The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, resulting in trading of 22 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday and ending with the prices of five stocks rising, five declining and 12 ending firm. Trading ended with a 383 percent jump in volume with a 47 percent rise in value over Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 458,340 shares for $2,149,060, after soaring from 94,939 stock units at $1,455,792 on Tuesday.
An average of 20,834 shares were traded at $97,685 compared with 4,747 stock units at $72,790 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 13,557 shares at $161,711 rising from 12,397 units at $171,918 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index rose 3.98 points to end at 939.84, the All T&T Index rallied 5.09 points to wrap up trading at 1,354.92, the SME Index remained unchanged at 95.60 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.39 points to 69.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $11.55 in trading 160 shares, Ansa McAl climbed $1.75 to $42 with 93 stock units crossing the exchange, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with investors trading 42 shares. 
AS Bryden fell 2 cents to end at $1.98 with traders swapping 23 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 50 cents to finish at $23 in trading of 836 shares, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.50 after an exchange of 50 units. Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.99 with investors dealing in just one stock, First Citizens Group rose $1.39 to $33.89 with trading of 2,634 shares, GraceKennedy gained 15 cents and ended at $3.45 with 75,140 stock units passing through the market. Guardian Holdings popped 35 cents to end at $14.35 with traders dealing in 20,000 shares, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in an exchange of 4,070 stocks, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of 81 cents after trading of 711 units. L.J. Williams A share ended at 22 cents with 24,350 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.45 with an exchange of 319,712 shares, 
National Enterprises remained at $1.80 as 2,546 units crossed the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.56 in an exchange of 413 stocks, Republic Financial jumped $4 to close at $105 with investors swapping 3,281 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $47 after an exchange of 205 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.85 with 500 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.88 after traders transferred 1,500 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.50 as investors exchanged 263 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 31 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.24 with 1,810 shares changing hands.