Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 102 percent and valued 10 percent more than on Thursday resulting in an exchange of 20 securities compared with 19 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and eight ended firm and resulted in declines in the market indices.
The market closed with trading of 992,658 shares for $5,202,860 up from 491,432 stocks at $4,726,461 on Thursday. An average of 49,633 shares were traded at $260,143 compared with 25,865 units at $248,761 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 28,387 shares at $172,193 compared with 26,825 units at $165,732 on the previous day and an average for October of 39,057 shares at $305,306.
The Composite Index dipped 2.65 points to end at 1,054.06, the All T&T Index skidded 3.59 points to settle at 1,569.87, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.23 points to 70.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings dropped $1 to $15 with investors dealing in 2,351 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $60 after an exchange of 15 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced 7 cents to finish at $23.67 and closed after an exchange of 206 shares.
CIBC Caribbean Bank fell by 15 cents and ended at $7.50 after a transfer of 987 stock units, Endeavour Holdings popped 95 cents to close at o a 52 weeks’ high of $18 after investors exchanged 60 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40.40 after 130 stocks passed through the market. GraceKennedy skidded 5 cents in closing at $3.59 in an exchange of 136,327 units, Guardian Holdings sank 76 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $13.64, with traders dealing in 1,545 stock units, JMMB Group gained 3 cents and ended at $1.07 in an exchange of 108,384 shares. Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to finish at $4 with investors swapping 243,885 stock units, National Enterprises climbed 10 cents to end at $2.75 with 10,002 stocks crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 in trading 600 units. NCB Financial ended at $2.25 with 440,100 stocks clearing the market, 
One Caribbean Media increased 11 cents to $2.99 with a transfer of 300 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 with 220 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial dipped $2 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $112 with investors trading 20,718 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $56.75 after an exchange of 164 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.70 with investors trading 13,068 units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $11 with 2,467 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco rallied 5 cents to close at $5.55 with an exchange of 11,129 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.