Investors made solid inputs into trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, driving the volume of stocks traded up by 55 percent and the value by 90 percent more than on Tuesday resulting in advancing stocks bettering decliners, nearly 2 to 1, following trading in 20 securities up from 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, five declining and six ended firm as the main market indices popped higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 316,799 shares for $7,319,399 up from 204,810 stocks at $3,847,098 on Tuesday. An average of 15,840 shares were traded at $365,970 compared with 12,048 stocks at $226,300 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,306 shares at $242,334 compared with 22,656 units at $177,262 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index rallied 9.79 points to end at 1,072.86, the All T&T Index popped 7.10 points to finish at 1,573.03, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.77 points to finish at 75.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s sank $3.52 to finish at $62.48 with investors swapping 450 stock units, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.85 with 8,581 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl declined 9 cents to close at $63.06 in an exchange of 8,722 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.67 with investors trading 134 units, 
CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 50 cents to end at $8.50 after a transfer of 2,110 stocks, First Citizens Group increased by 2 cents in closing at $40.25 with investors dealing in 1,619 shares. Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to $13.75 with a transfer of 1,715 stock units, JMMB Group ended at $1.07, with 8 stock changing hands, L.J. Williams B share popped 2 cents in closing at 81 cents with 4,000 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $3.84 with investors trading 10,487 stock units, National Enterprises gained 5 cents to end at $2.70 after 1,000 units crossed the market, NCB Financial rose 1 cent to $2.31 with an exchange of 196,150 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 5 cents to $2.81 with the trading of 3,493 units, 
Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to finish at $11.25 as investors exchanged 350 stocks, Republic Financial advanced $1.50 and ended at $115 in trading 50,065 shares. Scotiabank remained at $55.95 after 2,569 stock units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.65 after 12,335 shares passed through the market, Trinidad Cement rallied 10 cents to end at $2.30 in an exchange of 10,766 stocks. Unilever Caribbean increased 5 cents to $11.25 with traders dealing in 100 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 55 cents to end at $5.55 after an exchange of 2,145 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.