The junior market closed trading on Wednesday with the market index climbed by 22.74 points, recovering a large part of the big loss on Tuesday, to close at 2,190.33 as Lasco Distributors recovered some of yesterday’s loss. Only 11 active securities with the volume 
at 1,318,717 shares valued at $3,968,524 changed hands. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 3 declined.
At the end of trading 8 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream fell 24 cents with 58,663 shares changing hands, to close at $4.86 after trading at an all-time high of $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 859,272 shares, lost 5 cents to end at $1.80, Dolphin Cove traded 14,300 units and rose 5 cents higher at $11.65. General Accident Insurance fell 1 cent to close at $2.05 with 112,200 units trading, 
Honey Bun gained 30 cents to close at $5.50 with 14,517 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance had 16,900 shares changing hands with a gain of 4 cents to end at $3.30, Knutsford Express Services traded 28,182 shares at $17.50. Lasco Distributors gained 50 cents in trading 12,110 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 199,373 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 1,100 shares to close with a gain of 30 cents at $3.30 and tTech traded 2,100 units at $4.
Partial recovery for juniors – Wednesday
MoBay Ice jumps to new high
Montego Bay Ice traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $20 with 193,900 units, to gain $1.37 cents, having risen by $3.73 on Tuesday. Trading, early Wednesday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues the slow pace evident for the early summer month, with moderate volumes with a few stocks trading over 100,000 shares.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Wednesday, the junior market had just four securities trading, but junior market index jumped by 2 percent with Lasco Distributors regaining most of Tuesday’s lost ground. The main market indices declined moderately.
Only three stocks traded over 100,000 shares, with Cable & Wireless trading 306,113 at $1.20 and Pan Jamaican Investment traded 313,590 to close down to $25.50.
Trading resulted in activity in 21 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,110,845 shares compared to as 7 stocks gained and 9 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 52,897 units compared to an average of 28,363 units on Tuesday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 170.62 points to 177,113.24, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 152.56 points to 159,412.55 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index climbed 320.95 to close at 170,568.46 points andthe junior market index jumped 44.84 points to 2,212.43.
Moderate trading hits JSE – Tuesday
Kingston Wharves traded at a new high of $14 on Tuesday.
The junior market accounted for 829,809 shares valued at $2,684,479 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index slipped 237.38 points to end at 159,565.11. The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 265.49 points to close at 177,283.86 and the JSE combined index dipped 612.10 points, to end at 170,247.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.At the end of market activities, Barita Investments lost 8 cents to close with 288,042 shares changing hands at $3, Berger Paints ended at $4.50 while 3,274 units were traded, Cable & Wireless dropped 4 cents with 48,800 units traded to close at $1.25, Caribbean Cement declined by 50 cents to close at $22.50 after trading 39,312 units. 1834 Investments traded 110,958 shares but rose 2 cents to close at $1.02, Grace Kennedy added $1.15 to close at $124.25 with 17,283 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers ended with 168,743 units changing hands to close at $14.50. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1.20 with 5,000 shares changing hands at $22, JMMB Group traded 17,855 units to close at $9.72. Kingston Wharves traded 12,100 units and gained 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $14, Montego Bay Ice jumped $3.73 to a new 52 weeks’ high of $18.63 but only 200 shares were traded. A trade for 94,100 units executed by Stocks and Securities at $20, was cancelled in the morning session as the price exceeded the 30 percent price movement limited permitted for one day.
National Commercial Bank ended with only 2,710 units changing hands at $42.01, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust fell 45 cents and closed with 6,755 shares trading at $26. Pulse Investments closed with 3,000 shares changing hands at $2.55, Sagicor Group ended with 4,500 shares changing hands at $23.01 after adding 1 cent to the price. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 129,243 shares to close at $10.15, Scotia Group had 19,118 shares changing hands to close at $30.80, Scotia Investments ended with 8,055 shares trading to close at $26. Supreme Ventures ended trading with 31,000 units at $4.54 with a gain of 5 cents and Proven Investments traded 765,000 units at 15.1 US cents, after falling from 15.29 US cents previously.
JSE down in early trading
Trading, early Tuesday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues the slow pace evident for early summer month with moderate volumes with few stocks trading over 100,000 shares. After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Tuesday, the main market indices gave up ground while the junior market gained moderately.
Only three stocks trade over 100,000 units, with 1834 Investments trading 110,958 shares at $1.02, Proven Investments 262,000 ordinary shares at 17.98 US cents, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund traded 126,843 but fell 3 cents to $10.12.
Grace Kennedy jumped $1.40 to $124.50, Montego Bay Ice jumped $2.60 to $17.50 and Scotia Investments climbed $1.70 to $27.70.
