Market activity ended on Wednesday and resulted in slightly fewer stocks rising than falling at the close of trading, after 56 percent more shares were traded, with 41 percent higher value than on Tuesday at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
New record high for the TTSE Composite Index.
A total of 18 securities traded compared to 20 on Tuesday, with three rising, five declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 17.43 points to close at a record high of 1,526.65, the All T&T Index surged 33.72 points to 2,136.57 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 122.50.
A total of 255,751 shares traded for $6,952,251 compared to 163,749 units at $4,916,412 on Tuesday. An average of 14,208 units traded at $386,236 compared to 8,187 at $245,821 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 50,207 units at $296,887 versus 53,179 units at $289,510 on the prior trading day. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
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At the close, Agostini’s rose 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $39.50 after exchanging 535 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $19.99, with 2,855 stock units crossing the market, Ansa McAl shed 20 cents in closing at $59.30 after exchanging 1,313 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank ended unchanged at $43.49 with the swapping of 1,115 units, Clico Investment Fund slipped 1 cent to end at $29.49 trading 12,279 stocks, First Citizens Group rallied $5.90 to $65.91 in an exchange of 492 units. 
GraceKennedy finished unchanged at $6.25, with 250 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings dropped 33 cents to close at $30 while swapping 101,786 shares, JMMB Group finished unchanged at $2.35 after 3,200 stocks changed hands. Massy Holdings lost 12 cents to end at $106.12 in trading 16,179 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.51 after an exchange of 6,750 stock units, NCB Financial Group remained at $8.01 after 65,394 units crossed the exchange. One Caribbean Media ended at $4.20 in switching ownership of 1,200 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1.25 in closing at $142.50 with an exchange of 217 units, Scotiabank finished trading of 1,500 shares at $70.50. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 40 cents to $19.60 in an exchange of 7,449 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16, with 16,237 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $27.after trading 17,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 21 securities traded compared to 18 on Friday, with four stocks each rising and declining and 13 traded unchanged.
Guardian Holdings remained at $30 after 110 shares crossed the market, JMMB Group ended at $2.30, with 7,894 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $106 with an exchange of 13,702 stocks. National Enterprises finished trading 2,667 stocks at $3.75, National Flour Mills finished switching of 340 shares at $1.95, NCB Financial Group remained at $8, with 10,474 stock units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.05 after trading 61 units, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1 to end at $141.25, with 10 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank popped 50 cents to close at $70.50 after 399 shares crossed the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 40 cents ending at $20 with the swapping of 9,904 stock units, Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16 trading 809 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $27.50 after trading 62 stocks.
At the close of the market, 19 securities traded compared to 17 on Wednesday, with four rising, eight declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.51 points to a record close of 1,525.38, the All T&T Index popped 2.81 points to end at a record high of 2,137.81 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.02 points higher to 121.94.
FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.1 after 31,662 stock units crossed the market, GraceKennedy shed 4 cents to close at $6.16 in exchanging 102,614 stocks, Guardian Media finished unchanged at $3.15 while trading 100,000 shares. JMMB Group ended at $2.30 in switching ownership of 4,783,185 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $106 with an exchange of 1,431 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.95, with 5,768 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group finished trading 99,013 stock units at $8, One Caribbean Media dropped 24 cents in ending at $4.20 after 4,968 units changed hands, Point Lisas fell 37 cents to $3.25 after exchanging 770,759 shares. Scotiabank dropped $4.70 to close at $70.25 with the swapping of 567 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 79 cents in closing at $19.60 in an exchange of 11,097 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 15 cents to end at $16 after exchanging 19,017 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 27 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $28.11 trading 9,955 units.
JMMB Group dropped 3 cents to close at $2.27 with the swapping of 2,435,193 units, Massy Holdings finished unchanged at $106.50 with an exchange of 4,819 stocks, National Enterprises advanced 35 cents to $3.76 trading 10,122 stock units. National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.95, with 5,385 stocks crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to end at $8.01 after trading 274,066 shares, One Caribbean Media ended unchanged at $4.44 while exchanging 18,010 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings plunged $4.76 to $140.22, with 8,574 units clearing the market, Scotiabank dropped $1 to $69 after the trading of 1,563 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent in closing at $19.99 after exchanging 10,508 units. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $3.75 trading 325 stock units, Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.19 in exchanging 245 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $28.50, with 100 shares crossing the market.
At the close, 15 securities traded down from 20 on Tuesday, with five rising, four declining and six ending unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 2.21 points to 1,520.63, the All T&T Index declined 2.25 points to 2,130.04 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.30 points to settle at 121.73.
