There was board based trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the number of securities traded jumping well over Thursday’s level after investors traded 47 percent fewer shares with values dropping 76 percent than on Thursday.
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Trading ended with 20 securities changing hands, up from 14 on Thursday and eight stocks rising, seven declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 0.29 points to 1,331.42, the All T&T Index dropped 10.31 points to 1,776.00, while the Cross Listed Index gained 1.35 points to close at 119.91.
Trading closed with an exchange of 201,264 shares, for $3,068,905 compared to 376,254 units at $12,888,807 on Thursday. An average of 10,063 units traded at $153,445 compared to an average of 26,875 at $920,657 on Thursday. An average of 12,087 units traded at $309,370 for the month to date versus 12,436 units at $336,255. The average trade for December ended at 14,490 units at $237,988.
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In trading, Agostini’s slipped 8 cents in closing at $23.90, with just one share in crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund ended at $25.45 with an exchange of 685 shares, Endeavour Holdings shed 25 cents in closing at $11.25 after trading 200 units. First Citizens Bank lost 1 cent to close at $43.99, with an exchange of 222 stock units, First Caribbean International Bank ended 1 cent higher at $7.05 trading 1,350 units, Grace Kennedy rose 10 cents to end at $3.80, with 267 units changing hands. Guardian Holdings lost 4 cents to end at $20.50, in exchanging 47,590 units, Guardian Media gained 25 cents to close at $3.25 trading just one unit, JMMB Group finished 3 cents higher at $1.95, after exchanging 65,298 shares. L.J Williams B share shed 5 cents to end at $1.45, in transferring 1,000 units, Massy Holdings ended at $59, with 3,975 stock units changing hands, 
National Flour Mills advanced 15 cents to $2.45, in switching ownership of 27,000 shares. NCB Financial Group picked up 5 cents to close at $8.30, with an exchange of 1,989 stocks, One Caribbean Media settled at $4.85, after a transfer of 5,295 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings fell $3.25 to $136.75, in trading 1,000 shares. Scotiabank shed 50 cents after ending at $57.50, with 6,781 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 39 cents to $15.50, with the swapping of 304 shares, Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40, in exchanging 770 shares. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.70 after clearing the market with 15,169 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $35.35, in trading 22,367 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands with the prices of four stocks rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged. At the close of the market, the Composite Index climbed 3.43 points to settle at 1,331.71, the All T and T Index rose 7.60 points to settle at 1,786.31, the Cross Listed Index advanced 6.97 points to settle at 97.06 and
National Flour Mills advanced 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.30 with 43,000 stock units clearing the market, One Caribbean Media gained 3 cents to close at $4.85 in exchanging 3,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings advanced $3.50 to $140 in exchanging 10 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $58, with 51,785 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.39 and ending at $15.11 with an exchange of 10,002 stock units, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.70, with 12,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35.35 finishing, with an exchange of 210,174 stock units.
Scotiabank closed at $58 while exchanging 1,275 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained $1.30 to close at $16.50 in an exchange of 7,002 units, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.35 with an exchange of 10,000 stock units. Unilever Caribbean stayed at $16.70 with an exchange of 55 stock units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $35.35 in exchanging 31,706 shares and Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose $1 to $15 after exchanging 1,938 shares.
Guardian Holdings shed 1 cent to settle at $20.88, with 3,895 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 61 cents to $60 with an exchange of 95 stocks. National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to end at $2.20 trading 20,000 stock units, NCB Financial Group climbed 25 cents to close at $8.50, with 60 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank ended at $58 after trading 766 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL carved out a loss of 70 cents to close at $15.20 in exchanging 7,227 shares, Trinidad Cement closed at $3 with an exchange of 11,817 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 40 cents to $35.40 after 31,549 shares changed hands.
Grace Kennedy finished 6 cents lower at $3.70, with 7,420 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $20.89, with a loss of 1 cent trading 95 units, Massy Holdings slipped 38 cents to $60.61, after a transfer of 54 units. Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents trading 20,000 shares at $3 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell by $1.10 to $15.90 after 6,177 stock units crossed the exchange.
Guardian Media slipped 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 591 stock units changing hands and JMMB Group lost 1 cent exchanging 2,135 stocks to settle at $1.94.
Stocks declining│ Massy Holdings shed 19 cents to close at $60.80, in trading 92,705 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 3 cents after transferring 375 units to settle at $4.82 and Republic Financial Holdings closed 1 cent lower at $134.99, with 6,641 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, up from eleven on Monday, and ended with three stocks rising, five declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading of 166,817 shares took place for $2,608,353 compared to 113,819 shares valued $1,515,896 on Monday.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investment Fund lost 1 cent transferring 4,807 units to end at $25.25, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.76, after losing 9 cents exchanging 51,720 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 37 cents to close at $20.63, with 349 units changing hands. JMMB Group lost 3 cents, trading 19,000 stock units at $1.95 and Point Lisas settled at $3.12, with a loss of 3 cents transferring 956 units.
Trinidad Cement advanced to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.87, after gaining 37 cents and trading 63,700 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents to $16.70, with 240 units changing hands.
Guardian Holdings slipped 10 cents to $20.90 with 213,870 units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy dipped 10 cents to $3.80 in trading 6,696 units and Unilever lost 5 cents trading 101,000 stock units at $16.65.