Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 17 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 48 percent less than trading on Monday, resulting from an exchange of 22 securities compared with 21 on Monday. Trading ended with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed with trading in 204,083 shares worth $2,990,967, down from 245,750 stock units at $5,767,723 on Monday.
An average of 9,277 shares were traded for $135,953, well below 11,702 stock units at $274,653 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 14,332 shares at $114,397 compared with 14,975 units at $111,657 on the previous day and well below the average of 73,891 shares at an average of $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index dropped 6.24 points to close at 998.66, the All T&T Index shed 8.53 points to close trading at 1,412.10, the SME Index rallied 0.51 points to settle at 74.07 and the Cross-Listed Index declined by 0.53 points to end at 77.97.
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At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $48.01 with an exchange of 30 stocks, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.40, with 27 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl gained $2.74 to finish at $44 after an exchange of 25 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank popped $3.50 to end at $28.50 with investors dealing in just 1 stock unit, AS Bryden fell 3 cents to $1.27 following an exchange of 5,602 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8, with trading of 941 stock units. CinemaOne ended at $1.76 in an exchange of 4 units, Eric Solis Marketing rallied 67 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $5.52 after trading of 286 stock units, First Citizens Group dipped $1 to close at $38 in an exchange of 1,668 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $4.10 in trading 23,537 stock units, Guardian Media ended at 75 cents with a transfer of 5 units, JMMB Group shed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 73 cents, with 1,342 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings declined by 2 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.28 with investors trading 114,025 units, National Enterprises rose 5 cents and ended at $4.80, with 207 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills lost 3 cents to end at $1.62 in switching ownership of 486 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.50, after 1,869 stock units passed through the market, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $11 after a transfer of 130 shares, Republic Financial ended trading at $114, with 3,148 units changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $48 with an exchange of 41,791 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 10 cents to close at $10 in trading 4,164 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.50, with 378 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco climbed 5 cents to finish at $4 with investors trading 4,417 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 245,750 shares worth $5,767,723 compared with 1,235,508 stock units at $4,416,245 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $25, with 41 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden lost 20 cents to finish at $1.30 with trading of 36,046 shares, CinemaOne fell by 31 cents and closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.76 after trading of 548 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading o of 5,250 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 16 cents to finish at $39 with 567 stock units passing through the exchange, GraceKennedy declined by 5 cents to end at $4.10 with investors dealing in 3,623 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.60, with 80 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group advanced 1 cent to end at 85 cents, with an exchange of 30 units, Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.30 after trading of 116,132 stock units. National Enterprises rose 13 cents to close at $4.75 as investors exchanged 500 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with 3,800 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial remained at $3, with an exchange of 10,000 units. 
Republic Financial shed 50 cents to end trading of 31,013 stock units at $114, Scotiabank slipped $1 and ended at $48, following an exchange of 32,376 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to end at $10.10, with investors swapping 2,178 units. Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents to end at $15.50, following an exchange of 602 stocks, West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.95 with investors trading 1,524 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.10 in an exchange of 22 shares.
The market closed with trading of 1,235,508 shares for $4,416,245, after rising from just 111,288 stock units at $1,069,442 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $3.50 and closed at $25 with 130 shares changing hands, AS Bryden rose 15 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of a mere one share, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8 with 2,552 units crossing the market. CinemaOne fell 37 cents to $2.07 in an exchange of 747 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with 4,548 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group rallied by 91 cents and ended at $39.16 after trading of 229 shares. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to $16.60 in trading 512 units, Guardian Media dropped 10 cents in closing at 75 cents with a transfer of 114 stocks, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to close at 84 cents, with investors trading 105,537 stock units. Massy Holdings settled at $3.35 with 742,609 shares passing through the market, National Enterprises popped 6 cents and stopped at $4.62 with investors swapping 327,020 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 with 600 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial declined 1 cent to end at $3 with investors dealing in 25,500 units, 
Point Lisas lost 19 cents to finish at $7.31 with just 2 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial skidded 40 cents to close at $114.50 after a transfer of 21 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 2 cents to $10 with investors swapping 7,505 stock units, Trinidad Cement finished at $2 with a transfer of 16,033 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with an exchange of 434 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to end at $3.95 in switching ownership of 994 units.
