
VM Investments closes at a new high on Monday.
Victoria Mutual Investments dominated trading on the Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, accounted for 60.4 percent of total shares traded and closed at a record high of $4.85.
Market activity on Monday fell well below that on Friday but the market indices climbed much higher even as advancing stocks just edged out declining ones. The main market ended with 26 securities changing hands, ending with 10 securities rising, 8 falling, 8 trading firm. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,130.17 points to 320,257.64 and the JSE Index adding 1,940.83 points to 291,790.92.
Trading ended with 4,116,289 units valued at $49,819,783 changing hands, versus 115,025,659 units valued at $1,171,809,500 on Friday.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7.50, with 10,345 shares traded, Berger Paints ended 7 cents higher at $19.07, with 63,799 stock units, Carreras finished at $11, with 18,161 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 4 cents at $33.05, with 9,961 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 10 cents, with 35,000 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $2 at $44, with 4,300 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 12 cents at $18.88, with 11,324 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 39,031 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 15 cents higher at $6.70, with 2,250 units changing hands. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, with 288,866 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.65, with 680 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $2.25 at $39.75, with 298,752 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 41 cents higher at $5.41, with 1,450 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 30 cents at $99.20, with 66,155 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $41.50, with 14,567 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 7 cents at $1.78, with 2,500 shares,
Sagicor Group ended trading 40 cents higher at $37.50, with 32,719 stock units. Scotia Group finished trading 88 cents higher at $50.90, with 1,240 shares, Sterling Investments ended $1 higher to $14, with 4,300 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $11.50, with 159,366 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 40 cents higher at a new high of $4.85, with 2,484,967 units. Wisynco Group settled 25 cents higher at $10.50, with 525,358 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $17, with 37,978 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 1,220 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at 99 cents, with 1,000 shares, Proven Investments settled 10 cents higher at $6, with 1,000 units, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market sharply higher – Monday.”
Rising prices on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange had the upper hand at the close of trading on Friday, with an advance delcie ratio of 3 to 2.
Trading results in an average of 4,424,064 shares valued at $45,069,596 for each security traded, in contrast to 875,896 shares valued at $14,533,331 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 2,649,980 units valued at $29,801,464 traded. In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
PanJam Investment gained 20 cents to end at $41.50, with 5,965 units, Portland JSX concluded trading at $10, with 506 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.08, with 55,760 shares, 
Trading results in an average of 875,896 shares valued at $14,533,331 for each security traded, in contrast to 200,080 shares valued at $2,448,537 on Wednesday. In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped sharply on Thursday, ending trading on with 22,773,292 units valued at $377,866,606 changing hands versus 5,402,156 units valued at $66,110,510 on Wednesday.
Sagicor Group ended with a loss of 99 cents at $36.51, trading 41,250 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $16, with 59,513 shares Salada Foods fell $1 to $10.50, with 687,500 units, Scotia Group finished trading at $52, with 27,741 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 19 cents at $11.76, with 34,690 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 1 cent at $4.45, with 454,250 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 79 cents at $10.70, with 456,979 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% rose 14 cents and closed at 99 US cents with 43,900 shares.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained elevated on Wednesday, ending trading on with 5,402,156 units valued at $66,110,510 changing hands versus 8,204,593 units valued at $155,870,781 on Tuesday.
Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $36, with 359,865 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at $0.10, with 658,995 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 25 cents higher at $44.25, with 4,213 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $18.98, with 158,864 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 40 cents at $15.10, with 5,232 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 55 cents higher at $7, with 4,150 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading $1 higher at $26, with 29,850 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 60 cents at $42, with 46,183 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 29 cents higher at $5.01, with 5,100 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 95 cents higher at $100, with 31,179 shares,138 Student Living ended at $5.50, with 100 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment ended at $41, with 4,880 units, Portland JSX Fund concluded trading with a loss of 22 cents at $10, with 2,000 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 1 cent at $1.09, with 45,953 shares.
Sagicor Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $37.50, with 68,614 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $16, after hitting an intraday all-time high of $17, with 24,139 shares trading. Salada Foods traded $1 higher at $11.50, with 50,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1 at $52, with 39,787 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $13, with 3,240 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $11.95, with 21,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 7 cents higher at $4.46, with 247,305 units, Wisynco Group settled $1.19 higher at $11.49, with 3,266,124 shares and In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed a 52 weeks’ low of 85 cents higher after losing 15 cents, with 70,332 shares changing hands.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up sharply on Monday, ending with more than twice the volume and value of trading on Friday as 9,756,068 units valued at over $152,399,537 changed hands versus 4,322,228 units valued at over $69,892,327 Friday.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints ended 50 cents higher at $17.75, with 8,158 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 14 cents higher at $1.39, with 1,106,514 units, Carreras finished $10.85 higher at $10.85, with 539,399 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1.45 higher at $33, with 50,831 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 10 cents, with 1,199,900 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 51 cents higher at $43.51, with 545,333 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $18.55, with 905,895 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 14 cents at $15.01, with 1,748,275 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 55 cents at $6.45, with 750 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading 40 cents higher at $25, with 20,794 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 15 cents at $42.45, with 674 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.85, with 1,200 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1.02 cents at $98.97, with 11,830 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 8 cents at $1.20, with 11,000 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $560, with 100 stock units, PanJam Investment ended 25 cents higher at $41, with 670 units,
Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 19 cents at $1.80, with 28,096 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 1,141,002 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 54 cents at $36.01, with 1,912,055 stock units and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14.50, with 5,150 shares Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $53, with 6,955 shares, Seprod closed at $29.05, with 2,879 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $11.70, with 75,366 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 9 cents at $4.30, with 141,829 units and Wisynco Group settled 10 cents higher at $10.50, with 96,567 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market traded with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 9,365 stock units, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 55,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 60 cents at $5.40, with 129,981 shares changing hands.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 776.18 points to 319,258.66 and the JSE Index declining by 707.19 points to 290,880.73.
Trading results in an average of 160,083 shares valued at $2,588,605 for each security traded, in contrast to 92,769 shares valued at $1,796,332 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 204,802 units valued at $3,183,567 and previously, 207,617 units valued at $3,223,626. In contrast, January closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up modestly, and ended with 4,322,228 units valued at over $69,892,327 changing hands versus 2,690,310 shares valued at $52,093,635 Thursday.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 40 cents at $14.50, with 29,285 shares,