Trading slowed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 76 percent and the value 91 percent lower than on Tuesday and concluded with 21 securities changing hands, up from 19 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, 10 declining and four closing firm and sending the market lower at the close.
The market closed with trading of 117,913 shares, with a value of $1,147,211, after it tumbled from 489,297 stock units worth $12,532,154 on Tuesday.
An average of 5,615 shares was exchanged at $54,629, a big fall from 25,752 units at $659,587 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 29,539 shares at $573,424, down from 36,927 units at $733,643 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,463 shares at $259,049.
The Composite Index sank 8.75 points to finish at 968.39, the All T&T Index shed 16.34 points to finish at 1,396.16, the SME Index fell 0.16 points to 89.69 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.08 points to 71.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $60 with 110 shares passing through the market, Angostura Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 10 stocks, Ansa McAl declined $5 and ended at $40 with 200 shares crossing the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $25 with investors dealing in 107 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced 14 cents in closing at $8.29 with 519 units crossing the market, CinemaOne remained at $3.98 after a transfer of 50 stocks. Eric Solis Marketing shed 21 cents to end at $3.70 after traders exchanged 375 shares, First Citizens Group lost 2 cents in closing at $36 in, switching ownership of 3,033 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped 22 cents to end at $3.36 with traders dealing in 3,971 units. Guardian Holdings rose 4 cents to finish at $15.29 in an exchange of 1,662 shares, JMMB Group gained 1 cent and ended at 85 cents with 895 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings sank 2 cents to $3.47 as investors exchanged 26,843 stocks. National Enterprises popped 22 cents to $5.22 with a transfer of 24,949 units, National Flour Mills skidded 1 cent in closing at $1.44, following trading of 8,454 stocks, Point Lisas fell 50 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 2,000 shares. 
Republic Financial dipped 29 cents and ended at $106.96 with investors trading 1,518 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 after an exchange of 2,500 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 15 cents to close at $11.15 after trading of 40,542 shares. Trinidad Cement increased 3 cents to $1.69 with 100 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean dropped 29 cents and ended at $14.30 with investors swapping 21 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rallied 9 cents to $2.89 with an exchange of 54 stock units.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 812,556 shares worth $8,135,864, down from 1,209,202 stock units at $29,220,816 on Friday.
Ansa McAl ended at $45, with 122 units crossing the exchange. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $25 in switching ownership of 110 shares, AS Bryden gained 3 cents in closing at $1.72, after 1,850 stock units passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank declined 15 cents to finish at $8.15 in an exchange of 285 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44 and closed with an exchange of 5 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.91 after an exchange of 15 units, First Citizens Group remained at $36 with a transfer of 1,352 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 19 cents to close at $3.58 with the trading of just 5 shares, Guardian Holdings advanced 4 cents to $15.29 after a transfer of 6,924 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents while trading in 11 units. Massy Holdings remained at $3.45 in an exchange of 41,561 stock units, National Enterprises fell 11 cents to $4.56 with investors trading 3,878 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.45, with 25,500 units crossing the market. NCB Financial popped 5 cents in closing at $2.20 as investors exchanged 1,000 stocks, 
Point Lisas ended at $7, with 41 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings rallied 15 cents to finish at $12.15 with investors swapping 10 shares. Republic Financial slipped 25 cents and ended at $106.95 with an exchange of 992 stocks, Scotiabank closed at $45.50, with 1,318 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 90 cents to close at $9.65 with investors trading 39,006 stocks. Trinidad Cement sank 7 cents to end at $1.66 with 1,522 shares clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean climbed 25 cents to close at $14.43 with investors dealing in 225 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dipped 4 cents to finish at $2.80 in switching ownership of 20,944 units.
