The Jamaican economic and financial environment has undergone much change over the past five decades or so. Since the early 1970s, the country lost its way and endured years of negative economic and in cases social development.
The evidence can be seen in an exchange rate that was US$1.10 to the Jamaican dollar to nearly $150 to one US dollar now. Interest rates rose from 5.5 percent in 1970 for governments Local Registered Stock, by the dark years in 1990s rates on government paper were as high as 52 percent in 1994. The average Treasury bill rates, between 1992 and 1994 was 39.5 percent. That was the challenge that the banks and businesses face in that period that led to the collapse of the businesses and the destruction of the financial sector.
The above set the stage for the state of the capital market in Jamaica now. In 1986, National Commercial Bank as it was then named went to the market, with the issue pulling in $249 million or US$45 million and attracted over 30,000 shareholders in a heavily oversubscribed issue. The total amount attracted seems to be the largest public issue ever in the local market.
That was then, now interest rates have hit levels that are the lowest on record, with Treasury bill rates now less than one percent and there are now more than 200,000 investors owning shares compared to around 40,000 after the NCB issue, making for a larger pool of investors to draw on to take up new issues.
Three companies went to the market to raise funds in January and all were successful with the latest Derrimon Trading Company invitation for subscription of 1,498,698,931 Ordinary Shares with the option to upsize was oversubscribed with taking up an additional 301,301,069 shares. The company will issue 1.8 million Shares and take in J$4.08 billion in gross proceeds.
The allocation of the issue will result in existing shareholders and Derrimon team members receiving 51.63 percent of their application. Key Investors will get all of their applications, Lead Broker’s Clients 83.72 percent and Non-Reserved Share Applicants (General Public) 39.15 percent.
Proven Investments upsized of the Additional Public Offer (APO) of ordinary shares to a maximum of 134,124,037 units with applications totalling 154,231,234 shares, for an oversubscription of US$4.3 million. Proven states that 4,148 applications were received, totalling just over US$34.5 million.
Applicants in General Pool and existing shareholders applicants in the pool will receive a full allotment, but Key Investors Applicants in this pool will receive 70.75 of the subscription amount.
Sygnus Credit Investments APO of ordinary shares was upsized to 240,887,900 Shares, reflecting a 54 percent upsize to the maximum allowed. The issue pulled around US31 million for the company.
Investors gobble up new issues
JSE Main Market falters
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Wednesday with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose as investors exchanged 51 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,979.75 points to 425,569.16, the Main Index dropped 1,835.84 points to 388,248.59 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.54 points to 98.79.
Trading ended with 47 active securities, up from 45 on Tuesday and closed with prices of 16 stocks rising, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The PE Ratio closed with an average of 16.7 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with trading of 9,831,136 shares for $72,026,838 compared to 19,931,036 units at $67,469,926 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 22 percent of total volume, after exchanging 2.16 million shares followed by Pulse Investments with 18.9 percent for 1.86 million units. QWI Investments ended with 14.7 percent for 1.45 million units after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of 99 cents and Transjamaican Highway with 11.8 percent of the day’s trade for 1.16 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 209,173 units at $1,532,486, compared to 442,912 shares at $1,499,332 on Tuesday. 
The month to date averaged 498,459 units at $2,982,324 or each security, in contrast to 649,530 units at $3,739,461 on the prior trading day. Trading in January averaged 311,275 units at $1,432, 133.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Eppley shed 63 cents to end at $22.12, in exchanging 1,337 shares, First Rock Capital gained 51 cents to close at $13.21, with 24,949 units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy slipped 31 cents to $74.60 trading 116,636 shares, having traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $77.47. Jamaica Broilers fell by $4 to $26, with 892,635 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 40 cents to close at $20, with 1,285 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced by $1.80 to $19, in switching ownership of 22,367 stock units. JMMB Group fell $1.60 to $32, with an exchange of 116,860 units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.20 to $46.50, in trading 3,234 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced by $1.08 to $7.50, in exchanging 72,000 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished $8 lower at $137 trading 12 shares, NCB Financial Group rose $1 to $137, with 7,146 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $200 to end at 52 weeks’ low of $850, after an exchange of 24 shares.
