Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded on Tuesday with 21 securities changing hands, with 8 rising, 5 declining and 7 trading unchanged with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 changing hands.
In the market activity, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 631.47 points to close at 305,165.60 and the JSE Index advanced by 575.34 points to 278,040.36.
In the main activity, Berger Paints finished at $16, with 11,305 shares, Cable & Wireless closed with a loss of 5 cents at 95 cents, with 22,975 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading 30 cents higher at $32, with 26,250 stock units, Carreras traded 1 cent higher at $11, with 783,538 units, 
Ciboney Group finished trading 6 cents higher at $0.41, with 183,550 shares. Grace Kennedy closed at $42.50, with 98,955 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 90 cents higher at $18.40, with 10,790 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $15.15, with 7,104 units, JMMB Group settled 99 cents higher at $25, with 21,288 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 95 cents higher at $31, with 121,486 units, Mayberry Investments rose 5 cents to $6, with 120,000 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $98.99, with 391,496 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 at $43.50, with 189,476 units. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, with 500 shares, Sagicor Group traded at $35.50, with 104,400 units, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,991 shares, Salada Foods Jamaica closed 10 cents higher at $9.95, with 5,000 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.85 at $50.05, with 83,333 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $30, with 2,016 units and Supreme Ventures settled at $10.70, with 93,582 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group ended trading at at $1.15, with 29,499 stock units 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 up on reduced activity.”
Shares of FosRich were listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after a successful IPO. Attempts were made to trade shares at $3 and $4 but the prices exceeded the 30 percent daily limit, permitted by the exchange. 
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 625,999 units valued at $2,913,941 and previously, 681,693 units valued at $3,088,628. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
Honey Bun finished trading 50 cents higher at $4.50, with 24,475 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 35 cents higher at $4, with 3,559 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to $4.40, with 148,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 50 cents at $14, with 365 units, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents to end at $3.85, with 789,740 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 204,857 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.65, with 64,240 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 2 cents higher at $5.30, with 1,356 units, Medical Disposables finished at $5, with 16,033 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 89,188 stock units. Sweet River traded at $3.85, with 2,265 units and tTech finished trading with a loss of 18 cents to close t 52 weeks’ low of $5.18, with 3,283 shares trading.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed on Monday with 20 securities changing hands. 9 advanced, 7 declined and 2 traded firm resulting in 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 trading as Jamaica Producers with 4.36 million shares and NCB Financial with 3.14 million shares, dominated trading. 
Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50, with 255,683 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading 5 cents higher at $15.20, with 4,355,410 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, with 74,200 shares, JMMB Group settled 51 cents higher at $24.01, with 19,804 shares. Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of $1.95 at $30.05, with 5,927 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading 25 cents higher at $5.95, with 4,915 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $98.99, with 3,140,031 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a rise of $1 to $45, with 5,967 units. 
Radio Jamaica ended trading 4 cents higher at $1.05, with 134,756 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $1.50 at $35.50, with 3,440 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 1,718 shares, Scotia Group ended with a gain of $1.89 to $51.90, with 76,666 stock units and Supreme Ventures settled 69 cents higher at $10.70, with 13,469 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 394 units at $1.90 and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.50, with 19,400 stock units trading.
Market activities, closed with 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 trading, compared to 52,433,941 units valued at $551,963,793 from 22 securities changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 7,710,082 units for an average of $36,396,887 in contrast to 113,566 units for an average of $524,668 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 681,693 valued at $3,088,628 and previously, 81,430 units valued at $339,888. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
General Accident traded with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 1,114 units, ISP Finance added $1 to end at $12, with 27,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 5 cents higher at $3.65, with 23,631 units. Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.30, with 96,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 30 cents at $14.50, with 1,145 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 70 cents at $3.90, with 164,100 shares, Lasco Financial closed 29 cents higher at $5.10, with 92,635 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.60, with 30,420 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 19 cents higher at $5.28, with 2,060 units, Paramount Trading settled 2 cents higher at $3, with 6,970 shares and tTech finished trading with a loss of 14 cents at $5.36, with 1,390 shares.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderately on Friday, with the market index rising 27.01 points to close at 2,698.27 with less half the listings trading, as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Honey Bun finished trading 1 cent higher at $4, with 76,200 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 79,443 units, Knutsford Express traded 5 cents higher at $14.80, with 1,700 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading 49 cents higher at $4.60, with 125,103 shares, Lasco Financial closed 6 cents higher at $4.81, with 17,206 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 25 cents higher at $3.55, with 12,000 stock units, Paramount Trading settled 10 cents higher at $2.98, with 70,000 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 37,000 stock units.
In the market activity, Barita Investments concluded trading 20 cents higher at $7.95, with 21,250 units changing hands, Berger Paints finished with a loss of $1 at $16, with 4,850 shares, Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 5 cents at 95 cents, with 71,897 shares, 
PanJam Investment concluded trading $4 higher at $44, with 10,250 units, Portland JSX rose 68 cents to $9.18, with 48,560 shares. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, trading 800 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.01, with 38,000 stock units, 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 132,613 units valued at $3,067,560 and previously, 127,855 units valued at $2,927,387. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back at the close on Thursday leading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to drop by 1,614.44 points to 303,947.39 while the JSE Index fell 1,470.94 points to 276,930.44. 
Sagicor Group traded 22,758 units and gained 85 cents to close at $35.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 200 shares, Scotia Group ended $1.85 higher at $51.95, with 117,552 stock units, Seprod concluded trading 50 cents higher at $27.50, with 485 units and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 26 cents at $10.30, with 105,825 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 150 units at $2.49 and the 7.5% closed at $1.85 with 19,937 shares and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 13,001 units trading.