Trading dives on Trinidad exchange

Market activity sank Wednesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, leading a mere ten securities trading from 18 on Tuesday and closed, with the price of just one stock rising, five declining and four ending unchanged. Trading resulted in a decline of 93 percent in the volume of shares trading, valued 53 percent less than Tuesday. 
The Composite Index dipped 0.83 points to 1,433.86, the All T&T Index gained 1.09 points to settle at 1,935.04 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.41 points to 125.80.
A total of, 345,893 shares traded, for $5,613,442 down from 5,054,897 units at $12,069,400 on Tuesday. An average of 34,589 units traded at $561,344 versus 280,822 at $670,522 on Tuesday and month to date averaging 37,485 units at $448,490 versus 37,573 units at $445,070. The average trade for August amounts to 16,186 units at $226,311.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.50 after trading 150 shares, Clico Investment Fund dipped 1 cent to $26.49 in an exchange of 510 units, First Citizens Bank fell 1 cent to $50.55 after finishing trading of 1,150 stocks. GraceKennedy lost 4 cents to end at $6.26, with 25,548 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to $32.85 after trading 270 stocks, Massy Holdings remained unchanged at $83 in trading 30 stock units. National Enterprises ended at $3.29 after 30 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial Group slipped 5 cents to $8.25, with  261,213 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank shed 30 cents to close at $60.25 after exchanging 51,200 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17.40, with 5,792 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.