The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange lost ground at the close of the market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 9 percent and valued 59 percent less than on Wednesday resulting from trading in 13 securities compared with 18 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, five declining and three ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 372,868 shares valued at $851,740 compared to 343,559 stock units at $2,089,584 on Wednesday.
An average of 28,682 shares were traded at $65,518 compared with 19,087 stock units at $116,088 on Wednesday, with trading month to date, averaging 16,331 shares at $160,953 compared with 15,142 units at $170,143 on the previous day and an average for August of 21,741 shares at $142,770.
The Composite Index dipped 2.29 points to 1,065.80, the All T&T Index declined 4.43 points to settle at 1,597.30, the SME Index ended unchanged at 87.78 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 69.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings rallied 38 cents in closing at $17.50 after an exchange of 15 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 62 cents to $23.60 with a transfer of 58 stocks, newly SME-listed Eric Solis Marketing traded just two shares at $4 each, First Citizens Group lost 95 cents to finish at $42 in trading 77 shares. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent and ended at $1.04 in an exchange of 317,600 stock units, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents to end at $3.65 after closing with 33,350 shares changing hands, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to close at $3 in trading 10,852 units. 
One Caribbean Media increased 2 cents to $3.03 with 1,955 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial remained at $112 with an exchange of 782 stock units, Scotiabank climbed $1.45 in closing at $55 with 4,534 shares crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents and ended at $5 in switching ownership of 629 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.40 with investors dealing in 14 units and West Indian Tobacco fell $1.31 to finish at $7 after an exchange of 3,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
