Carib Cement jumped to a new high on Monday.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index gained 225.66 points to end at 200,882.22, the index recorded gains of 20 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index rose 201.78 points to finish at 183,686.54. The JSE combined index increased by 195.58 points to end at 195,510.75, with a gain for the year to date of 23.5 percent.
At the close with 3,151,271 units valued at $45,655,245 changed hands, compared to 4,934,021 units valued at $48,374,405 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 1,021,062 units changing hands, valued at $5,305,996 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 85,208 shares compared to an average of 152,905 units traded on Friday with the average for the month to date being 128,061 units compared to 170,913 units for the month up to Friday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.35 with 4,500 shares trading, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent, in trading 413,195 units, at 76 cents, Caribbean Cement jumped $1.44 in trading 15,758 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $36.45, Carreras rose 1 cent in exchanging 19,414 shares at $66. Investors traded 82,610 shares of 1834 Investments to close at $1.30, Grace Kennedy traded 36,947 shares to close with a loss of 69 cents at $41.10, Jamaica Broilers lost 10 cents and ended trading with 8,100 units, to close at $14.65, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 14,700 shares, to end with a rise of 1 cent at $5.36. JMMB Group traded 2,114 shares to close at $13.80. Kingston Wharves traded with a rise of 30 cents while 5,550 shares crossed hands to close at $19.40, Margaritaville Turks ended with 10,000 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents.
Mayberry Investments ended trading 108,960 shares, to close at $4.95, after rising by 45 cents, National Commercial Bank shed $1 and ended at $48 with 80,765 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 27,700 shares to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 137,260 units while rising 3 cents to close at $1.23. Sagicor Group closed with 810,095 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 3 cents at $26.05, Scotia Group gained 6 cents, with 8,900 shares changing hands, to close at $33.56. Sterling Investments ended at $15.70 with 24,143 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures gained 1 cent and ended at $4.71 with 66,895 units changing hands and Proven Investments traded 223,687 shares at 19 US cents, up from 18.56 US cents.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 5 ending with lower offers.
Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there were two bids to buy 1,003,050 units of Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 9,000 units at $3.40 and offers to buy 1,083,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 327,218 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 31 cents while 41,586 shares traded, to close at $3.70 and Paramount Trading rose 18 cents with 62,800 units changing hands to close at $3.40.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 152,905 shares compared to an average of 171,733 units traded on Thursday with the average for the month to date being 170,913 units compared to 188,922 units for the month up to Thursday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
National Commercial Bank shed 75 cents and ended at $49 with 44,300 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 50,335 shares and gained 60 cents to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 115,343 units while losing 10 cents to close at $1.20. Sagicor Group closed with 97,235 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 1 cent at $26.02, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 18,425 units with the price holding at $10.24, Scotia Group fell by 50 cents, with 405,160 shares changing hands, to close at $33.50. Scotia Investments gained 10 cents with 6,000 units changing hands, to close at $33, Sterling Investments ended at $15.70 with 20,410 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents and ended at $4.70 with 13,605 units changing hands and Proven Investments traded 65,900 shares at 18.56 US cents.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 ending with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors had 183,544 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 0 cents at $6.60, Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there was a bid to buy 1,003,050 units Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 1,059,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 616,264 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables fell 4 cents while 63,918 shares traded, to close at $4.01.
The record run was aided by 33 securities changing hands, with the prices of 12 stocks ending with gains while 14 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 171,733 shares compared to an average of 174,326 units traded on Wednesday with the average for the month to date being 188,922 units compared to 206,111 units for the month up to Wednesday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) grew by US$113 million during November to end at US$2.56 billion in one of the worse months for foreign exchange inflows. The build-up of the NIR in November is a telling sign of the revaluation that is coming for the Jamaican dollar, in the months ahead, as inflows of foreign exchange increase in the winter months ahead. 
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$30,548,763 compared to US$28,047,652 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose by 20 cents to $128.15. A total of US$27,155,752 was sold versus US$35,449,849 on Tuesday, with the selling rate slipping by 7 cents to $128.84. The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped $2.10 to $93.89, with dealers buying C$1,544,033 and selling C$789,198 at an average rate that declined by 26 cents to $96.94. The average rate for buying the British Pound climbed 65 cents to $161.47 for the purchase of £1,660,805 while £1,176,733 was sold with a slip of 9 cents, to end at $163.22.
