Few winning Trinidad stocks Tuesday

Stocks dropped in trading on Tuesday as declining stocks clobbered those rising, with First Citizens Group leading those declining with a plunge of $6.46 after 98 percent fewer shares were traded, with a 44 percent drop in value compared to market activity on Monday, at the close of Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
This is the second day that only a few stocks rose, with the vast majority declining and comes against the backdrop of a sharp increase in covid-19 cases in the country that could lead to lockdown in economic activity.
At the close, 15 securities traded compared to 13 on Monday, with just two rising, eight declining and five unchanged. The Composite Index fell 8.21 points to 1,453.09, the All T&T Index dropped 15.88 points to close at 1,998.53 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 121.84.
Only, 128,527 shares traded for $9,586,327 compared to 6,602,009 units at $17,229,529 on Monday.
An average of 8,568 units traded at $639,088 compared to 507,847 at $1,325,348 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 41,987 units at $316,242 versus 44,024 units at $296,557. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.50, with 4,339 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $58 trading 120 stock units, Clico Investment Fund rallied 3 cents to close at $27.60 in switching ownership of 12,932 units. First Citizens Group plunged $6.46 to $58.54 in trading 1,250 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 74 cents in closing at $30.33 after exchanging 333 stock units, JMMB Group ended unchanged at $2.25 after clearing the market with 8,170 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $94.50 with the swapping of 1,365 shares, National Enterprises lost 25 cents to end at $3 with an exchange of 1,000 units, National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.84 with 100 stocks changing hands. One Caribbean Media dropped 41 cents to $4.35 in exchanging 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings increased $1.01 to close at $138, with 39,217 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank lost $3.48 to end at $62.52 after 48,995 units crossed the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.70 with 6,574 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean fell 20 cents to $16 while exchanging 798 units and West Indian Tobacco declined 98 cents in closing at $29 in an exchange of 2,334 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.