Trading ended in an equal split of winning and losing stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an exchange of 17 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday, ending with prices of four stocks rising, four declining, and nine ending firm. Trading ended with a 53 percent drop in the volume of stocks exchanged, with the value falling 42 percent from trading on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 272,277 shares valued $1,837,670 compared to 577,233 stock units at $3,183,745 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,016 shares were traded at $108,098 compared with 28,862 stock units at $159,187 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,781 shares valued at $107,343 compared to 18,550 units at $107,019 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index sank 2.58 points to 1,039.19, the All T&T Index sank 2.17 points to settle at 1,526.35, the SME Index climbed 0.05 points to 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.42 points to end at 72.49.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s remained at $67 as investors exchanged 442 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $45, with 2,427 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings rose by 2 cents to a 52 week high of $18 in an exchange of 4,934 units. First Citizens Group popped 52 cents ito $43.52 with traders dealing in 18,308 shares, GraceKennedy fell 14 cents to end at $3.75 after exchanging of 12,593 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors dealing in 125 shares. Guardian Media ended at 98 cents after closing with an exchange of 500 stocks, JMMB Group saw an exchange of 4 units at $1.15, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents and ended at $4.05, with 37,436 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 20,445 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.98 after 100,566 stocks passed through the market, 
Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to finish at $10.51 with a transfer of 955 units. Republic Financial slipped 3 cents to $112.20, with 880 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank sank 60 cents to end at $54.25 after a transfer of 95 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 27 cents in closing at $4.02, with 69,935 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of 320 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5, trading 2,312 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.