NCB dominates the JSE main market

NCB traded 61.8 million shares on Wednesday.

Main market activity surged sharply Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands and 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 trading.
NCB Financial Group accounting for 86.99 percent of the volume traded with 61,822,679 units changing hands and Caribbean Cement posted the highest gain jumping $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40, with 138,259 shares and Cable & Wireless resumed trading after the suspension requested by the company.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index advanced by 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of 50 cents at $9, trading 2,900 shares, Berger Paints ended unchanged at $17.95, with 5,500 stock units, Cable & Wireless resumed trading and closed unchanged at $1.10, with 21,246 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.35, with 146,032 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.44 and closed at $40, with 138,259 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 16 cents, with 157,728 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 56,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 1 cent higher at $20, with 2,036,473 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a rise of 5 cents to $15, with 19,430 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.99, with 6,319 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, exchanging 549,955 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 3,560 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 93 cents higher at $40, with 17,986 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 2,010,259 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded at $99, with 61,822,679 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.06, with 273,200 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 250 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1 at $42, with 10,440 units. Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $9.70, with 2,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 561,044 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 65 cents higher at $36.25, with 721,650 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 1 cent higher at $15.31, with 66,800 shares, Salada Foods traded at $10.72, with 20,000 units. Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 36,417 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 32 cents higher at $11.82, with 19,592 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,558,306 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 15 cents at $10.50, with 744,017 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded $1.90 higher at $1.90, with 54,198 stock units and Productivity Business settled at $105, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday.”

JSE main market rise again – Tuesday

Main market activity ended with 27 securities changing hands, with 10 securities rising, 13 falling and 4 trading firm as trading closed with 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 503.78 points to 321,663.25 and the JSE Index advanced by 459 points to 293,071.59.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended trading $1.50 higher at $17.95, with 310,654 stock units, Carreras closed with a rise of 35 cents at $10.45, with 52,856 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $1.36 and closed at $33.56, with 74,085 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 13 cents, with 200,000 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to $51, with 16,739 stock units. Jamaica Broilers lost 1 cent to close at $19.99, with 22,786 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 55 cents at $14.95, trading 212,141 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 94 cents higher at $6.99, with 300 units, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 20,117 shares. Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 1,440 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 7 cents higher at $39.07 with 7,690 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 11,790 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1 higher at $99, with 2,044,781 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.17, with 10,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 8 cents at $5.50, with 5,000 shares, PanJam Investment added 50 cents in closing at $43, with 229,220 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 100 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.05, with 569,681 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 65 cents at $35.60, with 7,769 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 25 cents higher at $15.30, with 1,550 shares, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.33 at $10.72, with 112,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 71,423 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 5 cents at $30, after 29,045 stock units changed hands. Supreme Ventures declined by 50 cents to $11.50, with 132,190 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 4 cents at $4.50, with 907,199 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.65, exchanging 227,597 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 8,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “More stocks prices fall than rose on Tuesday.”

Main market activity climbs on Monday

JSE main market activity ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, of which 11 rose, 10 declined and 6 traded firm. Trading closed with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 being exchanged, up from the $31 million traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,392.60 points to end at 321,159.47 and the JSE Index gained 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $32.20, with 5,295 stock units changing hands, Carreras finished at $10.10, with 168,334 shares, Grace Kennedy fell by $1 to $50, with 160,875 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rose 1 cent to 420, with 8,482 units, Jamaica Producers closed trading at $15.50, with 1,205 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 5 cents at $6.05, with 8,530 shares, JMMB Group dropped 31 cents to $26, with 3,017,431 stock units. Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares at $39, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a rise of $1 to end at $6.50, with 469,349 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $98, with 502,244 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 20,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended 22 cents lower at $5.58, with 100 stock units, changing hands. Palace Amusement closed at $1,300, with 300 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to end at $42.50, with 2,475 units. Radio Jamaica declined by 1 cent to $1.07, with 13,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $36.25, with 94,710 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a rise of $2 to $54, with 13,023 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 185,389 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 4 cents and finished at $4.54, with 718,287 units and Wisynco Group gained 20 cents and settled at $10.70, with 449,497 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE major indices jump on Monday.”

Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday

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Palace Amusement hit a record of $1,300 on Friday.

IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, rose $200 on Friday and ended the week with a gain of $740 to close at $1,300 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther being shown by the movie house.
Main market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 10 falling, 5 trading firm. The market closed with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 741.12 points to 318,766.87 and the JSE Index declined by 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.25, with 4,700 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 55 cents at $16.45, with 501,659 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 68 cents at $10.10, with 1,251,675 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 91 cents at $31.70, with 4,390 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 1 cent at $51, with 15,712 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 48 cents higher at $19.99, with 33,607 units, Jamaica Producers closed 49 cents higher at $15.50, with 10,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 72,730 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 25 cents higher at $26.31, with 251,690 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39, with 3,400 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 33 cents higher at $5.50, with 18,949 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $98, with 35,030 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 12 cents higher at $1.15, with 9,750 shares. Palace Amusement jumped $200 and closed at a new all time high of $1,300, with 300 stock units, 138 Student Living ended 29 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares,changing hands. PanJam Investment ended $42 higher at $42, with 2,430 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, exchanging 560 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 1,751 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 11,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 45 cents higher at $36.05, with 537,833 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $52, with 81,245 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 20 cents at $30.05, with 5,600 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 50 cents higher at $12, with 5,800 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 281,020 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 495,442 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% finished trading at $1.50, with 100 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors fall again on Friday.”

Investor bids $1,300 for Palace shares – Thursday

Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay.

IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, jumped $540 to $1,100 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but closed with the bid at $1,300 and an offer at $1,500.
The sharp increased price, comes as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther movie, that is expected to raise revenues and profit sharply for Palace.
Main market activity ended with 29 securities changing hands, with 3 securities rising, 14 falling, 12 trading firm. Trading closed with 14,969,349 units valued at $264,028,466 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,700.74 points to 319,507.99 and the JSE Index dived 4,282.91 points to 291,107.90.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 3,600 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 100 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 12 cents at $10.78, with 362,023 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 1 cent higher at $32.61, with 58,148 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 14 cents, with 145,700 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $52, with 12,451 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $19.51, with 342,660 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 49 cents at $15.01, with 326,924 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 112,036 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 44 cents at $26.06, with 623,884 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of 65 cents at $6, with 7,500 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 5,950 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 2 cents higher at $5.17, with 2,000 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 99 cents at $98.50, after 893,212 shares changed hands, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 12 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 3,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 29 cents at $5.51, with 150 shares, PanJam Investment finished $42 higher at $42, with 58,886 stock units, Pulse Investments concluded trading at $1.85, with 33,735 shares, Radio Jamaica finished with a loss of 2 cents at $1.06, with 3,570 shares. Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 90 cents at $35.60, with 225,268 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 10 cents at $15, with 16,636 shares, Salada Foods ended trading at $12.05, with 8,474 stock units, Scotia Group traded with a loss of $2 at $54, with 124,930 units, Seprod finished trading at $30.25, with 48,955 shares. Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 50 cents at $11.50, with 1,767,895 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents at $4.50, with 732,219 stock units and Wisynco Group finished at $10.50, with 9,043,043 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading at $2.55, with 400 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “4,700 points drop for JSE – Thursday.”

Black Panther helps push Palace to $1,100 – Wednesday

Palace jumps $540 to close at $1,100 on Wednesday.

