First Citizens Bank traded at 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.
Three securities closed at 52 weeks’ high as the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange quietly continue to move higher with the All T&T Index rising more than 4 percent for the year to date.
Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands, against 10 on Wednesday with investors exchanging 244,479 shares for $4,262,247, compared to 80,535 shares for $942,914 on Wednesday.
At close of the market, 7 stocks advanced 2 declined and 6 remained unchanged, while Clico Investments and First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ highs and helped to lead the Composite Index to a gain of 5.30 points to 1,333.71. The All T&T Index jumped 10.87 points to end at 1,775.64, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.06 points to close at 120.30
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Angostura Holdings gained 20 cents to end at $16, with 306 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments finished 30 cents higher at $23, trading 108,409 stock units, First Citizens climbed 45 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $36.50, after exchanging 404 shares. Republic Financial Holdings added 29 cents and settled at $119.79, after trading just 20 shares, Scotiabank increased 50 cents and ended at $63.51, with a mere 35 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $2.65, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a gain of 30 cents at $26.30, after swapping 10,482 shares.
Stocks closing losses| JMMB Group fell 2 cents at $1.76, after exchanging 41,500 
shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 23 cents and completed trading 33,763 units at $30.27.
Stocks closing firm| CinemaOne ended at $9.95, with 376 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading with 30,404 units at $8.25, National Flour exchanged 2,601 shares at $1.65. NCB Financial Group settled at $8.25, after exchanging 5,290 shares, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.80, after trading 10,250 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.75, with 15 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.