The value of trading surged 306 percent on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday to $6,459,378, from $1,591,959 on Tuesday, while the volume traded grew 195 percent to 782,355 shares from 265,306 stock units, resulting from trading in 24 securities, up from 23 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five rising, five declining and 14 ending firm.
The market closed with an average of 32,598 shares at $269,141, after an increase from 11,535 units at $69,216 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 27,648 shares at $209,613, up from 26,891 units at $200,515 on the previous day and an average for February of 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index rose 3.65 points to conclude trading at 928.19, the All T&T Index popped 2.65 points to 1,333.21, the SME Index skidded 0.70 points to close at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.67 points to 69.26.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini sank $1.50 to end at $60, after trading of 23 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.99 with an exchange of 6 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $37.26 with 42 shares crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $24.20 after an exchange of just 3 stocks,
AS Bryden remained at $1.48 with investors trading only 5 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading at $8.25 with 15,253 shares crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group dipped 80 cents and ended at $35 with a transfer of 6,429 stocks, GraceKennedy closed at $3.31 as investors swapped 383 units, Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 161,808 stock units at $14.75. JMMB Group fell 3 cents in closing at 80 cents with investors swapping 11,145 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with 9,504 stock units changing hands, Medcorp slipped 50 cents to close at $44 with investors trading 175 units. National Enterprises lost 10 cents to $2.55 with 466,152 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 with investors dealing in 60 units, NCB Financial ended at $1.97 after traders swapped 4,874 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35 after an exchange of 8,410 shares, Point Lisas remained at $5.90 with 25 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings advanced 72 cents to close at $11.50 in switching owners of 122 shares. 
Republic Financial popped 65 cents to $106 after a transfer of 12,291 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $45.50 with traders dealing in 12,541 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents to $7.38 in an exchange of 69,399 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.70 in trading 619 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 47 cents to close at $14 in an exchange of 2,481 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rose 10 cents to finish at $2.35 with investors trading 605 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.