Trading was boosted on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 406 percent and the value 323 percent more than on Monday, resulting from trading in 23 securities compared with 17 on Monday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 766,519 shares for $2,764,610, up sharply from 151,396 stock units at $653,335 on Monday.
An average of 33,327 shares were traded at $120,200 compared with 8,906 units at $38,431 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 37,104 shares valued at $224,976 compared with 37,337 units at $231,433 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index sank 7.16 points to finish at 981.23, the All T&T fell 9.47 points to close trading at 1,428.82, the SME Index remained unchanged at 100.64 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.66 points to 70.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini ended at $68 with traders dealing in 340 shares, Ansa McAl rallied 75 cents to finish at $40.75 with 16 units crossing the market 
AS Bryden remained at $2.66 with investors dealing in 31,950 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.50 after an exchange of 400 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 15 cents to $8.25 with investors swapping 112,025 stock units and Endeavour Holdings remained at $19.5, with 475 shares crossing the exchange. Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 with a transfer of 14 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 40 cents to close at $37.90, with 2,546 units passing through the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank 39 cents to a 52 weeks low of $14.56, with an exchange of 182 shares, Guardian Media ended at 74 cents as investors exchanged 26,575 stocks, JMMB Group lost 5 cents to end at 95 cents in switching ownership of 13,791 units. Massy Holdings dropped 21 cents to $3.64 with investors trading 14,309 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 5 cents to close at $2.10 in an exchange of 1,148 shares, NCB Financial popped 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with investors trading 537,665 stocks. 
One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.95, with 5,200 units changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $4 after trading of 5,012 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.75 in an exchange of 5 shares. Republic Financial gained 6 cents to $106.60, with 3,853 units crossing the market, Scotiabank skidded 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $48.60 after a transfer of 457 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 5 cents and ended at $2.70 in trading 4,621 stock units. Trinidad Cement increased 5 cents to close at $1.95 after an exchange of 5,025 shares and Unilever Caribbean sank 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $13.50 with 895 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state