Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 13 securities compared to 16 on Wednesday and ending with prices of two stocks rising, five declining and six ending firm, resulting from the volume of stocks traded surging 7,636 percent higher and the value 3,476 percent more than on Wednesday.
The market closed with trading of 11,866,591 shares for $47,266,231, surging from a mere 153,388 stock units at $1,321,788 on Wednesday.
An average of 912,815 shares were traded at $3,635,864, up from 9,587 units at $82,612 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 58,285 shares at $323,707 compared to 17,141 units at $164,126 on the previous day and an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index skidded 0.76 points to close at 1,017.65, the All T&T Index lost 1.47 points to finish at 1,468.06, the SME Index increased 0.66 points to 97.06 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 75.01.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini fell 5 cents to finish at $67 after investors exchanged 10,374 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 5 cents and ended at $23.40, with trading in 1,200 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 with investors exchanging 300 shares. First Citizens Group lost 60 cents to close at $40.40 with investors dealing in 1,599 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with 42 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents after closing at $3.90 with traders exchanging 11,766,280 units. Medcorp remained at $48 as 5,855 stocks passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with investors trading 17 shares, 
Point Lisas remained at $4, with 2,243 stock units clearing the market. Republic Financial dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 week low of $109.99 with traders transferring 296 shares, Scotiabank ended at $50 with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.60 after the trading of 77,585 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 10 cents to a 52 week low of $4.20 as investors traded 700 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.