Trading commenced in Stanley Motta shares
The Jamaica Stock Exchange indices added to gains made on Tuesday at the close of trading on Wednesday, but from lower volume and valued of shares that traded as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 546.85 points to 347,007.11 and the JSE Index rose 498.25 points to close at 316,162.68. Market activities resulted in 30 securities trading including 4 in the US dollar market compared to 31 securities trading on Tuesday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 11 stocks rose, 10 declined and 9 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 4,269,995 units valued at over $54,515,031 versus 15,627,490 units valued at $156,012,947 on Tuesday.
Trading resulted in an average of 164,231 units valued at an average of $2,096,732 for each security traded, in contrast to 679,456 units valued at an average of $6,783,172 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 246,505 shares valued at an average of $4,497,856 versus 252,350 shares valued at an average of $4,680,933 on Tuesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
The day’s volume was led by, WISYNCO Group with 1,181,341 units accounting for 27.7 percent of the traded volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 947,406 units and 22.2 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 810,200 units and 18.97 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Berger Paintslost $1.40 and settled at $18.60, exchanging 4,936 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 49 cents and finished at $45.80, trading 2,000 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 45 cents in trading 132,594 units at $58.65, Jamaica Producers finished trading 27,644 units at $17.20 after falling 40 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1 trading 31,500 units in closing at $8, JMMB Group fell 50 cents and ended at $28.50, exchanging 20,679 shares, Mayberry Investments climbed 75 cents to settle at $8.24, trading 947,406 units, 
Mayberry Jamaica Equities lost 25 cents to settle at $9.70, trading 115,853 units, Portland JSX jumped $2 to closed at $10, with 10,760 shares, Seprod jumped $8.98 to $45, trading 6,000 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 30 cent to close at $11 in trading 132,260 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 185,017 units valued $40,124, as JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at 10 US cents in exchanging 15,432 shares, Margaritaville traded 4,640 shares rose 2 cents and ended at 20 US cents Proven Investments traded 60,795 shares, but lost 0.05 cent and closed at 19.95 US cents strong> Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 10 US cents in trading 104,150 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.73 points to close at 158.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
Guardian Holdings completed trading at $16.60, with 11,215 units, JMMB Group closed at $1.70, after exchanging 23,282 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 2,468 shares and concluded trading at $47, Point Lisas ended at $3.70, with 11,893 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.75, with 3,920 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $30.05, after exchanging 8,382 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.90, after exchanging 21,329 shares.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange clawed back some of the loss on Friday from big jump in the volume and valued of shares that traded as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones. 
Trading resulted in an average of 679,456 units valued at an average of $6,783,172 for each security traded. In contrast to 128,374 units valued at an average of $2,989,139 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 252,350 shares valued at an average of $4,680,933 versus 223,710 shares valued at an average of $4,528,884 on Monday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
fell $1.25 trading 375,716 units in closing at $7, JMMB Group gained 70 cents and ended at $29, exchanging 225,800 shares, Sagicor Group gained 30 cents to closed at $38, with 180,565 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 60 cents to $12.90, with 58,770 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Agostini’s completed trading at $21.11, after exchanging 54,565 shares, 
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in further declines in the market indices but by less than the approximate 2,000 points decline on Friday, even as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones. 
Trading resulted in an average of 128,374 units valued at an average of $2,989,139 for each security traded. In contrast to 442,474 units for an average of $1,930,933 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 223,710 shares valued at an average of $4,528,884 versus 231,530 shares valued at an average of $4,665,985 on Friday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
Mayberry Jamaica Euities jumped $1 to settle at an all-time closing high of $10, trading 349,204 units, PanJam Investment gained 40 cents and concluded trading 985 shares and closed at $52, Sagicor Real Estate Fund jumped $1.50 to $13.50, with 28,511 shares, Salada Foods shed 25 cents to close at $16.75, in exchanging 1,200 units, Scotia Group shed $1 in traded 83,372 shares to close at $52, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 40 cent to close at $10.50 in trading 11,629 shares and Wisynco Group rose 34 cents and finished trading 211,342 shares to end at $9.39.
First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8.40, with 1,278 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings exchanged 10,100 units at $16.60, JMMB Group settled at $1.80, after exchanging 2,725 shares, LJ Williams B Share completed trading of 5,000 shares at 75 cents, National Flour ended at $1.70, trading 4,304 units, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.15, after exchanging 49,632 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $103, in exchanging 1,020 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading 2,720 stock units at $7.75 and Scotiabank ended at $65.01, with 3,929 units changing hands.
for just 8.4 percent of the day’s volume after trading at an intraday high of $10 and Supreme Ventures with 604,043 units and 4.9 percent of the main market volume.
Victoria Mutual Investments lost 42 cents in concluding trading at $3.51, with 604,043 stock units and Wisynco Group fell 25 cents and finished trading 105,450 shares to end at $9.05.
National Enterprises ended trading 1 cent lower and settled at $9, with 6,991 stock units changing hands and 
At the close of trading on Thursday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped more than 3,900 points to new record close with the All Jamaican Composite Index sitting less than 1,000 from the 350,000 mark. 
finished trading with a rise of 10 cents to end at $7.60, with 5,135 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank ended trading 171 units with an increase of 1 cent to end at $65.01.
