The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to be pressured with declining stocks having the advantage in the market on Tuesday, with an exchange of 20 securities compared with 19 on Monday and ending with prices of six stocks advancing, 11 falling and three ending firm leading to one stock hitting 52 weeks highs and 6 closing at 52 weeks lows, but the main market indices rose. Trading ended with a 37 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 163 percent greater value than Monday.
The market closed with trading of 94,939 shares for $1,455,792 dropping from 151,420 stock units at $553,458 on Monday.
An average of 4,747 shares were traded at $72,790 below 7,969 units at $29,129 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,397 shares valued at $171,866 versus 13,694 units at $188,659 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index climbed 6.43 points to settle at 935.86, the All T&T Index gained 9.75 points to cease trading at 1,349.83, the SME Index remained unchanged at 95.60 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.40 points to 68.97.
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At the close of the market, Agostini fell $2.25 in closing at $62.50 after an exchange of 7,010 shares, Angostura Holdings shed $1.50 to $11.55 with investors trading 37 stock units, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $40.25 after closing, with an exchange of 17 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with brokers trading 9 units, AS Bryden advanced 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $2, following trading of 25,428 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to $8.34 with 339 units crossing the market. First Citizens fell $1.50 to end at a 52 weeks low of $32.50 after an exchange of 1,136 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to end at $3.30 with traders dealing in 21,084 shares, Massy Holdings sank 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.50 with 14,510 stock units crossing the market. Medcorp rose 50 cents and ended at $49.50 in trading 20 shares, National Enterprises ended at $1.80, with 505 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills climbed 4 cents to close at $1.56, with traders exchanging 5,026 units. NCB Financial popped 6 cents to $1.89 with 7,895 stock units passing through the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 3 cents to finish at $13.57 with investors swapping 1,451 shares, Republic Financial increased 93 cent
s and ended at $101 after a transfer of 6,860 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 820 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.85 with traders switching ownership of 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement rallied 3 cents to close at $1.88 with investors trading 363 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $13.50 in an exchange of 389 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with investors dealing in 1,540 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with a 72 percent drop following trading, of 151,420 shares, with a 90 percent fall in value to $553,458, down from 538,047 stock units at $5,285,685 on Friday.
At the close, Agostini ended at $64.75 in switching ownership of mere three shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 30 cents to $13.05 in trading 23 stock units, Ansa McAl fell $2.25 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $40.75 as investors traded 4,265 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with a mere one unit crossing the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.99 after traders transferred 657 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.50 with traders dealing in 5 units. First Citizens Group increased $3 to $34 in an exchange of 2,252 shares, Guardian Holdings dipped 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $14 after closing, with an exchange of 4,413 stock units, JMMB Group lost 6 cents to close at 82 cents with brokers trading 49,919 stocks. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18 with a mere one share changing hands, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $3.56 in trading 5,933 stock units, 
National Enterprises ended at $1.80 after traders exchanged 500 units. National Flour Mills dropped 9 cents to $1.52 with investors trading 51,000 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $1.83 with 26,000 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial shed $6.55 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $100.07 with investors dealing in 209 stocks. Scotiabank declined 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $47.01 in an exchange of 357 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 9 cents to finish at $2.85 with investors swapping 3,994 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.55 after brokers exchanged 41 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.60 with a transfer of 1,847 stocks.
