Winning stocks edged out losing ones on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 20 securities on Monday and Friday and ending with prices of seven rising, six declining and seven ending firm, resulting in a 24 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 51 percent lower than on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 97,209 shares worth $751,677, down from 128,746 stock units at $1,535,966 on Monday.
An average of 4,860 shares were traded at $37,584, well below the 6,437 stock units at $76,798 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 13,682 shares at $107,059 compared with 14,799 units at $115,854 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index skidded 2.07 points to finish at 1,033.62, the All T&T Index dipped 0.35 points to settle at 1,507.89, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 0.55 points to 73.64.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67.25 with 102 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl lost 1 cent to close at $46 after trading of 14 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.10, with 5,076 shares crossing the market.
First Citizens Group sank $1 to $42.50 after an exchange of 920 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to close at $3.90 with 30 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 5 cents to end at $16.75 in an exchange of 11 shares. JMMB Group fell 7 cents to close at $1.15, with trading in 2,869 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents to $3.90, with 60,348 stocks passing through the market, National Enterprises increased 2 cents to end at $2.45, with traders dealing in 3,600 stock units. National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to $1.65, with investors exchanging 9,000 shares, NCB Financial slipped 19 cents to close at $2.20, with 1,043 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,820 units. Point Lisas declined 57 cents and ended at $3.45 with investors swapping 1 stock unit, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 after a transfer of 1,209 shares, Republic Financial rose $1 to end at $112.20 in trading 2,721 stocks. Scotiabank advanced $1.50 and closed at $51 after 1,025 units passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.36 with investors trading 1,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 in switching ownership of 4,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents to end at $12.40 with investors trading 44 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.16 after closing, with 2,376 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.