Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, compared with Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent, and the value up by 115 percent. Nevertheless, trading remained at low levels with trading of 99,935 shares for $2,190,631 compared to 79,844 stock units at $1,019,294 on Thursday. The market closed with 21 securities trading compared with 24 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with an average of just 4,759 shares being traded at $104,316, up from a mere 3,327 stocks worth $42,471 on Thursday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 69,166 shares at $404,923, down from 73,862 units at $426,841 on the previous day and well ahead of an average of 16,054 shares worth $137,863 for August.
The Composite Index climbed 2.21 points to end at 1,026.22, the All T&T Index advanced 0.84 points to 1,445.59, the SME Index rallied 0.45 points to end at 74.67 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.52 points to close at 80.96.
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At the close of the week, Agostini lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $48.90, after 15 stocks passed through the market, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors dealing in 705 units, Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 8 cents in closing at $28.25 with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 30 cents to $8.30 in the swapping 1,167 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $12.75, with 2 shares clearing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended with 3,158 shares being traded and gained 63 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.80. First Citizens Group sat at $40 with trading 39,493 units, GraceKennedy gained 25 cents to $4.40 after an exchange of 3 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.20 with a transfer of 6,332 shares. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents as investors exchanged 2,106 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents to close at $3.46, after 21,262 units changed hands, Medcorp fell $1.54 to $42.20 in an exchange of 130 stock units. National Enterprises rose 21 cents to $4.57 with investors swapping 59 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.52 with an exchange of 2,292 stocks, Prestige Holdings slipped 50 cents and ended at $11.50, with 106 shares changing hands. 
Republic Financial remained at $112.03 in trading 1,162 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $48, with 529 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 24 cents to end at $10.01 after a transfer of 461 units. Unilever Caribbean skidded 19 cents to $15 after closing with 7,739 stocks, West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 in an exchange of 12,187 stock units and West Indian Traders gained 1 cent and ended at $2.13 after trading of 17 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of just 79,844 shares for $1,019,294, after falling from 471,595 stocks at $2,920,326 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after an exchange 230 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 30 cents to settle at $8 with a transfer of 1,002 shares, Endeavour Holdings fell by 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with investors dealing in 2,000 units. First Citizens Group closed at $40 with 1,278 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy skidded 19 cents in closing at $4.15 following trading in 22,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 30 cents to end at $16.20 in an exchange of 5,043 shares. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents after trading of 5,001 units, Massy Holdings rallied 8 cents to finish at $3.48 in an exchange of 2,910 stocks, Medcorp fell 1 cent to close at $43.74 with a transfer of 3 stock units. National Enterprises dropped 20 cents to $4.36 in trading 11,752 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 4 cents to $1.52 after an exchange of 5,553 stock units, NCB Financial rose 21 cents in closing at $3.23 with 200 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media slipped 18 cents and ended at $1.50 after trading of 1,111 shares, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 with 26 shares clearing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 in switching ownership of 1 stock unit. 
Republic Financial gained 3 cents to close at $112.03 with investors trading 295 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48 with an exchange of 8,054 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 with 4,494 stocks crossing the market. Trinidad Cement advanced 30 cents to $2 after a transfer of 3,349 units, West Indian Tobacco climbed 8 cents to finish at $4.15 with investors trading just one share and West Indian Traders ended at $2.12 in an exchange of 390 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 471,595 shares worth $2,920,326, up from 227,091 stock units at $2,581,029 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 following trading of 100 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 in exchanging 10 shares, First Citizens Group skidded 1 cent to close at $40, in an exchange of 1,748 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 14 cents to $4.34 after trading 23,797 units, Guardian Holdings popped 90 cents to close at $15.90, with a transfer of 290 shares, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at 84 cents, with 7,677 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings gained 10 cents to close at $3.40, with investors trading 378,172 units, Medcorp dipped $3.25 to $43.75 in an exchange of 101 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $4.56 with investors dealing in 991 stock units. National Flour Mills rose 3 cents to $1.56, with trading of 36,850 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 with investors trading 2 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $112 with an exchange of 6,545 units. 
Scotiabank ended at $48 with a transfer of 1,663 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 following trading of 1,005 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 19 cents to close at $15.19 with 8 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Traders slipped 1 cent to $2.12, with investors swapping 10 units.
Just 171,937 shares were traded for $2,034,279 in falling from 414,392 stock units at $4,864,022 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.33 as investors exchanged 13 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose by 44 cents to $7.99 after a transfer of 276 shares, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 with an exchange of in 5,517 units. First Citizens Group remained at $40 with a transfer of 4,318 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 after an exchange of 49,825 units, Guardian Holdings increased 95 cents in closing at $16.20 with a transfer of 17,300 shares. Guardian Media climbed 4 cents to close at 79 cents in an exchange of 10 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to finish at 85 cents after trading of 1,476 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 65 cents with 15,500 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 after an exchange of 9,033 shares, Medcorp gained $4.80 to close at a 52 weeks high of $47 in trading 10 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $4.60 with 857 stocks clearing the market. National Flour Mills lost 14 cents and ended at $1.56 in swapping 47,393 units, One Caribbean Media rose 19 cents to end at $1.68 with investors trading 1,090 stocks, Point Lisas climbed 5 cents to close at $7.25 with an exchange of 425 units. 
Prestige Holdings increased 96 cents to $11.97 with 20 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $112 with an exchange of 9,751 stock units, Scotiabank popped 3 cents and ended at $48.50 with a transfer of 1,222 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents to end at $10.40 with 5,543 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 25 cents to close at $1.95 with trading of 320 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 19 cents to finish at $4.01 after an exchange of 1,430 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 414,392 shares at $4,864,022 after sinking from 17,575,654 stock units at $81,165,984 on Thursday.
