Wednesday, 15th January 2014 | In today’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Market, a total of 2,118,071 shares changed hands, for a value of $9,334,966, with 11 stocks advancing in price and 10 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index declined by 24.33 points to close at 79,840.96, the JSE All Jamaican Composite eased by 36.92 points to close at 81,083.43 but the JSE Junior Market Index advanced by 3.87 points to close at 789.94.
KLE Group stock closed at $1, a new all-time low and has lost 72 percent from the IPO price and Jamaican Teas closed at $3.06 a new 52 weeks low.
Main Market | The main traded stocks in the main market include Cable & Wireless with 211,849 units to close at 18 cents; Caribbean Cement 77,500 units as the priced closed at $3.39; Carreras gained 49 cents while trading 54,830 units to close at $38; Desnoes & Geddes 153,360 units to close at $5; Grace Kennedy gained $1 to close at $56 with only a small volume; Jamaica Money Market Brokers 13,375 shares at $7.50; Jamaica Producers 15,142 shares to close at $18.75; Mayberry Investments 506,760 shares at $2; National Commercial Bank 27,640 units with the price ending at $17.50 after falling by 12 cents; Pulse Investments 50,000 shares with the price closing up 22 cents at 99 cents; Sagicor Group gained 5 cents with 52,680 shares, to end at $8.20; Sagicor Real Estate X Fund 34,356 units at $6.50; and Scotia Group 69,270 units to close at $20.80 up by 70 cents.
Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference shares trade 281,061units to close firm at $3.
Junior Market | Trading in junior market stocks saw the main trades as AMG Packaging 22,857 shares to close at $3.48; Caribbean Cream 54,641 units, closing at $1, after reporting earnings in the November quarter of $11 million or 3 cents per share; Caribbean Producers 198,848 units to close firm at $2.75; Consolidated Bakeries 41,435 shares to close at $1.15; Dolphin Cove gained 50 cents to close at $9 on a small volume; Jamaican Teas 35,200 shares at $3.06 down, 34 cents; KLE Group 16,000 units down 10 cents, at $1; Lasco Financial Services 65,000 units at $1.30; Lasco Manufacturing 88,467 shares at $1.29 and Medical Disposables & Supplies 13,500 units at $2.
Knutsford Express was listed today. There was no trade but there was a bid for 19,626 shares at $5.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers lower.
