The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued its upward climb on Wednesday as 2019 ages and the bull slowly awakens amidst the Trinidad warmth leading to two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with three stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 5.49 points on Wednesday to 1,462.74. The All T&T Index gained 9.11 points to 1,841.39, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 146.90.
Investors traded 363,101 units valued at $10,508,456 compared to 158,719 shares amounting to $1,971,657 on Tuesday.
Gains| First Citizens Bank recovered the $1 lost on Tuesday to close at $44, with 4,550 units changing hands. JMMB Group closed with an increase of 1 cent at $2.54, after exchanging 8,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings gained 85 cents with 3,675 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $131. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 39 cents in trading 6,196 shares to close at $21.50 and West Indian Tobacco added 50 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $42.50 after exchanging 203,080 shares.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 6 cents and closed at $5.49 with 549 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial shed 10 cents and settled at $11.30, with 69,222 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas declined by 2 cents to close at $3.58 while trading 2,026 shares, Scotiabank lost 25 cents in settling at $59.75, with 1,670 units changing hands and
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings ended at $21, with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings closed at $59.75, in trading 329 units and National Flour ended at $1.36, with investors exchanging 61,304 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
