Winning stocks just edged losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a big 1,712 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded with a value that was 1,025 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting from multi million trades in CIBC Caribbean Bank and NCB Financial following trading in just 18 securities compared with 26 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, five declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 5,154,115 shares for $23,124,634 compared to 284,438 stock units at $2,055,043 on Wednesday.
An average of 286,340 shares were traded at $1,284,702 up from 10,940 stock units at $79,040 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 123,603 shares at $572,348 up from September with an average for of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index sank 2.23 points to conclude trading at 980.95, the All T&T Index skidded 2.10 points to settle at 1,426.34, the SME Index remained unchanged at 99.32 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.34 points to close at 70.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini advanced 22 cents and ended at $68 with investors trading 74 shares, 
Angostura Holdings popped $1.60 to $13.10 in switching the ownership of 1,510 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $43.75, with 5 shares crossing the exchange. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23 after a transfer of 4 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to end at $8.25 with investors trading 2,000,488 units, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 in an exchange of 10 stocks. First Citizens Group lost 30 cents to close at $37.60 with traders dealing in 7,899 units, Massy Holdings increased 21 cents to finish at $3.85, with 2,841 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended at $2.14 with investors swapping 774 stock units. National Flour Mills popped 1 cent in closing at $1.61 after 69,839 shares crossed the market. NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 3,063,053 units,
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.95, with 100 stocks clearing the market. Prestige Holdings skidded 43 cents to $13.57 after trading of 20 stock units, Republic Financial rose $1.24 to finish at $107.49, with 1,448 shares passing through the market, Scotiabank sank 20 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $48.50 with a transfer of 2,152 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.05, with 3,500 stock shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean rallied 40 cents in closing at $14 and ended with an exchange of 27 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to close at $3.95 in trading 371 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.