Investors pushed First Citizens Bank up nearly 8 percent and West Indian Tobacco 15 percent in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, helping to drive the indices higher and continuing the recent recovery of the market.
TTSE recovering from the sharp sell-off recently.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 4.61 points to 1,286.58. The All T&T Index advanced 11.14 points to 1,735.95, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 113.16.
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 three with lower offers.
Gainers│ First Citizens Bank climbed $3.50 to $48, in exchanging 5,687 units, National Flour gained 5 cents to close at a 52-weeks’ high of $2 trading 607,896 shares, Trinidad Cement picked up 5 cents to end at $1.95 in transferring 22,426 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 10 cents higher at $16.10, in swapping 4,147 units and West Indian Tobacco jumped by $4.68 to $35.88, with 50,473 shares changing hands.
Losers│ Clico Investments shed 29 cents to close at $25.01, with an exchange of 500 units, Guardian Holdings lost 10 cents trading 1,500 units to end at $18.15, JMMB Group closed 5 cents lower at $1.90, after swapping 92,390 shares.
Massy Holdings fell $1.02 to $58.98, with a transfer of 2,207 units and Scotiabank closed at $54.75, with a loss of 24 cents in exchanging 500 units.Firm Traders│ First Caribbean International Bank transferred 500 units at $7.50, National Enterprises traded 44,127 shares at $4.25, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy traded 46 units at $1. One Caribbean Media held firm at $5.50, with an exchange of 12,106 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings swapped 14,029 stock units at $132.73.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with two rising, five declining and eleven holding firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 1,221,907 shares valued at $1, $7,269,983 compared to 188,658 shares for $1,302,922 on Tuesday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 10 cents lower at $1, with 930,714 shares crossing the market and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to finish at $1.90 in transferring 28,596 stock units.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index gained 0.22 points to 1,283.31. The All T&T Index declined by 2.16 points to 1,725.88, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.36 points to close at 113.65.
Firm Traders│ Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37 trading 26 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 15,500 shares at $7.50, NCB Financial closed at $7.50 with 72,800 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank ended with 281 units crossing the exchange at $54.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 after exchanging 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained unchanged at $31.20 with 1,892 stock units crossing the market.
First Citizens Bank fell $4 after trading 5,145 units to end at $44. Massy Holdings settled at $55, with a loss of $1 in switching ownership of 28,173 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.53, after losing 46 cents while exchanging 2,135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent transferring 835 units and closed at $16.49.
The volume of stocks trading dropped on Tuesday, but the more important measure, the value of stocks changing hands rose over Monday’s levels as the prices of most stocks declined compared to those increasing.
Losers│ Ansa McAL shed 9 cents transferring 8,399 stock units at $54.40, JMMB Group lost 1 cent with an exchange of 27,042 shares to finish at $1.95, NCB Financial closed 5 cents lower at $7.45, with 25,102 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $132.20, with a loss of 52 cents in trading 1,651 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $16.87 after swapping 1,540 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments shed $1 to finish at $24, in an exchange of 5,430 units, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with a loss of 49 cents with 117,455 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading 7,855 units at $16.87.
The volume of stocks declined but with a higher value than on Wednesday in trading in just nine securities on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. 
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $132.72, with a loss of 88 cents after exchanging 9,914 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.79 points to 1,268.45. The All T&T Index gained 1.56 points to 1,672.95, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.27 points to close at 116.90.
Prestige Holdings gains of 50 cents to end at $7.90, while transferring 300 units and Scotiabank picked up 19 cents to end at $54.19 and 1,000 units traded.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,168 units and closed at $36.30, Clico Investments ended at $22.50, with an exchange of 102,745 shares, Endeavour Holdings held firm at $12.51, in transferring 75 units. First Citizens Bank traded 2,797 units at $39.40, Guardian Media swapped 957 units at $6.40, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with 118 units crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $8, in exchanging 18,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings swapped a mere eight units at $132.65, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $16.90, in trading 583 units and Unilever Caribbean was unchanged at $17.05, after 1,271 units changed hands.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank exchanged 130 units at $39.40, First Caribbean International closed at $7.69, with 668 units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 102 units at $50. National Enterprises transferred 1,238 units at $4.15, NCB Financial closed at $8, with 2,608 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.75, after trading 952 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.90, with an exchange of 3,115 units and West Indian Tobacco swapped 841 units at $30.90.
