JSE Index surged by 3,007.04 points to close at 265,736.18 with 13,618,629 units valued at $432,506,372 changing hands in the main market, compared to 5,005,392 units valued at 111,349,381 on Friday. In the US dollar market JSE US dollar Equity Index dipped 8.15 points to 176.81.
Trading accounted for 5,120 units valued at US$2,124 and brings the total for the markets to J$432,780,357.
Trading ended with an average of 504,394 units for an average of $16,018,755 in contrast to 217,626 units for an average of $4,841,277 on Friday. 
September closed with average of 283,480 units valued at $3,630,990 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows a very strong 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, down from 14 on Friday and 4 with lower offers, the same as Friday.
Scotia Investments has been delisted with Scotia Group set to pay out minority shareholders the proceeds of the acquisition on October 3.
JSE stocks up 37% for 2017
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made strong gains in the indices at the close of the week and for September, leading to gains of 37 percent for the year to date.
Trading on Friday was dominated by Berger Paints, jumping $3.57 to $15 at the close and Scotia Group rising $2.89 to end at $48, while Jamaica Producers traded 1.57 million units to be the leading trade.
Market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands, 13 advanced, 8 declined and 2 traded firm at the last prices of the day, while 1 traded in the US dollar market.
In the main activity, Berger Paints closed $3.57 higher at $15, with 27,167 units, Cable & Wireless ended 9 cents higher at $1.10, with 558,054 stock units, 
Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of $1.20 at $27.30, with 126,250 stock units, Carreras closed with a loss of 35 cents at $12.15, with 376,643 shares, Grace Kennedy ended 40 cents higher at $43, with 88,357 units, Jamaica Broilers concluded trading 60 cents higher at $18.60, with 64,504 units, Jamaica Producers ended 40 cents higher at $15.50, with 1,574,959 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a rise of 50 cents at $7.50, with 115,657 shares, JMMB Group traded with a loss of 11 cents at $22.25, with 495,589 stock units trading, Kingston Properties gained 40 cents to $7.40, with 5,000 units, Kingston Wharves concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $32, with 19,250 stock units, Mayberry Investments settled 70 cents higher at $4.80, with 204,020 shares, 
NCB Financial Group had 542,955 shares changing hands after rising $1.20 to end at $88. 138 Student Living settled 5 cents higher at $4.80, with 200 stock units, PanJam Investment finished at $41, with 34,989 shares, Portland JSX traded 5 cents higher at $9.30, with 6,385 shares, Radio Jamaica ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.11, with 421,563 stock units. Sagicor Group ended 48 cents higher at $34.53, with 233,535 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed with a loss of 30 cents at $13.50, with 43,815 units, Salada Foods concluded trading at $8.50, with 7,400 shares, Scotia Group jumped $2.89 to $48, with 46,200 stock units, Seprod settled with a loss of $1 at $30, with 3,000 stock units and Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 30 cents at $10.51, with 9,900 shares trading.
There was no trading in the main market preference segment, on Friday.
In the US dollar market, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, while exchanging 30,490 units.
JSE stocks jump again
Scotia Group climbed $2.89 on Friday to help push market indices.
Prices at the close of Friday on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged higher leading to big gains in the market indices as 23 securities changed hands with 13 rising, 8 declined and 2 traded firm.
Berger Paints jumped $3.57 to $15 at the close and Scotia Group moved up by $2.89 to end at $48, while Jamaica Producers traded 1.57 million units to be the leading trade.
Main market activity led to 5,005,392 units valued at $111,349,381 trading compared to 11,263,035 units valued at $348,817,467 on Thursday. In the US dollar market trading accounted 30,490 units valued at US$7,315 from just one security, bringing the total trades in both markets to $112,292,958.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 3,477.64 points to 288,360.63.The JSE Index jumped 3,168.52 points to 262,729.14. The JSE US dollar Equities Index eked out a 0.05 points rise to close at 184.96.
Trading ended with an average of 217,626 units for an average of $4,841,277 in contrast to 536,335 units for an average of $16,610,356 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 283,480 units valued at $3,630,990 and previously 286,773 units for an average of $3,573,357. In contrast, August closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows a very strong 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, up from 10 on Thursday and 4 with lower offers, the same as Thursday.