At the close, Agostini fell $2.25 to $64.75 in trading 6 shares, Angostura Holdings ended trading at $12.75 with a transfer of 40 units, Ansa McAl rallied $1 in closing at $43 after closing with an 1,000 shares being traded. AS Bryden ended at $1.99, with 500 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose $1.15 and ended at $8.35 with investors swapping 25,030 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.50 after an exchange of 250 shares. First Citizens Group shed $2.75 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $31 in trading 17,879 stock units, GraceKennedy gained 1 cent to finish at $3.31, with 50 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 with traders dealing in 1,957 stocks. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in an exchange of 50 shares, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents in closing at $3.55 with investors dealing in 454,464 stock units, 
National Enterprises ended at $1.80 in switching ownership of 1,000 units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61, 5,001 stocks crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings sank 15 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $13.60 with investors trading 53 shares, Republic Financial jumped $3.62 and ended at $106.62 after an exchange of 26,230 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 60 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $47.25 with investors trading 101 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 with an exchange of 500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.60, with 3,936 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of just 144,314 shares for $2,185,428 compared to 179,637 stock units at $11,074,615 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activity, Agostini climbed $3.50 to $67 in an exchange of 3,740 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 25 cents and ended at $12.75, after 180 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl dropped 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $42 after an exchange of 259 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 in trading 601 units, AS Bryden remained at $1.99 after a transfer of 10,250 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose $1 to finish at $23.50 with investors trading 150 units. CIBC Caribbean Bank sank $1.15 and ended at $7.20, with 101 shares crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.99 with traders dealing in 8 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $33.75, with 7,246 stock units clearing the market. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 in switching ownership of 74,638 shares, JMMB Group rallied 3 cents to close at 88 cents after an exchange of 11 units, L.J. Williams A share ended at 22 cents after the trading of 4,750 stocks.
Massy Holdings remained at $3.50, with 18,927 stock units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises remained at $1.80, after 3,179 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 in an exchange of 294 stocks. NCB Financial dipped 7 cents to finish at $1.83 with investors swapping 485 units, Republic Financial ended at $103 and closed with an exchange of 3,391 stock units, Scotiabank fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $47.85 with investors trading 2,101 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 19 cents to $2.94 with an exchange of 2,543 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 29 cents and ended at $13.55, with 1,460 units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units.
AS Bryden ended at $1.99 with investors trading 382 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.35 after an exchange of 800 shares, First Citizens Group fell 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $34 after trading of 3,841 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $3.45 after an exchange of 291 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.02 with investors swapping 1,960 stock units, Guardian Media rose 8 cents to close at 73 cents with 6,778 units changing hands, JMMB Group sank 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 88 cents with 70 stocks being traded. Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.50 after a transfer of 115,186 shares, National Enterprises rallied 5 cents to end at $2.05 in trading 1,436 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 74 units clearing the market. One Caribbean Media sank 23 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.55 in an exchange of 23,000 stock units, Point Lisas rallied 1 cent to $4.10 with investors trading 1,305 shares, 
Republic Financial remained at $103 in switching ownership of 225 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $47.90 with investors dealing in 265 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents to close at $2.95, with 4,861 stocks crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean dropped 24 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $13.26 with traders dealing in 160 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.58, with 6,865 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 430,519 shares for $2,414,542 compared to 54,525 stock units at $517,987 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $13, with just 158 shares crossing the exchange, AS Bryden remained at $1.99 with traders dealing in 2,770 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 10 cents to $8.35 as investors traded 5,878 shares. Eric Solis Marketing dipped 1 cent in closing at $3.99 with an exchange of 6 units, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $34.50 with investors dealing in 4,190 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with trading in 155 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 after a transfer of 100,351 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents with investors trading 19 shares, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to finish at $3.55 after an exchange of 18,735 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2 after it closed with an exchange of 1,887 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after 2,165 stocks were traded, NCB Financial popped 13 cents in closing at $1.93 with investors swapping 287,550 units. Point Lisas remained at $4.09, with 615 stock units clearing the market, 
Prestige Holdings ended at $13.75 in trading 35 shares, Republic Financial dropped $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $103, with 1,503 stocks changing hands. Scotiabank increased 90 cents in closing at $47.90 with an exchange of 89 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 1 cent to end at $2.99, with 515 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to close at $1.95 in an exchange of 990 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $13.50, after 1,000 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.60 with investors trading 936 units.
The market closed with trading of 54,525 shares for $517,987, after plunging from 185,243 stock units at $1,178,958 on Thursday. An average of 2,870 shares were traded for $27,262, down from 8,054 stock units at $51,259 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 34,584 shares at $266,203, which is well aligned with 36,001 units at $276,885 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $13 with investors trading 460 shares, Ansa McAl sank 1 cent to $43.74 after a transfer of 6 units, AS Bryden ended trading just one share at $1.99. CIBC Caribbean Bank dropped 22 cents and ended at $8.25 with 238 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group shed 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $34.75 with brokers trading 4,058 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 22 cents to close at $14.02 as 12,287 stocks crossed the market. Guardian Media remained at 65 cents after an exchange of 3 units, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents with 30 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with an exchange of 14,172 stock units. National Enterprises fell 6 cents to finish at $2 as 170 shares passed through the market, National Flour Mills popped 9 cents and ended at $1.61 with investors dealing in 2,398 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $1.80 with brokers trading 1,099 stocks.
