Trading volume picked on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday but the value of stocks traded was down on Thursday.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands, down sharply from 22 on Thursday, leading to 971,051 shares at a value of $11,872,964 changing hands, compared to 596,438 units valued at $12,414,789 on Thursday.
Market activity closed, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. At the close, the Composite Index rose 0.16 points to end at 1,303.20. The All T&T Index fell 0.97 points to 1,703.63, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 121.98
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Grace Kennedy added 6 cents and completed trading at $3.06, with 21,132 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings increased 1 cent $107.52, after exchanging 17,968 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $8.81, in exchanging 30,665 shares and Sagicor Financial added 1 cent and ended at $8.81, after trading 30,665 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading of 1,120 units and
lost 25 cents close at $55, Clico Investments lost 2 cents and ended at $20.17, with 12,131 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas traded with 100 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.60.
Stocks closing firm | Angostura Holdings ended at $16.05 with 6,000 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 577,149 units at $8.50, First Citizens settled at $33.82, after exchanging 2,177 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 2,284 units at $18. National Flour closed trading of 134,092 units, at $1.65, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.40, after exchanging 64,026 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.65, with 12,957 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.14, with an exchange of 88,850 units and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $25, after exchanging 400 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with 22 securities changing hands just 12 on Wednesday and leading to 596,638 shares changing hands valued at $12,414,789, compared to 191,349 shares on Wednesday valued at $1,020,490.
$16.05, with 69,858 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $38, after exchanging 810 shares, Clico Investments ended at $20.19, with 1,722 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 100,000 units at $8.50. Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3, with 2,290 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.79, after exchanging 38,725 shares, National Enterprises closed at $8, with 7,288 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media exchanged 22,738 shares at $10.35. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $107.51, after exchanging 1,792 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.65, with 60,430 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean concluded the exchange of 7,132 shares at $25 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $95.40, with 6,570 stock units changing hands.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 12 securities against 16 on Tuesday and leading to 5 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remaining unchanged.
completed trading at $47.35, after exchanging 108 shares. NCB Financial Group closed with an increase of 10 cents at $8.50, exchanging 1,000 shares and Sagicor Financial ended trading 3,674 shares after rising 13 cents to close at $8.90.
$47.20, after exchanging 445 shares and One Caribbean Media concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents to $10.35, after exchanging 2,000 shares.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 12 securities against 15 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged.
completed trading 17,687 shares at $107.50.
at $8.44, after exchanging 705 shares, Prestige Holdings fell 5 cents and completed trading of 2,359 units at $7.35, Republic Financial Holdings closed with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $107.45, after exchanging 1,050 shares. Scotiabank declined 38 cents to close at $63.60, with 154 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 3 cents and completed trading of 17,885 units at $29.12.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 12 securities against 17 on Tuesday. At the close of the market, 3 securities advanced, 4 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
shares and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $107.45, with a mere 5 shares changing hands.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 14 securities against 18 on Friday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.