Palace closed at a new high of $170 on Thursday.
The junior market accounted for 1,832,518 units valued at $9,192,820 of the total traded on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index climbed 527.63 points to end at 159,833.55. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 590.07 points to close at 177,584.12 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,217.16 points, to end at 171,844.01.
At the close of the market prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 39 that traded, with 8 declining in the overall market, including 12 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless dominated trading with 3,903,944 shares changing hands and closed with a loss of 5 cents at 94 cents, Carreras traded 10,987 shares and gained 3 cents to close at $66.47, Grace Kennedy ended at $42.99, with 5,640 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 4,580 shares changing hands, to end with a gain of 5 cents at $14.60. Jamaica Producers ended at $8.50 with 450 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 60 cents with 80,279 units changing hands, to end at $27.40 after trading as high as $28.50.
JMMB Group traded 19,900 units and rose by 5 cents to $9.95. Kingston Wharves dropped $1.45 in trading 5,261 shares to close at $16.10, Mayberry Investments gained 20 cents ended with 3,570 shares trading to close at $3.50, National Commercial Bank had 15,840 units changing hands to close at $40, Palace Amusement traded 500 units and rose $5 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $170. Pan Jamaican Investments fell 19 cents and closed at $24.30 after trading 2,950 shares, Portland JSX traded 27,200 units at $11, Sagicor Group traded 1,820 shares while rising 30 cents to close at $22.50, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to close at $31 with 22,700 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures had 879,445 units changing hands and fell 9 cents to $4.75 and Proven Investments traded 20,849 units to close at 19.87 US cents after slipping 0.13 cent.
