Blue Power closed at a new high of $30 on Friday.
At the close, the prices of 10 stocks rose, 3 declined with 16 securities trading, compared to 15 trading on Friday. Volume of stocks traded rose on Friday by 73 percent, from Friday’s level, ending with 1,632,612 units changing hands, valued at $8,675,126, up by 54 percent from $5,642,777 on Friday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ending with a lower offer.
The year ended with thirteen stocks gaining more than the market average, including 3 gaining 325 percent or more,
2 more than 200 percent and 4 more than 100 percent.An average of 102,038 units with an average value of $542,195 traded, compared to 62,924 units with an average value of $376,185 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488. The average for December to Thursday is 132,679 units, at an average of $679,346. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
At the close of trading, Blue Power jumped $3 to a new high of $30 with 10,000 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 gained 45 cents in trading 84,018 shares to close at $4.95, Cargo Handlers rose 50 cents to close at $18.50 with 7,986 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream had 33,000 units exchanged with a rise of 20 cents to end at $7.50. Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents in trading 430,299 shares to close at $3.30, Derrimon Trading ended at 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 with 126,306 shares changing hands, after rising by 10 cents, General Accident lost 20 cents with 23,682 units changing hands to close at $2.80.
Honey Bun had 13,936 shares changing hands to close at $5.85 after gaining 5 cents. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 40 cents in trading 564,394 shares to end at $4, Jamaican Teas gained 60 cents to end at $4.85 with 12,000 shares being exchanged. Jetcon Corporation closed at $6 with 42,800 shares trading, KLE Group recovered 3 cents and closed with 27,000 shares trading at $1.95, Knutsford Express rose 1 cent in trading 94,857 shares at $20. Lasco Distributors ended with 63,388 units trading with a fall of 10 cents to $7.05, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $5, after 12,795 units switched hands and Paramount Trading exchanged 86,151 units at $3.
Prices surged 3,760 points for local companies on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, to close at an all-time high on the final trading day of 2016. The market ended with the All Jamaica Composite Index climbing 25.6 percent for the year to date, the JSE market index gaining 28 percent and the Combined index that includes all listed ordinary shares, rising 30 percent. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 905,692 shares compared to an average of 149,740 units traded on Thursday. The average for the month to date stands at 549,379 shares compared to an average of 233,393 units for the month up to Thursday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
Jamaica Producers gained 20 cents to end at $9.25 with 769,449 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 10 cents in trading 29,673 shares, to end at $5.50. JMMB Group traded 103,865 units and dropped 49 cents to end at $14.50, Mayberry Investments rose 50 cents to end at $5.50 with 3,692,948 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank rose 24 cents ended at $50 with 2,630 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 655,404 shares and shed $2 to close at $30. Radio Jamaica gained 7 cents to close at $1.30 after 898,560 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group closed with 84,109 shares changing hands at $29, Sagicor X Fund ended with 3,136,659 units trading, with a loss of 19 cents to close at $11.81, Scotia Group with 179,939 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of $1.74 at $36.75. Scotia Investments gained $2.40 with 16,000 units trading to end at $33.40, Seprod jumped lost 30 cents to end at $29.50 with 181,944 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures traded 214,996 shares and gained 23 cents to $5.30 and Proven Investments closed at 21.95 US cents, with 12,640 units changing hands.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 149740 shares compared to an average of 81,706 units traded on Wednesday. The average for the month to date stands at 176,057 shares compared to an average of 202,375 units for the month up to Wednesday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
JMMB Group traded 109,870 units and gained 51 cents to end at $14.99, Mayberry Investments fell 40 cents to end at $5 with 12,927 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank ended at $49.76 with 5,915 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 4,325 shares and gained $3 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $30. Sagicor Group lost $1 in closing with 81,850 shares changing hands at $29, Sagicor X Fund ended with 177,629 units trading with a gain of 55 cent to close at $12, Scotia Group with 130,524 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 2 cents at $35.01. Scotia Investments gained $1 with 2,515 units trading to end at $31, Seprod jumped $2.30 to end at $29.80 with 7,850 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures traded 19,400 shares at $5.07 and Proven Investments closed at 21.95 US cents, with 16,578 units changing hands.
with an average value of $1,192,249 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 132,679 units, at an average of $679,346. The average for December to Wednesday is 136,554 units, at an average of $696,188. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
General Accident had 200,000 units changing hands to close at $3. Honey Bun had 19,264 shares changing hands to close at $5.80 after shedding 15 cents. Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to close at $6 with 85,022 shares trading, KLE Group lost 3 cents and closed with 50,100 shares trading at $1.92, Knutsford Express rose 44 cents in trading 2,790 shares at $19.99, Lasco Distributors ended with 14,088 units trading with a gain of 15 cents at $7.15. Lasco Financial lost 9 cents with 16,000 shares changing hands, to end at $3.11, Lasco Manufacturing gained 2 cents and ended at $5, after 318,553 units switched hands and Medical Disposables exchanged 500 units at $4.20.