The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$6,948 being bought and selling of US$8,208.
The all Jamaica Composite index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange shot through the 200,000 mark on Wednesday but closed well below the high for the day of 201,692.19, it reached by 10 o’clock after jumping 2,663.70 points. 
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.60 with 5,000 shares trading, Cable & Wireless remained firm in trading 504,500 units to close at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement gained $3.90 in trading 58,311 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $35.01, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $36.18. Carreras rose 7 cents in exchanging 3,586 shares at $65.98, Ciboney rose 5 cents in exchanging 888,119 shares at 22 cents. Investors traded 47,390 shares of 1834 Investments, to close with a loss of 16 cents at $1.30. Jamaica Broilers lost 18 cents and ended trading with 241,483 units, to close at $14.72. Jamaica Producers closed with a gain of 50 cents at 52 weeks’ closing high of $9 with 205,372 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 73,935 shares, to end with a rise of 7 cents at $5.47, JMMB Group rose 15 cents in trading 41,507 shares to close at $13.80, Margaritaville Turks fell 1 cent with 956,505 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents. Mayberry Investments ended trading 21,348 shares, to close at $4.20, after rising 32 cents, National Commercial Bank shed 20 cents and ended at $49.30 with 164,718 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 512,329 shares and gained 45 cents to close at $23.70, 
Radio Jamaica traded 100,000 units, to close at $1.40. Sagicor Group closed with 5,400 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 19 cents at $25.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 11,081 units with the price slipping 4 cents to $10.20, Scotia Group gained 73 cents, with 4,563 shares changing hands, to close at $34. Scotia Investments fall 90 cents with 3,000 units changing hands, to close at $33, Seprod jumped 75 cents to end at $29.75 with 100 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and ended at $4.70 with 39,275 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 45,332 shares at 18.6 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share and closed with 584,634 units changing hands at $2.11, after gaining 4 cents. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 106,627 shares compared to an average of 469,718 units traded on Monday with the average for the month to date being 237,896 units compared to 369,165 units for the month up to Monday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
Margaritaville Turks fell 2 cents with 3,200 shares trading, to close at 23 US cents.Mayberry Investments ended trading in 50,300 shares, to close at $3.88, after losing 20 cents, National Commercial Bank shed 15 cents and ended at $49.50 with 15,961 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica rose 10 cents in trading just 1,181 units, to close at $1.40, Sagicor Group closed with 19,204 shares changing hands at $26, Scotia Group dropped $1.73, with 329,592 shares changing hands, to close at $33.27. Scotia Investments climbed 90 cents with 16,385 units changing hands, to close at $33.90, Seprod jumped $2 to end at $29 with 18,636 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures ended at $4.80 with 123,515 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share, closed with 972,825 units changing hands at $1.08, after gaining 2 cents.
The Jamaican dollar slipped further below 129 mark to the US dollar on Monday as revaluation of the local currency continues to take hold and it enjoyed gains versus the Canadian dollar and the Euro but slipped mildly against the British pound, as inflows of foreign currency was US$19 million more than the amount sold. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell by $1.22 to $95.12, with dealers buying C$4,127,945 and selling C$4,023,122 at an average rate that fell 8 cents to $97.16. The average rate for buying the British Pound declined 67 cents to $159.69 for the purchase of £2,214,209 while £755,070 was sold with a rise of 5 cents, to end at $162.17.
include a jump of $15.75 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar to end at $120. The highest selling rate for the Canadian dollar rose $1.08 to $101.52 while there was a drop of $5.80 in the lowest selling rate to $87. The lowest buying rate for the British Pound rose $1.08 to $131.56, the highest selling rate climbed $4.47 to end at $171.18 while the lowest selling rate rose $2.70 to $154. The highest buying rate for the Euro rose $1 to $136 and the highest selling rate moved up $2.14 to $143.86.