Trading volume surged 251 percent with a 198 percent jump in the value over Friday’s levels as NCB Financial accounted for $11 million of the total value of stocks traded and Guardian Holdings $4.6 million, on a day when 20 securities traded, up from 18 on Friday, with five rising, two declining.
NCB Financial Group traded the most shares on the TTSE on Tuesday.
At the close, the Composite Index rose 1.63 points to 1,379.90, the All T&T Index added 1.67 points to end at 1,875.69 and the Cross-listed index added 0.37 points to end at 119.03.
A total of 1,948,761 shares traded for $21,671,147, up from 555,090 units at $7,262,767 on Friday.
Trading averaged 97,438 units at $1,083,55, up from 30,838 shares at $403,487 on Friday. April averaged 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 2,000 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings settled at $15 in switching ownership of 1,222 shares, Ansa Mcal remained at $56.75 while exchanging 7,417 units, Clico Investment Fund ended at $25.50 in exchanging 101,147 units, First Citizens Bank closed at $50 in exchanging 9,404 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank added 4 cents to close at $6.10 with 2933,587 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to end at $5.24, after 48,260 shares changed hands, Guardian Holdings gained 51 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $33.51 with 137,551 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group rose 7 cents to $1.81 after exchanging 8 stock units, L.J Williams B share traded 47,061 stock units at $1.35, Massy Holdings stayed at $69.76 after exchanging 1,189 shares. 
NCB Financial Group close at $8.50 in an exchange of 1,303,500 units, National Enterprises traded 20,281 stock units at $3 after rising 4 cents, National Flour exchanged 218,348 units at $2.30, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $135 after trading 48 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $57, with 16,069 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1 to close at $17.50 after trading 26,322 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30, with an exchange of 39 stock units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.33 after exchanging 8,297 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to end at $32.50 after trading 305 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.