Stocks ended moderately lower on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities being traded compared with 18 on Monday and ending with prices of six rising, seven declining and six ending firm, after three stocks closed at 52 week lows, with the volume of stocks traded declining 8 percent and valued 9 percent less than on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 121,918 shares for $1,306,143 compared to 132,053 stock units at $1,429,879 on Monday.
An average of 6,417 shares were traded at $68,744 compared with 7,336 stock units at $79,438 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 26,467 shares at $154,331 compared with 27,572 units at $159,045 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index slipped 1.66 points to 1,041.67, the All T&T Index declined 3.21 points to end at 1,526.32, the SME Index remained at 91.76 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 73.21.
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 the market, Ansa McAl slipped 1 cent to a 52 week low of $44.99 after trading of 43 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after closing with an exchange of 99 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 11 cents to finish at $23.51 with investors trading 1,959 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 1 cent and ended at $8.24 after a transfer of 5,100 stock units, First Citizens Group climbed 25 cents to close at $44, after 692 stocks crossed the market, Guardian Holdings rose 25 cents to end at $16.75 in an exchange of 6,840 shares. Guardian Media remained at 97 cents with investors dealing in 104 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 after an exchange of 24,610 units, National Enterprises rallied 2 cents to end at $2.45, with 2,716 stock units clearing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 as investors exchanged 2,450 shares, NCB Financial closed at $2.02 with a transfer of 1,043 stock units, Point Lisas dipped 19 cents to finish at $4.05, 31,627 units with crossing the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.40 with an exchange of 150 stocks, 
Republic Financial increased 3 cents in closing at $112.23 after 3,977 units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost $1.23 to finish at $53.75 with investors trading 4,106 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 7 cents and ended at $3.50 with 17,701 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.95 with investors swapping 1,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 61 cents to end at $13.76 in switching ownership of 35 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $4.99 with traders dealing in 17,666 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of a day of reduced trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 with 55 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl shed $1 to $45, with 578 units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost $1.55 to finish at $23.40 in an exchange of 500 shares. Endeavour Holdings slipped 2 cents to close at $17.98 with traders dealing in 100 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $43.75 after an exchange of 2,629 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 14 cents to end at $3.75, with 33 units being traded. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.50 with investors trading 2,423 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.15, with 283 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 in trading 32,687 stock units. National Enterprises dipped 1 cent and ended at $2.43 after an exchange of 11,420 shares, Point Lisas remained at $4.24 with investors trading 849 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 20 cents to end at a 52 week low of $10.40, after an exchange of 12,405 units.
Republic Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $112.20 after investors ended trading of 3,066 shares, Scotiabank advanced $1.23 to $54.98 with a transfer of 6,952 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.57 with investors swapping 31,479 stocks. Trinidad Cement fell 45 cents to finish at a 52 week low $2, with 15,997 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.15 in switching ownership of 2,481 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to end at $5 with 8,116 shares crossing the market.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 350 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.
Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise by 200 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, with a 380 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 85 percent, Trinidad Cement with 380 percent, Eric Solis with a 180 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 300 percent.
The market closed with trading of 97,209 shares worth $751,677, down from 128,746 stock units at $1,535,966 on Monday.
