The number of stocks traded dipped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume traded jumping 279 percent valued 31 percent less than on Tuesday. Trading closed with 20 stocks trading, compared to 19 on Tuesday and ended with prices of four rising, eight declining and eight ending unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 1.33 points to finish at 955.53, the All T&T Index lost 2.97 points to end at 1,385.04, the SME Index remained at 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.06 points to close at 69.38.
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The market closed with trading of 321,103 shares with a value of $1,195,995 after increasing from 84,673 stock units at $1,743,716 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,055 shares was traded at $59,800, up from 4,456 units at $91,775 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,016 shares at $87,404 after rising marginally from 13,778 units at $90,633 on the previous day and down from an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 with investors swapping 646 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 after an exchange of 7 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank declined 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $28.50 with investors trading 157 shares. 
AS Bryden rallied 19 cents to finish at $1.69 with 8,700 units changing hands, CIBC Caribbean ended at $8.28 in an exchange of 120 stock units, First Citizens Group increased 95 cents to end at $37.95 with 2,312 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy popped 10 cents to close at $3.47 in trading 350 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 with 3,300 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in closing at 80 cents with dealers switching ownership of 20,000 stock units. Massy Holdings sank 10 cents to end at $3.60 following trading of 63,006 shares, National Enterprises skidded 9 cents and ended at $2.15 after an exchange of 4,953 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with investors trading 8,680 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 after a transfer of 147,685 stock units, Point Lisas sank 10 cents to $5.15, with traders dealing in 98 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 74 cents to close at $12.26, with 1,000 stock units passing through the market. 
Republic Financial dropped 75 cents to end at $105.25 with investors dealing in 600 stocks, Scotiabank gained 60 cents in closing at $48.60 with 1,622 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 with a transfer of 33,898 shares. Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 as investors exchanged 14,829 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to $2.73 after dealers swapped 9,140 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with trading of 84,673 shares for $1,743,716, with the volume sliding from 256,387 stock units with the value greater than $1,281,628 on Monday.
Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading of 2 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.70 with 1,228 shares changing hands, while AS Bryden slipped 5 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 990 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 in an exchange of 909 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to close at $37 with 1,701 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents to $3.37 in trading 9,918 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after a transfer of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with investors trading 16,675 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 25 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents to finish at $3.70 with investors dealing in 13,106 units, National Enterprises remained at $2.24 with 1,800 stocks crossing the market. 
National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to $1.64 with a transfer of 600 stock units, Point Lisas rose 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $5.25 after exchanging 12 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 74 cents in closing at $13 with market participants swapping 1,504 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $106 with traders dealing in 10,892 units, Scotiabank ended at $48 with 5,612 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 after closing with an exchange of 18,473 shares and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 with an exchange of 8 stocks.
The market closed with an average of 12,209 shares being traded at $61,030, down from 16,463 units at $95,362 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 14,943 shares at $90,491 after decreasing from 15,381 units at $95,215 on the previous day and well below the average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
At the close of the market, Agostini lost $1 and ended at $62, following a switch in owners of 844 shares. Angostura Holdings ended trading at $12.75 with investors exchanging 1,077 stocks. Ansa McAl increased by 70 cents to end at $43.70 after a transfer of 5 shares. AS Bryden slipped 30 cents to $1.55 with 2,331 stocks clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 after an exchange of 50 units, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to finish at $36.01 with investors dealing in 1,025 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.39 in an exchange of 56 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after trading of 23,103 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with an exchange of 5,004 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents, with 114 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 8 cents to close at $3.68 after an exchange of 50,647 shares, National Enterprises sank 27 cents to end at $2.24, with investors trading 12,414 stock units. National Flour Mills declined 1 cent to $1.66 with 2,515 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with investors swapping 109,673 shares, 
One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in an exchange of 16,514 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $4.60 with traders dealing in 100 units, Republic Financial remained at $106 after an exchange of 803 stocks, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to close at $48 in trading 4,303 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.65 after 24,182 stock units crossed the market, Unilever Caribbean closed at $14 with a transfer of 447 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 after closing with an exchange of 1,180 units.
