Trading activity and prices dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in a 33 percent drop in volume at a 47 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 17 on Thursday and ending with prices of three rising, eight declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with the trading of 151,074 shares for $818,323 compared to 224,736 stock units at $1,530,432 on Thursday.
An average of 8,393 shares were traded at $45,462 compared with 13,220 stock units at $90,025 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 10,737 shares at $67,126, down from an average of 16,843 shares worth $114,481 in April.
The Composite Index rose 0.94 points to end at 1,044.72, the All T&T Index shed 3.42 points to finish at 1,529.10, the SME Index climbed 5.19 points to end at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.79 points to conclude trading at 73.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 75 cents to $67.25 with a transfer of 29 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.80 after investors exchanged 349 units, Ansa McAl remained at $50 after 398 shares passed through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after an exchange of 31 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with investors dealing in 500 stocks, First Citizens Group closed at $42 in an exchange of 437 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.87 with 155 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Media sank 4 cents to finish at 96 cents after an exchange of 20,427 units, Massy Holdings remained at $4 after trading of 14,930 stock units. National Enterprises declined 7 cents in closing at $2.43 with 25,941 shares crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills shed 4 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 63,473 units, 
Point Lisas dropped 5 cents to end at $4.40 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. Prestige Holdings climbed 26 cents to $10.89 after an exchange of 1,850 stock units, Republic Financial added 1 cent to end at $110.61 with trading of 3,661 shares, Scotiabank sank 21 cents in closing at $52.79 with 56 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents in ending at $3.25 with dealers trading 6,450 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 10 cents to close at $12.25 after 396 units were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco fell 12 cents to finish at $5.30 with investors swapping 10,991 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.