Prices of stocks, on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, pulled sharply on Thursday, as the market closed with 42 securities changing hands of which 15 gained while 15 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index fell sharply 2,014.74 points, to close at 210,401.76. The JSE Market Index dropped 1,801.53 points to finish at 192,511.16. The JSE combined index pulled back 1,327.76 points to close at 205,435.54.
At the close with 2,993,596 units valued at $27,027,397 changed hands, compared to 3,784,854 units valued at $25,405,860 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 2,710,965 units changing hands, valued at $12,580,140.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 84,869 shares compared to an average of 70,171 units traded on Wednesday. The average for the month to date is 132,234 units and December ended with an average of 549,379 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 21 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments slipped 50 cents while trading 19,334 shares to close at $6, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at 85 cents with 268,474 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with a $1 loss while trading 1,259 shares at $33. Carreras closed at $66 with 6,348 shares changing hands, Investors traded 219,390 shares of 1834 Investments to close with a fall of 2 cents at $1.20, Grace Kennedy fell 9 cents to close at $40.40 with 167,066 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers gained 10 cents and closed at $14.6 with 19,700 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers shed 10 cents to end at $9.40 with 4,490 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 4 cents in trading 14,215 shares, to end at $5.56. JMMB Group traded 52,800 units and added 10 cents to end at $14.70, Kingston Wharves slipped $2 and traded 42,898 shares at $20, Mayberry Investments gained 5 cents to end at $4.80 with 1,721 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded 6,836 shares with a gain of $1.25 to close at $51.50. The closest offer for NCB is at $54.80 to sell 18,500 units, PANJAM Investment traded 35,107 shares and shed $1 to close at $26.50. 
Portland JSX gained 5 cents in trading 45,400 units at $11, Pulse Investments traded 19,715 shares at $4, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.26 after 388,684 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group closed with 227,944 shares changing hands at $29.04. Sagicor X Fund ended with 250,230 units trading, with a gain of 30 cents to close at $10.50. Scotia Group with 16,835 shares changing hands and closed with a fall of $3.30 at $35, Scotia Investments lost $1.50 with 13,874 units trading, to end at $28, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 74,000 units at 22 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5 percent preference share traded 300,000 units $1.08.
Jamaican stocks push higher Wednesday
Bulls are at large in down town Kingston.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index gained 204.60 points, to close at 212,416.50. The JSE Market Index climbed 182.94 points to finish at 194,312.69.
The JSE combined index rose 211.15 points to close at 206,763.30.
Market activity ended with 36 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 13 stocks gained while 15 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 3,784,854 units valued at $25,405,860 changed hands, compared to 7,231,425 units valued at $86,467,161 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 2,710,965 units changing hands, valued at $12,580,140.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 70,171 shares compared to an average of 289,026 units traded on Tuesday. The average for the month to date is 179,598 units and December ended with an average of 549,379 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 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments rose by 50 cents while trading 57,000 shares at a new high of $6.50, Berger Paints ended with 46,842 units changing hands at $5.80, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent to close at 82 cents with 667,394 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with a $1 rise while trading 3,915 shares at $34. Carreras fell 40 cents to close at $66 with 28,450 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 49 cents to close at $40.49 with 79,915 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents and closed at $14.50 with 153,977 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 10 cents to end at $9.50 with 27,639 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 8 cents in trading 221,631 shares, to end at $5.52. JMMB Group traded 14,000 units and lost 39 cents to end at $14.60, Kingston Wharves slipped 3 cents and traded 5,215 at $22, Mayberry Investments lost 5 cents to end at $4.75 with 4,080 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded 10,664 shares with a gain of 25 cents to close at $50.25. 
PANJAM Investment traded 6,808 shares and shed $1 to close at $26.50. Radio Jamaica rose 3 cents to close at $1.28 after 15,565 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group gained 4 cents and closed with 7,845 shares changing hands at $29.04, Sagicor X Fund ended with 5,600 units trading, with a loss of 30 cents to close at $10.20. Scotia Group with 10,568 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of $1.30 at $37, Scotia Investments gained 50 cents with 1,000 units trading, to end at $30, Supreme Ventures traded 67,975 shares and lost 39 cents to end at $5.01, Proven Investments traded 50,294 ordinary shares traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of 23 US cents but ended at 22 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5 percent preference share traded 383,717 units $1.08.
JSE majors start 2017 with a bang
Bulls are lurching around the juniors.
The All Jamaica Composite Index surged 2,072.41 points, to close at 212,211.90. The JSE Market Index climbed 1,853.11 points to finish at 194,129.75. The JSE combined index jumped 1,592.05 points to close at 206,552.15.
Market activity ended with 36 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 13 stocks gained while 15 declined in the overall market, including 2 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 7,231,425 units valued at $86,467,161 changed hands, compared to 24,274,905 units valued at $227,761,009 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 294,809 units changing hands, valued at $1,529,067.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 289,026 shares compared to an average of 149,740 units traded on Friday. December ended with an average of 549,379 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 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints ended with 3,158 units changing hands with the price rising 20 cents to $5.80, Cable & Wireless rose 3 cents to close at 83 cents with 880,269 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with loss of 95 cents while trading 5,240 shares at $33, Grace Kennedy fell $1 to close at $40 with 6,091 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers shed 75 cents and closed at $14.15 with 3,537,153 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 10 cents in trading 98,374 shares, to end at $5.60. JMMB Group traded 1,608 units and climbed 49 cents to end at $14.99, Kingston Wharves traded 733 units with a rise of $2.02 to a 52 weeks’ high of $22.03, Mayberry Investments lost 70 cents to end at $4.80 with 3,650 shares changing hands, 138 Student Living traded 1,100,000 and lost 30 cent to end at $4.50.
PANJAM Investment traded 18,508 shares and shed 50 cents to close at $27.50. Radio Jamaica fell 5 cents to close at $1.25 after 53,484 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group closed with 17,856 shares changing hands at $29, Sagicor X Fund ended with 9,645 units trading, with a loss of $1.31 to close at $10.50, Scotia Group with 322,000 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 25 cents at $37. Scotia Investments dropped $3.90 with 440,850 units trading to end at $29.50, Supreme Ventures traded 54,275 shares and gained 23 cents to $5.30 and JMMB Group 6 percent US preference share traded 225,000 units US$2.11.
JSE majors rise 25.6% to record close for 2016
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 All Jamaica Composite Index surged 3,760.52 points, to close at 210,139.49. The JSE Market Index climbed 3,362.57 points to finish at 192,276.64. The JSE combined index jumped 3,106.50 points to close at 204,960.10.
Market activity ended with 41 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 21 stocks gained while 12 declined in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 24,274,905 units valued at $227,761,009 changed hands, compared to 4,537,612 units valued at $81,171,835 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 1,632,612 units changing hands, valued at $8,675,126.
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.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 19 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Some notable stocks with bids above the last sale price are Kingston Wharves with a bid of $24 versus the last price of $20.01, National Commercial Bank with a bid of $51.75 compared to the last sale of $50, Pan Jam with a bid of $27.50 versus the last price of $27, Sagicor Group with a bid at $29.90 versus a last sale of $29, Sagicor X Fund with a bid of $12.95 versus the last sale of $11.81 and Salada Foods that last traded at $8.50, with a bid of $9.50.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 13,000 shares to end at $6, Berger Paints ended with 136,018 units changing hands at $5.60, Cable & Wireless closed at 80 cents with 7,620,572 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with loss of 55 cents while trading 6,300 shares at $33.95, Carreras climbed 74 cents in exchanging 1,450 shares to close at $66.75. Investors traded 101,446 shares of 1834 Investments to close at $1.20 after falling by 8 cents, Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent to close at $41 with 1,528,227 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers shed 15 cents and closed at $14.90 with 3,247,986 shares changing hands, 
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.
All Jamaica breaks 210,000
Bulls pushing Jamaican stock to new highs.
The all important index that measures the movement of all Jamaican stocks listed on the main market, rose 4,178.53 to 210,557.50 prior to midday, to be up 25.8 percent for the year.
At these levels, the market has just broken the resistance levels around 210,000 points mark and suggest that it could climb much higher in the days ahead if it holds around the current level at the end of trading today.
Jamaican Stock Exchange majors lose record
PanJam traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $30.
The All Jamaica Composite Index fell 371.99 points, to close at 206,378.97. The JSE Market Index declined 332.62 points to finish at 188,914.07. The JSE combined index shed 89.56 points to close at 201,853.60.
Market activity ended with 39 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 21 stocks gained while 10 declined in the overall market, including 8 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,537,612 units valued at $81,171,835 changed hands, compared to 4,343,022 units valued at $31,074,893 changing hands on Wednesday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 943,860 units changing hands, valued at $5,642,777.
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.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 22 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Some notable stocks with bids above the last sale price are Carreras with a bid of $66.65 compared to the last sale of $66.01,Kingston Wharves with a bid of $23 versus the last price of $20.01, National Commercial Bank with a bid of 50.50 compared to the last sale of $49.76, Pan Jam with a bid of $27.50 versus the last price of $27, Sagicor X Fund with a bid of $13 versus the last sale of $12 and Scotia Group that traded at $35.01, with a bid of $35.50.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless rose 8 cents to close at 80 cents with 1,218,433 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with loss of 90 cents while trading 6,075 shares at $34.50, Carreras lost 24 cents in exchanging 248,649 shares to close at $66.01, Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $40.99 with 1,025,560 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers rose by 97 cents and closed at $15.05 with 29,552 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 20 cents to end at $9.05 with 412,176 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 5 cents in trading 70,355 shares, to end at $5.60.
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.
Jamaican stocks surge to record close
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 All Jamaica Composite Index had sharp uptick of 4,561.30 points, to close at 206,750.96. The JSE Market Index surged 4,078.62 points to finish at 189,246.69. The JSE combined index jumped 3,991.66 points to close at 201,943.16.
Market activity ended with 36 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 13 stocks gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,343,022 units valued at $31,074,893 changed hands, compared to 4,431,672 units valued at $71,950,263 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 2,545,501 units changing hands, valued at $2,533,304.
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.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Some notable stocks with bids above the last sale price are Kingston Wharves with a bid of $21 versus the last price of $20.01 Pan Jam with a bid of $27.50 versus the last price of $27 and Seprod with a bid of $29.80 with a last sale of $27.50.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed with a gain of 45 cents to $6 with 59,690 shares trading, Berger Paints traded 14,000 shares to end at $5.60, Cable & Wireless rose 2 cents to close at 72 cents with 98,075 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with gain of $4.70 while trading 25,306 shares at $35.40. Ciboney traded 257,346 shares at 22 cents, Grace Kennedy closed at $41 with 7,900 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.08 with 7,515 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 30 cents to end at $8.85 with 968,280 units trading, 
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.
Sagicor Group jumps $2.30 to a new record
Sagicor Group ended at a record close on Friday of $30.
The market closed with reduced volume and value from the previous day with advancing stocks beating declining stocks almost 3 to 1 but the main market indices fell but the junior index hit a new record high.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped by 935.46 points, to close at 202,189.66 to be up by 21 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index lost 836.47 points to finish at 185,168.07. The JSE combined index declined by 350.93 points to close at 197,951.50, with gain for the year to date, of 25 percent.
Market activity ended with 37 securities changing hands, at the close, the prices of 19 stocks gained while 7 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,431,672 units valued at $71,950,263 changed hands, compared to 2,742,916 units valued at $409,709,133 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 587,155 units changing hands, valued at $2,533,304.
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.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers. Some notable stocks with bids above the last sale price are Jamaica Broiler with a bid of $14.50 versus the last price of $14.08, Pan Jam with a bid of $30 versus the last price of $27 and Seprod with a bid of $29.80 with a last sale of $27.50.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 8,109 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $5.60, Barita Investments traded 7,628 shares to end unchanged at $5.55, Cable & Wireless rose 5 cents to low of 70 cents with 418,150 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded with a loss of $1.30 while trading 26,766 shares at $30.70. Grace Kennedy gained $1 to close at $41 with 152,861 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell 92 cents and closed at $14.08 with 21,700 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 15 cents to end at $9.15 with 1,070,390 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 17,545 shares, to end at $5.59. JMMB Group traded 8,734 shares at $14.48, Montego Ice traded 207,650 units at $20, National Commercial Bank recovered 1 cent and ended at $49 with 57,225 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 35,259 shares and dropped $1.10 to close at $27.
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.
JPS preference share jumps $36 to $1,283
JPS preference share was the biggest mover on Thursday.
The market closed with reduced volume and value from the previous day with price changes, equally split between rising and declining stocks.
The All Jamaica Composite Index inched up by 147.22 points, to close at 203,125.12 to be up by 21 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index gained 131.64 points to finish at 186,004.54. The JSE combined index declined by 57.36 points to close at 198,302.43, with gain for the year to date, of 25 percent.
Market activity ended with just 25 securities changing hands, at the close, the prices of 8 stocks gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 1 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 2,742,916 units valued at $409,709,133 changed hands, compared to 29,273,598 units valued at $1,131,638,942 changing hands on Wednesday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 1,283,884 units changing hands, valued at $6,029,065.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 85,825 shares compared to an average of 1,205,881 units traded on Wednesday. The average for the month to date stands at 478,937 shares compared to an average of 872,049 units for the month up to Wednesday. 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 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Grace Kennedy fell 99 cents to close at $40 with 248,497 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents and closed at $15 with mere 317 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents to end at $9 with 137,243 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 3,728 shares, to end at $5.59. JMMB Group traded 3,328 shares at $14.48, Kingston Wharves ended trading 800 shares to close at $19.70 after adding 30 cents, National Commercial Bank lost 1 cent and ended at $48.99 with 5,274 shares changing hands,
PANJAM Investment traded 2,377 shares and jumped 65 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $28.10. Sagicor Group lost 10 cents to close with 149,513 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 29,309 units to close with a gain of 49 cents at $11.49, Scotia Group with 21,945 shares changing hands and closed at $34. Scotia Investments dropped $4.10 with 1,828 units changing hands to close at $29.30, Seprod closed trading at $27.50 with 2,200 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures traded 500,000 units to end with the price falling 12 cents at $4.90 and Proven Investments declined from 22 US cents to end at 21.95 US cents, with 53,485 units changing hands.
Jamaican stocks pull back from record
Sagicor Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday on the JSE.
The All Jamaica Composite Index closed with a fall of 205.12 points at 202,977.90 to be up by 21 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index dropped 183.41 points to finish at 185,872.90. The JSE combined index declined by 351.05 points to close at 198,359.79, with gain for the year to date, of 25 percent.
Market activity ended with 40 securities changing hands, at the close, the prices of 10 stocks gained while 17 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 29,273,598 units valued at $1,131,638,942 changed hands, compared to 22,971,772 units valued at $146,022,777 changing hands on Tuesday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 332,445 units changing hands, valued at $1,568,652.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 1,205,881 shares compared to an average of 728,789 units traded on Tuesday. The average for the month to date ends at 872,049 shares compared to an average of 538,216 units for the month up to Tuesday. 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 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 7,628 shares to end unchanged at $5.55, Cable & Wireless fell 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of 65 cents with 260,217 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded with a loss of $1.19 while trading 1,700 shares at $32, Carreras lost 25 cents in exchanging 12,795 shares to close at $66. Investors traded 19,691 shares of 1834 Investments to close with a rise of 1 cent at $1.16, Grace Kennedy gained 98 cents to close at $40.99 with 4,020 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.50 with 9,583 shares changing hands, after falling 41 cents, Jamaica Producers lost 71 cents to end at $8.50 with 949,034 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 999 shares, to end at $5.59 after falling by a cent, JMMB Group traded 11,569 shares and gained 47 cents to close at $14.48. Kingston Wharves ended trading 27,322 shares to close at $19.40 after slipping 20 cents, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 22,609 shares, to close with a rise of 70 cents at $5.50, National Commercial Bank ended at $49 with 17,096,730 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 1,173,845 shares but fell 5 cents to close at $27.45. Radio Jamaica lost 12 cents to close at $1.08 with 34,484 shares trading.
Sagicor Group closed with 8,850,415 shares changing hands, 30 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $27.80, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 159,673 units to close with a gain of 5 cents at $11, Scotia Group lost 90 cents with 63,901 shares changing hands and closed at $34. Scotia Investments dropped $4.10 with 1,828 units changing hands to close at $29.30, Seprod lost $2.50 to close trading at 27.50 with 37,856 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures traded 117,534 units to end with a rise of 2 cents at $5.02 and Proven Investments declined from 22 US cents to end at 21.95 US cents, with 72,620 units changing hands.
