After a brief reprieve, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange return to losing ways with all three indices declining on Tuesday as the number of securities trading rose over Monday’s level but with no stock rising.
At the close of trading, the T&T Composite Index declined by 3.77 points to 1,267.35. The All T&T Index was down 4.60 points to 1,669.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.40 points to close at 117.13.
Investors exchanged 17 securities resulted in five stocks declining, twelve unchanged and no stock advancing. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 270,942 shares valued at $7,464,144, upon the 142,753 shares for $696,761 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Losers│ Clico Investments closed at $22.50, with a loss of $1.25 after transferring 13,951 shares, First Caribbean International lost 9 cents to close at $7.60, with an exchange of 1,308 units, Grace Kennedy finished 1 cent lower at $2.86 after 59,000 shares crossed the exchange. Guardian Media shed 35 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.40, in trading 967 units and National Flour fell by 15 cents to $1.10, with 5,150 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades│ Angostura Holdings traded 12,557 shares at $13.85, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $36.30, with a transfer of 1,168 units, 
First Citizens Bank exchanged 374 units at $39.40. JMMB Group swapped 107,435 shares at $1.95, Prestige Holdings closed at $7.50, with 500 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings was unchanged at $132.65, after transferring 46,138 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 4,376 stock units at $54.75, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90, in swapping 35 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $16.90, in trading 5,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $17.05, with a transfer of 2,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.90, after an exchange of 194 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Price movements were mostly moderate in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with volume and value well down on Friday’s levels.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank exchanged 130 units at $39.40, First Caribbean International closed at $7.69, with 668 units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 102 units at $50. National Enterprises transferred 1,238 units at $4.15, NCB Financial closed at $8, with 2,608 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.75, after trading 952 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.90, with an exchange of 3,115 units and West Indian Tobacco swapped 841 units at $30.90.
Firm Trades│ First Caribbean International close at $7.69, with 1,000 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 11,376 stock units at $18.08, JMMB Group closed market activity at $2 after 102,428 shares crossed the market. NCB Financial closed at $8 transferring 6,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $132.64, with an exchange of 6,574 stock units. Trinidad and Tobago NGL exchanged 875 units at $16.99 traded 202 units at $54.75 and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $30.90, with 34,152 units changing hands.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher at the end of trading on Thursday with a reduced number of just ten companies crossing the exchange but with a higher volume and value than on Wednesday.
Massy Holdings jumped $6.40 to $54.90, in exchanging 185,147 shares and National Flour ended at $1.12, with gains of 6 cents after transferring 35,000 shares.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to finish at $16.95, with 1,473 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended 7 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $17.95, after trading 494 stock units.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index gained 0.03 points to 1,260.48. The All T&T Index rose 0.06 points to end at 1,681.79 while the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 113.50.
Losers│ Angostura Holdings fell 46 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14, with 1,000 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents transferring 20,030 shares and closed at $17.95 and Scotiabank shed 10 cents to end at $54.60, with an exchange of 1,177 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 3.97 points to 1,255.80. The All T&T Index gained 1.55 points to end at 1,689.41 while the Cross Listed Index lost 1.30 points to 111.16.
NCB Financial closed at $7.15, with a loss of 10 cents trading 530 stock units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.02, after losing 23 cents in exchanging 1,703 shares.
National Flour ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10, with a loss of 10 cents transferring 750 units and NCB Financial declined by $1.01 to $8.99, with 5,862 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with three stocks closing at 52 weeks’ low after four stocks recorded gains, seven declined, while four remained unchanged. The total volume of shares passing through the market climbed to 1,141,627 units valued at $5,923,432 compared to 656,107 shares for $10,311,421 on Tuesday.
Massy Holdings declined by 50 cents to close at $56.50, with 518 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $57 exchanging 754 units, after losing $1. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 24 cents to close at $17.01, with 2,750 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 24 cents to end at $34.75, trading 139 units.
Four stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low as the market encountered five consecutive days of losses at the close market sentiments and closed with negative with stocks closing with a four to one bias towards declines as shown by the IC bid-offer Indicator. 
JMMB Group shed 8 cents exchanging 170,055 shares to close at $2.02, Massy Holdings declined by $1 to $59 in transferring 15,490 units and National Enterprises traded 27,269 stock units after falling 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.40. National Flour closed at $1.30 in exchanging 111,161 units and lost 15 cents, One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.15, with 200 units crossing the market, Point Lisas shed 30 cents exchanging 200 units to end at $3.45. Prestige Holdings declined by 50 cents to $8.50 trading 3,585 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents and closed at $145.43, transferring 18,703 units and Scotiabank fell 7 cents to $62.45, in exchanging 150 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 31 cents trading 16,736 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.19 and Unilever Caribbean dropped to a 52 weeks’ low of $19.10, after falling $1.40 with 3,300 units crossing the market.