Stocks close week positively on Friday

The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended higher at the close of trading on Friday, with all major market indices recording positive movements, while the volume and value of stocks traded rose above the recent low levels. Supreme Ventures was the dominant trade with 3,590,303 units to close unchanged at $4.50 and 138 Student living with 1 million shares closed at $4.50 after gaining by 10 cents.
Overall, 43 securities changed hands on Friday, accounting for 8,594,535 units valued at $114,210,268, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 2,704,040 shares, valued at $10,558,176 of the all trades. Prices of 16 stocks in the overall market rose, 13 declined, including 8 stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market. One stock ended at a new 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 429.50 points to end at 159,771.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 480.36 points to close at 177,514.21 and the JSE combined index climbed 600.38 points, to close at 171,129.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 21,000 shares to end at $4.50, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at $1.30 after trading 16,741 units, Caribbean Cement traded 18,552 shares and closed with a loss of 50 cents at $24. Carreras had 2,216 units trading, to close with a fall of 30 cents, at $64.01, the price of 1834 Investments ended at $1.23 with 10,000 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy fell $1.65 and ended trading 92,137 units, to close at $118.85, Jamaica Broilers traded 15,620 units changing hands at $14.50. Jamaica Producers traded 50,500 shares and gained 90 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $45, JMMB Group traded 3,900 units at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 12,925 shares and rose by 1 cent to $12.03, National Commercial Bank traded 19,535 shares, to close with a loss of 50 cents at $42, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded 144,988 shares and lost 50 cents to end at $26.50. Radio Jamaica closed trading with 601,416 shares with the price falling 36 cents to end at $1.42, Sagicor Group ended with 130,377 shares changing hands after adding 35 cents at $23, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to close at $31 as 88,521 units changed hands and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference shares traded 44,390 units at $1,247.