Shares of AS Bryden were listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, but ended with no trading in the shares. In the wider market, the volume of stocks changing hands declined by 29 percent, with a 50 percent lower value than on Thursday and ended with trading of 21 securities compared with 22 on Thursday, with prices of four stocks rising, 10 declining and seven ending firm, as 4 stocks closed at 52 week low.
The market closed with trading of 244,763 shares for $1,323,625 compared to 344,652 stock units at $2,669,465 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 11,655 shares worth $63,030 compared with 15,666 units at $121,339 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 59,000 shares worth $327,034 compared with 61,575 units at $341,397 on the previous day and an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index lost 1.35 points to conclude trading at 1,000.19, the All T&T Index slipped 2.60 points to cease trading at 1,439.50, the SME Index rose 0.70 points to cease trading at 97.10 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 74.23.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini ended at $67, with 17 shares clearing the market. Angostura Holdings dropped 10 cents to close at $13 with a transfer of 22 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $44 after an exchange of a mere 2 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.40 in trading 102 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 6 cents and ended at $8.85 after a transfer of 263 units, First Citizens Group declined 10 cents to end at a 52 week low of $40.40, with 416 shares changing hands. GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $3.64 with investors dealing in 635 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed 74 cents to close at $15.24 in an exchange of 3,308 stocks, Guardian Media ended at 74 cents with traders dealing in 7,850 units. Massy Holdings lost 4 cents in closing at $3.90, with 52,859 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp popped $1 to finish at $49, after investors traded 5,600 units, National Enterprises shed 3 cents and ended at $2.12, as 5,199 shares passed through the market. 
National Flour Mills fell 3 cents to $1.61 in switching ownership of 54,822 stock units, NCB Financial skidded 4 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.89 after an exchange of 26,170 shares, Point Lisas dipped 10 cents to end at $4, after 50,000 stock units passed through the market. Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with investors trading 2,071 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $49, with 1,227 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.45 with the trading of 11,899 shares. Trinidad Cement advanced 4 cents and ended at $1.99 with an exchange of 16,678 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rose $1.54 to $14.39 and closed with an exchange of 3,801 units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 15 cents to end at a 52 week low of $3.95 as investors exchanged 1,822 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.