Pan Jam Investment fell by $1 to $64, in switching ownership of 821 units, Pulse Investments lost 28 cents at $4.70, with an exchange of 1,857,207 stock units, Sagicor Group declined by $3 to $49, with 61,577 shares crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 25 cents to close at $8.25, with a transfer of 3,826 stocks. Salada Foods advanced by $5.75 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $42.75, in switching ownership of 17,465 units. Seprod climbed $2.98 to $73.50, with an exchange of 9,932 units, Stanley Motta gained 29 cents to end at $5.35 trading 1,000 shares and Wisynco Group rose 30 cents to $16.55, with the swapping of 521,881 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market
Early morning trading sent the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market index racing to 2,800.39 points, but the market pulled back to close above Tuesday’s close at the end of market activity on Wednesday with the trading of 64 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 39 securities, up from 34 on Tuesday and closed with 11 rising, 18 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 19.94 points to settle at 2,764.95. The average PE Ratio ended at 14.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
A total of 5,538,712 shares traded for $14,281,993 well down from 15,516,613 units at $36,243,327 on Tuesday.
Jamaican Teas controlled 30.9 percent of total volume with an exchange of 1.71 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 12.9 percent for 715,010 units and Mailpac Group with 10.3 percent market share with an exchange of 569,898.
Trading averaged 142,018 units at $366,205 down from 456,371 at $1,065,980 on Tuesday. Month to date trading averaged 230,573 units at $576,913, versus 279,911 units at $694,307 on Tuesday. January closed with an average of 232,651 units at $569,885.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power fell 8 cents to $2.75 with 30,353 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.33 to $7.93 with 2,000 units traded, Caribbean Cream dipped 49 cents to $4.55 trading 4,880 stocks. Caribbean Producers declined 20 cents to $2.60 with an exchange of 23,850 shares, Elite Diagnostic lost 20 cents to close at $2.75 with 25,300 units changing hands. Express Catering dropped 24 cents to $3.50 with a transfer of 46,111 shares, Fosrich lost 10 cents to finish at $4.40 with the trading of 12,514 stocks, General Accident advanced 15 cents to $6.15 with 400 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun fell 35 cents to $5.50 with 55,967 units passing through the market. Jamaican Teas exchanged 1,712,909 stock units and lost 19 cents to close at $2.80, Knutsford Express jumped 45 cents to $6.75 with 843 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors lost 4 cents to close at $3.35 with 300 stock units traded. 
Lasco Financial fell 10 cents to $2.60 in trading 375,036 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 17 cents to $3.88 with 93,150 units passing through the market. Main Event climbed 18 cents to $3.30 with a transfer of 171,000 units, Medical Disposables dropped 21 cents to $3.99 with 25,194 stocks passing through the market and tTech advanced 16 cents to $4.56 with 5,377 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dips on T&TSE Wednesday
Rising stocks were just edged out by declining ones, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the market declining moderately after 36 percent fewer shares were than on Tuesday, with a 53 percent fall in value.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands, down from 19 on Tuesday, with five stocks rising, six declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 1.68 points to settle at 1,322.03, the All T&T Index dropped 0.81 points to settle at 1,765.02, and the Cross Listed Index shed 1.73 points to settle at 93.59.
The market closed with 209,324 shares trading at $4,377,572, down from 325,815 units at $9,321,811 on Tuesday.
