Monday, 16th December 2013 | Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange was dominated by Grace Kennedy and Scotia Group having the largest volume and value of stocks changing hands along with Caribbean Producers in the junior market. However, that did not prevent all the indices from falling even as advancing stocks were slightly ahead of declining ones. At the end of trading, 6 stocks recorded price gains to 5 that fell and 3,798,248 shares changed hands with a value of $45,122,046.
Indices | The JSE Market Index closed at 77,624.11, to fall by 253.78, the JSE All Jamaican Composite closed at 76761.49, having declined by 441.19 and the JSE Junior Market Index closed at 752.77 for a decline of 0.62.
Stocks trading include Cable & Wireless with 294,583 units as it closed firm at 16 cents; Carreras 6,435 shares at $35.71 down 29 cents; Grace Kennedy 385,355 units closing at $60.99, down a cent; Jamaica Broilers 9,516 shares as the price fell by 7 cents at $4.23; Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 95,723 units to close firm at $.7.87; National Commercial Bank swapped 34,375 shares to close at $17.20 up 20 cents; Sagicor Life 58,500 shares to close firm at $8.45; Sagicor Real Estate X Fund 21,050 units closing unchanged at $6; Scotia Group 764,201 units as the price closed up $1 at $20; Seprod lost 70 cents when trading 22,550 units to close at $10.
Junior Market | Stocks of 4 companies traded in the junior market on Monday with only Caribbean Producers with 2,075,098 recorded any worthwhile volume. The price closed at $2.50 unchanged from Friday’s close. Lasco Financial traded 7,000 units at $1.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator show bids for 8 stocks higher with no offers that were lower than their last selling prices.
