Trading activity rose on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 1,052,606 shares trading for $6,701,584, compared to 167,098 shares traded for $1,432,757, on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with 12 securities changing hands against 17 on Wednesday, at the close, 4 advanced, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.32 points to close at 1,382.58. The All T&T Index added 0.69 points to end at 1,778.61 while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to close at 133.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 3 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank rose 1 cent and completed trading of 10,080 units, at $40.01, Massy Holdings closed with a gain of 3 cents and settled at $55.08, with 35 units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Financial gained 9 cents and concluded trading of 296,335 stock units at $10.10 and Scotiabank rose 24 cents to settle at $59.75, with 330 units changing hands.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $110.25, with investors exchanging 6,606 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.79, with investors exchanging 500 shares, Clico Investments traded 100 units in closing at $24.20, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 900 shares and ended at $8.34, while Grace Kennedy settled at $3.30, in swapping of 705,000 shares. JMMB Group completed trading of 30,200 shares, at $2.50, Prestige Holdings ended at $9, in trading 1,249 units and Republic Financial settled at $121.01, with 1,271 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading activity slipped on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with 167,098 shares traded for $1,432,757, compared to 173,024 shares traded for $3,033,612, on Tuesday.
Scotiabank shed 48 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.51 in swapping 700 shares and Trinidad Cement dropped 3 cents trading 13,691 shares at $2.45.

Trading activity picked up somewhat on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with 356,315 shares traded for $5,188,297, compared to just 97,986 shares traded for a mere $1,303,774, on Friday.
National Enterprises closed with a loss of 15 cents and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 10,445 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 8,502 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 75 cents in trading of 3,019 units to close at $28.25.
One Caribbean Media declined 5 cents and closed at $10.10, with an exchange of 31,833 units and Republic Financial ended trading of 4,572 units with a lost 49 cents to close at $121.01.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 274,255 shares traded for $5,433,236, compared to 95,948 units with a value of $1,974,730, trading on Wednesday.
Clico Investment Fund declined 15 cents after exchanging 24,204 shares to close at $24 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.05 trading 42,223 units to close at $27.
Trading activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 95,948 shares valued $1,974,730 trading, compared to 308,036 shares valued $6,367,532 on Tuesday.
Guardian Holdings lost 30 cents and settled at $18.10, trading 213 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent trading 1,050 stock units at $55.08, NCB Financial fell 15 cents and ended at $9.35, after exchanging 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 2 cents down to settle at $110.25, with 75 units crossing the exchange.

Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents trading 7,283 units to close at $28 and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $110.25, with 365 stock units trading.
National Flour closed 1 cent lower to at $1.70, with 433 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media shed 5 cents and settled at $10.10, with 4,275 units trading, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent at $10, after exchanging 106,521 shares, Scotiabank lost $2 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $60 in swapping of 960 shares and Unilever Caribbean dropped 30 cents and ended at $25 with 42,709 units changing hands.