The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market recorded more gains on Monday following increases on the previous two trading days after republic Holdings surged $5.46 to close at a new high.
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.
he T&T Composite Index gained 4.72 points on Monday to 1,499.40. The All T&T Index rose 7.89 points to 1,904.96, while the Cross Listed Index inched by 0.07 points to close at 148.19.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 172,952 shares, amounting to $4,651,869 compared to 180,282 shares, amounting to $5,149,858 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Agostini’s rose 45 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $25.45 with an exchange of just 50 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $2.14 to close at $38 with an exchange of 906 stock units and Republic Financial climbed $5.46 to end at a 52 weeks high of $142, after exchanging 14,840 shares.
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.
Firm Trades| Ansa Mcal completed trading 586 units at $55.37, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.95, with investors exchanging 3,000 shares, JMMB Group closed at $2.70, with investors exchanging 43,798 stock units. Massy Holdings swapped 4,000 shares at $62, NCB Financial settled at $11.29, after trading 18,885 shares, Trinidad Cement exchanged 25,025 shares at $1.95 and West Indian Tobacco settled at $40, with 10,311 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market recorded gains on Friday following Thursday’s increases, even as declining ones outnumbered the number of stocks advancing. 
Massy Holdings ended trading 11 cents higher at $62, after a transfer of 18,201 shares, Scotiabank increased 27 cents to $61.49, with 3,923 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents in trading 6,977 shares to close at $20.95.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 20 cents in trading 93,576 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.80, Trinidad Cement declined 3 cents to end at $1.95, with 32,656 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco dropped 60 cents and settled at $40.05, with 800 stock units crossing the exchange.
Massy Holdings rose 48 cents and ended at $61.99, with 9,025 units changing hands and Republic Financial added 49 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $136.50, after exchanging just 50 shares.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down on Wednesday as no stock gained while First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
National Enterprises closed with a gain of 20 cents and closed at $5.70, with a transfer of 10,000 units and Republic Financial gained 26 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $136.01, with 14,857 units changing hands.