The total volume of shares trading spiked 562 percent on Monday than on Friday, ended with the value rising 160 percent at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and the market index lost 0.05 points to 200.46.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, similar to Friday, with three rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, a total of 1,161,401 shares traded for US$79,940 up from 175,570 units at US$30,696 on Friday.
Trading averaged 193,567 units at US$13,323, in contrast to 29,262 shares at US$5,116 on Friday. Trading averaged 128,890 units for the month to date at US$5,289 in contrast to 113,965 units at US$3,435 on Friday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, 
First Rock Capital ended trading of one share at 9 US cents, Margaritaville lost 0.9 of a cent to close at 9 US cents after 176,842 units crossed the market, Proven Investments gained 0.1 of a cent to end at 26.09 US cents, with 164,560 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments rose 0.09 of a cent in ending at 2.39 US cents after 814,150 stock units cleared the market and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.29 of a cent to 15.01 US cents in trading 5,800 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% increased 3 cents in ending at US$2.05 with 48 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on JSE USD Market
Trading volume and value dive on TTSE
Market activity ended on Monday, with the market declining and resulted in the number and value of shares trading falling 74 percent below Friday’s levels, and ended with more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close, 19 traded up from 16 on Friday, with four stocks rising, six declining and nine ending unchanged. The Composite Index declined 5.87 points to settle at 1,383.01, the All T&T Index rose 1.06 points to settle at 1,882.13 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.86 points to settle at 118.96.
A total of, 636,349 shares traded for $6,954,185, from 2,464,269 units at $27,008,235 on Friday.
An average of units traded at $366,035 compared to 154,017 at $1,688,015 on Friday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 76,054 units at $850,722 versus 90,757 units at $1,018,133. May ended with the average trade of 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s finished trading 1,400 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings rose 5 cents to $15 after an exchange of 3,599 stocks, Clico Investment Fund declined $1.43 to $25.53 trading 16,620 stocks, Endeavour Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.99 in exchanging 60 stock units. First Citizens Bank remained at $50.10 in an exchange of 660 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.49 in switching ownership of 2,700 units, Grace Kennedy popped 17 cents to close at $5.25 after trading 60,782 units, Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents to $35 in trading 24,893 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.81, exchanging 102,354 units, Massy Holdings rose 24 cents to $70 after 10 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills stayed at $2.30 with an exchange of 200 units.
NCB Financial Group climbed 27 cents to $8.49, with 364,948 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media fell 20 cents to $4.60, with 2,448 units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings settled at $6.55 after an exchange of 941 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $134.95, with 1,389 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank closed at $57 after an exchange of 11,350 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 16 cents to $17.33, with 2,066 stock units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean finished trading 9,429 shares at $16.33 and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at $32.19 in exchanging 30,500 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
SOS back in ICTOP10 stocks
Main Event price popped nearly 14 percent from $4.65 last week to $5.28 following this week’s public forum the company CEO presented, leading the stock to dropped out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 and Stationery and Office Supplies price dipped to $7.52 and moved in to fill the slot left by Main Event.
Stationery & Office Supplies – Montego Bay office.
Prices of some ICTOP10 stocks bounced around during the week, resulting in changes within the list as a result. The average gains projected for the Junior Market fell from 218 percent last week to 216 percent. The average projected gains for Main Market stocks moved up last week, from 162 to 169 percent, are up again this week to 171 percent.
The markets continue to face resistance, with the Junior Market trading at the very top of its upward sloping channel while the JSE Main Market sits a few thousand points away and facing turbulence in getting to the peak. The recent release of results by two Lasco companies did not move the market this past week, investors are likely to be looking at a sideward moving market until later in the month, in keeping with the historical pattern of a recess after the completion of earnings season.
The Junior Market Index closed the week at 3,339.02, slightly up from 3,329.50, last week, after it was up moderately from 3,324 at the end of the previous week. The JSE All Jamaica Composite Index ended at 456,395.73 on Friday, up from 454,375.81 at the close of the previous week.
The Junior Market has to decidedly break the upper limit of the current upward sloping trading channel to free it to move on to the next area of resistance, of just over 4,000 mark, but the Main Market has room to run for a few thousand points before it hits the channel top at 460,000 points which it came close to on Friday at 459,758 before pulling back.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market for this week, are Elite Diagnostic, followed by Medical Disposables and Caribbean Producers, with the potential to gain between 238 to 300 percent. The top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica, followed by PanJam Investments and Wisynco Group, with expected gains of 153 to 371 percent. The latter potential gain is based on earnings for the financial year starting in July, investors should not expect an early upward movement for the price until after the release of full year results to June this year, around the end of August.
The targeted PE ratio for the market averages 20 based on profits of companies reporting full year’s results, up to the second quarter of 2022. Fiscal 2020-21 ended March, with the average PE at 17 for Junior Market stocks and 19 for the Main Market.
