Trading on Friday benefited from increased interest in the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, pushing the number of securities traded to 27 from 20 on Thursday and ended with prices of eight stocks rising, just two declining and 17 ending firm. At the close, the volume of stocks traded rose 6 percent but the value dropped 56 percent compared to Thursday.
A total of 314,291 shares were traded for $2,158,409 compared to 297,667 stocks at $4,892,453 on Thursday.
An average of 11,640 shares changed hands at $79,941, down from 14,883 units at $244,623 on Thursday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 15,980 shares at $127,538 after falling below 16,665 units at $135,052 on the previous day and an average for May of 18,019 shares at $397,491.
The Composite Index popped 0.61 points to end at 992.46, the All T&T Index rose 0.72 points to 1,443.99, the SME Index remained at 88.54 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.07 points to 71.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the trading week, Agostini ended at $59.45, with 17 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.50, with investors swapping 4,008 units, Ansa McAl remained at $50, with 308 shares crossing the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 after just one stock unit was traded, AS Bryden ended at $1.50, with an exchange of 500 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.75, with investors trading 7,820 shares. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 after the switching ownership of two stocks, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.20, with investors dealing in 20 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 25 cents to close at $38 in an exchange of 4,734 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $3.36 with investors trading 583 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.82, following an exchange of 52,687 stocks, Guardian Media gained 4 cents and ended at 85 cents, with 51 units changing hands. JMMB Group rose 2 cents to 80 cents as investors exchanged 148,238 stock units, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $3.42 with trading of 43,707 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.20 after an exchange of 500 units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 with a transfer of 40 stocks, 
NCB Financial ended at $2.55 after an exchange of 20 stock units, One Caribbean Media rallied 4 cents to $1.99 after trading of 16 shares. Point Lisas remained at $7 with an exchange of 506 units, Prestige Holdings increased $1.65 to close at $12.65, after 19 stocks passed through the market, Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to $108.50 after a transfer of 1,010 stock units. Scotiabank rose 6 cents to $45.46 after 5,030 shares crossed the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10 with investors swapping 39,580 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.73 in an exchange of 500 stocks. Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent in closing at $14.94, with 204 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rose 2 cents to $2.87 after a transfer of 4,090 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.