Carerras traded up to $41 on Friday from $39.95, but on small volume.
Main Market| At the close, the JSE Market Index gained 223.17 points to 83,397.97, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 249.52 points to close at 91,961.10 and the JSE combined index increased by 228.52 points to close at 85,032.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower. The indicator is stronger for junior market stocks than the main market ones.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras finishing with 853 units trading, to close with a gain of $1.05 at $41, Grace Kennedy closing with 2,390 shares, trading with a gain of 50 cents to $61.50. Jamaica Money Market Brokers finishing trading with 186,452 ordinary shares to end with an increase of 3 cents at $7.05, Mayberry Investments contributing 3,943 shares while gaining 8 cents to $2.08 and Radio Jamaica ending trading with 9,500 shares as the price rose 1 cent, to $1.39, a new 52 weeks high.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Desnoes & Geddes closed with 16,849 shares changing hands at $5.45, Proven Investments closing with 3,287 shares at 18 US cents, Scotia Group concluding trading with 91,792 shares at $21.50, units closed at with shares at.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Gleaner finishing with 65,500 units, the price slipped 9 cents to 86 cents, Sagicor Group trading 172,728 units to close lower by 12 cents, at $10.48 and Supreme Ventures while exchanging 200,000 units, closed 1 cent down to $2.29.Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference shares concluding trading with 15,628 units at $3.50 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference shares finished with 41,965 units changing hands at $3.04.
