Trading climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising just 2 percent and the value jumping by 36 percent over trading on Wednesday, resulting in 17 securities being traded, down from 21 on Wednesday with the prices ending with an about turn from, with advancing stocks in the ascendency unlike Wednesday, when declining stocks outnumbered those rising with trading ended after prices of eight stocks rose, four declined and five ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 224,736 shares for $1,530,432, up from 219,490 stock units at $1,128,137 on Wednesday.
An average of 13,220 shares were traded at $90,025, up from 10,452 units at $53,721 on Wednesday, with trading ending with an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index declined 5.24 points to close at 1,043.78, the All T&T Index dipped 5.52 points to settle at 1,532.52, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.66 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.69 points to finish at 72.88.
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, Ansa McAl remained at $50 with investors trading 11 shares, CIBC Caribbean popped 2 cents to $8.13 in switching owners of 5,000 stock units, First Citizens Group rallied 6 cents to end at $42 with traders dealing in 1,635 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.87 in an exchange of 4,076 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose 20 cents to finish at $16.70 with investors trading 11,667 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.10 after a transfer of just one stock. Massy Holdings remained at $4 with 124,227 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises advanced 7 cents in closing at $2.50 as investors exchanged 16,725 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.60 after 10,050 units passed through the market. NCB Financial climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.39 with an exchange of only one stock, 
Prestige Holdings increased 3 cents to end at $10.63 with 876 units crossing the market, Republic Financial sank 38 cents to close at $110.60 with investors dealing in 2,790 shares. Scotiabank gained 44 cents to end at $53 after an exchange of 1,309 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 10 cents to end at $3.30 with investors trading 3,110 shares, Trinidad Cement skidded 15 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2 after an exchange of 22,422 stock units. Unilever Caribbean sank 55 cents and ended at $12.15 in trading 17,919 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to finish at $5.42 with 2,917 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.