Increased trading activity was the major development on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the market rising after an exchange of 706 percent more shares changed hands with 478 percent higher value than on Thursday but led to slightly more stocks declining than rising.
The market closed with eighteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six stocks declining, while eight closed unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 478,583 shares valued at $6,975,688 compared to 59,390 shares for $1,206,644 on Thursday from 13 securities.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 0.22 points to end at 1,317.03. The All T&T Index lost 0.05 points to 1,790.59, while the Cross Listed Index was down 0.05 points to close at 113.93.
On Friday, the average trade ended at 26,588 units at $387,538 versus an average of 4,568 stock units for $92,819 for each security on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 17,354 units at $263,946. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Agostini’s gained 5 cents to end at $23.55, in exchanging 80 units, First Citizens Bank closed 10 cents higher at $46.20, with a transfer of 3,037 stock units, NCB Financial Group added 2 cents to finish $7.82, with 20,000 shares crossing the market and Scotiabank climbed 50 cents to $56 after trading 300 units.
Stocks declining│ AnsaMcAL declined $1 to $52, with 23 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy lost 2 cents to finish at $3.50, after exchanging 21,500 shares, Guardian Holdings ended 4 cents lower at $19.01, in trading 475 units. 
JMMB Group lost 4 cents, with investors swapping 345,635 shares to settle at $ 1.70, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, after the transfer of 9,785 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 5 cents lower at $15.45, with 10,005 shares changing hands.
Stocks trading firm│ Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 310 units at $14, Clico Investments held firm at $25.15, in transferring 200 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 500 units at $7.07. Massy Holdings remained at $59, with 12,273 shares changing hands, National Enterprises closed at $4 trading 21 units, Prestige Holdings transferred 100 units at $7.50. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 29,339 shares at $142 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $35, with an exchange of 25,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
