Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a number of stocks declining out pacing those rising. The volume and value of stocks trading declined compared to that on Friday and the market indices trended lower.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 165.52 points to close at 258,454.14, the JSE Market Index fell 150.81 points to 235,480.98 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 3.32 points to close at 187.33.
At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands in the main market, plus one bond and 1 stock in the US dollar market traded leading to 7 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 1,709,564 units valued at $44,534,888 changing hands compared to 2,161,083 units valued at $46,263,769 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 203,960 units valued at US$48,949 and the bond market had 425,000 units trading at $42,500,000.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 74,329 units valued at a mere $1,781,396 for every security traded compared to an average of 77,182 units valued at a mere $5,040,005 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 252,609 units with an average value of $4,365,119 compared with an average of 263,096 units with an average value of $4,517,103 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints recovered $2.25 of last weeks’ losses to close at $14.30, while trading 27,337 shares, Cable and Wireless added 1 cent to close at $1.13, with 42,747 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $25, with a loss of $1 exchanging 144,428 shares, Carreras traded $1.80 higher to close at $86.80, with an exchange of 5,259 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, losing 50 cents with trades of 243,861 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.51, with a loss of 49 cents trading 375,624 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 50,500 units to close at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 trading 31,599 shares, JMMB Group lost 3 cents to close at $19.97, with 19,674 units trading, 
Kingston Properties closed at $9.95 losing 5 cents exchanging 2,000 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $4 higher to close at $30 trading 3,402 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $5, losing 19 cents with 2,000 shares traded, NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with a loss of $1.50 after exchanging 34,098 shares and falling to $68 in early morning trading. 1834 Investments closed at $1.45, losing 5 cents with 33,000 units changing hands, 138 Student Living exchanged 10,600 units at $4.50, PanJam Investment gained 10 cents to close at $34.10, with trades of 6,287 shares. Proven Investments traded $2 higher to close at record high of J$21, in exchanging 48,000 shares in the main market, Pulse Investments closed at $18, with an exchange of 4,048 shares, Radio Jamaica traded 185,000 shares at $1.50, Sagicor Group closed at $34.10, losing 9 cents trading 93,100 shares. Scotia Group dropped $2.19 to close at $42.51, exchanging 336,471 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.41, losing 9 cents with 6,058 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, with trades of 203,960 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 4,471 units and Jamaica Producers traded 425,000 units of corporate bond at $100 each.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Access Financial Services closed at $46.20 in trading traded 1,500 units AMG Packaging fell 5 cents to close at $4.10 with 35,157 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 332,360 shares and fell 1 cents to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream added 25 cents in trading 16,629 units to end at $7.50, Consolidated Bakeries lost 30 cents in trading 2,000 units to end at $2.70. C2W Music lost 2 cents and closed at 43 cents with 2,000 shares trading, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents and ended at $8.50 with 2,031,926 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $20 with 3,060 shares trading, Eppley jumped 95 cents with 200 units changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.95. General Accident had 3,780 units changing hands to close at $2.70 after falling 30 cents, Honey Bun dropped 6 cents with just 2,034 shares changing hands and closed at $6.05, Jamaican Teas traded 70,000 shares but lost 15 cents to end at $4.15, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 8 cents and ended at $5.98 with 64,262 shares trading, Key Insurance traded 1,000 units to close at $3.05, KLE Group lost 35 cents and ended at $2.15 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 20,188 shares and rose 10 cents to end at $16, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 20 cents at $6.80, trading 829,150 units, Lasco Financial rose 10 cents with 94,495 shares changing hands to end at $3.90, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 3,189,335 shares trading and closed at $4.90. Main Event rose 76 cents and ended trading 4,789 shares at $6.76, Medical Disposables lost 49 cents and ended at $5.01 with 625 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 28,300 shares changing hands at $2.70, tTech lost 10 cents and ended with 8,000 units changing hands to end at $7.90, Derrimon Trading preference share ended at $2.50 with 12,029 shares changing hands and Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $6.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
amaica Producers traded $1 higher to $16, with 18,695 units being exchanged. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 trading 20,747 shares, 
Volume traded on the Junior Market rose on Friday with 7 million units of Jamaican Teas changing ownership, as a connected party sold off some of their holdings. At the close 8,427,903 units valued at $36,346,358 traded in the overall market, compared with the 820,866 units valued at $4,017,595 passing on Thursday. 
