The Jamaica Stock Exchange started August on a positive note with rising stocks beating out declining ones and driving the market to the 39th record close for the year to date.
The market closed, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rising 1,882.17 points to end at a record close of 577,132.36, the JSE Index gained 1,710.40 points to close at another high of 525,450.50 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by 1.17 points to close at 140.55.
Market activity resulted in 37 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 21 securities advancing, 11 declining and 8 trading firm, compared to 40 securities trading on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Jamaica Broilers ended at a 52 weeks’ record close of $36 after trading at an all-time high of $38, Sagicor Group ended at a record close of $65 and Victoria Mutual Investments ended at a record closing of $8.20, after hitting $9 during the day. Seprod traded at an all-time high of $70 but pulled back to close at $55. Trading ended with 83,800,065 units valued at over $247,863,696, compared to 53,548,880 units valued at $758,601,832 changing hands on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 72.7 million units for 87 percent of total volume, Mayberry Investments followed with 3.3 million shares for 4 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 2.9 million shares for 3.5 percent of total main market volume.
The market closed with an average of 2,464,708 units valued at $7,290,109 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,447,267 units valued at an average of $20,502,752 on Wednesday. July closed with an average of 1,297,718 shares valued at $17,985,644 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling price and just 2 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments traded 8,100 shares and lost $3.50 to close at $91.50, Caribbean Cement rose $1.94 trading 7,300 units at $79.94, Grace Kennedy rose $1.99 in the trading of 50,453 units to close at $71.99, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 45,352 shares and rose $2 to close at $36. Jamaica Producers fell $1.50 trading 66,201 units to close at $27, Jamaica Stock Exchange dived $5 trading 150,179 shares to end at $25, Kingston Wharves declined $1.40 while trading 1,405 shares to end at $68.60, Mayberry Investments rose 25 cents to close at $9 in trading 3,311,186 shares. 138 Student Living lost 40 cents in exchanging 1,434 units to close $3.60, PanJam Investment jumped $5 in trading 54,339 shares in closing at $105, Pulse Investments exchange 613,290 shares after rising 96 cents to close at $3.96, Sagicor Group jumped $2 in trading 866,828  shares to close at record high of $65. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 74 cents to end at $12.25 while trading 36,577 shares, Salada Foods traded 7,447 shares and lost $2.95 to close at $33.05, Scotia Group dipped 42 cents to close at $55.58 trading 45,245 shares, Seprod dropped $5 trading 18,752 units to close at $55. Supreme Ventures lost $1 trading of 157,071 units to end at a record high of $29, Victoria Mutual Investments traded 2,923,292 and gained 20 cents to end at a record high of $8.20 and Wisynco Group traded 214,850 and gained 28 cents to close at $27.78.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 392,506 units valued $68,915 changing hands as, JMMB Group 6% preference share settled at $1 with 28,783 stock units trading, Proven Investments gained 10 cents and closed at 26 US cents with an exchange of 823 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 362,900 shares at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 3.90 points to close at 191.15.

Barita’s stock price jumped $10.95 to close at $94.95.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Tuesday, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 6,251.80 points to a record close of 567,965.79.
The JSE Index climbed 5,681.25 points to close at another high of 517,120.49 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by 2.08 points to close at 138.36.
Market activity, resulted in 35 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 15 securities advancing, 9 declining and 11 trading firm, compared to 43 securities trading on Monday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments, Victoria Mutual Investments and Sygnus Credit Investments all closed at 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 184,796,002 units valued $1,610,513,368 compared to 20,389,377 units valued at $139,918,047 changing hands on Monday.
Radio Jamaica led trading with 110.8 million units for 60 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 62.8 million shares for 34 percent of the day’s volume and NCB Financial Group with 5.8 million shares for 3 percent of total main market volume.
The market closed with average of 5,774,875 units valued at an average of $50,328,543 for each security traded, in contrast to 522,805 units at $3,587,642 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,290,587 shares valued at $17,854,655 changing hands, compared to 1,097,715 shares valued at $16,324,221 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments jumped $10.95 to end at record close of $94.95 trading 7,397 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement rose $3.19 trading 107,206 units at $79.99 Jamaica Producers gained $1 trading 9,251 units to close at $29, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 74,749 shares to close at $30 after falling $3. JMMB Group traded 81,953 shares and lost $2 to end at $51, Kingston Wharves ended trading 1,250,637 shares and lost $1 to end at $70, NCB Financial lost $3 exchanging 128,922 units to close $215, Mayberry Investments gained 60 cents to close at $9 in trading 635,380 shares, Sagicor Group rose 90 cents trading 39,006 shares in closing at $58. Scotia Group gained       $1.26 to close at $56.25, trading 40,958 shares, Seprod jumped $6.99 trading 11,905 units to close at $48.01. Supreme Ventures gained $1 trading 38,906 shares in ending at $30, Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading of 50,400 units and gained 50 cents to end at a record high of $18.50 and Victoria Mutual Investments traded 103,973 and gained $1.32 to end at a record high of $7.32.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 752,097 units valued $188,176 changing hands with, JMMB Group 6% preference share settled at $1 with 149 stock units trading, Proven Investments fell 1 cent and settled at 25 US cents with an exchange of 751,687 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index shed 2.85 points to close at 187.41.

