
Sagicor Group HQ – the stock closed at anew high on Wednesday
For the overall market, 35 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 8 rising and 14 declining. The market closed with 6,441,586 units valued at $51,085,753 changing hands in all markets. The junior market accounted for 157,151 units changed hands, valued at only $774,391.
The JSE Market Index shed 428.48 points to end at 153,150.85, the all Jamaica Composite Index lost 478.85 points to end at 170,111.01 and the JSE combined index fell 530.26 points to close at 161,848.77.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.At the end of the market activities, Berger traded 35,604 units and gained 23 cents to end at $3.75, Cable & Wireless traded 611,101 units, to close with a loss of 5 cents at $1.30, Caribbean Cement ended at $23 with 12,539 shares trading, Carreras lost 30 cents in trading 1,100 shares to end at $65.70. Grace Kennedy closed with 42,388 shares changing hands at $82,Jamaica Broilers traded 26,235 units to close at $13.20, Kingston Wharves traded 41,719 shares to close at $11.50 after rising by 5 cents.
Mayberry Investments traded 9,391 shares to end at $4.45, National Commercial Bank had 187,106 shares changing hands to close at $41, Pan Jamaican traded 15,039 units at $93, Sagicor Group gained 40 cents while 816,999 shares changed hands to close at new 52 weeks’ closing high of $24. Scotia Group lost 40 cents while trading 245,381 shares to close at $30.50. Scotia Investments put on $2.49 with 2,000 shares changing hands to end at $29.49, Supreme Ventures closed with a fall of 1 cent at $4.99 with 334,200 units changing hands. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 44,050 to close at 20.95 US cents, JMMB 5.75% preference share traded 2,400,000 units at $1.06 after losing 14 cents and 1,421,333 preference shares of JMMB Group 7.5% traded to end at $2.15.
hands and resulted in a low volume overall.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered losses on Tuesday, as declining stocks beat out advancing stocks. Indications continue to show weakness in the overall market. The number of stocks participating is down to lower levels compared to more recent trading and with the IC Indicator reflecting a weak signal.
all Jamaica Composite Index lost 478.85 points to end at 170,111.01 and the JSE combined index fell 530.26 points to close at 161,848.77.
Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of $3 at $30 while trading only 2,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped $1.90 in trading 17,993 units to close at $21, Kingston Wharves traded 7,400 shares to close at $11.45. Mayberry Investments traded 40,000 shares to end at $4.45, National Commercial Bank lost 3 cents with 200,254 shares changing hands to close at $41, Sagicor Group fell 14 cents with 2,146,337 shares changing hands to close at $23.60, Scotia Group traded 7,781 shares to close at $30.90. Scotia Investments lost $2.40 with 4,750 shares changing hands to end at $27, Supreme Ventures closed with a rise of 50 cents at $5 with 34,223 units changing hands and JMMB 5.75% preference share traded 40,972 units at $1.20 and 39,116 preference share of JMMB Group 7.5% traded to end at $2.15. 


National Commercial Bank gained $1.03 with 330,105 shares changing hands to close at $41.03, Pan Jamaican investment fell 2 cents to close at $93 with 48,996 shares, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 138,420 units at 21 US cents. Sagicor Group gained 74 cents with 935,313 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $23.74, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,000 shares to close at $10.90, Scotia Group gained 39 cents with 69,377 shares changing hands to close at $30.90. Seprod traded 30,000 shares to close at $18.51, Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50 with 81,308 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 35,990 units but recovered 5 cents to end at $2.15.
The main market of the Jamaican Stock Exchange made small gains in the early morning session on Monday but the junior market suffered a mild decrease while newly listed Iron Rock Insurance slipped in price again by 25 cents to $3.75 while trading 117,100 shares. 
At the end of the market activities, Cable & Wireless traded 106,517 units to close at $1.37, Caribbean Cement ended at $23.50 with 109,949 shares trading, after gaining $1, Carreras traded 38,075 shares and rose by $1 to $65, Desnoes and Geddes traded 14,000 shares but lost 73 cents to close at $24. Gleaner lost 1 cent and closed at $2.09 with 181,862 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed with 29,093 shares trading with a loss of 1 cent at $82.99, well below the $97 equivalent, it last traded at in Trinidad. Jamaica Broilers traded 389,818 units to close at $14.09, Jamaica Producers traded 2,261,978 units to close with a gain of 72 cents at $31, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 45 cents in trading 11,784 units to close at $22, JMMB Group had 129,188 units changing hands but fell 5 cents in closing at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 3,366 shares to close with a loss of 5 cents at $11.45, Mayberry Investments traded 41,168 shares but rose 25 cents to end at $4.45.
National Commercial Bank with 833,006 shares changing hands, closed 10 cents higher at $40, Pan Jamaican investment fell $1.98 to close at $93.02 with 6,096 shares, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 9,000 units and gained 1 US cent in closing at 21 US cents, Radio Jamaica ended with 27,747 units changing hands for 24 cents higher to close at $4.99. Sagicor Group gained 48 cents with 684,972 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 9,100 shares and rose 90 cents to close at $10.90, Scotia Group had 33,980 shares changing hands to close at $30.51 after rising 1 cent. Seprod traded 57,544 shares and fell 69 cents to close at $18.51, Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 5 cents at $5 with 11,600 units changing hands and JMMB 7.5% preference share traded 50,000 units but lost 5 cents to end at $2.10.
After 90 minutes of the market’s opening, 35 securities traded, accounting for 4,351,342 shares changing hands as 18 stocks gained and 9 declined.
At the end of the market activities,
end at $4.20
Newly listed, Iron Rock Insurance Company traded on Thursday to hit a new high of $4.50 while 507,300 shares changed hands to gain 47 cents. In early March the company offered shares to the public at $3 each which were oversubscribed.