20 stocks gained on JSE – Thursday

Trading ended on the Jamaica stock market with 3,528,863 units valued at $30,773,107 changing hands, in all market segments with 35 securities trading. The junior market accounted for 1,752,229 units, valued at $12,898,901 of the trades.
A total 20 stocks in the combined markets gained, 11 declined including 3 preference shares. Four stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at an intraday high.
At the close the JSE Market Index climbed 450.69 points to 146,147.21, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 503.67 points to end at 162,284.04 and the JSE combined index gained 748.48 points to close at 152,990.17. The main market faces resistance test around the 165,000 points level, on the all Jamaica composite index.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Cable and Wireless gained 18 cents with 536,041 units changing hands to close at $1.33, Caribbean Cement gained 11 cents to end at $18.20 with 48,045 shares trading, Carreras lost 75 cents in closing at $60 with 78,450 units changing hands. Gleaner closed with 498,116 units changing hands at $1.10 for a fall of 20 cents, as it appears that the merger with Radio Jamaica in its present form, is in jeopardy. Grace Kennedy fell back by $4.98, with 6,100 units changing hands, to finish at $80.02, Jamaica Broilers fell by 35 cents to close at $9.85 with 36,600 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers traded 20,000 shares to end at $32, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose by $2.99 to close at $18.99 with 11,270 units changing hands. Mayberry Investments had 133,277 shares trading at $4.30 for a gain of 10 cents, National Commercial Bank rose 20 cents to end at $39.90, with 29,018 units changing hands, Pulse Investments traded 34,270 units with a gain of 20 cents at $2.50. Sagicor Group closed with 55,026 units changing hands with a gain of 10 cents at $17.60 for a new 52 weeks’ closing high, but traded earlier at $18.50 for an intraday high, Scotia Group gained 9 cents with 141,900 shares changing hands at $28.70. Seprod traded 8,033 units and gained 25 cents in ending at $20.60, Supreme Ventures ended at $4.66 with a rise of 6 cents with 68,393 units changing hands and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 45,700 units with a rise of 3.2 cents to close at 22.75 US cents.