Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 94 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued at 242 percent more than in trading on Wednesday and resulting in 19 securities trading up from 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five rising, eight declining and six ended firm.
The market closed, with investors trading 207,388 shares for $4,103,821 compared to 106,679 stock units at $1,198,303 on Wednesday.
An average of 10,915 shares were traded at $215,991 compared with 6,275 units at $70,488 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 8,881 shares at $118,819 compared with 8,756 units at $112,864 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index sank 9.54 points to conclude trading at 1,129.43, the All T&T Index climbed 3.56 points to close trading at 1,707.57, the SME Index remained at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 3.30 points to 71.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $18, with 34 shares changing hand, Ansa Merchant Bank popped $1 to $42.50 with a transfer of 23 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24 after closing with an exchange of 625 units. 
First Citizens Group ended at $42.50 with 2,541 stocks being traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 6 cents to end at $6.94 with an exchange of 58,166 shares, Guardian Holdings gained $1.19 to close at $16.88, with 24,540 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.24 after 332 stocks were traded, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent in closing at $4.05 after 34,963 stock units passed through the market, National Enterprises rose 4 cents to $3.34 in an exchange of 5,304 shares. National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to finish at $2.13 with a mere 1 unit being traded, NCB Financial shed 33 cents and ended at $2.67 in switching ownership of 1,000 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.68, with 33,052 stock units crossing the market.
Point Lisas ended at $3.40 with investors dealing in 110 shares, Prestige Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $12.85, with 51 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial rallied $1.50 to finish at $117.50 with investors swapping 22,375 stock units. Scotiabank fell 5 cents and ended at $65.20 in an exchange of 850 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 3 cents to end at $7.03 with traders dealing in 4,179 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.25 as investors exchanged 742 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.49 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50 after a transfer of 18,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
