The volume and value of shares trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange surged sharply on Wednesday over Tuesday’s levels and ending with 3,772,753 units valued at $32,527,719 from 18 securities crossing the exchange.
On Tuesday 16 securities traded, leading to 929,502 shares at a value of $9,159,390. Market activity ended with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.98 points to 1,392.46. The All T&T Index declined 2.05 points to 1,764.11, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 138.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 3 stocks closing with the bids higher than the last selling prices and just one with a lower offer.
Gains| Agostini’s rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.89 and trading of 21,722 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 7 cents and ended at $15.86, with 35,000 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl added at 2 cents to close at $55.22, with 11,199 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 567,600 units and rose 25 cents to close at $25.75.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with a loss of 12 cents at $24, with 216,040 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank lost 3 cents and completed trading at $8.35, with investors exchanging 156,209 shares, Massy Holdings shed 1 cent and ended at $54.94, after trading 2,708 shares. Sagicor Financial declined 5 cents and settled at $10.45, with 52,158 units
crossing the exchange, Scotiabank closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $59.49, with 39,704 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $107, exchanging 257 stock units.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 134 shares at $15, Guardian Holdings exchanged 3,000 stock units at $18, Guardian Media ended at $9.40, after exchanging 8,250 shares, JMMB Group settled at $2.20, after exchanging 2,587,663 units. National Flour completed trading at $1.67, with 512 stock units trading, NCB Financial ended at $10.10, with 65,600 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings concluded trading of 22 units at $9 and Trinidad Cement ended trading at $2.35, after exchanging 4,975 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Tuesday versus 15 on Monday, leading to modest changes in the market indices but increased volume.
changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to end at $109, with investors exchanging mere 9 shares.
Sagicor Financial declined 15 cents and completed trading of 2,475 shares at $10.35 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 27,137 units and lost $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.50.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Friday versus 10 on Thursday and leading to a modest change in the market indices.
Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 3 cents at $54.95, with 24 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 27,137 units and lost 50 cents to close at $27.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in only 10 securities changing hands on Thursday versus 18 on Wednesday leading to modest changes in the market indices.
JMMB Group finished trading 26,000 shares and gained 3 cents to end at $2.15 and Sagicor Financial concluded trading of 33,089 shares after rising 10 cents in closing at $10.45.
First Citizens traded 5,981 shares at $40.01, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.55, with 44,425 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings settled at $54.98, with 100,000 stocks trading. One Caribbean Media concluded exchanging 200 shares at $10.10, Point Lisas ended at $3.75, with 25 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $59.70, after exchanging 837 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 6,560 units to close at $27.90, LJ Williams B shares completed trading at $1, after swapping of 14,620 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $110, with 954 units crossing the exchange.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Tuesday versus 15 on Monday and a modest slippage in the market indices. 
Guardian Holdings shed 35 cents and ended at $18, with investors exchanging 47,512 units. Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent and ended at $10.10 in trading 68,808 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 500 units and fell 10 cents to close at $27.90.
JMMB Group shed 6 cents and ended at $2.19, with 243,487 units crossing the exchange, National Flour dropped 2 cents and completed trading of 600 shares at $1.67 and Unilever Caribbean declined 30 cents and settled at $25 in swapping of 7,842 shares.
The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday rose to 13 versus 12 on Wednesday with the volume and value rising. 