RJR in big trade on Thursday

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with Radio Jamaica trading 90 million shares to be the market leader as the market close with 27 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market. In both markets, 10 stocks advanced and 11 declined.
Trading levels in main market ended at 93,827,780 units valued at $320,466,964 compared to 2,784,846 units valued at $79,404,060 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 117,700 units valued at US$35,310.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,681.25 points to close at 245,424.71 the JSE Market Index dived 2,442.92 points to finish at 223,609.72 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 6 points to close at 216.59.
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 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 3,475,103 units valued at an average of $11,869,147 compared to an average of 107,109 units on Wednesday carrying a value of $3,054,002 per security traded. The average volume for the month to date ended at 938,424 units with an average value of $4,736,206 versus 92,865 units with a value of $4,736,206 per traded security on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 14 cents to close at $7 trading 1,000 shares, Berger Paints closed at $12.30, gaining 25 cents with an exchange of 1,899 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.28 with 28,579 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed $1.80 lower to $30 with trades of 45,707 units. Carreras declined $1.98 to $70.02 with 11,300 shares exchanged, Grace Kennedy advanced $2.35 to $43.85, with 450,200 units traded, Jamaica Broilers closed with trades of 6,000 shares at $16.50, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 252,433 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 20 cents to close at $7.20, with an exchange of 3,000 units. JMMB Group added 50 cents to close at $19 trading 72,773 units, Kingston Properties closed 10 cents lower to $15.90 with an exchange of 2,079 shares, Kingston Wharves closed at $31.01, with a loss of $2.48 exchanging 6,300 units, Mayberry Investments gained 15 cents to close at $4.75 with trades of 21,984 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 10 cents, closing at $61.90 after exchanging 1,862,138 shares, 1834 Investments gained 9 cents to close at $1.54 trading 1,000 units, 138 Student Living traded 2,300 units at $4.49, Pan Jamaican closed $1.46 higher at $35.61 with 35,233 shares changing ownership. Portland JSX gained 90 cents trading 100 units to close at $10.90, Pulse Investments traded 1,000 shares at $8, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.60, losing 29 cents with an exchange of 90,043,125 units, Sagicor Group closed at $34, with 716,534 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 30 cents to close at $10, with 4,500 shares traded, Scotia Group declined $1.39 to $38.61 trading 126,722 units, Scotia Investments tumbled $3.45 to close at $36.05 exchanging 101,100 shares, Seprod lost 30 cents, closing at $39.70 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.35, with gains of 34 cents exchanging 23,758 shares. Proven lost US 1 cent trading 117,700 ordinary shares to close at 30 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.05, with an exchange of 4,016 units.