Trading remained low-keyed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 14 percent with a 27 percent greater value than Thursday, resulting in 18 securities trading compared with 20 on Thursday, with four stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 127,604 shares for $1,742,276 compared to 148,353 stock units at $1,369,176 on Thursday.
An average of 7,089 shares were traded at $96,793 compared to 7,418 shares at $68,459 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 38,157 shares at $314,708 compared to 39,680 units at $325,396 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounted to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index dipped 2.00 points to 1,250.11, the All T&T Index shed 3.88 points to close at 1,896.15, the SME Index slipped 0.12 points to finish at 70.47 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 78.20.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended with trading of 489 shares at $68.50, Angostura Holdings declined 50 cents to $22.50, with 1,256 units changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $54 in an exchange of 180 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.70, with 622 stock units crossing the market. CinemaOne dipped 10 cents to close at $7.40 with investors transferring 150 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $49.01 in trading 600 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.40 as investors exchanged 251 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 1 cent to end at $18.66 in an exchange of 1,258 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $4.95 as 38,158 units passed through the market. National Enterprises ended at $4 after an exchange of 48,831 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.63, with 852 shares crossing the exchange, One Caribbean Media dipped 8 cents to close at $3.74 with a transfer of 14 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings climbed 44 cents to $7.95 and closed with an exchange of 128 stock units, Republic Financial shed 8 cents to end at $127.75 while exchanging 5,678 units, Scotiabank advanced 19 cents and ended at $75.49 with a transfer of 1,803 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 10 cents at $17.90, with 7,000 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean popped 4 cents to end at $12.19 in switching ownership of 506 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 12 cents to close at $11.25 with 19,828 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.