Broilers dominates Monday’s trading

Trading activity rose on Monday in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 9,375,844 units valued at $169,350,761 changing hands, but one stock, Jamaica Broilers dominated trading, accounting for 7.49 million units and 80 percent of the volume traded.
Three stocks ended trading at record closing prices as demand grows for a selective group of companies.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Barita Investments with gains of $2.15 and closing trading $10.25 with 45,000 units changing hands, Berger Paints closed 90 cents higher to $11.50 with 2,600 shares, Cable and Wireless gained 3 cents in closing at $1.08 with 142,022 shares, Caribbean Cement ending with a loss of 50 cents, to $26.50 with 499,169 units. Carreras closed at $107.55, losing 45 cents with 18,336 stock units, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 80 cents, closed at $41.20 with 9,576 shares. Jamaica Broilers traded $1.10 lower to $17.85 with 7,492,431 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $15.10 with 2,190 shares, JMMB Group lost 9 cents to close at $21.40 with 20,818 shares. Kingston Wharves closed at $30.79 with 2,955 shares, Mayberry Investments with gains of 16 cents, closed at $4.46 with 5,470 shares, NCB Financial Group fell 50 cents to close at $89.50 with 6,379 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.34 with 27,300 shares. Portland JSX exchanged 2,000 shares at $9.25, Pulse Investments lost 4 cents, closing at $1.95 with 195,848 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.23, adding 1 cent with 36,482 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group closed $1.25 lower to $32.85 trading 8,070 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended at $10.99, after losing 97 cents with 10,000 shares trading, Salada Foods closed at $8.50 with 200,000 shares, Scotia Group jumped $2, to a record close of $52 with 93,121 shares traded, Sterling Investments gained 10 cents, closing at $12.85 with 100 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $12.90 with 505,077 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 30 US cents with 2,904 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents with 2,298 units, recently listed Productive Business Solutions US ordinary share closed at a record high of 72 US cents, gaining US12 cents with 500 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended at $1.16 with 50,000 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% cumulative redeemable share closed with a gain of $5 at a record high of $105 with 900 shares.