The market closed with trading of 378,651 shares for $2,193,331 compared to 179,038 stock units at $925,648 on Thursday.
AS Bryden increased by 15 cents to close at $1.85 after an exchange of one stock, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing rose 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4 after an exchange of 2,900 shares. First Citizens Group shed 98 cents to $35.02 with investors dealing in 5,521 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $3.37 with a transfer of 20,003 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 29 cents and ended at $15.29 following trading of 1,500 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 62 cents, with 23 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at 84 cents in trading 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 148,785 units. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $2.51, with 3,755 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills sslipped 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after an exchange of 10,500 units, NCB Financial gained 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 50,000 shares changing hands. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with an exchange of 37,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 74 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $12.26 with an exchange of 663 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $106 with investors trading 3,279 shares. Scotiabank dipped 40 cents in closing at $47.50, with 6,188 stock units crossing the exchange, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, after 62,979 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to finish at $14 as investors exchanged 11,505 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 5,454 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 179,038 shares for $925,648 compared to 92,136 stock units at $852,515 on Wednesday.
At the day’s close, Agostini remained at $62.84, with 12 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 after investors traded 3,850 units, AS Bryden dropped 19 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 5,699 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 84 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced $1.50 to finish at $36 in trading 1,255 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with a transfer of 1,562 units, Guardian Holdings sank 29 cents and ended at $15 with investors dealing in 121 stocks, Guardian Media rose 2 cents in closing at 62 cents, with 10,500 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with traders dealing in a mere one share, L.J. Williams B share fell 2 cents to close at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $3.60 with investors trading 7,390 units. National Enterprises increased 26 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,184 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to $1.68 in trading 32,422 units, 
NCB Financial sllipped 1 cent to close at $1.92, 1,000 stocks crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares, Point Lisas declined 50 cents and ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 50 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in an exchange of 2,540 shares. Republic Financial popped $1.20 in closing at $106 after 63 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost 9 cents to close at $47.90 after an exchange of 1,141 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, with 15,887 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94, with 10 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $13.91 closed at 20,931 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 62,335 shares.
The market closed with trading of 92,136 shares valued at $852,515 compared to 547,160 stock units at $3,429,904 on Tuesday.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini slipped 1 cent in closing at $62.84, with 11 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43.50 with a transfer of 1,052 stocks, AS Bryden dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.89 after trading of 1,170 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28, with 250 stock units clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44, with dealings in 51 units, Eric Solis Marketing sank 10 cents to finish at $3.80, with 269 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group rose 35 cents to $34.50 with investors dealing in 167 units, GraceKennedy gained 2 cents and closed at $3.39 in an exchange of 54 shares, Guardian Holdings popped 29 cents to close at $15.29 with investors trading 2,308 stock units. Guardian Media skidded 2 cents to 60 cents after an exchange of 274 shares, JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after trading of 234 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with 39,862 units crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 91 stock units, National Flour Mills increased 9 cents to finish at $1.70 with investors trading 101 shares, 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after 6,769 stocks crossed the market. Republic Financial dipped 20 cents in closing at $104.80 after a transfer of 2,574 units, Scotiabank closed at $47.99 as investors exchanged 365 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents to end at $2.65, after 11,605 shares passed through the market. Trinidad Cement rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.94 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 30 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 19,762 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $2.63 after 5,067 stock units were traded.
The market closed with trading of 547,160 shares for $3,429,904 compared to 511,318 stock units at $1,316,589 on Monday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.90 after 2,001 stocks crossed the market, First Citizens Group advanced 5 cents in closing at $34.15 in trading 11,490 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.37 after switching ownership of 634 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 29 cents to $15 with investors trading 40 units, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents in an exchange of 8 stocks, JMMB Group declined 2 cents to finish at 84 cents, with 251 stock units changing hands. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18, after 500 shares passed through the market , Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with an exchange of 18,504 units, National Enterprises ended at $2.24, with 62,794 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 50,800 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $1.33 after an exchange of 20,978 shares, Point Lisas popped 50 cents in closing at $5.10 with investors dealing in 650 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings fell 98 cents to end at 52 weeks low of $13 after an exchange of 1,553 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 99 cents to close at $105 in trading 15,425 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.99 after a transfer of 1,510 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.63 as investors exchanged 343,230 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 19 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.75 with a transfer of 1,474 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 40 cents to close at $13.60 with investors swapping 1,093 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to end at $2.62 with an exchange of 13,579 shares.
