Scotiabank swelled trading on Friday, and added $3 million in value to trading levels, resulting in 36 percent of the day’s trading value on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 213 percent valued 390 percent more than on Thursday as 21 securities were traded, up from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 688,737 shares worth $8,731,901 after rising from 219,729 stock units at $1,780,811 on Thursday.
An average of 32,797 shares were traded at $415,805, after climbing from 10,986 units at $89,041 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,789 shares at $171,760 compared with 11,092 units at $84,896 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index popped 2.10 points to 1,021.18, the All T&T Index increased 4.91 points to settle at 1,449.93, the SME Index dipped 0.33 points to end at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.14 points to close at 78.81.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini slipped $1 to $51 after an exchange of 514 units, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.67 with investors trading 505 stocks, Ansa McAl rose 88 cents to end at $47 after a transfer of 100 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.30 in trading 31 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 with 300,748 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group lost 3 cents to close at $40.02 with investors dealing in 48,421 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 with an exchange of 172,396 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16 with 696 units passing through the market, JMMB Group shed 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 84 cents in an exchange of 169 stocks. Massy Holdings settled at $3.36 with investors swapping 75,969 units, Medcorp fell $4 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $32 with 6,744 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises dipped 4 cents to close at $4.55 with investors trading 269 stock units. National Flour Mills dropped 14 cents to $1.60 with 1,805 shares changing hands, NCB Financial declined 20 cents to finish at $3.30 after an exchange of 4,300 stock units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.65 with a transfer of 60 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $7.25 after trading of 1,752 units, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $12 in an exchange of 105 stocks, Republic Financial gained $1.49 to close at $111.99 with 675 shares clearing the market. Scotiabank ended at $48 with an exchange of 65,122 stock units, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 3 cents and finished trading of 6,104 shares at $10.55 with a and West Indian Tobacco increased 11 cents to close at $4.18 as investors exchanged 2,252 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.