Trading levels on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday were significantly lower than on Monday, with 72,792 shares changing hands for $755,257 compared to 575,772 units at $5,467,655 on Monday.
First Citizens helped to pull the TTSE Index don on Tuesday.
At the close seventeen securities traded, down from twenty on Monday and the market closed with the price of three stocks advancing, six declining and eight remaining unchanged. The All T&T Index lost 6.38 points to 1,771.31, with First Citizens Bank falling $1.98 and West Indian Tobacco declining $1.49. The T&T Composite Index shed 2.61 points to finish at 1,311.67, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.16 points to close at 115.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.
Gainers│ Agostini’s gained 75 cents and closed at $25, with the transfer of 1,050 units, Guardian Holdings picked up 15 cents exchanging 5,000 stock units to finish at $18.90 and Trinidad Cement ended 10 cents higher at $2.10, in trading 27,850 shares.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $25.08, after losing 12 cents and swapping 649 units, First Citizens Bank fell by $1.98 to $46, in transferring 1,942 units, First Caribbean International lost 5 cents exchanging 3,148 units and closed at $7.20. Scotiabank shed 44 cents to end at $54.55, with 2,514 units crossing the market, 
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $18, with 2,560 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco finished $1.49 lower at $34, with an exchange of 3,660 units.
Firm Trades│ Grace Kennedy remained at $3.10, with a transfer of 3,000 units, Guardian Media traded 884 units at $6, JMMB Group held firm at $1.95, with an exchange of 2,270 units. Investors swapped 10 Massy Holdings’ shares at $59.50, National Enterprises was unchanged at $4.65 with 1,130 units crossing the exchange, National Flour traded 11,017 shares at $1.90. NCB Financial held firm at $7.85, with 1,300 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean had 4,808 stock units crossing through the market at $16.99.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
Trading ended, with 374,138 unit passing through the market for $3,334,337 compared to 570,976 shares for $1,744,334 on Friday.
JMMB Group ended at $1.95, with 10,953 stock units crossing the market. National Flour remained at $1.90, after transferring 498 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $133, with 10,100 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged of 650 units at $18.99, Trinidad Cement traded 62,757 shares at $2 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99, with 850 units crossing the exchange.
Losers│ Guardian Media dropped 60 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $6, in transferring 1,132 units, Massy Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $57.50 trading 175 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to finish at $18.99, after swapping 4,135 units.
Firm Traders│ Angostura Holdings was unchanged at $14.40 trading 5,855 stock units, Guardian Holdings exchanging 4,400 units and remained at $18.15, JMMB Group had 25,689 shares crossing the exchange at $1.95. Investors transferred 26,623 shares of National Enterprises at $4.25, National Flour traded 96,568 shares at $2, One Caribbean Media closed at $5.25, with 5,000 stock units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.25, with a transfer of 14,350 stock units and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 6,221 stock units at $16.99.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 5.97 points to 1,283.09, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 113.29 as the prices of stocks held firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 259,251 shares valued at $1,913,388 compared to 209,683 shares for $2,262,736 on Thursday.
Firm Trades│ Clico Investments exchanged 773 units at $25.30, First Citizens Bank traded 5,850 units at $44, Massy Holdings ended at $63, in swapping 448 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $5.50, with 1,100 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings transferred 135 units at $132.72, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $16 trading 1,800 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $1.90, with an exchange of 18,050 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99, after swapping 36,167 stock units.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $23.75, with a loss of 25 cents in transferring 114 units, L.J Williams B share shed 12 cents to settle at $1.50, in trading 2,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent exchanging 100 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 7 cents lower at $16.80, with 8,907 stock units crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 2.16 points to 1,501.13. The All T&T Index shed 3.49 points to end at 1,915.36, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.11 points at 147.23.
Losers| Angostura Holdings exchanged 65 shares and fell 15 cents to end at $16.20, First Citizens Bank dropped $1.35 as 17,947 stock units changed hands to settle at $46.80, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.48, with 600 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 105,933 shares and fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20, Unilever Caribbean traded 36 stock units and slipped 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost $1 to close at $38 while trading 69 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index rose 0.40 points to close at 1,517.22. The All T&T Index gained 1.18 points to end at 1,940.65, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.05 points to end at 148.27.
Losses| CinemaOne lost 75 cents in trading 1,500 units at $5.75.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands versus 16 on Thursday and leading to the prices of four gaining, two declining and the prices of eight remaining unchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 2 cents to close at $28.46, with 72,954 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent transferring 3,980 shares to close at $20.89.