Prestige Holdings increased 18 cents to $13.75 with 10 units clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $104 with traders switching ownership of 659 stocks, Scotiabank slipped 90 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 383 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 while transferring some 17,540 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to end at $1.90 with 898 stocks units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 with investors trading 3 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.60 after an exchange of 110 units.
The market closed with trading of 185,243 shares for $1,178,958 compared to 407,962 stock units at $2,009,910 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $31.45 after an exchange of 150 stock units, AS Bryden climbed 19 cents to finish at $1.99 with 414 units passing through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 51 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $22.50, with the trading of 2,000 shares. First Citizens Group sank 10 cents to a 52 weeks low of $35 with an exchange of 4,027 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 4 cents to finish at $3.45 crossing the market 7,223 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents and ended at $13.80 with a transfer of 5,231 units. Guardian Media skidded 6 cents to end at 65 cents in trading 60 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents after 41 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50, with traders dealing in 115,860 stock units. National Enterprises lost 2 cents to $2.06 after a transfer of 11,220 units, National Flour Mills shed 8 cents and ended at $1.52 with investors swapping 605 shares, NCB Financial declined 11 cents in closing at $1.80 after an exchange of 901 units. 
One Caribbean Media remained at $1.78 with investors trading 2,100 stocks, Point Lisas ended at $4.09, with an exchange 250 stocks, Republic Financial dropped $1 to end at a 52 weeks low of $104 with investors dealing in 2,794 shares. Scotiabank lost 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47.90 in an exchange of 383 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3, with 19,738 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.95 in trading 895 stocks. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 in switching ownership of 7 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.62 as investors exchanged 10,591 stocks.
Angostura Holdings advanced 50 cents to $13 with investors trading 50 units, AS Bryden declined by 41 cents to end at $1.80, after 11,264 shares passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.47, with 5 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group lost 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $35.10, with investors trading 2,540 stock units, GraceKennedy popped 4 cents to close at $3.49 after an exchange of 2 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped 10 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 307 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 71 cents with a mere one unit crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents in an exchange of 1,200 stock units. Massy Holdings slipped 6 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.50, after 288,218 shares cleared the market, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents and ended at $2.08 with investors swapping 47 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with 106 units crossing the exchange. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.91 in trading 73,000 stocks, Point Lisas climbed 4 cents and ended at $4.09 after a transfer of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings fell 3 cents in closing at $13.57 with investors dealing in 211 stocks. Republic Financial dipped $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $105 after an exchange of 5,483 units, Scotiabank sank 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $48 trading after 119 stock units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 4 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 12,269 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with a transfer of 225 stock units and Unilever Caribbean shed 10 cents to end at $13.55 as investors exchanged 6,359 units.
The market closed with trading of 397,467 shares worth $1,786,614 compared to 204,220 stock units at $2,079,710 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings gained $1 to finish at $12.50, with investors dealing in 195 shares, Ansa McAl rose $1.02 to $43.75, with 695 stock units clearing the market, AS Bryden rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.21, with an exchange of 5,769 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 24 cents and ended at $23.01, with 200 units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 1 cent to end at $8.47 after an exchange of 11 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 50 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $35.50 after 3,490 shares passed through the market. GraceKennedy slipped 4 cents to $3.45 in an exchange of 1,500 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $14 after an exchange of 945 units, JMMB Group remained at 89 cents, with 579 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $3.56 in trading 176,283 shares, Point Lisas slipped 5 cents to $4.05 after an exchange of 24 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $13.60 with a transfer of 10 units. 
Republic Financial ended at $106 as investors exchanged 3,399 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48.40, with 4,085 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 3 cents to close at $2.96 in an exchange of 16,870 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with investors trading 182,664 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 12 cents and ended at $13.65, with 393 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.81 with investors trading 355 shares.