Massy Holdings contributed 80 percent of the shares traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday as the volume of stocks traded rose 108 percent and the value increased 13 percent over trading on Tuesday. Trading closed with an exchange of 19 securities, after slipping from 24 on Tuesday and ended with prices of five stocks rising, six declining and eight ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 471,595 shares worth $2,920,326, up from 227,091 stock units at $2,581,029 on Tuesday.
An average of 24,821 shares was traded at $153,701, after jumping from 9,462 units at $107,543 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 80,275 shares at $461,784 compared with 84,575 units at $485,672 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index increased 8.80 points to close at 1,025.13, the All T&T Index rose 8.19 points to 1,438.36, the SME Index advanced 1.03 points to end at 74.91 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 1.34 points to wrap up trading at 81.76.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $49 with 10,223 stocks crossing the market, Angostura Holdings declined 1 cent to $10.67 after an exchange of 500 units, Ansa McAl fell $1.99 to finish at $45.01 with 1,903 shares changing hands. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 following trading of 100 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 in exchanging 10 shares, First Citizens Group skidded 1 cent to close at $40, in an exchange of 1,748 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 14 cents to $4.34 after trading 23,797 units, Guardian Holdings popped 90 cents to close at $15.90, with a transfer of 290 shares, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at 84 cents, with 7,677 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings gained 10 cents to close at $3.40, with investors trading 378,172 units, Medcorp dipped $3.25 to $43.75 in an exchange of 101 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $4.56 with investors dealing in 991 stock units. National Flour Mills rose 3 cents to $1.56, with trading of 36,850 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 with investors trading 2 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $112 with an exchange of 6,545 units. 
Scotiabank ended at $48 with a transfer of 1,663 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 following trading of 1,005 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 19 cents to close at $15.19 with 8 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Traders slipped 1 cent to $2.12, with investors swapping 10 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.