The market closed with trading of 111,288 shares, with a value of $1,069,442, following a fall from 119,520 stocks at $1,223,637 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied $2 to end at $28.50 in switching ownership of 981 shares. AS Bryden lost 15 cents to close at $1.35 with 15,000 stock units passing through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8 after a transfer of 1,076 shares, CinemaOne ended at $2.44 as investors exchanged 100 units. First Citizens Group skidded by $1.75 to $38.25 with 1,087 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 with investors swapping 600 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents to finish at $16.50 with 300 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Media ended at 85 cents in trading 2,511 units, JMMB Group settled at 85 cents after an exchange of 192 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 2 cents to $3.35 with a transfer of 27,513 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $4.60 with 27,379 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills finished at $1.65 in an exchange of 197 stocks, NCB Financial popped 1 cent and ended at $3.01 with 15,000 units changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $11 in an exchange of 3 stock units, 
Republic Financial climbed $1.54 to close at $114.90 with investors dealing in 1,258 shares, Scotiabank rose $1 to end at $49, with 10,000 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 12 cents to close at $10.02 after trading of 6,496 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2with a transfer of 1,100 stock units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4 with investors trading 25 shares and West Indian Traders dropped 3 cents to finish at $2.10 with an exchange of 437 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 179,440 shares worth $1,207,091 after rising from 173,038 stock units at $1,163,724 on Friday.
AS Bryden rose 1 cent to $1.50, with trading of 21 share, CinemaOne ended at $2.87 after 104 shares were traded, First Citizens Group closed at $40 with an exchange of 6,511 stocks. GraceKennedy fell 5 cents to $4.15 with 194 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings climbed 39 cents to $17 with trading in 52 stock units, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 4,988 shares. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to end at $3.30 with 9,530 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp remained at $43.75 in an exchange of 3 units, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 29,175 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.69 after an exchange of 103 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3 with a transfer of 216 stocks, One Caribbean Media lost 12 cents to close at $1.55 in switching ownership of 406 units. Point Lisas ended at $7.50 as investors exchanged 1,170 stock units, Prestige Holdings skidded 70 cents and ended at $11 with a transfer of 110 shares, Republic Financial ended at $114 with 1,116 units crossing the exchange. 
Scotiabank remained at $47.74 after a transfer of 456 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10.15 with investors trading 894 stock units, Trinidad Cement shed 5 cents in closing at $2 in trading 3,585 shares. Unilever Caribbean declined 5 cents and ended at $16.45 after trading of 27 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 15 cents to close at $3.90 with 117,474 stocks passing through the exchange.
The market closed with trading in 379,581 shares with a value of $3,852,358 after surging from 92,806 stocks at $1,239,915 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced by 14 cents to close at $8.14 after an exchange of 5,456 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 with a transfer of just 4 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 9,015 stocks traded. GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to close at $4.20 with an exchange of 50 stocks, Massy Holdings closed at $3.35 with 1,275 units clearing the market, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 after a transfer of 125 stocks. NCB Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $3 in trading 27,057 units, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent to close at $1.68 with 4,002 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $7.50 after trading of 15 stock units. Prestige Holdings fell 30 cents to $11.70 in an exchange of 15 shares, Republic Financial remained at $113 with investors dealing in 761 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.50 after an exchange of 262 units. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to close at $10.01 with a transfer of 319,869 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to finish at $2 with investors swapping 955 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with 507 stocks being traded, West Indian Tobacco slipped 5 cents to close at $4.10 after investors exchanged 9,226 units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 in switching ownership of 499 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 393,264 shares at $5,477,809 compared to 473,453 stock units at $3,567,796 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 8 cents to end at $28.33, following trading of 695 stocks, AS Bryden finished trading at $1.50 with an exchange of 167 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied by 1 cent to close at $8 with trading of 204,011 stock units. First Citizens Group skidded 29 cents to end at $40.05 after an exchange of 9,221 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 after trading of 2,345 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60 after a transfer of 2,191 shares. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to finish at 88 cents in switching ownership of 1,845 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.40 with 57,808 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp dipped 1 cent to close at 52 weeks low of $43.73 in an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors dealing in 1,834 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with 28,731 units clearing the market, NCB Financial gained 33 cents in closing at $3.23 with investors swapping 3 shares. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 after trading of 5,040 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with an exchange of 143 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12, with 5 units changing hands. 
