Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 68 percent dive in the volume of stocks traded after a 41 percent decline in the value from that on Friday following activities in 21 securities down from 26 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and six ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 50,519 shares for $627,842 down from 159,135 units at $1,072,478 on Friday.
An average of 2,406 shares were traded at $29,897 compared with 6,121 units at $41,249 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 17,459 stock units at $94,111 well below the 22,558 units at $115,864 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index rallied 1.44 points to settle at 1,063.02, the All T&T Index gained 1.02 points to 1,561.48, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.36 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.26 points to 74.13.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s lost 19 cents to finish at $68 crossing the exchange 25 stock units, Angostura Holdings shed 54 cents to $14.30 in switching ownership of 1 share, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $1.25 to close at $40 passed through the market 2,493 stocks.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $25 with investors swapping 19 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8 after an exchange of 2,765 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 49 cents and ended at $41.50 after closing with an exchange of 3,669 units. GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 in an exchange of 163 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents in closing at $15 with investors trading 10,000 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $1.12 after an exchange of a mere 10 shares. JMMB Group popped 2 cents to close at $1.10 with investors dealing in 150 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents and ended at $3.89 with 9,146 units crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $2.68 with traders dealing in 6,902 stock units. National Flour Mills increased 5 cents to $1.70 as investors exchanged 30 shares, NCB Financial fell 1 cent in closing at $2.39 after just 5 units were traded, One Caribbean Media climbed 1 cent to close at $2.85 with an exchange of 5 stocks. Prestige Holdings rallied 14 cents to end at $11.29 with 1,044 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $113.50 with investors trading 613 shares, Scotiabank advanced $1.33 to finish at $55.48 with 99 stocks clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 5 cents to $4.25 with a transfer of 2,000 units, Trinidad Cement sank 10 cents to end at $2.40 with 3,705 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco popped 2 cents in closing at $5.52 in trading 7,675 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.


There is no trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange is Monday March 3 and on the following day as the country celebrates with Carnival activities on both days. 