There was trading in 25 securities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 7 rising and 4 declining as 3,530,162 units changed hands valued at $40,444,650 on Friday with Desnoes & Geddes being the dominant trade with 1.99 million units valued at $9.1 million.Main Market| The JSE Market Index advanced by 164.38 points to close at 70,496.64, the JSE All Jamaican Composite gained 183.80 points to 77,536.24 and only 3 companies in the main market advanced in price and 3 declined.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the main market are Desnoes & Geddes with 1,986,182 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 35 cents at $4.60, Cable & Wireless with 8,199 units to close with the gain of a cent at 28 cents and Sagicor Real Estate Fund 14,690 shares, in closing 2 cents higher at $6.10.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in price are, Berger Paints with 4,890 units in closing at $1.70, Ciboney with 60,000 units and closed at 7 cents, Grace Kennedy had 449,339 units changing hands to close at $54, Jamaica Broilers 25,474 shares and closed at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 41,722 ordinary shares closed at $6.50, Kingston Wharves with 10,000 units, closed at $5.05, Sagicor Group 17,540 shares to close at $9.10, Salada Foods, 5,885 units and closed at $8, Scotia Group saw 156,453 units trading to end at $19.30 and Supreme Ventures 58,900 units landed the closing price at $1.95.
Declines| The number of stocks that declined in the main market are Jamaica Producers with 923 shares changing hands, in closing 20 cents lower at $17, National Commercial Bank having 90,950 shares in closing at $1.48 down to $17 and Scotia Investments with 6,520 shares closing at $24 for a fall of $1.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) 7.50% preference shares traded 78,844 units to close unchanged at $2, JMMB 7.25% preference shares had 141,150 units changing hands to close 5 cents up at $2.50 and JMMB 8.50% preference shares traded 17,000 units to close with a gain of 1 cent at $3.51.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index inched up by 1.58 points to close at 715.42 as 6 stocks traded with 2 advancing and 1 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market are Lasco Distributors with 46,700 shares to close at $1.21 with a gain of 3 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 21,823 shares to close 1 cent higher at $1.05.
Firm Trades| The stocks in the junior market stocks that traded and closed at the same price as the previous trading day are Caribbean Producers with 76,978 units, closing at $2.65, Consolidated Bakeries 10,000 at 90 cents and Lasco Financial with 50,000 units in closing at $1.15.
Declines| Only one stocks declined in the junior market at the end of trading with Jamaican Teas having 150,000 shares changing hands to close 25 cents down at $3.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.