The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with losing stocks numbering more than 2 to 1 as the volume of stocks traded dived 98 percent, with a 94 percent lower value than on Thursday. Market activity resulted in trading in 23 securities from 19 on Thursday and ending with prices of four rising, nine declining and 10 ending firm.
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.
An average of 18,017 shares were traded at $211,479 after, tumbling from 925,034 units at $4,271,894 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 103,157 shares at $580,579 compared with 114,411 units at $629,369 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index slipped 2.03 points to end at 1,013.39, the All T&T Index increased 1.63 points to close at 1,439.22, the SME Index popped 3.67 points to 73.88 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.85 points to 78.16.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini dropped 49 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $49.50 after an exchange of 98 stock units, AS Bryden remained at $1.50 with 15 shares crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 in an exchange of 17,193 stocks. 
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.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.