Stocks mostly gained at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading of 16 securities compared with 17 on Thursday and ending with prices of eight rising, two declining and six ended firm, with the volume of stocks traded declining 45 percent and valued 21 percent lower than on Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 603,487 shares valued at $2,041,473 compared to 1,101,665 stock units at $2,580,451 on Thursday.
An average of 37,718 shares were traded at $127,592 down from 64,804 units at $151,791 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 39,391 shares at $154,004 versus 39,682 stock units at $158,593 on the previous day and an average for October of 39,057 units at $305,306.
The Composite Index rallied 0.63 points to end at 1,038.84, the All T&T Index popped 0.73 points to 1,562.68, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.07 points higher to 66.95. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s increased 5 cents to $62.50 with traders dealing in 47 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $16 as investors exchanged 175 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.06, with 1,408 stocks passing through the exchange, First Citizens Bank popped 59 cents in closing at $41 in trading 856 stock units, GraceKennedy remained at $3.59 after 89,200 shares passed through the market, Guardian Media lost 13 cents to close at $1.35 with investors trading 98 stocks. JMMB Group advanced 3 cents to $1.05 after an exchange of 284 units, L.J. Williams B share dropped 11 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 93 cents with investors dealing in 8,635 stock units, Massy Holdings rose 6 cents in closing at $3.73 with 176,595 shares clearing the market. 
National Enterprises ended at $2.70 with investors trading 7,000 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 and closed with 3,608 units changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $2.15 in an exchange of 312,737 stock units. Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.01 with 45 shares changing hands, Republic Financial rallied $3 to $115 with an exchange of 2,733 stocks, Scotiabank popped 55 cents to close at $57.55 with 64 units crossing the market and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents in closing at $4.52 in switching ownership of 2 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.