Kingston Wharves dropped $8 to close at a record $52 and a record high of $85 in the past 12 months.
Declining stocks dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with the prices declining more than three to one with a number of sizeable price movements.
At the close of trading, 37 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets with 7 advancing, 23 declining and 7 trading firm. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 3,897.33 points to close at 561,093.84, the JSE Index dropped 3,616 points to 510,527.38 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.08 points to close at 139.11.
Main market activity ended with 18,599,441 units valued at $235,193,270, in contrast to 32,896,372 units valued at $273,937,492 from 37 securities on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 11 million shares for 59 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 4.3 million units accounting for 23 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Group with 796,501 shares for 4 percent of the market’s trade.
The Market closed with an average of 531,413 units valued at an average of $6,719,808 for each security traded, in contrast to 913,788 units valued at an average of $7,609,375 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,067,905 units valued at $9,578,929 and previously an average of 1,101,922 units valued at $9,772,487 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to settle at $71.50 with 11,376 units traded, Carib Cement exchanged 32,718 units, dropping 49 cents to close at $80.50, Carreras lost 55 cents to end at $7.95 after trading 558,200 units. Eppley Caribbean Property advanced $3, closing at $38, after trading 25,635 shares and hitting a record low of $30 during the day. Jamaica Broilers ended at $36 after climbing $1 with 4,249 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers declined by $1.50, settling at $23.50 with 6,800 shares traded, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 49 cents in exchanging 11,962 shares to end at $25.51, Kingston Wharves closed $8 lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $52 in trading 1,747 shares. 
NCB Financial settled at $208, after dropping $6.90 with 622,798 units traded, Proven Investments gained 49 cents to end the day’s trade at $37.49 with 1,953 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded 35 cents lower to close at $3.05, in exchanging 27,095 shares. Sagicor Group lost $3 to settle at $67 in trading 796,501 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $31, after exchanging just 500 shares, Seprod ended the day’s trade $1.70 lower to settle at $54.40 with 20,647 units changing hands. Supreme Ventures lost $1 to end at $27 exchanging 327,441 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 78 cents after trading 66,897 shares to settle at $23.88 and Wisynco lost 47 cents, settling at $23.40 with trades of 115,428 units.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 7,162 units valued at over US$1,751 with the market index gaining 2.98 points to close at 199.86. Proven Investments traded 6,644 shares to close at 26 US cents and Sterling Investments added 0.7 of a cent, in settling at a 52 weeks’ high of 4.5 US cents after trading 518 shares.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents with 188,632 shares changing hands at $2.10, Knutsford Express ended market activity exchanging 2,750 shares to close at $10.90 after falling 9 cents, Limners and Bards closed 3 cents higher at $2.55, with 252,272 stock units clearing the exchange, Lasco Distributors ended exchanging 126,000 shares to close at $3.25 after falling 23 cents. Lasco Financial traded 95,877 shares, after rising 22 cents to end at $4.90, Medical Disposables climbed 70 cents and exchanged 99,870 shares at $8.80, Main Event ended trading with 150 shares, after rising 34 cents to end at $5.99 and tTech swapped 27,000 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $6.60. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 dipped 2 cents in trading 18,045 units at $1.08.
Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with advancing stocks outnumbering declining ones two to one but the market indices ended down.
Proven Investments lost 50 cents and ending the day’s trade at $37 with 5,940 shares changing hands. Salada Foods climbed $2 to $32, after exchanging 60,276 shares, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to end at $57.50 with trades of 77,639 shares, Seprod advanced $2.59 to settle at $56.10 with 4,900 units changing hands. Supreme Ventures gained 40 cents to end at $28 exchanging 349,173 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 90 cents after trading 13,267 to settle at $23.10 and Victoria Mutual Investments added 50 cents after 401,515 units changed hands to close at $8.
The Junior Market Index slipped 4.73 points to close at 3,449.27 on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 11 declining as 4 remained unchanged.
Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $6.20, after swapping of 1,116 shares, iCreate closed 2 cents higher at 77 cents, with 151,499 stock units trading, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents trading 53,023 units at $3.30, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 80,953 units and gained 2 cents to end at $5.98. Knutsford Express ended trading with 5,713 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $10.99, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 1,236,217 shares to close at $2.52 after falling 30 cents, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 32 cents at $4.68, in swapping of 37,300 shares. Medical Disposables closed trading of 68,130 units and gained 70 cents to end at $8.10 and Main Event closed 4 cents higher at $5.65, with 3,648 stock units trading. In the Junior Market preference segment, CAC 2000 lost 4 cents in trading 44,500 shares to close at $1.10.
Salada Foods lost $2 to settle at $30 with 1,600 shares changing hands, Seprod fell $1.49 to settle at $53.51 with 26,060 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 40 cents to close at $27.60 with an exchange of 61,648 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments gained $1 and completed trading of 36,516 shares at $24, Victoria Mutual closed trading of 304,823 units after falling 50 cents to end at $7.50 and Wisynco Group added $1 in trading 299,683 shares to close at $24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Indies Pharma lost 2 cents in trading of 1,850 units at $3.43, Jamaican Teas lost 4 cents in trading 16,223 units to close at $5.96. Knutsford Express traded 4,837,099 units and gained 5 cents to end at $10.95, Limners and Bards closed with a loss of 13 cents at $2.82, in moving 2,386,967 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 18 cents and exchanged 185,821 shares to end at $3.48, Lasco Manufacturing declined 2 cents to settle at $5.44 in trading 16,398 shares. Medical Disposables lost 60 cents trading 5,000 shares to close at $7.40, Main Event had 2,500 shares changing hands, after rising 4 cents to end at $5.61, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 8 cents higher at $1.70, with 100 stock units trading and tTech closed trading of 4,421 units and gained 30 cents to end at $5.90.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities rising, 13 with losses and 13 traded firm as 38 securities traded on Wednesday, compared to 34 stocks trading on Tuesday. 
The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
Sagicor Group lost $1.50 to settle at $70 with 402,329 shares changing hands, Seprod rose $1 to settle at $55 with 56,476 shares changing hands Supreme Ventures gained $1 to close at $28 with an exchange of 6,777,393 shares and Wisynco Group fell $2 in trading 374,927 shares at $23.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a slight dip in the market Index of 3.64 points to close at 3,444.70 as more stocks rose than declined. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,421,017 valued at $3,530,472 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Honey Bun ended trading with 10,317 shares, after rising 18 cents to end at $5.99, Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents and exchanged 28,817 shares at $3.45, Iron Rock Insurance added 5 cents in exchanging 76,090 shares at $4. Limners and Bards ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.95 with 166,362 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors dipped 19 cents in trading 174,577 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed trading of 11,430 units and gained 50 cents to end at $5. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 18,696 shares, after rising 16 cents to end at $5.46, Main Event declined by $1.38 to settle at $5.57, Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 58,500 units and gained 45 cents to end at $11.50 and tTech fell 30 cents in trading of 20,111 units at $5.60.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 18 rising, 12 with losses and 4 traded firm as a total of 34 securities traded on Tuesday compared to 33 trading on Monday. 
NCB Financial rose $4 to end at $213, with an exchange of 532,498 stock units, Panjam Investment rose 98 cents in trading of 12,485 units to close at $101.98. Sagicor Group added 49 cents to settle at $71.50 with 37,183 shares changing hands, Scotia Group fell 49 cents to close at $57 with an exchange of 23,164 shares, Seprod lost $2.50 to settle at $54 with 34,752 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group gained 50 cents in trading 133,235 shares at $25.
Trading ended with an average of 82,731 units for an average of $356,514 in contrast to 54,574 units for an average of $349,152 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,378,282 valued at $3,071,604 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Iron Rock Insurance exchanged 3,000 shares after rising 59 cents to end at $3.95, Jamaican Teas declined by 30 cents to settle at $6 in trading 362,394 shares, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents in trading of 5,641 units at $10.90, Key Insurance lost 20 cents in trading 100 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80. Limners and Bards lost 4 cents trading 165,769 units at $2.96, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.49 with 54,665 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial dipped 50 cents in trading of 212,070 units to end at $4.50. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 21 cents in exchanging 25,049 units at $5.30, Main Event closed 95 cents higher at $6.95, with 1,000 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies declined by $1.95 to settle at $11.05 but with 7,594 shares being traded and tTech closed trading of 355 units and gaining 89 cents to end at $5.90.
