A sharp rise in the level of trading resulted in more TT$48 million going after 2 million shares on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with Clico Investment Fund accounting for more than 90 percent.
Trading resulted in a big jump in the number securities changing hands to 20 securities compared to 10 securities on Monday, leading to 2,059,370 shares crossing the exchange for $48,279,467 compared to 73,786 stocks trading for a mere $577,401, on Monday.
At the close of the market, the prices of 3 stocks rose, 6 declined and 11 remained unchanged, leading with the Composite Index rising 1.40 points to 1,410.80. The All T&T Index lost 1.31 points to end at 1,765.92, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.57 points to close at 143.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 7 cents after exchanging 86,950 shares to end at $2.15, Point Lisas added 2 cents to close at $3.60, with 5,000 stock units trading and Republic Financial inched 1 cent higher and exchanged 6,933 shares at $125.01.
Losses| Ansa McAl closed with a loss of 91 cents and completed trading 241 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $54, Clico Investment Fund fell 2 cents to $24.05, with 1,854,234 stock units changing hands, National Flour lost 1 cent to $1.48, with 1,394 units crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 4 cents in exchanging 75,031 shares to close at $25.45, Unilever Caribbean dropped 50 cents and settled at $23.50, with 214 units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco declined by 28 cents and closed at $102, with an exchange of 250 stock units.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 4,233 stock units at $8.50, First Citizens Bank settled at $41.85, with 3,291 units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.48, with 100 stock units changing hands. Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, in swapping 6,500 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 708 shares at $56.05, National Enterprises ended at $5.76, after trading 221 stock units, NCB Financial settled at $10.75, with a change in the ownership of 2,000 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.10, with 90 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial ended at $10.68, after exchanging 8,298 shares, Scotiabank settled at $59.47, with investors exchanging 3,582 shares and Trinidad Cement completed trading 100 stock units at $1.95.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose on Friday for the fifth day in a row, with 17 securities changing hands, up from 15 securities on Thursday as trading ended with 8 stocks rising, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. 
Republic Financial increased 7 cents and ended at $123, in swapping 249 shares and Scotiabank rose 27 cents and ended at $59.46, in trading 250 shares.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange after closing on Monday resumed on Tuesday with 15 securities trading against 18 on Friday, with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. 
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund to finish at $24.10, with 24,132 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings finished at $18.42 and ended with 8,839 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings concluded trading with a gain of $55 completed trading at $55.00, with 4,232 units. National Enterprises ended at $5.70, with 500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $10, with 800 units changing hands. Trinidad Cement closed at $2 completed trading of 9,700 shares, Unilever Caribbean to finish at $24.5 settled at $24.50, with 100 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $105 with investors exchanging 745 shares.
NCB Financial ended trading of 2,744 shares 9 cents lower and ended at $10.66, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents and concluded at $8.05, with 3,652 units. Republic Financial closed 4 cents and ended at $122.92, with 1,744 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank shed 25 cents and concluded trading of 16,745 units at $59.75 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in exchanging 160 units to close at $25.70
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 16 securities trading against 15 on Tuesday, with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 8 cents in exchanging 1,531 units to close at $25.77 and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.49 and ended at $104.51, with 1,344 stock units trading.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank settled at $40.39, after exchanging 8,043 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $54.92, with 7,643 units changing hands, National Enterprises concluded at $5.60, in trading 1,100 units. National Flour ended at $1.50, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading 10 stock units at $8.10, Sagicor Financial completed trading of 9,625 stock units at $10.61, Scotiabank ended at $59.75, while swapping 4,746 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 42,050 units to close at $25.85.
Losses| National Enterprises closed with a loss of 10 cents and ended at $5.60, with 307 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed 6 cents down after exchanging 4,351 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50. Republic Financial shed 76 cents and concluded trading at $121.99, with 2,050 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.49 and completed an exchange of 1,492 units at $104.51.
National Enterprises shed 14 cents and settled at $5.76, with 2,848 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco dipped 58 cents and completed trading of 42 units at $104.32.