Witco jumps $3 to $110 – Tuesday

West Indian Tobacco recovered the $3 lost on Monday to close back at the 52 weeks’ high of $110 on Tuesday, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on a day when rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by a big margin.
Market activity ended in 16 securities trading with 8 advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, against 17 securities changing hands on Monday. At the close of trading, the Composite Index gained 1.35 points to 1,349.98. The All T&T Index rose 1.68 points to 1,796.48, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.14 points to close at 121.88.
Trading ended with 203,635 shares at a value of $3,092,200 changing hands, compared to 814,537 shares at a value of $8,160,288, on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Agostini’s gained 18 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.51, after exchanging 200 shares, CinemaOne rose 5 cents in trading 208 shares to close at $10, Clico Investments rose 15 cents and ended at $22.65, with 17,000 stock units changing hands. First Citizens closed with a gain of 24 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.25, after exchanging 415 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent and completed trading of 1,075 units at $18.51. Sagicor Financial finished trading with a rise of 10 cents to end at $8.90, after exchanging 38,894 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 10 cents and completed trading 3,405 units at $29.50 and West Indian Tobacco advanced $3 and ended at $110, with 260 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal fell 9 cents and completed trading of 1,837 units at $55.24.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 25,843 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded trading at $55, after exchanging 1,325 shares, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.45, in exchanging 69,200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $123, after trading 2,678 shares. Scotiabank ended at $63.55, with 1,548 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, after exchanging 19,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean concluded at $26.30, trading 20,955 shares.