The volume and value of shares trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange surged sharply on Wednesday over Tuesday’s levels and ending with 3,772,753 units valued at $32,527,719 from 18 securities crossing the exchange.
On Tuesday 16 securities traded, leading to 929,502 shares at a value of $9,159,390. Market activity ended with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.98 points to 1,392.46. The All T&T Index declined 2.05 points to 1,764.11, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 138.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 3 stocks closing with the bids higher than the last selling prices and just one with a lower offer.
Gains| Agostini’s rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.89 and trading of 21,722 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 7 cents and ended at $15.86, with 35,000 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl added at 2 cents to close at $55.22, with 11,199 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 567,600 units and rose 25 cents to close at $25.75.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with a loss of 12 cents at $24, with 216,040 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank lost 3 cents and completed trading at $8.35, with investors exchanging 156,209 shares, Massy Holdings shed 1 cent and ended at $54.94, after trading 2,708 shares. Sagicor Financial declined 5 cents and settled at $10.45, with 52,158 units 
crossing the exchange, Scotiabank closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $59.49, with 39,704 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $107, exchanging 257 stock units.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 134 shares at $15, Guardian Holdings exchanged 3,000 stock units at $18, Guardian Media ended at $9.40, after exchanging 8,250 shares, JMMB Group settled at $2.20, after exchanging 2,587,663 units. National Flour completed trading at $1.67, with 512 stock units trading, NCB Financial ended at $10.10, with 65,600 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings concluded trading of 22 units at $9 and Trinidad Cement ended trading at $2.35, after exchanging 4,975 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Tuesday versus 15 on Monday, leading to modest changes in the market indices but increased volume. 
changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to end at $109, with investors exchanging mere 9 shares.
First Citizens traded 5,981 shares at $40.01, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.55, with 44,425 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings settled at $54.98, with 100,000 stocks trading. One Caribbean Media concluded exchanging 200 shares at $10.10, Point Lisas ended at $3.75, with 25 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $59.70, after exchanging 837 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 6,560 units to close at $27.90, LJ Williams B shares completed trading at $1, after swapping of 14,620 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $110, with 954 units crossing the exchange.
exchanging 300 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 19 cents and completed trading 606 units at $110.
An unusually high number of securities were active on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday and led to the market indices falling.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, ended with lower volume exchanged but with slightly higher value than on Friday as stocks rising out-numbered those declining.
First Citizens Bank settled at $40, with a mere 6 shares trading, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $3.35, with 325 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, with investors exchanging 49,780 shares. JMMB Group settled at $2.50, with an exchange of 16,105 units, Massy Holdings closed at $55, trading 4,503 stock units, National Flour ended at $1.69, with 24,519 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $9, after exchanging 2,809 shares. Republic Financial closed at $121.20, in trading 8,366 shares, Sagicor Financial settled at $10, after exchanging 162,050 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 5,546 units to close at $28.30 and West Indian Tobacco ended trading 956 shares for 21 cents lower to $109.99.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 19 securities against 17 on Thursday, with 2 advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. 
National Flour closed 1 cent lower to at $1.70, with 433 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media shed 5 cents and settled at $10.10, with 4,275 units trading, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent at $10, after exchanging 106,521 shares, Scotiabank lost $2 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $60 in swapping of 960 shares and Unilever Caribbean dropped 30 cents and ended at $25 with 42,709 units changing hands.