Winning stocks edged out losers by almost two to one on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following a 184 percent jump in volume of stocks traded with a 96 percent greater value than on Thursday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven rising, four declining and eight ending firm.
The market closed after trading of 219,533 shares for $1,150,026, up from 77,767 stocks at $588,831 on Thursday.
An average of 11,554 shares were traded at $60,528 well above the 4,320 stock units at $32,713 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 41,015 shares at $321,652 well aligned with 42,737 units at $336,896 on the previous day and higher than an average for September of 37,104 shares with a value of $224,976.
The Composite Index slipped 0.51 points to 970.83, the All T&T Index shed 2.74 points to 1,402.91, the SME Index skidded 1.47 points to finish at 97.70 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.27 points to settle at 71.16.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close on the last day of the week, Agostini ended at $66.50 with an exchange of 196 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $42.49 after it closed with just one stock changing hands, AS Bryden slipped by 1 cent and ended at $2.22 after investors exchanged 80 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.47 after a transfer of 25 units, Endeavour Holdings fell 55 cents in closing at $18.50 with investors trading 479 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4, with 100 shares crossing the market. First Citizens Group rallied 37 cents to $36.47 with investors trading 296 units, GraceKennedy rose 4 cents and ended at $3.49 in switching ownership of 100 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 71 cents, after 38 stock units crossed through the market. Massy Holdings lost 5 cents in closing at $3.60 in trading 6,275 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.10, with 148 units crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to close at $1.57 with investors dealing in 89 stocks. 
NCB Financial increased 2 cents to $1.93 after an exchange of 200,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 18 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $13.75 with a transfer of 7 shares, Republic Financial advanced 5 cents to end at $106.25 after an exchange of 6,018 units. Scotiabank ended at $48.60, after 1,000 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 24 cents and ended at $2.99 in an exchange of 1,370 stock units and Trinidad Cement skidded 2 cents to close at $1.93, with 311 shares changing hands.
AS Bryden preferred share sank ended at US$1 as investors exchanged 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.