Trading picked up moderately on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 56 percent valued 11 percent more than on Thursday, resulting from trading in 23 securities, up sharply from 16 on Thursday and ending with prices of nine rising, six declining and eight ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 165,167 shares valued $1,339,557 compared to 106,109 stock units at $1,208,073 on Thursday.
An average of 7,181 shares were exchanged for $58,242 compared with 6,632 stock units for $75,505 on Thursday, down from trading month to date with an average of 14,836 shares worth $253,836 and 15,654 stock units at $274,760 on the previous day and an average of 16,463 shares at $259,049 during April.
The Composite Index dipped 1.20 points to 979.45, the All T&T Index rallied 4.56 points to 1,413.90, the SME Index remained at 81.87 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped1.05 points to 72.01.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini remained at $60 with traders dealing in only one share, Angostura Holdings slipped 5 cents to close at $10.75 after an exchange of 740 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors swapping just two shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank rose $3.50 to end at $28.50, after 956 units crossed the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.85 after a transfer of 9,157 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 30 cents and ended at $8, after 34,500 shares were traded.. Endeavour Holdings rose $1.70 to $17 in an exchange of a mere two units, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to end at $35.01 with 1,853 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 15 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 71 cents to finish at $16 in trading 104 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.43, after the transfer of 54,960 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 9 cents to $5 with investors trading 12,153 units. National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to $1.45, after 1,205 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial remained at $2.40 with investors dealing in a mere two shares, One Caribbean Media advanced 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.56, following trading of 3,000 stocks. 
Point Lisas lost 33 cents in closing at $6.67 in an exchange of 15 units, Prestige Holdings gained $1.05 to end at $13.45 with investors trading 5 stock units, Republic Financial dipped 5 cents to $107.15 with an exchange of 438 shares. Scotiabank ended at $45.50, with 4,474 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 51 cents to finish at $10.50 and closed, with an exchange of 32,571 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.62 after investors traded 284 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 25 cents to $14.85 in switching ownership of 7,238 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.80 with 1,492 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.