Trading volume picked on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday but the value of stocks traded was down on Thursday.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands, down sharply from 22 on Thursday, leading to 971,051 shares at a value of $11,872,964 changing hands, compared to 596,438 units valued at $12,414,789 on Thursday.
Market activity closed, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. At the close, the Composite Index rose 0.16 points to end at 1,303.20. The All T&T Index fell 0.97 points to 1,703.63, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 121.98
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Grace Kennedy added 6 cents and completed trading at $3.06, with 21,132 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings increased 1 cent $107.52, after exchanging 17,968 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $8.81, in exchanging 30,665 shares and Sagicor Financial added 1 cent and ended at $8.81, after trading 30,665 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading of 1,120 units and 
lost 25 cents close at $55, Clico Investments lost 2 cents and ended at $20.17, with 12,131 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas traded with 100 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.60.
Stocks closing firm | Angostura Holdings ended at $16.05 with 6,000 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 577,149 units at $8.50, First Citizens settled at $33.82, after exchanging 2,177 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 2,284 units at $18. National Flour closed trading of 134,092 units, at $1.65, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.40, after exchanging 64,026 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.65, with 12,957 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.14, with an exchange of 88,850 units and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $25, after exchanging 400 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
