The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with the market inching higher after 61 percent fewer shares crossed the exchange, with 77 percent lower value than Tuesday.
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The market closed with fourteen securities trading with the prices of four advancing, five declining and five remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 101,727 shares valued at $1,242,094 compared to 263,667 shares for $5,381,838 on Monday from 11 securities.
The average trade on Wednesday amounted to 7,266 units at $88,721 versus an average of 23,970 stock units for $489,258 for each security. August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index added 2.01 points to close at 1,327.22, the All T&T Index advanced 4.06 points to 1,802.14, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 point to close at 115.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Angostura Holdings gained 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $17, in transferring 290 units, First Citizens Bank picked up 15 cents to finish at $46.25, with an exchange of just 42 units. Point Lisas closed at $3.15, with a rise of 5 cents in trading 500 shares and Scotiabank rose 9 cents to $54.64, with 3,771 stock units crossing the market.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL dropped $5 to $52, trading 9,201 stock units, Clico Investments shed 75 cents, transferring 615 stock units to settle at $27, One Caribbean Media closed 9 cents lower at $5.15, after exchanging 677 units. 
Unilever Caribbean lost 3 cents to finish at $16.97, with 498 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by $1.92 to $36.98, trading 1,620 units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 37,676 shares at $7, Guardian Holdings held firm at 20, with a transfer of 5,150 stock units, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.50, in trading 10,000 stock units. JMMB Group traded 31,637 shares at $1.75 and Massy Holdings remained at $59.50, with only 50 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.10 points to 1,325.21, The All T&T Index rose 1.79 points to 1,798.08, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 115.13.
Massy Holdings closed at $59.50, having shed 50 cents trading 353 units and Scotiabank ended at $54.55, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 526 units.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with the prices of three stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. The T&T Composite Index climbed 6.68 points to 1,321.95 and the All T&T Index jumped 13.86 points to 1,790.62, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.08 points to close at 115.27.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments ended 3 cents lower at $27.75, with a transfer of 211 units, Endeavour Holdings traded 25 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.45, after losing 15 cents and Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 450 units to finish at $3.45.
Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents to finish at $2.01, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dropped $1.99 to settle at $17, after exchanging 5,216 stock units.
Prestige Holdings slid 15 cents to $8.20, with 50 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.28 to settle at $140, with trades of 17 units and Scotiabank slipped 10 cents exchanging 1,500 units to end at $54.65.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL lost 1 cent exchanging 2,850 shares to settle at $50, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $19.20, in trading 718 units, JMMB Group slipped 4 cents to $1.90, with 169,173 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group ended 14 cents lower at $7.86 after transferring 25,000 stocks unit and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.90 to close at $35 after exchanging 1,335 units.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with three advancing, four declining and nine unchanged. The market ended, with 96,708 shares valued at $6,310,824 passing through the exchange compared to 78,331 shares for $1,467,537 on Wednesday from 13 securities.
First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent trading 5,295 units in closing at $6.99, One Caribbean Media ended 10 cents lower at $5.15, in exchanging 8,800 stock units and Scotiabank declined by 24 cents to $54.75, with 15,920 shares crossing the market.
Stocks declining│ Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in an exchange of 777 stock units at $17 and West India Tobacco lost 15 cents and closed at $36.90 trading 95 shares.
National Flour ended 5 cents lower at $1.90, with 10,000 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $54.50, after falling by 40 cents trading 5,785 stock units.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with one advancing, six declining and four unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 106,336 shares valued at $2,270,419 compared to 237,902 shares for $12,141,404 on Friday from 10 securities.
Massy Holdings declined $1 to $59, with 2,270 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings slid 20 cents to $8, after transferring 8,069 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 2 cents and closed at $141.25, in trading 4,015 stock units.
