West Indian Tobacco price lost 10 percent on Friday in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and was the main stock that led to a sharp fall in the market index but three others add to the pain the market is suffering from for October.
The market has lost nearly 10 percent in value for October to date, with daily declines except for miniscule rises on October 7th and 13th.
Trading on Friday closed with an exchange of 17 percent more shares with the value of stocks changing hands surging 237 percent compared to Thursday. The market ended with 10 securities trading, down from twelve on Thursday and closed with one stock advancing, four declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of 68,422 shares for $2,428,494 compared to 58,623 shares valued $720,497 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 6,842 units at $242,849 versus an average of 4,885 units at $60,041 for each security on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 15,818 shares at $287,860 compared to 16,455 units at $291,052 on Thursday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 9.12 points to 1,300.29, the All T&T Index dipped 16.12 points to end at 1,748.88, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.27 points to close at 115.11.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling price and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Calypso Macro Index Fund, the sole stock to advance, closed at $13.95, with gains of 20 cents trading 1,000 shares.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 21 cents to settle at $45.50, in transferring 115 shares, JMMB Group lost 5 cents exchanging 12,000 shares to close at $1.75, Massy Holdings ended 50 cents lower at $58 trading 5,186 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $30.10, with a loss of $3.40 exchanging 200 units.
Stocks trading firm │ Clico Investments was unchanged at $25.26, with 28,580 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 6,878 stock units at $19, One Caribbean Media had an exchange of 4,000 stock units at $4.80. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $142, with 8,290 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $15, in the trading of 2,173 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to finish at 52 weeks’ low of $$4.80, with 4,763 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands up from twelve on Thursday and closed with the prices of three stocks advancing, six stocks declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of 260,964 shares for $2,759,391 compared to 158,453 shares valued $1,258,794 on Thursday.
One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents, exchanging 5,000 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.90, Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 19 cents to settle at $14.81, in transferring 93 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $34.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 261 units.
The market closed with 12 securities trading, up from fifteen on Wednesday, and closed with three stocks advancing, five declining and four remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 158,453 shares for $1,258,794 compared to 743,173 shares valued $20,806,698 on Wednesday.
Stocks declining│Angostura Holdings lost 9 cents to settle at $16.90, with 15 units changing hands, First Citizens Bank fell 10 cents to close at $45.71, after trading 252 units, Guardian Holdings shed 80 cents, with 1,450 stock units crossing the exchange to close at $19.20. NCB Financial Group ended at $7.90, with a loss of 10 cents trading 3,500 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost one cent, exchanging 26,931 shares, in ending at $15.
The market closed with 15 securities trading, up from 14 on Tuesday, and closed with four stocks advancing, six declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 743,172 shares accounting for $20,806,698 compared to 197,371 shares valued $1,639,274 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining|Agostini’s lost 5 cents to end at $23.50, with a transfer of 30 units, Clico Investments shed 29 cents trading 127,805 shares to settle at $25.20, First Caribbean International finished at $7.05, with a loss of 3 cents in exchanging 5,768 units. First Citizens Bank slipped 19 cents to $45.81, in a transfer of 1,190 units, JMMB Group lost 5 cents trading to $1.74, with 500 units crossing the market and Massy Holdings ended at $59, after losing 5 cents exchanging 22,512 shares.
Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to end at $59.05, after trading just 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group gained 3 cents to close at $7.85 with the transfer of 2,234 units, National Flour ended at $1.85, with gains of 2 cents in exchanging 31,208 units. 
The market closed with eighteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six stocks declining, while eight closed unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 478,583 shares valued at $6,975,688 compared to 59,390 shares for $1,206,644 on Thursday from 13 securities.
JMMB Group lost 4 cents, with investors swapping 345,635 shares to settle at $ 1.70, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, after the transfer of 9,785 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 5 cents lower at $15.45, with 10,005 shares changing hands.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 37 cents to finish at $15.50, in exchanging 11,332 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents after a transfer of 807 units to close at $35.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $15.87, with a 3 cent loss transferring 1,230 units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to $2, exchanging 50 units and West Indian Tobacco ended 45 cents lower at $35.05, with 5,332 stock units changing hands.