Prices continue to mostly slide on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of twelve securities declining just while three stocks rose and two remained unchanged as three companies closed at 52 weeks’ low.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 18.88 points to 1,441.89. The All T&T Index fell 19.27 points to end at 1,863.61, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 2.52 points at 138.15.
The volume of stocks passing through the market rose to 2,129,887 shares valued $69,723,811 compared to 886,239 shares for $18,028,177 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
Gainers| JMMB Group added 1 cent in exchanging 72,936 stock units to close at $2.03, Point Lisas rose 25 cents to $3.70, with 120 units crossing the market and Trinidad Cementended at $1.95 exchanging 21,317 stock units, after gaining 20 cents.
Losers| Agostini’s shed 5 cents trading 1,548,189 units to end at $25.50, Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 2 cents in transferring 40 stock units to close at $15.85, Clico Investment slid $1.50 to $25, after exchanging 12,420 units. First Citizens Bank dived $1.95 to close at $45 with 19,748 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings shed 60 cents to end at $21, with an exchange of 287 units, National Flour closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.22 trading 100,000 and lost 8 cents. 
NCB Financial lost 35 cents and closed at $10.65, with 91 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings lost 30 cents exchanging 2,000 units to end at $8.20, Scotiabank dropped $1.20 to $61.25, in exchanging 2,182 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 69 cents trading 37,584 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.50, West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents exchanging 85 units to end at $36.95 and Unilever Caribbean fell 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $19, with 7,628 units crossing the market.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings exchanged 191,495 stock units at $59 and Republic Financial Holdings transferred 113,785 shares at $145.43.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Four stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low as the market encountered five consecutive days of losses at the close market sentiments and closed with negative with stocks closing with a four to one bias towards declines as shown by the IC bid-offer Indicator. 
JMMB Group shed 8 cents exchanging 170,055 shares to close at $2.02, Massy Holdings declined by $1 to $59 in transferring 15,490 units and National Enterprises traded 27,269 stock units after falling 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.40. National Flour closed at $1.30 in exchanging 111,161 units and lost 15 cents, One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.15, with 200 units crossing the market, Point Lisas shed 30 cents exchanging 200 units to end at $3.45. Prestige Holdings declined by 50 cents to $8.50 trading 3,585 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents and closed at $145.43, transferring 18,703 units and Scotiabank fell 7 cents to $62.45, in exchanging 150 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 31 cents trading 16,736 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.19 and Unilever Caribbean dropped to a 52 weeks’ low of $19.10, after falling $1.40 with 3,300 units crossing the market.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 7,950 stock units and dropped $1.50 to end at the lowest price of $17 since the stock was listed, in 2015.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 8.87 points to 1,490.31. The All T&T Index dropped 14.11 points to end at 1,906.20, while the Cross Listed Index dipped 0.48 points at 145.547.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 15,225 stock units and shed 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.50 and Trinidad Cement exchanged 4,382 units and lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.75.
The T&T Composite Index lost 2.68 points to close at 1,499.18. The All T&T Index advanced 1.51 points to end at 1,920.31, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.94 points at 146.02.
JMMB Group declined by 15 cents to $2.25 in trading 21,000 units.
Losers| Calypso Macro Index Fundshed 12 cents to end at $15.88 in transferring 200 units, Clico Investment lost 1 cent trading 407,500 units and closed at $28.60, Grace Kennedy shed 10 cents in trading 44,200 units to end at $3.75. JMMB Group lost 8 cents to end at $2.40, with 1,500 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises declined by 14 cents to end $5.51 trading 200 units, One Caribbean Media fell 25 cents in exchanging 30,100 stock units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50. Prestige Holdings slipped 22 cents to $9.03, with 100 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 2,498 shares and fell $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 2.16 points to 1,501.13. The All T&T Index shed 3.49 points to end at 1,915.36, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.11 points at 147.23.
Losers| Angostura Holdings exchanged 65 shares and fell 15 cents to end at $16.20, First Citizens Bank dropped $1.35 as 17,947 stock units changed hands to settle at $46.80, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.48, with 600 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 105,933 shares and fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20, Unilever Caribbean traded 36 stock units and slipped 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost $1 to close at $38 while trading 69 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 6.72 points to close at 1,503.29. The All T&T Index shed 9.37 points to end at 1,918.85, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.55 points to end at 147.34.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 11,677 shares and fell 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.10. Trinidad Cement lost 4 cents and closed trading of 36,438 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.81 and West Indian Tobacco lost 25 cents to close at $39 while trading 17,465 stock units.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents in transferring 1,873 shares to close at $20.80.
Trinidad Cement lost 7 cents to close at $1.85 after exchanging just one stock units and Unilever Caribbean lost 50 cents in trading 100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.