Winning stocks beat out losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday following a 33 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and worth 37 percent less than on Friday. Trading took place in twenty one securities, up from 19 on Friday and ending with prices of nine stocks advancing, five declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 130,830 shares for $1,229,998 up from 98,458 stocks at $1,961,543 on Friday.
An average of 6,230 shares were traded at $58,571 compared with 5,182 units at $103,239 on Friday, with trading for the month to date ending with an average of 15,417 shares for $97,806 down from 16,162 units at $100,988 on the previous trading day compared with an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index slipped 5.30 points to conclude trading at 1,052.09, the All T&T Index skidded 10.75 points to conclude trading at 1,544.28, the SME Index rose 8.35 points to settle at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index gained just 0.07 points to settle at 73.54.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s popped 14 cents to close at $68.19 with 187 units switching owners, Ansa McAl slipped $2 to $54 with trading of 255 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $25 with investors dealing in 127 shares. Endeavour Holdings climbed $1.85 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $18 with 374 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group fell 1 cent to finish at $41.55 as investors exchanged 1,409 shares, GraceKennedy ended at $3.50 with a transfer of 178 units. Guardian Holdings increased 2 cents to $14.87 after an exchange of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media ended at $1 with a mere 17 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to close at $1.11 in an exchange of 17,482 shares. Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to end at $3.90 with 2,407 stock units passing through the market, National Flour Mills advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.67 with an exchange of 336 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $2.35 with 9,696 units having been traded. One Caribbean Media gained 5 cents to $2.90 after a transfer of 10,206 stocks, 
Point Lisas ended at $3.28 with investors trading 1,500 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 in an exchange of 435 shares. Republic Financial popped 98 cents and ended at $113.03 with traders dealing in 1,208 stock units, Scotiabank shed $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54 after an exchange of 2,010 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 1 cent to close at $4.04 with investors trading 12,800 units. Trinidad Cement rallied 5 cents to $2.40 with 100 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean declined 18 cents to finish at $11 with investors swapping 63,645 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.44 with 5,457 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.