The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to be pressured with declining stocks having the advantage in the market on Tuesday, with an exchange of 20 securities compared with 19 on Monday and ending with prices of six stocks advancing, 11 falling and three ending firm leading to one stock hitting 52 weeks highs and 6 closing at 52 weeks lows, but the main market indices rose. Trading ended with a 37 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 163 percent greater value than Monday.
The market closed with trading of 94,939 shares for $1,455,792 dropping from 151,420 stock units at $553,458 on Monday.
An average of 4,747 shares were traded at $72,790 below 7,969 units at $29,129 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,397 shares valued at $171,866 versus 13,694 units at $188,659 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index climbed 6.43 points to settle at 935.86, the All T&T Index gained 9.75 points to cease trading at 1,349.83, the SME Index remained unchanged at 95.60 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.40 points to 68.97.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini fell $2.25 in closing at $62.50 after an exchange of 7,010 shares, Angostura Holdings shed $1.50 to $11.55 with investors trading 37 stock units, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $40.25 after closing, with an exchange of 17 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with brokers trading 9 units, AS Bryden advanced 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $2, following trading of 25,428 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to $8.34 with 339 units crossing the market. First Citizens fell $1.50 to end at a 52 weeks low of $32.50 after an exchange of 1,136 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to end at $3.30 with traders dealing in 21,084 shares, Massy Holdings sank 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.50 with 14,510 stock units crossing the market. Medcorp rose 50 cents and ended at $49.50 in trading 20 shares, National Enterprises ended at $1.80, with 505 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills climbed 4 cents to close at $1.56, with traders exchanging 5,026 units. NCB Financial popped 6 cents to $1.89 with 7,895 stock units passing through the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 3 cents to finish at $13.57 with investors swapping 1,451 shares, Republic Financial increased 93 cent
s and ended at $101 after a transfer of 6,860 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 820 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.85 with traders switching ownership of 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement rallied 3 cents to close at $1.88 with investors trading 363 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $13.50 in an exchange of 389 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with investors dealing in 1,540 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.