Trading activity picked up sharply above Wednesday’s levels on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 215 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with the value climbing 120 percent. Trading resulted in 26 securities changing hands, up sharply compared with 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, 11 declining and 10 ending firm.
Trading ended with an exchange of 262,585 shares for $2,287,297, up from 83,420 stocks at $1,039,852 on Wednesday.
An average of 10,099 shares were traded at $87,973, well above 4,907 units worth $61,168 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 7,799 shares at $73,958 compared with 6,802 units at $67,881 on the previous day and above the average of 11,573 shares at $105,485 for July.
The Composite Index dipped 1.31 points to close at 1,003.86, the All T&T Index rose 2.75 points to wrap up trading at 1,432.34, the SME Index fell 0.23 points to settle at 75.33 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.81 points to end at 76.41.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Agostini dipped 70 cents and closed at a 52 weeks low of $56.05 after a transfer of 86 units, Angostura Holdings fell 15 cents to $10.65 as investors exchanged 6,947 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $45, with 200 shares crossing the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.30 with investors trading 10 stocks, AS Bryden ended trading at $1.50 with an exchange of 20,000 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading of 125,040 stock units at $7.55. Endeavour Holdings skidded 25 cents to $12.75 after an exchange of 962 units, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 with investors dealing in 5 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 13 cents after closing at $37.65 in switching ownership of 2,157 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.91 with investors trading 3,078 stocks, Guardian Holdings advanced 34 cents and ended at $16.25, with 4,616 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media lost 1 cent to finish at 80 cents in trading 32 stock units. JMMB Group declined 2 cents to 82 cents, after 230 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings popped 1 cents and ended at $3.50 following trading of 10,694 shares, Medcorp shed 25 cents and ended at $43.50 with 40 stocks changing hands. National Enterprises gained 5 cents to close at $4.55 after an exchange of 327 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55 with investors trading 611 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $3.20 in an exchange of 50,375 shares. 
Point Lisas ended at $7 and closed after an exchange of 190 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 49 cents to finish at $109.50 in an exchange of 1,636 units, Scotiabank slipped 15 cents to $45.25, with 12,251 stocks clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10.15 with a transfer of 2,855 units, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to $1.79 with investors swapping 498 shares, Unilever Caribbean shed 2 cents to end at $14.94 after trading of 278 stock units. West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to $4.25 in an exchange of 15,835 shares and West Indian Traders dropped 1 cent to finish at $2.13 with investors trading 3,632 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.