Stocks ended with mostly gains on Thursday at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting from trading of 21 securities compared with 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six rising, two declining and 13 ending firm, following a 120 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued 47 percent more than on Wednesday
The market closed with trading of 248,215 shares for $1,511,364 up from 112,940 stocks at $1,030,970 on Wednesday.
An average of 11,820 shares were traded at $71,970, well above the 5,647 stock units for $51,548 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,539 shares at $126,349 compared to 18,804 units at $138,367 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index increased 2.49 points to settle at 1,035.48, the All T&T Index rallied 1.94 points to wrap up trading at 1,512.62, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.43 points to close at 73.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67.25 with traders dealing in 36 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 after an exchange of 500 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $48 after 50 shares passed through the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in an exchange of just one stock unit, Calypso Macro Investment Fund sank 15 cents to end at $24.75 with 10 units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 9 cents to close at $8.10 with an exchange of 315 shares. First Citizens Group popped 28 cents to end at 42.46, with 1,254 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy rose 25 cents to finish at $4 with a transfer of 25 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75 with investors swapping 854 units. Guardian Media remained at $1 after an exchange of 25 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.15 with investors dealing in 83,000 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 10 cents to close at $3.90 in switching ownership of 75,353 units. National Enterprises popped 5 cents to $2.50 with investors trading 200 stocks, 
NCB Financial remained at $2.39 after a transfer of just one share, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 with 991 stocks crossing the market. Republic Financial rallied $1.55 to end at $112.20 in an exchange of 5,959 units, Scotiabank ended at $50 after the trading of 1,977 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 with 65,977 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement increased 15 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 5,536 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.68 after 101 units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.21 with investors trading 6,050 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.