In Tuesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 9 stocks rose of which 6 were from the junior market and 9 declined as 27 securities changed hands, resulting in 2,612,038 shares trading, valued at $20,761,039.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index dropped 706.20 points to 78,337.18 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 789.66 points to close at 71,212.92.
Gains| Stocks that gained, the volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 79,952 shares to close with a gain 30 cents at $34.90, Mayberry Investments with 77,500 units, 3 cents higher at $1.68 and National Commercial Bank with 48,815 shares with a 5 cents gain to $18.20.
Firm| The stocks close without a change in price with the volume and last traded prices in the main market, are Caribbean Cement with 10,312 units, closed at $3, Cable & Wireless with just 2,000 shares at 39 cents, Gleaner with 53,477 shares closing at $1.10, Jamaica Producers with 950 shares at $19, Seprod with 1,002 units at $10.50 and Supreme Ventures with 500 shares at $1.95.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Grace Kennedy with only 2,750 shares, gave up $1.49 to close at $57.51, Jamaica Broilers traded 32,199 units and lost 1 cent at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 23,860 ordinary shares, lost 5 cents to end at $6.95, Pan Jamaican Investment with 1,765 shares as the price dropped $3.50 to $48.50, Proven Investments traded 1,600 ordinary shares at 0.0025 US cent lower at 17.25 US cents Sagicor Group with 1,073,164 shares closed 20 cents lower at $9.15 and Scotia Group 203,410 shares, at 5 cents lower at $18.70.
Preference| There was trading in Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share with 4,442 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share with 500 units at $2.50.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index rose by 6.88 points to close at 638 as 9 stocks traded with -6 advancing and 2 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Access Financial with 500 shares to gain 13 cents to $10.18, Caribbean Producers 4,090 shares with a gain of 5 cents to close at $2.35, Dolphin Cove with 215,014 shares, gained 5 cents to $7.60, Lasco Distributors with 43,551 units for 3 cents more at $1.10, Lasco Financial with 9,942 shares was up by 4 cents to $1 and Lasco Manufacturing ended with 46,169 shares changing hands at 10 cents higher to $1.
Firm Trades| Jamaican Teas with 3,920 shares traded at $3.25 and was the only active stock in the junior market, to close at the same price as the previous trading day.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Derrimon Trading with 1,000 units changing hands, lost 23 cents to $2.05, a new 52 weeks low and General Accident with 669,654 shares lost 7 cents to $1.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
6 junior market stocks gain on JSE
Moderate & slow trading greets week on JSE
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange was slow and moderate on Monday, the prices of 7 stocks rose and 5 declined as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in 2,489,639 stock units trading, valued at $5,644,710.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell moderately by 88.81 points to 71,919.12 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 99.30 points to close at 79,126.841.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with a 10 cents gain to $34.60 as it traded 78,100 shares, Jamaica Producers with 7,288 shares to close with a gain of $1.50 at $19, Mayberry gained 10 cents to close at 1.65, with 77,450 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank had only 235 units changing hands, at 15 cents higher to $18.15 and Scotia Investments saw only 4,000 shares changing hands, as the price inched up 3 cents to $21.18.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price are, Caribbean Cement with 150 units at $3, Gleaner with 1,251,430 shares at $1.10, Grace with only 350 units and closed at $59, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 1,000 ordinary shares traded at $7 and Seprod 1,500 units closed at $10.50.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 765,000 shares closing at 39 cents as the price lost a cent, Jamaica Broilers lost a cent to end at $4.58 with 3,000 shares, Sagicor Group traded 18,500 shares as the price was lower by 14 cents to close at $9.35 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $50 cents to end at $6.40 while trading 13,000 units.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 16,815 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share 60,000 units at $2.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index rose by 1.25 points to close at 630.64 as only 4 stocks traded with 2 advancing and 1 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are, Lasco Distributors that traded 40,000 units to close at $1.07, up a cent and Paramount Trading closing up a cent at $2.69 while trading 105,000 shares.
Firm Trades| General Accident with 33,000 units at $1.35 is the only junior market stock that traded to close at the same price as the trading day before.
Declines| Only one stocks declined in the junior market at the end of trading as Caribbean Producers traded 12,523 units at $2.30, down by 8 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Prices of 8 stocks rose 2 fell on JSE
In Thursday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 8 stocks rose, 2 declined as 26 securities changed hands, resulting in 5,097,306 shares trading, valued at $14,900,219.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index declined by 592.75 points to 71,455.62 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell by 662.80 points to close at 78,608.56.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 247,349 units as the price rose 2 cents to 36 cents, Caribbean Cement with 5,000 units, 25 cents higher to $2.75, Desnoes & Geddes 1,667 shares, 8 cents up at $4.10, Jamaica Broilers 1,500,000 shares to close at $4.59 with a 2 cents gain, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,000 units for 40 higher at $6.90.