The market closed with trading of 1,209,202 shares for $29,220,816 compared to 171,564 stock units at $872,965 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank popped 78 cents to close at $25 after a transfer of 26 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 with investors trading 601 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of 20 stocks. Eric Solis Marketing rallied 21 cents in closing at $3.91, with 16 units changing hands, First Citizens Group climbed 20 cents to $36 with a transfer of 2,443 shares, GraceKennedy skidded 18 cents to close at $3.39, with 10,405 stock units crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents to finish at $15.25 in switching ownership of 24,973 shares, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent and ended at 85 cents with traders dealing in 2,136 stock units, L.J. Williams B share sank 6 cents to end at 95 cents in an exchange of 1 stock. Massy Holdings shed 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.45 with investors trading 18,984 units, Medcorp declined 1 cent to $43.99, with 127 stocks crossing the market, National Enterprises advanced 42 cents to finish at $4.67 with investors swapping 99,391 shares. 
National Flour Mills rose 1 cent and ended at $1.45, after 1,006 units passed through the market, NCB Financial climbed 5 cents to end at $2.15, following trading of 1,200 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 after an exchange of 64 shares. Prestige Holdings increased by $1.40 to $12 in trading 410 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $107.20 after an exchange of 186,561 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50, with 1,122 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents to finish at $8.75 as investors exchanged 4,589 shares, Unilever Caribbean slipped 2 cents in closing at $14.18 with investors dealing in 184 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 16 cents to end at $2.84 after a transfer of 148,056 stocks.
At the close, Ansa McAl popped $4.75 and ended at $51.75, with the trading of 15 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank declined $1.78 to end at $24.22 after an exchange of 1,075 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.22, following the trading of 560 shares. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 after an exchange of 14 units, First Citizens Group increased 55 cents to finish at $35.80 and closed after an exchange of 1,214 stocks, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.24 with traders dealing in 302 units. Massy Holdings popped 3 cents to $3.50 as investors exchanged 110,111 stocks, National Enterprises fell 24 cents to finish at $4.55 with a transfer of 75,115 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.49 after an exchange of 6,887 stock units. 
One Caribbean Media remained at $1.55 with investors trading 65 shares, Republic Financial ended at $107 following an exchange of 548 stock units, Scotiabank rose 25 cents to $45.50 with investors trading 1,154 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents to $8.60 after 16,097 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad Cement advanced 18 cents to finish at $1.70 after an exchange of 189,423 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 140,542 shares for $750,436 after sliding from 147,270 units at $1,101,792 on Thursday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 7 cents to $8.22 with 290 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $35.25 after 261 units were swapped, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to end at $3.38 with 30,020 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $15.20 in switching ownership of 50 units, L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent to $1.01 with investors swapping 20 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent and ended at $3.49 after a transfer of 27,076 stock units. Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading 25 shares, National Enterprises sank 9 cents to finish at $4.90 and closed at 43,310 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.49 in trading 450 stocks. NCB Financial ended at $2.05 with 2,525 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas climbed 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied $1.79 to end at a 52 weeks high of $13.79 with a mere one unit passing through the market. 
Republic Financial remained at $107 in an exchange of 780 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.46 with investors trading 1,427 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed $1.29 to finish at $8.49 with an exchange of 14,180 shares. Trinidad Cement declined 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.35 following trading of 2,250 units, Unilever Caribbean gained 95 cents to close at $14.20 after an exchange of 5 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 3 cents to finish at $2.88 with traders dealing in 17,766 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 286,988 shares, for 494 percent more than 48,340 stock units on Tuesday, as the value of stocks traded jumped 668 percent to $4,763,860 after surging from $619,965 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $1.25 to end at $24.50 with 125 stock units passing through the market, AS Bryden popped 1 cent to $1.40 with a transfer of 75 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with a mere one share clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing rose by 1 cent to $3.91 after investors exchanged 67 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 25 cents to end at $34 following trading of 7,271 units, GraceKennedy climbed 3 cents to end at $3.38 after an exchange of 223 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to finish at $15.10 with 2,726 shares passing through the market, JMMB Group sank 2 cents and ended at 80 cents in trading 3 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 14 cents to close at $3.49 after a transfer of 149,969 stocks. Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 45 units, National Enterprises rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.68 with an exchange of 30 shares, National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to finish at $1.45 with 12,080 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial ended at $2.26 with investors dealing in a mere one unit, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of 2,723 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings increased 14 cents to end at $12.39 with investors trading 27,075 shares. Republic Financial climbed 93 cents in closing at $106.18 in switching ownership of 27,391 stocks, Scotiabank rose 35 cents to $45.50 as investors exchanged 6,154 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 with 50,306 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 7 cents and ended at $1.63 in an exchange of 338 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.40 after an exchange of 21 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to end at $2.90 with investors swapping 144 units.
