JSE majors surged – Thursday
July 14, 2016 by IC Insider.com
The market closed another day of moderate trading, with 5,066,464 units valued at $183,411,832 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 422,443 units traded valued at $1,648,134, of all trades. A total of 39 securities traded, with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 10 declining, including 8 stocks rising and 6 declining from the junior market, as the main market continues to consolidate while waiting for fresh and important news to move out of the narrow trading range.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers, suggesting a day of more subdued gainers on Friday versus the numbers on Thursday.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 504,496 shares at $4.50, Cable & Wireless traded 46,700 shares to close at $1.13, Caribbean Cement traded 1,000 shares and rose 50 cents to close at $22.50, Carreras fell 50 cents in trading 332,166 shares at $65 at the close. Ciboney traded 43,899 shares after falling 1 cent to close at 20 cents, Grace Kennedy jumped $2.50 to close at $122.50 with 767,291 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 284,857 units changing hands with a rise of 15 cents to close at $14.99, Jamaica Producers traded 381,670 units and gained 90 cents to end at $7.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 6,616 shares at $21.35 with a gain of 2 cents, Kingston Wharves traded 8,000 shares and rose by 99 cents to close at $15.99. Mayberry Investments traded 24,478 units at $3.50, National Commercial Bank ended with 117,095 units changing hands and rose $1 to $42. Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded 1,211,217 shares to close at $25 after rising $1.05, Portland JSX ended with 172,701 shares changing hands and gained 25 cent at $13. Sagicor Group ended with 284,121 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 45 cents at $23.50. Scotia Group climbed 78 cents with 407,100 shares trading, to close at $30.80, Seprod traded 11,330 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $17,Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 4,100 units at 16.95 US cents and Jamaica Money Market 7.5% preference share traded 23,000 units at $2.09.
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