The Jamaica Stock Exchange raced sharply on Monday to close out October on a winning note with two main indices rising more than 4,700 points as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by a wide margin.
The market closed with a new listing QWI Investments, on the main market as the market capitalization exceeded 2 trillion dollars for the first time.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index soared 5,214.18 points to close at 567,070.53; the JSE Index advanced 4,717.62 points to 516,042.91 and the JSE Financial Index gained 1.30 points to close at 142.56.
At the close of trading, 41 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets with 20 advancing, 14 declining and 7 traded firm. Main market activity ended with 198,831,547 units valued at $1,248,840,350 in contrast to 40,634,550 units valued at $123,950,544 on Friday.
Sagicor Real Estate dominated trading with 91.7 million shares for 46 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 87.7 million units accounting for 44 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments with 11.8 million shares for 6 percent of the market’s trade.
The Market closed with an average of 5,373,826 units valued at $33,752,442 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,269,830 units valued at an average of $3,873,455 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,585,081 units valued at $14,071,562 and previously an average of 1,391,725 units at $12,363,616 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 19 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita jumped $3.50 to close at $86.50 with 28,965 units traded, Carib Cement exchanged 25,331 units, after gaining $3.15 to settle at $80, Carreras lost 35 cents ending at $8.15 after trading 85,554 units, Eppley Caribbean Property climbed $2 in closing at $38, after exchanging 143,410 shares. GraceKennedy closed 39 cents higher to settle at $69.80 trading 14,109 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.50, in settling at $25.05 with 1,126,350 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 45 cents exchanging 276,663 units to end at $26.60, JMMB Group closed $1.19 higher at $45.99 with 253,662 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves jumped $8 to $55 with 18,182 shares traded. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $12.50, after gaining $1.45 trading 171,675 shares, NCB Financial dropped by $3.89 to settle at $206.11 with 133,718 units traded, PanJam Investments rose by 99 cents and ending at $104 after exchanging 7,438 shares, Sagicor Group advanced $3.99 to settle at $73 while trading 81,822 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents in trading 91,711,455 units at $11.50, Salada Foods closed 35 cents lower to $31.65, exchanging 155 shares, Scotia Group advanced $2.40 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.40 with 228,814 shares changing hands, Seprod ended the day’s trade 50 cents higher to settle at $55 in trading 25,305 shares and Supreme Ventures dropped $1.32 to end at $25, after trading 409,266 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 146,867 units valued at over US$29,408 with the market index declining 1.61 points to close at 198.86. Productivity Business Solutions traded 2,000 shares at 60 us cents, Proven Investments traded 94,847 shares, at 27 US cents, Sterling Investments traded 40,000 units at 3 US cents and Sygnus Credit gained 1 US cent exchanging 10,020 units to close at 15 US cents.
Junior Market gains 123 points in 3 days
Junior Market stock trading.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped 123.05 points in three days but ended nearly 53 points lower than the close of August when trading ended on Monday.
The Junior Market index jumped 54.94 points to close at 3,533.27 as prices of 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged with 26 securities changing hands, up slightly from 24 trading
on Friday.
Trading resulting in an exchange of 6,210,149 units at $22,471,302 compared to 2,557,873 units valued at $13,773,282 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 238,852 units for an average of $864,281 in contrast to 106,578 units for an average of $573,887 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 and previously 988,164 units valued at $2,580,720 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 22,000 units and gained 1 cent to end at $1.87, Dolphin Cove exchanged 6,650 units and gained 75 cents to end at $11.75, Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents in trading 45,998 units at $2.35. Express Catering closed trading of 17,948 units and gained 15 cents to end at $6.50, Everything Fresh ended with 60,713 shares changing hands, after rising 11 cents to end at $1.31, Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 22,200 shares at $5.10. Fontana lost 17 cents in trading 129,752 shares to close at $8.30, General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $6.90, after swapping of 141,722 shares, 
Honey Bun closed 61 cents higher at $7, with 4,545 stock units trading, Indies Pharma fell 8 cents in trading 18,763 units at $3.30. Jamaican Teas climbed 18 cents and exchanged 13,547 shares at $6.30, Jetcon Corporation dipped 9 cents in trading 40,000 units at $2, Knutsford Express fell $1.40 cents in trading of 367 units to close at $11.10, Limners and Bards closed 17 cents higher at $2.97, with 294,838 stock units trading. Lasco Distributors climbed 53 cents and exchanged 5,158,000 shares at $3.85, Lasco Manufacturing traded 35,825 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $5.50 and Main Event traded 8,086 declined by 5 cents to settle at $6.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market climbs – Friday
Stock prices mostly rose in trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday with the market indices rising after gainers beat losers 2 to 1.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumps to 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers, an indication that the market could move higher on Monday.
