Prestige Holdings jumped $1.64 to a 52 week high and Ansa McAl sank $3.85 to close at a 52 week low, with trading of 19 securities compared with 18 on Monday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, five declining and six ending firm on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday. At the close, the market closed with a marginal rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 26 percent drop in value compared to Monday.
The market closed with trading of 229,239 shares for $1,282,479 compared to 223,100 stock units at $1,731,434 on Monday.
An average of 12,065 shares were traded at $67,499, down from 12,394 units at $96,191 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 23,615 shares at $239,638 compared with 24,690 units at $255,671 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index shed 1.97 points to close at 1,033.60, the All T&T Index declined 10.20 points to 1,505.07, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.96 points to end at 74.07.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Agostini’s ended at $65 in an exchange of 363 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.79 after 11 stock units passed through the market, Ansa McAl sank $3.85 to close at $40.15 with traders dealing in 859 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $9 after an exchange of 25,570 units, First Citizens Group dipped 25 cents and ended at $43.75 with investors swapping 430 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 13 cents to end at $3.85 with an exchange of 20 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.75, with 2,243 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media ended at $1, with investors trading 20 stock units, JMMB Group remained at $1.07, with 3,144 stocks crossing the exchange. L.J. Williams B share increased 10 cents to finish at $1.25 with investors trading 1,000 shares, Massy Holdings sank 2 cents and ended at $3.93 in switching ownership of 5,966 stocks, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to end at $2.45 as investors exchanged 29,498 units. 
National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.64 after investors ended trading 5,000 stock units, One Caribbean Media rose 37 cents to $3 and closed with 8,000 shares being traded, Prestige Holdings rallied $1.64 to close at 52 week high of $12.59 in an exchange of 667 units. Republic Financial advanced 24 cents to end at $112.74 after trading of 742 stocks, Scotiabank rose 4 cents to finish at $52.50 with a transfer of 3,359 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 27 cents and ended at $3.75 with investors dealing in 136,347 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.95 with 6,000 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.