The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange rose on Thursday, with investors trading 600 percent more shares than on Wednesday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling at the close, with locally based stock recording gains in the market index each day since Monday.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading, with the prices of five stocks advancing, four declining and the prices of seven ended unchanged. The market activity resulted in 273,269 shares valued at $4,126,089 changing hands, compared to 38,812 shares for $1,612,168 from 12 securities on Wednesday.
The average trade on Wednesday is 17,079 units for $257,881, versus an average of 3,234 stock units for $134,347 for each security. An average of 14,500 units traded at $373,250 for the month to date versus 14,330 units at $396,799. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.51 points to 1,323.46, the All T&T Index added 4.58 points to 1,795.20, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.22 points to close at 115.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than its last selling price and two with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Angostura Holdings gained $1.34, to close at $16.30, after exchanging 590 units, Clico Investments picked up 3 cents to finish at 27.78, after trading 15,035 stock units, Guardian Holdings added 2 cents to end at $19.50, in an exchange of 1,302 units. Grace Kennedy rose 5 cents in exchanging 100,192 shares to close at $3.50 and Point Lisas ended 10 cents higher at $3.10, with 16,856 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ Agostini’s lost 1 cent trading 500 units to settle at $24.99, First Citizens Bank ended 10 cents lower at $46, in transferring 1,200 units. 
JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.75, with a loss of 5 cents, in exchanging 51,435 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $36.65, after losing 5 cents trading 123 units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank traded 300 units at $7, Guardian Media exchanged 2,122 units at $5, NCB Financial Group held firm at $8, with 38,500 shares crossing the market. National Flour transferred 10,052 stock units at $1.85, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141.50, in exchanging 17,458 stock units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL remained at $17, after trading 7,533 units and Unilever Caribbean closed with 10,071 units changing hands at $17.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents to finish at $2.01, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dropped $1.99 to settle at $17, after exchanging 5,216 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL lost 1 cent exchanging 2,850 shares to settle at $50, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $19.20, in trading 718 units, JMMB Group slipped 4 cents to $1.90, with 169,173 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group ended 14 cents lower at $7.86 after transferring 25,000 stocks unit and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.90 to close at $35 after exchanging 1,335 units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with one advancing, five declining and leaving nine unchanged. Trading resulted in 211,903 shares valued at $10,538,543 changing hands, compared to 70,293 shares for $1,363,080 on Monday from 11 securities.
JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with a loss of 3 cents trading 63,486 shares and Prestige Holdings shed 15 cents in exchanging 1,453 stock units and closing at $8.20.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the prices of six stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 198,535 shares valued at $3,608,553 compared to 346,932 shares for $2,070,714 on Tuesday from 14 securities.
West Indian Tobacco closed $4 higher at $39, in trading 36,652 shares.
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.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with two advancing, five declining and five remained unchanged. Trading accounted for 117,290 shares valued at $3,215,698 compared to 232,343 stocks for $5,720,884 from 13 securities on Friday.
Republic Financial Holdings dropped $3.50 to close at $136, in exchange for 130 units. Trinidad Cement shed 10 cents to settle at $2, with 500 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed 5 cents lower at $16.90 after trading 738 units.
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.
NCB Financial was down 1 cent, trading 100,020 shares and closed at $7.87. Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $139.47, with an exchange of 3,005 stock units, Scotiabank closed 8 cents lower at $54.67, with investors transferring 107 units. Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined to $16.53, with a loss of $1.46 in trading 8,803 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 24 cents to settle at $34.41, after exchanging 73 units.
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.