Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost value at the end of trading on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 2,235.38 points to 423,189.82 and the JSE Index declining 2,031.30 points to 385,557.28.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 37 trading on Wednesday as 12 advanced, 12 declined and 7 traded without prices changing.
Main market activity ended with 4,358,596 units valued $135,130,896 trading, compared to 14,753,152 units valued $304,256,799 changing hands, on Wednesday.
Jamaica Producers led trading with just less than 1.22 million shares for 28 percent of the day’s volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 1.04 million units, for 24 percent of the total main market 
volume changing hands and PanJam Investment ended with 854,177 units, for 20 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 155,664 units valued at over $4,826,103, in contrast to 433,916 shares valued at $8,948,729 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 409,081 shares at $6,055,347 for each security traded, in contrast to 433,052 shares at $6,186,217 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
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In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $1.35 to closed at $47.20, trading 19,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 92 cents to finish at $52, with 2,525 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.50 in trading 10,527 units at $33. Jamaica Producers lost $1.25 to close at $22, with 1,219,097 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $16, with a rise of $2 in trading 72,142 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents trading 28,550 shares to close 
at $145, 138 Student Living lost $1.40 to close at $4 in trading just 2,000 units. PanJam Investment lost 30 cents to end at $81.70, in trading 854,177 units, Sagicor Group gained 45 cents in trading 47,705 shares, to close at $38.55. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Seprod jumped $1.90 to close at $44.50, with 9,463 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents to close at $13.30 trading 40,954 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 140,420 units valued $31,726 changing hands. Margaritaville ended trading of 9,804 share at 24 US cents after gaining 3 cents, Proven Investments traded 125,800 units at 23 US cents after rising by 1 cent and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 4,816 but lost 0.1 cent to close at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 2.99 points to close at 178.76.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 14 securities trading versus 13 on Wednesday. 
after an exchange of just 8 shares.
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The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made just modest gains at the end of trading on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index inching a mere 78.55 points higher to 425,425.20 and the JSE Index added just 71.38 points to end at 387,588.58.
$75, with an exchange of 7,402 units, Mayberry Investments lost 50 cents and ended trading 419,408 shares, to close at $8.50. NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents trading 374,131 shares to close at $144.50, PanJam Investment climbed $2 and ended 52 weeks’ closing high of $82, with 42,011 units trading,after posting an intraday high of $85, Sagicor Group fell $1.40 in trading 109,500 shares, to close at $38.10. Salada Foods rose $1 in trading 15,582 units to close at $30, Scotia Group fell 40 cents and finished trading 37,132 shares at $51.90 and Seprod slipped 95 cents to close at $42.60, with 157,013 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Wednesday with 17,755,553 units valued at $89,888,819 crossing the exchange, compared to 2,988,737 units valued at $11,616,949 exchanged on Tuesday. 
compared to 128,493 shares valued at $502,830 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
with a loss of 40 cents at $7.50. FosRich Group traded 78,897 shares with a loss of 9 cents at $4.16, Fontana closed 6 cents higher at $4.06, with 522,903 shares changing hands, General Accident closed with a loss of 55 cents at $3.95, while switching ownership of 2,422,309 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $1.75, trading just 647 units. ICreate fell 4 cents to close at 95 cents, in trading 36,885 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.11, with an exchange of 336,665 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 51,111 units, with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 33 cents higher at $3.10, with 33,533 shares changing hand. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.70, with 1,318,768 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial settled at $4.40, trading 47,833 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 791,665 shares, with a loss of 10 cents at $3, Paramount Trading closed at $2.11, with an exchange of 2,000,000 units, SSL Venture Capital ended 4 cents higher at $1.70, with 16,350 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 3,011,550 shares with a loss of 3 cents to end at $7.47.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 13 rising versus 11 on Tuesday. 
39,323 units trading.
The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose at the end of trading on Tuesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,689.91 points to 425,346.65 and the JSE Index advancing 1,535.64 points to 387,517.20.
432,940 shares at $5,776,063 shares, in contrast to 437,535 shares at $6,330,866 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
shares at $51.90, Seprod slipped 35 cents to close at $43.55, with 42,959 shares trading and Wisynco Group gained 30 cents and ended trading 511,306 shares at $12.
$12.65, with an exchange of 2,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 46,928 units and rose 1 cent higher to $4.51. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with the trading of 3,000 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 9 cents at $2.80, with an exchange of 68,000 shares, Everything Fresh finished with a loss of 5 cents at $1.45, as 139,500 stock units traded, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.25, with 35,055 units passing through the market. Express Catering ended trading with 229,963 shares after a loss of 9 cents in closing at $7.90, FosRich Group traded 28,691 shares and rose 5 cents to $4.25, Fontana finished trading with 999,692 shares as the price slipped 10 cents to $4, Honey Bun closed 13 cents higher at $3.85, in exchanging 500 shares. ICreate rose 5 cents to close at 99 cents, in trading 49,810 shares, Indies Pharma finished 16 cents higher at $3.16, with 108,168 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas traded 5 cents higher at $3.80, with 53,685 units crossing through the exchange butt traded at a 52 
weeks’ intraday low of $3.60. Jetcon Corporation finished trading 3,741 shares at $2.77, Knutsford Express concluded trading of 915 stock units with a loss of 10 cents at $12.80, Lasco Distributors finished 6 cents higher at $3.76, while trading 61,941 units, Lasco Financial settled at $4.40, with an exchange of 219,416 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading of 277,959 shares, 5 cents higher at $3.10. Main Event closed with a loss of 55 cents at $5.25, with 2,491 shares traded, Medical Disposables finished trading with 2,100 stock units 50 cents higher at $7, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 29 cents at $2.11, with 114,522 units changing hands, SSL Venture Capital lost 4 cents at $1.66, with 70,000 shares trading, Stationery and Office concluded trading of 17,200 shares at $7.50 and tTech settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 207,650 stock units trading. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2, trading 146,720 stock units.
higher, at $20.19 with 41,580 stock units changing hands, First Citizens added 40 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.50, after exchanging 4,875 shares. Sagicor Financial increased 30 cents and ended at $9, in exchanging 12,878 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents and completed trading of 3,855 units at $30.15.
