Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago resumed on Tuesday after closing on Monday for a public holiday with rising stocks outpacing declining one by a wide margin.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index gained 0.22 points to 1,283.31. The All T&T Index declined by 2.16 points to 1,725.88, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.36 points to close at 113.65.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading, of which seven rose, one declined and seven closed unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 188,658 units at $1,302,922 compared to 259,251 shares for $1,913,388 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ First Citizens Bank climbed $1 to $45, in swapping 4,179 stock units, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents to close at $3, trading of 15,000 shares, JMMB Group picked up 4 cents to settle at $1.99, after transferring 3,000 stock units. National Enterprises closed 5 cents higher at $4.25 in exchanging 3,700 stock units, National Flour gained 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.95, after swapping 62,220 shares, Prestige Holdings rose 8 cents to $8.20 trading 600 units and Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents with 5,000 stock units changing hands to close at $1.95.
Losers│ Massy Holdings closed at $60, with a loss of $3 after trading 2,460 stock units.
Firm Traders│ Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37 trading 26 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 15,500 shares at $7.50, NCB Financial closed at $7.50 with 72,800 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank ended with 281 units crossing the exchange at $54.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 after exchanging 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained unchanged at $31.20 with 1,892 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
First Citizens Bank fell $4 after trading 5,145 units to end at $44. Massy Holdings settled at $55, with a loss of $1 in switching ownership of 28,173 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.53, after losing 46 cents while exchanging 2,135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent transferring 835 units and closed at $16.49.
The volume of stocks trading dropped on Tuesday, but the more important measure, the value of stocks changing hands rose over Monday’s levels as the prices of most stocks declined compared to those increasing.
Losers│ Ansa McAL shed 9 cents transferring 8,399 stock units at $54.40, JMMB Group lost 1 cent with an exchange of 27,042 shares to finish at $1.95, NCB Financial closed 5 cents lower at $7.45, with 25,102 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $132.20, with a loss of 52 cents in trading 1,651 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $16.87 after swapping 1,540 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments shed $1 to finish at $24, in an exchange of 5,430 units, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with a loss of 49 cents with 117,455 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading 7,855 units at $16.87.
The volume of stocks declined but with a higher value than on Wednesday in trading in just nine securities on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. 
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $132.72, with a loss of 88 cents after exchanging 9,914 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.79 points to 1,268.45. The All T&T Index gained 1.56 points to 1,672.95, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.27 points to close at 116.90.
Prestige Holdings gains of 50 cents to end at $7.90, while transferring 300 units and Scotiabank picked up 19 cents to end at $54.19 and 1,000 units traded.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,168 units and closed at $36.30, Clico Investments ended at $22.50, with an exchange of 102,745 shares, Endeavour Holdings held firm at $12.51, in transferring 75 units. First Citizens Bank traded 2,797 units at $39.40, Guardian Media swapped 957 units at $6.40, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with 118 units crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $8, in exchanging 18,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings swapped a mere eight units at $132.65, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $16.90, in trading 583 units and Unilever Caribbean was unchanged at $17.05, after 1,271 units changed hands.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank exchanged 130 units at $39.40, First Caribbean International closed at $7.69, with 668 units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 102 units at $50. National Enterprises transferred 1,238 units at $4.15, NCB Financial closed at $8, with 2,608 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.75, after trading 952 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.90, with an exchange of 3,115 units and West Indian Tobacco swapped 841 units at $30.90.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher at the end of trading on Thursday with a reduced number of just ten companies crossing the exchange but with a higher volume and value than on Wednesday.
Massy Holdings jumped $6.40 to $54.90, in exchanging 185,147 shares and National Flour ended at $1.12, with gains of 6 cents after transferring 35,000 shares.
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $133, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 98 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 9 cents lower at $16.90 after transferring 15,195 shares.