Trading slowed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining by 33 percent and valued 55 percent less than on Friday, resulting from trading in 20 securities, up from 18 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, nine declining and five ending firm, pushing the TTSE Index 16 points higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 164,314 shares worth $953,901, down from 243,530 stock units at $2,112,960 on Friday.
An average of 8,216 shares were traded, with a value of $47,695, after falling from 13,529 units at $117,387 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 17,640 shares at $306,200 after slipping from 18,492 units at $329,595 on the previous day and an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index increased 8.96 points to 951.32, the All T&T Index rose 16.13 points to 1,377.82, the SME Index dipped by 0.16 points to 82.91 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.17 points higher to close at 69.26.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini fell 1 cent to close at $61.84 with investors swapping 53 shares, Angostura Holdings popped 58 cents to $10.83 after trading of 100 units, AS Bryden gained 19 cents to end at $1.46 with investors dealing in 4,425 shares. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to close at $8.28 with 50 stock units crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing sank 21 cents to finish at $3.70 with trading of 200 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 1 cent to $34.51 with trading of 3,082 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15 with investors trading 10 stock units, JMMB Group skidded 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of 73 cents with an exchange of 27,811 stocks, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1 with 3,535 units passing through the market. Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at $3.50 after trading of 28,125 stocks, Medcorp remained at $44 with 10 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises rallied 25 cents to finish at $4.50 in an exchange of 52,299 units. NCB Financial increased 3 cents to $2 following 2,500 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.50 in switching ownership of 2,001 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7 after an exchange of 10 units. 
Republic Financial fell 24 cents to end at $106.76 with a transfer of 183 stocks, Scotiabank shed 3 cents and ended at $45.47 as investors exchanged 20 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents to finish at $13 with 33,119 shares changing hands. Trinidad Cement dropped 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.41 in an exchange of 2,518 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to end at $2.85 with investors trading 4,263 units.
Prices of securities traded are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 243,530 shares with a value of $2,112,960, after falling from 255,708 stocks for $2,179,481 on Thursday.
First Citizens Group shed 1 cent to end at $34.52 with investors swapping 6,302 shares, GraceKennedy ended at trading at $3.35 after an exchange of 30,175 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose by 10 cents to finish at $15.15 with investors trading 6,658 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1 in switching ownership of 1,466 units, Massy Holdings popped 4 cents to finish at $3.49 with traders dealing in 37,741 stocks, Medcorp gained $6.60 and ended at $44 with 5 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises rallied 25 cents to close at $4.25, following trading of 29,160 shares, National Flour Mills sank 10 cents in closing at $1.40 after investors swapped 48,830 stock units, One Caribbean Media increased 6 cents to $1.50 with 199 stocks crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $7 with an exchange of 3,699 units, 
Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to $107 with 2,947 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank increased 5 cents to $45.50 with investors dealing in 3,642 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 85 cents to close at $12.50 with 67,325 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.50 in trading of 3,768 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 350 shares crossing the market.
National Enterprises delivered 285,035 stocks of the 479,187 shares traded, with an overall value of $3,131,046, after rising from 283,283 stock units worth $2,938,223 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.85 with only three shares being traded, Ansa McAl ended at $39.50 with investors trading 2,025 stocks, AS Bryden remained at $1.35 with 6,666 shares crossing the exchange. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 with investors swapping 5 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 11 cents to end at $34.53 following trading of 694 units, GraceKennedy skidded 17 cents to close at $3.40 with an exchange of 26,959 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.05 following trading of 46,851 units, JMMB Group sank 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents after traders swapped 2,302 shares, L.J. Williams B share shed 1 cent and ended at 95 cents as investors exchanged 722 stock units. Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.50 after a transfer of 12,160 shares, National Enterprises popped 19 cents to end at $3.90 in switching ownership of 285,035 units, National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.50 with investors dealing in 21 stocks. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.97 with a transfer of 1,750 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with 1,285 shares changing hands, Scotiabank closed at $45.45 in trading 108 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 91 cents in closing at $10.05 after an exchange of 88,520 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50 with 3,720 stock units clearing the market and Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 with traders dealing in 361 shares.