First Citizens Group sank $1 to $42.50 after an exchange of 920 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to close at $3.90 with 30 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 5 cents to end at $16.75 in an exchange of 11 shares. JMMB Group fell 7 cents to close at $1.15, with trading in 2,869 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents to $3.90, with 60,348 stocks passing through the market, National Enterprises increased 2 cents to end at $2.45, with traders dealing in 3,600 stock units. National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to $1.65, with investors exchanging 9,000 shares, NCB Financial slipped 19 cents to close at $2.20, with 1,043 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,820 units. Point Lisas declined 57 cents and ended at $3.45 with investors swapping 1 stock unit, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 after a transfer of 1,209 shares, Republic Financial rose $1 to end at $112.20 in trading 2,721 stocks. Scotiabank advanced $1.50 and closed at $51 after 1,025 units passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.36 with investors trading 1,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 in switching ownership of 4,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents to end at $12.40 with investors trading 44 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.16 after closing, with 2,376 stocks changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 128,746 shares worth $1,535,966 compared to 174,931 stock units at $2,112,267 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.70 after an exchange of 150 shares, Ansa McAl shed $1.99 and ended at $46.01 after an exchange of 107 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.10 with 14,268 shares clearing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with investors trading 30 units, First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents in closing at $43.50 with 1,689 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy sank 13 cents to end at $3.87 with investors trading 500 units. Guardian Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $16.70 with an exchange of 20,130 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents with 3,397 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group rose 7 cents and ended at $1.22 as investors exchanged just one stock unit. Massy Holdings lost 6 cents to end at $3.94 in switching ownership of 4,344 shares, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents to close at $2.43 after 29,062 units passed through the market, 
One Caribbean Media gained 8 cents to finish at $2.70 in an exchange of 18 stocks. Point Lisas fell 23 cents to $4.02 in trading 2,340 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.65 after an exchange of 60 shares, Republic Financial dropped 80 cents to finish at $111.20 with traders dealing in 3,678 stocks. Scotiabank skidded 50 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.50 after a transfer of 5,776 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 4 cents in closing at $3.36 in trading 28,861 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents to end at $2.10 after an exchange of 5,100 shares. Unilever Caribbean rallied 5 cents to $12.20 with a transfer of 7,073 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 5 cents to finish at $5.16 with 2,162 units changing hands. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Ansa McAl dropped $2 to $48, following the decision of the directors to suspend dividend payments for three years. Scotiabank dropped a hefty $2.79 to $50, but First Citizens Bank gained $1 to close at $43 and Republic Holdings rose $1.39 to $112. 
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 380 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 60 percent gain.
The market closed with trading of 248,215 shares for $1,511,364 up from 112,940 stocks at $1,030,970 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in an exchange of just one stock unit, Calypso Macro Investment Fund sank 15 cents to end at $24.75 with 10 units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 9 cents to close at $8.10 with an exchange of 315 shares. First Citizens Group popped 28 cents to end at 42.46, with 1,254 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy rose 25 cents to finish at $4 with a transfer of 25 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75 with investors swapping 854 units. Guardian Media remained at $1 after an exchange of 25 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.15 with investors dealing in 83,000 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 10 cents to close at $3.90 in switching ownership of 75,353 units. National Enterprises popped 5 cents to $2.50 with investors trading 200 stocks, 
NCB Financial remained at $2.39 after a transfer of just one share, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 with 991 stocks crossing the market. Republic Financial rallied $1.55 to end at $112.20 in an exchange of 5,959 units, Scotiabank ended at $50 after the trading of 1,977 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 with 65,977 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement increased 15 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 5,536 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.68 after 101 units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.21 with investors trading 6,050 stocks.
The market closed with the trading of 151,074 shares for $818,323 compared to 224,736 stock units at $1,530,432 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 75 cents to $67.25 with a transfer of 29 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.80 after investors exchanged 349 units, Ansa McAl remained at $50 after 398 shares passed through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after an exchange of 31 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with investors dealing in 500 stocks, First Citizens Group closed at $42 in an exchange of 437 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.87 with 155 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Media sank 4 cents to finish at 96 cents after an exchange of 20,427 units, Massy Holdings remained at $4 after trading of 14,930 stock units. National Enterprises declined 7 cents in closing at $2.43 with 25,941 shares crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills shed 4 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 63,473 units, 
Point Lisas dropped 5 cents to end at $4.40 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. Prestige Holdings climbed 26 cents to $10.89 after an exchange of 1,850 stock units, Republic Financial added 1 cent to end at $110.61 with trading of 3,661 shares, Scotiabank sank 21 cents in closing at $52.79 with 56 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents in ending at $3.25 with dealers trading 6,450 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 10 cents to close at $12.25 after 396 units were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco fell 12 cents to finish at $5.30 with investors swapping 10,991 shares.