West Indian Tobacco lost 25 cents to close at $40.75, with investors exchanging 16,782 shares, but the market closed with five securities ending at 52 weeks’ highs as year-end momentum starts gathering steam.
At the close, the Composite Index gained 8.62 points to 1,453.53 points. The All T&T Index rose 6.07 points to 1,825.75, while the Cross Listed Index added 1.53 points to close at 146.53. Trading ended with the prices of 7 stocks rising, one declined while four remained unchanged.
Investors traded 197,680 shares amounting to $2,775,811 from an exchange of 12 securities, against 15 on Wednesday, resulting in trading in 304,217 shares at $3,580,067.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at four stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund finished trading with 25,385 stock units and rose 55 cents close at $25, Guardian Holdings climbed $1 to settle at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, with 384 stock units trading, Massy Holdings closed with an increase of 25 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $60, with 357 stock units changing hands. 
NCB Financial gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.30, with 15,200 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial rose 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $130.10, with investors exchanging 566 shares, Scotiabank added 20 cents and ended at $60, with 1,396 stock units trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 3 cents in trading of 40,365 shares to close at $21.15
Losses| West Indian Tobacco shares fell 25 cents, completing trading at $40.75, with 16,782 units crossing the exchange.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $35.50, in swapping of just five shares, First Citizens Bank closed at $43, in exchanging of 527 shares, JMMB Group settled at $2.40, with 96,614 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended at $23.50, after trading 99 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
West Indian Tobacco gained $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $41 with investors exchanging more than 9,000 shares as some selling came out. 
West Indian Tobacco rose $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $41, with 9,160 changing hands.
NCB Financial closed with an increase of 20 cents and concluded trading of 27,200 stock units at a record high of $11.20. Trinidad Cement rose 15 cents and completed trading with 51,619 units at $1.95 and LJ Williams rose 15 cents and ended at $1.35, with 5,000 stock units trading.
Demand for West Indian Tobacco shares continues to build since the price adjusted for the three for one split last week. Bids to buy the stock have been rising and are now at 20,465 units at $40, above the adjusted last sale price of $34.98 but there are no stocks offered for sale. 
Demand for West Indian Tobacco shares continues to build with the price adjusted for the 3 for one split bids to buy rising to 19,265 units at $40 well up on the adjusted last sale price of $34.98, but there are no stocks offered for sale. 
Losses| First Citizens Bank fell 90 cents and settled at $42.10, in swapping 50 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 4 cents at $3.44, after exchanging 1,311 shares, JMMB Group shed 6 cents and completed trading of 201,768 shares at $2.40. Sagicor Financial declined 25 cents to end at $10.75, with investors exchanging 150,706 shares.
Republic Financial closed with a gain of 19 cents at $125.99, after exchanging 16,212 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents and ended trading of 23,566 shares at $21.
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.
