Winning stocks edged out losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in 17 securities being traded, down from 23 on Monday and ending with prices of six rising, four declining and seven ending firm, resulting in and the volume of stocks traded rising 167 percent and valued 72 percent more than on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 354,864 shares for $1,555,142, up from 133,047 stocks at $902,024 on Monday.
An average of 20,874 shares were traded at $91,479, well above the 5,785 units at $39,218 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 29,379 stock units at $166,708, in line with 29,938 units at $171,646 on the previous day, compared to an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index popped 0.86 points to 1,037.34, the All T&T Index lost 7.49 points to end at 1,517.41, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.37 points to 73.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s dipped 3 cents and ended at $67 with investors dealing in 1,522 shares, 
Ansa McAl shed $1 to $45 in switching ownership of 100 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied $1.40 in closing at $24.95 with trading in 12,837 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 5 cents to end at $8.25 in an exchange of 31,193 shares, First Citizens Group remained at $43.50 with investors ending up trading 559 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.90 in an exchange of 12,715 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.65, with 24 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 2 cents to $4 after an exchange of 341 units, National Enterprises gained 1 cent in closing at $2.45 with a transfer of 1,715 stocks. National Flour Mills declined 2 cents to end at $1.68 as investors exchanged 174,281 shares, 
NCB Financial popped 2 cents to finish at $2.02, with 100,000 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.60 in trading 47 units. Republic Financial remained at $112 after 942 stocks crossed the exchange, Scotiabank sank $1 to finish at $51 with investors trading 427 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.51 and closed, with an exchange of 1,462 stocks. Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.85 with 10,046 shares being traded and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.16, with 6,653 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.