Clico Investment Fund remained at $31.37 with 1,867 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 13 cents to close at $6.11 in trading 4,588 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $30 with 2,500 units changing hands. JMMB Group inched 1 cent higher to close at $2.30, with 1,150 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $105.50 in exchanging 5,715 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended at $8, with 31,234 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media shed 1 cent in closing at $4.44 after an exchange of 5 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $7, with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings popped 1 cent to $140.17 with an exchange of 1,856 stock units. Scotiabank advanced 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $71 while exchanging 3,666 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $20 in switching ownership of 739 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 12 cents after closing at $28.38 with the swapping of 25,652 units.
NCB Financial Group fell 10 cents to $8 after 25,939 stocks changed hands, One Caribbean Media popped 10 cents to $4.45 in exchanging 3,885 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $140.02 after trading 5,444 units. Scotiabank increased 50 cents to close at $69 after exchanging 500 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 50 cents to end at $20.50, with 110 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement rallied 16 cents to $3.74 after exchanging 1,985 stock units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 swapping of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 25 cents to end at $28.25, with 2,626 stock units clearing the market.
The index hit a record high on November 16, this year bettering the previous record of 2,032.53 points reached on January 3, 2014. Since then the market hit record highs on each of the seven trading days from December 21. The rally was driven by 10 stocks with 
First Citizens Group gained 76 cents to end at $59.26 after trading 216 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 2 cents in closing at $6.15 after 13 stock units changed hands, GraceKennedy popped 13 cents to end at $6.18 in exchanging 63 shares. JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $2.30 with an exchange of 26,788 units, Massy Holdings climbed $3.98 ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $109.98 in exchanging 150 stocks, National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $3.31, with 100 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to close at $1.95 in trading 6,530 units, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8 in an exchange of 12,339 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 34 cents to $4.35 after exchanging 68,732 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $7 with an exchange of 4,996 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $140.02, with 27,048 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to end at $68.50 with the swapping of 71 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21 after 90,454 shares changed hands, Trinidad Cement lost 8 cents to close at $3.68 in switching ownership of 42,500 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.20 after trading 29 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rallied 6 cents to $28.50 with 1,426 shares clearing the market.
Trading ended Wednesday, with two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high as an equal number of stocks rising and falling after trading 299 percent more shares, valued 142 percent more than on Tuesday, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
GraceKennedy declined 13 cents to close at $6.05, with 120,000 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to close at $30 with the swapping of 7,914 units, JMMB Group dropped 2 cents in ending at $2.24 after exchanging 330 stocks. Massy Holdings climbed $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $106 in an exchange of 12,238 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.30 after 6,000 shares changed hands, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in switching ownership of 69,100 units. One Caribbean Media lost 11 cents to close at $4.69 in trading 5 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.02 to end at $140.02, with 22,011 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank finished unchanged at $68, with 243 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.35 in closing at $21 after trading 185,866 units, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16.20 after trading 158 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $28.44 while exchanging 457 stock units.
Overall, 17 securities traded against 16 on Friday, with four rising, five declining and eight unchanged. The Composite Index inched 0.98 points higher to 1,485.29, the All T&T Index rose 2.71 points to 2,052.04 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.12 points to 121.67.
Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.93 after exchanging two stocks, GraceKennedy shed 6 cents to $6.18 in 1,020 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell 67 cents in closing at $30.33 after trading 55,007 stocks. JMMB Group closed at $2.26 after 215 shares changed hands, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.84, with 200 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed 40 cents to $105, with 19,060 shares changing hands. National Enterprises advanced 4 cents to close at $3.29 in exchanging 5,820 stocks, National Flour Mills finished at $1.90 in trading 1,710 stock units, NCB Financial Group ended at $8 with an exchange of 36,814 units. One Caribbean Media popped 35 cents to $4.80 after trading 10 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $7 after swapping of 100 stock units, Scotiabank had an exchange of 15 stocks at $68. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 9 cents in closing at $19.65 in exchanging 371 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped 6 cents to end at $28.44, trading 43 units.
Clico Investment Fund ended at $30 after trading 2,423 stocks, First Citizens Group had an exchange of 383 units at $58.50, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.15 with the swapping of 9,535 stocks. GraceKennedy traded 95 shares at $6.24, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $2.21 in an exchange of 459,000 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $105, with 8,336 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises ended at $3.25 after exchanging 40,364 stocks, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.90 in swapping 148 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to close at $8 trading 111,933 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $4.45 in trading 8,049 units, Republic Financial Holdings declined $1.30 to end at $136.70 with an exchange of 32 shares, Scotiabank dropped 50 cents to $68.50, with 3,260 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 10 cents to end at $19 after 26,286 stocks crossed the exchange, Trinidad Cement rose 4 cents to $3.55 after exchanging 4,323 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20, with 1,100 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $28.50 trading 1,500 shares.