Stocks mostly fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following a 13 percent decline in the volume traded with 29 percent more value than Thursday, resulting from trading of 17 securities, down from 21 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, nine declining and three ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 147,311 shares worth $1,341,827 compared to 169,059 stock units at $1,040,064 on Thursday.
An average of 8,665 shares were traded at $78,931, up from 8,050 units at $49,527 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 15,626 shares at $93,653, down from 18,378 units at $99,469 on the previous day compared with an average for March of 16,679 shares at $130,461.
The Composite Index lost 2.57 points to finish at 1,049.48, the All T&T Index sank 2.51 points to close at 1,533.86, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.37 points to settle at 74.33.
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At the close, Ansa McAl declined $2.50 and ended at $51.50 after an exchange of 171 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank shed $1 to $40 with investors trading 5 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.10 after an exchange of 22 shares. Endeavour Holdings sank $1.85 in closing at $16.15 after 302 stock units passed through the market, First Citizens Group dropped 25 cents to close at $41.75 with 1,188 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy rose 4 cents to finish at $3.69 with traders dealing in 1,001 units. JMMB Group fell 7 cents and ended at $1.15 with 1,501 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings skidded 3 cents to $3.86 with investors dealing in 10,565 shares, National Flour Mills rallied 10 cents to close at $1.60 with 53,178 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial fell 1 cent in closing at $2.34 in switching ownership of 3,788 shares, Prestige Holdings dipped 38 cents to end at $10.82 with 27,485 stock units crossing the market, 
Republic Financial popped $1.09 to finish at $113.09 with an exchange of 2,939 units. Scotiabank lost $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53 with 5,015 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.04 with investors trading 24,990 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.35 after a transfer of 1,751 shares. Unilever Caribbean climbed $1.36 to $13.01, with investors swapping 10,408 stocks and West Indian Tobacco increased 44 cents to finish at $5.44, after a transfer of 3,002 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.