The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange stocks gained on Thursday with financial market stocks continuing to contribute most to the rise of the market with two from the sector hitting new 52 weeks highs.
The T&T Composite Index added 6.86 points to close at 1,518.01. The All T&T Index rose 13.23 points to 1,941.04, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of gained 0.5 points to end at 148.27.
The market ended with 16 securities changing hands with the prices of five gaining, two declining while nine remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 414,886 shares for $5,835,043, compared to 452,688 shares for $13,232,899, with 11 securities trading on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 50 stock units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $38.88 after surging $2.83, Clico Investment closed 2 cents higher at $28.52, with 113,772 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Bank added $1 and exchanged 900 stock units to settle at $51. Massy Holdings rose 62 cents after trading 5,499 shares to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $62 and Republic Holdings gained 75 cents and closed trading with just 12 shares at 52 weeks’ high of $144.26.
Losses| Agostini’s traded 42 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $25.50 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents in transferring 55,060 shares to close at $20.80.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 2,100 units at $7.89, Grace Kennedy traded 126,254 units at $3.95. Guardian Holdings ended with 6,073 shares trading at $22, but the stock closed with the bid at $22.52 to buy 20,000 units, JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 102,664 stock units, National Enterprises had 74 shares crossing the exchange at $5.51. Prestige Holdings traded 186 units to end at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 1,709 units to end at $62.50, Trinidad Cement closed with 68 units changing hands at $1.85 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39.49 while swapping 423 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Ansa Merchant Bank dropped $1.95 to close at $36.05 with an exchange of 38 stock units, One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents in transferred 645 shares in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.95. Scotiabank ended trading with 161 units after falling 7 cents to $61.22, Trinidad Cement fell 6 cents in exchanging 2,900 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.89. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 8 cents in trading 4,898 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.70 and Unilever Caribbean fell 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.01, with investors exchanging 3,004 shares.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands, compared to 18 on Friday, with three gaining, five declining and the prices of seven remaining unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 3 cents to close at $28.45, with 10,692 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Bank shed 1 cent and settled at $47, with investors exchanging 2,228 shares, Scotiabank ended trading with 3,885 units after falling 11 cents to $61.29. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 3 cents with 31,407 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.78 and Unilever Caribbean fell 4 cents and ended at $22.01, with investors exchanging 100 shares.
The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed up on Friday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones after the market resumed trading after the Christmas holidays break.
NCB Financial dropped 15 cents and settled at $11.35 after 43,993 stock units changed hands. West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 50 cents and ended at $42, with 1,778 units and Unilever Caribbean closed 40 cents down at $23, in trading 1,000 units.
Declining stocks crushed advancers at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, ending seven days of unbroken positive movement for the market and ending with one stock trading at 52 weeks’ high and one a 52 weeks’ low. 
Massy Holdings closed 40 cents down and ended at $59.30, after exchanging 39 shares, One Caribbean Media shed 50 cents and concluded trading of 31,575 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50. Scotiabank dropped 15 cents to close at $59.85, with 39 stock units trading and Unilever Caribbean declined by 9 cents and completed trading of 500 units at $23.40.
Cross-listed stocks posted gains of 20.63 percent to date, bettering the 12.17 percent increase last year.
JMMB Group closed with an increase of 3 cents at $2.53, after exchanging 10,140 shares, NCB Financial gained 10 cents and settled at $11.40, with 8,868 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco climbed $1 to end at 52 weeks’ high of $42, after swapping 2,000 shares.
Losses|Clico Investment Fund ended trading 2 cents lower at $24.98, in swapping 2,861 shares, Ansa Mcal dropped $1.49 and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $52.50, with 2,040 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at $59.75, with 1,054 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed 4 cents down at $1.36, with 15,876 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial dropped 10 cents and ended at $11.20, with 79,906 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 4 cents in trading 3,707 shares to close at $21.11.
LJ Williams B shares gained 5 cents and ended at five years record high of $1.20, with 5,000 units crossing the exchange and Sagicor Financial gained 25 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $11, with 12,034 stock units changing hands.