Stocks recorded gains in the major market indices over the past two weeks, thus breaking the downward slide on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange over the prior weeks.
The market closed out the period with just 6 stocks rising and 14 declining. The Composite index rose 1.29 points or 0.14 percent, the All Trinidad and Tobago Index popped 3.26 points or 0.24 percent and the SME Index lost just 0.17 percent.
The financial sector recorded declines in all listings except for First Citizens Bank, that was marginally higher. Conglomerates had two rising stocks and one declining. The manufacturing sector had three declining stocks and one rising. Trading had two falling and one rising and Entertainment and Media ended with two losses.
Republic Holdings shed $2.94, followed by Scotiabank that dropped $1.75, while Ansa Merchant Bank declined by $1.44, Agostini fell 50 cents, Medcorp lost $2, Prestige Holdings fell 55 cents and West Indian Tobacco fell 49 cents. Ansa McAl climbed $2.75, Unilever Caribbean rose $1.97 and Angostura Holdings rallied $1.30.
The market closed with trading of 217,789 shares worth $4,982,781, after falling from 226,906 stock units at $7,360,981 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $62.40 in an exchange of 91 shares, Angostura Holdings declined 35 cents in closing at $12.30, after trading 25 stocks, Ansa McAl rose by $1.25 to $44.75, after trading 104 shares. AS Bryden popped 13 cents to close at $1.98 with investors trading 827 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.30 after exchanging 18,200 units, First Citizens Group remained at $35 with 8,849 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.52 after trading of 597 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.45 with dealings in 34 stocks, JMMB Group remained at 76 cents with 1,000 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings gained 2 cents to end at $3.62 with investors trading 50,809 shares, Medcorp remained at $48, with 90 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to close at $1.70 with investors dealing in 3,035 units. National Flour Mills advanced 5 cents to $1.55 with a transfer of 31 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings lost 98 cents to end at $13.02 with 413 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $104 in trading 2,073 units. Scotiabank climbed 15 cents and ended at $45 with 73,382 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 3 cents to close at $2.95 as 4,560 stock units were exchanged, Unilever Caribbean ended at $18 after a transfer of 41,511 shares and West Indian Tobacco sank 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.75 after an exchange of 12,158 units.
The market closed with trading of 226,906 shares for $7,360,981, with the volume declining from 385,821 stock units, while the value climbed over $2,456,283 on Tuesday.
At the conclusion of trading, on Wednesday, Agostini ended at $62.40 with 75 shares passing through the market, Ansa McAl closed at $43.50 after trading of 2,220 stock units, AS Bryden declined by 13 cents to $1.85 with 2,853 shares crossing the exchange. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.30 after trading of 17,623 units, First Citizens Group gained 75 cents to finish at $35 as investors exchanged 2,530 stocks, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.45 with 827 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to 76 cents in an exchange of 3,478 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $3.60 with investors trading 66,871 shares, Medcorp ended at $48 after traders cleared the market of a mere 2 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with investors dealing in 5,074 shares, Point Lisas remained at $4 after a transfer of 542 units, 
Prestige Holdings popped 48 cents and ended at $14 with investors trading 250 stocks. Republic Financial rallied $2 to $104 after an exchange of 38,699 stock units, Scotiabank fell 44 cents to finish at $44.85 with investors swapping 45,765 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 3 cents and ended at $2.92 after an exchange of 934 units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $18 with 36,571 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 15 cents to close at $2.85 with a transfer of 2,592 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 385,821 shares for $2,456,283, an increase from 135,644 stock units at $573,594 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Agostini skidded 10 cents in closing at $62.40 with 578 shares passing through the market, Angostura Holdings sank 40 cents to $12.65 after an exchange of 72 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 with 114 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $31.45 after an exchange of just one stock, AS Bryden remained at $1.98 with after a transfer of 58 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed $1.45 to finish at $23.55 with 50 stocks crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent to $8.30 with investors trading 20,000 units, First Citizens Group climbed 85 cents to $34.25 with 8,601 shares switching owners, GraceKennedy ended at $3.52 with traders dealing in 267 stock units. Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents in closing at $14.45 as investors exchanged 30 shares, JMMB Group popped 5 cents to finish at 80 cents after a transfer of 10 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 with investors swapping 97,688 stocks. Medcorp dipped $3.50 to $48 with an exchange of 69 units, National Enterprises remained at $1.65 with 20,852 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills fell 5 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 16,727 shares. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.93 in an exchange of 168,613 stock units, One Caribbean Media dropped 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.29, with 3,150 units crossing the market, Republic Financial sank $2 to close at a 52 weeks low of $102 after an exchange of 5,514 stocks. Scotiabank advanced 19 cents to $45.29 in trading 698 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.95 with 8,670 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement slipped 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.80 with investors dealing in 2,469 stock units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $18 in an exchange of 31,476 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3 in the trading of 114 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 331,499 shares 363 percent more than 71,638 stock units for $2,761,359, with a jump of 129 percent more than $1,203,967 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $62.50, in transferring a mere 128 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 80 cents to $12 as investors exchanged 1,775 units, Ansa McAl dipped $1 and ended at 52 weeks low of $40 with traders exchanging 930 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased by $1.45 to finish at a 52 weeks high of $25 with 303 shares crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 4 cents to $8.30 with investors trading 174 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 to end at $33 after an exchange of 12,481 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.51 with investors dealing in 17,837 stock units, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents with 11 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors trading 3,066 units. Massy Holdings advanced 15 cents to finish at $3.60 with an exchange of 225,610 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55, after the market as cleared of 178 units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 20,000 stocks. 
