Trading climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 142 percent increased volume and 20 percent greater value than on Thursday. Similar to Thursday, the market closed with trading in 20 securities and ending with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and 11 ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 820,603 shares for $6,335,662, up from just 339,143 stock units at $5,290,186 on Thursday.
An average of 41,030 shares were traded at $316,783, up from 16,957 units at $264,509 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,679 shares at $130,461, just above the 15,247 units at $119,502 on the previous day, compared with an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index skidded 1.93 points to close at 1,049.95, the All T&T Index declined 0.48 points to 1,529.92, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.49 points to conclude trading at 75.06.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the week, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.05 with investors swapping 184,662 stocks, 
Ansa McAl ended at $50 with a transfer of 5,353 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 31 cents to close at $8.19 with investors swapping 1,800 shares. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in switching ownership of 50 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $42.12 with 821 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings shed 2 cents to finish at $14.85 in trading 885 units. Guardian Media ended at 96 cents with 21 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group advanced 2 cents to close at $1.22 in an exchange of 510 stock units, L.J. Williams B share popped 9 cents and ended at 90 cents with 1,000 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.90 after an exchange of 521,273 stocks, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to end at $2.65 after the trading of 500 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.97 with an exchange of 505 stock units. 
Point Lisas ended at $3.50 after 17,058 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.15 after an exchange of 1,085 units, Republic Financial dipped 1 cent and ended at $113.09 with investors trading 6,991 stocks. Scotiabank increased 98 cents to end at $54 in an exchange of 260 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.02 with traders dealing in 4,545 shares, Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to close at $2.40 as investors exchanged 2 units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 with 14,386 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rose 3 cents in closing at $5.43 with investors trading 58,896 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.