New record high for the JSE main market.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Wednesday, the 34th record close for the year as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,629.06 points to close at 554,353.10.
The JSE Index advanced 3,297.87 points to close at record 504,750.44 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.43 points in closing at 135.37.
Market activity, resulted in 36 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 18 securities advancing, 12 declining and 6 trading firm, compared to 39 securities trading on Tuesday. Trading ended with 22,775,778 units valued at $1,289,797,014 compared to 38,095,627 units valued at $143,483,167 changing hands on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 10.8 million shares for 47.5 percent of total main market volume, NCB Financial followed with 4.75 million units for 21 percent of total volume and Caribbean Cement with 2.54 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 690,175 units valued for $39,084,758 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,088,446 units for an average of $4,099,519 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,160,203 shares valued at $14,821,170 changing hands, compared to 1,186,012 shares valued at $13,418,896 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $2 to settle at $76 with 38,560 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy jumped $2 in trading 17,007 units to close at $72, Jamaica Broilers closed trading of 1,761 units and gained 45 cents, to end at $33.95, Jamaica Producers climbed 50 cents to end at $28.50 with 10,081 stock units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 50 cents in trading 199,350 shares to close at $39.50, 
Kingston Wharves exchanged 5,961 shares but fell $1.50 to close at $68.50, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 28,839 shares, after declining 60 cents to close at $8, NCB Financial gained $4 to end at a record close of $220, while trading 4,752,835 shares. PanJam Investment jumped $5 in trading of 4,357 units to close at $100. Salada Foods dived $4 to end at $33, trading a mere 501 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.69, to end at trading 37,347 shares $57.69, Sagicor XFund traded 1,436,659 shares but lost 38 cents in closing at $10.62, Seprod gained 95 cents to end at $49.50 with 32,107 stock units trading. Scotia Group lost 50 cents in trading of 49,279 units at $55.75 and Wisynco Group climbed $1.50 to settle at a record close of $26 with 334,450 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 254,884 units valued $29,670.84 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments rose 2 cents in trading 20,384 shares, to close at 26 US cents. Sterling Investments fell 0.02 cent to close at 0.035 US cents with 3,000 stock units trading and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 231,500 units changing hands at 11 US cents after rising one cent. The JSE USD Equities Index added 0.68 points to close at 187.01.