Rising stock prices ended in control of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following an exchange of trading in 21 securities, similar to Wednesday, with prices of eight rising, six declining and seven ending firm after investors traded 299 percent more shares valued 146 percent more than on Wednesday.
The market closed with trading of 848,482 shares for $3,687,713 compared to 212,838 stock units at $1,497,021 on Wednesday. An average of 40,404 shares were traded at $175,605 compared to 10,135 stock units at $71,287 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 24,101 shares at $543,329 compared to 22,748 units at $573,852 on Wednesday and an average of 25,044 shares at $171,335 in November.
The Composite Index gained 1.62 points to close at 1,057.02, the All T&T Index rallied 2.33 points to 1,562.29, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.52 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.12 points to end at 72.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s declined $1 to finish at $65.25 after an exchange of 183 stocks, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.04 with investors trading 1,000 units, Ansa McAl advanced $2.28 and ended at $59.78 in switching ownership of 13 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.67 after a transfer of 50 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 50 cents in closing at $8.20 with investors trading 38 stock units, Endeavour Holdings closed at $18 after an exchange of 125 units. First Citizens Group lost 24 cents to close at $40.22 with investors swapping 2,362 stocks, GraceKennedy gained 4 cents to finish at $3.65 with 5,350 stock changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped 20 cents to $14.75 with traders dealing in 2,235 shares. Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent in closing at $3.84 after 715,383 stocks cleared the market, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to end at $2.80 with an exchange of 23,263 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 after 12,327 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial ended at $2.39 with an exchange of 54,660 shares, Point Lisas remained at $3.15 with 4,182 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 as investors exchanged 500 stocks.
Republic Financial skidded 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $112.86 with a transfer of 3,232 stock units, Scotiabank climbed $1.43 to end at $56.95 after jsut 5 shares crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents in closing at $4.80 in trading 18,124 stock units. Trinidad Cement rallied 20 cents to $2.50 with 530 units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean declined by 10 cents in closing at $11.30 with investors trading 4,750 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rose 51 cents to close at $5.55 in an exchange of 170 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange pulled back this week with the All Trinidad Index closing 1.1 percent lower for the week and the Composite index dropping 2.8 percent, with prices of 5 stocks rising and 10 declining, compared with 6 declining and 11 rising last week. 