JSE main market broke through the 360,000 points level and now heading for 380,000 before any major resistance is likely to set in.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended August on a high and a 14.2 percent gain for the first 8 months of the year. The market chalked up no less than 8 record highs on the final day of the month and ended at a new closing high.
The market closed with the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 6,899.76 points to end at 361,566.65 and the JSE Index jumped 6,286.47 points to 329,428.09.
Market activities resulted in 34 securities trading including 3 in the US dollar market compared to 30 securities trading on Thursday. At the end of trading, the prices of 18 stocks rose, 9 declined and 7 closed trading, unchanged.
Trading in the main market ended with 8,271,949 units valued at $100,951,929, compared to 11,133,718 units valued at $276,180,979 on Thursday. The day’s volume was led by, Sygnus Credit Investments with 2,997,650 shares accounting for 36.24 percent of the volume traded, followed by WISYNCO Group with 1,451,195 units and 17.54 percent of the day’s volume and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share with 921,715 units and 11.14 percent of main market volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 266,837 units valued at over $3,256,514, in contrast to 383,921 shares valued at $9,523,482 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 224,564 shares valued at $4,310,285 versus 222,224 units valued at $4,137,703 on Thursday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints rose 50 cents and ended at $21.50, trading just 300 stock units, Caribbean Cement jumped $3.50 to finish at $50 while trading 88,250 shares, Grace Kennedy ended trading 221,853 shares and rose $1 to close at $60, Jamaica Broilers lost 90 cents in trading 10,639 stock units at $26.10, Kingston Wharves lost $1.20 and finished at $61.80, after trading at a historical high of $65 in exchanging 55,088 stock units, NCB Financial Group declined by $1 to end trading 16,305 shares at $112 after trading at a new record high of $115, PanJam Investment jumped $2.70 and closed at $55 with 52,511 stock units changing hands, Pulse Investments concluded trading 3,947 shares at $2.80, after rising 40 cents, Sagicor Group gained $1 in exchanging 28,332 shares, to close at $39.05, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.50 and settled at $12.50, trading 770,200 shares, Scotia Group traded 21,049 units and rose 50 cents to end at $53, Seprod climbed $2 and finished trading 2,100 shares to end at $45, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 1,451,195 units and rose 50 cents to close at $12, Wisynco Group concluded trading 1,451,195 stock units, rising 54 cents to end at $9.49.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 60,399 units valued US$13,825. Trading ended with Productivity Business ended trading 15,376 shares at 59 US cents, Proven Investments exchanging 3,000 shares to close at 23 US centsSygnus Credit Investments traded 42,023 shares and lost 0.06 cent to 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index unchanged at 173.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market with 30 securities being active up from 27 on Thursday leading to 14 advancing, 8 declining and 8 remained unchanged.
At the close of trading, Access Financial traded 483 shares and closed 32 cents higher at $43.32, AMG Packaging gained 3 cents to end at $1.93, trading 5,976 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $5, with 14,091 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers ended 50 cents higher to close at $12.50, trading 7,520 stock units, Caribbean Cream settled 40 cents higher at $5.70, exchanging 50,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $18, with 1,108,594 shares changing hands. Caribbean Producers traded 1,265,538 shares with a loss of 30 cents at $6.50, Derrimon Trading closed 50 cents higher at $24, exchanging 1,031,000 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with 8,090 shares changing hands and rose 50 cents to $17, Elite Diagnostic ended with a loss of 9 cents at $3.01, trading 31,215 shares, Everything Fresh fell 2 cents in trading 250,585 shares to end at $2.10, Express Catering concluded trading 13,125 shares and rose 17 cents to close at $8.18. FosRich Group finished at $2.99, with 3,000 stock units changing hands, General Accident settled with a loss of 65 cents at $3.80, with 103,000 units traded,
GWest Corporation ended trading 10,000 shares, with a loss of 6 cents to $2.12, Honey Bun traded with a loss of 13 cents at $4.30, exchanging 67,455 shares. Indies Pharma traded 867,462 shares but fell 10 cents to end at $2.60, Iron Rock finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $3.20, in exchanging 37,200 shares, ISP Finance closed $4 higher at $20, with 1,367 stock units changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended 21 cents higher at $4.20, with 33,821 unit being traded, Knutsford Express closed 10 cents higher at $12.60, with 20,000 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading of 11,676 shares at $4.02, KLE Group settled at $3.30, with 1,400 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended trading 15 cents higher at $4.05, with 2,595 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial traded at $5.80, with 22,192 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.90, while exchanging 21,200 shares. Main Event closed at $7.11, with 23,654 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed $1.58 higher to $6.68, with 32,868 shares, Stationery and Office finished 35 cents higher at $8.50, exchanging 19,132 units and tTech ended trading 30 cents higher at $5.50, as 73,800 shares changed hands.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange continues to scale new heights on the last trading day of August as the bulls take control of the market. At midday the All Jamaican Composite Index has surged more than 8,829 points to pass 363,000 points. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index has surged more than 7,789 points at 20 minutes past 11 am on Friday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange to break through the 362,000 points mark. 
the All Jamaican Composite Index has surged more than 6,310 points at 2 minutes past 11 am in the morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday to break through the 360,000 points level for the first time and is just 23 points short of the 361,000 mark. 
Trading resulted in an average of 383,921 units valued at an average of $9,523,482 for each security traded. In contrast to 91,515 units for an average of $1,417,474 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 222,224 units valued at $4,137,703 versus 213,393 shares valued at an average of $3,829,031 on Wednesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
shares traded, JMMB Group ended with a gain of 50 cents at $29 with 183,104 shares being exchanged.
l climbed $3 to end at $43, exchanging 89,300 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation traded with 40,767 stock units with a loss of 8 cents at $4.02, KLE Group finished trading 600 shares and rose 25 cents to $3.30. Knutsford Express closed at $12.50, in exchanging 7,250 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.90, after exchanging 297,318 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with 134,226 stock units at $5.80, Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $4, with 582,909 units changing hands. Main Event settled 11 cents higher at $7.11, trading 11,000 shares, Paramount Trading traded 3,872 shares with a loss of 40 cents at $2.60, Stationery and Office finished trading 30,314 stock units with a loss of 20 cents at $8.15 and tTech ended 10 cents higher at $5.20, with 10,200 shares changing hands.
