Stocks mostly gained on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday for the third time since the start of July, after some stock prices closed with sizable gains to push the market indices up for the day.
First Citizens Bank added $2.50 to finish at $48, on TTSE on Monday.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the prices of eight rising, one declining and six ending unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 130,903 shares valued at $2,811,418 compared to 167,722 shares for $1,805,037 on Friday from 16 securities.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 7.70 points to 1,318.31, The All T&T Index advanced by 15.29 points to 1,780.01, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 115.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ First Citizens Bank added $2.50 to finish at $48, in trading 16,845 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $58, with gains of $1 after exchanging 15,721 shares, National Enterprises rose 25 cents in transferring 828 units to close at $4.75. Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $8.21, with an exchange of 1,000 units, Republic Financial Holdings picked up 1 cent to settle at $139.48, after 1,572 stock units crossing the market. 
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.
Losers│ Scotiabank shed 20 cents in transferring 913 units to close at $54.75.
Firm Trades│ Ansa McAL was unchanged at $50, with 37 units changing hands, L.J Williams B share traded 34,560 shares at $1.40, NCB Financial ended at $7.88, with 1,600 units crossing the market. One Caribbean Media transferred 3,000 stock units at $5.25, Point Lisas remained at $3.25, in exchanging 300 units and Unilever Caribbean closed at $17 trading 10,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fourteen securities traded on Thursday, with just one advancing, five declining and eight remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 168,366 shares valued at $1,257,424 compared to 125,817 shares for $1,972,975 on Wednesday from 18 securities.
Republic Financial Holdings shed 20 cents in a transfer of 52 units at $139.25 and West Indian Tobacco slipped 29 cents to $34.50, with an exchange of 5,100 units.
Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.98, down 1 cent exchanging 223 units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $34.79, with a loss of 1 cent trading 200 units,
The T&T Composite Index rose 1.04 points to 1,309.65. The All T&T Index advanced by 4.57 points to 1,769.00, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.35 points to close at 114.90.
First Citizens Bank closed at $45.71, with 3,200 units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $2, after transferring 130 units. National Enterprises traded 1,150 units at $4.65, National Flour closed at $1.90, with 50 units passing through the market, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $5.45, with 799 units changing hands. Investors in Prestige Holdings transferred ten units at $8.20 each, Scotiabank held firm at $54.99, with 117 units crossing the market and Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 in trading 150 units.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
First Citizens Bank ended 47 cents lower at $45.50, trading 2,316 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $5.45, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 12,438 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended, with 815 units at $18.98, changing hands after losing 1 cent.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the price of five stocks advancing, two declining and eight remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 500,739 shares valued at $16,561,837 compared to 82,589 shares for $1,488,088 on Monday from trading 16 securities.
Losers│ First Citizens declined by $1.50 to $44.50, after exchanging 12,321 units and Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents trading 10,625 units to end at $1.85.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 407 units at $25, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.45 with 913 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 10,855 stock units at $18.40. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy exchanged 100 units at $1, National Flour swapped 5,395 units at $1.90, NCB Financial remained at $7.55 with 15,087 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media traded 5,453 units at $5.50, Trinidad Cement exchanged 1,025 units at $1.95, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 trading 11,795 stock units and Unilever Caribbean swapped 8,262 stock units at $16.99.
Firm Traders│ Clico Investments swapped 8,593 shares at $25.50, First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,016 stock units at $7.30, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.15 with 50,100 units changing hands. JMMB Group transferred 4,510 shares at $1.95, National Flour was unchanged at $2, after trading 282,500 units, One Caribbean Media held firm at $5.25, with an exchange of 7,000 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings ended with 3,910 units crossing the market at $133.60 and Unilever Caribbean transferred 21,255 shares at $16.99.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with two rising, five declining and eleven holding firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 1,221,907 shares valued at $1, $7,269,983 compared to 188,658 shares for $1,302,922 on Tuesday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 10 cents lower at $1, with 930,714 shares crossing the market and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to finish at $1.90 in transferring 28,596 stock units.