Trading resulted in activity in 23 securities, accounting for a volume of 652,351 shares compared to as 7 stocks gained and 6 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 28,363 units compared to an average of 83,135 units on Monday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 105.04 points to 177,444.31, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 93.92 points to 159,708.57 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index fell 63.58 to close at 170,778.93 points andthe junior market index rose 2.28 points to 2,207.89.
JSE majors ends week with a fall – Monday
Carreras climbed $3 to close at $66.50 on Monday.
The JSE Market Index rose 344.86 points to end at 159,802.49. The all Jamaica Composite Index advanced 385.69 points to close at 177,549.35 and the JSE combined index gained 216.35 points, to end at 170,859.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments gained 3 cents to close with 4,545,322 shares changing hands at $3.08, Berger Paints gained 15 cents to end at $4.50 while 21,726 units were traded, Cable & Wireless rose 9 cents with 39,140 units traded to close at $1.29, Caribbean Cement jumped $1.39 to close at $23 after trading 5,000 units. Carreras surged $3 to $66.50 with 44,656 shares traded, 1834 Investments traded 60,000 shares but lost 2 cents to close at $1, Grace Kennedy lost $1.87 to close at $123.10 with 440,788 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with a rise of 27 cents with 168,743 units changing hands to close at $14.50, Jamaica Producers traded 13,353 shares changing hands to close at $49, JMMB Group traded 4,503 units but lost 8 cents to close at $9.72. Kingston Wharves traded 7, 463 units and gained 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $13.50, National Commercial Bank ended with 45,681 units changing hands at $42.01, up 1 cent, 
Pan Jamaican Investment Trust rose 45 cents and closed with 3,600 shares trading at $26. Pulse Investments fell 44 cents to close with 3,000 shares changing hands at $2.55,Radio Jamaica lost 17 cents in trading 20,000 shares to close at $1.68, Sagicor Group ended with 4,796,270 shares changing hands at $23. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 29,763 shares to close with a rise of 3 cents at $10.15, Scotia Group had 13,762 shares changing hands but rose 19 cents to close at $30.80, Scotia Investments ended with 31,800 shares trading and falling 45 cents, to close at $26. Supreme Ventures ended trading with 15,500 units at $4.49 with a gain of 9 cents and JMMB Group 6% US dollar preference share traded 18,580 units at US$1.05, after falling 10 cents.
Juniors close down on Monday
The junior market closed trading on Monday with only 9 active securities as the volume climbed to 3,510,504 shares valued at $14,348,452 changing hands as the market saw a number of relatively large trades taking place. At the close the junior market index fell by 10.02 points to 2,205.61. Only 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined.
At the end of trading 5 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Consolidated Bakeries traded 623,874 units to end at $1.85, Derrimon Trading closed with 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.20 after declining by 10 cents, General Accident traded at $2.06, with 85,500 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $5.60 with 1,011,707 units changing hands.
A total of 987,000 of the Honey Bun shares traded between $5 and $5.20. Iron Rock Insurance closed at $3.26 with 187,915 units changing hands for a gain of 6 cents, at the close the bid is at $3.20 to buy 4.67 million units. Jamaican Teas ended with 96,271 shares but lost 40 cents to close at $3.40, Knutsford Express closed trading with 1,033 shares, to end at $17.50, Lasco Distributors traded 27,017 units to end with a gain of 10 cents, at $7.60. Lasco Financial closed with a fall of 11 cents at $3.50, with 385,735 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $5 with 1,083,723 shares trading.
Honey Bun drops 80c in early JSE trading
Trading, early Monday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues the slow and moderate pace of recent weeks with few stocks trading over 100,000 shares. After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Monday, the indices gave up ground with losses in recorded in all the main ones.
Only three stocks that did are Consolidated Bakeries with 323,874 shares at $1.90, Honey Bun with 1,007,307 units but the price fell by 8 cents to $5 and Iron Rock with 187,915 units at $3.20 but still has 4,673,129 units on the bid to buy at $3.20.
Trading resulted in activity in 20 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,662,709 shares compared to as 11 stocks gained and 5 declined, including Jamaica Producers that fell by 99 cents to $48.01, with 7,317 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 83,135 units compared to an average of 45,191 units on Friday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 233.06 points to 176,930.60, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 208.39 points to 159,249.24 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index fell 200.32 to close at 170,442.94 points andthe junior market index slipped 1.17 points to 2,214.46.