At the close of trading, 35 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets, from 39 on Thursday and ending with 19 advancing, 9 declining and 7 traded firm.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,791.98 points to close at 561,856.35, the JSE Index climbed 3,353.79 points to 511,325.29 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by 2.06 points to close at 141.26.
Main market activity, ended with 40,634,550 units valued at $123,950,544, in contrast to 146,463,942 units valued at $2,436,661,814 on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 36.6 million shares for 90 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Fund with 1.37 million units accounting for 3 percent of the day’s trade and Wisynco Group with 571,098 shares for under 1.4 percent of the market’s trade.
The Market closed with an average of 1,269,830 units valued at an average of $3,873,455 for each security traded, in contrast to 4,068,443 units for an average of $67,685,050 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,391,725 units valued at $12,363,616 and previously an average of 1,397,353 units valued at $12,776,511 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
In main market activity, Barita Investments leaped $10 to close at $83 with 269,426 units trading, Berger Paints traded 155,000 shares and lost $1 to close at $18, Eppley Caribbean Property rose 13 in closing at $36, after exchanging 1,720 shares. Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 39 cents at $69.41 while trading 23,091 units, Jamaica Broilers ended at $36.20, after rising 40 cents with 12,569 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers shed 95 cents, settling at $23.55 in trading 8,560 units, JMMB Group gained $1.60 to $44.80 after exchanging 285,414 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $8 to $47 in trading 48,210 shares. 
NCB Financial climbed $3.88 to settle at $210 while trading 27,780 units, Proven Investments added 50 cents to end at $40 with 10,557 stock units changing hands. Pulse Investments rose 67 cents in swapping 343,014 units at $3.85, Sagicor Group closed with a loss of $1.99 to settle at $69.01 with 96,796 shares crossing the exchange. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained $1.01 to settle at $11.90 with an exchange of 113,173 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to end at $60 while exchanging 113,173 shares and Wisynco Group traded 571,098 and rose $1.01 to end trading at $23.51.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 1,480,424 units valued at $392,573 with the market index lost 0.68 points to close at 200.47. Proven Investments traded 1,440,915 shares, to close at 27 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments settled at 14 US cents trading 21,115 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 3 US cents in exchanging 18,394 shares.
Robust gain for Junior Market – Friday
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the market index climbing 46.90 points to close at 3,478.33 as rising stocks dominated trading nearly 4 to 1.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changing hands, up from 26 securities changed hands on Thursday, with prices of 15 securities rising, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 2,557,873 units valued at $13,773,282 traded, compared to 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 106,578 units for an average of $573,887 in contrast to 83,951 units for an average of $383,430 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 988,164 units valued at $2,580,720 and previously 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $5 to end at $45 with 1,200 stock units trading, but closed with the offer at $43, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 5,972 units and gained 10 cents to end at $5, Dolphin Cove exchanged 34,495 shares after rising 35 cents to end at $11. Express Catering closed 10 cents higher at $6.35, with 27,825 stock units trading, Fontana closed 36 cents higher at $8.47, with the trading of 54,728 units, General Accident shed 3 cents in trading of 1,022,961 units at $6.95. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, in swapping 45,000 shares, Honey Bun closed 19 cents higher at $6.39, with 36,576 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents and exchanged 12,100 shares at $3.38, Jamaican Teas declined by 28 cents to settle at $6.12 in moving 18,092 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation closed trading of 7,942 units and gained 29 cents to end at $2.09, Knutsford Express added $1.60 to end at $12.50 with 102,656 stock units trading. Lasco Distributors rose 7 cents and exchanged 571,096 shares at $3.32, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 151,959 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $5.40, Limners and Bards closed 30 cents higher at $2.80, with 226,883 stock units trading, Main Event ended exchanging 4,854 shares, after rising 33 cents to end at $6.05. Medical Disposables dipped 40 cents in trading of 3,943 units at $7, Paramount Trading closed 20 cents higher at $2.20, with the trading of 45,700 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.40 to end at $12.40 with 11,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market down again – Thursday
Carreras accounted for 90% of the volume traded.
