Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 701.49 points to 314,200.56 and the JSE Index declined by 639.13 points to 286,272.26.
Main and US market activities ended with moderate trading levels leading to prices of 9 securities rising, 10 falling, 11 trading firm as 30 securities traded, including 1 from the US market versus 29 on Tuesday.
Main market activity ended with 8,750,362 shares valued at $150,223,412 changing hands, in contrast to 1,619,946 shares valued at $24,684,399 trading on Tuesday.
The US market closed with Proven Investments exchanging 538,360 ordinary shares, at 22.95 US cents, with a value of US$124,579 and leading to the JSE US Equities Index falling 2.99 points to close at 171.11.
Market activity ended with an average of 312,513 shares valued at $5,365,122, in contrast to just an average of 57,855 shares valued at $881,587 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 175,215 units valued at $3,541,807 and previously, 138,250 units valued at 2,267,631. January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 closed with a lower offer.
Major price changes at the close of the market are, Kingston Wharves gained $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $36.50, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to $18, Sagicor Group rose $1.25 to $36 and Sterling investments lost 90 cents to close at a low of $9.10. Dominating trading, are Ciboney that traded 1.295 million units, PanJam Investment 1.5 million shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund clearing 3.26 million units.
For more details of market activities see – 9 JSE stocks rose 10 fell – Wednesday.