Big jump for JSE on Thursday
C&W traded over 2 million shares on Thursday.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was dominated by Grace and Cable & Wireless with largest volumes traded on Thursday and by big gains in the indices.
Market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands, 13 advanced, 4 declined and 2 traded firm at the last prices of the day, while 3 traded in the US dollar market and 1 traded in the bond market.
In the main activity, Berger Paints concluded trading, 3 cents higher at $11.43, with 218,203 shares changing hands, Cable & Wireless finished with a loss of 4 cents at $1.01, with 2,029,588 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement ended $1 higher at $28.50, with 120,165 shares, Carreras finished 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 663,846 stock units, Grace Kennedy added 10 cents at $42.60, with 5,877,213 units valued $249 million. Jamaica Broilers gained 70 cents to end at $18, with 120,816 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose 10 cents higher to $15.10, with 189,307 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 55 cents higher at $7, with 40,135 shares, JMMB Group ended with a loss of 53 cents at $22.36, with 8,567 stock units, Kingston Wharves jumped $2.01 trading at $33, with 2,600 units, 1834 Investments ended trading at $1.40, with 9,167 stock units, 
PanJam Investment traded $5.09 higher at $41, with 38,430 shares, Radio Jamaica ended at $1.12, with 319,721 stock units, Sagicor Group ended with a loss of 20 cents at $34.05, trading 35,641 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading $1.75 higher at $13.80, with 57,493 shares, Salada Foods traded 50 cents higher at $8.50, with 10,250 units. Scotia Group rose 10 cents to $45.11, with 1,117,306 shares, Seprod closed $1 higher at $31, with 23,889 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading with a loss of 29 cents at $10.81, with 7,384 units.
In the main market preference segment, Proven preference share finished at $.2, with 111,300 units trading.
In the US dollar market, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share lost 7.5 US cents and closed at 57.5 US cents while trading 325,433 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, exchanging 228,420 units while Money Market Brokers US dollar 6% preference share lost 2 US cents to end at US$1.10 trading 41,300 units.
Grace, C&W in big trades
Grace Kennedy had the largest trade – 5.9 m units on Thursday.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday was dominated by Grace Kennedy with just under 5.9 million units valued $249 million and Cable & Wireless with 2 million shares.
The market closed with 21 securities changing hands, 13 advanced, 4 declined and 2 traded firm and 3 trading in the US dollar market. Trading in the main market ended with 11,263,035 units valued at $348,817,467 compared to 4,718,872 units valued at 99,127,989 on Wednesday, while in the US dollar market 595,153 units changed hands carrying a value of US$287,330. Overall trading in both markets came to J$386,170,423, in addition, the NCB Financial 6 percent bond traded 27 million units for a value of $3,542,985,900.
Trading ended with an average of 536,335 units for an average of $16,610,356 in contrast to 188,755 units for an average of $3,965,120 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 286,773 units valued at $3,573,357 and previously 273,638 units valued at an average of $2,921,507. In contrast, August closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Friday is the last trading day of the month when fund managers usually push the prices of selected stocks to influence the performance of their funds, as such investors should be on the lookout for such action.
JSE main stocks eke out gains – Wednesday
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 25 securities changing hands, the same as on Tuesday and 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 11 advancing, 8 declining and 8 traded firm.
The market recorded modest gains in the two main indices, with the All Jamaica Composite Index rose 106.77 points to close at 282,019.56, the JSE Market Index inched 97.28 points to 256,951.71. The JSE US dollar market index slipped 0.73 points to 187.26.
Trading ended with 4,718,872 units valued at 99,127,989 with an average of 188,755 units for an average of $3,965,120 compared to 4,433,242 units valued at 88,443,093 on Tuesday,
with an average of 177,330 units at an average of $3,537,724. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to $273,638 units valued at $2,921,507 compared to 278,353 units valued at $2,866,580, previously. In contrast, August closed with average of 184,094 units with an average of $4,336,090, for each security traded. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 85,233 units at a value of US$21,022 and brought total trades in both markets to JS$101,860,817.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
NCB Financial listed a US dollar bond with a coupon rate of 6 percent, but no trades were executed.
50% of trade goes to JMMB
JMMB Group accounted for half of the shares that traded on Wednesday.
The narrow difference between winners and losers continued on Wednesday with 11 securities rising an 8 declining out of 27 that traded, leading the market indices to record small gains around 100 points. JMMB Group traded 2.4 million units out of a total of 4.8 million units traded on Wednesday.
In the market activity, securities trading and volume exchanged at the last price trades took place at are, Berger Paints that closed with a loss of 10 cents at $11.40, trading 67,562 units, elsewhere, Cable & Wireless closed 5 cents higher at $1.05, with 149,655 units, Caribbean Cement settled $2 higher at $27.50, with just 100 stocks, Carreras closed with a loss of 50 cents at $12, with 347,667 stocks changing hands, Ciboney traded with a loss of 1 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of 15 cents, with 4,400 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy finished with a loss of 20 cents at $42.50, with 18,567 units, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 20 cents at $17.30, with 4,738 stock units, Jamaica Producers settled 50 cents higher at $15, with 810,000 shares trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded with a loss of 1 cent at $6.45, with 50,000 units, JMMB Group concluded trading with a gain of 39 cents to $22.89, with 2,406,969 stocks trading, Kingston Properties traded 20 cents higher at $7, with 4,758 stocks changing hands, Kingston Wharves finished 25 cents higher at $30.99, with 220,309 units. Mayberry Investments ended at $4.10, with 63,200 units, NCB Financial had a 145,037 shares trading with a rise of 50 cents to close at $88, 1834 Investments finished at $1.40, with 240 units, PanJam Investment ended 91 cents higher at $35.91, with 10,620 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded with a loss of 10 cents at $1.70, trading 55,000 units, 
Radio Jamaica finished at $1.12, with 23,555 shares, Sagicor Group traded at $34.25, with 106,100 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded at $12.05, with 8,938 shares, Scotia Group settled 91 cents higher at $45.01 trading 44,431 units and closed with the bid at $48 to buy500 units. Scotia Investments concluded trading at $35.50, with 6,160 stock units, Seprod lost $3 to close at $30, with 32,196 shares and Supreme Ventures settled 10 cents higher at $11.10, with 55,577 units changing hands.
In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers finished at $2.08, with 83,093 units trading.
In the US dollar market, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share closed at 65 US cents while trading 1,595 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, after rising 0.99 US cent, exchanging 83,638 units, while NCB Financial had a new listing of a US dollar bond, carrying a coupon rate of 6 percent, but no trades were executed.
Scotia Group pushed JSE down – Tuesday
Scotiabank dropped $1.90 and helped put a sharp dent in the indices on Tuesday.
Main market stocks of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, continue to have small differences between the number of winners and losers, but another big fall in the price of Scotia Group shares along with 9 other stocks, pulled the market down on Tuesday as 25 securities changed hands.
The main and the US dollar markets traded 29 securities with 9 advancing and 11 declining based on the last price for the day, with Carreras hitting an intraday high of $13 after the recent 10 to one stock split and ended at new closing high of $12.50.
At the close of market activity, Berger Paints closed at $11.50 with gains of 25 cents trading 47,524 shares, as investors continue to buy above the Ansa Coatings offer price of $10.88. Cable and Wireless exchanged 1,173,288 units at $1, Carreras advanced $1 to $12.50 with 492,727 shares, after it traded at an intraday high of $13, Grace Kennedy ended at $42.70, after losing 80 cents with 11,605 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50 with 653,854 shares trading, 
Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close at $14.50 with 23,685 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 4 cents, to $6.46 with 61,389 units trading, JMMB Group settled with a loss of 20 cents at $22.50 trading 158,134 shares. Kingston Properties exchanged 200 units at $6.80, having lost 20 cents, Kingston Wharves traded $2.23 higher to $30.74 with just 2,700 units, Mayberry Investments settled at $4.10 with 12,135 units, NCB Financial gained 62 cents to close at $87.50 trading 193,108 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.75 with trades of 12,334 units. PanJam Investment exchanged 123,149 shares at $35, Portland JSX lost 5 cents, in trading 1,500 units at $9.25, Pulse Investments closed at $1.80 with 47,470 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.12 trading 103,200 shares, Sagicor Group rose 25 cents, to settle at $34.25 with 346,129 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 55 cents, closing at $12.05 with 41,155 shares, Scotia Group closed $1.90 lower to $44.10 exchanging 631,765 stock units, after it traded at $49, the high for the day. Scotia Investments lost 1 cent and closed at $35.50 with 1,845 units, Seprod declined by $1 to $33 with 3,000 units, Supreme Ventures lost 9 cents to close at $11 with 218,690 shares trading.
