Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 6 stocks rising and 6 declining as 21 securities changed hands, ending in 1,220,997 units trading, valued at $7,880,967, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 157.42 points to 75,524.34, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 176.02 points to close at 83,158.02 and the JSE combined index gained 124.88 points to close at 77,276.96.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless concluding trading with 469,204 shares, the price rose 1 cent to 45 cents. Desnoes & Geddes ended trading with 15,531 units and put on 1 cent to $4.70, Mayberry Investments finished with 7,140 shares while rising 2 cents to $1.52 and Sagicor Group ended with 1,494 units and put on 1 cent to $9.95.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Carreras with 18,918 shares changing hands to close at $37, Grace Kennedy finished with 25,000 shares trading at $62. Kingston Wharves ended trading with 3,000 shares at $6, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 190,112 shares at $18.20, Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading with 49,750 shares changing hands to close at $7.25.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses, at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers closed with 140,520 shares trading lower by 5 cents, at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers finished with 7,528 shares, with a loss of 6 cents to close at $7. Scotia Group ended trading with 9,000 units as the price slipped 10 cents to $20.40 and Scotia Investments completed trading with 3,036 shares trading lower by 5 cents to $22.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 103,000 units to close at $3.
Main market closed higher on Monday
December 8, 2014 by