Sagicor Group dropped $3 to help pull the main market indices down on Thursday.
Big fall in the prices of Jamaica Broilers, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group and Supreme Ventures were the main contributors to the main market fall. At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 10 declining. The main market ended with 1,294,238 units valued at $29,684,333 changing hands compared to 2,769,523 units valued at $67,527,250 at the close on Wednesday.
Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 36,275 units valued at US$8,006, bringing the total of all trades to J$30,711,439.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 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 56,271 units valued at $1,290,623 for each security traded compared to an average of 115,397 units valued at $2,813,635. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 125,350 units with an average value of $2,715,480 compared with an average of 133,908 units with an average value of $2,893,588 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded $1.23 lower to close at $13.30 with 8,363 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.05, gaining 5 cents with 69,044 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Cement gained $1, closing at $25.50 in exchanging 1,342 shares, Carreras lost 5 cents to close at $90, with 15,937 shares changing hands and
Grace Kennedy traded 18,098 shares at $41.40. Jamaica Broilers traded 51 cents lower, closing at $17.50, with an exchange of 578,428 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 90 cents to close at $14 with trades of 4,799 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 20 cents trading 11,910 shares and closed at $6.80, JMMB Group exchanged 8,144 units at $19.58, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.40, after rising 40 cents, trading only 675 shares. NCB Financial Group advanced $1 to close at $72, after exchanging 136,426 shares, 1834 Investments traded 40,172 shares at $1.36, PanJam Investment lost 25 cents exchanging 6,500 units to end at $34.25, Portland JSX traded 50 cents lower, closing at $10.50 with 28,657 shares changing hands, Proven Investments added 2 cents to end at a new closing high of $24.63 with 40,000 shares traded, Pulse Investments was down 25 cents trading 20,898 shares, closing at $2.49, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.38, with gains of 13 cents and 6,005 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group dropped $3 lower to close at $31, with an exchange of 137,638 shares, Scotia Group declined $1.50 to close at $42.40, with 5,180 shares trading while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.35, losing 65 cents with an exchange of 47,164 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents trading 36,275 units, Proven 8.25% preference share closed at $5.10 exchanging 11,000 units and JMMB Group7.5% preference share lost 3 cents to close at $1.10, with trades of 67,352 units.
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 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
JMMB Group lost 42 cents to close at $19.58 with 57,560 units changing owners, Kingston Properties traded 85 cents higher, closing at $8.85 with an exchange of 2,500 shares, Kingston Wharves closed at $30, gaining 90 cents with 3,450 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments gained 10 cents to close at $4.70 with 283,184 shares traded. NCB Financial Group closed at $71, with a loss of 40 cents after exchanging 16,458 shares, 138 Student Living traded 1,532 shares at $1.55, PanJam Investment exchanged 6,600 units at $34.50, Portland JSX traded $1 higher, closing at $11 with 94,343 shares changing hands, Proven Investments gained 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $24.61 with 158,000 shares being exchanged, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25, with gains of 5 cents and 4,880 shares switching owners. Sagicor Group traded $1 higher to close at $34, with trades of 1,128,016 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $12.40, after losing $1.40 with an exchange of 4,000 units, Scotia Group lost 10 cents to close at $43.90, with trades of 111,876 shares, Seprod was down $1,to close at $29, trading 428,110 shares while Supreme Ventures added 70 cents to close at $8, with an exchange of 268,867 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents trading 175,987 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 43,100 units at US$1.12, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $2 exchanging 56,700 units and JMMB Group7.5% preference share gained 3 cents to close at $1.13 and 4,977 units changed hands.
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 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Jamaica Broilers closed at $18.01, with gains of 41 cents exchanging 3,501,734 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 55 cents, closing at $15, trading 12,153 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.60, gaining 20 cents and trading 28,156 shares, JMMB Group gained $1, closing at $20 with 10,600 units changing owners, Kingston Wharves gained of 10 cents and closed at $29.10, with 177,693 shares. NCB Financial Group traded $2.90 higher to close at $71.40, after exchanging 94,828 shares, 138 Student Living added 5 cents, closing at $4.55 with 2,100 shares traded, PanJam Investment gained 25 cents to close at $34.50, with an exchange of 13,265 units, Proven Investments traded 66,000 shares at $24.51, Pulse Investments lost 1 cent to close at $2.74, with 16,900 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica exchanged 3,049 shares at $1.20. Sagicor Group traded $2.50 higher to close at $33, with 47,142 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund added $1.54, closing at 52 weeks’ high of $13.80 with 100 units exchanged, Scotia Group advanced $2 to close at $44 with trades of 54,394 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.30, gaining 5 cents with an exchange of 9,880 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents trading 62,895 units, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share closed at $1.55 exchanging 100 units and JMMB Group7.5% preference share exchanged 810 units at $1.10.
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 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Mayberry Investments lost 9 cents to close at $4.60, with 8,000 shares changing hands. NCB Financial Group closed at $68.50, with a loss of $2 after exchanging 41,943 shares, 1834 Investments gained 4 cents to end at $1.36 with 1,220 shares traded, Portland JSX lost 1 cent to close at $10, with an exchange of 500 units, Proven Investments added 50 cents in trading 66,000 shares at $24.51, Pulse Investments lost 25 cents to close at $2.75, with 58,200 shares changing hands,Radio Jamaica traded 30 cents lower to close at $1.20 with 64,959 shares exchanged. Sagicor Group closed at $30.50, with gains of 50 cents trading 42,230 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund added 2 cents, closing at $12.26, with 3,684 units traded, Scotia Group closed at $42 with an exchange of 108,188 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.25, after losing 25 cents with an exchange of 4,000 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 22 US cents trading 66,000 units, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares traded 66,375 units at 32 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2 exchanging 238,000 units and JMMB Group7.5% preference share exchanged 1,015,000 units at $1.10.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market had a big hit on Friday as declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones, 2 to 1 as investors marked prices of several stocks sharply down leading to a fall of more than 5,000 points in the all Jamaica composite Index. 
Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 832,819 units valued at US$188,222 bringing the total trade in all the markets to J$320,285,532.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.40 trading 28,978 shares, JMMB Group closed at $18.60, with a loss of 90 cents in exchanging 18,126 units, Kingston Properties traded 2,569 units at $8, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.50, with gains of 50 cents from the trading of 6,400 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 14 cents to close at $4.69, with 15,113 shares changing hands. NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents and closed at $70.50, after exchanging 6,291 shares, 1834 Investments lost 3 cents in closing at $1.32 with 14,400 shares traded, PanJam Investment gained 15 cents to close at $34.25, with 355,285 units changing hands, Portland JSX exchanged 1,000 units at $10.01, Proven Investments traded 1,387,365 shares at $24.01, Pulse Investments lost 50 cents to close at $3, with 37,114 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica shed 10 cents lower to close at $1.50 with 100,638 shares trading. Sagicor Group closed at $30, with a loss of $3 trading 10,436 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,800 units at $12.24, Scotia Group traded $1 lower, to end at $42 with an exchange of 617,719 shares, Scotia Investments traded 11,395 shares ad closed at $36.01, Sterling Investments closed at $14.05, with a loss of $1.45 and 2,000 shares changing ownership while Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to close at $7.50 and with an exchange of 5,500 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents in trading 832,819 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share gained 15 cents to close at $2 in exchanging 671,301 units, JMMB Group7.25% preference share rose 6 cents, closing at an 52 weeks’ high of $1.55, with 1,252 units changing hands and ISP Finance bond traded 207,000 units at $1.
Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 620,750 units valued at US$137,765 bringing the total value of trading $204,533,145. In the bond market, 
Caribbean Cement traded 20 cents lower to close at $27.80 in exchanging just 194 shares, Carreras traded $3 lower to close at $89 with 34,284 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, with gains of $1.50 trading 19,382 units. 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 155,508 units with an average value of $3,821,656 compared with an average of 127,255 units with an average of $3,199,719 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
Kingston Properties traded 95 cents lower to close at $9, with 4,000 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves closed at $29, losing 50 cents while trading 5,165 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, with 3,000 shares changing hands. NCB Financial Group climbed $1.45 to close at $70, after exchanging 768,259 shares, 1834 Investments added 15 cents, in closing at $1.50 with 30,292 shares traded, PanJam Investment closed at $34.50, losing 70 cents with trades of 18,348 shares, Proven Investments lost 1 cent to close at $24 exchanging 2,439,750 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $3.50, with a loss of 85 cents and 22,500 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica traded 86,675 shares at $1.60. Sagicor Group closed at $33.50, with gains of 40 cents trading 28,638 shares, Sagicor Real Estate gained 14 cents to close at $12.24 exchanging 1,015 units. Scotia Group traded $2.45 lower, closing at $42.55 with an exchange of 10,927 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.01, losing $1.99 with 42,553 shares changing hands, Seprod traded 29,647 shares at $30 while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.77, with an exchange of 73,630 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 32 US cents, with trades of 34,800 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 22 US cents trading 1,833,841 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share lost 1 cent, closing at $1.10 with 1,309,213 units exchanged and JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 171,442 units traded.
Main market stocks declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Tuesday and just barely taking a small bite out of the strong gains on Monday. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 335.47 points to close at 259,509.13, the JSE Market Index fell 305.65 points to 236,442.21 and the JSE US dollar market index dropped 5.99 points to close at 174.47. 
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 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
NCB Financial Group closed at $68.55, with a loss of $1.45 after exchanging 145,990 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $35.20, losing 31 cents with trades of 16,532 shares, Portland JSX lost 99 cents, with 1,052 units traded, Proven Investments added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $24.01 in exchanged for 2,200,900 shares, Pulse Investments closed at a new high of $4.35, with gains of 60 cents and with 65,062 shares changing hands. Radio Jamaica traded 69,640 shares at $1.60, Sagicor Group closed at $33.10, with gains of 50 cents in trading 147,145 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 1,000 units at $12.10. Scotia Group closed at $45, with a loss of 70 cents and an exchange of 42,725 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.77, and lost 1 cent with 50,318 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares, closed at 22 US cents, having lost 0.02 US cent trading 2,068,184 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share gained 0.02 US cents to close at US$1.12 with trades of 15,718 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share lost 2 cents, closing at $1.11 with 51,966 units exchanged and JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 2,200 units traded.
The main market ended trading with an average of 120,748 units valued at $3,117,741 for each security traded compared to an average of 66,606 units with an average value of $1,151,010 on Friday. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 888 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, after exchanging 107,711 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with 36,102 shares changing hands, Portland JSX traded 1,002 units at $11, Pulse Investments closed at a new high of $3.75 after a 6 for 1 stock split, with 58,504 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group closed at $32.60, with a loss of 49 cents trading 19,778 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 10 cents to close at $12.10, with 8,519 shares changing owners. Scotia Group accounted for 46 percent of the volume traded in the market and the price jumped $2.70 to close at $45.70, with 1,337,205 shares having been traded, Seprod added $1.93 to close at $30 in exchanging 7,966 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.78, with a rise of 33 cents with 12,351 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 83,800 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13, with 996,000 units exchanged, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 26,358 units traded and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, with 27,294 units traded.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a big jump in the indices as the number of stocks rising climbed to 15 with just 7 declining out of a total of 26 securities trading in the US dollar and main markets. A number of stocks recorded big price movements by the close.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.97 to close at $17.97 trading 3,109 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with 37,558 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 higher to close at $28 in the exchange of 24,200 shares, Carreras advanced $2.40 to close at $89, with 5,200 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 33,303 units, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $16, with 14,263 units crossing the exchange platform. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 and gained 10 cents trading 319,683 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.97, after surging $1.47 while exchanging 274,716 units, Kingston Properties traded 182 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves gained 95 cents to close at $29.85, trading of 101,472 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $5.10, with a rise of 55 cents, exchanging 53,120 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with a loss of $1 after exchanging 45,412 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.50 trading 19,823 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with trades of 17,800 shares. Pulse Investments lost 49 cents to close at $17.50 exchanging 69,754 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 7,769 units changing hands,
Sagicor Group closed at $33.09, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 49,302 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded $1 higher to close at $12, with 29,966 shares changing owners, Scotia Group closed at $43, gaining 49 cents trading 61,260 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $38, with gains of $1.42 exchanging 30,000 units. Seprod added 7 cents to close at $28.07, with trades of 1,149 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, with a rise of 15 cents with 70,200 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, with an exchange of 20,364 units, after rising by a fraction of a cent, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares lost 0.02 US cents to close at 32 US cents, trading 73,174 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 0.03 US cents lower, closing at US$1.10 with 24,182 units exchanged and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 2 cents to close at $5.15, with 262,706 units traded.
