Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 2,659 percent with the value 525 percent more than at the close of trading on Thursday. At the close, 21 securities were traded, compared with 23 on Thursday and ended with prices of five stocks rising, five declining and 11 ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 4,254,206 shares for $16,345,008, well above 154,201 stock units at $2,616,402 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 202,581 shares changing hands at $778,334, sharply higher than the measly 6,704 units at $113,757 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 32,048 shares at $258,260, up from 22,498 units at $229,140 on the previous day and an average of 30,770 shares at $141,333 for February
The Composite Index rallied 4.20 points to end trading at 934.39, the All T&T Index rose 8.09 points to 1,343.56, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index was unchanged at 69.51.
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 market activities, Agostini remained at $61.80 with investors swapping just one share, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.89 after an exchange of 90 stock units, Ansa McAl skidded 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $37.01, after trading of 1,142 shares. 
AS Bryden slipped 2 cents in closing at $1.46, with 239 units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44 as investors exchanged 30 stocks, First Citizens Group fell 36 cents to $34.65 in swapping 2,065 units. GraceKennedy fell 3 cents to end at $3.35 with an exchange of 10 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15, with 5,675 shares being exchanged, JMMB Group ended at 83 cents with investors dealing in 245 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 2 cents in closing at $3.36 with a transfer of 3,745,213 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.60, with 24,335 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 102,474 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.97 with traders dealing in 1,002 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of just 7 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40, following trading of 74 stock units. Republic Financial dipped 76 cents and ended at $105.25, with 1,957 units changing hands, 
Scotiabank popped 35 cents to finish at $45.50 with investors trading 162 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 4 cents to close at $8.04 after a transfer of 316,353 units. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $1.70 after it closed with an exchange of 46,610 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied $1.65 in closing at $14.70 with 65 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45, with 6,457 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.