Stocks trading with prices unchanged dominated market activity on Tuesday, after 79 percent fewer shares traded worth 60 percent less in value than the stocks changing hands on Monday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
A total of 18 securities traded on Tuesday, similar to trading on Monday, with two stocks rising, six declining and 10 closing unchanged. The Composite Index dipped 2.87 points to 1,427.57, the All T&T Index slipped 4.55 points to 1,933.16 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.15 points to 124.25.
A total of 214,446 shares were traded for $3,734,861, down from 1,023,941 units at $9,232,576 on Monday. An average of 11,914 units traded at $207,492 compared to 56,886 at $512,921 on Monday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 21,093 units at $253,895 versus 22,779 units at $262,418. The average trade for July amounts to 20,94 units at $221,079.
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, Angostura Holdings ended at $16.48, with 4,517 shares crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 34 cents in closing at $16.16 after an exchange of 170 stock units, Clico Investment Fund ended trading 52,801 stocks at $27.50, with changing hands. First Citizens Bank remained at $50.10 trading 724 units, 756 shares of FirstCaribbean International Bank were exchanged at $6.50, GraceKennedy closed at $6.35 with trading 54,136 stock units. 
Guardian Holdings dropped 75 cents to $32.50, with 8,635 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media fell 20 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.90 after trading 475 stocks, JMMB Group declined 3 cents to $2.05 in trading 2,875 units. Massy Holdings popped 15 cents to $81.15 while exchanging 1,621 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $3.90 after exchanging 22,351 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 in switching ownership of 5,285 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings shed 37 cents to close at $135.57 after 238 stocks crossed the exchange Scotiabank remained unchanged at $59 in an exchange of 7,117 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 with 14,538 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement declined 6 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 9,250 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 5 cents to end at $16.40 in trading 21,422 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 7,535 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.