
NCB had the highest net sale of US$ on Friday
The rate of exchange for the United States and Jamaican dollar inched further in favour of the local currency on Friday as dealers sold US$42.2 million at an average rate of $127.99 on Friday, down from an average of 128.126 with the sale of $67 million on Thursday.
On Friday, dealers bought US$37.38 million at an average of $126.74, a decline from $127.38 with the buying of US$61 million on Thursday.
Dealers bought $45,56 million in all currencies on Friday and sold US$50.28 million compared to purchases of US$77.6 million and sale of US$82.5 million on Thursday. Thursday’s trading includes the buying of Can$19.7 million and sale of Can$19.4 million.
Major net sellers of US dollars on Thursday are, Citibank with the purchase of US$160,000 and sale of US$1.65 million, First Global Bank buying US$271,000 and selling US$1.96 million. JMMB Bank ended with the buying of US$839,000 and selling $3.6 million, JN Bank purchased $868,000 and sold $2.48 million, Victoria Mutual Building Society bought $720,000 and sold of $2.45 million but First Caribbean purchased $5.6 million and sold just $1.38 million.
On Friday, Bank of Nova Scotia purchased $9.2 million and sold just $5 million, First Caribbean Bank bought US$813,000 and sold US$1.3 million, JMMB Bank ended buying US$1.87 million and sold $4.8 million, JN Bank purchased $1.16 million with sales of $1.87 million. National Commercial bought US$3.56 million and sold $8.5 million, Sagicor Bank bought $852,000 while selling US$1.99, Victoria Mutual Building Society purchased $693,000 and sold $1.3 million but Citibank purchased US$1.7 million and sold just US$587,000.
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in more stocks rising than falling leading to a moderate pick up in the market indices as trading levels declined sharply.
12.4 percent of the day’s volume.
falling 29 cents, Jamaica Producers jumped $3.49 and finished trading 7,040 units at $28, 
units at $6,
$4.09, with 3,000 shares changing hands,
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday remains low but picked up to 111,962 units valued at $1,415,895 compared to 16,715 shares with a value of $445,427, changing hands on Thursday.
Having risen strongly on the last trading day for October, the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped back to normal on Thursday with stocks giving back most of the gains of the previous day, in keeping with patterns seen at month ends and openings, going back several years. 
Kingston Wharves gained 95 cents and finished at $75.95 with 24,474 stock units trading,
The pattern of mostly rising month end prices followed by mostly falling prices to start the new month was on show again, with the Junior Market recording just 4 stocks rising on first of November while 13 declined thus reversing the 11 to 5 advance decline ratio on the last day of October. 
at $3.30 with 38,362 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 1,186 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with of 27,349 stock units with a loss of 14 cents at $3.71, 
with 1,163 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents and completed trading at $16.75, after exchanging 40 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 600 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media ended trading with a loss of $1.03 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $11, after exchanging 900 shares.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange hit several new highs in October but closed the month with a net gain of 7,478.51 points on the All Jamaica and 6,813.78 points on the JSE index leading to gains of 26.6 percent for the first 10 months of the year. 
added $1 and ended trading 108,157 shares to close at $126, PanJam Investment closed with a loss of 50 cents to end at $64, trading 36,716 stock units, Portland JSX rose 50 cents and ended at $8.50, with 500 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1 to settle at $12, exchanging 26,431 shares, Scotia Group fell 74 cents to settle at $53 in trading 142,970 units, Seprod dropped $3, in finishing trading at $36, with 7,900 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures jumped $1.80 to close at $19.80, with 3,066,003 shares changing hands.
In Junior Market activity,
3,970 units, 