Most stock prices fell in trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with the market indices falling for the second consecutive day.
At the close of trading, 39 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets, up from 41 on Wednesday and ending with 14 advancing, 19 declining and 6 traded firm.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declining 2,525.88 points to close at 558,064.37, the JSE Index declined by 2,279.80 points to close at 507,971.50 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.53 points to close at 139.20.
Main market activity, ended with 146,463,942 units valued at over $2,436,661,814, in contrast to 172,051,451 units valued at $307,622,863 on Wednesday.
Carreras dominated trading with 87 million shares for 59 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 29.6 million units accounting for 20 percent of the day’s trade and Grace Kennedy with 14 million shares for under 9.6 percent of the market’s trade. Sagicor Group chip in trading 9.5 million shares and Sagicor Select Fund with 3.4 million shares.
The main market closed with an average of 4,068,443 units valued at an average of $67,685,050 for each security traded, in contrast to 4,650,039 units for an average of $8,314,131 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,397,353 units valued at $12,776,511 and previously an average of 1,250,992 units valued at $9,598,525 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1 to close at $73 with 4,839 units traded, Berger Paints traded 8,511 shares and lost 50 cents to close at $19, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.19 exchanging 9,135 stock units to end at 76.81, Eppley Caribbean Property recovered $3 in closing at $35, after exchanging 4,740 shares. Eppley closed $1 higher to settle at $15 while trading 4,200 units, Jamaica Broilers ended at $35.80, after losing 70 cents with 50,293 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers shed $1.75, settling at $24.50 in trading 9,333 units, JMMB Group gained $2.20 to $43.20 after exchanging 114,781 shares, Kingston Wharves closed $2.50 higher to $55 in trading 22,568 shares. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $11, after falling $1 in trading 7,923 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $5.88 to settle at $206.12 while trading 195,000 units, PanJam Investment rose 45 cents and ended at $103 after exchanging 36,879 shares, Proven Investments fell 50 cents to end at $39.50 with 10,136 stock units changing hands. Pulse Investments lost 42 cents in swapping 42,851 units at $3.18, Sagicor Group closed $1 higher to settle at $71 with 9,485,998 shares crossing the exchange, Salada Foods rose $1 to settle at $32 trading 3,000 units. Scotia Group fell $2.15 to end at $59 while exchanging 93,970 shares, Seprod ended the day’s trade $1 down to settle at $54.50 with 20,129 units changing hands and Wisynco Group traded 1,246,570 to lose 50 cents and end trading at $22.50.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 32,790 units valued at $7,139 with the market index lost 0.39 points to close at 201.15. Proven Investments traded 19,690 shares, to close at 27 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1 cent to settle at 14 US cents with trades of 13,000 shares and Sterling Investments lost 1.5 cents and ended at 3 US cents in exchanging 100 shares.
Gains for Junior Market – Thursday
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with the market index rising 21.21 points to close at 3,431.43 as falling stocks edged out gainers.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changing hands, up from 27 securities changed hands on Wednesday, with prices of 8 securities rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 traded, compared to 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,951 shares for an average of $383,430 in contrast to 56,246 units for an average of $231,958 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 and previously 1,076,790 shares valued at $2,789,636 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power closed trading of 5,978 units and gained 2 cents to end at $9, Caribbean Cream exchanged 1,819 units and gained 38 cents to end at $4.90, Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents in trading 21,505 units at $4.60, Dolphin Cove lost $1.10 with 8,000 units changing hands at $10.65. Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.45, with 29,838 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 15 cents to settle at $6.25 in trading 28,400 shares, Everything Fresh closed 5 cents higher at $1.20, with 70,105 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 215,695 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $5.32. 
Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 121,783 shares at $5, Fontana ended market activity while exchanging 117,597 shares to close at $8.11 after falling 28 cents. General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $6.98, after swapping of 11,536 shares, iCreate lost 2 cents in trading 46,285 shares to close at 70 cents, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 3,505 units and gained 25 cents to end at $6.40, Jetcon Corporation lost 29 cents in trading 30,806 shares to close at $1.80. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.25 with 313,746 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial climbed 23 cents and exchanged 6,100 shares at $5, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents trading 174,427 shares to close at $2.50, and Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.40 at $7.40, after swapping of 8,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market drops back again
Stock prices continue to fluctuate in trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the market indices falling following Tuesday’s gains.
