Most stocks dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following trading of 19 securities compared with 21 on Monday and ending with prices of just two rising, 13 declining and four ending firm. The market closed after a 23 percent decline in volume of stocks traded and the value plunged 87 percent lower than on Monday, with one stock ending with a 52 week high and 7 at a 52 week low.
The market closed with trading of 233,862 shares worth $1,499,663 compared to 303,328 stock units at $11,240,517 on Monday.
An average of 12,309 shares were traded at $78,930 compared with 14,444 stock units at $535,263 on the prior day, with trading month to date averaging 15,058 shares at $221,942 compared with 15,575 units at $248,842 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index dropped 3.79 points to end at 995.02, the All T&T Index sank 8.27 points to 1,429.16, the SME Index remained at 99.20 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.15 points to end at 74.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings sank 20 cents and ended at $12.90 with a transfer of 250 shares, Ansa McAl fell $1 to close at a 52 week low of $43 after an exchange of 116 stock units, 
CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 2 cents to close at $8.90 with investors trading just 241 shares. Endeavour Holdings fell $1 to finish at $19 after a transfer of 1,218 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing ended trading at $4 as investors exchanged 40 stocks, First Citizens Group sank $2 to end at a 52 week low of $38, with the trading of 4,074 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $3.63 with investors trading 15,093 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped 45 cents to close at $15.05 after an exchange of 20 units, JMMB Group shed 4 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $1, with investors trading 11,746 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $3.87, with 28,434 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises dipped 3 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2.17, with 21,077 stocks changing hands, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61, after 5,000 units passed through the market. 
NCB Financial rallied 2 cents and ended at $1.93 after it closed with an exchange of 126,575 stock units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.15, with 700 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings popped 23 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $12.23 in trading 2,453 stocks. Republic Financial skidded 40 cents to close at a 52 week low of $106.50, with 3,921 units clearing the market, Scotiabank sank 25 cents to end at a 52 week low of $48.75, after the trading of 7,536 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 10 cents in closing at $3.10 with an exchange of 4,512 shares and West Indian Tobacco declined 14 cents to $3.96 in switching ownership of 856 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.