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.
