Trading picked up on Thursday with 19 securities changing hands on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, up from 17 on Wednesday and ended with an exchange of 339,343 shares, compared to 209,324 shares on Wednesday with the funds flowing into the market jumping 224 percent to $14,183,508 versus $4,377,572 on Wednesday.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading ended with five stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 0.61 points to 1,321.42, the All T&T Index shed 1.21 points to close at 1,763.81 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 118.86 points.
The average trade was 17,860 units traded at $746,500 up from 12,313 at $257,518 on Wednesday. An average of 14,154 units traded at $414,861 for the month to date compared to 12,825 units at $295,969. The average trade for January amounted to 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 three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s fell 15 cents to $21.85 in an exchange of 435 stocks, Angostura Holdings fell 3 cents to $15.45 with the swapping of 47,846 shares, Ansa Mcal fell 5 cents to $54.90 in exchanging 50,940 units, Clico Investment Fund stayed at $25.40 with 5,000 units changing hands. First Citizens Bank carved out a loss of 11 cents in closing at $42.73 after exchanging 2,000 units, Grace Kennedy remained at $3.91 in exchanging 155 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 10 cents to $20.30 trading 50,118 stock units. Guardian Media rose 15 cents to $3.25, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.90 after 36,000 stock units crossed the market, L.J Williams B share shed 10 cents in closing at $1.30 with an exchange of 5,000 stock units. 
Massy Holdings gained 99 cents in ending at $61 after the exchanging of 13,955 units, National Flour Mills gained 14 cents in closing at $2.50 while exchanging 108 stock units, NCB Financial Group closed at $8.25, after trading 7,700 shares. One Caribbean Media closed at $4.85 with an exchange of 12,000 units, Republic Financial Holdings lost $1.02 and closed at $134.98 with 48,000 stocks units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $15.95 in an exchange of 8,459 units. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.75 with 537 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.50 in trading 90 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 3 cents to close at $35.05, with 50,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.