All major indices on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined sharply at the close on Monday with a big rise in the volume and value of stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index plummeted 7,135.15 points to close at 560,828.42. The JSE Index fell 6,459.35 points to 510,399.61 and the JSE Financial Index lost 2.10 points to close at 139.29.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 14 advancing, 15 declining and 8 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 35 securities trading resulting in 98,349,184 units valued at $1,160,920,073 in contrast to 23,630,643 units valued at $239,877,355 on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 64.8 million shares for 66 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures with 10 million units accounting for 10 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Funds with 6.4 million shares for 7 percent of the market’s trade. Also trading more than a million shares, are Barita Investments with 6,101,250 shares, Scotia Group with 3.88 million shares changing hands and QWI Investments with 2.1 million units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended with 2 million units crossing the exchange. 
The Market closed with an average of 2,809,977 units valued at an average of $33,169,145 for each security traded, in contrast to 675,161 units for an average of $6,853,639 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,360,410 shares at $9,708,050 for each security traded and previously 1,000,589 units valued at $3,884,374 for each stock traded. The market closed out September with an average of 1,585,081 units valued at $14,071,562 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 50 cents lower to settle at $79.50 with an exchange 6,101,250 shares worth $487 million, Berger Paints lost 50 cents to close at $19 with 20,717 units traded, Carib Cement gained $2.92 after 8,916 shares changed hands to end at $80. Grace Kennedy ended with a loss of $1, in closing at $70 with 248,951 shares trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced $2.38, after exchanging 64,247 shares to settle at $29.40, JMMB Group closed 51 cents lower at $45.09, after trading down to $35.01 with 315,833 shares changing hands. 
Kingston Properties lost 60 cents to settle at $5 after trading a mere 150 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $4.50 to $57 with exchange of 34,350 shares, NCB Financial slid $1.10 to settle at $205 while exchanging of 152,373 units, 138 Student Living lost 50 cents to close at $3.25, after trading 12,429 shares. PanJam Investment gained 99 cents in swapping 1,706 shares in ending at $105, Sagicor Group dropped $1 to settle at $70 in trading 120,538 shares, Scotia Group closed 50 cents lower to $61 with 3,881,903 shares changing hands. Seprod declined by $1.50 to end at $53.50 with an exchange of 23,606 shares and Supreme Ventures ended at $27, after advancing $1 in trading 10,002,453 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 7,966 units valued US$2,180 with the market index rising 0.11 points to close at 198.62. Proven Investments exchanged 7,866 shares, to close at 27 US cents after a marginal gain from 26.99 US cents and Productive Business Solutions traded 100 units after losing 2.5 US cents to end at 57.50 US cents.
Strong Junior Market gains for second day
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 36.11 points to close at 3,485.29 in trading on Monday, following the 26.63 points rise on Friday.
The market closed with 31 securities crossing the exchange versus 32 on Friday and ended with the prices of 16 securities advancing, 8 falling and 7 remaining unchanged.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 1,540,695 units valued $7,317,969 compared to 1,888,462 units valued at $8,580,846 changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 49,700 units for an average of $236,063 in contrast to 59,014 units for an average of $268,151 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 86,618 units at $407,075 compared to 96,155 units at $451,253 previously, in contrast, September closed with an average of 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 for each security traded.
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 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial ended market activity exchanging 8,487 shares to close at $36.50 after falling 50 cents, AMG Packaging closed 17 cents higher at $2, with 21,450 stock units trading, Blue Power close with a loss of 35 cents at $8.65, swapping of 800 shares. Cargo Handlers declined 55 cents in trading of 3,900 units at $9.45, Caribbean Producers closed trading of 10,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 16,100 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $1.8. Derrimon Trading climbed 12 cents in exchanging 69,666 shares at $2.58, Express Catering dipped 6 cents in trading of 3,100 units at $6.34, Elite Diagnostic traded 68,343 units and gained 10 cents to end at $5.60, Fosrich closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, after swapping of 25,229 shares. Fontana lost 20 cents in exchanging 328,535 shares to close at 8 cents, General Accident traded 29,552 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $6.70, Honey Bun ended with 15,100 shares changing hands after rising 3 cents to end at $6.38, Indies Pharma lost 3 cents with 98,515 units crossing the exchange at $3.32.
Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 200 units and gained 5 cents to end at $4, Jamaican Teas climbed 7 cents and exchanged 49,220 shares at $6, Jetcon Corporation closed 4 cents higher at $2, with 207,144 stock units trading, Limners and Bards ended with 150,562 shares trading, after rising 25 cents to end at $2.80. Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents in swapping 179,816 units at $3.70. Lasco Financial ended trading with 600 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.90, Lasco Manufacturing closed 10 cents higher at $5.50, with 108,235 stock units changing. Main Event ended trading with 3,726 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6, Paramount Trading exchanged 10,925 units and gained 5 cents to end at $2.25 and Stationery and Office Supplies ended trading of 25,000 shares, after rising 85 cents to end at $12.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
5 TTSE stocks gain 1 fall – Monday
Rising prices were the most notable feature of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange in trading on Monday and leading to minor gains in the Composite Index and the All T&T Index.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index moved 0.29 points higher to 1,407.39. The All T&T Index rose 0.57 points to 1,749.51, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 144.43.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Friday, with 5 advancing, one declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 309,818 shares changed hands at $14,030,851, compared to 282,910 shares changing hands at $5,955,009 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with one stock closing with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens Bank closed with a gain of 10 cents in settling at $40.20, with 2,420 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents and completed trading of 217,146 shares at $54.52. NCB Financial gained 4 cents after exchanging 2,300 units at $10.59, Republic Financial added 15 cents and closed at $122, in swapping 437 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 10,137 units and gained 49 cents to close at $25.50.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco shed 32 cents and concluded trading of 1,100 shares at $104.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed at $24, with 45,260 stock units trading, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 500 stock units at $9.25, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.25, with investors exchanging 25,333 shares. Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,512 shares to end at $10.20, Scotiabank settled at $59, after exchanging 858 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.04, with 815 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE climbs on increased volume
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday saw all market indices advancing as rising stocks edged out decliners with a strong rise in the volume and value of stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,131.56 points to close at 567,963.57. The JSE Index gained 1,913.76 points to 516,858.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.11 points to close at 141.39.
Trading ended with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 16 advancing, 14 declining and 8 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 35 securities trading resulting in 23,630,643 units valued at $239,877,355 in contrast to 17,528,310 units valued at $59,397,804 on Thursday.
QWI Investments led trading with 7.7 million shares for 33 percent of total volume after closing at an all-time low of $1,25, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 6.3 million units accounting for 27 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Funds with 2.6 million shares for 11 percent of the market’s trade. 
Also trading more than a million shares, are Jamaica Stock Exchange and Kingston Wharves with just over 2 million units.
The Market closed with an average of 675,161 units valued $6,853,639 for each security traded, in contrast to 547,760 units for an average of $1,856,181 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,000,589 shares at $3,884,374 for each security traded and previously 1,108,042 units valued at $2,903,957 for each stock traded. The market closed out September with an average of 1,585,081 units valued at $14,071,562 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints lost 50 cents to close at $19.50 with 13,636 units traded, Grace Kennedy ended with gains of 80 cents, closing at $71 with 13,320 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers climbed by $1.49, to settle at $25 with 29,791 shares crossing the exchange. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 48 cents, after exchanging 2,009,880 shares to settle at $27.02, JMMB Group closed $1.10 higher at $46.50, with 103,069 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced $3.20 to $61.50 with 2,003,710 shares traded. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 32 cents to close at $11.52, after trading 5,558 shares, 
NCB Financial dipped $3.90 to settle at $206.10 with an exchange of 20,585 units, Pan Jamaican Investment lost 99 cents in exchanging 6,095 shares, ending at $104.01, Sagicor Group added $1 to settle at $71 in trading 123,026 shares. Seprod gained $2 to end at $55 with 92,233 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures ended at $26 and advancing $1.30 cents in trading 18,907 shares and Wisynco closed 99 cents lower at $23, with 142,804 shares trading.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 534,180 units valued US$144,063 with the market index falling 1.49 points to close at 198.51. Proven Investments exchanged 531,430 shares, to close at 26.99 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 2,500 units and lost 1.3 cents to end at 13.7 US cents and JMMB Group 5.5% preference share traded 250 shares, to close at US$2.
Junior Market advances – Friday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced by 26.63 points to close at 3,449.18 in trading on Friday with advancing stocks beat out declining ones.
The market closed with 32 securities crossing the exchange versus 30 on Thursday and ended with the prices of 14 securities advanced, 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 1,888,462 units valued at $8,580,846 compared to 2,444,430 units valued at $10,669,698 changing hands on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 59,014 units for an average of $268,151 in contrast to 81,481 units for an average of $355,657 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 96,155 units at $451,253 compared to 109,660 units at $517,835 previously, in contrast, September closed with an average of 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $3.40 to end at $37 with 23,503 stock units trading, AMG Packaging closed 8 cents higher at $1.83, with 8,252 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed trading of 100 units and gained 50 cents to end at $10, Caribbean Cream climbed 43 cents and exchanged 2,000 shares at $4.95. Caribbean Producers ended trading with 52,000 shares, after rising 24 cents to end at $4.75, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.75, after swapping 41,453 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 50 cents in trading 20,200 shares to close at $10. Derrimon Trading dipped 9 cents in trading 107,111 units at $2.46, Express Catering closed 72 cents higher at $6.40, with 25,512 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic dropped 71 cents in trading 37,934 units to close at $5.50, Fosrich declined 5 cents in trading of 900 units at $5. 
Fontana shed 20 cents in exchanging 43,194 units at $8.20, General Accident closed with 21,716 units changing hands and gained 10 cents to end at $6.50, Honey Bun climbed 20 cents and exchanged 24,645 shares at $6.35, Indies Pharma traded 33,253 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $3.35. Jamaican Teas lost 17 cents with 17,482 units changing hands at $5.93, Jetcon Corporation climbed 16 cents and exchanged 23,163 shares at $1.96, Knutsford Express climbed 19 cents in swapping 11,513 shares at $11. Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents in trading 883,543 units at $3.75, Lasco Financial closed 9 cents higher at $4.85, with 156,058 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 11 cents and exchanged 36,415 shares at $5.40. Limners and Bards declined by 20 cents to settle at $2.55 with 65,972 units crossing the exchange, Main Event climbed 9 cents and exchanged 4,000 shares at $5.60 and SSL Venture Capital lost 25 cents in trading of 1,000 units at $1.35.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Big price changes for TTSE stocks- Friday
Price changes on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were more pronounced at the close of trading on Friday than in recent days, with three securities having price changes close to 50 cents each.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index moved 1.92 points higher to 1,407.10. The All T&T Index rose 1.78 points to 1,748.94, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.28 points to close at 144.43.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Thursday, with 3 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged with 282,910 shares changing hands at $5,955,009, compared to 246,379 shares changing hands at $2,692,390 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 1 stock closing with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings rose 9 cents and ended at $18.25, with 7,055 units crossing the exchange, LJ Williams 8% preference share, gained of 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.79, with 100 stock units trading and Scotiabank ended with a rise of 48 cents and completed trading of 200 stock units at $59.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund fell 10 cents and settled at $24, with 7,807 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 207,300 units but lost 49 cents to close at $25.01.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9.25, with investors exchanging 200 shares, First Citizens Bank completed trading at $40.10, after exchanging 450 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.30, with 52,468 units changing hands. LJ Williams B share closed at $1, with investors exchanging 3,000 shares, NCB Financial settled at $10.55, after trading 950 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.60, with investors exchanging 1,200 shares. Republic Financial settled at $121.85, with 940 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial ended at $10.20, swapping 1,195 units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $104.32, after trading 45 units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading drops sharply for JSE majors
The main market of the Jamaica Stock exchange closed down for a second consecutive day with big declines in the market indices on Thursday as trading volume contracted sharply, to a third of the levels in August with the value falling to just 13 percent.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 3,064.72 points to close at 565,832.01. The JSE Index dropped 2,728.69 points to 514,927.20 and the JSE Financial Index lost 62 points to close at 141.28.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 8 advancing, 15 declining and 12 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 31 securities trading resulting in 17,528,310 units valued at $59,397,804 in contrast to 20,815,331 units valued at $96,905,471 on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 7.5 million shares for 43 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 4 million units accounting for 23 percent of the day’s trade and newly listed, QWI Investments with 3.8 million shares for 22 percent of the market’s trade.
The Market closed with an average of 547,760 units valued $1,856,181 for each security traded, in contrast to 578,204 units for an average of $2,691,819 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,108,042 shares at $2,903,957 for each security traded and previously 1,350,326 units valued at $3,357,049 for each stock traded. The market closed out September with an average of 1,585,081 units valued at $14,071,562 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita lost 50 cents to close at $80 with 83,575 units traded, Carib Cement ended $3 lower at $77 with 9,157 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property gained $1 with an exchange of 5,480 shares to close at $36, Jamaica Broilers closed $1 higher in trading 31,441 shares and ending at $38. Jamaica Producers lost $1.49, to settle at $23.51 with an exchange of 9,544 shares, JMMB Group lost 55 cents to close at $45.40, after trading 28,070 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.70 to $58.30 with 12,081 shares changing hands. 
NCB Financial gained $1 to settle at $210 with 41,841 units trading, Proven Investments lost 80 cents, to close at $40.20 with 4,358 units changing hands, Sagicor Group closed $2 lower to settle at $70 in trading 68,949 shares. Scotia Group lost 38 cents to end at $61.60 with 33,671 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures ended at $24.70, after losing 35 cents trading 20,791 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments closed 84 cents lower at $23.01, with 46,885 shares traded.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 9,804 units valued US$3,194 with the market index advancing 2.10 points to close at 200. Proven Investments exchanged 5,934 shares, gaining 0.9 US cent to close at 27 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 2,680 units and gained 1 cent to end at 15 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,190 shares, to close at US$1.
Junior Market suffers minor fall – Thursday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 30 securities on Thursday with the prices of 12 securities advanced, 13 declined and 5 remained unchanged leading the market Index to dipped just 4.40 points to 3,422.55.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,444,430 units valued at $10,669,698 compared to 5,067,017 units valued at $23,716,252 from 28 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 81,481 units for an average of $355,657 in contrast to 180,965 units for an average of $847,009 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 109,660 units at $517,835 compared to 124,236 shares valued at $601,721 previously, in contrast, September closed with an average of 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 for each security traded.
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 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial ended with a loss of $3.40 at a 52 weeks’ low of $33.60, after swapping 9,687 shares, AMG Packaging declined 11 cents in trading 25,000 units at $1.75, Blue Power ended with a loss of $1 at $9 with 5,155 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers lost 26 cents in trading of 16,110 units to close at $4.51, Consolidated Bakeries closed 5 cents higher at $1.80, with 6,000 stock units trading, Dolphin Cove ended trading with 34,205 shares, after rising 49 cents to end at $10.50. Derrimon Trading closed 13 cents higher at $2.55, with 143,250 stock units changing hands, Express Catering lost 62 cents trading 2,173 units at $5.68, Elite Diagnostic ended with 7,600 shares crossing the exchange after rising 81 cents to end at $6.21. Fontana closed trading of 120,657 units and gained 10 cents to end at $8.40, General Accident exchanged 3,100 units and gained 9 cents to end at $6.40, Honey Bun fell 35 cents in swapping 26,925 units at $6.15, Iron Rock Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 16,577 shares to close at $3.95. 
