The prices of 9 stocks securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose but 10 fell and 9 held firm on Wednesday leading to fall in the market indices, with 8,750,362 shares valued at $150,223,412 trading.
Trading volume was dominated by Ciboney with 1.295 million units, PanJam Investment 1.5 million shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund clearing 3.26 million units.
Market activity closed with 28 securities changing hands, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 701.49 points to 314,200.56 and the JSE Index falling 639.13 points to 286,272.26.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed 50 cents higher at $18, with 5,313 shares, Barita Investments ended with a loss of 49 cents at $7.51, with just 100 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.33, with 69,509 units, 
Carreras finished at $11, with 352,348 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 25 cents at $33.75, with 177,113 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 1 cent higher at 41 cents, with 1,295,086 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 15 cents higher at $43.15, with 912 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 15,704 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 50 cents at $15.50, with 195,833 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $24, with 195,356 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of 1 cent at $6, with 200,000 stock units, Kingston Wharves closed $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $36.50, with 150 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 29 cents at $5.76, with 176,568 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 29 cents higher at $99.99, with 144,707 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 1,500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 55 cents at $39.50, with 1,500,000 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 13,903 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 7 cents at $1.05, with 71,020 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading $1.25 higher at $36, with 14,245 stock units, 
Scotia Group finished trading at $50, with 8,769 shares, Seprod closed 68 cents higher at $29.50, with 16,774 shares, Sterling Investments ended with a loss of 90 cents at $9.10, with 80,752 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 8 cents higher at $11.65, with 11,067 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.40, with 130,063 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 20 cents at $10.55, with 388,813 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $14.65, with 3,260,757 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.90, with 6,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.10, with 418,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market dropped on Wednesday.”
Market activity ended with an average of 57,855 shares valued at $$881,586, in contrast to 76,501 shares valued at $910,375 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 138,250 units valued at $2,267,631 and previously, 167,869 units valued at $2,778,279 January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 75 cents at $34.75, with 115,488 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 95 cents at $14.95, with 40,069 shares. Salada Foods traded 1 cent higher at $10.51, with 2,950 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $3.50 at $50, with 35,767 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $1.18 at $28.82, with 1,950 shares. Sterling Investments ended with a loss of $1.10 at a 52 weeks’ low of $10, with 11,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 43 cents at $11.57, with 44,956 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.35, with 147,585 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 494,217 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 9 cents at $1.90, with 1,390 stock units changing hands.
The prices of 14 stocks Fourteen Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back sharply at the close on Monday with 2,142,032 shares valued at $25,490,496 changing hands, in contrast to 4,761,651 shares valued at $85,619,819 trading on Friday. 
Carreras finished with a loss of 15 cents at $11, in exchange of 214,066 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $34.50, with 152,205 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 9 cents higher at 31 cents, with 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 45,448 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 60 cents higher at $19, with 15,283 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 500 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 11,400 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 50 cents higher at $25, with 17,444 shares, Kingston Wharves settled $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $35, with 2,605 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 25 cents higher at $6.05, with 54,958 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1 cent at $99.99, with 42,656 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1.85 to close at $41.85, with 313 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 89 cents at $10.11, with 1,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 5,000 shares. 
Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 900 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 25 cents higher at $35.50, with 32,440 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading $1.40 higher to close at a record $15.90, with 12,400 shares. Scotia Group finished trading at $53.50, with 13,109 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $4 at $30, with 1,784 shares. Sterling Investments ended at $11.10, with 1,708 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 44 cents higher at $12, with 10,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 232,213 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 561,023 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 200,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, with 2,814 shares trading.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 309.91 points to 315,465.77 and the JSE Index advanced by 282.36 points to 287,424.99.
Market activity ended with an average of 190,466 shares valued at $3,424,793, in contrast to 254,538 shares valued at $4,349,516 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 221,167 units valued at $3,867,890. January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
Trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange the pulled back when trading ended on Friday to 4,761,651 shares valued at $85,619,819, in contrast with 5,854,377 shares valued at $100,038,878 trading on Thursday. 
Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 75 cents at $35.25, with 76,055 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled at $14.50, with 10,181 shares Salada Foods ended trading at $10.50, with 49,471 stock units, Scotia Group traded 50 cents higher at $53.50, with 429,195 units, Seprod finished trading 50 cents higher at $34, with 9,415 shares, Sterling Investments closed with a loss of $1.90 at 52 weeks’ low of $11.10, with 500 shares. Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 44 cents at $11.56, with 22,220 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading 7 cents higher at $4.20, with 585,229 stock units and Wisynco Group finished 44 cents higher at $10.75, with 677,923 units trading.
JMMB Group ended trading at $25, with 1,540,700 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 50 cents higher at $34, with 28,000 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 1 cent higher at $6, with 19,473 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 24 cents at $100.60, with 131,321 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 100 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 1.50 cents at $39.50, with 6,142 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 5,766 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.05, with 26,107 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading 40 cents higher at $36, with 16,220 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 49 cents higher at $14.50, with 1,071,797 shares, 
Scotia Group finished trading 1 cent higher at $53, with 21,044 shares, Seprod closed $3.50 higher at $33.50, with 879 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 2 cents higher at $12, with 133,955 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished 3 cents higher at $4.13, with 231,077 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 1.68 cents at $10.31, with 1,495,101 shares In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1.15, with 271,400 shares and Proven Investments settled at $5.90, with 200 units.
January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended January with strong gains in the market indices, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 2,844.76 points to 315,947.37 and the JSE Index climbing 2,591.90 points to 287,863.79, marginally down for the year to date.
Market activity ended with an average of 650,334 shares valued at $3,619,299, in contrast to 146,303 shares valued at $2,815,344 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 and previously 220,146 units valued at $5,239,823. December closed with average of 686,156 units valued at an average of $8,654,832 for each security traded.