Republic Financial gained $2 to close at $113.01 with an exchange of 23,924 shares, Scotiabank lost 3 cents in closing at $47.60 with a transfer of 600 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents to $10.25 as investors exchanged 20,885 shares. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to end at $2, with 20,191 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 31 cents to finish at $15.50 after an exchange of 5,915 units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 6,778 stock units and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with an exchange of 20 shares.
The market closed with trading of 473,453 shares for $3,567,796 compared to 125,024 stock units at $875,803 on Friday.
CinemaOne ended at $2.87 in an exchange of 10 stock units, Endeavour Holdings closed at $13.50 with trading of just one stock unit, Eric Solis Marketing popped 61 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.80 following a transfer of a mere 1 stock. First Citizens Group lost 41 cents to end at $40.34 with an exchange of 1,664 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15, with 121,016 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $16.60 with an exchange of 226 stock units. JMMB Group increased 2 cents to 89 cents, with 451 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings dropped 2 cents to finish at $3.40 after an exchange of 21,989 stocks, Medcorp dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $43.74, with 2 units crossing the market. National Enterprises climbed 3 cents to close at $4.60, with investors swapping 9,832 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 5 cents to end at $1.70 after trading of 73,273 shares, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $2.90 after an exchange of 20,011 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with investors dealing in 3,396 stock units, 
Point Lisas ended at $7.50 with 8,582 shares passing through the exchange, Republic Financial climbed $1 and ended at $113 in trading 3,644 shares. Scotiabank declined 37 cents to end at $47.63, with 1,564 units being traded, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents in closing at $10.30 after an exchange of 195,640 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.19 after 4,613 stock units passed through the market. West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 after an exchange of 355 shares and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 with investors trading 279 stocks.
Trading ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.
Trading ended with an exchange of 11,884,684 shares for $46,210,950, up from just 57,409 stock units at $881,704 on Monday.
CinemaOne ended at $2.87 after an exchange of 2 stock units, First Citizens Group gained 75 cents to end at $40.75, in trading 3,925 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $4.40 after investors exchanged 1,390 stocks. Guardian Holdings rose by 35 cents to $16.35 after trading of 4,758 units, Guardian Media advanced 9 cents to close at 85 cents following an exchange of 14,003 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 88 cents after 304 shares passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share climbed 5 cents to close at 65 cents with a transfer of 68,809 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 3 cents to $3.42, with 11,003,056 shares changing hands, National Enterprises lost 10 cents to end at $4.40 with investors trading 5,598 stock units. National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.64 after a transfer of 6,585 shares, Point Lisas increased 20 cents to $7.45 in switching ownership of 13 stock units, 
Republic Financial fell 3 cents to close at $112 with investors trading 1,836 units. Scotiabank slipped 1 cent to end at $47.99, with 1,070 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 20 cents to end at $10.45 with investors dealing in 52,511 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.19 with 367 stocks clearing the market. West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 following an exchange of 10 shares and West Indian Traders declined 1 cent to close at $2.12 with investors swapping 1 stock unit.