The market closed with trading of 283,283 shares worth $2,938,223 compared to 200,258 stock units at $3,080,789 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Ansa McAl advanced by $1.50 to $39.50 with investors dealing in only 5 shares, AS Bryden skidded 5 cents to close at $1.35 with 9,225 stock units passing through the market, Endeavour Holdings dipped $2.75 and ended at $15.65 in an exchange of 400 shares. First Citizens Group rose 44 cents to close at $34.64 with traders dealing in 873 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 22 cents to finish at $3.57 in switching ownership of 18 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.05 with 165 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent in closing at 96 cents after trading of 5,100 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $3.40 after an exchange of 39,627 stocks, Medcorp ended at $37.40 with trading of 14 stock units. National Flour Mills fell 3 cents and ended at $1.45 with an exchange of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $10.51 with an exchange of 124 stocks, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to finish at $106.50 with investors swapping 6,193 units. Scotiabank rallied 14 cents to $45.45 with a transfer of 69 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained $1.36 in closing at $10.96 as investors exchanged 212,387 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 after a transfer of 191 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents to close at $2.90 with investors trading 2,517 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 200,258 shares for $3,080,789, down from 707,050 stock units worth $4,871,825 on Friday.
First Citizens Group rose 20 cents and ended at $34.20 in an exchange of 1,779 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 3 cents in closing at $15.05 with 755 stock units being traded, Guardian Media closed at 68 cents with a transfer of 1,509 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents in closing at 82 cents with just 5 stocks passing through the exchange, L.J. Williams B share dropped 5 cents to 95 cents with traders dealing in 3,000 units, Massy Holdings dipped 7 cents to close at $3.43 with 10,036 stock units changing hands. Medcorp sank $6.60 to end at $37.40 with investors swapping 75 shares, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to finish at $3.71 after an exchange of 9,758 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.48 with investors trading 2,142 stocks. One Caribbean Media advanced 24 cents to $1.44 after an exchange of 275 stock units, Point Lisas declined 25 cents and ended at $7after traders swapped 502 shares, Prestige Holdings sank $1.39 to finish at $11 in an exchange of 1,916 stocks. 
Republic Financial gained $1.05 to close at $106.30 with investors trading 10,987 units, Scotiabank popped 31 cents in closing at $45.31 with 5,789 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 41 cents to end at $9.60 after a transfer of 136,352 shares. Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $1.62 as investors exchanged a mere one stock unit, Unilever Caribbean lost 47 cents and ended at $14 in switching ownership of 11,564 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 trading 3,761 units.
The market closed with trading of 286,988 shares, for 494 percent more than 48,340 stock units on Tuesday, as the value of stocks traded jumped 668 percent to $4,763,860 after surging from $619,965 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $1.25 to end at $24.50 with 125 stock units passing through the market, AS Bryden popped 1 cent to $1.40 with a transfer of 75 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with a mere one share clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing rose by 1 cent to $3.91 after investors exchanged 67 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 25 cents to end at $34 following trading of 7,271 units, GraceKennedy climbed 3 cents to end at $3.38 after an exchange of 223 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to finish at $15.10 with 2,726 shares passing through the market, JMMB Group sank 2 cents and ended at 80 cents in trading 3 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 14 cents to close at $3.49 after a transfer of 149,969 stocks. Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 45 units, National Enterprises rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.68 with an exchange of 30 shares, National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to finish at $1.45 with 12,080 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial ended at $2.26 with investors dealing in a mere one unit, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of 2,723 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings increased 14 cents to end at $12.39 with investors trading 27,075 shares. Republic Financial climbed 93 cents in closing at $106.18 in switching ownership of 27,391 stocks, Scotiabank rose 35 cents to $45.50 as investors exchanged 6,154 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 with 50,306 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 7 cents and ended at $1.63 in an exchange of 338 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.40 after an exchange of 21 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to end at $2.90 with investors swapping 144 units.
