Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday, with moderate changes in stock prices following a 16 percent rise in the volume of stocks being exchanged carrying a 44 percent lower value than on Thursday resulting in 21 securities trading compared with 22 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and 12 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 283,084 shares with a value of $1,543,838 compared to 244,571 stocks at $2,768,304 on Thursday.
An average of 13,480 shares were traded at $73,516 compared with 11,117 stock units at $125,832 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 14,190 shares at $89,710 compared to 14,290 units at $91,997 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index slipped 2.14 points to close trading at 1,061.25, the All T&T Index fell 2.54 points to 1,561.33, the SME Index remained at 83.50 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.24 points to end at 73.64.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of a day of slow trades, Agostini’s remained at $68 with a transfer of 72 stock units, Angostura Holdings lost 25 cents to $14 with 315 shares changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $25 after an exchange of 19 units. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8 after transferring 12,396 units, CinemaOne remained at $4.68 with traders dealing in 5 shares, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4 with 3,700 stocks crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group popped 15 cents and ended at $41.50 with investors trading 1,762 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 with 1,876 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.86 after an exchange of 3 shares. Massy Holdings slipped 2 cents to end at $3.93 with 224,968 stocks crossing the market, National Enterprises rose 2 cents to finish at $2.68 in an exchange of 2,673 units, National Flour Mills fell 8 cents to close at $1.61 with 2,912 stock units crossing the market. 
NCB Financial ended at $2.35 in switching ownership of 754 shares, Point Lisas remained at $3.28 after one stock unit passed through the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 in trading 6,028 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $113.14 after an exchange of 2,263 units, Scotiabank rose 5 cents in closing at $56 with investors swapping 755 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 17 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.03 in an exchange of 3,288 units. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.35 with investors trading 12,769 stocks, Unilever Caribbean gained 24 cents to close at $11 with an exchange of 823 stock units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 5 cents to close at $5.55 with investors trading 5,702 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated