Winning and losing stocks shared the honours on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 19 on Monday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and four ending firm. The market closed with 5 stocks closing at 52 weeks lows and one at a high.
The market closed with trading of 331,499 shares 363 percent more than 71,638 stock units for $2,761,359, with a jump of 129 percent more than $1,203,967 on Monday.
An average of 18,417 shares was traded at $153,409, well above the mere 3,770 units at $63,367 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 12,367 shares at $143,182, up from 11,868 units at $142,341 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index advanced 2.89 points to 936.09, the All T&T Index increased 6.42 points to 1,346.62, the SME Index remained at 96.30 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.13 points to settle at 69.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $62.50, in transferring a mere 128 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 80 cents to $12 as investors exchanged 1,775 units, Ansa McAl dipped $1 and ended at 52 weeks low of $40 with traders exchanging 930 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased by $1.45 to finish at a 52 weeks high of $25 with 303 shares crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 4 cents to $8.30 with investors trading 174 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 to end at $33 after an exchange of 12,481 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.51 with investors dealing in 17,837 stock units, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents with 11 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors trading 3,066 units. Massy Holdings advanced 15 cents to finish at $3.60 with an exchange of 225,610 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55, after the market as cleared of 178 units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 20,000 stocks. 
One Caribbean Media skidded 44 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.33, in trading 475 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 57 cents and ended at $13 after investors transferred 934 shares, Republic Financial dropped 44 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $105 with dealings in 5,333 units. Scotiabank fell $1 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $46 with an exchange of 958 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 15 cents to finish at $2.80 with 251 stock units passing through the market and Unilever Caribbean gained $2.32 to end at $18.35 with traders switching ownership of 41,055 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.