The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed at a new record high on Tuesday for the second consecutive day and the second time for 2019 and in the process posted gains of 5.8 percent for the year.
At the end of trading when NCB Financial ended at a record close of $165 and Wisynco Group that traded at an all-time high of $13 ended at a new record close of $12.60. The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,918.33 points to a record close of 441,176.13 and the JSE Index climbed 5,378.16 points to record close of 401,902.02. Earlier in the day, at 10.21 am, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 8,683.84 points to 443,941.64 and the JSE Index surged 7,891.26 points to 404,415.12.
After five months of consolidation, with a slight upward bias, the market finally broke the record high reached on November 29 last year of 433,307.22 on the All Jamaica index and 394,791.89 on the JSE Index on Monday and has gone on the new heights on Tuesday.
The main and US markets had 31 securities traded, compared to 33 on Monday leading to 17 advancing, 3 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Market activity on the main market ended with 4,368,956 units valued at $113,544,169 changing hands, compared to 4,679,663 units valued $362,626,260 trading on Monday.
Mayberry Jamaica Equities, accounting for 1.1 million shares or 25.4 percent of total main market volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 882,928 shares, and 20 percent of the day’s trades, Barita Investments closed with 843,926 shares for 19 percent of volume traded and Grace Kennedy with 545,299 stock units and 12.5 percent of main market trades.
NCB Financial traded at a record high of $165.
Market activity ended with an average of 156,034 units valued at over $4,055,149, in contrast to 146,239 shares valued at $11,332,071 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 157,923 shares at $3,718,919 for each security, compared to 158,599 shares at $3,037,176 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $3 to close at $39.50, with an exchange of 843,926 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to end at $61 with 545,299 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed 50 cents in exchanging 74,384 units to end at $34.50, Jamaica Producers gained $1.50 to close at $23, after trading 343,580 stock units. Kingston Properties jumped $1.95 and finished at $8.45, with an exchange of 58,406 stock units, 
Mayberry Investments rose by $1 and ended trading at $9.50, with 882,928 shares changing hands. Mayberry Equities rose by $1 and ended trading at $11, with 1,109,121 shares trading, NCB Financial Group jumped $21.50 in trading 67,382 shares to close at an all-time record high of $165. Portland JSX gained 60 cents trading 9,087 shares at $8.10, Sagicor Group fell 51 cents to end at $46.99 in an exchange of 33,999 shares and Scotia Group rose $1.49 in trading 23,218 shares to close $51.99.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 48,320 units valued at $10,612. Margaritaville traded 189 to close at 25 US cents, Proven Investments traded 46,131 shares at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 2,000 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 0.43 points to close at 177.21
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday in 18 securities trading compared to 15 on Monday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
shares, JMMB Group ended trading with a loss of 5 cents to close at $1.65, after exchanging 21,200 shares. National Enterprises lost 20 cents and completed trading of 10,000 stock units at $7 and One Caribbean Media fell 10 cents and ended at $10.20, after exchanging 2,900 shares.
626,260 changing hands, compared to 4,427,445 units valued at $384,592,987 units trading on Friday.
shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $1 and settled at $72, with an exchange of 446 units, NCB Financial Group declined $1.50 to close at $143.50, trading 2,122,314 shares. PanJam Investment climbed $1.50 and ended at $83, with 65,800 units changing hands, Sagicor Group jumped $3.50 to end at $47.50 in an exchange of 51,319 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund added 90 cents to end at $10, trading 67,521 shares, Seprod rose $1.35 and closed at $44.80, trading 63,993 shares and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to end trading of 145,718 shares at a record high of $12.50.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday in 15 securities trading compared to 15 on Friday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 21 cents and ended at $22.39, with 96,320 stock units changing hands and JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents and ended at $1.70, after exchanging 11,000 shares.
trading of 43,242 shares at $9.80, 
of 1 cent at $120.11, after exchanging 500 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents and settled at $2.55, trading 2,555 shares.
JMMB Group climbed $2.84 to settle at $33.45, with 31,977 units changing hands. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents finished at $6.50, with an exchange of 4,245 stock units. Kingston Wharves dropped $2.50 to settle at $68, with 11,754 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments gained $1.23 in trading 13,686 shares, to close at $8.75. Sagicor Group lost $2.03 to end at $39.97 in an exchange of 81,141 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.34 to a 52 weeks’ low of $8.66, trading just 700 shares, Salada Foods traded 640 units and rose $1.01 to end at $31.01. Scotia Group lost 35 cents and finished trading 264,774 shares at $50.65, Seprod lost $1 and closed at $42, trading 45,978 shares and Supreme Ventures rose 49 cents and finished at $26.49 with an exchange 564,208 units.
Mayberry Investments lost 48 cents in trading 27,925 shares, to close at $8, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 80 cents with 24,658 units trading, to close at $9.20. Sagicor Group lost $2.53 to end at $42 in an exchange of 31,029 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 50 cents to $10, trading 7,800 shares, Scotia Group rose 50 cents and finished trading 8,852 shares at $51, Seprod gained $1 and closed at $43, trading 31,674 shares. Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents and finished at $26, with an exchange 109,581 units and Wisynco Group rose 25 cents and ended trading 307,966 shares at $11.99.
Market activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with 341,753 shares valued $5,640,590 trading, compared to 95,377 units at a value of $2,477,220 changing hands on Tuesday.
trading at $18, with an exchange of 42,145 units. Sagicor Financial shed 7 cents and ended at $8.61, after exchanging 74,153 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost $1.35 and ended at $97.50, with 707 stock units changing hands.
