Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in a near 50 percent dominance of stocks gaining at the close of trading on Thursday but on sharply reduced trading volumes.
At the close, 15 securities changed hands against 14 on Wednesday and ended with 7 advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged and leading to 141,949 shares valued $1,220,367 crossing the exchange compared to 231,149 shares valued $4,007,898 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index increased 2.06 points to 1,390.62. The All T&T Index rose 1.37 points to 1,747.92, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.38 points to close at 140.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks closing with the bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Guardian Holdings ended trading with a rise of 9 cents at $18.10, with 1,551 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings added 45 cents and ended at $54.45, after exchanging 175 shares, National Enterprises increased 20 cents and settled at $5.90, in trading 2,046 stock units. 
NCB Financial closed with a gain of 5 cents at $10.40, after 30,474 shares changed hands, Republic Financial gained 46 cents and completed trading at $121.75, with 1,611 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent and settled at $2.11, in swapping 55,202 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 3,212 units and gained 47 cents to close at $25.
Losses| First Citizens Bank shares fell 29 cents and settled at $40.10, with 3,860 units crossing the exchange and Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $10.15, after exchanging 950 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $16.05, with 400 stock units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund concluded at $24.15, with 1,874 stock units trading, JMMB Group ended at $2.25, with 21,384 units crossing the exchange. National Flour closed at $1.68, in trading 10,000 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $8.10, with 7,092 units and Scotiabank ended at $58.34 after trading 2,118 units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Wednesday with just 231,149 shares valued $4,007,898 crossing the exchange compared to 212,987 shares valued $3,035,824 on Tuesday. 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Tuesday with just 212,987 shares valued $3,035,824 crossing the exchange compared to 646,364 shares valued $5,954,527 on Monday. 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose above Friday’s level with 646,364 shares valued $5,954,527 crossing the exchange compared to just 181,380 shares valued $4,101,034 Friday. 
Sagicor Financial fell 25 cents and ended at $10.20, with 80,456 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 21,214 units and lost 1 cent to close at $24.50 and West Indian Tobacco fell 41 cents and settled at $105, after swapping of 100 shares.
Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.29, Guardian Holdings share fell 1 cent and completed trading of 61,742 units at $18.01 and JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.24 with 500 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply below Wednesday’s level with 204,580 shares valued $2,106,628 crossing the exchange compared to 579,491 shares valued $9,023,878 Wednesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange climbed well above Tuesday’s level with 579,491 shares valued $9,023,878 crossing the exchange compared to 646,866 shares valued $8,173,637 on Tuesday.
Scotiabank ended trading 49 cents lower and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $58.01, after swapping 24,994 shares and Trinidad Cement shares fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.25, with 500 units crossing the exchange.
One Caribbean Media shed 9 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $10.01, after exchanging 41 shares. Scotiabank shed 50 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $58.50, with 6,813 stock units trading and West Indian Tobacco dropped 45 cents and concluded at $105.55, with 1,588 units crossing the exchange.
Losses| Massy Holdings lost 45 cents and settled at $54.05 with 480 stock units trading, National Enterprises lost 2 cents settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $6, with an exchange of 1,863 shares, National Flour traded 2,730 shares after falling 3 cents to end at $$1.65. Scotia Group lost 2 cents closed at a 52 weeks’ low $59.48, with an exchange of 500 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 81,869 units and lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.