The majority of stocks rose at the close of trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a 66 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued 34 percent lower than on Monday, resulting in 23 securities trading compared with 20 on Monday, and ending with prices of 12 stocks rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged.
The market on Tuesday closed with 327,850 shares trading at $2,510,383 compared with 982,701 stocks at $3,779,249 on Monday.
An average of 14,902 shares were exchanged for $114,108 compared with 49,135 units at $188,962 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 27,478 shares at $236,643 compared to 29,466 stock units at $245,231 on the previous day and February averaging 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index rallied 1.34 points to end at 1,199.70, the All T&T Index fell 1.45 points to 1,792.77, the SME Index remained at 77.95 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.60 points to 79.08.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s popped 50 cents to $69 in trading 11 stocks, Angostura Holdings rallied 40 cents to end at $20.50 after an exchange of 3 shares. Ansa McAl gained $2.90 in closing at $57 with investors swapping 2 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 49 cents to close at $22.51 in switching ownership of 2,410 shares, CinemaOne slipped 1 cent to $5.98 with investors trading 100 units. First Citizens Group climbed 90 cents to close at $49 after an exchange of 2,372 stocks, First Caribbean International Bank ended at $7.05, with 9,389 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy rose 17 cents to end at $4.07, with 10,000 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at $2 in an exchange of 40 shares. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent and ended at $1.50 after 126,831 stocks passed through the market, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to $4.36 with a transfer of 114,814 units, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents to end at $3.94, with 451 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills popped 9 cents in closing at $2.10 in an exchange of 1,005 shares, NCB Financial ended at $3.21 and closed with an exchange of 1,129 stocks, 
One Caribbean Media increased 10 cents to close at $3.55 with 200 units crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings ended at $12.50 with investors transferring 9,654 stock units, Republic Financial climbed 48 cents and ended at $119.98 with 7,791 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank slipped by a cent to end at $72.98 after a transfer of 3,181 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.95 as investors exchanged 2,643 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.76 trading 19,016 units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 6 cents and ended at $11.15 while exchanging 6,657 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 53 cents in closing at $10.03 with traders dealing in 10,151 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