The price of Palace Amusement jumped 96 percent by $540 close at a record high of $1,100 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday as investors responded to increased business being done from the Black Panther movie, that should raise profits sharply.
By rising to the current level the stock has become the most expensive local ordinary equity ever to trade on the local exchange, bettering Eppley that hit a high of $735 and Lascelles over $500 when they were acquired. Elsewhere Grace jumped $6.40 to $52 as the next big price movement. Main market activity ended with 25 securities changing hands, with 15 securities rising, 3 falling, 9 trading firm. Trading closed with 9,164,384 units valued at over $$151,125,249.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,227.13 points to 324,208.73 and the JSE Index climbed 1,118.05 points to 295,390.81.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 24,625 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 223,002 stock units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 1,243,617 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 1 cent at $32.60, with 8,686 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 14 cents, with 100 shares. Grace Kennedy traded $6.40 higher at $52, with 2,533 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 49 cents higher at $19.99, with 53,475 units, Jamaica Producers closed 50 cents higher at $15.50, with 3,598,442 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 20 cents higher at $6.50, with 799 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50, with 495,853 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 14,160 units, NCB Financial Group traded $1.29 higher at $99.49, with 128,655 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.15, with 250 shares. 138 Student Living concluded trading 30 cents higher at $5.80, with 100 shares, units changing hands, Palace Amusement jumped $540 to end at a all-time record high of $1,100, with 200 stock units changing hands, PanJam Investment ended 11 cents higher at $41.21, with 111,830 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 15,756 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 12,300 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading 40 cents higher at $36.50, with 159,923 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.10, with 150,000 shares, Scotia Group finished trading 50 cents higher at $56, with 158,557 shares, Seprod closed 24 cents higher at $30.25, with 300 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, with 348,266 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished 7 cents higher at $4.57, with 285,741 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 25 cents at $10.50, with 2,127,214 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE climbs as Palace jumps $540 – Wednesday.”

Scotia & NCB share price drop hits JSE – Tuesday

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Tuesday after ending at a record closing high on Monday after Scotia Group and NCB Financial prices fell and helped to pull back the index.
Main market activity ended with 24 securities changing hands, with just 7 securities rising, 10 falling, 7 trading firm and closed with 9,664,260 units valued at over $708,128,861.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 1,583.39 points to 322,981.60 and the JSE Index dropped 1,442.64 points to 294,272.76.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 8,729 shares, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.90, with 109,260 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $2.39 at $32.61, with 9,561 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 10 cents higher at $45.60, with 2,303 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 50 cents higher at $19.50, with 6,339 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 20 cents at $6.30, with 3,200 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50, with 258,232 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 2,082 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 15 cents higher at $5.15, with 11,043 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of $1.30 at $98.20, with 6,813,889 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 3 cents higher at $1.18, with 31,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended 10 cents higher at $41.10, with 3,122 units, Pulse Investments finished 5 cents higher at $1.85, with 2,655 shares. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.06, with 14,401 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $36.10, with 126,997 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $15.10, with 70,864 shares, Salada Foods traded at $12.05, with 25,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1.50 at $55.50, with 33,156 shares. Seprod closed at $30.01, with 745 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 51 cents at $11.99, with 482,227 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 1,464,709 units and Wisynco Group settled 5 cents higher at $10.75, with 77,913 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading at $2.55, with 11,031 shares, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 5 cents at $1.90, with 95,802 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE pulls back from record – Tuesday.”

JSE erases October record close – Monday

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose sharply on Monday and erased the previous record close at the end of October and closed at a new record closing high on Monday as Scotia group jumped $3 to $57 with 11 other ordinary shares rising.
Main market activity ended with 22 securities changing hands, with just 12 securities rising, 4 falling, 6 trading firm on Monday. Trading closed with 5,874,620 units valued at over $102,596,766.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,831.01 points to a record close of 324,564.99 and the JSE Index shot up by 2,579.37 points to a record close of 295,715.40, bettering the previous closing high on the last day of October 2017.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 90 cents higher at $9, with 5,500 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 29,606 stock units, Carreras finished 5 cents higher at $10.95, with 460,585 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $35, with 625,462 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 11 cents, with 585,846 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 70 cents higher at $45.50, with 6,275 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 876,153 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 16,510 shares, JMMB Group rose 50 cents to end at $26.50, with 57,960 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39.50, with 2,843 units, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 99,158 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 5 cents higher at $1.15, with 1,830 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 1 cent higher at $1.06, with 153,637 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading 10 cents higher at $36.20, with 609,821 stock units,Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 50 cents higher at $15.50, with 9,936 share, Scotia Group finished trading $3 higher at $57, with 84,125 shares, Seprod closed at $30.01, with 9,360 shares, Sterling Investments ended with a loss of 11 cents at $13.89, with 150 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading $12.50 higher at $12.50, with 128,604 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 5 cents and closed at $4.55, with 640,453 units, Wisynco Group settled 15 cents higher at $10.70, exchanging 1,470,306 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.55, with 500 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Scotia pushes JSE to record close – Monday.”

