Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with stocks rising outnumbering those falling. The market indices fell back at the close the JSE Market Index fell 878.85 points to 235,245.62, with the All Jamaica Composite Index declining 964.58 points to close at 258,195.81 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 200.45.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 7 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 3,513,896 units valued at $221,929,673 changing hands compared to 2,726,092 units valued at $27,555,950 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 51,800 units valued at US$42,613.
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 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 140,556 units valued at $8,877,187 for every security traded compared to an average of 113,587 units valued at $1,148,165 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 202,407 units with an average value of $4,580,773 compared with an average of 207,165 units with an average value of $4,250,279 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 250 shares at $7, Berger Paints closed at $17.50, after losing 32 cents with an exchange of 9,200 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.15 with a fall of 5 cents trading 30,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 40 cents to close at $26.90 trading 7,290 shares, Carreras closed at $86.70, with a loss of 9 cents in exchanging 1,832 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, with 50,060 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 38 cents trading 3,325 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.85, with an exchange of 1,658 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 5,000 shares at $6.90, JMMB Group lost 50 cents to close at $19.50, with 9,100 units changing hands, Kingston Properties gained 25 cents, closing at $10.25 with 900 units, Kingston Wharves traded 77 cents higher to close at $27.78, with an exchange of 200 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.50, with a loss of 80 cents trading 2,100 shares, 
NCB Financial Group closed at $72, after exchanging 3,009,420 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, with 27,400 units changing hands, PanJam Investment exchanged 280 shares at $33.99. Portland JSX Fund closed at $9.95, with a loss of 5 cents trading 18,100 units, Pulse Investments traded 3,859 shares at $17, Radio Jamaica exchanged 117,000 shares at $1.60, Sagicor Group closed at $34.20 trading 36,453 shares while Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 5 cents, closing at $11.15 with 68,441 shares trading. Scotia Group closed at $43.55 exchanging 2,390 shares, Scotia Investments traded 50 cents higher, closing at $37 with 706 units changing hands, Seprod gained $1 to close at $30, with 18,000 units traded while Supreme Ventures closed at $7, as the price lost 50 cents with 90,932 shares changing ownership. Proven Investments closed at 26 US cents trading 18,300 ordinary shares and JMMB Group US 6% preference share closed at US$1.13, with a gain of 0.01 US cent with 33,500 units traded.
