NCB Financial at record high – Thursday

NCB Financial at record high of $66.90 during trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday but closed lower by the close of the market. Trading ended with 22 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market. In the main market, 4 stocks advanced and 12 declined in the main market.
Trading levels in main market ended at 1,824,130 units valued at $21,197,848 compared to 1,277,639 units valued at $27,093,095 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 89,780 units valued at US$27,565.
The All Jamaica Composite Index fell 316.66 points to close at 248,328.37 the JSE Market Index declined 288.51 points to finish at 226,255.29 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 5.11 points to close at 2224.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 82,915 units compared to an average of 58,075 units on Wednesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 555,645 units versus 614,736 units on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 48 cents to close at $14 with an exchange of 13,177 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.30 with trades of 548,326 shares, Caribbean Cement closed 99 cents lower to $32 with 10,531 units changing hands. Carreras closed at $73, losing 1 cent with trades of 1,842 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $44, with a loss of 9 cents trading 20,740 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.90, losing 10 cents trading 100,628 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50 with 5,386 shares changing owners, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.95, with an exchange of 126,701 shares. JMMB Group closed at $18.40, with a loss of 25 cents trading 523,138 units, Kingston Properties traded at $15.95 losing 5 cents with 530 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves closed 10 cents lower to $31 exchanging 1,676 units, Mayberry Investments lost 20 cents to close at $4.50 trading 18,300 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $65, after trading at an intraday high of $66.90 and exchanging 43,392 shares, 1834 Investments traded at $1.48 exchanging 38,171 units, Pan Jamaican closed at $35 with 11,900 shares changing hands. Radio Jamaica lost 4 cents to close at $1.75 with trades of 20,488 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $33.02, after losing 48 cents in exchanging 16,970 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.10, with a loss of 10 cents and 989 shares traded, Scotia Group closed $1.24 lower to $38.75, with an exchange of 17,697 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, gaining 28 cents with trades of 300,681 shares. Margaritaville Turks gained 0.03 US cents to close at just over 26 US cents with 1,600 units traded, Proven Investments closed at 31 US cents exchanging 88,180 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.25% preference share gained 9 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 with 2,667 units changing owners and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share traded 200 units at $1.50.