Blow by blow recount of All Jamaica record run

The Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed nearly 9,000 points at midday with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 8,829.47 points to a record 363,496.38.
The market recorded at least 8 record highs during the day with the market rising 5,029.92 points at 9.59 am in morning session from the close on Thursday as NCB Financial climbed to a record $115.
The JSE Index surged 8,044.65 points to a record 331,186.28 but closed the last day of August at 329,428.09 up a strong 6,286.47 points.
Later on the market pulled back but still ended at a record close of 361,566.65 points to be up 12.5 percent for the year so far.
NCB Financial rise to a record $115 from a close of $113 on Thursday, was a major contributor to the big move on the index, but Caribbean Cement climbed to $50 from $46.50 on Thursday, Sagicor Group rose from $38.05 to $39.75 while Kingston Wharves jumped from $63 to a record $65 and helped push sharply higher beyond the 363,000 mark.
Towards the close PanJam Investment rose to $55 but NCB Financial pulled back at the close at $112 and Kingston Wharves closed at $61.80 and Wisynco Group rose to close at $9.49.

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