The total value and volume of stocks trading jumped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with Clico Investments contributing largely to the more than seven times rise in shares traded on Monday.
Trading ended, with 505,169 shares for $13,850,155 passing through the market, compared to 59,653 shares at $587,579 on Monday from 12 securities changing hands, down from fifteen on Monday, leading to four stocks advancing, two declining and six remaining unchanged.
The average trade for the day amounted to 42,097 units at $1,154,180 versus an average of 3.977 units at $39,172 for each security on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 16,164 shares at $270,737 compared to 14,787 units at $282,877 on Monday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.47 points to 1,309.02, the All T&T Index rose 0.08 points to 1,758.71, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.39 to close at 116.15.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling price and seven with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Calypso Macro Index Fund advanced by $1.87 to $15.82, after transferring 9,215 shares, First Citizens Bank closed at $45, with gains of $1 after an exchange of 3,108 units, Grace Kennedy rose 15 cents to $3.70, in trading 532 units and Trinidad Cement finished 5 cents higher at $2.10, with 7,386 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments lost 10 cents trading 409,642 shares to end at $25.20 and Massy Holdings fell by $1 to $58, with a transfer of 36,539 shares.
Stocks trading firm│ JMMB Group closed at $1.80, in trading 12,012 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 20 units at $141.75, Scotiabank had 16,588 stock units transferred at $55.45. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $14.75, with 8,533 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean traded 300 units at $16.95 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $33, in transferring 1,294 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in 59,653 shares for $587,579 compared to 49,373 shares for $239,933 on Friday. The market closed on Monday with 15 securities changing hands compared with just seven on Friday, resulting in four stocks advancing, four declining and only seven remaining unchanged.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 8,134 shares after falling 26 cents to end at $14.75 and West Indian Tobacco lost 44 cents to close at $33 with 1,110 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining|Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 5 cents and closed at $14.95, in the trading of 7,353 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended 5 cents lower at $2 in an exchange of 25 units and Unilever Caribbean lost 17 cents to close at $16.80 with 300 shares changing hands.
Stocks declining│NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents, exchanging 22,976 shares to settle at $7.95, National Enterprises finished at $3.95, after losing 5 cents in trading 169 units and Scotiabank shed 50 cents to close at $55, with 1,131 units crossing the market.
One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents, exchanging 5,000 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.90, Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 19 cents to settle at $14.81, in transferring 93 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $34.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 261 units.
Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to end at $59.05, after trading just 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group gained 3 cents to close at $7.85 with the transfer of 2,234 units, National Flour ended at $1.85, with gains of 2 cents in exchanging 31,208 units. 
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $15.87, with a 3 cent loss transferring 1,230 units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to $2, exchanging 50 units and West Indian Tobacco ended 45 cents lower at $35.05, with 5,332 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six declining and six remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 339,427 shares valued at $13,649,889 compared to 490,995 shares for $5,458,075 from 17 securities on Monday.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments finished 35 cents lower at $25.15, with an exchange of 10,472 stock units, JMMB Group lost 1 cent trading 30,309 shares to settle at $1.70, One Caribbean Media slipped 10 cents to $5.10, after transferring 30,189 shares. Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $7.50, in exchanging 500 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $142, with a loss of 2 cents and 2,460 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to $15.90, in transferring 3,309 stock units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished at $16, with a loss of 1 cent trading 49,574 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 15 cents to settle at $36, in exchanging 8,395 stock units.
JMMB Group closed at $1.88, after gaining 10 cents in transferring 4,500 shares and National Flour gained 2 cents to settle at $1.82, with an exchange of 600 units.