Falling stocks pressured the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pushing the market into the first all-round decline in the market for the year, but leaving the market in the black for the year to date, following a fall in the volume of stocks traded by 88 percent, valued 71 percent less than on Tuesday and resulting in 18 securities trading compared with 20 on the previous day and ending with prices of three rising, five declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 130,134 shares valued at $926,287, sharply down from 1,104,846 stock units at $3,237,605 on Tuesday. Trading resulted in an average of 7,230 shares at $51,460 compared with 55,242 units at $161,880 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 24,300 stock units at $108,673 compared with 28,568 units at $122,981 on the previous day and an average for December of 19,548 shares at $423,231.
The Composite Index dropped 9.46 points to end the day at 1,079.09, the All T&T Index sank 14.46 points to close trading at 1,591.54, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.58 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 0.58 points to conclude trading at 74.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s declined 56 cents to $67.44 after an exchange of 255 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors dealing in 3,083 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.67 with 1,579 shares crossing the exchange. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.11 in trading 2,000 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $41.50 with 973 shares clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.71 as investors exchanged 144 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15 with 5,127 units crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at $1.07 after a transfer of 5 stock units, L.J. Williams B share lost 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 70 cents with traders dealing in 4,565 shares. Massy Holdings sank 9 cents to finish at $3.90 in an exchange of 107,096 stock units, National Enterprises fell 7 cents and ended at $2.70 with investors trading 575 units, One Caribbean Media popped 17 cents to end at $2.99 with 50 stocks changing hands. 
Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 after 1,000 units were traded, Republic Financial skidded 10 cents to end at $113.50 as 2,141 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank gained 90 cents and closed at $59.90 with an exchange of 75 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.75 with 873 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean rose 1 cent and ended at $11.27 with investors swapping 543 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 with a transfer of 50 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.