Endeavour Holdings lost 50 cents to finish at $13 with 10 units passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 after an exchange of 570 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with investors trading 1,275 units. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, after an exchange of 110 stocks, Guardian Holdings skidded 75 cents and finished at $15.25 with 8,638 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 4 cents to end at 84 cents after trading of 2,201 shares. L.J. Williams B share declined 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 65 cents, with 33,249 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings remained at $3.30 with investors swapping 103,147 units, Medcorp remained at $42.20 after a transfer of 100 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 in trading of 150 units, National Flour Mills rallied 17 cents and to $1.70 with 127,221 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial shed 29 cents to end at $3.02 as investors exchanged 775 shares. One Caribbean Media dropped 6 cents in closing at $1.49 in switching ownership of 27,119 stock units, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to close trading of 14,197 shares at $112, Scotiabank slipped 70 cents to finish at $47.80 in an exchange of 42,030 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents and ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 29,224 units, Trinidad Cement fell 20 cents to $1.70 with 4,370 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean settled at $15 with investors trading 400 shares. West Indian Tobacco climbed 10 cents to close at $4.20 with a transfer of 2,000 stocks and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with 300 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading of 17,575,654 shares for $81,165,984 after soaring from a mere 205,821 stock at an average of $4,592,373 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini shed 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $49.99 with 505 stock units clearing the exchange Angostura Holdings popped by 66 cents to $10.67, with a transfer of 11,861 stocks, Ansa McAl fell $1.99 to end at $45.01, with 50 shares passing through the market. AS Bryden ended at $1.50 following trading of 150 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with investors swapping 484,190 shares, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.17 in an exchange of 794 units. First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 268 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy staid at $4.15 with 110 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at $16 after a transfer of 8,748 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 with 16,498,943 units crossing the market, Medcorp advanced $5.50 to finish at $42.20 with investors trading 45 stocks, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to end at $4.60 with an exchange of 13 stock units. National Flour Mills lost 17 cents and closed at $1.53 with 72,152 shares passing through the market, 
Republic Financial dropped by 20 cents to $111.80 as investors exchanged 175 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48.50 after trading 473,939 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 15 cents to finish at $10.25 after an exchange of 1,916 stocks, Trinidad Cement dropped by 10 cents to $1.90 with investors dealing in 301 stock units, Unilever Caribbean settled at $15 after trading of 20 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.10 in an exchange of 21,474 stocks.
At the close, 498,704 shares were traded, with a value of $3,735,603, compared to 284,160 stock units at $6,279,738 on Monday.
Republic Financial declined 25 cents and ended at $111.75 with 7,564 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank dropped $1.50 to $47 with a transfer of 5,704 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 62 cents in closing at $9.90 with 103,940 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.99 after the trading of 5,076 shares. Unilever Caribbean closed at $15 with investors trading 8,811 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with 100 units crossing the market.
The market closed following an exchange of 284,160 shares for $6,279,738, down from 688,737 stock units at $8,731,901 on Friday.
Endeavour Holdings gained 25 cents in closing at $13, with an exchange of 12 units, Eric Solis Marketing dipped 1 cent to close at $4.16 after trading of 1,010 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 97 cents in closing at $40.99 with an exchange of 1,756 shares. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, following trading of 1,026 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 19 cents to finish at $16.19 as investors exchanged 8,389 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 4 cents to 88 cents with a transfer of 32,476 units. L.J. Williams B share shed 2 cents to land at a 52 weeks low of 66 cents with investors dealing in 3,801 stocks, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.35 in an exchange of 1,700 units, Medcorp jumped $4.80 to finish at $36.80 with investors trading 50 shares. National Enterprises dipped 5 cents in closing at $4.50 in switching ownership of 36,998 stock units, National Flour Mills climbed 15 cents to end at $1.75, after 15,691 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial increased by just 1 cent to close at $3.31 in trading 16,099 stock units. One Caribbean Media climbed 3 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.68, after 7,431 stocks passed through the market, Point Lisas ended at $7.25, with 3,035 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings skidded 2 cents and ended at $11.98 after closing with an exchange of 20 shares. 
Republic Financial rose 1 cent to end at $112, with 12,350 units crossing the market, Scotiabank gained 50 cents in closing at $48.50, with investors exchanging 80,456 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 3 cents to close at $10.52 with 18,994 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement gained 14 cents in closing at $1.99 after and exchange of a mere 20 shares, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to close at $15 after 1,142 stock units passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco advanced 2 cents and ended at $4.20 in an exchange of 1,018 units.
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.
The market closed with trading of 219,729 shares for $1,780,811 after climbing from 205,585 stock units at $1,473,856 on Wednesday.
Ansa McAl dipped 88 cents to $46.12 after an exchange of 12 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.30 with 402 shares changing hands. AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after the trading of a mere one stock unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with 119,829 shares passing through the market, First Citizens Group fell 95 cents to end at $40.05 after a transfer of 1,189 units. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15 with investors dealing in 52,500 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16 with a transfer of 8,921 stock units, JMMB Group declined by 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of 86 cents with 51 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $3.36 with investors trading 20,876 stock units, Medcorp gained $3.50 in closing at $36 with an exchange of 46 stocks, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $4.59 with 3,539 units clearing the market. National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to $1.74 after an exchange of 13 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7.25 with a transfer of 2,478 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings settled at $12 in switching ownership of a mere 2 units. Republic Financial popped by 1 cent to $110.50, with investors swapping 1,537 shares, Scotiabank climbed 56 cents to finish at $48 in an exchange of 1,855 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 24 cents and ended at $10.54 with investors swapping 553 stocks. Unilever Caribbean shed 18 cents to $15.01 in an exchange of 3,595 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 11 cents to $4.07 with 1,869 units crossing the market.