Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up, on Wednesday, with investors exchanging 378,808 shares at $4,842,548, compared to 247,862 shares for $2,016,105 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands, against 13 on Tuesday and ended with 6 stocks rising, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades rose from that on Tuesday.
At the market’s close, Composite Index lost 2.72 points on Wednesday to 1,327.77. The All T&T Index fell 7.45 points to 1,762.49, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.29 points to close at 120.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,100 shares and gained 50 cents to close at $15, First Caribbean International Bank closed with a gain of 10 cents while trading of 2,300 units at $8.35, First Citizens gained 3 cents and settled at $36.53, after exchanging 8,084 shares. Massy Holdings gained 11 cents to close at $53.16, in exchanging 908 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 17,372 shares after increasing 1 cent to close at $8.25 and Republic Financial Holdings ended trading with a rise of 25 cents to settle at $120.25, after exchanging 410 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| National Enterprises fell 45 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of 
$6.80, with 100 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 30 cents at $8.50, after exchanging 130,100 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents and completed trading with 17,443 units at $29.40.
Stocks closing firm| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $55.24, with 40 units trading, Clico Investments ended at $23, with 106,319 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 500 units at $18.50, JMMB Group closed at $1.76, after exchanging 77,751 shares. Scotiabank ended at $63.01, with 100 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, after exchanging 16,631 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.75, with 150 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
