Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 7 stocks rising, 4 declining as 22 securities changed hands, ending in 2,265,968 units trading, valued at $19,839,480, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 387.09 points to 78,324.02, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 432.78 points to close at 86,288.20 and the JSE combined index declined by 364.13 points to close at 80,354.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Berger Paints concluding trading with 3,349 shares while gaining 1 cent to $1.57, Caribbean Cement closing with 4,500 shares as the price jumped at 3 cents to $2.63, Desnoes & Geddes ended trading with 2,565 shares while gaining 8 cents to $5. Gleaner closing with 15,857 shares while gaining 2 cents to 83 cents, Mayberry Investments finished with 6,017 shares as the price jumped 1 cent to $1.97 and Scotia Group in trading 22,050 shares to end with an increase of 24 cents to $20.30.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless closing with 295,128 units, trading at 48 cents, Jamaica Broilers with 34,058 shares trading at $4, National Commercial Bank finishing with 30,750 units trading at $21. Pan Jamaican Investment ending with 100 shares changing hands at $53.50, Sagicor Group finishing with 1,519,267 units traded at $10.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with 4,470 shares at $6.80 and Scotia Investments closing with 4,000 units to close at $23.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras closing with 34,036 units 98 cents lower, at $42.02, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 93,900 shares trading, closed 10 cents lower, at $6.80 and Supreme Ventures finishing with 8,500 units trading, the price slipped 15 cents to $1.85.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share closed with 50,000 shares changing hands to close $3.03 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share ending with 46,000 shares trading at $2.
7 stocks rise 4 declined on JSE
February 19, 2015 by
