Stocks closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with winners and losers tightly matched, following trading in 21 securities, up from 18 on Friday. The prices of seven stocks rose, six declined, and eight remained unchanged. The volume of stocks traded more than doubled, jumping by 102 percent, with an 8 percent lower value than on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 135,644 shares for $573,594 after rising from just 67,273 stock units at $620,755 on Friday.
An average of 6,459 shares was traded at $27,314, after an increase from 3,737 stock units for $34,486 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 11,172 shares for $122,573, which is closely aligned with 11,513 units at $129,472 on the previous day and below the average for October amounting to 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index rose 1.01 points to 946.53, the All T&T Index gained 1.29 points to 1,368.37, the SME Index fell 0.12 points to end at 96.18 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.10 points to 69.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $62.50 with 509 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $13.05 after trading 87 stock units, Ansa McAl sank $1.25 to end at $43.50 after an exchange of 133 shares. 
AS Bryden remained at $1.98 with the trading of 505 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped by just 1 cent to close trading at $8.29 after an exchange of 486 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.50 with a transfer of 272 stocks. Eric Solis Marketing closed at $3.99 with investors dealing in 5 units, First Citizens Group sank 85 cents to $33.40 with 1,282 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained 19 cents to close at $14.50 with investors trading 172 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 75 cents after switching ownership of 66,557 shares, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders dealing in 21,839 units, Medcorp climbed $3.44 to finish at $51.50 as investors exchanged 25 stocks. National Enterprises lost 14 cents and ended at $1.65 with 101 stocks passing through the market, National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 15,587 shares, NCB Financial rallied 2 cents to close at $1.93 with investors swapping 5,999 units. 
Republic Financial shed $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $104 after an exchange of 749 stock units, Scotiabank increased 11 cents in closing at $45.10 following trading of 2,787 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 5 cents to end at $2.95 with an exchange of 6,831 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 2 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.86 with 5,962 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $18 after a transfer of 4,056 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3 with 1,700 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.