Stocks continued the sideways movement on Friday, leading to moderate changes in market valuation at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading, after 621 percent fewer funds chased 114 percent more shares than on Thursday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading ended with 18 securities changing hands, down from 22 on Thursday, with five rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 3.09 points to 1,328.97, the All T&T Index lost 1.14 points to close at 1,770.64 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.69 points to end at 119.99. Investors exchanged 344,659 shares, for $2,236,640 versus 161,172 units at $6,174,290 on Thursday.
An average of 19,148 units traded at $124,257 compared to an average of 7,326 at $280,658 on Thursday. An average of 13,836 shares traded at $275,635 for the month to date versus 13,504 units at $285,096. The average trade for December ended at 14,490 units at $237,988.
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, Agostini’s closed at $22 crossing the exchange 1,134 shares, Ansa Mcal gained 2 cents in closing at $55, with 10 stock units crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank declined $1 to $39 in 1,394 stocks changing hands. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $15 after exchanging 2,485 units, First Citizens Bank lost 1 cent to close at $42.74 after exchanging 2,516 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $7 with the swapping of 17,255 stock units, Grace Kennedy advanced 10 cents to $3.90 in exchanging 140,000 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 2 cents to $20.05 while exchanging 650 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $1.98 after exchanging 52,154 stock units, L.J Williams B share ended at $1.40 trading 5,000 shares. 
Massy Holdings climbed 55 cents to $61 in exchanging 1,750 units, National Flour Mills remained at $2.50 after trading 38,500 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 20 cents to end at $8.30 in an exchange of 21,475 stocks. One Caribbean Media closed at $4.85 in an exchange of 48,870 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rose 15 cents to $136.15 in exchanging 1,151 stocks, Scotiabank stayed at $57 trading 6,919 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 2 cents $15.27 with the swapping of 2,976 stocks and Unilever Caribbean shed 6 cents to end at $16.64 in trading 420 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
