JSE make big daily gains again

National Commercial Bank gained $2.50 and Scotia Group $2.39 to help the Jamaica stock market to close at a two and a half year high on Thursday, resulting from the prices of 13 stocks rising and only 4 declining as 23 securities changed hands, ending in 6,535,906 units trading, valued at $19,861,234 in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 1,092.69 points to 84,083.29, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,221.67 points to close at 92,727.31 and the JSE combined index gained 1,146.47 points to close at 85,718.39. IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.

Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement contributing 1,950 shares in changing hands to close higher by 2 cents to $2.32, Carreras exchanged 8,587 shares at 50 cents more to $44.50, Jamaica Broilers in contributing 53,050 shares put on 1 cent to $4.07. National Commercial Bank closed with 42,774 units changing hands and put on $2.50 to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $25.50, Pan Jamaican Investment finished trading with 7,445 shares to end with an increase of $1.22 at $54. Sagicor Group had trading in 167,699 units to close 9 cents higher, at $10.30, Scotia Group ended with 22,628 shares to close $1.39 higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $22.39 and Supreme Ventures closed with 5,621,956 shares to end with 11 cents more at $2.31.

Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless finishing trading with 102,545 shares at 55 cents, Gleaner concluded trading with 1,500 shares at $1.10, Grace Kennedy in trading 10,510 shares, closed at $62 and Kingston Wharves finishing with 1,000 shares trading at $6.40.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Desnoes & Geddes closing with 270,000 units as the price slipped 15 cents to $5.20 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 25,000 shares closed with a loss of 10 cents to $6.70.