Palace Amusement jumped $9.99 to end at a 52 week’s high of $95.
Trading amounted to 10,108,943 units valued at $34,957,344 changing hands, in all markets, the junior market accounting for 3,718,416 units valued at $14,802,812.
The JSE Market Index jumped 2,191.62 points to end at 150,612.65, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 2,451.03 points to 167,271.71 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,938.42 points, to close at 161,300.23 as junior market stocks contributed much to the rise.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents to close at $1.33, in trading 3,360,096 units, Caribbean Cement traded 18,530 shares to gain $1.34 and close at $26 but closed with the stock being offered at $25.50, Carreras ended trading with a gain of 50 cents while trading 8,286 shares, to close at $65. Grace Kennedy traded 5,555 shares with a rise of 50 cents, to end at $81.50, Jamaica Broilers had 10,673 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 5 cents at $14.45. JMMB Group had 13,550 shares changing hands and gained $1 to end at $10,
Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 shares to close at $11.50 after rising 20 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 80,951 shares to close at $39, after slipping by $1, Palace amusement traded 402 units as the price jumped to a 52 weeks’ high of $95 by rising $9.99. Radio Jamaica traded 563,999 shares but fell 2 cents to close at $1.18, Sagicor Group rose 20 cents in ending with 3,635 shares changing hands at $22.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 46,437 shares to close at $10, Scotia Group closed with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50 with 6,019 units changing hands. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 316,675 units and fell 1 US cents to close at 18 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference shares traded 1,943,418 units at $1.06, with a rise of 1 cent.