Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 18 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 compared to 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 on Monday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index lost 1.92 points on Tuesday to 1,227.62, the All T&T Index rose 0.71 points to 1,694.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.63 points to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and settled at $47.41, with 109 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.52, after exchanging 120,628 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 45 cents and concluded trading at $27.90, with 423,311 units and Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.61, after exchanging 345 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents to settle at $1.86, with 113,425 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 10 cents and completed trading at $5.40, after exchanging 6,515 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents and settled at $88.51, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.16, with 12,325 units, First Citizens completed trading at $32.55, after exchanging 300 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 20,000 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.00, exchanging 10,144 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.58, with 436 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.80, with 22,179 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

West Indian Tobacco stock price dropped $3.51 to end at $85 and was the main reason for a big dip in the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index on Wednesday.
Declining stocks had the upper hand over advancing ones five to one as the market index sank further for the week to date. The number of securities traded dropped to 10 against 17 on Tuesday as the market closed with just 1 stock advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 351,112 shares at a value of $12,063,114 compared to 96,389 shares at a value of $1,565,623 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index shed 5 points on Wednesday to 1,231.00, the All T&T Index dropped 9.87 points to 1,687.52, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 104.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled with a gain of 2 cents at $27.50, after exchanging 13,275 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 30 cents and completed trading at $15, after exchanging 59,627 shares, Scotiabank lost 14 cents in closing at $62.51 with 148,531 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement lost 27 cents and ended trading at $2.60, with 1,600 stock units changing hands West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a loss of $3.51 to close at $85, after exchanging a mere 150 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments traded 12,785 units at $20.16, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8.90, after exchanging 33,030 shares, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 1,850 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.58, with 2,197 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading 10 cents lower and $7.70, trading 74,685 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.