One Caribbean Media skidded 44 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.33, in trading 475 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 57 cents and ended at $13 after investors transferred 934 shares, Republic Financial dropped 44 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $105 with dealings in 5,333 units. Scotiabank fell $1 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $46 with an exchange of 958 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 15 cents to finish at $2.80 with 251 stock units passing through the market and Unilever Caribbean gained $2.32 to end at $18.35 with traders switching ownership of 41,055 shares.
An average of 3,770 shares were traded at $63,367 after it declined sharply from the 13,024 units at $138,942 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 11,868 shares at $142,341 compared with 12,641 units at $149,882 on the prior trading day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 1 cent in closing at $8.34 with investors trading 816 stocks, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.50, with 10 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group dropped $3 to close at a 52 weeks low of $32 in trading 7,164 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 4 cents to close at $3.49 in an exchange of 24,999 units, JMMB Group ended at 76 cents with traders dealing in 80 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.45 after closing with 7,776 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises sank 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.54 in trading 797 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55 with 6,000 stocks changing hands, One Caribbean Media rallied 22 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $1.77, as brokers traded 647 stock units. Point Lisas remained at $4 with a transfer of 5,200 stock units, 
Republic Financial ended at $105.44 with investors dealing in 7,249 shares, Scotiabank remained at $47 with 427 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents in closing at $2.95 with investors trading 5,837 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.88 after a transfer of 3,402 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 51 cents to finish at $16.03 as traders switched ownership of 500 shares and West Indian Tobacco slipped 24 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3 with investors swapping 100 units.
At the close of the market, Agostini skidded $1.11 to close at $61.39 in an exchange of 100 shares, Ansa McAl sank $1 to $41 with 2 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden dropped 18 cents to finish at $1.80 with investors trading 6,550 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 14 cents to end at $23.14 after closing with an exchange of 1,873 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 4 cents to end at $8.30 with investors swapping 2,000 units, First Citizens Group rose 3 cents in closing at $33.92 after brokers transferred 12,335 stocks. GraceKennedy rallied 4 cents to $3.49 with traders switching ownership of 1,140 shares, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents after an exchange of 3 units, JMMB Group ended at 81 cents with a transfer of 1,618 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.45 with 2,011 shares crossing the market, 
National Enterprises slipped 1 cent and ended at $1.79 with an exchange of 5,802 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 32 cents to close at $13.25 in trading 927 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $105 with 2,305 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $47, with 1,404 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents in closing at $2.95 with investors trading in 20,764 units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.50 after an exchange of 95 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.24 with investors trading 910 stock units.
An average of 4,747 shares were traded at $72,790 below 7,969 units at $29,129 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,397 shares valued at $171,866 versus 13,694 units at $188,659 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with brokers trading 9 units, AS Bryden advanced 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $2, following trading of 25,428 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to $8.34 with 339 units crossing the market. First Citizens fell $1.50 to end at a 52 weeks low of $32.50 after an exchange of 1,136 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to end at $3.30 with traders dealing in 21,084 shares, Massy Holdings sank 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.50 with 14,510 stock units crossing the market. Medcorp rose 50 cents and ended at $49.50 in trading 20 shares, National Enterprises ended at $1.80, with 505 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills climbed 4 cents to close at $1.56, with traders exchanging 5,026 units. NCB Financial popped 6 cents to $1.89 with 7,895 stock units passing through the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 3 cents to finish at $13.57 with investors swapping 1,451 shares, Republic Financial increased 93 cent
s and ended at $101 after a transfer of 6,860 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 820 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.85 with traders switching ownership of 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement rallied 3 cents to close at $1.88 with investors trading 363 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $13.50 in an exchange of 389 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with investors dealing in 1,540 units.
AS Bryden ended at $1.99 with investors trading 382 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.35 after an exchange of 800 shares, First Citizens Group fell 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $34 after trading of 3,841 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $3.45 after an exchange of 291 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.02 with investors swapping 1,960 stock units, Guardian Media rose 8 cents to close at 73 cents with 6,778 units changing hands, JMMB Group sank 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 88 cents with 70 stocks being traded. Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.50 after a transfer of 115,186 shares, National Enterprises rallied 5 cents to end at $2.05 in trading 1,436 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 74 units clearing the market. One Caribbean Media sank 23 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.55 in an exchange of 23,000 stock units, Point Lisas rallied 1 cent to $4.10 with investors trading 1,305 shares, 
Republic Financial remained at $103 in switching ownership of 225 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $47.90 with investors dealing in 265 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents to close at $2.95, with 4,861 stocks crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean dropped 24 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $13.26 with traders dealing in 160 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.58, with 6,865 stock units crossing the market.