Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 13 securities against 15 on Thursday, with 4 advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index added 1.21 points to end at 1,391.83. The All T&T Index rose 2.07 points to 1,749.99, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to close at 140.05.
Trading ended with 291,395 shares at a value of $6,173,837, compared to 141,949 shares valued $1,220,367 shares on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks closing with the bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens Bank gained 29 cents and settled at $40.39, with 460 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial added 25 cents and completed trading with 309 units at $122, Sagicor Financial increased 5 cents and settled at $10.20, after exchanging 1,985 shares and Scotiabank Trinidad closed with a gain of 26 cents at $58.60, in trading 66 units.
Losses| National Enterprises shares fell 20 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.70, with 1,000 units and
Trinidad Cement share fell 1 cent and settled at $2.10, with 26,910 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed at $24.15, with 56,139 stock units trading, Guardian Holdings ended trading at $18.10, with 2,510 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $2.25, after exchanging 41,614 shares. Massy Holdings completed trading at $54.45, in swapping of 19,000 shares, National Flour concluded at $1.68, with investors exchanging 1,165 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $8.10, with investors exchanging 250 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 139,987 units to close at $25.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in a near 50 percent dominance of stocks gaining at the close of trading on Thursday but on sharply reduced trading volumes. 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Wednesday with just 231,149 shares valued $4,007,898 crossing the exchange compared to 212,987 shares valued $3,035,824 on Tuesday. 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Tuesday with just 212,987 shares valued $3,035,824 crossing the exchange compared to 646,364 shares valued $5,954,527 on Monday. 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose above Friday’s level with 646,364 shares valued $5,954,527 crossing the exchange compared to just 181,380 shares valued $4,101,034 Friday.
Sagicor Financial fell 25 cents and ended at $10.20, with 80,456 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 21,214 units and lost 1 cent to close at $24.50 and West Indian Tobacco fell 41 cents and settled at $105, after swapping of 100 shares.
Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.29, Guardian Holdings share fell 1 cent and completed trading of 61,742 units at $18.01 and JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.24 with 500 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply below Wednesday’s level with 204,580 shares valued $2,106,628 crossing the exchange compared to 579,491 shares valued $9,023,878 Wednesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange climbed well above Tuesday’s level with 579,491 shares valued $9,023,878 crossing the exchange compared to 646,866 shares valued $8,173,637 on Tuesday.
Scotiabank ended trading 49 cents lower and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $58.01, after swapping 24,994 shares and Trinidad Cement shares fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.25, with 500 units crossing the exchange.
One Caribbean Media shed 9 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $10.01, after exchanging 41 shares. Scotiabank shed 50 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $58.50, with 6,813 stock units trading and West Indian Tobacco dropped 45 cents and concluded at $105.55, with 1,588 units crossing the exchange.