The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed with gains for a second week, with the market Indices rising around half a percent, resulting from gains in 5 stocks and 8 declining, with Calypso Micro Index Fund being the biggest mover for the week, dropping $1.44 to $23.51.
Ansa McAl lost $1 in ending at $45, Trinidad Cement fell 50 cents to $1.95 and Republic Holdings shed 30 cents to $112.20.
Unilever Caribbean rose 62 cents to $13.77, First Citizens Bank and Scotiabank gained 25 cents each and Guardian Holdings rose 26 cents.
At the close of the market for the week, the average PE ratio of stocks rose to 17.80, based on 2024 earnings and slipped to 12.43, based on estimates of 2025 earnings, suggesting a 29 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025.
Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise by 200 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, with a 380 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 80 percent, Trinidad Cement with 430 percent, Eric Solis with a 180 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 330 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 340 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.