Barita climbs to a new closing high of $33.45 on Friday.
At the close of the market, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,172.73 points to 413,228.80 and the JSE Index advanced by 2,890.71 points to end at 376,498.17.
Trading ended with 3,068,694 units valued at $164,573,042 changing hands, compared with 5,840,821 units valued at over $422,371,897 on Thursday. A total of 28 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets, with prices of 13 rising, 11 declining and 4 remaining unchanged compared to 29 securities trading on Thursday. At the end of trading two stocks ended at record closing highs.
At the close, an average of 113,655 units valued at over $6,095,298 traded, in contrast to 224,647 units valued at $16,245,073 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 123,423 units with a value of $4,686,819, compared to 124,399 units with a value of $4,530,322,
previously. November closed, with an average of 405,528 valued at $7,755,942, for each security traded.NCB Financial led trading for the second consecutive day with 743,620 units in accounting for 24.2 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 462,923 units or 15 percent of the overall volume and Sagicor Group with 400,607 units and 13 percent of the day’s volume.
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In main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $1.45 and ended at a all-time closing high of $33.45, with an exchange of 17,698 shares, Berger Paints dipped $2.50 to close at $22, with just 2,500 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement fell $1.05 to close at $42.95, with 67,450 shares traded, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents in trading 38,920 stock units at $29.50, Jamaica Producers finished trading 114,650 units with a fall of
$1 to close at $24.70, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 55 cents to close at $10.05, in trading 104,874 shares, JMMB Group added $1 in trading 25,977 shares to close at $34. Kingston Wharves finished at $75.30, after falling by 70 cents in trading 4,300 stock units, NCB Financial Group rose $2.09 in ending trading of 743,620 shares at $147.10, PanJam Investment rose $2 to close at $72, with an exchange of 25,544 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 30 cents to close at $10.50, with 462,923 shares changing hands, Salada Foods gained $1 and ended trading of just 100 stock units at a record close of $31 and Scotia Group dropped $1.99 in trading 35,026 units to close at $54.01.Trading in the US dollar market amounted to 90,900 units valued at over $50,904 with Productivity Business being the sole stock trading as the price ended trading with a loss of 3 cents to end at 56 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 2.34 points to close at 166.88.
to close at $3.14, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 24,100 stock units with a loss of 15 cents to close at $3, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $10, in trading 3,996 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.90, with an exchange of 78,050 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 233,319 stock units, at $4.90, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.02, with 52,011 units, Main Event settled at 50 cents higher at $6.50, after 6,698 shares traded, Medical Disposables ended trading of 80,000 shares, to end at $6.40, SSL Venture Capital traded 98,000 shares and rose 18 cents to end at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading 29,949 stock units with a loss of 45 cents to $8.10. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended trading 145,636 shares at $6.
Tobacco finished 33 cents higher and completed trading 3,206 units at $95.40.
Declining stocks beat out on advancing ones again on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange but market indices rose to halt the recent daily decline as the volume and value of stocks climbed sharply from Wednesday’s out turn. 
124,399 units with a value of $4,530,322, compared to 113,717 units with a value of $3,126,711, previously. November closed, with an average of 405,528 valued at $7,755,942, for each security traded.
settled at $9.50, with 27,667 units changing hands, PanJam Investment rose 35 cents to close at $70, with an exchange of 213,004 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 79 cents to close at $10.20, with 1,000 shares changing hands, Scotia Group gained $1 trading 141,156 units to close at $56, Seprod traded 907,620 shares after declining by 50 cents to close at $31.50, Supreme Ventures rose 45 cents to $16, with 226,840 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped back sharply on Thursday from the elevated levels on Wednesday. 
amounts to 245,207 units at a value of $1,397,711, versus 271,046 units at a value of $1,552,211, previously. November, ended with an average of 190,475 units valued at $653,358 for each security traded.
General Accident finished trading of 1,301 shares, with a loss of 45 cents to end at $3.30, GWest Corporation lost 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with an exchange of 27,000 stock units, Honey Bun ended 30 cents higher at $3.80, with 1,310 units changing hands, Indies Pharma traded 122,376 shares to close at $3.10, Iron Rock concluded trading of 14,256 shares for a rise of 70 cents to $4.40. Jamaican Teas settled at $3.70, with an exchange of 2,793 shares, Knutsford Express closed 10 cents higher at $10.50, with 1,797 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $3.90, in trading 262,985 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 80 cents higher at $4.90, with 10,947 stock units. Main Event settled with a loss of 1 cent at $6, with 12,654 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office finished trading 2,262 stock units with a loss of 25 cents to end at $8.55.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market activity on Thursday ended with trading in 13 securities against 15 on Wednesday, with 3 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged on a day when the volume a value of trading declined from Wednesday’s levels.
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Declining stocks had the upper hand on advancing ones on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as the market indices fell for yet another day, as the volume and value of stocks trading declined from Tuesday’s out turn. 
previously. November closed, with an average of 405,528 valued at $7,755,942, for each security traded.
74,419 shares, PanJam Investment jumped $7.15 to close at $69.65, with an exchange of 215,881 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 70 cent in trading 42,406 shares at $42, Sagicor Real Estate Fund added 99 cents to close at $10.99, with 295,149 shares changing hands, Scotia Group gained 99 cents trading 35,316 units to close at $55, Seprod traded 31,423 shares after rising 60 cents to close at $32, Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents and ended at $15.55, with 88,058 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 44 cents and ended at $10.50 with 5,696 shares changing hands.
$1,552,211, versus 236,096 units at a value of $1,536,039, previously. November, ended with an average of 190,475 units valued at $653,358 for each security traded.
$2.87, trading 15,702 stock units, Everything Fresh fell to the lowest level since listing earlier in the year, at $2.50 in trading 30,977 shares with a loss of 27 cents to close at an all-time low of $1.01, Express Catering ended trading of 181,412 shares with a loss of 30 cents at $7.70, FosRich Group traded 51,855 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $3.79. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.45, in trading 10,000 stock units, Indies Pharma traded 49,397 shares and lost 3 cents to close at $3.10, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 8 cents at $3.70, with 16,080 shares traded, KLE Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $3.20, with an exchange ofn 5,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $10.40, with 5,772 shares traded and Main Event settled 1 cent higher at $6.01, with 6,333 shares changing hands.
