Carib Cement jumped $3.90 to close at $23.40
on Friday.
Trading Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw a number of large volumes going through the market but with negligible impact on prices. A total of 41 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 14 stocks rising and 10 declining. Trading accounted for 6,587,288 units valued at $120,406,344 changing hands in all markets with the junior market accounting for 430,780 units valued at $1,515,398.
The JSE Market Index gained 627.74 points to end at 150,211.24, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 702.06 points to 167,524.84 and the JSE combined index gained 868.01 points, to close at 158,930.91.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior 
markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless rose 5 cents to close at $1.31, in trading 476,886 units. Caribbean Cement jumped $3.90 to close at $23.40 with 3,282 shares changing hands, Carreras fell 50 cents to end trading with 4,715 shares, to close at $65.50, Jamaica Producers traded a large volume, with 2,139,600 units changing hands, up from 1,500,000 units on Thursday, the price climbed $1, to close at $33 on Friday. JMMB Group had 13,805 shares changing hands with a rise of 14 cents to end at $9.89, 
Kingston Wharves traded 14,595 shares at $11.50. Mayberry Investments lost 40 cents to close at $3.60 with 17,795 units changing hands. National Commercial Bank rose 28 cents with 163,716 shares changing hands to close at $40.48. Radio Jamaica traded 303,827 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $1.17, Sagicor Group shed $1 in ending with 1,156,805 shares changing hands to close at $23, this after 1,238,798 units were traded on Thursday. Scotia Group traded 303,949 shares to close at $30, Supreme Ventures had 91,289 shares changing hands at $5.10, Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 107,662 units to end at 16 US cents and the Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share, traded 1,331,340 units at $2.15.
