Trading volume dipped 84 percent than on Wednesday, with the value passing through the market dropping 88 percent at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, but the market indices posted gains at the end.
Trading accounted for 20 active securities compared to 21 on Wednesday, with prices of nine rising, three declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 5.56 points to 1,337.63, the All T&T Index climbed 14.96 points to 1,780.29, and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.54 points to end at 121.05.
Trading volume dropped to 82,268 shares for $1,721,281 from 505,056 units at $14,810,140 on Wednesday.
An average of 4,113 units traded at $86,064 compared to 24,050 at $705,251 on Wednesday. An average of 13,033 units traded at $433,421 for the month to date versus 14,307 units at $483,043. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 units for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced 70 cents in closing at $24.70 while exchanging 500 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 8 cents to $15.10, with 10 shares changing hands, Ansa Mcal settled at $54 in an exchange of 150 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.10 after 200 units crossed the exchange, Clico Investment Fund ended at $25.50 while exchanging 14,503 shares. First Citizens Bank rose 30 cents to $46.50 with the swapping of 1,616 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 3 cents to $6.96, with 67 stocks clearing the market, Grace Kennedy settled at $4.50 with an exchange of 50 units. Guardian Holdings closed at $23.39, with 20,250 shares changing hands, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.83 after 327 stocks crossed the exchange, L.J Williams B share rose 1 cent to $1.41 after an exchange of 2,092 stocks. 
Massy Holdings climbed $1 to $63 after 2,701 shares crossed the market, National Enterprises closed at $3.10, with 30 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 in exchanging 30,934 shares. NCB Financial Group rose 20 cents to $8.40 with an exchange of 500 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings shed 44 cents to $134.56, with 2,786 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank increased 31 cents to $55.80 after trading 1,510 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $15 with 1,894 shares clearing the market, Trinidad Cement carved out a gain of 26 cents to $3.25 with an exchange of 615 units and West Indian Tobacco rose 24 cents to $33.24, with 1,533 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
