Falling stocks overwhelmed winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, severely denting the market indices, resulting from trading in 22 securities compared with 18 on Tuesday, with prices of just three stocks rising, 11 declining and eight ending firm. At the close, the volume of stocks traded just inched higher, with a 236 percent jump in value over Tuesday.
The market closed with the trading of 943,806 shares for $24,776,351, up from 940,574 stock units at $7,366,374 on Tuesday.
An average of 42,900 shares were traded at $1,126,198 compared with 52,254 stock units at $409,243 on Tuesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 25,048 shares at $283,702 compared with 22,004 units at $140,025 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index fell 10.95 points to 1,021.10, the All T&T Index lost 13.17 points to finish at 1,502.81, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.20 points to cease trading at 70.78.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s sank $2 and ended at $63 after a transfer of 249 shares, Ansa McAl skidded 78 cents to a 52 week low of $43 in trading 214 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.49 after an exchange of a mere 3 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 20 cents to $23 with a transfer of 89 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced 30 cents to end at $8.55 after trading of 264,124 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing declined 5 cents to finish at $4.15 in an exchange of 2 shares. First Citizens Group sank 50 cents to $43.50 with investors trading 499,739 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped $1 in closing at $18 with 5 units crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with an exchange of 3 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents and ended at $3.95, with 72,613 shares crossing the market, National Enterprises shed 2 cents to finish at $2.42, with investors dealing in 80,668 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.63 after 3,573 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial lost 18 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.80, with 1,600 stock units crossing the exchange,
One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 with 73 shares changing hands, Point Lisas dipped 9 cents in closing at $4.15 after an exchange of 47 stock units. Prestige Holdings gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $10.91, with 3,902 stock units clearing the market, Republic Financial slipped 2 cents to $112.20 as investors exchanged 736 stocks, Scotiabank sank $1.54 to end at a 52 week low of $52.46 in switching ownership of 2,809 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.74 after it closed with 10,715 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.15 after an exchange of 312 shares, Unilever Caribbean closed at $14 with investors trading 1,030 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.95 with traders dealing in 1,300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 940,574 shares for $7,366,374, up sharply from 289,072 stock units at $1,428,980 on Monday.
At the close, Ansa McAl fell 21 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $43.78 with investors dealing in 523 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with a transfer of 725,547 units, First Citizens Group ended at $44, with 4,111 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents in closing at $17, with investors trading 14,185 stocks, Guardian Media lost 2 cents to close at 98 cents with 238 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.07 with investors trading 2 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $4 after a transfer of 10,969 units, National Enterprises rose 2 cents to $2.44 in trading 4,014 stocks, National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.63 after an exchange of 21,999 stock units. NCB Financial ended at $1.98 after closing with an exchange of 110,000 shares, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 after 1,508 units were traded,
Prestige Holdings closed at $10.61 after 11,756 stocks passed through the market. Republic Financial ended at $112.22 in an exchange of 2,758 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $54, with 621 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with an exchange of 20,467 units at $3.74. Trinidad Cement sank 15 cents in closing at $2.15 after investors finished trading 4,788 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 25 cents to finish at $14, following an exchange of 4,128 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $4.95, with 2,960 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 289,072 shares worth $1,428,980, compared to 340,257 stock units at $1,387,986 on Friday.
At the close of the day, Agostini’s sank $1.05 to end at $65 with a transfer of 204 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.79 after the trading of 9 units, Ansa McAl dipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $43.99 with just one share trading. CIBC Caribbean rose by 5 cents and ended at $8.25 in an exchange of 2,251 stock units, First Citizens Group gained 45 cents to finish at $44 after closing with 4,621 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75 1,517 shares. Guardian Media popped 2 cents to $1 with traders dealing in 11 stock units, JMMB Group climbed 1 cent to end at $1.07 after an exchange of 1,350 stocks, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents in closing at $4 with investors dealing in 9,103 units. National Enterprises slipped 2 cents to $2.42, with 104,827 shares changing hands, 
National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents and ended at $1.65 with an exchange of 11,600 units, NCB Financial closed at $1.98 with an exchange of 110,550 shares. Prestige Holdings rallied 16 cents to $10.61 in trading 134 units, Republic Financial rose 7 cents to end at $112.22, with 2,875 shares crossing the exchange, Scotiabank skidded 85 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $54, with investors trading 1,000 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.74 in an exchange of 10,631 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.30 with investors swapping 4,500 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 after an exchange of 10,708 shares and West Indian Tobacco climbed 3 cents to $5, with 13,180 units clearing the market.
The Composite index fell 12.73 points or 1.22 percent, the All T&T index lost 15.63 points or 1.02 percent and the Cross-Listed index fell 1.54 points or 1.83 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 70 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 35 percent gain.
At the close of trading on Friday, Agostini’s lost 95 cents to close at $66.05 after an exchange of 15 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to $14.79 with investors trading 225 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $44, after trading of 1,566 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.49 with investors trading 5 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 5 cents and ended at $8.20 after an exchange of 1,400 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 3 cents to end at $43.55, with 750 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy skidded 5 cents in closing at $3.70 in an exchange of 1,931 shares, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to $3.95 with investors dealing in 146,904 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after a transfer of 600 stock units. National Flour Mills slipped 2 cents to finish at $1.62 in trading just one share, 
NCB Financial ended at $1.98, with 110,000 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 875 units. Republic Financial slipped 1 cent to $112.15 after 809 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank remained at $54.85 with an exchange of 438 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents in closing at $3.74 in trading 61,856 stock units. Trinidad Cement climbed 15 cents to finish at $2.30 in an exchange of 1,221 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75, with 5,244 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco dipped 3 cents to close at 52 week low of $4.97 after an exchange of 6,417 units.
