Market activity ended on Wednesday, with a volume of 298 percent more shares traded valued 175 percent greater than on Tuesday, after 16 securities changed hands down from 20 on Tuesday, with 7 stocks rising, 6 declining and 3 remaining unchanged at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
The Composite Index dropped by a sharp 13.13 points to 1,329.70, the All T&T Index fell 2.70 points to close at 1,782.09 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 3.40 points to settle at 118.50.
Overall, 313,974 shares changed hands for $3,686,330 compared to 78,980 units at $1,341,997 on Tuesday.
An average of 19,623 unitschanged hnds at $230,396, up from 3,949 at $67,100 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 10,829 units at $182.581 versus 10,326 units at $179,849. The average trade for March ended at 12,610 units for $342,338.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 15 cents to $24.40, trading 300 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 7 cents to end at $15.49 after exchanging 40 units, Ansa McAL lost 4 cents to end at $56.75 with a transfer of 164 stocks. Clico Investment Fund added 1 cent to finish at $25.06, with 84,250 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Bank gained 9 cents to settle a $46.50 trading 2,068 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.51, with 1,000 units changing hands. 
Grace Kennedy lost 9 cents to end at $4.91, with the trading of 10,011 stock units, Guardian Holdings added 1 cent to finish at $25.61 with an exchange of 1,683 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.81 after trading 37,079 shares. Massy Holdings rose $1 to $65, in transferring 640 units, National Enterprises lost 20 cents trading 25,000 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80, National Flour lost 3 cents to end at $2.32 exchanging 83,792 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 27 cents in closing at $8.22 after trading 37,648 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $132.26 in the transfer of 500 units, Scotiabank traded 5,504 stock units at $54.65 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 15 cents in closing $13.40, with 24,295 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.