At the close of trading, 41 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets, up from 37 on Tuesday and ending with 15 advancing, 19 declining and 7 traded firm.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declining 2,362.52 points to close at 560,590.25, the JSE Index dropped 1,985.70 points to 510,251.30 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.28 points to close at 139.73.
Market activity ended with 172,051,451 units valued at $307,622,863 in contrast to 22,990,176 units valued at $375,090,753 on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 165 million shares for 96 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 2.8 million units accounting for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Broilers Group with 1 million shares for under 1 percent of the market’s trade.
The Market closed with an average of 4,650,039 units valued at an average of $8,314,131 for each security traded. In contrast to 696,672 units for an average of $11,366,386 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,250,992 units valued at $9,598,525and previously an average of 1,048,146 units valued at $9,679,760 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments gained $2.50 to close at $74 with 25,594 units traded, Eppley Caribbean Property plummeted by $5 in closing at $32, after exchanging 10,025 shares, Grace Kennedy closed 80 cents higher to settle at $69.80 while trading 21,790 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended at $36.50, losing 49 cents with 1,031,417 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers added $1.75, settling at $26.25 in trading 2,750 shares, JMMB Group dipped $1 to $41 after exchanging 312,567 shares, Kingston Wharves closed $2.70 lower to $52.50 in trading 37,453 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $12, after gaining 50 cents trading 12,700 shares, NCB Financial slipped by $2.90 to settle at $212 with trading with 14,492 units, 138 Student Living closed at $3.76 with gains of 36 cents in trading 1,000 shares. 
PanJam Investments declined $1.45 while ending at $102.55 after exchanging 17,814 shares, Proven Investments added $2.20 to end the day’s trade at $40 with 6,300 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group closed $1 higher to settle at $70 in trading 54,449 shares, Scotia Group advanced $3.15 to end at $61.15 exchanging 780,883 shares and Seprod ended the day’s trade $2.50 higher to settle at $55.50 with 15,652 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 46,264 units valued at over US$47,724 with the market index gaining 1.53 points to close at 201.54. Proven Investments traded 11,400 shares, gaining 1 US cent to close at 27 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1 US cent to settle at 13 US cents with trades of 9,429 shares, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share ended at US$2 in exchanging 17,935 shares and JMMB Group 6% preference share ended the day’s activity at US$1.01.
Junior Market failed to hold Tuesday’s gains
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the market index falling 33.75 points to close at 3,410.22 as rising and falling stocks were almost even.
At the close of market activities, 27 securities changing hands, up from 25 securities changed hands on Tuesday, with prices of 12 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 traded, compared to 2,090,635 units valued at $8,975,710 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 56,246 units at $231,958 for each security traded, in contrast to 83,625 units for an average of $359,028 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,076,790 valued at $2,789,636 and previously 1,134,557 valued at $2,934,410 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $5.14 to end at $40 after trading just 300 shares, AMG Packaging closed trading of 3,733 units with a gain of 30 cents to end at $2, Caribbean Cream declined 73 cents in trading of 75,300 units to end at $4.52. Caribbean Flavours ended with 4,041 shares changing hands, after rising 25 cents to end at $13, Caribbean Producers closed 10 cents higher at $4.80, with 20,800 stock units trading, Consolidated Bakeries closed 16 cents higher at $1.86, with 3,300 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering ended trading with 9,337 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.40. Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 10 cents at $1.15, in swapping of 99,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic dipped 29 cents in exchanging of 19,462 units at $5.31, Fosrich shed 5 cents in moving of 2,893 units at $4.90, Fontana lost 6 cents trading 108,682 shares to close at $8.39. GWest Corporation exchanged 29,035 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.15, 
Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 100 stock units clearing the exchange, Jamaican Teas declined 35 cents in trading of 63,645 units at $6.15, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.09 with 3,135 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards closed trading of 464,624 units and gained 9 cents to end at $2.60, Lasco Distributors climbed 1 cent, exchanging 117,000 shares at $3.26, Lasco Financial shed 15 cents in trading of 1,220 units at $4.77, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents in exchanging of 189,539 units at $5.20. Main Event closed 2 cents higher at $5.72, with 1,100 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 7,400 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $11 and tTech dipped 60 cents with 107,043 units changing hands at $6.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE majors closed higher on Tuesday
An equal number of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with gains versus those falling but the main market indices ended up from Monday’s close.
