Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following trading in 18 securities, down from 24 on Tuesday, ending with prices of five stocks rising, three declining and 10 ending firm. The volume of stocks traded dropped by 66 percent, and the value ended 70 percent lower than on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 372,719 shares for $2,285,554, plunging from 1,103,035 stock units at $7,549,766 on Tuesday.
An average of 20,707 shares were traded worth $126,975, compared with 45,960 units at $314,574 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 68,621 shares at $392,737, from 76,534 units at $436,624 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index lost 1.15 points to wrap up trading at 987.04, the All T&T Index dipped 2.21 points to end at 1,438.44, the SME Index remained unchanged at 99.17 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 70.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.At the close of trading, Agostini remained at $67 with 50 shares passing through the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 with an exchange of 1,325 stock units, Ansa McAl popped $1.75 in closing at $43.75 with 4 shares crossing the market. AS Bryden declined 39 cents and ended at $2.33 with traders dealing in 21,635 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.50 after a transfer of 100 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.25 with 50,025 units changing hands. First Citizens Group gained 5 cents in closing at $37.80 with investors swapping 2,515 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.49 with 19 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $14 with traders switching ownership of 1,070 stock units. Massy Holdings lost 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.74 with 17,708 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises rose 3 cents to end at $2.13 after an exchange of 242 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 after closing with an exchange of 3,000 units. 
NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with investors trading 263,350 stocks, Prestige Holdings climbed $1.07 to finish at $13.57 with a mere one stock unit crossing the exchange, Republic Financial sank 2 cents and ended at $106.50 in trading 9,524 stocks. Scotiabank increased 20 cents in closing at $48.70 after brokers exchanged 1,949 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3 with investors dealing in 200 stock units and Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.80 in an exchange of a mere 2 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.