Jumping sharply with more than TT$48 million and 2 million shares, trading on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday activity dropped to more moderate levels on Wednesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 16 securities compared to 20 securities on Tuesday, leading to 267,659 shares changing hands with a value of $5,429,159 compared to 2,059,370 shares trading for $48,279,467 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the prices of 6 stocks rose, 3 declined and 7 remained unchanged, leading with the Composite Index falling 0.82 points to 1,409.98. The All T&T Index gained 0.85 points to 1,766.77, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.35 points to close at 142.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 8 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Ansa McAl jumped 91 cents and completed trading at $54.91, after exchanging 751 shares, Clico Investment Fund rose 15 cents to end at $24.20, with investors switching the ownership of 193,955 stock units, JMMB Group traded 10,000 shares after rising 5 cents to end at $2.20. Republic Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $125.50 after an increase of 49 cents with 122 units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 28 cents and completed trading of 2,249 units at $59.75 and West Indian Tobacco added 28 cents and settled at $102.28, with investors exchanging 749 shares.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 25 cents to close at $8.25, with investors exchanging 2,111 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 3 cents in trading just 19 shares to close at $25.42 and Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.90 in swapping 11,000 shares.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank settled at $41.85, with 764 stock units trading, Grace Kennedy concluded trading of 21,000 units at $3.48, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, after exchanging 2,706 shares. Massy Holdings exchanged 435 shares and closed at $56.05, NCB Financial ended at $10.75, with 17,058 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial closed at $10.68, with 3,518 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean completed market activity at $23.50, with investors exchanging 1,022 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
A sharp rise in the level of trading resulted in more TT$48 million going after 2 million shares on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with Clico Investment Fund accounting for more than 90 percent. 
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange experienced a sharp fall-off in the number and volume of shares trading on Monday, with just 10 securities changing hands, down from 17 stocks on Friday.
One Caribbean Media ended 2 cents lower and settled at $9.98, with 100 units changing hands, Point Lisas shares fell 2 cents and closed at $3.58, with 500 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 1 cent in exchanging 680 shares to close at $25.49.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose on Friday for the fifth day in a row, with 17 securities changing hands, up from 15 securities on Thursday as trading ended with 8 stocks rising, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. 
Republic Financial increased 7 cents and ended at $123, in swapping 249 shares and Scotiabank rose 27 cents and ended at $59.46, in trading 250 shares.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market closed mixed on Monday with 13 securities being active against 16 on Friday as the market ended with 3 stocks rising, 6 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. 
Republic Financial fell 32 cents and settled at $122.93, trading 18,858 shares, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 7 cents and ended at $10.61, with investors exchanging 528 shares and Scotiabank shed 1 cent and completed trading of 12,450 units at $59.46.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market indices dropped at the close of trading on Friday with 16 securities being active against 13 on Thursday. The market ended with 5 stocks rising, 6 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. 
Republic Financial declined by 25 cents and closed at $123.25, with 1,970 units trading, Unilever Caribbean fell 50 cents and settled at $23.50, with 11,888 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended trading 49 cents lower at $104.50, with 2,227 units crossing the exchange.
Guardian Holdings shed 7 cents and completed trading at $18.35, with 200 units crossing the exchange and Republic Financial dropped $1.19 and ended at $122.06, with 235 shares crossing the exchange.