Market activity on the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended after more stocks gained than declined on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks trading declining 39 percent, with 60 percent less value than on Tuesday and the market index shedding more than a half of Tuesday’s gains.
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At the close, 19 securities traded compared to 18 on Tuesday, with six rising, five declining and eight ending unchanged. The Composite Index shed 17.45 points to 1,458.35, the All T&T Index dropped 32.60 points to close at 2,011.12 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.17 points to settle at 121.48.
Overall, 304,798 shares traded for $2,261,165 compared to 501,655 units at $5,679,848 on Tuesday. An average of 16,042 units traded at $119,114 compared to 27,870 a $315,547 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 17,176 units at $250,931 compared to 17,295 units at $264,846. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s closed at $24.50, trading 100 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $58 with 538 units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund fell $1.06 to $27.50 in an exchange of 1,400 stock units. Endeavour Holdings remained at $7.48 after trading 273 stock unitss, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $57 while exchanging 436 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished unchanged at $6.15 with an exchange of 291 units. GraceKennedy remained at $6.11 after 13,284 stocks crossed the market, 
Guardian Media climbed 12 cents to $3.15 after exchanging 2,427 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $2.26, with 148,600 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings shed $4 to close at $94, with 2,025 units clearing the market, National Enterprises declined 5 cents to $3.25 after 53,646 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills rose 6 cents to close at $1.90, trading 530 stock units. Prestige Holdings lost 4 cents in ending at $7.01 with the swapping of 5,000 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $138, 201 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank dropped 1 cent to end at $68.05 after exchanging 50 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.60 in switching ownership of 24,837 units, Trinidad Cement advanced 4 cents to close at $3.89 trading 3,799 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 with an exchange of 43,231 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 98 cents in closing at $29.98 after exchanging 4,130 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 17 securities traded up from 16 on Wednesday, with four rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. Calypso Macro Investment Fund and Massy Holdings closed trading at 52 weeks’ high. The Composite Index fell 2.67 points to settle at 1,429.12, the All T&T Index dropped 1.75 points to settle at 1,942.89 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.51 points to settle at 123.24.
Clico Investment Fund remained unchanged at $26.99 with 12,798 units changing hands, First Citizens Group remained at $51 after exchanging 1,923 shares, GraceKennedy lost 13 cents to end at $6.10 with the swapping of 40,828 stocks. Guardian Holdings inched 1 cent, ending at $30.33 with an exchange of 21,064 units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to $2.23 after exchanging 7,097 stock units, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $90 trading 31,412 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $3.29, with 15 units changing hands, National Flour Mills traded 250 stock units at $1.90, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.75, with 1,065 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $136.47 in trading 1,254 stocks, Scotiabank had an exchange of 1,552 shares at $62.90, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents in closing at $18.31 in switching ownership of 466 units. Trinidad Cement dropped 9 cents in closing at $3.80 while exchanging 4,975 stock units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 20 cents to $30.50 after 911 stock units changed hands.
Overall, 17 securities traded compared to 18 on Tuesday, with six stocks rising, six declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 1.72 points to 1,417.04, the All T&T Index slipped 1.93 points to settle at 1,926.11 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.21 points to 122.25.
Guardian Holdings dropped $1.85 to $30.15, with 7,500 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group ended trading 3,001 units at $2.24. Massy Holdings shed $4.90 to end at $85.05 with 500 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises popped 4 cents to $3.29 in trading 25 stock units, NCB Financial Group fell 8 cents to $8.06 with 2,020 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media declined 5 cents to close at $4.75 after 120 units changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1.24 to end at $137 with the swapping of 951 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $62 in an exchange of 300 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to $18.03 while exchanging 100 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 35 cents in closing at $30.60 after trading 10,864 units.
FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 39 cents to end at $6.11 in switching ownership of 3,000 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $6.30 with an exchange of 3,870 units, Guardian Holdings traded 223 units at $32 trading. Guardian Media increased 5 cents to $3.21, with 9,591 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $2.24 after finishing trading of 352,700 stocks, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.34 after exchanging 4,680 stock units. Massy Holdings advanced $1 to $85 with the swapping of 23,252 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.94 in an exchange of 220 stock units, NCB Financial Group declined 5 cents to $8.10 while exchanging 914 units. One Caribbean Media climbed 11 cents to close at $4.86, with 202 stocks clearing the market, Republic Financi l Holdings fell 3 cents to $135.73 after 26,285 units changed hands, Scotiabank remained at $62, with 16,803 stocks clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 35,012 shares at $18.50, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.50 after exchanging 22,012 stock units, Unilever Caribbean shed 5 cents at $16.35 in trading 230 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 14 cents to close at $30.61, after 775 stock units crossed the market.
