Stocks inched higher at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after a 251 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 251 percent more than on Monday, resulting from trading of 13 securities similar to Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, four declining and six ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 483,026 stock units for $2,302,345 compared to 137,750 stock units at $656,605 on Monday.
An average of 37,156 shares were traded at $177,103 compared with 10,596 units at $50,508 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 49,255 shares with an average of $336,072 compared with 50,232 units at $348,909 on the previous day and an average for September of 19,319 shares at $151,318.
The Composite Index popped 0.58 points higher to 1,041.73, the All T&T Index increased 1.12 points to wrap up trading at 1,558.96, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 68.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s popped 50 cents and ended at $62.50 in an exchange of 89 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $16 with investors dealing in 2,284 shares, CinemaOne fell 40 cents to close at $5.50 in an exchange of 10 units. First Citizens Group slipped 2 cents to $40.41 with investors trading 1,324 stocks, JMMB Group remained at $1.03 and closed with an exchange of 388,700 shares, Massy Holdings shed 3 cents to end at $3.55 with a transfer of 1,400 stocks. 
National Flour Mills lost 5 cents in closing at $1.71 with investors swapping 450 stock units, NCB Financial remained at $2.30 in switching ownership of 57,463 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.50 with traders dealing in 2,581 shares. Republic Financial rallied 1 cent to finish at $111.92 with 13,033 units changing hands, Scotiabank remained at $56.40 after exchanging 2,087 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 11 cents to end at $2.72 in trading 6,271 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $6.51 as investors exchanged 7,334 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated .