The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher for the third consecutive day at the close of trading on Tuesday and putting the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to the highest level since it peaked at 323,606 points in October last year.
The market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index (AJI) climbing 1,526.21 points to 321,783.85 and the JSE Index adding 1,390.55 points to 293,181.47 as the market continues to flirt with the upper resistance line of a long term channel with technical signals suggesting that it will continue to creep slowly upwards to the 330,000 points level on the AJI where some resistance lies, but it seems poised to break out thereafter sharply upwards. First quarter results for 2018 will be critical for such a break.
Trading on Tuesday closed with 29 securities changing hands, leading to 10 advancing, 9 declining and 10 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets.
Berger Paints traded most shares with price falling $2.07 to $17.
The securities with the largest price changes include, Berger Paints ending with a loss of $2.07 to $17, following release of audited nine months results showing a reduction in earnings at 81 cents compared to $1.17 for the same period in 2016 but with the 2017 figures being hit by a large sum incurred to provide the directors recommendation to shareholders following the takeover offer for the shares and JMMB Group added $1.49 to end at $26.49.
Main market activity ended with 10,582,771 units valued at $143,248,381 changing hands, versus 4,116,289 units valued at$49,819,783 on Monday. Berger Paints accounted for 2,492,575 units and 23.55 percent of total shares traded followed by Wisynco Group with 2,449,787 units with 23.15 percent of total volume traded and Victoria Mutual Investments with 1,963,833 units or 18.56 percent of the day’s trades and Sagicor Bank 7.75% preference share ended trading with 1,351,850 shares.
Trading results in an average of 391,954 shares valued at $5,305,496 for each security traded, sharply down on the 158,319 shares valued at $1,916,145 on Monday.
For the month to date an average of 1,452,362 units with an average value at $16,597,564 traded, compared to 1,819,426 units with an average value at $20,506,358 traded on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.Trading in the US dollar market ended with Productive Business Solution exchanging 5,800 shares at 58 US cents after dropping by 2 cents and Proven Investments concluded trading at 21.1 US cents, down from 21.50 cents with 490,191 units changing hands. The market closed with a total of 495,991 shares with a value of US$106,780 as the market index slipped 3.71 points to 165.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – JSE adds 4,453 points in 3 days – Tuesday.
Rising prices on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange had the upper hand at the close of trading on Friday, with an advance delcie ratio of 3 to 2.
Trading results in an average of 4,424,064 shares valued at $45,069,596 for each security traded, in contrast to 875,896 shares valued at $14,533,331 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 2,649,980 units valued at $29,801,464 traded. In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
PanJam Investment gained 20 cents to end at $41.50, with 5,965 units, Portland JSX concluded trading at $10, with 506 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.08, with 55,760 shares, 
Trading results in an average of 875,896 shares valued at $14,533,331 for each security traded, in contrast to 200,080 shares valued at $2,448,537 on Wednesday. In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Main market activity ended with 8,204,593 units valued at $66,110,510 compared to 8,204,593 units valued at $155,870,781 on Wednesday. 
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained elevated on Wednesday, ending trading on with 5,402,156 units valued at $66,110,510 changing hands versus 8,204,593 units valued at $155,870,781 on Tuesday. 
Sagicor Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $37.50, with 68,614 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $16, after hitting an intraday all-time high of $17, with 24,139 shares trading. Salada Foods traded $1 higher at $11.50, with 50,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1 at $52, with 39,787 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $13, with 3,240 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $11.95, with 21,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 7 cents higher at $4.46, with 247,305 units, Wisynco Group settled $1.19 higher at $11.49, with 3,266,124 shares and In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed a 52 weeks’ low of 85 cents higher after losing 15 cents, with 70,332 shares changing hands.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up sharply on Monday, ending with more than twice the volume and value of trading on Friday as 9,756,068 units valued at over $152,399,537 changed hands versus 4,322,228 units valued at over $69,892,327 Friday. 
In the main market activity, Berger Paints ended 50 cents higher at $17.75, with 8,158 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 14 cents higher at $1.39, with 1,106,514 units, Carreras finished $10.85 higher at $10.85, with 539,399 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1.45 higher at $33, with 50,831 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 10 cents, with 1,199,900 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 51 cents higher at $43.51, with 545,333 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $18.55, with 905,895 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 14 cents at $15.01, with 1,748,275 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 55 cents at $6.45, with 750 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading 40 cents higher at $25, with 20,794 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 15 cents at $42.45, with 674 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.85, with 1,200 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1.02 cents at $98.97, with 11,830 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 8 cents at $1.20, with 11,000 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $560, with 100 stock units, PanJam Investment ended 25 cents higher at $41, with 670 units, 
Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 19 cents at $1.80, with 28,096 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 1,141,002 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 54 cents at $36.01, with 1,912,055 stock units and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14.50, with 5,150 shares Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $53, with 6,955 shares, Seprod closed at $29.05, with 2,879 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $11.70, with 75,366 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 9 cents at $4.30, with 141,829 units and Wisynco Group settled 10 cents higher at $10.50, with 96,567 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market traded with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 9,365 stock units, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 55,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 60 cents at $5.40, with 129,981 shares changing hands.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 776.18 points to 319,258.66 and the JSE Index declining by 707.19 points to 290,880.73. 
Trading results in an average of 160,083 shares valued at $2,588,605 for each security traded, in contrast to 92,769 shares valued at $1,796,332 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 204,802 units valued at $3,183,567 and previously, 207,617 units valued at $3,223,626. In contrast, January closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.