The market closed with trading of 511,318 shares worth $1,316,589 compared to 306,666 stock units at $3,755,364 on Friday.
AS Bryden lost 1 cent and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 14,711 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 4 cents to end at $8.28, with 33 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to finish at $34.10 after a transfer of 2,950 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.47 after investors traded 937 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 34 cents to end at $15.29 after an exchange of 5 stocks, Guardian Media climbed 2 cents to end at 62 cents with a transfer of only one stock unit. JMMB Group ended at 86 cents, with 9,000 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings increased 1 cent to $3.65 after trading of 4,772 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 24 cents to close at $2.24, with 25,956 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 107,171 units, NCB Financial advanced 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with an exchange of 51 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.98 following an exchange of 200 units. 
Republic Financial rose 49 cents and ended at $105.99 after the trading of 19 shares, Scotiabank ended at $47.99, with 209 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $2.63 as investors exchanged 290,335 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent in closing at $1.94, with 505 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 in trading 149 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 as 54,249 stock units passed through the market.
Eric Solis Marketing remained at $3.90 after an exchange of 5 stocks, First Citizens Group climbed 11 cents to $34.09 in the trading of 417 stock units, GraceKennedy closed trading at $3.47, after trading of 5,882 stocks. JMMB Group rose 10 cents to 86 cents with traders dealing in a mere one unit, L.J. Williams B share advanced 8 cents and ended at $1.18 in an exchange of 3,800 shares, Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents to end at $3.64 with investors dealing in 23,211 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2 in the trading of 2,817 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after 177,429 units crossed the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with investors trading 250 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after an exchange of 13,354 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 83 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $13.98 after 100 shares crossed the market, 
Republic Financial rallied $2.27 and ended at $105.50 with investors swapping 30,190 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.64 after closing with 30,364 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents in closing at $1.95 after 4,587 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with a transfer of 498 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 3 cents to $2.64, with 7,670 shares crossing the exchange.
Stocks bucked the year’s trend and registered gains on Wednesday, the final day of the year, resulting from the trading of 22 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday and ending with prices of four rising, six declining and 12 ended firm. The volume of stocks traded declined 69 percent valued 8 percent lower than on Tuesday, with trading of 358,673 shares worth $2,581,891 compared to 1,144,349 stock units at $2,808,804 on Tuesday.
In closing out the year, Agostini declined 5 cents to end at $62.85 in an exchange of 147 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 with 227 units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $29 after a transfer of 10 shares. AS Bryden ended at $1.90, after 1,963 stocks passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.24 after an exchange of 70 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 2 cents to finish at $33.98 with investors swapping 1,545 shares. GraceKennedy gained 1 cent and ended at $3.47 with 155 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose 40 cents to $14.95 after switching owners of 130,025 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 76 cents with 21,613 units changing hands. Massy Holdings remained at $3.69, with 1,406 stocks crossing the exchange, National Enterprises climbed 25 cents to finish at $2 with investors dealing in 34,221 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 in an exchange of 100,895 shares. NCB Financial ended at $1.92, with 13,736 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 as investors exchanged 610 shares, Point Lisas fell 50 cents to end at $4.60 with a transfer of 275 units. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 40 cents in closing at $13.15 after an exchange of 100 stocks, Republic Financial popped 18 cents and closed at $103.23 with investors trading 1,484 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $47.99 with an exchange of 105 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $2.64 following the trading of 46,123 stocks, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to $1.85 with 314 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean slipped 20 cents to close at $14 with traders dealing in 616 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.61 in trading 3,033 shares.