Falling stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in 21 securities trading up from 14 on Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, 10 declining and eight ending firm, with a 593 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded with 275 percent more dollars passing through the market than on Monday.
The market closed with an exchange of 418,148 shares for $2,910,896 compared to 60,375 stock units at $776,650 on Monday.
An average of 19,912 shares were traded at $138,614 compared with 4,313 units at $55,475 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 18,164 shares at $126,667 up from 18,044 stocks at $125,844 on the previous day and an average for July of 12,380 shares at $139,960.
The Composite Index slipped 2.24 points to settle at 1,064.12, the All T&T Index declined 2.53 points to end the day at 1,601.50, the SME Index remained at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.27 points to end trading at 68.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s ended at $66 as investors exchanged 109 stocks, Angostura Holdings slipped 56 cents to close at $17.50 in trading 245 units, Ansa McAl rose 1 cent to end at $63.01 with an exchange of 410 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied 22 cents in closing at $24.22 with investors swapping 4,217 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 with an exchange of 500 shares, First Citizens ended at $45 with 2,865 stocks being traded. FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 5 cents to $6.90 with traders dealing in 3,879 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.30 in an exchange of 5,690 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $12.50 with investors dealing in 803 shares. JMMB Group sank 5 cents to finish at $1 after closing with 60,326 units being traded, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents to end at $3.58 in an exchange of 134,098 stocks, National Enterprises declined 7 cents to close at $3.07 after the trading of 2,833 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.80 with a transfer of 25,381 shares, 
One Caribbean Media increased 7 cents to end at $3.07 after an exchange of 117 units, Prestige Holdings fell 20 cents in closing at $10.30 with investors trading 7,099 stocks. Republic Financial dropped $1.61 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $111 in switching ownership of 1,780 stock units, Scotiabank sank $3.49 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $52.01 after a transfer of 2,583 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $5 with investors trading 25,600 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.53 after 2,000 units passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $10.78 with 123,542 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco skidded 30 cents to close at $6.20 with 14,071 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
