Strong close for JSE stocks on Tuesday

Grace Kennedy traded for the first time with the 3 for 1 stock split in effect on Tuesday. The stock traded at a new all-time high of $47.71 but closed back at the adjusted closing price on Monday of $41.67 with 16,372 units changing hands. At the close 289,050 units were offered to sell at $41.67. Elsewhere, Caribbean Cement rose 95 cents to close at $26.50 while trading 94,264 shares, Carreras jumped 93 cents with just 620 units trading to close $66.45, Jamaica producers fell 55 cents to end at $7.60 with 158,131 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $2.40 to $23.50 as 14,147 shares traded,
Kingston Wharves moved up by 45 cents to $16 with just 6,514 shares trading. Sagicor Group traded 14,346 units but fell 85 cents to $20.60, Scotia Group jumped 73 cents to $30.90 while 71,417 shares changed hands, Scotia Investments rose by 50 cents to $26.50 but just 4,395 units traded, Sterling fell 49 cents to $12.51 and Supreme Ventures climbed 58 cents to $5.10.
In the overall market the prices of 18 securities gained out of a total of 40 securities that traded, with 11 declining, including 5 stocks, rising and 1 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 4,024,061 units valued at $45,104,460 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 956,421 units traded, valued at $4,918,989 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index rose 744.87 points to end at 160,727.87, the all Jamaica Composite Index inched up 833.02 points to close at 178,584.28 and the JSE combined index gained 714.49 points, to end at 171,619.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments gained 25 cents and ended with 9,991 units traded, to close at $3.30, Cable & Wireless traded just 7,500 shares to close at $1.26, Proven Investments ended trading 420,975 units to close at 19.96 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 1,921,100 units at $1.10.