Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with an exchange of 79 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday with values falling by 94 percent and the market indices slipping.
The market closed with 12 securities trading, up from fifteen on Wednesday, and closed with three stocks advancing, five declining and four remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 158,453 shares for $1,258,794 compared to 743,173 shares valued $20,806,698 on Wednesday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 13,204 shares at $104,899 versus an average of 49,545 units at $1,387,113 for each security on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade ends at 22,270 shares at $402,375 compared to 23,802 units at $470,382 on Wednesday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 3.02 points to 1,318.75, the All T&T Index dropped 4.47 points to end at 1,786.14, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.21 points to close at 115.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling price and seven with lower offers.
Stocks rising│Clico Investments gained 14 cents and closed at $25.34, with the trading of 1,923 stock units, JMMB Group finished 6 cents higher at $1.80, after 68,188 shares crossed the market and National Flour rose 5 cents to $1.90, with an exchange of 21,690 shares.
Stocks declining│Angostura Holdings lost 9 cents to settle at $16.90, with 15 units changing hands, First Citizens Bank fell 10 cents to close at $45.71, after trading 252 units, Guardian Holdings shed 80 cents, with 1,450 stock units crossing the exchange to close at $19.20. NCB Financial Group ended at $7.90, with a loss of 10 cents trading 3,500 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost one cent, exchanging 26,931 shares, in ending at $15.
Stocks trading firm│ Grace Kennedy remained at $3.55 trading 24,815 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 3,366 stock units at $59, Scotiabank closed at $55.50, with 4,743 stock units crossing the market and Unilever Caribbean ended the day at $16.97, after a transfer of 1,580 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15 securities trading, up from 14 on Tuesday, and closed with four stocks advancing, six declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 743,172 shares accounting for $20,806,698 compared to 197,371 shares valued $1,639,274 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining|Agostini’s lost 5 cents to end at $23.50, with a transfer of 30 units, Clico Investments shed 29 cents trading 127,805 shares to settle at $25.20, First Caribbean International finished at $7.05, with a loss of 3 cents in exchanging 5,768 units. First Citizens Bank slipped 19 cents to $45.81, in a transfer of 1,190 units, JMMB Group lost 5 cents trading to $1.74, with 500 units crossing the market and Massy Holdings ended at $59, after losing 5 cents exchanging 22,512 shares.
Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to end at $59.05, after trading just 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group gained 3 cents to close at $7.85 with the transfer of 2,234 units, National Flour ended at $1.85, with gains of 2 cents in exchanging 31,208 units. 
The market closed with eighteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six stocks declining, while eight closed unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 478,583 shares valued at $6,975,688 compared to 59,390 shares for $1,206,644 on Thursday from 13 securities.
JMMB Group lost 4 cents, with investors swapping 345,635 shares to settle at $ 1.70, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, after the transfer of 9,785 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 5 cents lower at $15.45, with 10,005 shares changing hands.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 37 cents to finish at $15.50, in exchanging 11,332 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents after a transfer of 807 units to close at $35.
The market closed with thirteen securities changing hands, with two stocks advancing, four declining and seven remaining unchanged. The T&T Composite Index lost 0.32 points to close at 1,317.15, the All T&T Index shed 0.64 points to 1,794.52 and while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 113.41.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $15.87, with a 3 cent loss transferring 1,230 units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to $2, exchanging 50 units and West Indian Tobacco ended 45 cents lower at $35.05, with 5,332 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six declining and six remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 339,427 shares valued at $13,649,889 compared to 490,995 shares for $5,458,075 from 17 securities on Monday.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments finished 35 cents lower at $25.15, with an exchange of 10,472 stock units, JMMB Group lost 1 cent trading 30,309 shares to settle at $1.70, One Caribbean Media slipped 10 cents to $5.10, after transferring 30,189 shares. Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $7.50, in exchanging 500 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $142, with a loss of 2 cents and 2,460 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to $15.90, in transferring 3,309 stock units.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens shed 10 cents, exchanging 1,860 units to settle at $46.10, Massy Holdings closed 6 cents lower at $58, in transferring 1,000 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to finish at $15.95, with 3,629 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by 95 cents to $35.05, in trading 1,719 units.
Stocks declining│ Agostini’s shed 20 cents to end at $24.50, in exchanging 20 units, Clico Investments closed at $25.50, with a loss of 9 cents transferring 1,870 units, Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to finish at $3.48, with 1,000 units changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $54.80 after losing 10 cents trading 192 shares and Trinidad and Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents to $16.01, with an exchange of 1,996 units.
JMMB Group closed at $1.88, after gaining 10 cents in transferring 4,500 shares and National Flour gained 2 cents to settle at $1.82, with an exchange of 600 units.