Trading ended with rising stocks just edging out those declining at the close on Monday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in the market rising after investors traded 59 percent fewer shares with 68 percent less value than on Friday.
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands, down from 15 on Friday. It ended with five stocks rising, four declining and two ending unchanged. At the close of trading, the Composite Index rose 7.57 points to settle at 1,332.46, the All T and T Index advanced 2.51 points to settle at 1,774.17 and the Cross Listed Index gained 1.73 points to 120.44.
The market closed with an exchange of 84,633 shares, accounting for $1,718,895 compared to 206,973 units at $5,299,325 on Friday. An average of 7,694 units traded for the day at $156,261 compared to an average of 13,792 at $353,216 on Friday. An average of 11,104 units traded at $276,219 for the month to date versus 11,699 units at $276,219. The average trade for December amounted to 14,500 units at $237,988.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the market close, Clico Investment gained 3 cents to settle at $25.48, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund slipped 1 cent to end at $14 in trading 1,300 stock units, First Citizens Bank increased 50 cents to $44.50 in trading 2,924 stock units.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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.
Stocks declining│ Massy Holdings fell $4.01 to close at $60.99 trading 43 units and NCB Financial Group traded 51,024 shares and lost 2 cents in closing at $8.13.
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.
Stocks declining| Agostinis’ lost one cent to end at $23.99, with 8,400 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $60 trading 4,768 units.
Stocks rising │Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents to close at $25.25, with an exchange of 1,100 stock units and Massy Holdings jumped $4 to $61, trading 35,201 units.