to settle at 74.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 50 cents to close at $67.50 as investors exchanged 23,845 units, Angostura Holdings had an exchange of 100 shares at $20.51, Ansa Merchant Bank rose 87 cents to $43.50 in switching ownership of 3,000 stocks, Ansa McAl closed trading of 300 shares after the price rose 5 cents to $54.05, First Citizens Group ended trading at $49.25 in an exchange of 10,697 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 after closing with an exchange of 174 shares, GraceKennedy popped 31 cents to $3.66 in trading 219 units. Guardian Holdings rallied by 10 cents to $1910, with 8,590 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.41 with stakeholders exchanging 125,026 stock units, Massy Holdings added 2 cents to close at $4.49 after a transfer of 1,819 shares. National Enterprises remained at $3.55 after 2,503 stock units crossed the exchange, 
NCB Financial fell by 16 cents to $2.84 with a transfer of 5,640 units, National Flour ended at $1.63 after rising by 11 cents, with 147,325 stocks crossing the market. Prestige Holdings closed at $11.50 after an exchange of 350 shares, Republic Financial ended at $126 after 8,4625 stocks passed through the market, Scotiabank shed 23 cents to close at $72.52 with an exchange of 2,839 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $12.50 after 14,198 stock units changed hands and Unilever Caribbean rose 1 cent and ended at $10.51 in an exchange of 1,920 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks outshine decliners on Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended with a divided advance-decline ratio on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, but stocks advancing overpowered the impact declining ones had on the market at the close as the volume of stocks traded rose 43 percent and the value jumped 554 percent over Wednesday out turn resulting in 17 securities trading compared with 16 on Wednesday, with five stocks rising, five declining and seven remaining unchanged and the market indices rising.
Investors exchanged 329,768 shares for $9,971,076 compared to 231,326 stock units at $1,524,317 on Wednesday.
An average of 19,398 units were traded at $586,534 compared to 14,458 shares at $95,270 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,217 shares at $190,127 compared with 9,905 units at $126,555 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index advanced 4.99 points to 1,199.46, the All T&T Index popped 10.46 points to conclude trading at 1,822.17, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.12 points to settle at 74.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 50 cents to close at $67.50 as investors traded 23,845 units, Ansa Merchant Bank rose 51 cents to $42.63 in swapping 7,559 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 with investors trading 32 shares. First Citizens Group lost 1 cent to end at $49.25 after an exchange of 1,112 stock, FirstCaribbean International ended at $7 after closing with an exchange of 1,460 shares, GraceKennedy dropped 5 cents to $3.35 in trading 12,966 units. Guardian Holdings fell 20 cents and ended at $19, with 1,130 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.41 with traders exchanging 6,088 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 3 cents to close at $4.47 after a transfer of 22,970 shares. 
National Enterprises ended at $3.55 after 18,605 stock units crossed the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $3 with a transfer of 29,661 units, Point Lisas ended at $3.50, with 224 stocks crossing the market. Prestige Holdings gained 65 cents in closing at $11.50 after an exchange of 130,122 shares, Republic Financial popped $2 and ended at $126 after 42,915 stocks passed through the market, Scotiabank rallied 15 cents to close at $72.75 with an exchange of 7,374 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $12.50, with 16,015 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean declined 5 cents and ended at $10.50 in an exchange of 7,690 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.