Trading closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a moderate decline in the volume of stocks traded at 32 percent lower valued than Thursday’s outcome, resulting from an exchange of 16 securities compared with 19 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven rising, five declining and four ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 227,176 shares worth $1,890,489 compared to 216,476 stock units at $2,781,016 on Thursday.
An average of 14,199 shares were traded at $118,156, compared with 11,393 stock units with an average of $146,369 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 16,872 shares at an average value of $122,304, down from 17,382 units at $123,092 on the previous day and an average of 12,077 shares at $98,177 for October.
The Composite Index declined by 5.26 points to settle at 996.38, the All T&T Index fell 15.05 points to end at 1,400.77, the SME Index gained 3.50 points to close at 74.62 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.76 points to end at 79.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini declined by $2.69 to close at $42.30 in switching ownership of 100 stocks, Ansa McAl dropped $3.65 to finish at $41.35 with investors trading 696 units, AS Bryden shed 5 cents and ended at $1 after 25,000 shares passed through the market. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 20 cents to close at $8.20, with 150 stock units changing hands, Endeavour Holdings rose 50 cents to end at $14, with 600 shares changing hands; First Citizens Group rose 55 cents to end at $37.55, with 4,678 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings popped 5 cents and ended at $17.05 after an exchange of 3,000 shares, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents, with investors trading 51,000 units, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 10 stocks. Massy Holdings climbed 3 cents to end at $3.30 after trading 53,140 units, National Flour Mills declined by 9 cents in closing at $1.51 with an exchange of 67,326 shares, Republic Financial remained at $113.90 after 10,617 stock units crossed the market. 
Scotiabank increased $3.20 to finish at $52 after a transfer of 10 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 2 cents and ended at $9.98 in trading 125 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 15 cents to end at $15.40, with 2,778 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.85 with investors swapping 7,946 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.