Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $39.99 on Monday.
In another record close for the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the All Jamaican Composite Index ended on Monday just shy of the 300,000 mark after climbing 1,334.26 points to an all-time closing high of 299,091.16 and the JSE Index, pushed higher by 1,215.66 points to a record close at 272,505.87.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 23 securities changing hands, 9 advanced, 12 declined and 2 traded firm with 310,999,356 units valued at $2,974,897,171 compared to 5,262,809 units valued at $149,711,405 on Friday as Supreme Ventures accounted for 307 million units while Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $39.99.
In the US dollar market, trading accounted for 2,300 units valued at US$1,380 as just one security traded resulting in the price rising and the JSE USD Equities Index advancing 2.29 points to close at 187.15.
Trading ended with an average of 13,521,711 units for an average of $129,343,355 in contrast to 250,610 units for an average of $7,129,115 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 48911643 3,041,577 units valued at $42,110,123 and previously 927,164 units valued at $15,214,449. In contrast, September closed with average of 283,480 units at $3,630,990 for each security traded.
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 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
