Trinidad Cement shares in play.
Market activity on Monday saw an increase in trading levels with volume and value rising strongly as 11 securities traded compared to 7 on Friday. At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 7 remained unchanged as 846,000 shares were traded with a value of $6,385,564 in contrast to Friday’s volume of 133,162 units valued at $610,132.
The Composite Index advanced 0.67 points to 1,207.32 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.27 points to 1,830.55 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.05 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.01 points to 78.07 points with year to date gains of 57.69 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.62 with 1,000 shares changing hands while Trinidad Cement closed with gains of 49 cents to close at $3.88 as 608,138 shares changed hands for a value of $2,124,450.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to close at $2.52 with 1,010 shares changing hands and Scotiabank lost 1 cent, closing at $58.69 with 59,715 shares exchanged for a value of $3,504,673.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings traded firm at $15.50 with 62 shares changing hands, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with 73 shares changing hands, Clico Investment, with 4,187 shares switching owners, closed at $22.55, and FirstCaribbean International Bank held firm at $8.50 with 62,210 shares changing hands with a value of $528,785. JMMB Group closed with 109,385 shares changing hands at 90 cents, Massy Holdings remained unchanged at $51 with 120 shares changing owners and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 100 shares changing hands.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday picked up marginally as the Composite and All T&T Indices recorded positive gains. Trading levels remained low with only 7 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday. 
changing hands, Guardian Holdings rebounded with gains of 36 cents, closing at $12.90 with 8,683 shares trading and Sagicor Financial added 11 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $7.61 as 32,363 shares switched owners.
Losses| First Citizens lost 7 cents to close at $34.93 with 220 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 1 cent, closing at $8.49 with 306 shares changing hands and Guardian Holdings was down 34 cents to close at $12.54 while trading 10,378 shares.
Trading levels rebounded strongly on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with 513,946 shares changing hands with a value of $9,953,673, in contrast to Wednesday’s volume of 31,204 with a value of $2,125,247. 
Firm Trades | Clico Investment closed at $22.60 with 100,500 shares changing hands with a value of $2,270,305, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 2,000 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.90 with 50,000 shares changing hands. National Enterprises closed at $10.60 with 11,817 shares changing hands, Point Lisas closed at $3.70 with 750 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 12 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.50 with 7,580 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 10,000 shares changing hands valued at $1,270,000.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings with 150,473 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50 with a value of $2,332,332, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 20,800 shares changing hands, First Citizens closed at $33.01 with 605 shares changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 1,155 shares changing hands. Guardian Media closed at $19 with 6,443 shares changing hands, National Enterprises closed at $10.55 with 6,000 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings, with 602 shares changing hands, closed at $11. Scotiabank closed at $58.72 with 500 shares changing hands and Witco closed at $126.80 with 59,360 shares changing hands valued at $7,526,848, Witco will make a dividend payout of $1.44 per share on November 24.
$126.80, down 10 cents with 20,451 shares changing hands with a value of $2,593,187.
Losses|Market activity resulted in JMMB Group slipping 1 cent, with 40,140 shares changing hands, closed at 90 cents.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings with 66,534 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50 with a value of $1,031,290, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 1,532 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank with 893 shares changing hands, closed at $33, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 106,858 shares changing hands with a value of $908,293. Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 538 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 142,073 shares changing hands with a value of $1,562,803 and West Indian Tobacco with 77 shares changing hands, closed at $126.90.
Sagicor Financial closed at $7.40, down 1 cent with 13,220 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to close at $126.90 with 28,905 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 210,000 shares changing hands with a value of $4,746,000, First Citizens Bank with 1,020 changing hands, closed at $33, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 12,000 shares changing hands and year to date gains of 70 percent. Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 110 shares changing hands, JMMB Group with 309,136 shares changing hands, closed at 91 cents and year to date gains of 65 percent, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.65 with 11,218 shares changing hands and Point Lisas with 1,500 shares changing hands, closed at $3.70.
