Majors suffers moderate fall – Monday
October 10, 2016 by IC Insider.com
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 429.66 points to close at 186,414.41, the JSE Market Index declined 384.20 points to a record close of 167,729.41 and the JSE combined index dropped 74.87 points, to end at 181,004.58.
At the close 1,637,080 units valued at $21,412,158 changed hands, compared to 2,319,114 units valued at $26,904,029 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 499,330 units valued at $2,265,060 of the stocks traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 20,600 shares and rose 35 cents to close at $4.40, Cable & Wireless gained 7 cents to close at 98 cents with 58,513 units trading, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.90 in trading 5,200 shares to close at $33. Carreras had 4,395 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 27,024 shares changing hands to close at $1.23, Grace Kennedy rose 45 cents and closed with 143,248 shares changing hands at $42.45, Jamaica Broilers traded 20,840 units but lost 24 cents to close at $14.76. Jamaica Producers ended with 38,606 shares changing hands to close at $8.40, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 48 cents and ended at $28.01 while trading 4,000 shares, JMMB Group jumped 99 cents in trading 177,324 units to close at 52 weeks’ high of $15.51, Kingston Wharves traded 1,585 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 200,000 shares to close at $3.60, National Commercial Bank traded 400 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $42.30, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents to close at $23.30 after trading 2,600 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 15 cents in trading 71,572 shares to close at $1.55, Sagicor Group traded 3,000 shares to end at $23.85, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,981 shares to close at $10.18, Scotia Group dropped $1.69 to close at $30.50 with 17,118 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 62,948 units changing hands to close at $30, with a gain of $3, Supreme Ventures traded 101,166 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70 and Proven Investments closed at 19.99 US cents with 155,700 shares trading.
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market Tagged With: 1834 Investments, Barita Investments, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, junior market, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Proven Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity
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