Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange fell to extremely low levels, with an exchange of a mere 11,704 shares, accounting for just $161,623 compared to 37,299 units at $945,858 on Monday. The market closed, with 13 securities changing hands and resulting in the prices of four stocks rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged.
Junior Market volume contracts on Friday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index inched 0.47 points higher to settle at 1,311. The All T&T Index added 0.14 points to close at 1,769.98 and the Cross Listed Index carved out a rise of 0.11 points to settle at 115.21.
The market closed, with an average of 900 units traded on Tuesday at $12,464 in contrast to an average of 2,331 at $59,121 on Monday. An average of 12,056 units was exchanged at $141,818 for the month to date, versus 12,565 units at $147,718.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks gaining| First Citizens Bank climbed 10 cents to settle at $46.20 trading 63 shares, JMMB Group advanced by 5 cents to end at $1.95 in exchanging 100 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings gained 3 cents to settle at $139.50, with 35 stock units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents ending at $17.25 in exchanging 3,450 shares.
Stocks declining| Angostura Holdings fell 5 cents to close at $15.25 with investors swapping 100 stock units, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents in closing at $19.20 in trading 821 units and 
One Caribbean Media dipped 10 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.15, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange.
Stocks Trading Firm| Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $14, with investors exchanging 640 stock units. Massy Holdings settled at $58 after 34 units changed hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1, with 69 units passing through the market, NCB Financial Group settled at $7.80 with investors switching ownership of 4,651 stock units, Scotiabank stayed at $54.75, after exchanging 222 shares, while West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 trading 319 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market the prices of five stocks recorded gains, three declined and eight remaining unchanged leaving the Composite Index with a rise of 2.48 points to end at 1,310.66, the All T&T Index losing 0.28 points to finish at 1,769.54 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 0.72 points to close at 115.10.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 50 cents to close at $14 in trading 1,607 units.
Firm Traders| Clico Investment Fund ended at $25.01, with 5,046 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings closed at $58, with 1,578 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises settled at $4.50 after trading 973 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.25 with 250 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $139.47 in exchanging 69 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $54.75, with 2,675 shares passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 while trading 11,062 units, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.10 in finishing with 6,710 units, clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 after just four units passing through the market.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 7.29 points to 1,311.84, the All T&T Index dropped 11.17 points to close at 1,771.78 and the Cross Listed Index shed 0.45 points to finish at 115.11.
Firm trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.30 in an exchange of 2,313 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50 trading 155 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80, with 32,000 shares passing through the market. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $139.47 in exchanging 25 units. Scotiabank stayed at $54.75, with 50 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 with investors swapping 40,903 shares, Trinidad Cement traded 3,788 stock units and closed at $2.10. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.90 with an exchange of 33 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 while exchanging 706 stock units.
The market closed with, the Composite Index declined by 4.27 points to close at 1,319.13, the All T&T Index declined by 6.06 points to close at 1,782.95 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.33 points to close at 115.56. Trading ended with an exchange of 242,783 shares for $2,867,044 compared to 164,986 units at $4,264,493 on Tuesday.
Firm Traders| Agostini’s ended at $24.50 after exchanging 63 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50, finishing with 1,247 units changing hands. Clico Investment Fund ended at $25 with investors switching ownership of 40 stock units, First Citizens Bank ended at $49 with 2,641 units crossing the market. Grace Kennedy closed at $3.40 with of 5,000 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $57.90 in trading 671 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80 after exchanging 3,400 shares. Republic Financial Holdings stayed at $139.47 with an exchange of 3,692 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.90, with investors swapping 793 stock units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $35 after exchanging 5,783 stock units.
Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent in ending at $139.47 and cleared the market with 1,914 units and Scotiabank dropped by 5 cents ending at $54.90 after exchanging 20,237 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 24,105 shares, accounting for $639,961 compared to 380,420 units at $1,777,572 on Friday. An average of 2,009 units traded for the day at $53,330, in contrast to an average of 31,702 at $148,131 on Friday.
West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to end at $34.65 with 3,541 units changing hands.
Scotiabank gained 8 cents to end at $54.75, with 30 units changing hands. Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to close at $16.56 after the transferring of 1,829 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 19 cents trading 50 units, in ending the day’s trade at $34.60.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading, down from 15 securities on Monday and ended with the prices of two advancing, seven declining and four ending unchanged. Investors exchanged 201,907 shares at $1,854,729, compared to 130,903 shares for $2,811,418 on Monday.
NCB Financial was down 1 cent, trading 100,020 shares and closed at $7.87. Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $139.47, with an exchange of 3,005 stock units, Scotiabank closed 8 cents lower at $54.67, with investors transferring 107 units. Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined to $16.53, with a loss of $1.46 in trading 8,803 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 24 cents to settle at $34.41, after exchanging 73 units.
Trinidad Cement carved out a gain of 25 cents in exchanging 25,000 shares at $2.35, cents, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 99 cents higher at $17.99, trading 9,477 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 40 cents to settle at $34.65, with 10,050 stock units changing hands.