The Junior Market with an average PE of 12.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings, is currently trading below the target, as well as the recent historical average of 17, this represents another 37 percent rise in the market that would equate to a rise of 63 percent to March 2022. The Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.5 at just 52 percent of the market average, indicating substantial gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 16.2, some distance from the 19 the market ended March, suggesting a 23 percent rise from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.7 or 48 percent of the PE of that market and well off the potential of 20.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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Gains no losses for JSE USD Market
Trading on Friday ended after 17.6 percent more shares were traded than on Thursday, leading to the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market rising as six securities changed hands, from seven on Thursday with four stocks rising and two remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with the JSE USD Equity Index rallying 3.19 points to close at 200.51. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 175,570 shares traded for US$30,696 compared to 149,296 units at US$18,104 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 29,262 units at US$5,116, in contrast to 21,328 shares at US$2,586 on Thursday. Trading averaged 113,965 units for the month to date at US$3,435 in contrast to 139,376 units at US$2,930 on Thursday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 9 US cents after 10,814 shares were traded, Productive Business Solutions remained at 80 US cents with 108 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments popped 0.99 of a cent to 25.99 US cents with 108,096 shares changing hands. Sterling Investments rose 0.25 of a cent in closing at 2.3 US cents after exchanging 39,116 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.1 of a cent to 15.3 US cents, with 3,717 stock units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 0.92 of a US cent in trading 13,719 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Early gains frizzle for Junior Market
Stocks surged to 3,361.89 points at the market’s opening on Friday, but pressure thereafter kept the gains below the day’s high and the market finally gave back the early gains, with the Junior Market Index declining 10.18 points to settle at 3,339.02 after the volume of stocks trading declining 22 percent and the value falling 35 percent below Thursday at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
At the close, 40 securities traded, from 36 on Thursday and ended with 15 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
At the close, the PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.3 based on ICInsider.com 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 4,111,715 shares traded for $14,329,748 down from 5,243,544 units at $21,893,161 on Thursday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 20.3 percent of total volume for an exchange of 835,106 shares, followed by Jamaican Teas 7.9 percent with 326,231 units and Lumber Depot 7.8 percent with 322,073 units.
Trading averaged 102,793 units at $358,244 compared to 145,654 at $608,143 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 135,281 units at $449,191, against 146,884 units at $481,673 on Thursday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $2.37 to $20.03, trading 5,942 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 24 cents to $2.20 in trading 115,366 stock units, Caribbean Cream spiked 15 cents higher to $5.75 with a transfer of 27,752 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 9 cents in closing at $2.15 in trading 100,285 stocks, Caribbean Producers slipped 8 cents to $3.85 after exchanging 225,183 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 45 cents to $7.25 with 16,653 units changing hands, Express Catering dipped 9 cents to finish at $5 after clearing the market with 40,456 units, Fontana lost 13 cents ending at $6 with the swapping of 91,683 shares, Fosrich rallied 50 cents to $8.20 in trading 22,545 stocks. General Accident slipped 20 cents to $5.80 after switching ownership of 85,880 shares, Honey Bun shed 40 cents in closing at $6.60 with 121,960 stock units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma fell 16 cents to $3.83 in transferring 32,517 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 12 cents to close at $3.13 in trading 20,000 shares. ISP Finance back off $5.04 to finish at $20 with the swapping of 53,500 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 10 cents in closing at $3.80 after crossing the market with 326,231 units, Lasco Distributors rallied 12 cents to $4.08 in trading 7,214 shares, Lasco Financial lost 15 cents to settle at $3.80 in an exchange of 17,800 shares. 
Limners and Bards popped 23 cents to $3.13 with a transfer of 195,668 stock units, Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $3.39 in switching ownership of 322,073 shares, Main Event spiked 58 cents to $5.28 after trading 2,500 stock units, Medical Disposables fell 70 cents ending to $4.25 with 70,357 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies dived 79 cents to end at $7.52 in exchanging 88,968 stock units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share spiked 15 cents to $1.15 with 300 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market fails to hold early gains
Market activity on Friday led to a fall in the value of stocks after an exchange of 152 percent more shares valued 99 percent higher than on Thursday as advancing stocks just edged out those declining at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,636.66 points to 456,395.73 after it hit 459,788.11 points at the market’s opening, the highest it had been since early March last year. The JSE Main Index fell 1,361.86 points to end at 456,395.73 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.7 points to settle at 105.83.
