Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded the most stocks on Thursday.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a bounce on Thursday with the main market indices rising as advancing just inched out declining ones.
he All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,913.59 points to close at 565,248.82, the JSE Index climbed 2,606.47 points to 514,431.33 and the JSE Financial Index gained 1.04 points to close at 140.61.
At the close of trading, 39 securities changed hands in the main and US dollar markets with 14 advancing, 13 declining while 12 traded firm. Main market activity ended with 36 securities trading comprising 127,989,935 units for $1,190,939,292, in contrast to 36,372,802 units valued at $343,567,278 on Wednesday from 33 securities.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dominated trading with 92.4 million shares for 72 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 22.4 million units accounting for 17.5 percent of the day’s trade, Carreras with 5.2 million shares for 4 percent and Sagicor Select Fund traded 3.2 million shares for 2.5 percent of the market trade.
The Market closed with an average of 3,555,276 units valued at an average of $33,081,647 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,102,206 units valued at an average of $10,411,130 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,115,047 units valued at $9,934,383 and previously an average of 932,030 units valued at $8,061,795 for each security traded. The market closed out August with an average of 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
n main market activity, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund closed at the lowest level since listing in August, as the price dipped $2 to $36 having traded 26,535 units, Eppley traded 556 shares but lost 80 cents to end at $13.20, Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents to settle at $34.50 with 62,963 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers lost 75 cents to end at $23.75 while trading 773,300 shares, JMMB Group added $3.98 to settle at $46.99 with 67,275 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves lost $1.01 to end at $61 in trading 225,928 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.45 to end at $12.45 trading 6,750 shares, NCB Financial gained $4 to end at $214, with an exchange of 63,933 stock units, 138 Student Living traded 571 shares but fell 80 cents to $3.40, Panjam Investment rose 50 cents in trading of 5,973 units to close at $102. 
Salada Foods lost $2 to settle at $30 with 1,600 shares changing hands, Seprod fell $1.49 to settle at $53.51 with 26,060 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 40 cents to close at $27.60 with an exchange of 61,648 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments gained $1 and completed trading of 36,516 shares at $24, Victoria Mutual closed trading of 304,823 units after falling 50 cents to end at $7.50 and Wisynco Group added $1 in trading 299,683 shares to close at $24.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 44,553 units valued at US$8,064 with the market index gaining 0.41 points to close at 197.52. In trading, JMMB Group 6% USD preference share closed with 363 shares changing hands at US$1.01, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.5 US cents to close at 14 US cents and Proven Investments traded 12,795 units at 26 US cents.