Firm| Stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Carreras with 86,330 shares at $34.50, Gleaner with 1,892,256 units at $1.10, Grace Kennedy 3,100 shares at $59, Mayberry Investments with only 340 units, ended at $1.55, National Commercial Bank had only 14,654 shares changing hands at $18.26, Proven Investments 1,500 units at 18 US cents, Sagicor Group with 30,400 shares at $9.25, Scotia Group saw only 10,923 shares changing hands at $19, for Scotia Investments it was 1,666 shares at $20.60 and Supreme Ventures 6,600 units at $1.75.
Preference| Only Jamaica Teas bond with 2,000 units at $100 each traded.
Declines| The only stock to decline at the end of trading in the main market is, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 3,416 shares, while losing 4 cents to end at $6.96.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 1.52 points to close at 626.24 as 9 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 1 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Access Financial with 10,000 shares, gaining 5 cents to $10.05, Caribbean Cream 500,000 shares with an increase of 4 cents to 65 cents and Lasco Distributors with 11,500 units with a cent increase to $1.06.
Firm Trades| The stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are Caribbean Producers with 1,660 shares at $2.38, Consolidated Bakeries with 260,029 stock units at 80 cents, General Accident 306,000 shares at $1.35, Jamaican Teas with 45,364 shares at $3.25 and Medical Disposables with 97,552 shares at $2.
Declines| Paramount Trading with 50,000 shares is the junior market stock to decline as the price fell by 2 cents to $2.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE Market stronger than fall in indices suggest
In Wednesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 8 stocks rose and 5 declined as 24 securities changed hands, resulting in 4,501,713 shares trading, valued at $25,395,300.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 318.39 points to 71,629.96 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 356.02 points to close at 78,803.50.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Desnoes & Geddes trading of 1,000 shares to gain 55 cents to $4.55, Jamaica Broilers with 623,700 units changing hands to close with a 2 cents gain at $4.63, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 33,753 shares gained 10 cents to $7.05, Pan Jamaican Investment gained 2 cents, to close with 68,600 shares at $48.03, Sagicor Group with 4,800 shares ended with an increase of 4 cents at $9.15 and Scotia Group 70,458 units enjoyed a 1 cent gain to $19.01.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Gleaner with 2,020 shares at $1.12, Grace Kennedy 9,624 units at $56.50, Hardware & Lumber 10,000 shares a $9, Jamaica Producers 30,714 shares at $17.50, Radio Jamaica with 5,592 units at $1.22, Scotia Investments 12,600 shares to close at $21, Seprod with 2,215 shares, ended at $10.50 and Supreme Ventures with 25,602units closed at $1.95.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 2,035,823 units at $3.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 143,726 shares to close with a decline of 29 cents at $33.71, National Commercial Bank with 183,680 shares and closed with a decline 7 cents to $18.93 and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 15,609 units with the price dropping by 2 US cent 16 US cents.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 1.00 point to close at 609.88 as 6 stocks traded, with 2 advancing and 2 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are KLE Group 14,460 shares to gain 5 cents at $1 and Lasco Distributors exchanging 815,867 shares as the price recovered 4 cents from the decline on Tuesday, to end at $1.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are General Accident with 64,246 units and closed at $1.37 and Jamaican Teas with 39,636 shares closed at $3.25.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Lasco Financial with 9,400 shares and declined 10 cents to 90 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 278,588 shares, closed with a decline of 5 cents to reach a new 52 weeks low of 80 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Junior Market stocks hit pretty hard
Junior Market stocks hit pretty hard with the Lasco companies being some of the main stocks to fall. The junior market index in closing with a fall at the end of trading today was back to last year April 17 level. On July 6 last year, the index peaked at 840.18 for 27 percent decline.
In Tuesday’s trading the prices of 6 stocks rose and 10 declined as 25 securities changed hands, resulting in 13,677,017 shares trading, valued at $33,776,828.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index inched up by 38.79 points to 71,948.35 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 43.37 points to close at 79,159.52.
