Stocks recorded solid gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following an 86 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 20 percent lower value compared to trading on Monday, resulting from trading in 18 securities, down from 23 on Monday and ending with prices of nine rising, four declining and five ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 110,182 shares for $3,511,004 compared to 784,420 stock units at $4,363,367 on Monday.
An average of 6,121 shares were traded at $195,056 compared with 34,105 stock units at $189,712 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 16,181 shares at $156,814 compared to 17,563 units at $151,561 on the previous day and an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index rallied 8.78 points to 1,018.21, the All T&T Index climbed 14.77 points to wrap up trading at 1,473.64, the SME Index remained at 96.43 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.33 points to 74.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of a day with lower trading activity, Agostini ended at $67 with a transfer of 37,000 shares, Angostura Holdings shed 4 cents to end at $14.45 with investors swapping 100 units, Ansa McAl increased $5 to finish at $42.50 with an exchange of 6,676 stocks.
Ansa Merchant Bank lost 49 cents and ended at $38.50 after 132 shares were traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $9 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 53 cents to end at $41.42, with 7,514 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy popped 12 cents to $3.70 with traders dealing in 703 stocks, Guardian Holdings advanced 3 cents to finish at $17 after a transfer of 1,111 units, L.J. Williams B share rose 5 cents and ended at $1.25 in trading just one stock unit. Massy Holdings remained at $3.91 with 30,128 shares clearing the market, Medcorp rallied $1.75 to end at $51.75 in an exchange of 31 units, Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents in closing at $13.20 with investors dealing in 8,872 stocks.
Republic Financial ended at $111 in an exchange of 340 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 4 cents to close at $50.20 with investors trading 1,410 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 5 cents and ended at $3.65 in switching ownership of 14,230 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $2 after trading in just 9 units, Unilever Caribbean rose 49 cents in closing at $14.01 after 625 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco gained 9 cents to finish at $4.60, with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 784,420 shares for $4,363,367 compared to 763,590 stock units at $5,982,305 on Friday. An average of 34,105 shares were traded at $189,712 compared with 30,544 units at $239,292 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 17,563 shares at $151,561, up from 14,040 units at $143,436 on the previous day, compared with an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557. The Composite Index increased 4.02 points to 1,009.43, the All T&T Index climbed 6.57 points to wrap up trading at 1,458.87, the SME Index dipped 1.39 points to close at 96.43 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.18 points to close at 74.00. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. At the close, Angostura Holdings gained 29 cents to end at $14.49 with trading of 191 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $37.50, in an exchange of 2,584 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.40 with investors trading 628 units. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 in switching ownership of 1,988 shares, 
Eric Solis Marketing declined 5 cents and ended at $4 as investors exchanged 50 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 20 cents to close at $41.95 after 7,662 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy fell 2 cents to $3.58 with an exchange of 623 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained $1.47 to end at $16.97 and closed with an exchange of 158 stock units, Guardian Media slipped 9 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 66 cents in trading of 1,271 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with 5,000 shares crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share slipped 5 cents to $1.20 with investors swapping 950 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to finish at $3.91, with 447,182 stocks clearing the market. Medcorp ended at $50 with investors dealing in 251 stock units, National Enterprises lost 15 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2 in an exchange of 30,000 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with traders dealing in 291 stocks. Point Lisas declined 8 cents to finish at $4, with 24,343 units passing throughthe exchange,
Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in trading 5,028 stock units, Republic Financial shed 90 cents to close at $111 after a transfer of 9,373 shares. Scotiabank remained at $50.24, with 73 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $3.60 after an exchange of 220,736 stock units, Trinidad Cement skidded 3 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2, with 9,078 stock units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean sank 48 cents in closing at $13.52 after an exchange of 54 shares and West Indian Tobacco slipped 17 cents to finish at 52 week low of $4.51 with a transfer of 16,906 stock units. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 763,590 shares for $5,982,305, up from 288,324 stocks at $1,697,057 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $38.99, with an exchange of 100 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.40 after trading of 1,600 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $9 with trading of 145 shares. Endeavour Holdings sank $1 to $19 with a transfer of 2,400 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing skidded 5 cents and ended at $4.05, with 635 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group sank 20 cents to close at $41.75 after an exchange of 2,713 units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with investors trading 1,265 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.50 after an exchange of 355 shares, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents with investors swapping 31,433 stock units. JMMB Group added 1 cent to close at $1.07 after 69,095 units passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.94 as investors exchanged 158,884 stock units, Medcorp popped $2 and ended at $50 with 103 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises gained 12 cents to close at $2.15 after a transfer of 25,915 stock units, 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.64, with 5,214 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media rose 24 cents in closing at $2.49 with investors trading 100 shares. Point Lisas advanced 4 cents to a 52 week high of $4.08 in an exchange of 355,657 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 and closed after 6,636 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial declined 10 cents and ended at $111.90 with investors dealing in 322 stock units. Scotiabank lost 1 cent to end at $50.24, with 1,165 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.65 in trading 12,597 stocks, Unilever Caribbean increased 2 cents to close at $14 with 44,688 units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to $4.68 in an exchange of 2,374 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 175,667 shares valued at $2,523,667 compared to 189,728 stock units at $3,525,505 on Tuesday.