New record high for the JSE main market.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Friday, the 36th record close for the year, as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,042.30 points to close at 565,797.64.
The JSE Index jumped 3,673.39 points to close at 515,150.21 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.94 points in closing at 138.25.
Market activity, resulted in 37 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 11 securities advancing, 11 declining and 9 trading firm, compared to 36 securities trading on Thursday. VMBS Investments and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 52 weeks’ high and Eppley 7.5% preference share closed at a 52 weeks’ low while NCB Financial traded at an all-time high of $249 but failed to hold at the level at the close. Trading ended with 35,718,490 units valued at $1,655,204,831 compared to 25,023,082 units valued at $337,036,565 changing hands on Thursday.
Sagicor Group led trading with 16 million shares for 45 percent of total main market volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 5 million units for 14.6 percent of total volume and Scotia Group with 3.99 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 1,020,528 units at $47,291,567 for each security traded, in contrast to 695,086 units for an average of $9,362,127 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,129, 518 shares valued at $16,213,671 changing hands, compared to 1,135,212 shares valued at $14,514,099 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 60 cents to end at $83 trading 39,924 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement lost 90 cents trading 58,384 units at $79.10, Grace Kennedy closed trading of 7,830 units and gained $1 at $71, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.95 in trading 2,065,836 units at $32. JMMB Group traded 2,107,526 shares to close at $53 after falling $1, Kingston Wharves ended trading 2,519 shares and gained $3.49 to end at $71.99, Mayberry Investments climbed 48 cents in exchanging 4,159 shares to close at $8.60. NCB Financial traded at a record of $249, shortly after the market opened but the price drifted down and lost $1 from the previous day’s close with 144,913 units changing hands to close $219. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed trading of 18,805 units and gained 50 cents to end at $11.50, Salada Foods traded 1,229 shares after falling by $2 to $36, Seprod lost 60 cents in trading 42,258 units to close at $48.40. Scotia Group declined 50 cents in trading of 3,983,856 shares at $55 Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading of 15,100 units and gained 40 cents to end at a record high of $16.90 and Sterling Investments traded 452,602 and gained 40 cents to end at $3.95.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 253,518 units valued $53,056 changing hands with Proven Investments lost 2 cents in trading 193,518 shares, to close at 24.01 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 60,000 units changing hands at 10 US cents after falling one cent. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 3.21 points to close at 183.80 points.

New record high for the JSE main market.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Wednesday, the 34th record close for the year as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,629.06 points to close at 554,353.10.
The JSE Index advanced 3,297.87 points to close at record 504,750.44 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.43 points in closing at 135.37.
Market activity, resulted in 36 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 18 securities advancing, 12 declining and 6 trading firm, compared to 39 securities trading on Tuesday.  Trading ended with 22,775,778 units valued at $1,289,797,014 compared to 38,095,627 units valued at $143,483,167 changing hands on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 10.8 million shares for 47.5 percent of total main market volume, NCB Financial followed with 4.75 million units for 21 percent of total volume and Caribbean Cement with 2.54 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 690,175 units valued for $39,084,758 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,088,446 units for an average of $4,099,519 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,160,203 shares valued at $14,821,170 changing hands, compared to 1,186,012 shares valued at $13,418,896 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $2 to settle at $76 with 38,560 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy jumped $2 in trading 17,007 units to close at $72, Jamaica Broilers closed trading of 1,761 units and gained 45 cents, to end at $33.95, Jamaica Producers climbed 50 cents to end at $28.50 with 10,081 stock units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 50 cents in trading 199,350 shares to close at $39.50, Kingston Wharves exchanged 5,961 shares but fell $1.50 to close at $68.50, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 28,839 shares, after declining 60 cents to close at $8, NCB Financial gained $4 to end at a record close of $220, while trading 4,752,835 shares. PanJam Investment jumped $5 in trading of 4,357 units to close at $100. Salada Foods dived $4 to end at $33, trading a mere 501 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.69, to end at trading 37,347 shares $57.69, Sagicor XFund traded 1,436,659 shares but lost 38 cents in closing at $10.62, Seprod gained 95 cents to end at $49.50 with 32,107 stock units trading. Scotia Group lost 50 cents in trading of 49,279 units at $55.75 and Wisynco Group climbed $1.50 to settle at a record close of $26 with 334,450 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 254,884 units valued $29,670.84 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments rose 2 cents in trading 20,384 shares, to close at 26 US cents. Sterling Investments fell 0.02 cent to close at 0.035 US cents with 3,000 stock units trading and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 231,500 units changing hands at 11 US cents after rising one cent. The JSE USD Equities Index added 0.68 points to close at 187.01.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index closed on Tuesday above 550,000 points for the first time and gained 32 percent for 2019, in recording the 33^rd record close for the year.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 5,830.56 points to close at 550,724.04, the JSE Index advanced 5,298.45 points to close at record 501,452.57 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.21 points in closing at 133.94.
