The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with the market ending mixed, after investors traded 81 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.41 points to 1,315.90, the All T&T Index gained 0.69 points to 1,779.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.21 points to close at 115.20.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with two advancing, six declining and seven unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 78,331 shares valued at $1,467,537 compared to 406,464 shares for $6,393,647 on Tuesday from 15 securities.
The average trade for the day amounted to 6,025 units at $112,887 versus an average of 25,404 stock units for $399,603 for each security. For the month to date trading resulted in an average of 13,895 shares at $335,134 each and the average was 14,572 shares for $354,268 on the prior day. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Agostini’s gained 5 cents to finish at $25, after trading 10 shares, Guardian Holdings added 1 cent and exchanged 47,676 stock units at $19.35, NCB Financial Group rose 15 cents to $8, after exchanging 200 shares and Scotiabank gained 49 and closed at $54.99, trading 2,379 stock units.
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.
Stocks trading firm│ Calypso Micro Index Fund remained at $14 with trades of 700 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 16,709 shares at $7, First Citizens Bank settled at $46.10, trading 562 stock units, JMMB Group traded 5,000 units to close at $1.94. Massy Holdings held firm at $59, in transferring 3,573 shares. National Flour ended at $1.90, with 500 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings traded 150 units at $141.25.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 24 cents to settle at $46.75, with 32 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 75,000 shares and ending at $3.60 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 50 cents lower at $17 trading 30,410 shares.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to finish at $17.25, after exchanging 13,573 shares and West Indian Tobacco suffered a loss of $3 to finish at $36, with a mere 10 units crossing the market.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the prices of six stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 198,535 shares valued at $3,608,553 compared to 346,932 shares for $2,070,714 on Tuesday from 14 securities.
West Indian Tobacco closed $4 higher at $39, in trading 36,652 shares.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International lost 5 cents trading 458 units to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.05 and First Citizens Bank closed at $47.99 after losing 36 cents and exchanging 15 units.
The increased volume and value of stocks trading on Friday flowed from two fewer securities than Thursday, with thirteen securities trading on Friday. Trading ended, with two stocks advancing, three declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Stocks declining│Guardian Holdings lost 70 cents to closed at $19, after transferring 26,185 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 2 cents trading 33,347 shares to end at $57.98 and Scotiabank was down 3 cents to $54.75, with 500 units crossing the market.
Stock declining| Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 23 cents and ended at $17.02 in exchanging 1,457 shares.
The market closed, with eight securities changing hands, five less than on Tuesday, and resulting in the prices of three stocks rising, none declining and five remaining unchanged.
Stocks gaining| Clico Investment Fund gained 49 cents to end at $25.50 exchanging 42,144 stocks, First Citizens Bank climbed $2.30 to settle at $48.80 trading 63 shares and Guardian Holdings rose 50 cents in closing at $19.70 in trading 210,000 units.
One Caribbean Media dipped 10 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.15, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange.