Only one stock out of 19 that traded rose in trading on Thursday, as investors pulled back in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, resulting in a 21 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 7 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in 16 securities trading down from 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of one stock rising, four declining and 11 ending firm.
The market closed with the trading of just 106,109 shares for $1,208,073, after dipping from 133,609 stock units at $1,125,952 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 6,632 shares at $75,505 compared with 7,032 units at $59,261 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 15,654 shares at $274,760, after slipping from 16,380 units at $290,783 on the preceding day and compared with an average of 16,463 shares at $259,049 for April.
The Composite Index slipped 3.28 points to settle at 980.65, the All T&T Index skidded 6.32 points to 1,409.34, the SME Index remained at 81.87 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 73.06.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $60 with an exchange of 31 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $10.80 with investors trading 92 units, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with 574 shares changing hands. AS Bryden advanced 17 cents and ended at $1.85 with investors dealing in 52 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15.30 after an exchange of 350 stock units, First Citizens Group declined $2.50 to close at $35 with 3,245 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.44 with investors swapping 10,057 units, National Enterprises fell 9 cents to $4.91 with 28,681 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 after a transfer of 32 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $7 with a mere one share passing through the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 in trading 143 units, 
Republic Financial skidded 4 cents to $107.20 after traders swapped 2,543 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with a transfer of 1,734 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 51 cents to end at $9.99 after an exchange of 50,219 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.62 with investors trading 460 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.80 in an exchange of 7,895 stocks.
Prices of stocks traded are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.