Declining stocks edged out winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 93 percent and valued 866 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 20 securities compared with 22 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, seven declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 267,204 shares for $9,865,167, up from 138,471 stock units at $1,021,136 on Wednesday.
An average of 13,360 shares were traded at $493,258, well over 6,294 units at $46,415 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,720 shares at $217,852 compared with 22,749 units at $86,716 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index lost 1.49 points to end at 994.07, the All T&T Index fell 0.81 points to 1,428.23, the SME Index rallied 2.10 points to conclude trading at 99.20 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.32 points to 74.15.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.50 in the trading of 313 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $44, with 117 shares changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37, with investors trading 442 shares. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied 10 cents and ended at close at a 52 week high of$23.50 in switching ownership of 810 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 5 cents in closing at $8.95 with investors trading 58 units, First Citizens Group slipped 25 cents to close at 52 week low of $39.75, with 1,500 stocks clearing the market. GraceKennedy lost 1 cent to close at 52 week low $3.62 with trading of 835 stock, Guardian Holdings gained 50 cents in closing at $15 with investors swapping 806 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.06, with 1,806 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to close at 52 week low of $3.85 with traders dealing in 1,735 shares, Medcorp popped $3 to end at $52 as investors exchanged 200 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $2.15 after trading of 17,139 units. National Flour Mills fell 1 cent to $1.60, with 7,875 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial declined 3 cents to finish at 52 week low of $1.90 after an exchange of 2,000 shares, 
Prestige Holdings ended at $13.75 and closed with 1,237 units being traded. Republic Financial climbed 55 cents to close at $107 in an exchange of 11,099 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $49, after 169,492 stock units passed through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 25 cents to end at $3.20 after a transfer of 24,144 shares. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to end at $2, with 5,100 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco slipped 1 cent to end at $3.95 after an exchange of 20,496 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.