Witco bid price close at $40.
After the three for one stock split of West Indian Tobacco shares took effect on Tuesday, there is no trading in the stock so far, although there is buying interest.
The number of stocks on the bid to buy is up to 1,065 units at $40 compared with the adjusted last traded price of $34.98. There were no stocks on offer posted sell at the close.
Investors exchanged 633,013 shares for $4,629,584 from an exchange of 15 securities against 12 on Tuesday, when 174,546 shares for $2,851,630 traded.
At the close of the market, the prices of 3 stocks rose, 5 declined while 7 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to rise 3.43 points on Wednesday to 1,416.80. The All T&T Index rose 0.55 points to 1,763.87, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.86 points to close at 144.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank ended trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $42.05, with investors exchanging 150 shares, JMMB Group added 20 cents to close at $2.50, after exchanging 426,753 shares and Republic Financial increased 30 cents and settled at $125.80, with 760 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.99, with 500 stock units trading, First Caribbean International Bank fell 1 cent and ended at $8.22, after exchanging 840 shares, Guardian Media dropped 45 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.80, after exchanging 3,549 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 25 cents and ended trading of 64,472 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.75 and Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents and completed trading at $23.50 after exchanging 900 shares.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 20,630 shares unchanged at $24, Clico Investment Fund settled at $24.35, with 2,680 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, with investors exchanging 34,752 shares, NCB Financial settled at $11, with 54,890 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas ended at $3.60, after swapping of 360 shares. Prestige Holdings completed trading at $8.40 in exchanging 2,185 shares and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $11, with 19,592 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
One Caribbean Media shed 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.96, after trading 3,800 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost a further 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $23 with exchange 5,139 shares. The decline on Monday brings to the losses for the past three days to $3.84.
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. 
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.
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.