20 JSE stocks rose 14 fall -Thursday

Exchange place Jamaican main market stocks recovered from losses sustained on Thursday with a strong advance decline ratio but with low trading levels. Trading led to the prices of 20 securities gaining out of a total of 43 that traded, with 14 declining in the overall market, including 8 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close of the market to 2,177,808 units valued at $15,988,922, changed hands, compared to the 6,452,961 units valued at $39,142,493 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 1,412,005 units valued at $5,750,259 of the total traded on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index climbed 896.25 points to end at 160,266.81. The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,002.31 points to close at 178,068.65 and the JSE combined index rose 868.84 points, to end at 172,031.02.
ICI JSE sum 15-09-16At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers, suggesting that advancing stocks should continue to have the upper hand immediately ahead.
In market activity, investors picked up just 31,724 units of Cable & Wireless, the price slipped 2 cents in closing at 78 cents, Caribbean Cement gained 41 cents to close at $27 with just 1,255 units changing hands, Carreras traded 5,037 shares and gained 42 cents to close at $66.02, Investors traded 8,000 shares of 1834 Investments to close at $1.24. Grace Kennedy ended at $41.45, with 18,474 shares changing hand, Jamaica Broilers had 8,152 shares changing hands, to end at $14.55.ICI JSE fn qt 15-09-16 Jamaica Producers lost 10 cents and ended at $8.40 with 3,615 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents and ended at $27 while trading 61,156 shares, JMMB Group traded 22,000 units and rose 10 cents to $10. Kingston Wharves jumped $1.35 in trading 9,780 shares to close at $17.55, Pan Jamaican Investments gained 5 cents and closed at $24.45 after trading 3,610 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.40 after 5,899 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 208,100 shares while falling 53 cents to close at $22.57. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 28,000 shares to close with a fall of 20 cents at $10.15, Scotia Group closed with a gain of $1.10 at $31.51 with 24,280 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 19 cents to close at $19.70 with 6,473 shares trading, Supreme Ventures gained 23 cents with 76,730 units changing hands to close at $4.98 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share closed with 234,000 units changing hands for a 2 cents fall to $2.08.

20 JSE stocks rose – Wednesday

Advancing stocks outnumber declining ones on Wednesday almost 2 to 1.

Advancing stocks outnumber declining ones on Wednesday almost 2 to 1.

Jamaican main market stocks, slipped on a day when the number of securities rose close to record levels, for the overall market on Wednesday. Trading led to the prices of 20 securities gaining out of a total of 46 that traded, with 13 declining in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
At the close of the market to 6,452,961 units valued at $39,142,493, changed hands, compared to the 3,862,389 units valued at $14,970,110 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 3,294,451 units valued at $15,960,574 of the total traded on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index declined 230.01 points to end at 159,370.56. The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 257.23 points to close at 177,066.34 and the JSE combined index lost 129.39 points, to end at 171,162.18.
ICI JSE sum 14-09-16At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements immediately ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 29,614 units and rose 6 cents to end at $5.05, investors picked up just 255,635 units of Cable & Wireless, the price rose 1 cent in closing at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 19,195 shares to close with a gain of 59 cents at $26.59. Carreras traded 6,001 shares and fell 42 cents to close at $65.60, Investors traded 51,984 shares of 1834 Investments to close with a loss of 1 cent at $1.24, Grace Kennedy ended at $41.45, with 5,982 shares changing hand, Jamaica Broilers lost 20 cents with 91,362 shares changing hands, to end at $14.55. Jamaica Producers ended at $8.50 with 34,510 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $26.50 while trading 5,000 shares, JMMB Group traded 24,877 units and fell 10 cents to $9.90. Kingston Wharves fell $1.20 in trading 1,032 shares to close at $16.20, Mayberry Investments ended with 535,795 shares trading at $3.50, National Commercial Bank had 7,738 units changing hands, to close with a gain of $1.15 at $40.25, trading in shares of 138 Student Living, ended with 641,007 units changing hands, to gain 20 cents at the close at $4.70. Pan Jamaican Investments gained 40 cents and closed at $24.40 after trading 123,656 shares, ICI JSE fn qt 14-09-16Radio Jamaica closed at $1.40 after 5,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 44,896 shares while rising 50 cents to close at $23.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 16,000 shares to close with a gain of 20 cents at $10.35. Scotia Group closed with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50 with 112,598 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 196,976 units changing hands at $26, Seprod gained 1 cent to close at $19.51 with 5,000 shares trading, Supreme Ventures dipped 23 cents with 57,000 units changing hands to close at $4.75. JMMB Group 7.50% preference share rose 1 cent in trading 377,528 units to close at $1.09 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share closed with 500,000 units changing hands for a 1 cent rise to $2.09.

19 JSE stocks rose on Tuesday

Exchange place Jamaican stocks recovered some of the losses of the past two trading days with all three main market indices rising over 1,270 points when the market closed on Tuesday with the advance declining ratio be positive close two to one. The volume of stocks trading more than doubled, the volume traded on Monday, as the volume in Cable & Wireless climbed 230 percent to 2.1 million.
At the close of the market to 3,862,389 units valued at $14,970,110, compared to the 1,421,290 units valued at $14,318,294 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 531,125 units valued at $2,288,358 of the total traded on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index jumped 1,531.08 points to end at 159,600.57. The all Jamaica Composite Index surged 1,712.27 points to close at 177,323.57 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,272.91 points, to end at 171,291.57.
ICI JSE sum 13-09-16At the close, the prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 33 that traded, with 11 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 19,410 units and lost 1 cent to end at $4.99, investors picked up 2,134,925 units of Cable & Wireless gained 4 cents in closing at 79 cents as the stock gained some support at these lower levels. Caribbean Cement traded 62,686 shares to close with a gain of 40 cents at $26, Carreras traded 2,955 shares and gained 2 cents to close at $66.02, Investors traded 74,479 shares of 1834 Investments to close 15 cents higher at $1.25, Grace Kennedy rose 15 cents and ended at $41.45, with 37,527 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers rose 23 cents with 121,227 shares changing hands, to end at $14.75. Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 9 cents at $8.50 with 16,259 units trading, JMMB Group traded 15,188 units and rose 15 cents to $10. Kingston Wharves gained 40 cents in trading 44,675 shares to close at $17.40, National Commercial Bank had 22,790 units changing hands to close with a loss of $1 at $39, Pan Jamaican Investments fell 50 cents and closed at $24 after trading 40,560 shares.ICI JSE fn qt 13-09-16 Portland JSX closed at $11 with 15,450 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.40 after 84,764 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 24,100 shares while rising 10 cents to close at $22.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,524 shares to close with a loss of 5 at $10.15. Scotia Group closed at $30 with 26,885 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments climbed 50 cents with 4,280 units changing hands at $26, Supreme Ventures gained 22 cents with 2,000 units changing hands to close at $4.98, Proven Investments traded 3,125 units to close at 19 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 2 cents in trading 563,355 units to close at $1.08.

JSE stocks drop again on Monday

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NCB gained $1 on Monday.

NCB gained $1 on Monday.

Jamaican stocks continued to record losses in continuation of the fall on Friday with the market closing on Monday with slightly more losses than gains, leading to falls in the market indices. The volume of stocks trading dropped sharply by the close of the market to 1,421,290 units valued at $14,318,294, compared to the 3,924,169 units valued at $39,797,286 changing hands on Friday.
The junior market accounted for 314,520 units valued at $1,453,100 of the total traded on Monday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index sank 603.84 points to end at 158,069.49. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 675.29 points to close at 175,611.30 and the JSE combined index dived 516.84 points, to end at 170,018.66.
At the close, the prices of 9 securities gained out of a total of 35 that traded, with 12 declining in the overall market, including 2 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the ICI JSE sum 12-09-16Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 8,500 units at $3.11, investors picked up 647,500 units of Cable & Wireless between the closing price of 75 cents and 80 cents during trading but the stock remains weak at the close, with lots of selling and little buying interest. Caribbean Cement traded 1,000 shares to close with a gain of 10 cents at $25.60, Carreras traded 895 shares and gained 30 cents to close at $66, Grace Kennedy dropped 15 cents and ended at $41.30, with 144,333 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 3,169 shares changing hands, to end at $14.52. Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 9 cents at $8.41 with 20,124 units trading, JMMB Group traded 17,612 units and lost 3 cents to $9.85. ICI JSE fn qt 12-09-16Kingston Wharves fell 40 cents in trading 16,529 shares to close at $17, National Commercial Bank had 8,540 units changing hands to close with a gain of $1 at $40, Pan Jamaican Investments rose 50 cents and closed at $24.50 after trading 38,157 shares. Radio Jamaica rose 2 cents to close at $1.42 after 5,736 shares that changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 7,000 shares while rising 9 cents to close at $22.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 30,700 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group climbed 95 cents to close at $30 with 66,000 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments dropped 45 cents with 58,572 units changing hands at $25.50, Sterling Investments traded 5,000 units but fell 15 cents to $14, Supreme Ventures had 17,844 units changing hands at $4.76 and Proven Investments traded 5,201 units to close at 19.87 US cents.

17 JSE stocks drop on Friday

Scotia Group dropped $1.95& helped to pull the market index down on Friday

Scotia Group dropped $1.95& helped to pull the market index down on Friday

Jamaican stocks suffered reversal from the gains on Thursday to end Friday with much more losses than gains. On Friday with falling prices outnumbered advancing stocks more than 2 to 1 leading to big falls in the market indices.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index sank 1,160.22 points to end at 158,673.33. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1297.53 points to close at 176,286.59 and the JSE combined index dived 1,308.51 points, to end at 170,535.50.
The volume of stocks trading dropped sharply on Friday, with 3,924,169 units valued at $39,797,286, compared to the 6,839,351 units valued at just $23,033,975 changing hands on Thursday. Cable & Wireless dominated trading volume on Thursday with 3.9 million units but traded less than 400,000 shares on Friday.
The junior market accounted for 844,487 units valued at $5,439,011 of the total traded on Friday.
ICI JSE sum 9-09-16At the close of the market prices of just 7 securities gained out of a total of 33 that traded, with 17 declining in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 27,267 shares to end at $5, investors slashed the price of Cable & Wireless by 20 percent, taking it down by 19 cents with 356,419 shares changing hands, to close at 75 cents, the stock remains weak at the close, with lots of selling and little buying interest. Caribbean Cement traded 25,874 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras traded 1,690 shares and fell 77 cents to close at $65.70, The price of 1834 Investments dropped 15 cents in trading at 518,765 shares to end at $1.10, Grace Kennedy dropped $1.54 and ended at $41.45, with 67,952 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 126,487 shares changing hands, to end with a loss of 8 cents at $14.52. Jamaica Producers ICI JSE fn qt 9-09-16ended at $8.50 with 229,519 units trading, JMMB Group traded 275,597 units and lost 7 cents to $9.88. Kingston Wharves rose $1.30 in trading 9,998 shares to close at $17.40, Mayberry Investments ended with 509,928 shares trading to close at $3.50, National Commercial Bank had 37,402 units changing hands to close with a loss of $1 at $39, Pan Jamaican Investments fell 30 cents and closed at $24 after trading 2,705 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 8 cents to close at $1.40 after 42,764 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 82,050 shares while easing 9 cents off the old price to close at $22.41, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 30,540 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group dropped $1.95 to close at $29.05 with 549,708 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 13,579 units changing hands at $26, Seprod traded 5,400 units but fell $1 to $19.50, Supreme Ventures had 161,905 units changing hands and rose 1 cent to $4.76 and Proven Investments traded 4,133 units to close at 19.87 US cents.

19 JSE stocks rise on Thursday

Palace closed at a new high of $170 on Thursday.

Palace closed at a new high of $170 on Thursday.

Jamaican stocks had a good in trading on Thursday with rising prices out numbering declining stocks 2 to 1 leading to strong gains in the market indices. The value of stocks trading dropped sharply by the close of the market with 6,839,351 units valued at just $23,033,975, compared to the 5,711,945 units valued at $60,243,332 changing hands on Wednesday.
The junior market accounted for 1,832,518 units valued at $9,192,820 of the total traded on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index climbed 527.63 points to end at 159,833.55. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 590.07 points to close at 177,584.12 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,217.16 points, to end at 171,844.01.
ICI JSE sum 8-09-16rAt the close of the market prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 39 that traded, with 8 declining in the overall market, including 12 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless dominated trading with 3,903,944 shares changing hands and closed with a loss of 5 cents at 94 cents, Carreras traded 10,987 shares and gained 3 cents to close at $66.47, Grace Kennedy ended at $42.99, with 5,640 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 4,580 shares changing hands, to end with a gain of 5 cents at $14.60. Jamaica Producers ended at $8.50 with 450 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 60 cents with 80,279 units changing hands, to end at $27.40 after trading as high as $28.50. ICI JSE fn qt 8-09-16JMMB Group traded 19,900 units and rose by 5 cents to $9.95. Kingston Wharves dropped $1.45 in trading 5,261 shares to close at $16.10, Mayberry Investments gained 20 cents ended with 3,570 shares trading to close at $3.50, National Commercial Bank had 15,840 units changing hands to close at $40, Palace Amusement traded 500 units and rose $5 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $170. Pan Jamaican Investments fell 19 cents and closed at $24.30 after trading 2,950 shares, Portland JSX traded 27,200 units at $11, Sagicor Group traded 1,820 shares while rising 30 cents to close at $22.50, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to close at $31 with 22,700 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures had 879,445 units changing hands and fell 9 cents to $4.75 and Proven Investments traded 20,849 units to close at 19.87 US cents after slipping 0.13 cent.

14 JSE’s stocks rise 7 fall – Wednesday

 NCB traded as low as $36.10 on Wednesday but ended back at $40..

NCB traded as low as $36.10 on Wednesday but ended back at $40..

Jamaican stocks again saw more prices rising than falling but the market indices incurred losses nevertheless at the end of trading on Wednesday. Unlike the previous two days with extremely low volumes trading levels climbed sharply by the close of the market with 5,711,945 units valued at $60,243,332, well up from the 2,652,003 units valued at $16,996,985 changing hands on Tuesday’s with, the junior market accounting for 1,483,909 units valued at $6,870,963.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dropped 849.63 points to end at 159,305.92. The all Jamaica Composite Index dived 950.18 points to close at 176,994.05 and the JSE combined index sank 833.28 points, to end at 170,626.85.
At the close of the market prices of 14 securities gained out of a total of 36 that traded, with 7 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, ICI JSE sum 7-09-16rthe Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 10,741 shares at $5, Cable & Wireless traded 822,600 shares and closed with a loss of 1 cent at 99 cents, Carreras traded 1,570 shares to close at $66.44. Trading in in shares of 1834 Investments resulted in 197,265 units changing hands to end at $1.25, Grace Kennedy jumped 99 cents to end at $42.99, with 23,328 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers had 13,650 shares changing hands, to end with a fall of 5 cents at $14.55. Jamaica Producers ended at $8.50 with 300,150 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 18 cents with 160,144 units changing hands, to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $28 as investors continue to react positively to the announcement of a likely stock splitJMMB Group traded 1,009,454 units at $9.90.ICI JSE r fn qt 7-09-16 Margaritaville Turks traded 6,540 shares to close at 21 US cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 502,200 shares trading to close at $3.30, National Commercial Bank had 531,488 units changing hands to close at $40, the stock traded as low as $36.10 during the day but with small volumes. Pan Jamaican Investments fell 1 cent and closed at $24.99 after trading 11,495 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 35,080 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group added 40 cents to close at $30.50 with 7,320 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 2,064 units changing hands at $26, Proven Investments traded 389,000 units to close at 19.90 US cents after rising 0.90 cent and JMMB Group 7.50% rose 2 cents in trading 193,871 units at $1.10. [Read more…]

JSE stocks rise again – Tuesday

 JSE stock jumped to $29.50 during trading.

JSE stock jumped to $29.50 during trading.

Jamaican stocks continue to record more gains than losses in trading on Tuesday pulling the market indices up in the process. Trading levels remained very low fell sharply with just 2,652,003 units valued at $16,996,985 compared to the 2,234,793 units valued at $29,276,443 changing hands on Monday’s with, the junior market accounting for 1,397,863 units valued at $6,429,584.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index rose 231.36 points to end at 160,155.55. The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 258.74 points to close at 177,944.23 and the JSE combined index climbed 596.35 points, to end at 171,460.13.
At the close of the market prices of 14 securities gained out of a total of 36 that traded, with 12 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
ICI JSE sum 6-09-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 109,400 shares at $5, Cable & Wireless traded 644,622 shares and closed at $1, Caribbean Cement traded 20,120 shares to end at $25.50, Carreras traded 6,907 shares and fell 6 cents to close at $66.44. Grace Kennedy dropped $1 to end at $42, with 38,441 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 5,400 shares changing hands, to end with a gain of 8 cents at $14.60, Jamaica Producers ended at $8.50 with 9,360 units trading, after rising by 10 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 42 cents with 28,280 units changing hands, to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $27.82. The stock traded at new all-time high during the morning session at $29.50, as investors continue to react positively to the announcement of a likely stock split, ICI JSE fn qt 6-09-16 JMMB Group traded 300 units at $9.90. Kingston Wharves traded 29,130 shares and rose 5 cents, to close at $17.55, Margaritaville Turks traded 2,710 shares to close at 21 US cents, National Commercial Bank had 19,809 units changing hands and fell 50 cents, to close at $40, Pan Jamaican Investments climbed 50 cents and closed at $24.50 after trading 7,218 shares. Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.48 with 33,698 shares trading, Sagicor Group lost 20 cents with 100,116 shares changing hands at $22.20, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 42,100 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $10.20. Scotia Group added 40 cents to close at $30.10 with 31,800 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 4,988 units changing hands at $26, Seprod traded 6,500 units to close at $20.50 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% lost 1 cent in trading 108,741 units at $2.09.

