Investors’ interest sank on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in the volume of stocks traded dropping by 64 percent, with the value falling by 32 percent compared to Monday. The market closed with activity in 24 securities, compared with 23 on Monday and ended with prices of five stocks advancing, seven declining and 12 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 455,744 shares for $2,139,497 after decreasing from 1,269,433 stock units at $3,165,923 on Monday.
An average of 18,989 shares were traded at $89,146 after skidding from 55,193 units at $137,649 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 19,787 shares at $93,841, which is well aligned with the 19,841 units at $94,159 on the previous day but lower than the average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index rallied 2.05 points to conclude trading at 967.69, the All T&T Index popped 3.76 points to conclude trading at 1,410.66, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.03 points to 69.04.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.07 with 87 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 after an exchange of 250 units, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 with investors dealing in 23 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 after an exchange of 45 shares, 
AS Bryden remained at $1.69 following the trading of 16,200 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 16 cents to close at $8.11 with 384 shares changing hands. Endeavour Holdings ended trading at $18.40 with an exchange of 16 just units, Eric Solis Marketing gained 9 cents to close at $4 with 48 units passing through the market, First Citizens Group dropped $1.60 to end at $40.40 with a transfer of 10,626 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $3.37 as investors exchanged 2,148 units, Guardian Holdings fell 3 cents to finish at $15.26 after a transfer of 85 shares, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with a mere one stock unit crossing the market. JMMB Group rose 3 cents to 83 cents with an exchange of a mere one share, Massy Holdings sank 10 cents to end at $3.45 with 61,802 units crossing the market, National Enterprises remained at $2.16 with investors trading 18,812 stocks. National Flour Mills skidded 9 cents to close at $1.51 with investors switching ownership of 15,671 shares, 
NCB Financial popped 1 cent and ended at $1.93 with investors trading 250,000 stock units, Point Lisas sank 5 cents to finish at $5.09, with an exchange of 193 shares. Republic Financial declined 5 cents to $105.45 with investors swapping 3,978 stock units, Scotiabank popped $1.50 in closing at $49.50 in an exchange of 554 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 74 cents and ended at $6.24 with traders dealing in 69,948 units. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.74 with 190 stocks crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.25 in trading 990 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.60 after a transfer of 3,692 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,269,433 shares for $3,165,923, after climbing from just 100,450 stock units at $1,263,821 on Friday.
AS Bryden rose 9 cents to finish at $1.69 with 106 stock units crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 1 cent in closing at $8.27 with investors dealing in 10 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with 5 shares clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing dropped 9 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.91 with investors trading 500 units, First Citizens Group climbed $2 to $42 after a transfer of 17,969 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 8 cents to close at $3.37 with 7,852 stock units changing hands. Guardian Holdings popped 5 cents and ended at $15.29 in an exchange of 426 shares, Guardian Media increased 6 cents to end at 68 cents with investors swapping 1,000 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 1 cent to finish at 80 cents with a transfer of 1,124,496 units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.55 after an exchange of 6,790 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 15 cents to $2.16 with 7,960 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with dealers switching ownership of 51,795 units. 
Point Lisas remained at $5.14 with 10 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.25 in an exchange of 240 stock units, Republic Financial lost 50 cents to finish at $105.50 with traders dealing in 6,506 shares. Scotiabank ended at $48 with 9,906 stocks passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 68 cents to close at $5.50 in trading 32,140 units, Trinidad Cement endned at $1.74 after an exchange of 20 stocks. Unilever Caribbean dipped 4 cents and ended at $15.25 after the trading of 450 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.60 with an exchange of 1,000 units.
The market closed with trading of 70,903 shares for an 83 percent decline from 424,021 stocks with the value plunging 78 percent to $304,551 from $1,358,516 on the prior trading day.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows only two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial dipped 2 cents in closing at $1.91 with 31,206 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to finish at $5.20 with a transfer of 425 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $106 with investors swapping 681 units. Scotiabank lost 1 cent to end at $48 with 181 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement slipped 21 cents to finish at $1.73 with investors trading 1,030 shares.