An average of 12,313 units traded at $257,518 compared to 17,148 at $490,608 on Tuesday. An average of 12,825 units traded at $295,969 for the month to date versus 13,067 units at $314,127. The average trade for January is 13,836 units at $275,635.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
With the close of trading, Agostini’s ended at $22 with an exchange of 454 shares, Ansa Mcal fell 5 cents to $54.95 trading 60 stock units, First Citizens Bank climbed 10 cents in closing at $42.84 in exchanging 6,774 stocks. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7 with 2,734 units clearing the market, Grace Kennedy increased by 21 cents to $3.91 in an exchange of 12,253 stock units, Guardian Holdings advanced 17 cents to $20.40 after trading 79,347 stocks. JMMB Group fell 8 cents to $1.90 after exchanging 56,589 shares, Massy Holdings fell 44 cents to $60.01 in trading 1,100 stock units,
National Enterprises rose 20 cents to $3.20 with 921 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial Group dropped 5 cents to $8.25 in exchanging 12,300 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings climbed $1.01 to $136 in an exchange of 11,465 shares, Scotiabank closed at $56.99 with an exchange of 989 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $15.94 after exchanging 30 stock units, Trinidad Cement stayed at $3.75 in trading 5,030 shares, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.50 in exchanging 1,000 stocks. West Indian Tobacco lost 36 cents to close at $35.02, with 728 stocks changing hands and Clico Investment Fund fell 10 cents to close at $25.40 trading 17,550 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big jump for JSE main Market
Trading ended with a robust rebound in the market indices on Tuesday after rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, but the volume and values fell sharply from Monday’s levels by 48 and 75 percent respectively.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,248.43 points to 427,548.91 the Main Index climbed 3,864.20 points to 390,084.43 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.84 points to settle at 99.33.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands, the same as on Monday and closed with prices of 21 stocks rising, 15 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio closed with an average of 16.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 19,931,036 shares for $67,469,926 compared to 38,526,662 units at $269,081,586 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 56.5 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 11.26 million shares followed by Pulse Investments with 16.2 percent for 3.23 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 9.2 percent for 1.83 million units and QWI Investments with six percent market share for 1.20 million units changing hands.
Trading for the day averaged 442,912 units at $1,499,332 for each security, down from 856,148 shares at $5,979,591 on Monday. The month to date averaged 649,530 units at $3,739,461. Trading in January averaged 311,275 units at $1,432,133.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Eppley rose 75 cents to $22.75, with 3,978 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced by $5.75 to $46.80 after exchanging 100 units, First Rock Capital slipped 30 cents to $12.70, with 8,940 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers rose 80 cents to $30, after trading 32,869 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1.30 to close at $17.20, in transferring 24,505 shares, JMMB Group gained $2.46 to close at $33.60, while exchanging 137,098 units, Kingston Wharves gained 30 cents in closing at $45.30 and trading 765 stock units. Mayberry Investments ended 30 cents higher at $5.60, with 39,592 stocks changing hands, Palace Amusement climbed $100 to close at $1,050 while exchanging 5 units, PanJam Investment rose $1 to $65 trading 1,219 stocks. 
Pulse Investments picked up 38 cents to end at $4.98, after an exchange of 3,233,145 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $37, with 48,187 shares changing hands, Scotia Group gained 78 cents to close at $43.78 in trading 7,334 stock units. Seprod jumped $6.52 to a record closing high of $70.52 after 3,980 shares crossed the market after trading at a record high of $83.99 earlier in the trading session and Supreme Ventures ended 30 cents lower at $16.70, in transferring 13,037 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference share shed 70 cents to close at $5.90, in switching ownership of 1,000 shares and Eppley 8.25% rose 90 cents to $7, after clearing the market with 371 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Caribbean Flavours leads trading
Caribbean Flavours lead trading on Tuesday with 47.7 percent of total volume, on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with investors snapping up 7.4 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 32 percent of the day’s trade with 4.97 million units.
Caribbean Flavours a Derrimon’s subsidiary
Rounding out the top three was Jamaican Teas with 5.7 percent market share with an exchange of 885,180 units.
The market declined with falling stocks just outnumbering rising ones after an exchange of 281 percent more shares, with a value that was 193 percent greater than on Monday.
