Stocks ended with losing stocks overwhelming risers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading in 18 securities trading, similar to Thursday and ending, with prices of two stocks rising, nine declining and seven ended firm with the volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent, with a 26 percent lower, than Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 340,257 shares for $1,387,986 compared to 272,853 stock units at $1,868,848 on Thursday.
An average of 18,903 shares were traded at $77,110 compared with 15,159 units valued at $103,825 on Thursday, with trading month to date, averaging 17,487 shares at $100,738 compared with 17,143 units at $106,485 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index slipped 0.97 points to conclude trading at 1,033.90, the All T&T Index fell 1.28 points to conclude trading at 1,520.28, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.09 points to 71.87.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Friday, Agostini’s lost 95 cents to close at $66.05 after an exchange of 15 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to $14.79 with investors trading 225 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $44, after trading of 1,566 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.49 with investors trading 5 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 5 cents and ended at $8.20 after an exchange of 1,400 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 3 cents to end at $43.55, with 750 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy skidded 5 cents in closing at $3.70 in an exchange of 1,931 shares, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to $3.95 with investors dealing in 146,904 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after a transfer of 600 stock units. National Flour Mills slipped 2 cents to finish at $1.62 in trading just one share, 
NCB Financial ended at $1.98, with 110,000 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 875 units. Republic Financial slipped 1 cent to $112.15 after 809 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank remained at $54.85 with an exchange of 438 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents in closing at $3.74 in trading 61,856 stock units. Trinidad Cement climbed 15 cents to finish at $2.30 in an exchange of 1,221 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75, with 5,244 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco dipped 3 cents to close at 52 week low of $4.97 after an exchange of 6,417 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.