
Republic Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.
Trading closed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, rising stocks outpacing declining ones by a significant margin.
The market closed with 17 securities trading, with seven stocks gaining, two declining while eight closed unchanged, after Republic Financial Holding ended at a new 52 weeks’ high.
The T&T Composite Index inched 0.01 points higher to 1,479.14. The All T&T Index rose just 0.53 points to 1,881.13, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.07 points to close at 145.92.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 223,638 shares, valued at $5,221,135, compared to 130,180 shares, with a value of $4,139,922, from 16 securities 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 one with a lower offer.
Gains| Clico Investments gained 11 cents and ended at $28, after exchanging 34,949 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $16.16, with 4,400 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Bank increased by 5 cents and settled at $45.15, trading 2,200 stock units. Massy Holdings climbed 40 cents and ended at $62, after exchanging 504 shares, National Flour rose 4 cents and closed at $1.40, after trading a mere eight unit. Republic Financial rose 25 cents end at a 52 weeks’ high of $135.75, after swapping of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent and completed trading of 8,468 shares at $41.20.
Losses| JMMB Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.65, with investors exchanging 22,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading of 10,184 shares but fell 61 cents to close at $23.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl closed at $55.30, with 41,693 units crossing the exchange, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1,000 shares at $15.85, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.90, with investors exchanging 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $21.50, with 1,000 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial exchanged 84,000 shares to close at $11, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.90, with an exchange of 12 units, Scotiabank ended at $61.01, in trading 650 units and Unilever Caribbean settled at $22.25, with 1,970 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading volume and value declined on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday compared to Tuesday’s levels and resulted in declines in the indices. 

JMMB Group shed 5 cents after exchanging 206,915 stock units and ended at $2.65, Massy Holdings dropped 45 cents to $61.55, with 6,741 units changing hands. National Enterprises closed with a loss of 26 cents at $5.50, with investors exchanging 23,400 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 75 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $22.25, with 500 units traded.

Firm Trades| Angostini’s concluded trading with 2,020 units at $26, Angostura Holdings closed at $16.20, with 20 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl settled at $55.20, after exchanging 240 shares, Endeavour Holdings traded 40 shares at $12.50. First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8, with the trading of 3,270 units, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 1,580 shares at $22, Guardian Media closed at $7.50, with investors exchanging 10,000 units. NCB Financial ended at $10.86, with an exchange of 5,000 units, Scotiabank closed at $61, with investors exchanging 1,713 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading of 1,614 shares at $23.75 and Trinidad Cement settled at $2, with 96,837 stock units changing hands.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to move higher in the two trading days in 2020 after closing 2019 with the first year of gains after five years of losses. Indicators are pointing to another year of growth for the market.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 75 cents in trading 18,298 shares at $24 and West Indian Tobacco added 25 cents and concluded at $41.25, with investors exchanging 1,633 shares.
NCB Financial fell 5 cents and closed at $10.85, with 72,345 units changing hands and Republic Financial ended trading 5 cents lower at $131, after swapping 3,686 shares.
Losses| Massy Holdings fell 5 cents and closed at $59.70, with just 15 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with investors exchanging 16,660 shares. NCB Financial dropped 45 cents and settled at $10.90, with 124,465 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 10 cents at $59.90, after swapping of 49 shares.
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.