1,700 points drop erased- Friday

Pan Jamaican jumped $5.50 to $94 on Friday.

Pan Jamaican jumped $5.50 to $94 on Friday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange racked up big index losses in the early morning session on Friday, with all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 1,680.04 points but closed in a positive territory at the end. A total of 35 securities changed hands, accounting for 3,857,762 units valued at $55,590,365, in all market segments.
The junior market accounted for 1,443,534 units of the shares traded, valued at $5,505,458.
At the close of trading, 11 stocks in the overall market gained, 10 declined including 3 of the stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market.
The JSE Market Index gained 77.70 points to end at 153,433.79. JSE Sum-06-5-16 The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 86.90 points to close at 170,426.79 and the JSE combined index climbed 9.38 points, to close at 164,347.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator|
At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 42,400 shares to close at $4, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.39 after rising 3 cents while trading 70,450 units, Caribbean Cement traded 3,459 shares as the price fell 1 cent to close at $26.49, Carreras shed 50 cents while trading 10,995 shares, to close at $63.50. Grace Kennedy ended at $83.50 with 11,270 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers had 12,370 units changing hands, to close at $14.55. Jamaica Producers dropped $1 with 10,000 units changing hands at $33.50, JMMB Group lost 50 cents in trading 8,774 shares to close at $10,,JSE MM fn qts 06-5-16 Kingston Wharves traded 500,000 shares and fell $1.50, to close at $11.50, Mayberry Investments traded 31,380 shares and gained of 5 cents, to close at $4.10. National Commercial Bank fell 25 cents while trading 81,123 shares to close at $40 Pan Jamaican Investment jumped $5.50 with 117,925 shares trading at $94, Radio Jamaica traded 16,000 shares and gained 4 cents to end at $1.19, Sagicor Group ended with 28,010 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 139,565 shares to close at $10 after falling 15 cents. Scotia Group climbed by 99 cents to close at $32.99 while 756,529 units changed hands, Scotia Investments ended trading 11,920 shares but fell 80 cents to $25.20, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.35 with 13,812 shares changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 529,237 units at $1.05 for a rise of 1 cent.

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