
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.

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, 
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,
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. 
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ciboney Group ended trading 2 cents higher at $0.12, with 881,196 shares. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 49 cents higher at $18.98, with 93,815 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.99 higher at $16.99, with 60,109 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 21 cents higher at $6.71, with 25,680 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.49, with 251,445 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.65, with 300 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 389,197 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 43 cents at $5.35, with 9,340 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 3 cents higher at $99, with 101,277 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 4 cents at $1.15, with 220,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished 5 cents higher at $1.80, with 6,375 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 7 cents at $1.07, with 44,192 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 37 cents at $37.13, with 79,536 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 25 cents at $16.75, with 94,700 shares,
Scotia Group finished trading 25 cents higher at $51.25, with 2,650 shares, Seprod closed at $32, with 100 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $14, with 912 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $11.70, with 173,413 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,394,445 units, Wisynco Group settled 10 cents higher at $10.60, with 68,818 shares and. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% ended trading at $2.60, with 1,000 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% closed 3 cents higher at $1.02, with 923,998 shares, Proven Investments 8.25% settled with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 204,000 units changing hands.