Monday, 18th November 2013 | It was another slow trading day and low volumes on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Scotia Group stood out while trading 2,294,482 shares valued at $40,156,819 with the final price ending at $17.50. No other stock came close to the volume or value of the Scotia trades. A total of 3,253,336 shares changed hands valued at $45,405,974 as the indices fell once more; the main market closing down 480.87 to 77,186.50; the all Jamaica index 75,996.40 down 835.97 and the junior market index down less than a percent to 712.08.
Overall 23 stocks traded with 8 declining and the price of 5 increasing.
Caribbean Cement traded 5,300 units to close down 35 cents at $2.35; Jamaica Broilers had 257,686 units as the price closed at $4.19 down 31 cents; Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 53,600 shares to close at $7.90, up by 4 cents; Jamaica Producers 10,513 units were all traded at $18.25, unchanged from Friday’s close; National Commercial Bank struggled to trade 78,312 units as the price closed at $17.80, down 20 cents, but it traded as low as $16.75; Sagicor Life 57,000 units to close at $7.70; Supreme Ventures had 223,154 units trading at $2.59.
Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 95,000 units firm at $2.
Eight stocks traded in the junior market but only three had any volume to write home about as Caribbean Producers Jamaica traded 20,477 at $1.92; Lasco Distributors 63,572 shares to close at $1.45 and Lasco Manufacturing 53,576 to close at $1.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed that there were bids for 6 stocks higher and 5 stocks with offers lower than their last selling price.
