Trading dipped on Trinidad Exchange on Wednesday, with thirteen securities changed hands, down from 17 on Tuesday, but investors paid up in purchasing more than twice the number of shares passing through the market.
The market closed with two securities advancing, two declining and nine stocks remaining unchanged. Investors swapped 175,142 shares valued at $2,582,297 compared to 72,792 shares for $755,257 on Tuesday.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 0.62 points to 1,311.05. The All T&T Index shed 1.53 points to 1,769.78, while the Cross Listed Index carved out a modest gain of 0.04 points to close at 115.18.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Gainers│ JMMB Group rose 5 cents to $2 trading 30,000 shares and Scotiabank ended 44 cents higher at $54.99, in transferring 14,568 stock units.
Losers│ First Citizens Bank closed at $45.70, with a loss of 30 cents in exchanging 700 units and Massy Holdings fell by $2.50 to finish at $57, trading 10,027 stock units.
Firm Traders│ Agostini’s swapped 10 units at $25,
Clico Investments traded 1,600 units at $25.08, Grace Kennedy held firm at $3.10, with 33,590 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $4.65, after exchanging 500 units, National Flour closed with the trading of 1,444 units at $1.90, NCB Financial held firm at $7.85, with an exchange of 79,867 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.20 after swapping 60 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded 2,378 units at $139.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $18 trading 398 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $18, with 2,560 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco finished $1.49 lower at $34, with an exchange of 3,660 units.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed Thursday with modest market indices rising modestly in a moderate session with trading in just a third of the listings on the market.
First Caribbean International Bank rose 5 cents and settled at $7.20, with 1,200 units changing hands.
Losers│ Agostini’s slid 75 cents to $24.25, in transferring 16,110 stock units, Clico Investments ended at $25.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 18,898 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents exchanging 778 units to settle at $35.50.
First Citizens Bank ended 47 cents lower at $45.50, trading 2,316 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $5.45, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 12,438 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended, with 815 units at $18.98, changing hands after losing 1 cent.
JMMB Group ended at $1.95, with 10,953 stock units crossing the market. National Flour remained at $1.90, after transferring 498 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $133, with 10,100 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged of 650 units at $18.99, Trinidad Cement traded 62,757 shares at $2 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99, with 850 units crossing the exchange.
Losers│ Guardian Media dropped 60 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $6, in transferring 1,132 units, Massy Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $57.50 trading 175 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to finish at $18.99, after swapping 4,135 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost $1 to $19 while exchanging 10,463 stock units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the price of five stocks advancing, two declining and eight remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 500,739 shares valued at $16,561,837 compared to 82,589 shares for $1,488,088 on Monday from trading 16 securities.
Losers│ First Citizens declined by $1.50 to $44.50, after exchanging 12,321 units and Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents trading 10,625 units to end at $1.85.