JSE stocks rise – Monday

Sterling Investments closed at a new high on Monday

Sterling Investments closed at a new high on Monday


Price movement on the Jamaica Stock Exchange mostly rose on Monday pulling the market indices along with it. Trading levels fell sharply with just 2,234,793 units valued at $29,276,443 well off from the 7,432,213 units valued at $206,556,569 changing hands on Friday’s. The junior market accounted for 1,236,624 units valued at $8,459,914 on Monday. 
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index rose 127.23 points to end at 159,924.19. The all Jamaica Composite Index gained by 142.29 points to close at 177,685.49 and the JSE combined index climbed 305.41 points, to end at 170,863.78.
At the close of the market prices of 15 securities gained out of a total of 36 that traded, with 9 declining in the overall market, including 8 stocks rising and 1 falling, in the junior market.
ICI JSE sum 5-09-16IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless traded 179,535 shares and closed 3 cents down to $1, Caribbean Cement traded 1,500 shares but fell back 99 cents to close at $25.50, Carreras traded 1,593 shares and jumped by $1.99 to close at $66.50. Grace Kennedy dropped 60 cents to end at $43, with 17,684 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 40,850 shares changing hands, to end with a fall of 38 cents at $14.52. Jamaica Producers ended at $8.40 with 19,850 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with 87,620 units changing hands to close at $27.40, after trading at new all-time high during the morning session at $28. Investors have been reacting positively to the announcement of a meeting later in September to consider a stock split and driving the ICI JSE fn qt 5-09-16JSE stock up from $21.50 before the announcement. JMMB Group fell 10 cents in trading 2,896 units at $9.90.
Kingston Wharves traded 66,886 shares, to close at $17.50, Margaritaville Turks traded 348,738 shares to close at 21 US cents, after trading earlier at an intraday high of 23.95 US cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 28,812 shares trading, to close with a gain of 2 cents at $3.30.
National Commercial Bank
had 14,983 units changing hands and gained 50 cents to close at $40.50, Pan Jamaican Investments dipped 50 cents and closed at $24, after trading 6,975 shares, Sagicor Group rose 39 cents with 8,426 shares changing hands at $22.40, Scotia Group dropped $1.69 to close at $29.70 with 9,201 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 10,826 units changing hands at $26, Seprod climbed $1, in trading 88,000 units to close at $20.50, Sterling Investments closed at a new high of $14.15 while trading 4,000 shares, with a rise of $1.15, Supreme Ventures ended with 4,000 units changing hands at $4.81 and Proven Investments gained 1 US cent, to close at 19.90 US cents.

JSE down but 20 stocks up – Friday

JSE traded at a new high on Friday after jumping $3.30 to $27.40.

JSE traded at a new high on Friday after jumping $3.30 to $27.40.

Price movement on the Jamaica Stock Exchange mostly rose on Friday but that did not prevent the main market indices from falling. The volume traded fell to 7,432,213 units valued at $206,556,569 compared to 10,491,652 units valued at $136,795,977 changing hands on Thursday’s with, the junior market accounting for 1,387,475 units valued at $6,454,746.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dropped 510.77 points to end at 159,796.96. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined by 571.22 points to close at 177,543.20 and the JSE combined index dropped 516.18 points, to end at 170,558.37.
ICI JSE sum 2-09-16At the close of the market prices of 20 securities gained out of a total of 42 that traded, with 11 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead on Monday.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless traded just 413,340 shares and closed 3 cents down to $1.03, Caribbean Cement traded 5,000 shares and rose 99 cents to close at $26.49, Carreras traded 1,049,855 shares and dropped by $1 to close at $64.51. Trading in 1834 Investments shares resulted in 75,134 units changing hands as the price rose 5 cents to $1.25, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents to end at $43.60, with 51,683 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 13,000 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 25 cents at $14.90. Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to end at $8.40 with 2,500 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $3.30 with 4,608 units changing hands to close at a new all-time high of $27.40, following the announcement of a meeting later in September to consider a stock split. JMMB Group traded 7,900 units at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 67,521 shares to close at $17.50,after rising by 49 cents, ICI JSE fn qt 2-09-16Margaritaville Turks traded 360,272 shares to close at 21 US cents after rising by a cent, Mayberry Investments ended with 23,766 shares trading, to close at $3.28, National Commercial Bank had 153,550 units changing hands but dropped 50 cents to close at $40. Pan Jamaican Investments jumped $1 and closed at $24.50, after trading 12,219 shares, Portland JSX traded 59,400 shares to close at $11, Pulse Investments traded 8,000 shares with a fall of 55 cents to close at $3.20, Sagicor Group fell by just 1 cent with 86,390 shares changing hands at $22.01. Scotia Group jumped $1.39 to close at $31.39 with 3,555,100 shares changing hands, Seprod dropped $1.50 in trading 23,200 units to close at $19.50, Supreme Ventures lost 17 cents with 21,636 units changing hands at $4.81 and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 24,333 units to close at $2.10.