First Citizens Group led winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the price jumping 99 cents. Trading ended with 19 securities changing hands, down from 21 on Monday. Trading ended with prices of five stocks rising, three declining and 11 remaining firm. The market ended with a 67 percent dip in volume of stocks traded, with a 36 percent rise in value over Monday.
The market closed with trading of 84,673 shares for $1,743,716, with the volume sliding from 256,387 stock units with the value greater than $1,281,628 on Monday.
An average of 4,456 shares were traded at $91,775 compared with 12,209 units at $61,030 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, ending with an average of 13,778 shares at $90,633, which is in line with 14,943 units at $90,491 on the previous day and an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index climbed 3.67 points to close at 956.86, the All T&T Index rose 7.05 points to 1,388.01, the SME Index remained at 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index closed unchanged at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini climbed 85 cents to finish at $62.85 with 217 shares crossing the market, 
Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading of 2 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.70 with 1,228 shares changing hands, while AS Bryden slipped 5 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 990 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 in an exchange of 909 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to close at $37 with 1,701 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents to $3.37 in trading 9,918 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after a transfer of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with investors trading 16,675 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 25 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents to finish at $3.70 with investors dealing in 13,106 units, National Enterprises remained at $2.24 with 1,800 stocks crossing the market. 
National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to $1.64 with a transfer of 600 stock units, Point Lisas rose 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $5.25 after exchanging 12 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 74 cents in closing at $13 with market participants swapping 1,504 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $106 with traders dealing in 10,892 units, Scotiabank ended at $48 with 5,612 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 after closing with an exchange of 18,473 shares and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 with an exchange of 8 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.