Overall, 45 securities traded down from 48 on Thursday, as 18 stocks gained, 17 declined and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 21,218,791 shares trading for $209,043,560 versus 8,415,642 units at $105,241,816 on Thursday. Carreras controlled 48.2 percent of total volume, with 10.24 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 24.5 percent for 5.19 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 7.3 percent, with 1.55 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 471,529 units at $4,645,412, compared to 175,326 shares at $2,192,538 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 260,205 units at $4,908,113, in contrast to 193,705 units at $4,990,781 on Thursday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied $2 to $92 in exchanging 25,887 shares, Carreras dropped 42 cents to $9.80 after crossing the market with 10,236,701 shares, First Rock Capital rose 25 cents to $16.25 in trading 13,437 units. Grace Kennedy dipped $1.45 to $88 with 53,744 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers slumped $3.20 to $31.80 with 15,774 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 33 cents to $17.36 in the swapping of 256,083 shares. Kingston Wharves picked up 30 cents in closing at $46.50 after exchanging 320 units, Margaritaville spiked $1.20 higher at $15.20 with a transfer of 7,795 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 69 cents to end at $5.70 in an exchange of 63,862 shares, NCB Financial Group dropped $2.89 to $141 with the swapping of 91,318 units, Palace Amusement popped $9.80 to $995 trading 44 stocks. Pan Jam Investment fell $1 to $69 with 8,025 units changing hands, Proven Investments fell $1.50 to $35.50 in switching ownership of 8,702 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 64 cents to $8.35 with an exchange of 9,999 stock units. Scotia Group rose 90 cents to $42, with 259,313 shares crossing the exchange, Seprod swung $3.02 lower to $71 with the swapping of 56,990 stocks, Stanley Motta gained 23 cents to close at $6.03 in trading 1,027 units. 
Sterling Investments popped 23 cents lower to $3.06 after exchanging 185,283 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 35 cents in ending at $19.90, with 17,150 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents to end at $15 after an exchange of 110,835 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments rose 37 cents to $6.48 after transferring 209,147 shares and Wisynco Group fell 37 cents to $15.43 with 323,590 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% lost 6 cents to finish at 78 cents in transferring 150 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Spike in T&TSE trading on Friday
Market activity ended on Friday with a rise in all three indices after a huge jump in the volume and value of trading but with fewer securities trading at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, after the volume of stack trading rocketed 326 percent and the value spiked 269 shares above Wednesday trades.
At the close of trading, 16 traded compared to 19 on Wednesday, with three stocks rising, four declining and nine ending unchanged. The Composite Index rose 3.26 points to 1,388.88, the All T$T Index gained 4.62 points to 1,881.07 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.25 points to end at 120.82.
A total of 2,464,269 shares traded for $27,008,235 compared to 578,611 units at $7,318,842 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 154,017 units at $1,688,015 compared to 30,453 at $385,202 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 90,757 shares at $1,018,150, compared to 64,804 units at $743,333 on Wednesday. May averaged 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 313,225 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.95 after exchanging 183 stock units, Clico Investment Fund ended at $26.96 with 59,110 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Bank rose by 10 cents to $50, after 37,856 stocks crossed the exchange. Grace Kennedy lost 17 cents in closing at $5.08 with 4,805 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings spiked $1.05 higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.05 in switching ownership of 48,766 stocks.
JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $1.81 with a transfer of 464,743 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $69.76 after exchanging 61 units, National Enterprises closed at $3 with the swapping of 634 stocks. National Flour exchanged 3,000 shares at $2.30, NCB Financial Group remained at $8.50, trading 1,519,193 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 35 stock units at $134.95, Scotiabank ended at $57 after exchanging 4,649 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to $17.49 in trading 3,320 units Unilever Caribbean finished at $16.33 with the swapping of 1,384 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 30 cents to close at $32.20 in transferring 3,305 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market advances on Thursday
The volume of stocks trading spiked 31 percent, with a 16 percent greater value on Thursday than market activity produced on Wednesday, leading the Junior Market Index to close with an 11.73 points rally to settle at 3,349.20. Market activity led to 36 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday, with 14 rising, 13 declining and nine ending unchanged.
At the close, the PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.4 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 5,243,544 shares traded at $21,893,161 versus 7,559,997 units at $18,853,382 on Wednesday.
Fosrich led trading with 23.4 percent of total volume after 1.23 million shares traded, followed by Lumber Depot 18.6 percent with 974,222 units and Mailpac Group with 10 percent after an exchange of 524,832 units.
Trading averaged 145,654 unit at $608,143 versus 198,947 at $496,142 on Wednesday. for the month to date trading averages 146,884 units at $481,673, versus 147,466 units at $421,766 on Wednesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power spiked 18 cents to $4.10 with an exchange of 164,855 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 10 cents to $8.69, with 1,400 stocks changing, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 5 cents to $1.96 with a transfer of 7,071 units. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to $5.60 with 22,132 stock units passing through the market, Derrimon Trading popped 7 cents to $2.53 with ownership of 357,692 shares changing, Dolphin Cove hammered a loss of 70 cents to close at $6.80 with an exchange of 50,283 stocks. Fosrich dropped 60 cents to $7.70, with 1,225,655 units changing hands, ISP Finance spiked $1.04 to $25.04 with a transfer of 5,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 11 cents to $3.90 with 469,637 shares passing through the market. Jetcon Corporation rose 6 cents to $1.10 with ownership of 200,096 stocks changing, Knutsford Express jumped $1.43 to end at $8.45 with an exchange of 18,430 units, Lasco Financial popped 8 cents to $3.95, with 19,743 stock units traded. 