Market activity resulted in 28 securities traded at 10:45 am, compared to 26 on Wednesday at 10:45 am. A total of 10 securities advanced and 6 declined, resulting in a volume of just 463,915 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $3,009,378, compared 721,003 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $1,962,803 on Wednesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 16,568 units versus 27,731 units on Wednesday. The leading trades include Lasco Manufacturing with 200,000 units changing hands at $5 and Cable & Wireless has so far traded 150,000 units at 71 cents.
The junior market index closed at a new all-time high on Wednesday, as advancing stocks were edged out by declining ones pushing the market index up by 20.38 points to end at 2,573.55 points with a 44 percent increase for the year to date. 
An average of 181,822 units with an average value of $1,192,249 traded, compared to 41,940 units with an average value of $180,950 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 136,554 units, at an average of $696,188. The average for December to Friday is 133,892 units, at an average of $667,008. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Jetcon Corporation rose 2 cents to close at $5.90 with 1,094,291 shares trading, KLE Group closed with 1,504 shares trading at $1.95, Knutsford Express traded 6,700 shares at $19.55, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,117,322 units trading with a gain of 25 cents at $7. Lasco Financial lost 5 cents with 21,345 shares changing hands, to end at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.98, after 147,247 units switched hands, Paramount Trading exchanged 64,362 units at $3 and tTech traded 1,079 units with a rise of 5 cents to close at $5.30.
Prices surged on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, to close on Wednesday at a new closing high as the main market indices were up by more than 4,000 points. The market ended with the All Jamaica Composite Index climbing 23.5 percent for the year to date, the JSE market index gaining 25.6 percent and the Combined index rising 27.6 percent. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 81,706 shares compared to an average of 167,153 units traded on Friday. The average for the month to date stands at 202,375 shares compared to an average of 323,045 units for the month up to Friday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 4 cents in trading 5,325 shares, to end at $5.55. Mayberry Investments fell 10 cents to end at $5.40 with 63,413 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank rose 76 cents to end at $49.76 with 27,850 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 2,000 shares to close at $27. Pulse Investments traded 115,621 shares with a fall of 90 cents to close at $3, Radio Jamaica traded 80,000 shares to close at $1.22 after rising 2 cents, Sagicor Group closed with 8,250 shares changing hands at $30, Scotia Group with just 5,000 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 99 cents at $34.99 and Proven Investments closed at 21.95 US cents up from 21.05 US cents, with 37,735 units changing hands.
on the all Jamaica Composite index at 10:45. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 167,153 shares compared to an average of 85,825 units traded on Thursday. The average for the month to date stands at 478,937 shares compared to an average of 323,045 units for the month up to Thursday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
Radio Jamaica traded 25,774 shares to close at $1.20 after rising 12 cents, Sagicor Group jumped $2.30 to close with 1,393,691 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $30, Scotia Group with 41,948 shares changing hands and closed at $34. Scotia Investments rose 70 cents with 2,013 units changing hands to close at $30, Seprod closed trading at $27.50 with 82,176 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures traded just 2,223 units to end with the price gaining 17 cents to $5.07, Proven Investments declined from 21.95 US cents to end at 21.05 US cents, with 44,930 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 200,000 units to close at $1.08.
The average for December to date is 133,892 units, at an average of $667,008. The average for December to Thursday is 139,639 units, at an average of $697,387. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
changing hands closed at $14. Honey Bun had 805 shares changing hands to close at $6 after rising 30 cents. Jetcon Corporation lost 1 cent to close at $5.88 with 2,450 shares trading, Key Insurance closed with 2,980 shares trading at $2.60. Lasco Distributors ended with 6,500 units trading with a gain of 25 cents at $6.75, Lasco Financial rose 15 cents with 160,289 shares changing hands, to end at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing gained 18 cents and ended at $4.98, after 700 units switched hands and Paramount Trading exchanged 3,249 units at $3.