Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index down 1,561.89 points to 312,211.91 and the JSE Index falling by 1,423.06 points to 284,460.36, even as declining stocks edged out those rising.
Main and US market activities ended with 7 stocks rising, 8 declining and 11 trading firm as 26 securities traded versus 24 on Thursday including 1 from the US market.
Main market activity ended with slightly more volume than on Thursday with 2,638,664 shares valued at $47,864,816 traded, in contrast to 2,456,156 shares valued at only $27,810,830 on Thursday.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments trading 44,000 ordinary shares with a value of US$10,120 at 23 US cents. The JSE US Equities Index closed with a rise of 1.21 points to end at 172.47.
Trading ended with an average of 105,547 units for an average of $1,914,593 in contrast to 106,789 units for an average of $1,209,167 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 228,507 units valued at $5,313,035 and previously 234,872 units valued at $5,499,353.
December closed with average of 686,156 units valued at an average of $8,654,832 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Major price changes, Jamaica Producers lost $1 to $16, NCB Financial fell 85 cents to end at $100 and Scotia Group fell $1.50 to $51.
For more details of market activities see –JSE trading levels rise – Friday
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