tocks with a value of $89 million changed hands on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 560 percent valued 5,623 percent more compared to Wednesday resulting from trading of 19 securities compared with 24 on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine rising, six declining and four ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 1,657,091 shares for $88,608,863 compared to 250,993 stock units at $1,548,173 on Wednesday.
An average of 87,215 shares were traded at $4,663,624 compared to 10,458 stock units at $64,507 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,987 shares for $472,001, up from 15,880 units at $215,923 on the previous day and an average of 16,463 shares worth $259,049 for April.
The Composite Index popped 3.97 points to close at 997.93, the All T&T Index rose 11.99 points to conclude trading at 1,433.19, the SME Index remained at 81.70 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.66 points to wrap-up trading at 74.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini increased 50 cents and ended at $60, with 93 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors swapping 637,600 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank popped 40 cents to end at $29 in an exchange of 100 shares. AS Bryden gained 22 cents to close at $1.90 following trading of 1,035 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 1 cent to finish at $8.28, with 524 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $37 in trading 4,517 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.58, with 345 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $15.75 with investors trading 1,712 stocks, JMMB Group declined 8 cents in closing at 82 cents after transferring 621 stock units. Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to finish at $3.40 following the trading of 107,090 shares, National Enterprises rose 15 cents and ended at $5.50 after an exchange of 39,684 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 1 cent to close at $1.50 with 5,516 stocks changing hands. 
NCB Financial ended at $2.55 in an exchange of 104,780 units, Point Lisas dipped 10 cents to close at $6.90 with traders dealing in 1,577 stocks, Republic Financial advanced 25 cents to finish at $107.25 as investors exchanged 412,017 shares. Scotiabank slipped 10 cents and ended at $45.40, after passed through the market 319,175 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed $1 to end at $10.10 in switching ownership of 11,724 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rose $1 in closing at $17 with an exchange of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to $2.85 8,881 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.