Santa Claus rally bypassed Trinidad and Tobago Exchange stocks on Thursday, leaving the market indies slipping slightly, from Wednesday’s close, with fewer shares changed hands but with a bigger consideration than Wednesday.
The market closed with just 12 securities trading, down from 15 on Wednesday, and ended with prices of four rising, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 120,806 shares for $4,605,847 compared to 163,394 shares for $3,043,696 on Wednesday.
The average trade amounts to 10,067 units at $383,821 versus an average of 9,611 units at $179,041 for each security on Wednesday. Month to date averaged 14,693 shares at $235,145 compared to 14,920 shares at $227,833 on Wednesday. November closed with an average of 18,691 shares for $276,188.
The T&T Composite Index fell by 0.73 points to 1,307.68, the All T&T Index slipped 0.74 points to 1,738.20, while the Cross Listed Index dipped 0.10 points to close at 118.61.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising │ First Citizens Bank lost 75 cents to close at $42.50, with an exchange of 10,226 stock units. National Flour added 2 cents, trading 1,000 units at $2.10, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1.04, trading 387 units to settle at $134.99 and Scotiabank rose 35 cents to close at $54.35 after trading 38,359 units.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank lost one cent and closed at $7.04, in trading 1,230 shares, JMMB Group lost one cent to ended at $1.99, with 4,099 shares crossing the market and Massy Holdings fell $1 $57 trading just 5 units.
Stocks trading firm│ Ansa McAL traded 18,789 units at $53.50 Grace Kennedy closed at $3.90 trading 63 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $17, with a transfer of 22,207 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.45, with 1,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

National Flour ended 17 cents lower at $2.08, with 775 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost 26 cents in an exchange of 9,032 stock shares to settle at $133.84, Scotiabank transferred 376 units at $54.34, after losing 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco was down 5 cents and closed at $35.35 with 265 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with five stocks advancing, four declining and nine remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 305,695 shares changing hands for $2,595,299 compared to 389,550 shares valued $3,244,441 on Thursday.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to $7.04, in exchanging 439 shares, Grace Kennedy fell 24 cents to $3.61, trading 3,000 units, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to end at $20.60, with 957 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas lost 3 cents exchanging 1,650 stocks to close at $3.12.
The market closed with three stocks advancing, one declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in just 33,817 shares for $1,298,830 compared to 205,282 shares valued $6,797,836 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│Trinidad and Tobago NGL, the sole stock declining, with a loss of 2 cents in ending at $14.61 after an exchange of 750 units.
The market closed with six stocks advancing, five declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 205,282 shares for $6,797,836 up from 94,430 shares valued $2,398,390 on Monday.
JMMB Group lost 5 cents to finish at $1.85 after 39,200 shares changed hands and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to settle at $133.85, trading 13,654 stock units.
Stocks declining|Clico Investment Fund shed 25 cents to close at $25, with a transfer of 5,720 stock units, First Citizens Bank dropped $2.88 to finish at $41.02, after exchanging 7,112 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped 50 cents to $20.50, trading 5,508 stock units. Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents after exchanging 688 units to end at $2.30 and Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents to close at $16.60, with 133 units changing hands.
Stocks declining│Clico Investment Fund, the sole stock to decline, shed 25 cents exchanging 2,452 units to settle at $25.25.
Stocks declining│Grace Kennedy, the sole stock to decline, with a loss of 4 cents to end at $3.65 with 6,523 stock units crossing the market.
Massy Holdings declined $2 to $57 after trading 75,000 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 55 cents to $14.50 while exchanging 13,904 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended 28 cents lower at $33.22, with a mere 4 units changing hands.
Scotiabank fell $1 to 54, in exchange for 436 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined by $1.63 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.25, in transferring 476 units.