The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 40 percent and valued 54 percent more than on Monday, resulting in the trading of 19 securities compared with 24 on Monday and ending with prices of seven rising, only two declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed after the trading of 489,297 shares for $12,532,154 compared to 812,556 stock units at $8,135,864 on Monday.
An average of 25,752 shares was traded at $659,587 compared with 33,857 stock units at $338,994 on Monday. Trading for the month to date finished with an average of 36,927 shares at $733,643 down from 41,260 units at $762,378 on the previous day and an average of 16,463 shares at $259,049 for April.
The Composite Index rose 3.23 points to settle at 977.14, the All T&T Index climbed 6.61 points to 1,412.50, the SME Index gained 0.16 points to end trading at 89.85 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to 71.55.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini ended at $60, with 119 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings closed trading of 640 stock units at $10.75, Ansa McAl ended at $45, with trading of 296 shares. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.15 with traders dealing in 59 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.91, after closing with an exchange of 704 stock units, First Citizens Group increased 2 cents to $36.02 after a transfer of 632 shares. Guardian Holdings dipped 4 cents and ended at $15.25, with 25,098 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 6 cents to 74 cents in an exchange of 10 stocks, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent in closing at 84 cents following the trading of 45,000 units. L.J. Williams B share remained at 95 cents after investors exchanged 300 stocks, Massy Holdings advanced 4 cents to finish at $3.49, after 260,494 units passed through the market, National Enterprises rose 44 cents to end at $5 with investors trading 12,965 shares. National Flour Mills remained at $1.45 with an exchange of 11,700 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $7, with 293 shares clearing the market, 
Republic Financial rallied 30 cents to $107.25 in trading of 100,244 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $45.50, after 2,785 stocks crossed the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained $1.35 to end at $11, with investors dealing in 12,370 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.66 in an exchange of 11,300 shares and Unilever Caribbean climbed 16 cents to $14.59 with investors trading 4,288 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.