Trading activity climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with the volume of stocks traded rising 26 percent to 225,640shares up from 178,897 stock units and the value jumped 102 percent to $3,480,228 after surging from 1,720,878 on Wednesday, with trading in Ansa Merchant Bank shares contributed $2.4 million, and 69 percent in value for the day. Trading ended in21 securities changing hands compared with 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with an average of 10,745 shares with a value of $165,725, following an increase from 8,945 stock units at $86,044 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 24,770 shares at $243,047 slightly down from 25,822 units at $248,845 on the previous day, compared with an average of 30,770 shares worth $141,333 for February.
The Composite Index rallied 1.25 points to 930.72, the All T&T Index gained 2.80 points to finish at 1,339.74, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.06 points to attend at 69.01.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini sank 21 cents to end at $61.79 after an exchange of 45 shares, Angostura Holdings slipped 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $10.89 with investors trading 9 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with 500 shares crossing the exchange. 
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $24.20 in switching ownership of 98,325 stock units, AS Bryden advanced 3 cents in closing at $1.48 with 814 units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.25 with investors dealing in 400 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $34.45 after a transfer of 1,565 shares, GraceKennedy rose 9 cents to close at $3.35 as investors exchanged 30 stock units, Guardian Media skidded 3 cents and ended at 65 cents with 1,127 units crossing the market. JMMB Group remained at 81 cents in an exchange of 6,000 shares, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.36 with 15,148 units changing hands, Medcorp ended at $44 in trading 12 stocks. National Enterprises climbed 48 cents to $3.68 after investors swapped 3,530 stock units, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent in closing at $1.50 with 2,723 shares crossing the market, 
NCB Financial remained at $1.97 with an exchange of 2,919 units. Point Lisas ended at $6.30 with 110 stocks passing through the market, Republic Financial increased 45 cents to finish at $106.45, following trading of 538 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $45 in an exchange of 1,320 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 3 cents to $9.32 with traders dealing in 85,407 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent to close at $13 after an exchange of 989 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to end at $2.40 with a transfer of 4,129 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.