Jamaican Teas closed 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 24,774 stock units moving through the market, Jetcon Corporation lost 20 cents in trading of 25,559 units at $1.80. Knutsford Express fell 19 cents in exchanging 3,785 units at $10.81, Lasco Distributors closed 10 cents higher at $3.80, with 976,000 stock units changing hands. Lasco Financial ended market activity exchanging 554,327 shares to close at $4.76 after falling 29 cents, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 9 cents and exchanged 32,560 shares at $5.29, Limners and Bards dipped 7 cents in trading 90,522 units at $2.75, Medical Disposables closed 5 cents higher at $7.05, trading 4,000 stock units. Main Event lost 49 cents in exchanging 24,779 shares to close at $5.51, Paramount Trading climbed 20 cents and exchanged 15,000 shares at $2.20. Stationery and Office Supplies ended trading with 2,250 shares, after rising 35 cents to end at $11.15 and SSL Venture Capital resumed trading after a long suspension and ended with a loss of 1 cent at 1.60 with 9,121 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Modest changes for TTSE indices – Thursday
Price changes on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were modest for the second day in a row, when trading closed on Thursday and lead to moderate movements in the market indices.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index moved 0.40 points higher to 1,405.18. The All T&T Index fell 0.06 points to 1,747.16, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.12 points to close at 144.15.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands similar to Wednesday, with one advancing, 3 declining and 10 remaining unchanged with 246,379 shares changing hands at $2,692,390, compared to 270,524 shares trading for $12,714,020 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 2 stocks closing with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose 10 cents and ended at $24.10, in the swapping of 6,448 shares.
Losses| Guardian Media dropped 5 cents in exchanging 957 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.70, National Enterprises lost 1 cent and completed trading of 2,700 stock units at $5.75 and Sagicor Financial ended 1 cent lower at $10.20, with 17,937 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy ended at $3.30, with 107,000 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $2.15, with investors exchanging 6,500 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $54.50, after exchanging 380 shares, National Flour settled at $1.57, with 25 stock units trading. NCB Financial ended at $10.55, with 51,300 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas settled at $3.60, with 25 stock units trading, Republic Financial ended at $121.85, in swapping of 328 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanging 52,279 units to close at $25.50, Unilever Caribbean ended at $25, with 300 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $104.32, with 200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
First drop for JSE main market in 4 days
The main market of the Jamaica Stock exchange closed down for the first time in four trading sessions with modest declines in the market indices on Wednesday.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declining 737.68 points to close at 568,896.73, down after 3 days of gains in the overall market.
At the close, the JSE Index dropped 676.25 points to 517,655.89 and the JSE Financial Index lost 88 points to close at 141.90.
At the close of trading, 40 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets with 11 advancing, 14 declining and 15 trading firm. Main market activity ended 36 securities trading resulting in 20,815,331 units valued at $96,905,471 in contrast to 79,108,777 units valued at $151,516,121 on Tuesday from 38 securities on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 13.6 million shares for 66 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 3 million units accounting for 15 percent of the day’s trade and newly listed, QWI Investments with 1.3 million shares for 6 percent of the market’s trade as the stock closed at it lowest point since listing on Monday.
The Market closed with an average of 578,204 units valued $2,691,819 for each security traded, in contrast to 2,081,810 units for an average of $3,987,266 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,350,326 units valued at $3,357,049 for each stock traded. The market closed out September with an average of 1,585,081 units valued at $14,071,562 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita lost $1.49 to settle at $80.50 with 57,624 units traded, Carib Cement regained $3.19 to close at $80 with 26,152 shares changing hands, Eppley gained 85 cents with an exchange of 244,289 shares to end at $14, Grace Kennedy closed 30 cents higher to settle at $70.10 trading 578,696 shares. Jamaica Producers lost 90 cents, to settle at $25 with 34,454 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves climbed $3 to $60 with 6,884 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $11.16, after losing 84 cents in trading 39,800 shares. 
NCB Financial dropped $1 to settle at $209 with 21,145 units trading, Proven Investments gained 90 cents, in closing at $41 with 1,100 units changing hands, Sagicor Group closed $2 higher to settle at $72 in trading 5,771 shares. Scotia Group gained 98 cents to end at $61.98 with 19,764 shares changing hands and Seprod closed $3 lower at $53, after exchanging 22,719 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 115,593 units valued US$13,607 with the market index losing 1.14 points to close at 197.90. Margaritaville traded 962 shares at 30 US cents, Proven Investments exchanged 41,420 shares and lost 0.9 of a cent to close at 26.10 US cents, Sterling Investments traded 16,500 units at 3 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 7,115 shares, to close at 14 US cents.
