The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday, after investors traded 24 securities, up from 21 on Wednesday and ended with a 31 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, at a 66 percent lower value compared to Wednesday. The market closed with prices of 10 stocks rising, four declining and 10 ending firm.
Trading ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
An average of 5,209 shares were traded at $36,492 compared with 8,666 stock units at $120,933 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 84,902 shares at $443,571 compared with 90,044 units at $469,834 on Wednesday and an average of 16,054 shares at $137,863 for August.
The Composite Index popped 1.77 points to close at 1,016.78, the All T&T Index advanced 6.81 points to end at 1,442.04, the SME Index remained at 74.67 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.52 points to close at 78.72.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini gained $2 to finish at $49 with 3,799 stocks crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors dealing in 1,100 units, AS Bryden popped 11 cents and settled at $1.50 with an exchange of 166 shares. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transactio