At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 631.47 points, to close at 305,165.60 and the JSE Index advanced 575.34 points to 278,040.36. Main market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands, of which 8 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded unchanged.
Market activities ended with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 trading, compared to 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 from 20 securities changing hands on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 109,954 units for an average of $3,583,866 in contrast to 422,615 units for an average of $19,478,405 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 310,531 units valued at $5,955,270 and previously, 325,310 units valued at $6,146,072. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-
offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Traded in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments US ordinary share having 1,101,440 units changing hands valued at US 247,816 in closing at 22 US cents, after falling by a fraction of a cent, with the JSE USD Equities Index closing 2.29 points up to close at 172.84.
The major movers at the close, are Jamaica Broilers ending with a rise of 90 cents, JMMB Group gaining 99 cents, Kingston Wharves rising 95 cents, PanJam Investment concluded with a loss of $1.50 and Scotia Group falling $1.85.
For more details of market activities see – “8 JSE stocks rise 5 fall.”
