Republic Financial climbed $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $111 and West Indian Tobacco rose 30 cents on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday and remained poised for more gains.
West Indian Tobacco closed higher slightly higher but closed with the bid at $94.20 to buy 3,950 shares with none on offer at the close, as investors respond to improved results and a pending stock split.
Market activities ended with 16 securities trading versus 12 on Monday, 8 advancing, 5 declining and 3 remaining unchanged. The market closed with one stock trading at 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ low as 135,571 units valued at 824,024 traded, compared to 449,177 units valued at 8,056,501 changing hands on Monday.
The Composite Index climbed 3.03 points to 1,251.43. The All T&T Index rose 4.81 points to 1,715.01, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.16 points to close at 106.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments ended trading with a rise of 20 cents to close at $20.20, with 3,205 stock units changing hands, First Citizens finished 26 cents higher and completed trading at $33, after exchanging 4,061 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading of 105,700 shares and gained 8 cents to settle at $1.80, National Flour added 6 cents and ended at $1.68, with 500 units trading, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1 in settling at $111, after exchanging just 10 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent and completed trading at $29.51, after exchanging 8,284 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents and settled at $2.70, exchanging 4,100 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 30 cents and ended at $94.50 trading 245 units.
Stocks closing with losses|Agostini’s lost 20 cents and settled at $23.20, after exchanging 421 shares, Angostura 
Holdings ended trading 10 cents lower at $15.60, with 64 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded trading of 1,269 shares with a loss of 17 cents to close at $46.83, Prestige Holdings traded with a loss of 20 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.30, with 1,000 units and Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.39, with 2,050 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading with no price change| National Enterprises closed at $8.44, with 100 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.50, after exchanging 3,949 shares and Scotiabank ended at $64.50, as just 613 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JMMB Group finished 8 cents higher and concluded market activity at $1.72, after exchanging 12,350 shares, 
Holdings closed at $3 higher to $47, after exchanging 10,000 shares, 
$44, after exchanging 2,300 shares and Point Lisas share fell 1 cent and ended at $3.63, with 1,400 stock units changing hands.
After closing for the Divali holiday on Tuesday, trading resumed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday remains low but picked up to 111,962 units valued at $1,415,895 compared to 16,715 shares with a value of $445,427, changing hands on Thursday.
with 1,163 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents and completed trading at $16.75, after exchanging 40 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 600 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media ended trading with a loss of $1.03 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $11, after exchanging 900 shares.
National Enterprises fell 44 cents to a 52 week’s Low of $8.52, with 100 stock units changing hands and