Keith Duncan, Group Chief Executive Officer of JMMB that closed at a new high on the TTSE.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 4 stocks gaining, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 15 securities traded.
The Composite Index rose 1.23 points to close at 1,165.13, the All T&T Index gained 2.11 points to close at 1,817.88 and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.05 points to 68.29 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with 110 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.56 after rising 1 cent, JMMB Group gained 1 cents to end with 780,541 shares with a value of $554,178 changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 71 cents. National Enterprises closed with 127 shares changing hands at $10.16 after gaining by 1 cent and Scotiabank climbed 26 cents and closed with 1,100 shares changing hands at $58.25.
Losses| Guardian Holdings traded 3,290 shares with the price closing at $12.62 after falling 8 cents and Massy Holdings lost 3 cents and ended with 39,836 shares value of $2,071,472 changing hands to end at $52 and 60 and West Indian Tobacco traded 50 shares but lost 2 cents to close at $127.05.Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,056 units to end at $40, Clico Investment Fund closed with 10,666 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, National Flour ended with 45,643 shares changing hands at $2.58, Republic Financial Holdings traded 1,000 units to end at $111. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 300 shares changing hands at $7.01, Scotia Investments had 52,330 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to close at $1.80, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 422 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement had 150,142 shares changing hands to close at $3.25.
Losses| Guardian Holdings traded 2,000 shares with the price closing at $12.70 after falling 4 cents and Massy Holdings lost $1 and ended with 61,403 shares valued at $3,194,959 changing hands at $52.
One Caribbean Media traded 10,000 shares and fell 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.55.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 12,500 units with a value of $783,750 at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund traded 18,400 units valued at $415,840 to close at $22.60, Grace Kennedy ended with 9,008 shares trading at $2.55. Guardian Holdings ended with 6,799 shares changing hands at $12.80, , National Flour ended with 2,066 shares changing hands to close at $2.52, Prestige Holdings traded 2,110 shares at $11, Scotiabank closed with 7,802 shares valued at $452,516 to end at $58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.52 with 14,934 units with a value of $351,236 changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 20,000 units to close at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund traded 1,500 units at $22.60, First Citizens Bank traded 2,639 shares to end at $35, Guardian Holdings ended with 5,233 shares changing hands at $12.80, JMMB Group ended with 62,308 shares changing hands at 61 cents. National Enterprises closed with 11,968 shares changing hands at $10, Scotiabank closed with 2,000 shares changing hands to end at $57.86, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.52 with 3,630 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 4,160 shares to close at $126.75.
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Monday with very modest volume and losses in two of the main market indices as no stock gained, one fell and 6 remained unchanged. 
Losses| National Enterprises lost 45 cents to close with 5,000 shares changing hands at $10.
Firm Trades| 
Losses| Massy Holdings lost 15 cents and ended with 64,689 shares carrying a value of $3,551,396 changing hands, to end at $54.80 and National Enterprises lost 5 cents to close with 1,029 shares changing hands at $10.45,
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.51 with 2,500 units trading, after rising 1 cent and Trinidad Cement gained 2 cents and closed at $3.12 with 686,998 shares valued at $2,143,434 changing hands.
At the present price and likelihood of earnings per share hitting $2 this year, the stock is priced close to 30 times this year’s earnings, well ahead of others in that market and could undergo more decline in the price as the market adjusts it to be more in line with its peers.