Price movements on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in slippage in the market index with an equal number of rising and falling stocks after four suffered a large price declines.
The T&T Composite Index lost 0.06 points to 1,270.95. The All T&T Index declined by 2.63 points to 1,704.96, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.35 points to 113.16.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with six stocks rising, six declining and three closing with prices unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 395,917 shares valued at $11,097,128 compared to 501,256 shares for $18,906,240 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Ansa McAL gained 10 cents exchanging 75,000 shares and settled at $54.50, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to end at $4.20, with 1,300 units changing hands, National Flour gained 8 cents and ended at $1.38, with 5,000 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial traded 30,000 shares at $7.50, after rising 10 cents, Scotiabank picked up 1 cent to finish at $54.99, with 53,910 shares crossing the market and Unilever Caribbean transferred 26,717 stock units at $17, after rising 2 cents.
Losers│ Angostura Holdings lost 4 cents transferring 1,500 units to close at $13.96, Clico Investments closed $1.35 lower to finish at $25.65, with 23,420 stock units changing hands,
First Citizens Bank fell $4 after trading 5,145 units to end at $44. Massy Holdings settled at $55, with a loss of $1 in switching ownership of 28,173 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.53, after losing 46 cents while exchanging 2,135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent transferring 835 units and closed at $16.49.
Firm Trades│ Guardian Holdings remained at $18 after trading 42,782 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 100,000 units at $1.90.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.98, with 1,143 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by 30 cents to $31.10 trading 1,830 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $23.75, with a loss of 25 cents in transferring 114 units, L.J Williams B share shed 12 cents to settle at $1.50, in trading 2,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent exchanging 100 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 7 cents lower at $16.80, with 8,907 stock units crossing the market.
The volume of stocks trading dropped on Tuesday, but the more important measure, the value of stocks changing hands rose over Monday’s levels as the prices of most stocks declined compared to those increasing.
Losers│ Ansa McAL shed 9 cents transferring 8,399 stock units at $54.40, JMMB Group lost 1 cent with an exchange of 27,042 shares to finish at $1.95, NCB Financial closed 5 cents lower at $7.45, with 25,102 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $132.20, with a loss of 52 cents in trading 1,651 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $16.87 after swapping 1,540 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments shed $1 to finish at $24, in an exchange of 5,430 units, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with a loss of 49 cents with 117,455 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading 7,855 units at $16.87.
The volume of stocks declined but with a higher value than on Wednesday in trading in just nine securities on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. 
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $132.72, with a loss of 88 cents after exchanging 9,914 stock units.
Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents trading 1,747 units to finish at $17.
First Caribbean International closed at $7.50, with an exchange of 13,621 shares, JMMB Group switched ownership of 935 units at $1.95, Republic Financial Holdings held firm at $132.65 after exchanging 6,162 stock units. Trinidad Cement closed at $1.90 trading 14,355 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL remained at $16.88, with 17,618 shares crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean was unchanged at $17.05 after transferring 946 units and West Indian Tobacco ended with an exchange of 9,333 stock units at $31.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 51 units at $24, Angostura Holdings exchanged 390 units at $13.85, First Caribbean International closed at $7.50, with a transfer of 14,435 shares. Grace Kennedy swapped 500 units at $2.85, National Flour remained at $1.29, with 5,039 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings transferred 15,596 shares at $132.65. Scotiabank closed at $54.99 after exchanging 177 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed unchanged at $16.88 after trading 4,900 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $17.05, with 1,482 units changing hands.
Price movements on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange were mostly down at the close of trading on Thursday with only nine stocks trading, down from 19 previously, leading to declines in the All T&T and the Composite Indices.
Losers│ Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent transferring 150,000 shares to finish at $2.85, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $16.89, after losing 1 cent in trading 6,359 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $30.89, with a loss of $3.11 after exchanging 50,000 shares.