JSE headquarters in downtown Kingston.
Decline of $1.90 in the price of Scotia Group shares along with 9 other stocks, dented the value of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as price movements between winners and losers are close to even as 25 securities traded.
The market suffered large fall in the two main indices with the All Jamaica Composite Index dropping 3,458.79 points to close at 281,912.79, as the 290,000 points resistance is proving a challenge to the market for the time being. The JSE Market Index sank 3,151.35 points to 256,854.43. The JSE US dollar market index added 0.40 points to 187.99.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands in the main market with 4 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 11 declining. The main market ended with 4,433,242 units valued at $88,443,092 changing hands compared to 1,991,216 units valued at $25,521,205 on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 110,250 units valued at US$31,004, bringing the total of all trades to J$92,473,610.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 177,330 units valued at $3,537,724 for each security traded compared to an average of 82,967 units valued at $1,063,384. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 278,353 units with an average value of $2,866,580 compared with an average of 284,296 units with an average value of $2,829,294 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.
Inflows of all currencies into Jamaica’s forex market rose on Tuesday to US$45.06 million from Mondays’ US$41.73 million, while dealers sold US$49.48 million versus US$40.33 million, previously. 
Inflows of all currencies into Jamaica’s forex market dipped on Monday to US$41.73 million from Fridays’ US$51.07 million, while dealers sold US$40.33 million versus US$35.61 million, previously. 
NCB Financial fell 92 cents to $86.88 with 73,643 units changing hands. 1834 Investments ending at $1.40, with 93,917 stocks, PanJam Investment traded with a loss of 50 cents at $35, with 146,100 units, Portland JSX traded at $9.30, with 2,450 shares, Pulse Investments closed 9 cents higher at $1.80, with 7,701 stock units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.12, with 49,263 units, Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 40 cents at $34, with 55,255 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 7,480 shares. Scotia Group dropped $3 to $46, with 44,994 stock units changing hands, Scotia Investments concluded trading 1 cents higher at $35.51, with 2,900 units, Supreme Ventures ended 9 cents higher at $11.09, with 699 shares.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange started well after the scheduled 9:30 opening, and only started at 1:15 in the afternoon after the stock exchange resolved problems with the trading platform and market activity ended at 3.29 on Monday. 
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 859.78 points to close at 285,371.58, the JSE Market Index lost 783.36 points to 260,005.78 and the JSE US dollar market index inched 0.54 points higher to 187.05.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with 19 securities changing hands, the same as on Friday, resulting in an exchange of only 394,030 units valued at $1,640,793 compared to 2,279,940 units valued at $14,635,254 on Friday. 
compared to 136,087 units at an average of $624,758 previously. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded. Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed and having implications for Tuesday’s trading activity as 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Honey Bun concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 1,160 units, Iron Rock settled at $2.80, with 13,303 shares, Jamaican Teas closed at $4.05, with just 1,751 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 25,797 shares, Key Insurance traded at $4, with 10,415 units, KLE Group traded at $2.86, with 4,400 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 5 cents at $6.75, with 10,551 stock units, Lasco Financial closed 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 9,851 units, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4, with 103,799 shares, Main Event ended with a loss of 83 cents at $4.45, with 19,939 units, Medical Disposables concluded trading at $5, with 1,400 stocks trading, Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 9 cents at $4.75, with 26,188 stock units and tTech traded 20,000 shares at $7.55.
Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.50 with 4,960 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $22, after falling $1 in trading 148,514 shares. Kingston Wharves with 100 units traded rose $1.23 to $30.73, Mayberry Investments lost 9 cents, closing at $4.60 with 31,800 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 70 cents lower to $87.80 with 90,395 shares, 1834 Investments lost 4 cents to close at $1.40 with 30,000 shares. PanJam Investment dropped $3.50 to $35.50 with 22,813 stock units, Pulse Investments closed at $1.71, gaining 6 cents with 126,500 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.12 trading 72,310 shares, Sagicor Group gained 40 cents, and ended at $34.40 with 15,770 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 39 cents, closing at $11 with 1,850 units, Scotia Group closed $2.90 higher at $49 while exchanging 58,409 shares, Scotia Investments fell $1.50, closing at $35.50 with 1,412 units, Seprod with gains of $1, ended at $34 with 1,000 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $11, having gained 15 cents with 50,150 shares changing hands. Productive Business Solution US ordinary shares closed at 65 US cents trading 1,920 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents, after losing 1.99 US cents in exchanging 241,067 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed traded at $1.19 with 171,913 units.
Inflows of all currencies into Jamaica’s forex market jumped on Friday of US$51.07 million from Thursdays’ US$30.75 million, while dealers sold only US$35.61 million versus US$26.40 million. 
Investors pushed the price of Berger Paints higher during trading, buying more than half a million units while Scotia Group shares were pushed back over $50, but closed below with a tidy gain at the end. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Bank of Jamaica announced that they will be auctioning off US$10 million in each of the next four foreign exchange auction (B-FXITT).
