Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday led to an almost equal number of stocks rising and falling following a sharp 610 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with a 378 percent rise in value over Friday and resulting in 21 securities trading up from 18 on Friday and ending with prices of seven rising, eight declining and six ended firm after one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and three at 52 weeks’ lows.
The market closed with trading of 656,134 shares for $2,888,756 up sharply from 92,455 stock units at $603,956 on Friday. An average of 31,244 shares were exchanged at $137,560 compared to 5,136 units at $33,553 on Friday and with November that average of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index declined by 0.56 points to end at 1,059.28, the All T&T Index dipped 1.09 points to wrap up trading at 1,562.75, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index closed unchanged at 72.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s rose $2 to finish at $66 after 24 stocks passed through the market, Ansa McAl dropped $1.99 to $65.01 with investors dealing in 13 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 7 cents in closing at $23.67 with 84 shares being traded. 
Endeavour Holdings increased $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.50 as investors exchanged 25 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to end at $40.20 with investors trading 779 shares, GraceKennedy slipped 11 cents and ended at $3.59 with 501,100 stock units crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings remained at $13.75 with a transfer of 1,820 stocks, JMMB Group popped 1 cent in closing at $1.08 with 49 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 with an exchange of 79,325 shares. National Enterprises skidded 5 cents and ended at $2.75, with 14,353 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 after an exchange of 10 units, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 with investors trading 50 stock units. One Caribbean Media gained 1 cent to close at $2.82 in an exchange of 207 shares, Point Lisas fell 5 cents to end at $3.15 with investors trading 70 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 in switching ownership of 478 stocks.
Republic Financial rallied 1 cent to finish at $113 after an exchange of 3,043 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $55.95, with 25 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ lows of $4.60 with traders dealing in 35,015 units. Trinidad Cement lost 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ lows of $2.20 in an exchange of 3,920 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rose 28 cents in closing at $11.48 with 13,000 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco declined 44 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ lows of $5.06 after a transfer of 2,744 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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