The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,541.93 points to close at 303,901.44 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,404.87 points to close at 276,888.58 even as advancing stocks outnumbered decliners.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, 5 advanced, 11 declined and 10 traded firm with 5,044,996 units valued at $75,889,380 compared to 2,765,894 units valued at $114,523,797 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 194,038 units for an average of $2,918,822 in contrast to 145,573 units for an average of $6,027,568 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 173,575 units valued at $4,231,403. 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 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Proven Investments US ordinary share was the sole trade in the US dollar market with 410 units changing hands in closing unchanged at 23 US cents, leading to the index falling 4.67 to 169.99.
The major movers at the close are Jamaica Producers with a fall of $1.10, following a decline of $1.12 on Friday, followed by a fall of $1.49 in the price of NCB Financial, while Supreme Ventures dropped $1 in trading 1.2 million shares, behind Jamaica Broilers trading 1.48 million units.
For more details of market activities see report, JSE up with minority of stocks rising.
