Rising and declining stocks shared the honours at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following activities in 17 securities compared with 16 on Thursday and ended with six stocks rising, six declining, and five remaining firm. The volume of stocks traded jumped 285 percent and the value 164 percent more than on Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 1,543,720 shares for $6,648,762, up from 400,523 stock units at $2,517,104 on Thursday.
An average of 90,807 shares were traded at $391,104 compared to just 25,033 units at $157,319 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 21,327 shares at $141,850, up from 15,833 units at $122,169 on the previous day and an average for March of 16,679 shares at $130,461.
The Composite Index popped 1.80 points to end at 1,043.94, the All T&T Index climbed 6.51 points to close trading at 1,533.42, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.66 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.45 points to end at 72.80.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with a negative reading of just two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market following the long Easter break, Agostini’s declined 9 cents to end at $68.10 after an exchange of just 4 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 45 cents in closing at $14.50 with investors swapping 81 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank fell 50 cents to $39.50 with a mere 4 shares clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 5 cents to close at $8.10 with traders dealing in 297 units, First Citizens Group ended at $41.80 as investors exchanged 1,897 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 45 cents to finish at $3.87 with 185,765 shares changing hands. JMMB Group advanced 4 cents and ended at $1.10 with an exchange of 3,446 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $3.90 with 1,302,202 units crossing the market, National Enterprises remained at $2.50 with a transfer of 1,235 stock units. 
National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to finish at $1.55 with just one share being traded, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 with investors trading 2,676 stock units, Point Lisas popped 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 with 286 stocks passing through the market. Prestige Holdings slipped 1 cent to $10.98 after the trading of 124 units, Republic Financial climbed $1.24 to $111.99 with investors dealing in 2,967 shares, Scotiabank increased 46 cents in closing at $52.56 in switching ownership of 264 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 with investors trading 2,633 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $12 in an exchange of 39,838 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.