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 13 cents to $5.64 with 47,797 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards dropped 15 cents to $2.90 with a transfer of 4,498 units, Lumber Depot fell 18 cents to $3.26 with ownership of 974,222 stocks changing. Medical Disposables slipped 5 cents to $4.95 with 1,565 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies spiked 67 cents to $8.31 with 66,386 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Modest gains for JSE USD Market
Stocks rose modestly on the USD Market on Thursday, after seven securities traded on Thursday compared to five on Wednesday, with the prices of four rising and three declining at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and ended, with JSE USD Equities Index popping 0.27 points to end at 197.32.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate value of each stock, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, the volume of stocks traded rose moderately on Thursday, with 149,296 shares changing hands for US$18,104, up from 129,505 units at US$12,398 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 21,328 units at US$2,586, in contrast to 25,901 shares at US$2,480 on Wednesday. Month-to-date trading averages 139,376 units at US$2,930 in contrast to 202,941 units at US$3,115 on Tuesday. May averaged 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital rose 0.01 of a cent to 9 US cents after trading 13,500 shares, Margaritaville advanced 0.9 of a cent to 9.9 US cents with 3,984 stock units traded, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped 2 cents to 93 US cents trading 500 units. 
Proven Investments declined 0.9 of a cent to end at 25 US cents with 50,282 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments rose 0.05 of a cent to 2.05 US cents with 24,297 stocks traded, Sygnus Credit Investments declined by 0.29 of a cent to 15.2 US cents with a transfer of 16,733 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.06 of a cent to land at 0.91 US cents with 40,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main market stocks face major resistance
Main Market indices spiked on Thursday on reduced trading to close at the highest level since March 11 last year, with the All Jamaican Composite Index rocketed up 6,361.57 points to 458,032.39 and bettering the March 11 close of 556,092.64, still below the previous day’s 460,418.78 points close.
The parallel black lines form a channel for the JSE All jamaica Composite Index with the index now touching the top line. (Resistance).
The JSE Main Index spiked 5,470.02 points 425,630.09, just ahead of March 10, 2020, close, but below that of March 9 at 436,435.40 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.42 points to settle at 105.90. The market is trading right up on the upper level of resistance of an upward sloping channel and could face major challenges in breaking through, in the short term.
A total of 48 securities traded against 47 on Wednesday, with 24 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with the volume and value traded declining 30 percent and 75 percent, respectively compared to Wednesday as 8,415,642 shares changed hands for $105,241,816 versus 12,077,813 units at $416,350,090 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 32.6 percent of total volume for 2.74 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 19.3 percent for 1.63 million units and Pulse Investments with 9.1 percent after 768,244 units changed hands.
Trading averaged 175,326 units at $2,192,538, compared to 256,975 shares at $8,858,513 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 193,705 units at $4,990,781, in contrast to 202,991 units at $6,404,631 on Wednesday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dived $2.26 to $13.79 in an exchange of 4,220 shares, Caribbean Cement popped $4.29 to $90 after a transfer of 5,060 stock units, Eppley spiked $4.25 higher at $36.25 with 2 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy shed 47 cents to end at $89.45 in trading 19,101 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $15 to close at $760 after clearing the market with 70,560 shares. Jamaica Producers dropped $1.50 to $23 in trading 73,386 stocks, Kingston Properties gained 39 cents to close at $8.46 in switching ownership of 3,915 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost 30 cents to end at $46.20 with the swapping of 951 units. Mayberry Investments rallied 89 cents to $6.39 in exchanging 455 shares, NCB Financial ended 89 cents higher at $143.89 after 30,479 stocks crossed the market, Palace Amusement dropped $34.80 to $985.20 in an exchange of 28 units. Proven Investments climbed $1.49 to $37 with a transfer of 31,764 stocks. Sagicor Group rallied 75 cents to $52.75 in trading 19,901 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund hammered out a 64 cents gain to end at $8.99 with 435 shares changing hands. Seprod rose $1.02 to $74.02 in switching ownership of 9,931 units, Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents in ending at $19.55 with 8,939 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 30 cents to settle at $15.30 in trading 25,434 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments slipped 39 cents to $6.11 in the transfer of 185,406 shares and Wisynco Group popped 60 cents to $15.80 with the swapping of 130,777 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.5% preference share spiked $2.31 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $9.50, trading 100 units and JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 gained 43 cents ending at $3.25 with 59,930 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