Sixteen securities traded down from 20 on Tuesday at the close, with five rising, two declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.38 points to 1,435.29, the All T&T Index rose 0.67 points to close at 1,940.41 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.30 points to settle at 125.40.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund added 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51 with an exchange of 1,600 stock units, Clico Investment Fund spiked 13 cents to $26.23 while exchanging 26,437 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 15 cents to end at $32.60, in exchanging 9,385 units. Massy Holdings shed 50 cents and ended at $84 in trading 1,085 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.25 with 625 stocks changing hands, National Flour Mills rallied 7 cents to close at $2.11 in exchanging 2,329 stocks. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.25 after trading 12,890 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.86, with 41,200 shares crossing the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $135.70 in an exchange of 208 units. Scotiabank traded 155 stocks at $62, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.50, with 4,362 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean finished trading at $16.40, with 1,176 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco inched 1 cent higher to $30.93 with the swapping of 200 shares.
Twenty two securities traded, up from 20 on Monday, with prices of seven risings, nine declining and six ending unchanged.
Massy Holdings popped 10 cents to $82.10 with an exchange of 500 stock units, National Enterprises declined 5 cents in closing at $3.25 after trading 3,443 units, National Flour Mills remained unchanged at $1.90, with 4,152 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group dropped 8 cents to $8.17 after 4,250 units changed hands, One Caribbean Media rallied 4 cents to end at $4.30, with 2,600 stocks crossing the exchange, Point Lisas declined 15 cents to $3.05, with 2,050 stock units trading. Prestige Holdings dropped 38 cents in ending at $7 in trading 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings advanced $2.55 to $138 with an exchange of 213 units, Scotiabank lost 50 cents to close at $61 in trading 817 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to $17.01 after 3,411 stock units changed hands, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents in closing at $4, with 101,620 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean shed 18 cents in closing at $16.22 after trading 10 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.99 in switching ownership of 3,710 stocks.
JMMB Group popped 2 cents to $2.22 in an exchange of 63,500 stocks, Massy Holdings traded 615 stock units at $82, National Enterprises ended at $3.30 after 11,315 shares changed hands. NCB Financial Group advanced 24 cents to $8.25 after exchanging 235,375 stock units, One Caribbean Media dropped 60 cents to $4.26 in switching ownership of 1,000 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $135.45 after exchanging 4,491 shares. Scotiabank traded just two shares at $61.50, Trinidad & Tobago NGL close unmoved at $17 in exchanging 6,414 units, Trinidad Cement traded 2,000 shares at $3.90. Unilever Caribbean climbed 18 cents to close at $16.40 in trading 1,230 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.99 with an exchange of 3,445 shares.
Guardian Holdings rallied 15 cents to $33 with an exchange of 28,567 shares, JMMB Group remained at $2.15 with the swapping of 13,671 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 90 cents to $82 in trading 8,455 units. National Enterprises added 1 cent in closing at $3.41 and exchanging 100 shares, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent to end at $1.82 in switching ownership of 7,198 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings shed 3 cents ending at $135.45, with 1,500 units crossing the market. Scotiabank fell 49 cents to $59 after exchanging 921 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to end at $17.55 with the swapping of 1,050 shares, Trinidad Cement dipped 7 cents to $3.92 in trading 3,135 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to $31 in exchanging 346 units.
L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.35 while trading 700 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 1 cent to $1.81 after 4,676 units crossed the market, NCB Financial Group popped 2 cents to $8.25 in exchanging 110,667 shares. One Caribbean Media spiked 62 cents to $4.88 in an exchange of 1,000 stock, Point Lisas remained at $3.20 in trading 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings dipped 1 cent to $135.45 with 8,198 stocks clearing the market. Scotiabank remained at $59.49 while exchanging 21 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 6 cents to $17.66 with the swapping of 5,979 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.40 with an exchange of 737 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $31.50 in exchanging 565 units.
A total of 19 securities changed hands down from 20 on Thursday and leading five stocks higher, four lower than the prior day, while 10 closed unchanged.
Guardian Holdings rallied 45 cents to $32.95, with 83,870 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media rose 20 cents to $3.10 trading 23,489 shares, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to $2.11 in trading 3,046 units. Massy Holdings ended at $81.75 while exchanging 2,690 stock units, National Enterprises had an exchanged of 47 shares at $3.90, National Flour Mills ended at $2, with 12,410 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group dipped 1 cent to $7.99 trading 35,584 shares, One Caribbean Media traded 4,000 and gained 30 cents to end at $4.50, Prestige Holdings closed at $$7.50 with 43 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings dipped 37 cents to $135.57 in an exchange of 2,879 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 50 cents to $18 with 1,274 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents after 165 shares were traded at $3.80 and Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 after trading 1,390 shares.