摘要:Following an exceptionally strong performance in 2004
the domestic stock market showed signs of weakening
towards the middle of 2005 as prices began to revert
to more realistic levels. In the bond market rising
inflationary expectations helped to drive up yields
from an average of 6.15 percent in 2004 to 8.00 percent
in 2005, but the market remained active with a
total of TT$7,836 million being mobilized through 37 primary
issues. Mutual funds continued to perform relatively
strongly such that by the end of the year funds
under management ($31.3 billion) stood just slightly
below deposits in the banking system (32.9 billion).