Declining stocks outnumbered those rising at the end of trading on Monday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the market indices declining after investors traded 58 percent fewer shares than on Friday.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Friday, with one rising, six declining and 10 closing unchanged. The Composite Index fell 0.72 points to 1,328.25, the All T and T Index shed 1.44 points to end at 1,769.20 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 119.99.
The market closed with an exchange of 144,601 shares, for $1,987,209 compared to 344,659 units at $2,236,640 on Friday.
An average of 8,506 units traded at $116,892 compared to 19,148 at $124,257 on Friday. The average trade for January is 13,836 units at $275,635.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, Ansa Mcal closed at $55 trading 500 stock units, Clico Investment Fund shed 15 cents to close at $25.25 after exchanging 196 stocks. First Citizens Bank fell 4 cents to $42.70, with 404 stocks changing hands, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.90 after and exchange of 60,000 stock units. Guardian Holdings climbed 18 cents to $20.23, with 5,728 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group closed at $1.98 after trading 4,097 units, L.J Williams B shares ended at $1.40, with 4,300 stocks changing hands. 
Massy Holdings closed at $61 after trading 19,398 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.85, with 1,000 shares changing hands, Point Lisas fell 14 cents to end at $3.01 after 200 units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings shed 39 cents to end at $7.60 in exchanging 301 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost $1.15 to close at $135 after trading 76 units Scotiabank settled at $57 in switching ownership of 1,439 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $15.27 in an exchange of 5,138 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.75 with the swapping of 40,053 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.64 with 133 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents to end at $35.38 with an exchange of 1,638 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Massy Holdings climbed 55 cents to $61 in exchanging 1,750 units, National Flour Mills remained at $2.50 after trading 38,500 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 20 cents to end at $8.30 in an exchange of 21,475 stocks. One Caribbean Media closed at $4.85 in an exchange of 48,870 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rose 15 cents to $136.15 in exchanging 1,151 stocks, Scotiabank stayed at $57 trading 6,919 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 2 cents $15.27 with the swapping of 2,976 stocks and Unilever Caribbean shed 6 cents to end at $16.64 in trading 420 units.
L.J Williams B share fell 5 cents to $1.40 in exchanging one stock unit, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent in closing at $60.45 while exchanging 7,172 units, National Flour Mills gained 11 cents to end at $2.50 with the swapping of 13,931 stocks. NCB Financial Group stayed at $8.50 while exchanging 9,752 shares, One Caribbean Media advanced 10 cents to $4.85 in trading 1,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $7.99 exchanging 1,855 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings carved out a loss 15 cents to close at $136, with 19,000 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank closed at $57 trading 11,663 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to close at $15.29, with 8,325 stocks crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.70, with the swapping of 179 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $35.40 after 8,821 stock units crossed the exchange.
Guardian Media remained at $3.25 trading 110 units, Massy Holdings dropped 10 cents to $60.40, in trading 1,399 shares, National Flour Mills lost 10 cents to close at $2.50 after 100 stocks changed hands. NCB Financial Group rose 4 cents to $8.35, with 4,000 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.75 trading 800 units, Republic Financial Holdings dropped 18 cents to close at $136 while exchanging 108,504 stock units. Scotiabank closed at $57, with 18,990 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents to close at $15.95 after exchanging 24,027 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.75 after 7,025 shares crossed the market. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.70 in exchanging 58 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 1 cent to $35.39 in switching ownership of 11,044 shares.
National Enterprises climbed 3 cents to $3.21 in switching ownership of 79,162 shares, National Flour declined by 5 cents to $2.55 in exchanging 125,800 stocks, NCB Financial lost 19 cents in closing at $8.31, with 50,045 stock units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings gained 18 cents to close at $136.18 in exchanging 260 shares, Scotiabank lost 50 cents in ending at $57 with 1,134 units clearing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 60 cents to end at $15.24 with the swapping of 100 stock units. Trinidad Cement advanced 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.75 in exchanging 68,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean carved out a gain of 7 cents to end at $16.70 with 3,059 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35.40 in an exchange of 5,664 stocks units.
Grace Kennedy closed at $3.80 while trading 1,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings closed at $20.54, with 7,163 shares changing hands, JMMB Group advanced 3 cents to $1.98 in the switching of 1,060 units. National Flour Mills closed at $2.60, with 6,143 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.85 in exchanging 125,368 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3.15 trading 500 units. Prestige Holdings gained 40 cents in closing at $8 in trading 100 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings stayed at $136.82 with the swapping of 1,645 units, Scotiabank ended at $57.50 after exchanging 11,877 shares. Unilever Caribbean fell 7 cents to $16.63 in trading 2,347 stocks and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35.40 with the swapping of 35,661 units.
National Enterprises settled at $3.15 with the exchange of 10,000 units, National Flour Mills rose 15 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.60, with 10,000 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group gained 20 cents to close at $8.50 after 224 stock units crossed the exchange, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.85 with an exchange of 3,000 shares, Point Lisas settled at $3.15, with 25 stock units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings rose 7 cents to end at $136.82 in trading 2,200 units, Scotiabank traded 1,276 stock units at $57.50, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.70 in ownership of 545 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco carved out a gain of 5 cents at $35.40, after 20,333 stocks crossed the market.
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.
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.