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Blue Power fell $5 and closed at $50 with 3,537 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rose 50 cents and closed at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 3,665 shares at $16, Caribbean Cream lost 15 cents in trading 7,000 units to end at $7.25, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents in trading 431,702 units to end at $3.30. Dolphin Cove gained 90 cents to end at $20 with 242 shares trading, Eppley had 8,835 units changing hands to close of $12. General Accident had 502,293 units changing hands to close at $3 after climbing 30 cents. ISP Finance ended at $24 with 1,434 units changing hands Jamaican Teas traded 7,003,641 shares but lost 45 cents to end at $4.30, Jetcon Corporation fell 49 cents and ended at $5.90 with 286,000 shares trading,
Knutsford Express traded 14,287 shares but fell 10 cents to end at $15.90, Lasco Distributors ended at $7, trading 81,100 units, Lasco Financial fell 1 cent with 5,000 shares changing hands to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 500 shares trading and closed at $4.90 after rising 20 cents. Main Event shed 45 cents and ended trading 29,044 shares at $6, Medical Disposables lost 50 cents and ended at $5.50 with 12,484 units trading, Paramount Trading lost 15 cents and ended with 31,206 shares changing hands at $2.70, Sweet River fell 31 cents, ended with 5,506 units changing hands at $3.55 and tTech ended with 227 units changing hands to end at $8 and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 100 units changing hands at $6.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 1,473,651 units valued at $4,820,484 for each security traded compared to an average of 88,100 units valued at $2,799,447 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 194,786 units with an average value of $4,462,018 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Mayberry Investments closed at $5.19, with a loss of 1 cent trading just 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $71, losing 50 cents after exchanging 12,063 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.52, gaining 2 cents with 146,021 units changing hands, 138 Student Living traded 52,600 units at $4.50, Palace Amusement closed at $390 exchanging 197 units, PanJam Investment gained 50 cents to close at $34.50, with trades of 19,773 shares. Proven Investments traded 10,395 shares at $19.51, well below the approximate $30 the same share traded at in the US dollar market. Pulse Investments added 50 cents to close at $18, with an exchange of 7,500 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents, closing at $1.65 with 37,357,068 shares trading, Sagicor Group closed at $34.51, gaining 1 cent trading 1,800,807 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 35 cents to close at $11.50, with trades of 13,246 shares. Scotia Group closed at $44, with gains of $1.47 exchanging 250 shares while Supreme Ventures added 34 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.79, with 10,230 shares changing owners. Proven Investments exchanged 226,255 ordinary shares at 24 US cents, Proven 8.25% preference share lost 20 cents, closing at $5.20, with 136,900 units traded and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share gained 10 cents to close at $2, with 8,966 units changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market fell below normal levels on Thursday with 820,866 units valued at $4,017,595, and comparing favourably with the 709,260 units valued at $4,202,977 passing through the market on Wednesday. 
May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
Honey Bun had 3,535 shares changing hands to close with 11 cents gain at $6.11, Jamaican Teas traded 630,389 shares but lost 12 cents to end at $4.75, Knutsford Express traded 19,543 shares but fell 30 cents to end at $16, Lasco Distributors ended at $7, trading 10,950 units, Lasco Financial fell 4 cents with 6,900 shares changing hands to end at $3.81, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 6,428 shares trading and closed at $4.70 after falling 27 cents. Main Event gained 45 cents and ended trading 4,153 shares at $6.45, Medical Disposables rose 28 cents and ended at $6 with 250 units trading, tTech ended with 2,000 units changing hands to end at $8 and Eppley 10% preference share ended with 3,248 units changing hands to close at $6.60.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday fell sharply despite 11 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Wednesday as just 78,795 shares traded at a value of $1,350,632 compared to Wednesday with 195,938 valued at $9,062,326.
Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, losing 5 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.25, with a loss of 8 cents trading 4,350 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 60 cents lower to close at $52, with an exchange of 5,000 units.
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,100 units valued at a mere $2,799,447 for every security traded compared to an average of 140,556 units valued at $8,877,187 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 194,786 units with an average value of $4,462,018 compared with an average of 202,407 units with an average value of $4,580,773 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
NCB Financial Group closed at $71.50, losing 50 cents after exchanging 167,790 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, with 35,444 units changing hands, 138 Student Living gained 2 cents to close at $4.50, with 10,000 units, Palace Amusement jumped $50 and closed at a new all-time high of $390, trading 200 units, PanJam Investment exchanged 58,141 shares to gain 1 cent and end at $34. Pulse Investments traded 50 cents higher to close at $17.50, with an exchange of 4,756 shares, Radio Jamaica exchanged 85,169 shares at $1.60,Sagicor Group closed at $34.50, gaining 30 cents, trading 717,539 shares. Scotia Group closed at $42.53, after losing $1.02 in exchanging 510,077 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $37 with 22,356 units changing hands while Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents and closed at $7.45, with 111,000 shares trading. Proven Investments closed at 24 US cents, with a loss of 0.02 US cents, trading 183,292 ordinary shares, Margaritaville Turks lost 0.01 US cent to close at 34 US cents exchanging 13,900 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 10 cents to close at $1.90, with 7,850 units changing hands and Proven 8.25% preference share gained 20 cents, closing at $5.40, with 5,200 units traded.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 33,774 units for an average value of $478,260 compared to 203,244 units for an average value of $771,073 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date rose to 515,032 units valued at $2,250,311 compared with 549,408 units valued at $2,376,886, previously, in contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
