JSE Main market falls Friday

Trading on the main market stocks of the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up over Thursday’s levels but declining stocks numbered more than advancing ones leading to declines in the market indices by more than 1,300 points.
At the close of trading, 26 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 12 declining. The main market ended with 4,292,363 units valued at $81,728,669 changing hands compared to 1,294,238 units valued at $29,684,333 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 136,527 units valued at US$46,401, bringing the total of all trades to J$87,681,879.
At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,429.83 points to close at 256,396.89, the JSE Market Index lost 1,302.74 points to 233,606.61. The JSE US dollar market index gained 0.45 to close at 173.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 165,091 units valued at $3,143,410 for each security traded compared to an average of 56,271 units valued at $1,290,623. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 129,324 units with an average value of $2,758,273 compared with an average of 125,350 units with an average value of $2,715,480 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
The main market ended trading with an average of 56,271 units, valued at $1,290,623 for each security traded compared to an average of 115,397 units valued at $2,813,635. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 125,350 units, with an average value of $2,715,480 compared with an average of 133,908 units with an average value of $2,893,588 on the previous trading day. June ended with an average volume of 218,951 units with an average of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints exchanged 6,553 shares at $13.30, Cable and Wireless closed at 80 cents, losing 25 cents with 338,942 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Cement lost 90 cents to close at $24.60 trading 4,476 shares, Carreras lost 5 cents to close at $89.95, with 2,748 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy was down 35 cents to $41.05, with trades of 6,209 sharesBroilers traded 70 cents higher, closing at $18.20, with an exchange of 2,080,661 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 75 cents to close at $14.75 with 10,986 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.50, with a loss of 30 cents, trading 920 shares, JMMB Group lost 21 cents to close at $19.31 exchanging 6,645 units, Kingston Properties traded 400 units, losing 5 cents, to close at $8.80, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.40, with an exchange of 13,470 shares. NCB Financial Group dropped 50 cents to close at $71.50, after exchanging 40,147 shares, 1834 Investments traded 219,700 shares, gaining 1 cent to close at $1.37, PanJam Investment plunged $4.25 in closing at $30 while exchanging 201,188 shares, Portland JSX closed at $10.50 with 9,293 shares changing hands, Proven Investments advanced 38 cents to close at $25.01 with 115,000 shares exchanged, Pulse Investments traded 1,669 shares at $2.49, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.43, with 83,042 shares switching owners. Sagicor Group added $1, closing at $32 with an exchange of 31,500 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $13.40, with gains of $1, trading 6,961 units. Scotia Group declined 31 cents to close at $42.09, with an exchange of 49,507 shares, Scotia Investments lost 1 cent to close at $36 trading 1,500 units, Seprod gained $1 and closed at $30 with 982,293 shares changing hands while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.95, after rising 60 cents and exchanging 75,600 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 22 US cents trading 118,527 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share exchanged 18,000 units at US$1.12 and JMMB Group7.5% preference share gained 1 cent to close at $1.11, with trades of 953 units.