Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange saw more securities being active on Tuesday, but the volume traded was almost the same as on Monday.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands, against 12 on Monday with investors exchanging 146,470 shares for $3,700,163, compared to 145,498 shares for $2,183,458 on Monday.
At close of the market, 2 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 8 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index fell 1.22 points on to 1,328.47. The All T&T Index declined 3.14 points to 1,765.25, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.10 points to close at 120.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| First Citizens increased 5 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high $36.05, after exchanging 550 shares and Massy Holdings rose 35 cents and ended at $53.40, after exchanging 430 shares.
Stocks closing losses| Ansa Merchant Bank fell $1 to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $37, after exchanging 190 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $10.10,
after exchanging 2,025 shares. Republic Financial Holdings lost 42 cents to settle at $119.50, after exchanging 263 shares and Scotiabank fell 59 cents and ended at $63, with 2,685 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Ansa Mcal completed trading of 20,135 units, at $55.24, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.25, in exchanging 1,516 units, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.30, with 20,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 33,837 units, at $18.25. JMMB Group ended at $1.78, after exchanging 5,555 shares, National Flour completed trading of 6,710 units at $1.65, CinemaOne traded just 50 shares at $9.95 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 52,574 units at $30.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Guardian Holdings rose 25 cents and completed trading with 260 units at $18.25, Prestige Holdings added 2 cents and completed trading of 1,453 units, at $7.62. Republic Financial Holdings increased 92 cents and settled at $119.92, in exchanging 8,610 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 23 cents and completed trading of 2,282 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $30.50.
exchanging 200 shares, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 8 cents at $63.59, with 17,565 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco climbed $2.59 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $98.75, with 315 stock units changing hands.


52 weeks’ closing high of $35.70, after exchanging 2,100 shares. Grace Kennedy finished 2 cents higher and settled at $3.27, with 1,977,217 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL jumped 75 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $31, with 32,311 units and Trinidad Cement added 3 cents and ended at $2.55, after exchanging 33 shares.
The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday remained at 15 securities the same as on Monday, but the volume and value of trades jumped.
changing hands and Trinidad Cement gained 2 cents and completed trading of 969 shares at $2.52.
with 25 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 204 shares to close at $14.45, First Caribbean International Bank traded of 4,648 units at $8.35, JMMB Group closed at $1.80, after exchanging 1,122 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.45, with 289 stock units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $118, after trading 11,814 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.51, with 3,560 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $96.06, with an exchange of 2,499 stock units.
units, National Flour lost 5 cents and ended at $1.60, after exchanging 791 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended trading 75 cents lower and ended at $118, in exchanging 2,875 shares. Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $8.90, with 1,606 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents and ended at $2.50, after exchanging 2,000 shares.
Stocks closing losses| First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 1 cent at $8.35, with 6,720 units changing hands,
exchanging 10,311 shares and Scotiabank closed with a gain of 6 cents and completed trading of 60,309 stock units at $63.58.