GraceKennedy slipped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with an exchange of 13,998 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $2.49 to a 52 week low of $14.51, with traders dealing in 14,251 stock units, Guardian Media dipped 7 cents to finish at a 52 week low of 75 cents, after 1,567 shares were traded. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to $1.06, with investors trading 24,164 units, Massy Holdings rallied 8 cents to end at $3.95, with an exchange of 44,825 units, Medcorp dropped $3 to end at $48, with the trading of 295 stocks. National Flour Mills fell 4 cents to $1.60 as investors exchanged 3,004 units, NCB Financial increased 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 10,100 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media shed 25 cents to close at $2.25 in an exchange of 8,650 shares. Point Lisas ended at $3.95 with 58 stock units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 with investors trading 5 shares, 
Republic Financial declined 2 cents and ended at $110.54 after a transfer of 3,011 stock units. Scotiabank sank 45 cents to end at a 52 week low of $50 in switching ownership of 18,199 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 8 cents in closing at $3.66 after an exchange of 6,203 units, Trinidad Cement sank 7 cents to close at a 52 week low of $2.03 with 382 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco slipped 2 cents to a 52 week low of $4.68 with an exchange of 8,958 units.
The market closed with trading of 189,728 shares for $3,525,505 compared to 99,033 stock units at $1,761,395 on Monday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 1 cent in closing at a 52 week high of $9, with investors trading 578 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $20 after a transfer of 25 shares, First Citizens Group remained at $42 as investors exchanged 25,277 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 1 cent to end at $3.70, with 15,271 shares passing through the market. Guardian Holdings rallied $1 in closing at $17 in an exchange of 114,339 units, Guardian Media ended at 82 cents with investors dealing in 121 stocks, JMMB Group gained 1 cent to finish at $1.07 in an exchange of 10 stock units. L.J. Williams B share advanced 5 cents to $1.25 with investors swapping just one share, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents to close at $3.87 in switching ownership of 10,242 units, Medcorp sank $2 to end at $51 after an exchange of 20 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.06 with the trading of 305 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with 5,000 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial fell 1 cent to finish at a 52 week low of $1.92 with traders dealing in 5 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings remained at $13, with 140 units changing hands. Republic Financial rose 6 cents to end at $110.56 in trading 1,185 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $50.45 after it closed with an exchange of 3,850 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 8 cents to $3.74 with 175 units being traded, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10, with 1,516 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 5 cents to finish at $14 with investors trading 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 after an exchange of 9,749 shares.
First Citizens Group ended at $41.80, with the trading of 663 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.68 following trading of 14 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.50 after an exchange of 264 shares. Guardian Media finished trading of just 5 stocks at 90 cents, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with investors trading 2 units, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents in closing at $3.92 after 57,220 stock units crossed the exchange. Medcorp climbed 25 cents and ended at a record high of $53 with 194 shares changing hands, National Enterprises sank 4 cents to close at a 52 week low of $2.02 in an exchange of 40 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with 47,700 shares clearing the market. NCB Financial dropped 8 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $1.85 with an exchange of 300 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.75 after 10 shares passed through the market. Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents to close at $13.43 with a transfer of 3,680 units.