The market closed with trading of 272,853 shares worth $1,868,848 compared to 272,277 stock units at $1,837,670 on Wednesday.
At the close, Ansa McAl fell $1 in closing at $44 with an exchange of 1,140 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 1 cent to $39.49, with an exchange of just 2 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment fell 31 cents and ended at $23.20, with 16 shares changing hands. GraceKennedy ended at $3.75 with investors trading 378 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 25 cents to close at $16.75 in an exchange of 12,000 units, JMMB Group fell 9 cents to end at $1.06, with 5,453 stocks clearing the market. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $4 after an exchange of 53,744 units, National Enterprises popped 2 cents to end at $2.44 with a transfer of just one share, National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents in closing at $1.64, with 5,000 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial remained at $1.98 with traders dealing in 9,434 shares, One Caribbean Media rose 3 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 1,851 stock units, 
Point Lisas climbed 19 cents to finish at $4.24 with investors swapping 49 units. Prestige Holdings shed 6 cents and ended at $10.45 after 13,148 stocks passed through the market, Republic Financial declined 4 cents to $112.16 in trading 4,512 shares, Scotiabank increased 60 cents to end at $54.85 after an exchange of 1,638 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 26 cents in closing at $3.76 in trading 156,248 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of a mere one stock and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with 8,238 units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 272,277 shares valued $1,837,670 compared to 577,233 stock units at $3,183,745 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s remained at $67 as investors exchanged 442 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $45, with 2,427 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings rose by 2 cents to a 52 week high of $18 in an exchange of 4,934 units. First Citizens Group popped 52 cents ito $43.52 with traders dealing in 18,308 shares, GraceKennedy fell 14 cents to end at $3.75 after exchanging of 12,593 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors dealing in 125 shares. Guardian Media ended at 98 cents after closing with an exchange of 500 stocks, JMMB Group saw an exchange of 4 units at $1.15, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents and ended at $4.05, with 37,436 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 20,445 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.98 after 100,566 stocks passed through the market, 
Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to finish at $10.51 with a transfer of 955 units. Republic Financial slipped 3 cents to $112.20, with 880 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank sank 60 cents to end at $54.25 after a transfer of 95 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 27 cents in closing at $4.02, with 69,935 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of 320 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5, trading 2,312 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 577,233 shares for $3,183,745, up from only 146,214 stock units at $990,655 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 with investors swapping 19 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $45 after 441 units passed through the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 in trading 63 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.25 and closed after 31 stock units were traded, First Citizens Group declined 60 cents to finish at $43 with investors trading 23,126 stocks, GraceKennedy finished trading 506 units at $3.89. Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors swapping 36,933 stocks, Guardian Media slipped 2 cents to end at 98 cents after an exchange of 1,263 shares, JMMB Group lost 7 cents in closing at $1.15, after trading of 164,203 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $4.02 in an exchange of 11,373 shares, National Enterprises fell 2 cents to finish at $2.42 with investors dealing in 41,013 units, National Flour Mills slipped 4 cents and ended at $1.61 in switching ownership of 5,000 stocks. 
NCB Financial fell 4 cents to $1.98 after an exchange of 222,381 stock units, One Caribbean Media dipped 3 cents in closing at $2.67 with 20,000 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings rallied 17 cents to end at $10.61 with an exchange of 2,950 stocks. Republic Financial increased 8 cents and ended at $112.23 with 1,181 units crossing the market, Scotiabank shed 10 cents to close at $54.85 as investors exchanged 425 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 24 cents to finish at $3.75, with 69 shares changing hands. Unilever Caribbean dipped 3 cents to $13.75 with 31,742 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with traders dealing in 14,514 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 146,214 shares for $990,655 from 54,098 stock units at $994,684 on Thursday.
GraceKennedy ended at $3.89 with 175 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose by 24 cents to $17 with investors trading 134 stock units, Guardian Media advanced 3 cents in closing at $1, with a mere one share crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 7 cents to $1.22 with investors swapping 3,533 stock units, L.J. Williams B share gained 15 cents to end at $1.15 after an exchange of 1,500 units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $4.02 in trading 47,700 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after closing with an exchange of 3,480 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.65 with traders dealing in 59,778 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 in an exchange of 2 stocks. Prestige Holdings fell 16 cents to $10.44 with investors dealing in 587 stock units, 
Republic Financial slipped by 5 cents in closing at $112.15 after a transfer of 2,452 shares, Scotiabank climbed 95 cents and ended at $54.95 as investors exchanged 381 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents to close at $3.51 after 8,984 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.15 with an exchange of 2,927 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent to end at $13.78, with 8,792 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with a transfer of 849 stock units.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed with gains for a second week, with the market Indices rising around half a percent, resulting from gains in 5 stocks and 8 declining, with Calypso Micro Index Fund being the biggest mover for the week, dropping $1.44 to $23.51. 
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 340 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.