The volume and value of stocks trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dived on Wednesday but the number of securities changing hands rose to 20, compared 14 on Tuesday but 7 were for a mere 10 units each.
At the close, investors exchanged 56,743 shares for $2,324,434 compared to 218,204 shares at $5,294,306, on Tuesday. The market closed with 4 stocks rising, 4 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. At the close, two securities ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
At the market’s close, the Composite Index added 0.18 points to 1,331.23. The All T&T Index rose 0.36 points to 1,767.72, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 120.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, stocks ending with gains| First Citizens rose 34 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $36.89, after exchanging 127 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents, while trading 4,117 units to close at $18.55, LJ Williams B share, gained 5 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of 95 cents, after exchanging 260 shares and Prestige Holdings rose 19 cents and completed trading of 10 units at $8.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments lost 30 cents and ended at $22.70, with 23,849 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 658 shares and fell 95 cents to $53.05, National Flour fell 1 cent in completing trading of 1,500 units, at $1.67 and Point Lisas traded with a loss of 10 cents at $3.45, with 10 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Agostini’s closed at $23.33, after exchanging 10 shares, Ansa Merchant settled at $37, trading 10 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.35, with 30 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.75, after exchanging 1,210 shares. LJ Williams A Share completed trading 10 units at 20 cents, One Caribbean Media exchanged 2,938 shares to close at $10.30, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after exchanging 10,102 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading of 10 shares at $8.66. Scotiabank ended at $62.50, with 2,200 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.50, with 7,802 units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $26.30, after exchanging 1,880 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.80, with 10 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.



$8.79, after exchanging 13,754 shares.
Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands, against 15 on Thursday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, on Friday, leading to 3 stocks rising, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
exchanging 660 shares and JMMB Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.75, after trading 14,244 shares.
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.
$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.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 3 stocks rising, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades rose from that on Monday. 

900 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent and completed trading 8,701 units at $29.49 and West Indian Tobacco shed $1.75 and ended at $97, with 64 stock units changing hands.
and Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents and settled at $2.60, after exchanging 13,319 shares.
shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 23 cents and completed trading 33,763 units at $30.27.