Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks had a light on Wednesday with trading of just 2,989,332 units, valued at a mere $34,924,721 as 24 securities changed hands, with 12 rising, 7 falling and 6 trading firm.
The main market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 421.16 points to 324,188.17 and the JSE Index declined 383.73 points to 295,372.07.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped 60 cents to end at $17.10, with 10,199 stock units trading, Carreras finished 20 cents higher at $10.90, with 298,389 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 to $38.50, with 3,401 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $48.50, with 62,851 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $20.50, with 15,756 units. Jamaica Producers closed 53 cents higher at $15.65, with 53,028 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.95, with 36,598 shares changing hands, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50 after rising 90 cents, with 14,840 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 3,626 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 37 cents at $6.05, with 54,300 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a rise of $1.76 to end at $99.25, after exchanging 148,413 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $1,100, with 286 stock units, PanJam Investment ended 35 cents higher at $43, with 31,067 units. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.04, with 138,578 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $2.85 to $39, with 23,975 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $15.30, with 180,332 shares changing hands, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2.99 to $51, with 104,447 shares, Seprod closed after rising $1 to $34, with 6,118 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading and gained 20 cents to end at $11.90, with 98,103 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with 771,188 units trading and rose 35 cents to $4.40, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 11 cents at $10.39, with 286,528 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 250 shares, Proven Investments ended trading 1 cent higher at $5.90, with 200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors’ late pull back on Wednesday.”
Light trading on JSE main market – Wednesday
April 4, 2018 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco
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