Trading ended with 34 securities, down from 36 on Monday and closed with 13 rising, 14 declining and seven remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 16.72 points to 2,745.01. The average PE Ratio ended at 14 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with trading of 15,516,613 shares for $36,243,327 up from 4,077,181 units at $12,358,168 on Monday.
Trading averaged 456,371 units at $1,065,980 in contrast to 113,255 at $343,282 on Monday. The month to date, averaged 279,911 units at $694,307. January closed with an average of 232,651 units at $569,885.
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 of trading, Access Financial shed $1 to close at $21 with an exchange of 2,365 shares, Blue Power dropped 32 cents to $2.83 with 43,761 units changing hands, CAC 2000 fell 60 cents to $10 trading 6,800 stocks. Cargo Handlers lost $1.40 to finish at $6.60 with 95 stock units traded, Caribbean Cream declined by 6 cents to end at $5.04 with 111 units passing through the market. Caribbean Flavours exchanged 7,400,315 stock units and gained 6 cents to close at $2.04, Honey Bun dropped 14 cents to $5.85 with 17,090 stocks changing hands, Indies Pharma advanced 23 cents to $2.80 with 218,306 units traded. Knutsford Express dropped 40 cents to $6.30 after exchanging 4,888 stocks, Lasco Distributors climbed 19 cents to $3.39 with 38,609 units changing hands. 
Lasco Manufacturing gained 4 cents to end at $3.71 with 174,629 shares traded, Limners and Bards advanced 15 cents to $2.72 with a transfer of 46,156 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 26 cents to $4.28 with 7,402 shares changing hands and tTech shed 45 cents to close at $4.40 with 14,623 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD trading picks up
Trading picked up on Tuesday, resulting in 228 percent increase in the volume of stocks trading on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, over Monday volume with the market rising with an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands at the close, compared to five on Monday and ended with two stocks rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
JSE USD Equity Index added 3.41 points to end at 201.87. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 550,872 shares trading, for US$34,835 up from 167,769 units at US$27,880 on Monday.
Trading averaged 91,812 units changing hands at US$5,806, in contrast to an average of 33,554 shares at US$5,576 on Monday. Trading averaged 65,331 units for the month to date at US$5,701. By comparison, January ended with an average of 121,154 units for US$15,408.
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 of the market, First Rock Capital lost 0.02 cents to close at 8.77 US cents exchanging 57 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy settled at US$1.14 after trading 718 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.02 cents in ending at 26.95 US cents, with 57,127 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.97 of a cent to end at 16 US cents after exchanging 101 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased by 0.09 of a cent to end at 0.99 of a US cent crossing the market 485,869 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 after 7,000 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More declines for TTSE
More stocks declined than gained at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Tuesday, with the market declining after investors traded 125 percent more shares with a value that was 369 percent higher than on Monday.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading ended with 19 securities changing hands compared to 17 on Monday, with three rising, eight declining and eight ending unchanged. The Composite Index shed 4.54 points to settle at 1,323.71, the All T&T Index declined 3.37 points to 1,765.83 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.78 points to 119.21.
The market closed with an exchange of 325,815 shares, for $9,321,557 compared to 144,601 units at $1,986,999 on Monday.
An average of 17,148 units traded $490,608 compared to 8,506 at $116,882 on Monday. An average of 13,067 units traded at $314,139 for the month to date versus 8,506 units at $116,895. The average trade for January amounted to 13,836 units at $275,635.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Agostini’s closed at $22, with 4,363 shares crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents to $25.50 with an exchange of 568 stock units, First Citizens Bank rose 4 cents to $42.74 after trading 974 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with 418 stock units changing hands. Grace Kennedy lost 20 cents in closing at $3.70, with 64,958 shares clearing the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $20.23 in trading 3,605 stocks, Guardian Media closed at $3.10 with the swapping of 200 shares. L.J Williams B share closed at $1.40 in trading 12,000 units, Massy Holdings fell 55 cents to $60.45 in an exchange of 21,941 stock units, National Enterprises fell 20 cents to $3 with 26,000 stocks changing hands. 