Gains| Stocks trading with gains, the volume and last traded prices in the main market, are Grace Kennedy 7,300 shares and gained $1.50 to close at $56.50, Kingston Wharves with 5,525 units, gained 25 cents to $5.25, Sagicor Group 520,305 units changing hands, gained 15 cents to $9.11 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 44,000 units to gain 24 cents to $6.60.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,288,478 shares in closing at 30 cents, Desnoes & Geddes with 42,180 units closed at $4, Margaritaville traded 1,700 shares at 11 US cents, Mayberry Investments 24,716 units at $1.55, National Commercial Bank with 69,861 shares closed at $19, Proven Investments 1,560 ordinary shares at 18 US cents, Radio Jamaica 1,400 shares closed at $1.22 and Seprod 4,000 shares at $10.50.
Preference| There was no trading in the preference section.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Caribbean Cement with 5,000 shares while losing 10 cents to end at $2.40, Carreras 12,000 shares down 90 cents, to end at $34, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 14,388 ordinary share with a 5 cents fall to $6.95, Jamaica Producers 8,575 shares shed a cent at $17.50, Pan Jamaican Investment with 89,299 shares, lost 9 cents at $48.01 and Scotia Group 560,000 units closed at $19, with a fall of $1.01.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 21.13 points to close at 610.88 as 7 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 4 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Lasco Financial with 758,010 units with an 8 cents rise to $1 and Paramount Trading 8,939 units at $2.70, after rising by 2 cents.
Firm Trades| Jamaican Teas with 27,800 shares closed at $3.25 and was the only stock in the junior market that traded at the same price as the day before.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Caribbean Cream 551,940 units at 61 cents down 9 cents to a new 52 weeks and all-time low, followed by General Accident with 219,176 units as the price slipped 9 cents to $1.37, Lasco Distributors had a large volume of 6,933,333 shares and lost 14 cents to 96 cents a new 52 weeks low and Lasco Manufacturing with 2,477,532 shares also closed at a new 52 weeks low of 85 cents as the stock closed with a 5 cents loss.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Quiet start to trading week
In Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 5 stocks rose and 4 declined as 24 securities changed hands resulting in a moderate volume of 1,236,101 shares trading, valued at only $6,501,176.
During the early hours of trading, more than 5 million shares of Scotia Group traded but 5 million units were cancelled, due to what the stock exchange said was an error on the buying brokers behalf resulting more stocks being traded than was the official order.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose by 197.76 points to 71,909.56 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index moved up 221.14 points to close at 79,116.15.
Gains| Stocks recording gains, the volume traded and last traded prices, at the close in the main market, are Carreras with 4,113 shares to close with a gain of 90 cents at $34.90, Gleaner with 10,670 units changing hands, gained a cent to close at $1.12, National Commercial Bank 63,229 units with a gain of 94 cents to $19, Proven Investments 52,500 US dollar ordinary shares with an increase of 0.0100 US cents at 18 cents US and Scotia Group with 1,700 shares to end up a cent higher at $20.01.
Firm| The volume and last traded prices of stock trading in the main market to close without a change in price, are Berger Paints with 2,000 shares closing at $1.62, Cable & Wireless 152,455 units at 30 cents, Caribbean Cement with 3,000 shares changing hands at $2.50, Desnoes & Geddes with 645 units at $4, Kingston Wharves 34,221 shares at $5, Mayberry Investments 3,040 units at $1.55, Radio Jamaica 33,556 shares at $1.22, Sagicor Real Estate Fund 18,000 shares at $6.36, Scotia Investments 2,255 units at $21 and Supreme Ventures 17,400 shares at $1.95.
Declines| The only stock end of trading in the main market with a price decline is Sagicor Group with 247,000 shares, down 4 cents to end at $8.96.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share, traded 341,022 units at $3 and Proven Investments 8% preference share 3,500 units at $5.05.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index increased 4.73 points to close at 632.01 as 6 stocks traded with none advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| There were stocks recording gains in the junior market at the close.
Firm Trades| The active stocks in the junior market to close at the same price as the day before, are Caribbean Cream with 48,060 units at 70 cents, Caribbean Producers 65,000 shares at $2.45 and Consolidated Bakeries with 55,000 units at 80 cents.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are AMG Packaging that had 7,145 units trading, with a 21 cents fall to $2.89, Caribbean Flavours 3,400 shares closed with a 6 cents loss at $2.45 and Lasco Manufacturing with 67,190 units as the price fell 10 cents to 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
11 stocks rose as Market index jumps
Broker house, Scotia Investments was the only buyer of the 875,724 Scotia Group shares that change hands in Friday’s trading, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The prices of the stock rose, to close at $20, but traded as high as $20.99.
In the overall market, the prices of 11 stocks rose and 8 declined, as 26 securities changed hands, resulting in 5,240,852 shares trading, valued at $35,553,505.
