Trading dropped sharply on Tuesday at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange with 63 percent volume, valued 60 percent less than on Monday, resulting from trading in 23 securities compared with 22 on Monday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 265,306 shares worth $1,591,959 after tumbling from 711,476 stock units at $3,990,147 on Monday.
An average of 11,535 shares were traded at $69,216, after plunging from 32,340 units at $181,370 on Monday, with trading month to date with an average of 26,891 shares at $200,515, down from 29,527 units at $223,049 on the previous day and an average for February of 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index gained 1.00 points to close at 924.54, the All T&T Index rallied 0.75 points to 1,330.56, the SME Index remained at 91.86 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.18 points to 68.59.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini slipped 49 cents to end at $61.50 with investors dealing in just one share, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with a transfer of 2 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank gained 20 cents to end at 24.20 with 20 shares crossing the market. 
AS Bryden closed at $1.48 as investors exchanged 50 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 15 cents to $8.25 in trading 4,007 stocks, CinemaOne ended at $4 after an exchange of a mere two shares. First Citizens Group slipped 20 cents to finish at $35.80 in trading of 1,687 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 4 cents and ended at $3.31 with 25 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.75 with traders dealing in 2,235 units. JMMB Group climbed 2 cents to end at 83 cents with 2,709 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents in closing at $3.50 with investors trading 31,465 units, Medcorp sank 50 cents to close at $44.50 after a transfer of 10 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.65 with investors swapping 8,020 stock units, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent to finish at $1.50 with an exchange of 9,456 shares, NCB Financial ended at $1.97 with 2,507 stock units passing through the market. Point Lisas ended at $5.90 after traders swapped 429 stocks, Prestige Holdings declined $1.62 to end at $10.78 with one unit crossing the market, Republic Financial lost 65 cents after closing at $105.35 with trading of 142 shares.
Scotiabank remained at $45.50with dealers switching ownership of 258 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 94 cents to finish at $7.36, with 157,292 stocks clearing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.70 in an exchange of 23,355 units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 3 cents to $13.53 after an exchange of 4,535 shares and West Indian Tobacco dipped 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.25 following an exchange of 17,098 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.