Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 3,594 percent, valued 1,058 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting in 20 securities trading the same as Tuesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, four declining and seven ended firm and driving the market higher.
Trading ended in the Composite Index rallying 3.96 points to 1,037.58, the All T&T Index rose 9.89 points to 1,517.78, with the SME Index remaining at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index falling 0.33 points to settle at 73.31.
Trading ended with an exchange of 3,591,378 shares worth $8,707,441 compared with 97,209 stock units at $751,677 on Tuesday.
An average of 179,569 shares were traded at $435,372, up from just 4,860 units at $37,584 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 30,439 shares at $140,223, well above the 13,682 units at $107,059 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of an active trading session, Agostini’s dipped 21 cents and ended at $67.04 with investors dealing in 3,999 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.70 in an exchange of 1,065 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $46 in closing at 122 shares. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell $1.24 to end at $23.51 after an exchange of 303 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 50 cents in closing at $43, after 6,227 units passed through the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.90 with an exchange of 31,993 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75, with 1,036 units clearing the market, JMMB Group popped 7 cents to close at $1.22 in trading 11 shares, Massy Holdings increased 10 cents to end at $4 with 979 stock units crossing the market.
National Enterprises rose 5 cents in closing at $2.50 after ownership was switched for 235 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with 17,001 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial rallied 19 cents and ended at $2.39 with traders dealing in 3,505,462 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70, with 6,653 units crossing the market,
Prestige Holdings ended at $10.65 with a transfer of 26 stocks, Republic Financial shed 20 cents in closing at $112 after an exchange of 574 shares. Scotiabank gained $3 to close at $54 with investors trading 1,948 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 14 cents to finish at $3.50 after a transfer of 3,905 units, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents and ended at $2.15 as investors exchanged 99 stocks. Unilever Caribbean gained 10 cents to close at $12.50 with investors trading 2,080 units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 1 cent to end at $5.15 in an exchange of 7,660 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.