Big advantage to falling JSE stocks – Friday

Scotia Group climbed $2 to end at $54 on Friday.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains in the major indices but declining prices out weighted rising ones on Friday, as the indices flirted with record highs, failing to hold onto the strong morning gains to close with much smaller gains.
Main market activity ended with 27 securities changing hands, with just 6 securities rising, 12 falling, 9 trading firm on Thursday. Trading closed with 6,404,825 units valued at $87,957,828.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,729.22 points to 321,733.98and the JSE Index shot up by 2,486.63 points to 293,136.03.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 10 cents higher at $8.10, with 3,301 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 50 cents at $17, with 702 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.90, with 798,192 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $35, with 12,087 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at $0.11, with 1,362,000 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $44.80, with 12,580 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 52,115 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 1,101,566 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 15,405 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $26, with 10,967 shares, Kingston Wharves settled $1.38 higher at $40, with 15,882 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $5, with 4,470 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $99, with 18,860 shares. 1834 Investments lost 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10, with 289,200 shares, 138 Student Living concluded trading 10 cents higher at $5.50, with 1,500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 95 cents at $41, with 9,835 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 198,900 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 3 cents at $1.05, with 15,118 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $36.10, with 726,317 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 1.99 cents at $15, with 170,860 shares, Salada Foods traded at $12.05, with 7,500 units, Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 348,524 shares, Seprod concluded trading with a loss of $1.99 at $30.01, with 900 stock units. Supreme Ventures closed 5 cents higher at $11.90, with 236,420 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments gained 2 cents to end at $4.60, with 570,504 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 17 cents at $10.55, with 253,420 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 167,700 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Scotia pushes JSE to intraday record high – Friday.”

Grace pulls back $10.20 to $44.80 – Thursday

Grace Kennedy gave back most to Wednesday’s gains.

Grace Kennedy jumped $10.99 on Wednesday but dropped back $10.20 to close at $44.80, with just 49,690 units changing hands with an average trading price of $44.78, at the close, the lowest offer was at $52 to sell 100,000 units.
Main market activity ended with 25 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 10 falling, 4 trading firm on Thursday. Trading closed with 4,885,315 units valued at $99,343,789.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,096.36 points to 319,004.76 and the JSE Index declined by 1,910.02 points to 290,649.40.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 45 cents at $17.50, with 7,524 stock units traded, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 73,489 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1.50 higher at $35, with 621,412 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at 11 cents, with 215,154 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $10.20 at $44.80, with 49,690 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 2 cents higher at $19, with 58,116 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.99 down to $15, with 5,529 shares trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 21 cents at $6.50, with 14,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents at $26.45, with 194,170 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $1.38 at $38.62, with 15,936 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading at $5.35, with 3,250 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 134,798 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.12, with 17,000 shares. 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 10 cents at $5.40, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement closed at $560, with 150 stock units and ended with the bid at $635 to buy 150 units. PanJam Investment gained 44 cents to end at $41.95, with 12,400 units, Radio Jamaica rose 1 cent to $1.08, with 16,900 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 63 cents at $36.50, with 610,999 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 24 cents higher at $16.99, with 500,436 shares, Salada Foods traded $1.55 higher at $12.05, with 250 units, Scotia Group added 75 cents and closed at $52, with 92,613 shares, Seprod closed at $32, with 165 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 15 cents higher at $11.85, with 46,246 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished 8 cents higher at $4.58, with 754,989 units and Wisynco Group settled 12 cents higher at $10.72, with 1,435,099 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market pulls back – Thursday.”