Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 322 percent, with the value 25 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting from activities in 21 securities up from just nine on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm as the market closed with gains in the market indices.
The market closed on Thursday, with 130,458 shares trading for $822,616, up from 30,940 stocks at $656,618 on Wednesday.
Trading concluded with an average of 6,212 shares for $39,172, compared with 3,438 stock units at $72,958 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,501 shares at $131,251, down from 20,659 units at $139,277 on Wednesday compared with an average for March of 16,679 shares at $130,461.
The Composite Index gained 5.37 points to close at 1,048.42, the All T&T Index popped 6.74 points to conclude trading at 1,537.65, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.66 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.54 points to end at 73.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s dipped 10 cents in closing at $68 after a transfer of 322 shares, Angostura Holdings advanced 30 cents to $14.80 after 100 stock units passed through the market, Ansa McAl sank $1.55 to finish at $50 in trading 175 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 with 50 units crossing the market, 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 5 cents to close at $24.95 with investors trading 50 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 5 cents to $41.85 in trading 982 units. GraceKennedy lost 27 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors trading 3,644 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 50 cents to close at $17 in swapping 126 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.10, with an exchange of 4 stocks. Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents to end at $3.96 with a transfer of 110,743 shares, National Enterprises sank 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.45 after an exchange of 262 units, National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to close at $1.60 with 100 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial remained at $2.30 in an exchange of 4,189 stock units, Point Lisas climbed 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.45 with 1,150 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.98 with investors swapping 405 units. 
Republic Financial increased 6 cents to end at $111 with 823 units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 35 cents to finish at $52.91 with traders dealing in 2,944 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.30 after an exchange of 500 units. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.15 with investors dealing in 250 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 77 cents and ended at $12.77 with 110 shares passing through the exchange and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to finish at $5.01 in trading 3,529 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state