Rising stocks edged out decliners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday after investors traded 68 percent more shares, with 32 percent greater value than on Wednesday.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with four stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. Trading resulted in 171,377 shares valued at $1,635,896 passing through the market compared to 101,727 shares for $1,242,094 on Wednesday from 14 securities.
The day’s average trade ended at 13,183 units at $125,838 versus an average of 7,266 stock units for $88,721 for each security on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade amounted to 14,126 units at $217,364 compared to 14,616 shares for $264,957 on Wednesday. August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.83 points to close at 1,326.39, the All T&T Index gained 0.61 points to 1,802.75, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.31 points to close at 114.81.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator, ended with the bids of three stocks higher than its last selling price and seven with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank added 25 cents to close at $46.50, with 40 units crossing the market, JMMB Group gained 5 cents in transferring 3,000 units and ending the day at $1.80,
Point Lisas closed 10 cents higher at $3.25, after exchanging 82,824 shares and Scotiabank inched 10 cents up to $54.74, with 11,828 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ Grace Kennedy shed 25 cents trading 50,162 shares to finish at $3.25, Prestige Holdings closed 20 cents lower at $8, with an exchange of 1,400 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $16.75, having lost 25 cents after transferring 13,708 stock units.
Stocks trading firm│ Ansa McAL traded 3,054 stock units at $52, Massy Holdings closed at $59.50, with a transfer of 2,210 units, NCB Financial Group exchanged 2,821 units at $8. National Enterprises transferred 165 units at $4.20, National Flour traded 45 shares at $1.85 and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 120 units at $36.98.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents to finish at $2.01, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dropped $1.99 to settle at $17, after exchanging 5,216 stock units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with four stocks advancing, five declining and six stocks ended unchanged. The market activity ended with 273,047 shares valued at $4,226,887 changing hands, compared to 341,281 shares for $5,621,034 on Friday from 17 securities.
Prestige Holdings slid 15 cents to $8.20, with 50 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.28 to settle at $140, with trades of 17 units and Scotiabank slipped 10 cents exchanging 1,500 units to end at $54.65.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with three advancing, four declining and nine unchanged. The market ended, with 96,708 shares valued at $6,310,824 passing through the exchange compared to 78,331 shares for $1,467,537 on Wednesday from 13 securities.
First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent trading 5,295 units in closing at $6.99, One Caribbean Media ended 10 cents lower at $5.15, in exchanging 8,800 stock units and Scotiabank declined by 24 cents to $54.75, with 15,920 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with three stocks advancing, two declining and twelve remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 131,310 shares valued at $2,321,854 compared to 198,535 shares valued at $3,608,553 on Wednesday from fifteen securities.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s traded 62 shares at $25. Angostura Holdings exchanged 7,297 units at $15.30, Ansa McAl exchanged 3,310 stocks and closed at $50, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 370 shares to close at $14. Clico Investments closed at $27.85, with a transfer of 36,232 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7 after transferring 2,000 stock units. Massy Holdings traded 2,316 units at $58, NCB Financial ended at $7.86, with 393 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media exchanged 19,920 stock units at $5.25. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.35 in exchanging a mere five stocks and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141 after an exchange of 356 shares and Unilever Caribbean traded 29,303 stocks to end at $16.90.
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.
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.
Trading closed with 55,143 shares valued at $958,614 passing through the market compared to 201,907 shares for $1,854,729 on Tuesday from 13 securities.
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.
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.