The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down on Tuesday with rising stocks edging out those falling, but the major market indices slipped at the end of trading.
The T&T Composite Index lost 5.92 points to close at 1,508.67. The All T&T Index dropped 8.86 points to 1,925.39, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.40 points to end at 147.92.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands with the prices of three gaining, two declining while nine remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 291,062 shares for $6,574,500, compared to 370,249 shares for $3,025,869, with 19 securities trading on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 4 cents and closed at $28.50, with 92,662 units crossing the exchange, Republic Holdings gained 26 cents and closed trading with 8,715 shares at $143.26. Scotiabank traded 10 units and gained 50 cents to end at $62.50, Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 10 cents transferring 93,042 shares to close at $20.99.
Losses| Guardian Holdings had 3,707 units crossing the exchange, with a fall of one cent, to close at $22 and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and closed at $39.49 while trading 1,572 stock units.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 1,000 units at $7.89, First Citizens Bank exchanged 1,817 stock units to settle at $50, JMMB Group ended at $2.70, with investors trading 58,351 stock units. Massy Holdings exchanged 1,085 shares to finish at $62.10. National Enterprises ended at $5.51 after swapping 7,060 stock units changing hands, National Flour exchanged 1,152 stock units at $1.49. NCB Financial exchanged 20,449 shares at $11.30 and Prestige Holdings traded 440 units to end at $8.99.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad Cement lost 7 cents to close at $1.85 after exchanging just one stock units and Unilever Caribbean lost 50 cents in trading 100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands versus 16 on Thursday and leading to the prices of four gaining, two declining and the prices of eight remaining unchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 2 cents to close at $28.46, with 72,954 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent transferring 3,980 shares to close at $20.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Grace Kennedy had 122 shares changing hands, to close at $3.95, National Enterprises closed trading with 100 shares at $5.50. National Enterprises swapped 100 units at $5.50, National Flour closed with 43,837 units crossing the exchange at $1.49, Point Lisas traded 194,174 shares to land at $3.75, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 31,746 shares to close at $21. LJ Williams B share traded 6,144 units at $1.60 and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 1,686 shares and closed at $21.50 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $21.10.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down at the end of trading on Tuesday with the 16 securities changing hands up from 15 on Monday from lower volume and value.
Republic Financial, with the loss of 8 cents to close at 54 weeks’ high of $142.08, after exchanging 1,386 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, traded 60,015 shares and added one cent to close at $21.
First Citzens’ stock closed with the bid at $51.50 to buy 3,430 shares but ended trading with no offers on the board at the close.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 36,818 shares and gained 7 cents to close at $20.47, Trinidad Cement exchanged 3,227 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $1.90. LJ Williams B share rose 5 cents and ended at $1.60, with investors swapped just 83 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose $2 and settled at $40, with 3,461 units changing hands.
One Caribbean Media added 5 cents in transferring 1,000 shares at $8 and Scotiabank ended trading with 18,091 units after rising 27 cents to $61.49.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands, compared to 18 on Friday, with three gaining, five declining and the prices of seven remaining unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 3 cents to close at $28.45, with 10,692 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Bank shed 1 cent and settled at $47, with investors exchanging 2,228 shares, Scotiabank ended trading with 3,885 units after falling 11 cents to $61.29. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 3 cents with 31,407 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.78 and Unilever Caribbean fell 4 cents and ended at $22.01, with investors exchanging 100 shares.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market recorded gains on Friday following Thursday’s increases, even as declining ones outnumbered the number of stocks advancing. 
