Winning stocks edged losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting from the exchange of 25 securities, up from 20 on Monday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, eight declining and seven ending firm, with Republic Financial ending with the biggest price change. The volume of stocks traded declined 59 percent valued 73 percent less than on Monday
The market closed with trading of only 136,657 shares for $924,562 after tumbling from 336,665 stock units at $3,365,597 on Monday.
An average of 5,466 shares was traded for $36,982, down sharply 16,833 stock units for $168,280 on Monday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 14,759 shares at $125,523 after dipping modestly from 15,536 units at $132,926 on the previous day and an average for May of 18,019 shares at $397,491.
The Composite Index dipped 0.48 points to close at 991.30, the All T&T Index lost 0.93 points to end at 1,437.77, the SME Index remained at 86.92 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 71.84.
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 trading, Agostini fell 40 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $59 after an exchange of 338 shares, Angostura Holdings dropped 10 cents to $10.40 with investors trading 312 stock units, 
Ansa McAl shed $2 to finish at $48 with traders swapping 1,591 shares. AS Bryden remained at $1.35 as investors exchanged 228 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 with 10 units being traded, CinemaOne closed at $3.98 with investors trading 3 shares. Endeavour Holdings declined 50 cents to $15.50, with 5 stocks passing through the exchange. Eric Solis Marketing lost 1 cent to finish at $4.19 with investors dealing in 5 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to $38.01 with 869 units passing through the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $16 with investors swapping 1,900 stocks, Guardian Media skidded 3 cents to end at 82 cents after an exchange of 200 shares, JMMB Group advanced 1 cent to close at 79 cents in trading of 5 stock units. L.J. Williams B share dipped 13 cents to a 52 weeks low of 77 cents, with 10 units changing hands, Massy Holdings rose 2 cents to finish at $3.45 with an exchange of 30,548 shares, National Enterprises gained 21 cents and ended at $5 with 4,040 stock units clearing the market. National Flour Mills climbed 15 cents to $1.65 after a transfer of 2,097 units, 
One Caribbean Media rallied 21 cents to land at a 52 weeks high of $2.20 in switching ownership of 3,091 stocks, Point Lisas remained at $7 following trading of 23 shares. Prestige Holdings rallied 2 cents to $12.67 in an exchange of 8 stocks, Republic Financial increased 50 cents to finish at $108.50 with 1,825 units crossing the market, Scotiabank popped 8 cents and ended at $45.48 in an exchange of 1,307 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents in closing at $10.48 with a transfer of 10,010 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.88 with 195 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean advanced 10 cents to close at $14.95 after a transfer of 3,202 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.87, with trading of 74,835 units.
Prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.