Stocks ended equally split between winners and losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 24 securities compared with 21 on Wednesday and ended with prices of seven stocks each rising and declining and 10 ended firm. The volume of stocks traded jumped 94 percent, from a low base on Wednesday, with a 9 percent increase in value.
The market closed with trading of 179,038 shares for $925,648 compared to 92,136 stock units at $852,515 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 7,460 shares changing hands at $38,569 compared to 4,387 units at $40,596 on Wednesday. The average trade month to date ended with 15,151 shares at $95,184, down from 17,349 units at $111,362 on the prior day, compared with December with an average of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The market traded a new year high, with the Composite Index increasing 3.24 points to end at 951.28, the All T&T Index popped 6.62 points to wrap up trading at 1,377.78, the SME Index remained at 93.99 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.06 points to 69.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows that no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and just one with a lower offer.
At the day’s close, Agostini remained at $62.84, with 12 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 after investors traded 3,850 units, AS Bryden dropped 19 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 5,699 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 84 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced $1.50 to finish at $36 in trading 1,255 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with a transfer of 1,562 units, Guardian Holdings sank 29 cents and ended at $15 with investors dealing in 121 stocks, Guardian Media rose 2 cents in closing at 62 cents, with 10,500 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with traders dealing in a mere one share, L.J. Williams B share fell 2 cents to close at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $3.60 with investors trading 7,390 units. National Enterprises increased 26 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,184 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to $1.68 in trading 32,422 units, 
NCB Financial sllipped 1 cent to close at $1.92, 1,000 stocks crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares, Point Lisas declined 50 cents and ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 50 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in an exchange of 2,540 shares. Republic Financial popped $1.20 in closing at $106 after 63 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost 9 cents to close at $47.90 after an exchange of 1,141 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, with 15,887 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94, with 10 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $13.91 closed at 20,931 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 62,335 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.