Main Market| The main indices closed sharply higher in Friday’s trading as heavily weighted Scotia Group jumped to close higher by the end of trading. The JSE Market Index jumped by 1,598.01 points to 71,711.80 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index climbed 1,786.85 points to close at 78,895.01.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 210,772 shares up 4 cents to 30 cents, Carreras 317,256 units, gaining 15 cents to $34, Jamaica Broilers 308 units, up 4 cents to $4.61, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 10,000 ordinary shares, up by 5 cents to $7, National Commercial Bank that released results after trading on Thursday, closed up by 6 cents at $18.06 while trading 51,599 shares. The stock closed with the bid of $18.11 to buy 116,978 units. Pan Jamaican Investment with 1,313 stock units, gained 8 cents to $48.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,000 units and gained 1 cent to $6.36 and Scotia Group gained $1.30 to $20.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a price change, are Caribbean Cement with 1,600 shares at $2.50, Desnoes & Geddes 646 shares at $4, Jamaica Producers with 5,367 shares at $17.51, Sagicor Group 121,247 units at $9, Seprod 1,276 shares at $10.50 and Supreme Ventures 12,020 units at $1.95.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Gleaner with 10,300 shares, down a cent at $1.11, Grace Kennedy with 5,000 shares, lost $1.05 to end at $55, Hardware & Lumber 800 units, down 15 cents at $9, Mayberry Investments 4,080 units at $1.55, for a 1 cent fall.
Preference| Jamaica Public Service 5% C preference share traded 42,102 units and was up by a cent to $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 21.99 points to close at 627.28 as 7 stocks traded with 2 advancing and 4 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, with the closing prices, are Blue Power 5,320 shares and the price was up by 5 cents to $9.10 and Lasco Manufacturing with 3,091,640 shares the price gained 10 cents to $1 but it traded at a 52 weeks low of 85 cents before recovering by the end of trading.
Firm Trades| The stock in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before is General Accident with 99,982 shares at $1.46.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading with the closing prices are, Caribbean Producers with 430,000 shares with a 5 cents loss to $2.45, Honey Bun with only 100 shares to fall by 60 cents to $2.30. This stock was poised to fall sharply after it released disappointing third quarter results and the offer gradually melted away, as bids were at very low levels. Lasco Distributors with 25,000 shares lost 9 cents to end at a new 52 weeks low of $1.10 and Lasco Financial with 7,400 units was down 8 cent to 92 cents, after the company posted a 20 percent increase in its first quarter results to June.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Lasco companies dominant in JSE trades
In Thursday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange the three Lasco companies dominated trading accounting 9,346,942 or 86 percent of the volume traded and nearly 37 percent of the value.
Elsewhere the prices of 6 stocks rose and 11 declined as 27 securities changed hands, resulting in 10,814,964 shares trading, valued at $25,066,008. Three stocks closed at new 52 weeks low, at the end of trading.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose by 165.72 points to 70,113.79 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index moved up 185.31 points to close at 77,108.16.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the main market, are Caribbean Cement with 10,000 shares, to close with a gain of 10 cents at $2.50, Gleaner with 3,000 units changing hands, gained 2 cents to close $1.12, Grace Kennedy with 4,575 shares, gained 5 cents to close at $56.05, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 7,800 units, to close 30 cents up at $6.35 and Scotia Group exchanged 99,000 shares, to close up 20 cents at $18.70.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a price change, are Berger Paints 3,799 shares to close at $1.62, Jamaica Broilers 2,200 units traded, to close at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 112,700 shares closed at $6.95, Jamaica Producers, with 309 shares closed at $17.51 and Sagicor Group 67,700 units closed at $9.
Declines| The number of stocks that declined in the main market, are Cable & Wireless with only 6,494 units, closed at 26 cents with a 3 cents decline, Carreras lost 5 cents in trading 188,550 shares to close at $33.85, Desnoes & Geddes with 250,000 units closed with a decline of 25 cents, to end at $4, a new 52 weeks low, National Commercial Bank exchanged 45,564 shares and closed with a one cent loss at $18, Radio Jamaica traded 2,550 units in losing 6 cents, to end at $1.22, Scotia Investments traded at a new 52 weeks low of $21 as 9,310 shares were exchanged, with a 10 cents decline and Supreme Ventures traded only 680 shares in losing 2 cents off the price, to close at $1.95.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) 8.50% preference share traded 57,000 units and closed at $3.50 and the JMMB 8.75% preference share traded 16,695 units, to lose 2 cents and closed at $2.99.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 14.07 points to close at 649.27 as 7 stocks traded with one advancing and 4 declining.