At the close of trading, 36 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets with 15 advancing, 15 declining and 6 traded firm. Trading ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,858.93 points to close at 562,952.77, the JSE Index gaining 1,709.62 points to 512,237 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.90 points to close at 140.01.
Market activity ended with 22,990,176 units valued at $375,090,753 in contrast to 18,599,441 units valued at $235,193,270 on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 11.6 million shares for 50 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 4.3 million units accounting for 19 percent of the day’s trade, Grace Kennedy with 3.4 million shares for 15 percent of the market’s trades.
The Market closed with an average of 696,672 units valued at an average of $11,366,386 for each security traded, in contrast to 531,413 units valued at an average of $6,719,808 on Monday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,048,146 units valued at $9,679,760 and previously an average of 1,067,905 units valued at $9,578,929 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger gained 55 cents to close at $19.55 after trading 5,368 units, Carib Cement exchanged 41,250 units and dropped 50 cents to close at $80, Carreras ended at $8.50 with gains of 55 cents, after 62,773 units changed hands, Eppley Caribbean Property dipped by $1, in closing at $37, after exchanging 19,580 shares. Grace Kennedy closed 75 cents lower to settle at $69 trading 3,454,590 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended at $36.99, having added 99 cents with 169,631 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained $1 and settling at $24.50 with an exchange of 35,826 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 99 cents with 174,403 shares crossing the exchange to end at $26.50. JMMB Group plummeted $4 to $42 after exchanging 730,378 shares, Kingston Wharves recovered $3.20 of the $8 loss incurred on Monday to end at $55.20 in trading 7,514 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $11.50, after losing 90 cents trading 6,858 shares, NCB Financial advanced $6.90 to settle at $214.90 with the swapping of 84,773 units, PanJam Investment gained $1.50, ending at $104 after exchanging 10,425 shares, Portland JSX closed at $8.50, with gains of 50 cents after trading 22.200 share. 
Proven Investments added 31 cents to end the day’s trade at $37.80 with 74,758 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded 59 cents higher to close at $3.64, after exchanging 27,500 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $2 higher to settle at $69 in trading 87,700 shares, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to end at $58 exchanging 303,352 shares. Seprod ended the day’s trade $1.40 lower to settle at $53 with 27,451 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to close at $26.50 exchanging 454,549 shares and Wisynco lost 40 cents, settling at $23 with trades of 308,695 units.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 27,910 units valued at over US$7,549 with the market index gaining 0.15 points to close at 200.01. Proven Investments traded 24,700 shares to close at 26 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 14 US cents after 2,851 shares traded and JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 359 shares to close at US$2.
Junior Market bounces from Monday’s losses
The Junior Market Index jumped 45.19 points to close at 3,443.97 in trading on Tuesday and almost erased the 50 points fall on Monday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged as 25 securities changed hands, down from 29 changing hands on Monday.
Trading close with an exchange of 2,090,635 units valued at $8,975,710 compared to 2,155,083 units valued at $9,679,894 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,625 units for an average of $359,028 in contrast to 74,313 units for an average of $333,789 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,134,557 valued at $2,934,410 and previously 1,192,684 valued at $3,076,854 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended with a loss of 1 cent at $8.98 with 1,249 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading shed 4 cents trading of 17,370 units to close at $2.40, Express Catering exchanged 19,966 units and gained 40 cents to end at $6, Everything Fresh climbed 25 cents and exchanged 150,107 shares at $1.25. Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 20,774 shares, after rising 29 cents to end at $5.60. Fontana closed with 207,538 units crossing the exchange and gained 40 cents to end at $8.45, General Accident closed 15 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7, with 36,322 stock units trading, GWest Corporation climbed 4 cents and exchanged 57,450 shares at $1.11, Honey Bun lost 50 cents trading 6,569 shares to close at $6.
iCreate ended market activity in exchanging 70,000 shares to close at 72 cents after falling 3 cents, Iron Rock Insurance closed 5 cents higher at $4, with 12,500 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas climbed 40 cents and exchanged 5,350 shares at $6.50, Key Insurance ended trading 1,000 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $3. Limners and Bards declined 4 cents exchanging 243,826 units at $2.51, Lasco Financial climbed 2 cents after swapping 75,441 shares at $4.92, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 9 cents in trading 28,763 units at $5.35. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 2,452 shares to close at $5.70 after falling 29 cents, Paramount Trading climbed 30 cents and exchanged 15,000 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.20 in trading of 189,909 units to close at $10.30.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
