The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Thursday, with the market closing mixed for the second consecutive day after investors traded 23 percent more shares than on Wednesday resulting in falling stocks just edging out those rising.
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.
The average trade on Thursday amounted to 6,044 units at $394,426 versus an average of 6,025 stock units for $112,887 for each security. For the month to date trading resulted in an average of 13,197 shares at $340,405 each and the average was 13,895 shares for $335,134 on the prior day July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
The T&T Composite Index lost 0.13 points to 1,322.05, The All T&T Index added 1.03 points to close at 1,784.18, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.18 points to end at 116.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Ansa McAL picked up 1 cent to finish at $50.01 trading 12 shares, National Enterprises rose 24 cents to $4.25, with 5,010 units changing hands and Prestige Holdings closed 35 cents higher at $8.35, in transferring 5 units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments shed 28 cents to end at $27.50, with a transfer of 210 units, 
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.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s traded 5 units at $25, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $36, in transferring 56 units, First Citizens Bank was unchanged at $46.10, with 15,243 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings transferred 15,933 stock units at $59, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed with 200 units trading at US$1. National Flour held firm at $1.90 after trading after the 3,694 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141.25 exchanging 25,975 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL remained at $16.99, with an exchange of 305 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $36.90 after a transfer of 45 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
The T&T Composite Index advanced by 2.31 points to 1,316.77. The All T&T Index gained 1.20 points to end at 1,777.17, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.47 points to 115.72.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International lost 5 cents trading 458 units to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.05 and First Citizens Bank closed at $47.99 after losing 36 cents and exchanging 15 units.
One Caribbean Media dipped 10 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.15, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange.
Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent in ending at $139.47 and cleared the market with 1,914 units and Scotiabank dropped by 5 cents ending at $54.90 after exchanging 20,237 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 24,105 shares, accounting for $639,961 compared to 380,420 units at $1,777,572 on Friday. An average of 2,009 units traded for the day at $53,330, in contrast to an average of 31,702 at $148,131 on Friday.
West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to end at $34.65 with 3,541 units changing hands.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced by 29 cents to settle at $16.85 with investors swapping 753 shares.
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.
The market closed with the prices of seven securities rising, four declining and five closing unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 167,722 shares valued at $1,805,037 compared to 227,019 shares for $2,597,044 on Thursday.
Losers│ Clico Investments lost 17 cents trading 6,969 stock units and closed at $24.58, Massy Holdings fell $1 to $57, in an exchange of 1,079 units. National Enterprises lost 15 cents to $4.50 in transferring 1,265 shares and One Caribbean Media ended 20 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.25, with 11,200 stock units changing hands.