Gains| Dolphin Cove was the sole stock, recording a gain at the end of trading in the junior market, it traded 304,625 shares and climbed 10 cents to $8.40.
Firm Trades| The actives stocks in the junior market that closed at the same price as the day before are, Caribbean Producers with 75,000 units to close at $2.50 and Lasco Financial 1,446,904 units to close at $1.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Access Financial with 34,680 shares at $8.97, down a cent $1.03, General Accident 3,000 units traded with decline of 4 cents to close $1.46, Lasco Distributors had 762,355 shares changing hands and declined by a cent to $1.19 and its sister company, Lasco Manufacturing with a large volume of 7,137,683 shares, closed at a new 52 weeks low of 90 cents, after falling 10 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE slips slightly on Wednesday
In Wednesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 3 stocks rose, 4 declined as 18 securities changed hands, resulting in 4,500,373 shares trading, valued at $18,301,213.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 32.60 points to 69,948.07 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 36.46 points to close at 76,922.85.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 1,348 shares and gained 30 cents to close at $33.90 followed by Ciboney with 510,000 shares to close one cent higher at 9 cents and National Commercial Bank 138,815 units gained 1 cent and closed at $18.01.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in price, are Gleaner with 3,102 units and closed at $1.10, Grace Kennedy traded 2,500 units to close at $56, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 6,100 ordinary shares closed at $6.95, Pan Jamaican Investment had 6,030 units trading, to close at $48.02, Sagicor Group 87,408 shares closed with the price at $9 and Scotia Investments traded only 2,625 units to close at $21.10.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 30,000 units to close unchanged at $2.
Declines| The number of stocks that declined in the main market, are Jamaica Broilers with only 3,101 shares and closed with a decline of 4 cents at $4.57, Proven Investments with 4,000 ordinary shares, closed with a decline of 0.0095 cent to end at 17 US cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed with a decline of 25 cents, to end at $6.05 with 211,930 units changing hands and Scotia Group with 97,601 shares closed with a decline of 11 cents at $18.50.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 6.52 points to close at 663.34 as 4 stocks traded with none advancing nor declining.
Gains| No stocks gained in the junior market at the end of trading.
Firm Trades| The stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are KLE Group with 9,424 shares to close at 95 cents, Buy Rated Knutsford Express had 1,812,228 units changing hands to close at $5.17, Lasco Distributors with 1,148,711 units, closed at $1.20 and Lasco Manufacturing with 425,450 shares closed at $1.
Declines| No stocks declined in the junior market at the end of trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
More stocks rise than fall on JSE
In Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 5 stocks rose and 4 declined. Only 18 securities changed hands, resulting in 4,848,981 shares trading, valued at $15,622,653.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index declined by 353.60 points, to 70,264.33 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index moved down by 395.39 points, to close at 77,276.48.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the main market are Gleaner with 11,000 units closed with a cent up, at $1.11 and Pan Jamaican Investment traded 56,790 shares to close with a gain of 48 cents, at $48.50.
Firm| There were only stocks in the main market to close without a change in price with shares closing, are Cable & Wireless traded 156,117 shares to close at 29 cents, Caribbean Cement with 500 traded closed at $2.20, Jamaica Broilers traded 154,589 shares but the price closed unchanged at $4.57, and Scotia Group with 68,506 shares closed at $18.40.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share 16,475 units to close at $3.03 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 2,700 units to close at $5.07.
Declines| The stocks that declined in the main market are Carreras had 80,000 units changing hands to close down 25 cents at $34.75, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 628,736 shares, declined by 10 cents to close at $6.90, National Commercial Bank with 1,000 close at 50 cents lower at $17.50, Sagicor Group 8,172 close with a 10 cent loss at $8.99.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 17.39 points to close at 692.40 as 6 stocks traded with 3 advancing and none declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market are Consolidated Bakeries traded 558,953 shares to close with a gain of 10 cents to close at 80 cents, Lasco Distributors traded 1,000,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $1.30 and Lasco Manufacturing had 25,000 units changing hands to close 10 cents higher at $1.10.
Firm Trades| The junior market stocks that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are Access Financial Services 10,759 units to close at $10, Blue Power with 27,000 units to close at $9.05, with Caribbean Cream traded 2042684 units at 70 cents each as investors responded well to the 79 percent jump in profits for the first quarter ended May.
Declines| No junior market stocks decline at the end of trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2stocks with offers that were lower.