The market closed with trading of 424,021 shares for $1,358,516 after declining from 1,412,919 stock units at $4,549,242 on Thursday.
First Citizens Group shed 55 cents in closing at $37.95 with a transfer of 1,804 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.29 with 22 units clearing the market, Guardian Media ended at 62 cents with an exchange of 738 stocks. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with 155 units passing through the market, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at $3.56 after a transfer of 321 shares, Medcorp gained 24 cents to end at $46.25 with investors trading 22 stock units. National Enterprises popped 23 cents in closing at $2.15after dealers swapped 13 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 as investors exchanged 8 units, One Caribbean Media advanced 3 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $1.36 with 25,000 stocks changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $12.99 with investors trading 50 stock units, 
Republic Financial increased 75 cents to $106 in an exchange of 875 shares, Scotiabank fell 59 cents to end at $48.01 with investors dealing in 732 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 40 cents in closing at $3.05 in an exchange of 388,822 units, Unilever Caribbean rose $1.29 to finish at $15.29 with traders dealing in 643 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.73 with 2,380 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 84,673 shares for $1,743,716, with the volume sliding from 256,387 stock units with the value greater than $1,281,628 on Monday.
Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading of 2 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.70 with 1,228 shares changing hands, while AS Bryden slipped 5 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 990 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 in an exchange of 909 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to close at $37 with 1,701 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents to $3.37 in trading 9,918 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after a transfer of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with investors trading 16,675 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 25 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents to finish at $3.70 with investors dealing in 13,106 units, National Enterprises remained at $2.24 with 1,800 stocks crossing the market. 
National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to $1.64 with a transfer of 600 stock units, Point Lisas rose 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $5.25 after exchanging 12 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 74 cents in closing at $13 with market participants swapping 1,504 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $106 with traders dealing in 10,892 units, Scotiabank ended at $48 with 5,612 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 after closing with an exchange of 18,473 shares and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 with an exchange of 8 stocks.
The market closed with an average of 12,209 shares being traded at $61,030, down from 16,463 units at $95,362 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 14,943 shares at $90,491 after decreasing from 15,381 units at $95,215 on the previous day and well below the average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
At the close of the market, Agostini lost $1 and ended at $62, following a switch in owners of 844 shares. Angostura Holdings ended trading at $12.75 with investors exchanging 1,077 stocks. Ansa McAl increased by 70 cents to end at $43.70 after a transfer of 5 shares. AS Bryden slipped 30 cents to $1.55 with 2,331 stocks clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 after an exchange of 50 units, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to finish at $36.01 with investors dealing in 1,025 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.39 in an exchange of 56 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after trading of 23,103 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with an exchange of 5,004 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents, with 114 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 8 cents to close at $3.68 after an exchange of 50,647 shares, National Enterprises sank 27 cents to end at $2.24, with investors trading 12,414 stock units. National Flour Mills declined 1 cent to $1.66 with 2,515 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with investors swapping 109,673 shares, 
One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in an exchange of 16,514 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $4.60 with traders dealing in 100 units, Republic Financial remained at $106 after an exchange of 803 stocks, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to close at $48 in trading 4,303 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.65 after 24,182 stock units crossed the market, Unilever Caribbean closed at $14 with a transfer of 447 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 after closing with an exchange of 1,180 units.
The market closed with trading of 378,651 shares for $2,193,331 compared to 179,038 stock units at $925,648 on Thursday.
