Stocks closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume traded dropping 45 percent at a 64 percent greater value than on Friday resulting in activities in 15 securities compared with 16 on Friday and ending with prices of three rising, five declining and seven ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 330,482 shares valued $3,340,673 compared to 603,487 stock units at $2,041,473 on Friday.
An average of 22,032 shares were traded at $222,712 compared with 37,718 units at $127,592 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 37,274 shares at $162,380 compared with 39,391 units at $154,004 on the previous day and an average for October 39,057 units at $305,306.
The Composite Index increased 1.67 points to 1,040.51, the All T&T Index rose 2.62 points to wrap up trading at 1,565.30, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index increased by just 0.09 points to end at 67.04.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Angostura Holdings ended at $16 with investors trading 6 stock units, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents in closing at $59 after 5,200 shares passed through the market, Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 25 cents to $41.25 in switching ownership of 2,300 stocks. First Citizens Group dipped 59 cents and ended at $40.41 with investors swapping 4,566 units, GraceKennedy popped 11 cents to close at $3.70 with a transfer of 29,435 shares, JMMB Group lost 3 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.02 after an exchange of 19,000 stocks. Massy Holdings increased 7 cents and ended at $3.80 with 212,180 units trading, National Enterprises ended at $2.70 with 6 stock units crossing the market, 
NCB Financial remained at $2.15 in an exchange of 22,000 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $11.01 with investors dealing in 2,767 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $115 in an exchange of 14,473 stocks, Scotiabank skidded 45 cents to finish at $57.10 with just 11 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents and ended at $4.50 as investors exchanged 5,726 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 after a transfer of 1,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $6 with 11,812 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise statedThe .