No winners just losers on Trinidad Exchange

Scotiabank was the leading declining stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with 13 securities trading, down sharply from 20 on Thursday and ending with none gaining, nine declining and four ended firm as trading ended with 30 percent fewer stocks changing hands with a 20 percent lower value than on Thursday .
The market closed with trading of 41,009 shares for $775,444 compared with 58,851 stock units at $974,667 on Thursday.
An average of 3,155 shares were traded at $59,650 compared to 2,943 units at $48,733 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date averaging 7,892 shares at $101,889 compared with 8,252 units at $105,101 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index lost 5.19 points to close at 1,125.00, the All T&T Index sank 4.00 points to end trading at 1,679.64, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.90 points to finish at 74.40.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa Merchant Bank fell 50 cents to $41.50 and closed after 2,565 shares were traded, First Citizens Group declined 25 cents to $42 with investors trading 1,820 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.90 after investors ended up trading 81 shares. GraceKennedy shed 24 cents and ended at $3.55, with investors trading 2,490 stock units, JMMB Group dipped 7 cents to $1.21 after a transfer of 11,000 shares, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.86 with traders dealing in 185 units. National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to $2.15 after investors exchanged 600 units, Prestige Holdings ended the day at $13 with investors swapping 9,059 stocks, Republic Financial skidded 4 cents in closing at $108 with an exchange of 3,378 shares. Scotiabank lost 99 cents to end at $65, with 120 units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 42 cents to $7 after an exchange of 7,248 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 65 cents and ended at $11.15 with a transfer of 500 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $10, with 1,963 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.