National Flour Mills fell 14 cents to $2.36, with 14,820 units crossing the market, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.30 after exchanging 37,976 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.85, with 4,625 shares crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings fell 59 cents to $7.01, with 2,831 stock units clearing the market, Republic Financial Holdings fell 1 cent to $134.99, after 46,934 stock units crossed the market, Scotiabank slipped 1 cent to $56.99 trading 163 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 67 cents to end at $15.94 with 25,846 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $3.75 while exchanging 52,747 shares and Unilever Caribbean shed 14 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of $16.50 after trading 4,846 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading highest since December
Trading picked up again on Monday, following the highest amount traded for January on Friday as investors placed $269,081,586 in 222 percent more 38,526,662 shares than they did on Friday when 11,980,396 units traded at $215,025,944 on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Friday and closed with rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 62 percent leaving prices of 12 stocks rising, 28 declining and five remaining unchanged. Ciboney traded at a 52 weeks’ high of 26 cents and Palace Amusement fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $950.
The PE Ratio closed with an average of 15.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,954.05 points to 423,300.48, the Main Index fell by 1,717.60 points to 386,220.23 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.83 points to settle at 98.49.
Carreras led trading with 86.5 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 33.34 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.8 percent for 1.86 million and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.5 percent for 955,632 units changing hands.
Trading for the day averaged 856,148 units at $5,979,591 for each security, compared to an average of 272,282 shares at $4,886,953 on Friday. Trading in January with an average of 311,275 units at $1,432,133.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement shed 51 cents to close at $60, in exchanging 6,672 shares, Eppley closed 75 cents lower at $22, after clearing the market with 4,031 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.95 to $41.05 after trading 923 units, Grace Kennedy advanced by $1.50 in closing at $74.95, with an exchange of 163,715 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped $1 to $18.50 after 110,632 stock units changed hands. JMMB Group declined by $1.36 in closing at $31.14 after transferring 13,859 units, Kingston Wharves ended at $45, with a loss of $1.50 trading 7,729 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 59 cents to end at $6.40, in swapping 5,756 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined by $11 to $145, with 1,135 units clearing the market. 138 Student Living ended at $4, with a loss of 45 cents and ownership of 260 stock units switching, Palace Amusement dropped $101 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $950 in exchange of 67 shares, PanJam Investment fell by $3 to $64, with 16,660 stocks crossing the exchange.
Salada Foods rose $1 to close at $38, in exchanging 42,886 stock units, Scotia Group shed 79 cents to finish at $43, with 24,748 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 50 cents to settle at $64 after 6,678 stock units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures lost 49 cents to end at $17 trading 38,797 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 30 cents to $15.70, after transferring 85,391 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% shed 90 cents to close at $6.10, in exchanging 839 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage for JSE USD market
The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Monday, with the market declining after trading 581 percent more shares than on Friday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands at the close, compared to four on Friday and ended with one rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
JSE USD Equity Index lost 4.56 points to end at 198.16 and the average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 167,769 shares, for US$27,880 compared to 24,643 units at US$3,424 on Friday.
Trading averaged 33,554 units changing hands at US$5,576, in contrast to an average of 6,161 shares at US$856 on Friday. January ended with an average of 121,154 units for US$15,408.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital dropped 0.21 of a cent in closing at 8.79 US cents, with 357 units crossing the exchange,
Proven Investments lost 0.02 of a cent to end at 26.97 US cents in trading 95,772 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shares denominated in Jamaican dollars ended at 12.8 US cents, with 961 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar-denominated stock climbed 0.03 of a cent to end at 15.03 US cents with an exchange of 11,617 stock units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.06 of a cent to close at 0.9 US cents, with 59,062 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