The market closed with trading of 48,340 shares with a value of $619,965 after it plunged from 230,159 units at $3,213,588 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.25 to finish at $25.75 with 50 stock units crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings rose 5 cents and ended at $18.40 with traders dealing in 10 units, First Citizens Group remained at $33.75, with the owners switching just 2,106 shares. GraceKennedy sank 3 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.35 with investors trading 3,526 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $15 in an exchange of 14,370 stocks, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents after the trading of just one stock unit. Massy Holdings skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.35 with 11,686 shares clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 20 stocks, National Enterprises sank 10 cents to close at $3.58 with 5,000 units crossing the market. National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to $1.49 after trading of 1,000 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 after it closed with an exchange of 299 shares, 
Prestige Holdings lost 15 cents to end at $12.25 with 680 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial declined $1.05 in closing at $105.25 with a transfer of 946 units, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to finish at $45.15 as investors exchanged 370 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 after a transfer of 5,743 shares and Unilever Caribbean climbed 40 cents to $14.40 with investors dealing in 76 stocks.
Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks low of $10.88 after a transfer of a mere one stock unit, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with trading in 33 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in an exchange of 640 units, Endeavour Holdings shed 5 cents to end at $18.35 with investors trading 44 stocks, First Citizens Group sank 25 cents to end at $33.75 trading 6,995 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.38 after traders exchanged 17,617 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15 with investors trading 462 stocks, Guardian Media at 68 cents with 250 units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group gained 1 cent and ended at 82 cents with investors swapping 2,527 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 9 cents to close at $3.40 with 61,048 units crossing the market, Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading just one share. National Enterprises rose 11 cents to $3.68 with 66,341 stock units passing through the market, 
NCB Financial rallied 29 cents to end at $2.26, in an exchange of 37 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 with 1,271 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial increased 22 cents to finish at $106.30 with an exchange of 20,136 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 2 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $8.04 following trading of 15,720 units. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to $1.70 with 10 shares clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with a transfer of 5,964 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 37 cents in closing at $2.82 after an exchange of 30,777 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 154,201 shares for $2,616,402, in declining from 167,015 stocks at $2,960,248 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $1.28 to close at $25.50 after an exchange of 5 shares, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to $1.48 after traders swapped 101 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in swapping owners of 30 shares. Endeavour Holdings rallied 1 cent to $18.44 with an exchange of 15, First Citizens Group advanced 26 cents to end at $35.01 with a transfer of 20,350 stocks, GraceKennedy gained 3 cents in closing at $3.38 after an exchange of 43 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.15 with 84 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors trading 40 stock units, JMMB Group ended at 83 cents with 36 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings dipped 4 cents in closing at $3.34 with investors trading 16,355 units, Medcorp increased 5 cents to $44 with an exchange of 22 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.60 with 5,452 units clearing the market. 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 after a transfer of 886 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7 as investors exchanged 10 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40 in trading 260 shares. Republic Financial sank 19 cents to $106.01 with 229 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to close trading at $45.15 with investors swapping 25,762 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $8 in an exchange of 77,344 stock units. Trinidad Cement rallied 9 cents in closing at $1.69, following trading of a mere 2 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 7,084 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 142,743 shares worth $2,856,778 after tumbling from 517,163 stock units at $4,336,849 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings finished trading of 296 shares crossing the exchange at $10.89, Ansa McAl remained at $37.26 in switching ownership of 160 units, AS Bryden slipped 1 cent to end at $1.49 after an exchange of 65 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 4 cents in closing at $8.29 after swapping of 4,244 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 39 cents and ended at $34.99 with 3,338 stock units changing owners, GraceKennedy fell 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.26 with investors trading 20,000 shares. Guardian Holdings gained 21 cents to close at $15.22 with 282 stocks changing hands, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents with investors dealing in 300 units, Massy Holdings rose 4 cents to finish at $3.36 in an exchange of 5,969 stock units. Medcorp lost 5 cents and ended at $43.95 with 6 shares crossing the market, National Enterprises remained at $3.68 as investors exchanged 23,488 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 1 cent to $1.50 in trading two units. 
Point Lisas advanced 70 cents to a a 52 weeks high of $7 with 83 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial climbed 45 cents to finish at $106.20 with an exchange of 20,442 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 2,199 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 9 cents in closing at $8.99 with traders dealing in 14,966 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.40 in an exchange of 46,903 stocks.