JSE majors end week with a fall – Friday
The Jamaica stock market lost ground at the close of the week, with 36 securities trading and the prices of 10 stocks in the overall market rising, 17 declined, including 2 stocks rising and 7 declining, from the junior market. Stocks traded, amount to 5,971,908 units valued at $103,125,401, in all market segments with the junior market accounting for to 1,686,917 shares valued at $7,442,746 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index lost 391.79 points to end at 159,457.63. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined 438.17 points to close at 177,163.66 and the JSE combined index slipped 364.48 points, to end at 170,643.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments lost 3 cents to close with 10,000 shares changing hands at $3.05, Berger Paints gained 30 cents to land at $4.35 while 3,799 units were traded, Cable & Wireless, had 749,037 units traded to close at $1.20, Caribbean Cement slipped 39 cents to close at $21.61 after trading 251,750 units. Carreras closed with a loss of 55 cents at $63.50 with 101,010 shares traded, Ciboney Group gained 5 cents to close at 25 cents with 531,720 shares trading, Grace Kennedy lost 3 cents to close at $124.97 with 386,164 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 27 cents with 425,810 units changing hands to close at $14.23, The Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 108,510 share with increased investors’ interest in the stock following reports that the company could be considering a stock split, the stock gained 5 cents to close at $20.80, with the bid closing at $21. JMMB Group traded 257,114 units to close at $9.80. 
National Commercial Bank ended with 73,282 units changing hands at $42, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust closed with 6,602 shares trading at $26. Sagicor Group ended with 657,784 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,400 shares to close with a loss of 2 cents at $10.12. Scotia Group had 12,910 shares changing hands but lost 89 cents to close at $30.61, Scotia Investments ended with 14,500 shares trading, gaining of 45 cents, to close at $26.45, Seprod traded 55,679 shares, but fell 5 cents, to $16.50. Supreme Ventures ended trading with 11,400 units at $4.40 with a loss of 10 cents and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 600,000 units at $5, after adding 20 cents.
Slow JSE trading early Friday
Trading, early Friday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange has been slow and moderate with Sagicor Group in trading 447,579 at $23 being the volume leader followed by Caribbean Cement in exchanging 250,000 shares at $22.
Cable & Wireless with 87,517 units trading at $1.23 and Iron Rock Insurance that traded 59,000 shares at $3.20. Iron Rock still has 4,616,395 units on the bid to buy at $3.20. 
Jamaica Stock Exchange 31,416 shares that is in the news today with the chairman indicated that the board is discussing the possibility of a stock split traded 12,500 units at $20.80, 5 cents higher that Thursday’s closing price, Jetcon Corporation has bids to buy 209,805 shares at $2.65, after it traded 49,096 units up to $2.70.
Trading resulted in activity in 23 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,039,390 shares compared to as 8 stocks gained and 7 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 45,191 units compared to an average of 27,480 units on Thursday.
After 80 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Friday, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 29.36 points to 177,572.47, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 26.26 points to 159,823.16, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index rose 132.26 to close at 171,140.00 points andthe junior market index rose 15.18 points to 2,230.94.
JSE majors gain on Thursday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange share dominated trading on Thursday with 11 million shares worth $211,431,551 followed by Jamaica Producers with 4 million units valued at $196,733,933. The market gained ground at the close, with 36 securities trading, as the prices of 15 stocks in the overall market rose, 10 declined, including 5 stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market.
Stocks traded, amount to 17,312,730 units valued at $418,558,926, in all market segments with the junior market accounting for to 1,048,182 shares valued at $1,996,575 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index gained 936.51 points to end at 159,849.42. The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,047.38 points to close at 177,601.83 and the JSE combined index climbed 596.18 points, to end at 171,007.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments gained 3 cents to close with 78,048 shares changing hands at $3.08, Cable & Wireless, regained 5 cents with 459,576 units traded to close at $1.20, Caribbean Cement recovered the $2.90 it lost on Wednesday to close at $22 after trading 6,000 units. Carreras closed with a rise of $1.25 at $64.05 with 20,100 shares traded, Ciboney Group gained 4 cents to close at 20 cents with 343,692 shares trading, 1834 Investments gained 2 cents in trading 10,000 units at $1.02, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents to close at $1265 with 25,208 units changing hands. 
Jamaica Broilers ended with 14,868 units changing hands to close at $14.50, JMMB Group traded 2,030 units to close at $9.80. National Commercial Bank ended with 19,842 units changing hands at $42, for a fall of 10 cents, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust closed with 7,195 shares trading at $26. Radio Jamaica had 7,200 shares trading at $1.65 after rising by 18 cents, Sagicor Group ended with 57,770 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 4,995 shares to close at $10.14. Supreme Ventures ended trading with 53,000 units at $4.50, and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share trade 12,886 units at $1.03 after falling 1 cent.