Jamaica Broilers traded more half of Friday’s volume.
The volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose sharply on Friday to 16,726,086 units valued at $358,993,001 from just 3,989,661 units valued at $65,937,392, Thursday.
The sharp increase in Friday’s volume was led by Jamaica Broilers Group with 8,778,922 units accounting for nearly 53.5 percent of the day’s volume followed by Radio Jamaica with 2,669,432 units and 15.96 percent of total volume and Carreras with 1,124,379 units and NCB Financial with 1,089,615 shares.
At the close on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the main market indices rose with All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 2,198.27 points at 335,563.64, while the JSE Index rose 2,002.87 points to 305,736.36. The market closed out the half year mark with an increase of just 6 percent. Palace Amusement led the stocks rising with an increase of 168% followed by Kingston Wharves with 40 percent, PanJam Investments up 29 percent with Jamaica Broilers and Caribbean Cement up 28 percent each.
Stocks with major price changes are, Caribbean Cement rose $1 to end at $41, Carreras rose 80 cents and closed at $10, Grace Kennedy rose 66 cents to $52.26, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to end at $23, JMMB Group rose 60 cents to close at $29, NCB Financial jumped $1.50 to $98, Productive Business Solution preference share lost $2 in closing at $103 and Scotia Group rose 80 cents to end at $51.
Market activities in the main and US dollar markets resulted in 24 securities trading of which 12 advanced, 4 declined and 8 closing unchanged, compared to 27 securities trading on Thursday.
In the US dollar market, 156,168 units traded valued at $17,178 with Sygnus Credit being the sole stock trading in the segment with the price ending at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 155.
Trading resulted in an average of 727,221 shares valued at $15,608,391, compared to 166,236 units valued at an average of $2,747,391 for each security traded on Thursday. For the month to date, 250,168 units traded with an average value of $5,895,281 and on the previous day, 229,774 units traded with an average value of $5,182,608. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
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Trading ended with an average of 203,050 units for an average of $663,190 in contrast to 91,982 units for an average of $358,532 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 139,543 units valued at $671,002 and previously 136,164 units valued at 671,284. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation jumped 50 cents higher to $3, with 3,562,554 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $5.20, trading just 100 units, Iron Rock concluded trading at $3, with 528,900 shares, ISP Finance finished with a loss of 2 cents at $15, after trading 9,000 shares. Jamaican Teas settled at $5.50, with 1,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $4.06, with 90,000 stock units, Key Insurance traded at $4, with 148 units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 1 cent at $12.50, trading 58,719 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, after shedding 10 cents exchanging 41,764 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 6,941 stock units and fell 11 cents to $4.89, Lasco Manufacturing declined 30 cents to close at $3.90, with 26,900 units, Medical Disposables fell 17 cents to $5, with 500 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 78,256 stock units at $8 and tTech ended at $6, with 8,000 shares changing hands.
Securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Friday to just 11 against 18 on Thursday, resulting in 2 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 43 cents and ended at $29.56, with 13,467 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 2 cents and completed trading at $29.23, after exchanging 200 shares.
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According to the BOJ,” in March, April and May 2018, inflation fell below the lower end of the Bank’s inflation target of 4 percent to 6 percent.” Data released by Statistical Institute of Jamaica reported Jamaica as having recorded a period of deflation for the three months. BOJ also stated that “core inflation (measured by changes in the CPI excluding agriculture and fuel) has also been low, in the region of 2 percent to 3 percent. The main factors that contributed to inflation being lower than the target included a stronger-than-anticipated recovery in agricultural supplies following adverse weather shocks in 2017, lower-than-forecasted imported inflation (associated with an appreciation in the Jamaican dollar over the year to April 2018 and a reduction in the pass-through of oil prices to inflation) and weaker-than anticipated domestic demand.”
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell sharply on Thursday to just 3,989,661 units valued at $65,937,392, down from 12,393,354 units valued at $115,843,551 on Wednesday with Pulse as the lead trade. 
For the second consecutive day, Pulse Investments led trading and closed on Thursday with 781,135 units trading, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the day’s volume and was followed by JMMB Group 7.25% preference share with 750,000 shares and Scotia Group with 628,743 units.
Trading resulted in an average of 166,236 units valued at an average of $2,747,391 for each security traded, in contrast to 515,323 units valued at an average of $4,826,815 on Wednesday. For the month to date, 229,774 units traded with an average value of $5,182,608 and on the previous day, 232,741 units traded with an average value of $5,302,373. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
Volume rose on the Junior Market, at the close of trading on Thursday with 1,563,696 units valued at $6,095,052 changing hands, compared to just 654,195 units valued at $2,886,318 on Wednesday. 
Trading ended with an average of 91,982 units for an average of $358,532 in contrast to 29,736 units for an average of $131,196 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 136,164 units valued at 671,284 and previously 137,894 units valued at $683,354. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
FosRich Group finished trading at $3, with 93,528 shares, General Accident closed at $3.01, with 430 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading 2 cents higher at $5.20, with 59,435 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.50, with 17,890 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 1,339 units and 7 cents higher at $4.06, KLE Group rose 10 cents to close at $2.90, with 10,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded 1,500 shares and ended at $12.51, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.10, in exchanging 244,081 stock units. Lasco Financial finished 2 cents higher at $5, with 56,100 units, Main Event ended trading 31,611 shares and gained 11 cents to end at $6.27 and Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 15,447 units trading.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 18 securities against 14 on Wednesday, resulting in 2 advancing, 3 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. 
Guardian Holdings ended at $16.99, with 5,235 units, JMMB Group settled at $1.75, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47.20, after trading 9,550 shares, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $5.49, exchanging 200 shares, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.34, with 7,107 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, with 173,095 units, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $102.76, after exchanging 1,338 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, with 10,466 shares changing hands.
At the close of market activity, 12,367,754 units valued at $115,843,551 changed hands compared to 6,586,973 units valued at $111,180,207, on Tuesday.
The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 155.49.
A report that Everything Fresh is negotiating to acquire an unnamed company seems to have provided some support for the stocks on the Junior Market on Wednesday. The price gained 5 cents to close at $2.15 with 52,600 shares traded. 
Trading ended with an average of 29,736 units for an average of $131,196 in contrast to 72,971 units for an average of $369,404 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 137,894 units valued at $683,354 and previously 143,670 units valued at $713,028. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
General Accident closed at $3.01, with 36,278 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $5.18, after exchanging 2,000 shares, Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3, with 10,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.50, with 12,600 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 6 cents at $3.99, with 20,634 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 19 cents at $12.51, as 1,750 shares traded, Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to $4.20, with 32,350 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4.98, trading 62,057 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 201,080 shares, Main Event lost 4 cents to close at $6.16, with 4,464 shares, Medical Disposables traded 17 cents higher at $5.17, with 4,850 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 26,876 units changing hands.
JMMB Group closed at $1.75, after exchanging 16,618 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 8,477 shares at $47.20, National Flour completed trading at $1.80, with 350 units. NCB Financial Group settled at $5.49, after exchanging 21,200 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded at $12.34, trading 1,521 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading at $10.01, with 210 units, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.85, with 13,675 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank completed trading at $65 with 304 units, Unilever Caribbean settled at $29.25, after exchanging 1,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.50, after exchanging 100,000 shares.