Republic Financial ended at $110.32 with investors swapping 410 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $50.45 in switching ownership of 41 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents to finish at $3.65 with traders dealing in 12 shares. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 after an exchange of 1,712 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 23 cents in closing at $13.90 with investors dealing in 379 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 after a transfer of 5,455 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 309,024 shares for $3,156,697 compared to 42,396 stock units at $804,184 on Monday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 6 cents in closing at $8.70, with 10,000 stock units crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4 after a trading of 1,242 shares. First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to $41.80 with investors dealing in 5,873 units, GraceKennedy rallied 6 cents in closing at $3.68 and switching ownership of 222 units, Guardian Holdings shed 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with investors swapping 1,118 stocks. Guardian Media ended at 90 cents with 1 unit clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 1 cent in closing at $1.06 in an exchange of 1,540 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.08 after the trading of 165 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent and ended at $3.94 and closed with an exchange of 162,721 stocks, Medcorp rose 25 cents to a 52 week high of $52.75 after trading of 111 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.06 with a transfer of 333 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 after investors exchanged 764 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings climbed 48 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.48, after 102,002 units passed through the market, Republic Financial increased 12 cents to close at $110.32 in an exchange of 2,793 stocks. Scotiabank rallied 20 cents to $50.45 with investors trading 3,791 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to close at $3.63, with 250 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 in trading 5,036 stock units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 17 cents and ended at $13.67, with 60 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco popped 4 cents to end at $4.70 with investors trading 5,000 stocks.Prices of securities traded are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 304,929 shares for $5,326,660 compared to 175,746 stock units at $2,036,605 on Friday.
First Citizens Group ended at $42 after 95,392 units crossed the market, GraceKennedy rallied 10 cents and ended at $3.69 in an exchange of 149,800 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.85 with trading in 558 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.06 after 10,274 stocks were traded Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 14,499 units, Medcorp remained at $54 after an exchange of 5 stocks. National Enterprises lost 4 cents in closing at $2.06 with investors swapping 250 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with an exchange of 3,190 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.25 after trading 233 shares. Point Lisas rose 15 cents to close at a 52 week high of $3.75, with 158 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings climbed 24 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.23 in trading 16,703 shares, 
Republic Financial skidded $1 and ended at $111 after a transfer of 3,688 units. Scotiabank sank 75 cents to close at a 52 week low of $50.25, with 48 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to end at $3.62 with investors trading 3,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 20 cents to finish at $13.75 in an exchange of 205 shares and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to $4.60 and closed with an 5,843 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with the volume of stocks traded surging 145 percent valued at 365 percent over Thursday, to end with trading of 175,746 shares for $2,036,605, up from 71,632 stock $437,925 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $67 in an exchange of 150 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.75 with investors trading 25 stock units, Ansa McAl slipped 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $41.99 with traders switching ownership of 46 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.60 after a transfer of 4,299 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 15 cents in closing at $42 with 4,427 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy sank 6 cents and ended at $3.59 in an exchange of 354 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.85 with traders dealing in 135 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.06 after an exchange of 14,809 units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.95 with investors dealing in 60,120 stock units. Medcorp rallied $7 to finish at a record high of $54, with trading of a mere 5 shares, National Enterprises popped 5 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 4,710 stock units, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent in closing at $1.65 with 59,645 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial ended at $1.85 with investors swapping 1,500 units, 
One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent in closing at $2.25 with 197 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings dropped 1 cent to finish at $12.99 in trading 10,975 shares. Republic Financial fell 10 cents and ended at $112, with 11,256 stock units, Scotiabank climbed 50 cents to end at $51 as investors exchanged 186 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.61 as traders passed 120 shares through the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 7 cents to $2.03 with investors trading 445 stocks, Unilever Caribbean sank 45 cents to finish at $13.55 with 1,000 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco increased 20 cents and ended at $4.50 with 1,342 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 736,736 shares for $3,967,681 compared to 138,481 stock units at $2,344,902 on Tuesday.
At the close, Agostini increased by 50 cents in ending at $67 after an exchange of 26 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $42, after 696 units passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 20 cents to $8.40 with traders dealing in 500 shares. Endeavour Holdings rose 10 cents to end at a 52 week high of $19.10 as investors exchanged 600 stock units, First Citizens Group remained at $42.50 with 725 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy popped 18 cents and ended at $3.68 in switching ownership of 40 units. Guardian Holdings fell 2 cents to $16.85 with investors swapping 43,867 shares, JMMB Group sank 1 cent to end at $1.06 after a transfer of 11,800 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $3.97 after an exchange of 99,244 stocks. Medcorp remained at $47 with a transfer of 430 units, National Enterprises gained 3 cents to finish at $2.05 following 7,000 shares passing through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.63 with an exchange of 100 shares. 
One Caribbean Media dropped 9 cents to a 52 week low of $2.50 with investors trading 10 stock units, Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to close at $13.40 in an exchange of 3,823 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with investors trading 4,805 units. Scotiabank remained at $50.50 after closing trading of 80 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 with investors dealing in 545,305 stock units, Trinidad Cement declined 2 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $2.03, with 5,500 shares crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean sank 15 cents to $14 in an exchange of 9,973 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20, with 2,212 stocks changing hands.