The market closed with trading of 48,340 shares with a value of $619,965 after it plunged from 230,159 units at $3,213,588 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.25 to finish at $25.75 with 50 stock units crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings rose 5 cents and ended at $18.40 with traders dealing in 10 units, First Citizens Group remained at $33.75, with the owners switching just 2,106 shares. GraceKennedy sank 3 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.35 with investors trading 3,526 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $15 in an exchange of 14,370 stocks, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents after the trading of just one stock unit. Massy Holdings skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.35 with 11,686 shares clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 20 stocks, National Enterprises sank 10 cents to close at $3.58 with 5,000 units crossing the market. National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to $1.49 after trading of 1,000 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 after it closed with an exchange of 299 shares, 
Prestige Holdings lost 15 cents to end at $12.25 with 680 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial declined $1.05 in closing at $105.25 with a transfer of 946 units, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to finish at $45.15 as investors exchanged 370 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 after a transfer of 5,743 shares and Unilever Caribbean climbed 40 cents to $14.40 with investors dealing in 76 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 718,662 shares valued $3,201,832, down sharply from 4,254,206 stock units at $16,345,008 on Friday.
Ansa McAl ended at $37.01 with 257 stocks passing through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank shed $1 to close at $24.50 with dealing in 1,000 shares, AS Bryden fell 6 cents to end at $1.40 while trading 1,397 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 9 cents to finish at $8.20, with an exchange of 120 shares. Endeavour Holdings dipped 4 cents to $18.40 after an exchange of 8 units, Eric Solis Marketing lost 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks loss of $3.90 following trading of 98 stocks, First Citizens Group declined 19 cents in closing at $34.46 in an exchange of 4,250 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.35, with 41,110 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $15.10 with investors dealing in 569 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 2 cents and ended at 81 cents after it closed with an exchange of 2,934 units. Massy Holdings popped 13 cents to $3.49, with 526,565 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises dropped 36 cents in closing at $3.24 as investors exchanged 1,475 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with 3,511 stocks cleared from the market. 
Point Lisas shed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with an exchange of 10,879 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40, with 16 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial advanced 95 cents to finish at $106.20 with investors trading 3,345 shares. Scotiabank lost 35 cents to $45.15 in switching ownership of 261 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 14 cents to finish at $7.90, with 34,994 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 9 cents and ended at $1.61 with a transfer of 2,210 units. Unilever Caribbean declined 70 cents to close at $14 after an exchange of 5,963 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors trading 77,237 shares.
The market closed with trading of 154,201 shares for $2,616,402, in declining from 167,015 stocks at $2,960,248 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $1.28 to close at $25.50 after an exchange of 5 shares, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to $1.48 after traders swapped 101 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in swapping owners of 30 shares. Endeavour Holdings rallied 1 cent to $18.44 with an exchange of 15, First Citizens Group advanced 26 cents to end at $35.01 with a transfer of 20,350 stocks, GraceKennedy gained 3 cents in closing at $3.38 after an exchange of 43 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.15 with 84 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors trading 40 stock units, JMMB Group ended at 83 cents with 36 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings dipped 4 cents in closing at $3.34 with investors trading 16,355 units, Medcorp increased 5 cents to $44 with an exchange of 22 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.60 with 5,452 units clearing the market. 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 after a transfer of 886 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7 as investors exchanged 10 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40 in trading 260 shares. Republic Financial sank 19 cents to $106.01 with 229 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to close trading at $45.15 with investors swapping 25,762 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $8 in an exchange of 77,344 stock units. Trinidad Cement rallied 9 cents in closing at $1.69, following trading of a mere 2 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 7,084 stocks.
The market closed with trading of an average of 27,219 shares at $228,255, after an increase from 10,745 units at $165,725 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 24,915 shares at $242,169 compared with 24,770 units at $243,047 on the previous day and an average for February of 30,770 shares at $141,333.