Ansa McAl jumped sharply on Friday and helped to give the market indices of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange a big push, resulting from trading in 21 securities, similar to Thursday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, four declining and nine ending firm. Trading ended with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 80 percent, valued 88 percent less than on Thursday
The market closed with trading of 118,194 shares for $606,512, well below the 581,013 stock units at $4,921,525 on Thursday.
An average of 5,628 shares were traded at $28,882, down from 27,667 stock units at $234,358 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 13,212 shares at $101,170 compared with 15,781 units at $125,654 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index climbed 10.17 points to 1,026.67, the All T&T Index gained 19.26 points to close at 1,503.95, the SME Index popped 4.56 points to 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.06 points to 72.23.
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At the close, Agostini rose 50 cents to $66.50, in trading 466 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 after closing with an exchange of 16 stock units, Ansa McAl jumped a sharp $4.50 to $43.50 with investors trading 568 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.80, with 4 units clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 3 cents and ended at $8.30 with traders dealing in 346 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $19 as investors exchanged 392 units. First Citizens Group climbed 16 cents to $42.50 after trading of 364 shares, GraceKennedy increased 2 cents in closing at $3.80 with an exchange of 551 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.97 with 20 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $4 in trading 3,466 units, National Enterprises dipped 15 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $2.25 with an exchange of 7,970 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 after a transfer of 30,290 shares. NCB Financial ended at $1.98 with 58,415 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas lost 4 cents to end at $4 in an exchange of 100 shares, 
Prestige Holdings advanced 5 cents in closing at $13 with investors swapping 3,485 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $112 following 1,830 units passing through the market, Scotiabank rallied 85 cents and ended at $51.35 in an exchange of 558 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.65, with 766 shares crossing the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 18 cents to a 52 week low of $2.02 after an exchange of 1 stock, Unilever Caribbean rose 39 cents and ended at $14.40 with a transfer of 114 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 17 cents to close at $4.75 after an exchange of 8,472 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.