The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed at a new record high on Tuesday for the second consecutive day and the second time for 2019 and in the process posted gains of 5.8 percent for the year.
At the end of trading when NCB Financial ended at a record close of $165 and Wisynco Group that traded at an all-time high of $13 ended at a new record close of $12.60. The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,918.33 points to a record close of 441,176.13 and the JSE Index climbed 5,378.16 points to record close of 401,902.02. Earlier in the day, at 10.21 am, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 8,683.84 points to 443,941.64 and the JSE Index surged 7,891.26 points to 404,415.12.
After five months of consolidation, with a slight upward bias, the market finally broke the record high reached on November 29 last year of 433,307.22 on the All Jamaica index and 394,791.89 on the JSE Index on Monday and has gone on the new heights on Tuesday.
The main and US markets had 31 securities traded, compared to 33 on Monday leading to 17 advancing, 3 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Market activity on the main market ended with 4,368,956 units valued at $113,544,169 changing hands, compared to 4,679,663 units valued $362,626,260 trading on Monday.
Mayberry Jamaica Equities, accounting for 1.1 million shares or 25.4 percent of total main market volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 882,928 shares, and 20 percent of the day’s trades, Barita Investments closed with 843,926 shares for 19 percent of volume traded and Grace Kennedy with 545,299 stock units and 12.5 percent of main market trades.
NCB Financial traded at a record high of $165.
Market activity ended with an average of 156,034 units valued at over $4,055,149, in contrast to 146,239 shares valued at $11,332,071 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 157,923 shares at $3,718,919 for each security, compared to 158,599 shares at $3,037,176 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $3 to close at $39.50, with an exchange of 843,926 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to end at $61 with 545,299 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed 50 cents in exchanging 74,384 units to end at $34.50, Jamaica Producers gained $1.50 to close at $23, after trading 343,580 stock units. Kingston Properties jumped $1.95 and finished at $8.45, with an exchange of 58,406 stock units, 
Mayberry Investments rose by $1 and ended trading at $9.50, with 882,928 shares changing hands. Mayberry Equities rose by $1 and ended trading at $11, with 1,109,121 shares trading, NCB Financial Group jumped $21.50 in trading 67,382 shares to close at an all-time record high of $165. Portland JSX gained 60 cents trading 9,087 shares at $8.10, Sagicor Group fell 51 cents to end at $46.99 in an exchange of 33,999 shares and Scotia Group rose $1.49 in trading 23,218 shares to close $51.99.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 48,320 units valued at $10,612. Margaritaville traded 189 to close at 25 US cents, Proven Investments traded 46,131 shares at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 2,000 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 0.43 points to close at 177.21
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost more ground on Tuesday and closed April with a 5 percent fall in value, bringing the four months losses to 9.4 percent compared to a 5.8 percent rise for the All Jamaica index.
an average of $90,191 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 87,963 units valued $317,267 and previously, 88,152 units valued $318,072 for each security traded. In contrast, March closed with an average of 195,942 shares valued at $777,498 for each security traded.
cents higher at $3.25, with 1,160,900 shares changing hands, Iron Rock settled at $3.50, with 6,256 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas rose just 1 cent trading 29,188 units to end at $3.51, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 5,000 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $2.30. Knutsford Express concluded trading of 650 stock units with a loss of 99 cents at $12, Lasco Distributors closed with a gain of 17 cents at $3.69, in transferring 157,383 units, Lasco Financial rose 15 cents higher to close at $4.20, with 53,532 shares trading, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 27,045 shares with a loss of 11 cents at $3.09. Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 22 cents at $2.25, with an exchange of 8,987 units and Stationery and Office concluded trading 10 cents higher at $6.85, with 16,929 shares.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday in 18 securities trading compared to 15 on Monday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
shares, JMMB Group ended trading with a loss of 5 cents to close at $1.65, after exchanging 21,200 shares. National Enterprises lost 20 cents and completed trading of 10,000 stock units at $7 and One Caribbean Media fell 10 cents and ended at $10.20, after exchanging 2,900 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index (AJI) of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped by 7,986.88 points to a record 443,244.68 at 10 am in early trading on Tuesday and the JSE Index climbed 7,257.92 points to a record 403,781.78 to be well ahead of the 
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626,260 changing hands, compared to 4,427,445 units valued at $384,592,987 units trading on Friday.
shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $1 and settled at $72, with an exchange of 446 units, NCB Financial Group declined $1.50 to close at $143.50, trading 2,122,314 shares. PanJam Investment climbed $1.50 and ended at $83, with 65,800 units changing hands, Sagicor Group jumped $3.50 to end at $47.50 in an exchange of 51,319 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund added 90 cents to end at $10, trading 67,521 shares, Seprod rose $1.35 and closed at $44.80, trading 63,993 shares and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to end trading of 145,718 shares at a record high of $12.50.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday in 15 securities trading compared to 15 on Friday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 21 cents and ended at $22.39, with 96,320 stock units changing hands and JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents and ended at $1.70, after exchanging 11,000 shares.
Jamaican Teas traded 27,812 units with a loss of 10 cents at $3.50, Jetcon Corporation finished trading of 3,724 shares, with a loss of 5 cents to close at $2.35, Key Insurance closed 10 cents higher at $3.25, with swapping of 2,500 shares. Knutsford Express concluded trading of 338 stock units and rose 49 cents higher to $12.99, Lasco Distributors finished 1 cent higher at $3.52, with 46,495 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading at $3.20, with 6,309 shares, Main Event traded with a loss of 50 cents at $5.30, after trading 12,594 shares. Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 3 cents at $2.47, trading 4,000 units, SSL Venture Capital ended with a loss of 4 cents at $1.50, with 2,185 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office traded 6,000 shares with a loss of 75 cents at $6.75.
440,000 points on the AJI for this rally to be sustained.