In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded at US$1.12 with 2,697 units, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2.08, gaining 8 cents trading 20,630 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share exchanged 51,846 units at $1.19.
In the US dollar market, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares gained 2 US cents, closing at 32 US cents with trades of 42,500 units, Productive Business Solution US ordinary shares with gains of 3 US cents, closed at 65 US cents trading 171 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents losing 0.99 US cent exchanging 64,882 units,
JSE in big fall on Tuesday
JSE headquarters in downtown Kingston.
Decline of $1.90 in the price of Scotia Group shares along with 9 other stocks, dented the value of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as price movements between winners and losers are close to even as 25 securities traded.
The market suffered large fall in the two main indices with the All Jamaica Composite Index dropping 3,458.79 points to close at 281,912.79, as the 290,000 points resistance is proving a challenge to the market for the time being. The JSE Market Index sank 3,151.35 points to 256,854.43. The JSE US dollar market index added 0.40 points to 187.99.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands in the main market with 4 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 11 declining. The main market ended with 4,433,242 units valued at $88,443,092 changing hands compared to 1,991,216 units valued at $25,521,205 on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 110,250 units valued at US$31,004, bringing the total of all trades to J$92,473,610.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 177,330 units valued at $3,537,724 for each security traded compared to an average of 82,967 units valued at $1,063,384. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 278,353 units with an average value of $2,866,580 compared with an average of 284,296 units with an average value of $2,829,294 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.
JSE main market slips – Monday
Scotia Group dropped $3 to $46.
Trading on the Main and US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with an almost even advance decline ratio resulting in the market indices slipping in a shortened trading session that commenced in the afternoon after the regular closing time had passed.
The volume of securities trading and the days last traded price are, Barita Investments that ended with a loss of 25 cents at $7.75, with 6,700 shares. Berger Paints concluded trading with a loss of 75 cents at $11.25, with 7,256 units, Cable & Wireless ended with a loss of 4 cents at $1, with 170,543 stocks changing hands, Carreras finished 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 464,114 units, Grace Kennedy finished $1.45 higher at $43.50, with 5,737 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 50 cents higher at $17.50, with 39,878 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $15, with 13,350 shares, JMMB Group finished 70 cents higher at $22.70, with 41,657 units, Kingston Properties finished at $7, with 2,000 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $2.22 trading 18,341 shares to end at $28.51. Mayberry Investments traded with a loss of 50 cents at $4.10, with 2,138 units, 
NCB Financial fell 92 cents to $86.88 with 73,643 units changing hands. 1834 Investments ending at $1.40, with 93,917 stocks, PanJam Investment traded with a loss of 50 cents at $35, with 146,100 units, Portland JSX traded at $9.30, with 2,450 shares, Pulse Investments closed 9 cents higher at $1.80, with 7,701 stock units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.12, with 49,263 units, Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 40 cents at $34, with 55,255 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 7,480 shares. Scotia Group dropped $3 to $46, with 44,994 stock units changing hands, Scotia Investments concluded trading 1 cents higher at $35.51, with 2,900 units, Supreme Ventures ended 9 cents higher at $11.09, with 699 shares.
In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded at $2, with 232,000 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.19, with 503,100 shares.
In the US dollar market, Margaritaville traded just 100 units at 30 US cents, Productive Business Solution US ordinary shares lost 3 cents and closed at 62 US cents trading 750 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, after rising 1.99 US cents in exchanging 99,223 units.