AS Bryden increased by 15 cents to close at $1.85 after an exchange of one stock, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing rose 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4 after an exchange of 2,900 shares. First Citizens Group shed 98 cents to $35.02 with investors dealing in 5,521 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $3.37 with a transfer of 20,003 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 29 cents and ended at $15.29 following trading of 1,500 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 62 cents, with 23 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at 84 cents in trading 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 148,785 units. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $2.51, with 3,755 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills sslipped 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after an exchange of 10,500 units, NCB Financial gained 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 50,000 shares changing hands. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with an exchange of 37,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 74 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $12.26 with an exchange of 663 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $106 with investors trading 3,279 shares. Scotiabank dipped 40 cents in closing at $47.50, with 6,188 stock units crossing the exchange, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, after 62,979 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to finish at $14 as investors exchanged 11,505 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 5,454 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 179,038 shares for $925,648 compared to 92,136 stock units at $852,515 on Wednesday.
At the day’s close, Agostini remained at $62.84, with 12 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 after investors traded 3,850 units, AS Bryden dropped 19 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 5,699 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 84 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced $1.50 to finish at $36 in trading 1,255 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with a transfer of 1,562 units, Guardian Holdings sank 29 cents and ended at $15 with investors dealing in 121 stocks, Guardian Media rose 2 cents in closing at 62 cents, with 10,500 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with traders dealing in a mere one share, L.J. Williams B share fell 2 cents to close at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $3.60 with investors trading 7,390 units. National Enterprises increased 26 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,184 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to $1.68 in trading 32,422 units, 
NCB Financial sllipped 1 cent to close at $1.92, 1,000 stocks crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares, Point Lisas declined 50 cents and ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 50 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in an exchange of 2,540 shares. Republic Financial popped $1.20 in closing at $106 after 63 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost 9 cents to close at $47.90 after an exchange of 1,141 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, with 15,887 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94, with 10 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $13.91 closed at 20,931 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 62,335 shares.
The market closed with trading of 92,136 shares valued at $852,515 compared to 547,160 stock units at $3,429,904 on Tuesday.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini slipped 1 cent in closing at $62.84, with 11 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43.50 with a transfer of 1,052 stocks, AS Bryden dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.89 after trading of 1,170 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28, with 250 stock units clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44, with dealings in 51 units, Eric Solis Marketing sank 10 cents to finish at $3.80, with 269 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group rose 35 cents to $34.50 with investors dealing in 167 units, GraceKennedy gained 2 cents and closed at $3.39 in an exchange of 54 shares, Guardian Holdings popped 29 cents to close at $15.29 with investors trading 2,308 stock units. Guardian Media skidded 2 cents to 60 cents after an exchange of 274 shares, JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after trading of 234 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with 39,862 units crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 91 stock units, National Flour Mills increased 9 cents to finish at $1.70 with investors trading 101 shares, 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after 6,769 stocks crossed the market. Republic Financial dipped 20 cents in closing at $104.80 after a transfer of 2,574 units, Scotiabank closed at $47.99 as investors exchanged 365 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents to end at $2.65, after 11,605 shares passed through the market. Trinidad Cement rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.94 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 30 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 19,762 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $2.63 after 5,067 stock units were traded.
The market closed with trading of 547,160 shares for $3,429,904 compared to 511,318 stock units at $1,316,589 on Monday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.90 after 2,001 stocks crossed the market, First Citizens Group advanced 5 cents in closing at $34.15 in trading 11,490 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.37 after switching ownership of 634 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 29 cents to $15 with investors trading 40 units, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents in an exchange of 8 stocks, JMMB Group declined 2 cents to finish at 84 cents, with 251 stock units changing hands. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18, after 500 shares passed through the market , Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with an exchange of 18,504 units, National Enterprises ended at $2.24, with 62,794 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 50,800 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $1.33 after an exchange of 20,978 shares, Point Lisas popped 50 cents in closing at $5.10 with investors dealing in 650 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings fell 98 cents to end at 52 weeks low of $13 after an exchange of 1,553 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 99 cents to close at $105 in trading 15,425 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.99 after a transfer of 1,510 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.63 as investors exchanged 343,230 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 19 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.75 with a transfer of 1,474 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 40 cents to close at $13.60 with investors swapping 1,093 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to end at $2.62 with an exchange of 13,579 shares.