JSE majors climb on Friday

Prices mostly rose on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with trading in 23 securities while 1 security traded in the US dollar market. The markets closed with 12 stocks advancing and 5 declining.
Trading levels in main market ended at 2,632,291 units valued at $48,121,246 compared to 38,096,270 units valued at $284,292,036 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 218,885 units valued at US$65,666.
The All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 1,099.69 points to close at 245,670.39 the JSE Market Index gained 1,001.94 points to finish at 223,833.57 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 216.59.
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 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 106,584 units compared to an average of 1,670,779 units on Thursday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 549,909 units versus 571,020 units on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for February ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded at $12.50, gaining 50 cents with 22,148 shares being exchanged, Cable and Wireless lost 2 cents, closing at $1.25 with trades of 645,489 units, Caribbean Cement closed $1 higher to $32 with 360 units changing hands. Carreras traded 322 shares at $74, Grace Kennedy lost $1.25 to end at $41.75, with 16,424 units traded, Jamaica Broilers gained 45 cents trading 116,679 shares to close at $16.35, Jamaica Producers lost 10 cents to close at $15 with trades of 50,950 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7, for a loss of 95 cents with an exchange of 161,347 units. JMMB Group advanced $1.75 to close at $18.24, with 460,276 units traded, Kingston Properties traded 460 units at $16.35, Kingston Wharves closed at $32 trading 100 units, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.65 with trades of 24,586 shares, NCB Financial Group gained 80 cents to close at $61.80, after exchanging 88,020 shares, Pan Jamaican gained 48 cents, closing at $35 with 24,845 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group closed at $34.10, with a 9 cent gain and trades of 507,637 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 9 cents, closing at $10.59 with 66,809 shares exchanged, Salada Foods closed at $8, for a loss of $1 trading 3,560 units, Scotia Group added $1.02 to close at $39 with trades of 239,965 units, Seprod closed at $39, after adding $1 and exchanging 10,000 shares, Supreme Ventures added 9 cents, closing at $6.08 while trading 79,472 shares. Proven Investments traded 218,885 ordinary shares at 30 US cents, JMMB 7.25% preference share closed at $2 with an exchange of 92,740 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.08 with 102 units changing owners.