Scotia Group jumped to $35 with 868,827 units with 855,000 shares traded at $33, at the start of the trading session, its subsidiary Scotia Investments, traded with a gain of $3.50 to $32, with 61,417 units changing hands, 
while Lasco Financial traded 218,250 units at $3.15.
Trading in the rest of the market was moderate, with a total of 25 securities traded. 11 stocks advanced and 7 fell, resulting in a volume of 1,279,786 shares changing hands, carrying a value of a $31,954,967 compared with 2,917,036 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $16,055,511 on Thursday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 51,191 units versus 138,906 units on Thursday.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 791.94 points to 196,689.08 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 708.14 points to 179,937.12, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 479.40 points to close at 191,359.97 and the junior market index dipped 17.26 points to end at 2,383.79.
Scotia Hits $35 in early trading
December 2, 2016 by
