Sagicor Real Estate Fund tops trading on JSE

Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,553,254 units days after the company reported a successful rights issue that raised $5.2 billion. Most trading took place at $6.95, in shares crossed by Scotia Investments as brokers for clients. The stock price ended at $7.50 at the close, after losing 50 cents.
Market activity generally, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with just 31 securities changing hands as 19,174,117 units, valued at $129,515,704 were exchanged. Sagicor Real Estate Fund accounted for a large portion of the monetary consideration. Seprod also chipped in with a fair amount. At the end, 8 stocks gained, compared to 11 that declined in all market segments. The JSE Market Index declined 648.07 points to 98,149.98, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 724.25 points to 108,644.42 and the JSE combined index lost 916.38 points to end at 101,195.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 1,700,000 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 10,000 shares at $8, for a 38 cents gain. Desnoes & Geddes traded 779,322 shares at $7, JMMB Group had 13,100 shares changing hands at $7.70 after gaining 5 cents,
Sagicor Group with 32,614 shares changing hands, closed at $13 with a 30 cents increase. Scotia Group traded 110,575 units in closing at $23.80, for a fall of 32 cents, Seprod traded 1,813,740 shares at $14 while losing 60 cents. Supreme Ventures traded 210.509 shares but lost 24 cents in ending at $3.90, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 91,890 units at 19.9 US cents after rising 0.004 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 200,000 units at $2.