Market activity, resulted in 39 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 16 securities advancing, 11 declining and 12 trading firm, compared to 38 securities trading on Monday. Trading ended with 38,095,627 units valued at over $143,483,167 compared to 54,623,895 units priced at $307,245,305 changing hands on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 33.9 million shares for 89 percent of total main market volume, Radio Jamaica followed with 983,084 units for 2.6 percent of total volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 742,405 shares for 2 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 1,088,446 units valued at an average of $4,099,519 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,560,683 units for an average of $8,778,437 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,186,012 shares valued at $13,418,896 changing hands, compared to 1,192,045 shares valued at $14,027,438 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $2.50 to settle at $74 with 65,997 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy dropped $2.50 in trading 11,490 units to close at $70, Jamaica Broilers closed trading of 33,803 units and gained 50 cents to end at $33.50, JMMB Group gained $3 to end at $54 with 116,750 stock units trading. Jamaica Producers climbed $1.35 to end at $28 with 8,971 stock units trading, Kingston Properties lost 25 cents in trading 21,929 shares to close at $5.50, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 19,800 shares, after rising 44 cents to end at $8.60, NCB Financial gained $2 to end at $216, trading 117,842 shares. PanJam Investment dropped $4 in trading of 88,191 units to close at $95. Salada Foods gained $1 to end at $37, trading a mere 100 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.50, to end at trading 505,581 shares $56, Seprod gained $1.55 to end at $48.55 with 10,673 stock units trading. Scotia Group lost 70 cents in trading of 13,881 units at $ 56.25, Sterling Investments closed 38 cents higher at $3.58, with 70,700 stock units trading, Sygnus Credit Investments jumped $1.40 to end at $15.90 trading 47,602 shares and Wisynco Group climbed $1.49 to settle at a record close of $24.50 with 203,282 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 267,836 units valued at $56,931 changing hands. Market activity ended with Margaritaville trading 1,463 units at 25 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 208,782 shares, to close at 24.02 US cents. Sterling Investments fell 0.003 cent to close at 0.037 US cents with 16,091 stock units trading and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 41,500 units changing hands at 10 US cents after falling half a cent. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 3.71 points to close at 186.33.

Wisynco ended at a record close on Monday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed higher on Monday as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones and with 2 stocks hitting 52 weeks’ highs.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,026.67 points to close at 544,893.48, the JSE Index advanced 1,841.71 points to close at 496,154.12 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.20 points in closing at 133.73.
Market activity, resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 14 securities advancing, 11 declining and 13 trading firm, compared to 33 securities trading on Friday.  Trading ended with 54,623,895 units priced at $307,245,305 compared to 18,037,703 units amounting to $151,247,321 changing hands on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 48 million shares for 88 percent of total main market volume, Seprod followed with 4.2 million units for 8 percent of total volume and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 476,988 shares for just under 1 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 1,560,683 units at $8,778,437 for each security traded. In contrast to 601,257 units for an average of $5,041,577 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,192,045 shares valued at $14,027,438 changing hands, compared to 1,167,747 shares valued at $14,394,134 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to end at $71.50, in trading 47,744 shares, Grace Kennedy climbed 50 cents in trading 40,197 units, to end at $72.50, Jamaica Producers declined $1.35 in trading 45,583 shares to close at $26.65. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $2 trading 202,800 units to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $40, JMMB Group slipped $2 to end at $51 with an exchange of 154,329 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 3,927 shares and gained $2 to close at $70, Mayberry Investments lost 34 cents trading 26,430 shares at $8.16, Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 476,988 shares and gained 48 cents to end at $12, NCB Financial fell $1 in exchanging 86,395 shares to close at $214, PanJam Investment rose $4 in trading 28,065 stock units at $99. Sagicor Group traded 12,978 shares after rising $1 in closing at $54.50, Scotia Group exchanged 8,603 shares with a gain of 93 cents to end at $56.95. Seprod rose $1 in trading 4,234,220 to close at $47, Sterling exchanged 78,341  with a fall of 38 cents to close at $3.20, Supreme Ventures lost 90 cents in trading 61,281 in closing at $27 Sygnus Credit Investments traded 38,090 shares and lost 50 cents in closing at $14.50 and Wisynco Group climbed $2.01 in trading 174,156 shares to end at record close of $23.01.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 125,885 units valued at US$30,649 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 6,210 units at US$2, Margaritaville closed trading with 1,109 units at 25 US cents, Proven Investments lost 0.05 cent in trading 114,997 shares to close at 25.02 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 9,779 units changing hands at 10.5 US cents after falling 1.49 cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 2.02 points and closed at 190.04.