
Jamaica Producers traded 2.26m shares
on Friday.
The JSE Market Index recovered 473.06 points to end at 153,083.07, the all Jamaica Composite Index added 528.67 points to end at 170,035.26 and the JSE combined index gained 380.86 points to close at 162,181.88.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of the market activities, Cable & Wireless traded 106,517 units to close at $1.37, Caribbean Cement ended at $23.50 with 109,949 shares trading, after gaining $1, Carreras traded 38,075 shares and rose by $1 to $65, Desnoes and Geddes traded 14,000 shares but lost 73 cents to close at $24. Gleaner lost 1 cent and closed at $2.09 with 181,862 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed with 29,093 shares trading with a loss of 1 cent at $82.99, well below the $97 equivalent, it last traded at in Trinidad. Jamaica Broilers traded 389,818 units to close at $14.09, Jamaica Producers traded 2,261,978 units to close with a gain of 72 cents at $31, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 45 cents in trading 11,784 units to close at $22, JMMB Group had 129,188 units changing hands but fell 5 cents in closing at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 3,366 shares to close with a loss of 5 cents at $11.45, Mayberry Investments traded 41,168 shares but rose 25 cents to end at $4.45.
National Commercial Bank with 833,006 shares changing hands, closed 10 cents higher at $40, Pan Jamaican investment fell $1.98 to close at $93.02 with 6,096 shares, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 9,000 units and gained 1 US cent in closing at 21 US cents, Radio Jamaica ended with 27,747 units changing hands for 24 cents higher to close at $4.99. Sagicor Group gained 48 cents with 684,972 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 9,100 shares and rose 90 cents to close at $10.90, Scotia Group had 33,980 shares changing hands to close at $30.51 after rising 1 cent. Seprod traded 57,544 shares and fell 69 cents to close at $18.51, Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 5 cents at $5 with 11,600 units changing hands and JMMB 7.5% preference share traded 50,000 units but lost 5 cents to end at $2.10.

At the end of the market activities,
end at $4.20 
At the end of the market activities, Berger Paints rose 10 cents and ended with 5,000 shares trading at $3.50, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.37 with 122,214 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement ended at $20 with 81,142 shares trading. Carreras lost 50 cents to close at $64, while trading 28,704 units, Desnoes and Geddes traded only 800 shares but fell $6.39 shares to $23.60, Gleaner closed at $2.10 with 131,961 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed with 28,233 shares trading with a loss of 89 cents at $83.60, well below the $97 equivalent, it last traded at in Trinidad. Jamaica Broilers traded 45,915 units but lost 41 cents to close at $14.09,
National Commercial Bank with 110,881 shares changing hands, to close at $41, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 452,650 units and rose 1 US cent in closing at 21 US cents, Radio Jamaica ended with 10,255 units changing hands 15 cents higher to close at $4.50. Sagicor Group traded 56,670 shares changing hands at $22.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 49,790 shares and gained 35 cents to close at $10.35, Scotia Group had 272,706 shares changing hands to close at $31.10 after rising by $11.0. Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 15 cents at $5 with 8,250 units changing hands, JMMB 5.75% preference share traded 32,087 units to close at $1.20 and JMMB 7.5% preference share traded 1,032,461shares to close at $2.15 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 229,000 at $5.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
National Commercial Bank with 547,321 shares changing hands, to close at $41, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 530,450 units and fell 2 US cents in closing at 20 US cents, Radio Jamaica ended with 29,880 units changing hands at 40 cents higher to close at $4.35. Sagicor Group lost 90 cents with 94,090 shares changing hands at $22.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 17,343 shares to close at $10, Scotia Group had 296,974 shares changing hands to close at $30 after falling by $1, Scotia Investments rose $1.49 to close at $29.49 with 503,451 units trading. Supreme Ventures closed with a gain of 55 cents at $5.15 with 33,900 units changing hands, JMMB 7.5% preference share traded 8 million units but fell 13 cents to close at $1.07 and JMMB 7.5% preference share traded 50,000 shares to close at $2.15.
Main market stocks collectively barely moved forward on Monday, with declining stocks being out-numbered by advancing ones 2 to1 with 10 stocks rising in the main market versus 5 declining. For the overall market, 32 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 14 rising and 5 declining.
At the end of the market activities,
JMMB Group had 852,261 units changing hands but fell 9 cents in closing at $10.40,
The Jamaica Stock Exchange has gotten off to a slow start for the week but with gains in all the main market indices in early trading.
Main market stocks collectively barely moved forward on Friday, with declining stocks being out-numbered by advancing ones 2 to1 with 10 stocks rising in the main market versus 5 declining. For the overall market, 29 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 14 rising and 5 declining.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Mayberry Investments had 27,938 shares trading at $4.40 for a rise of 35 cents, National Commercial Bank rose 3 cents with 102,600 shares changing hands, to close at $41.03, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 714,100 units at 20 US cents, down from 22 US cents, Pulse Investments added 36 cents to close at $2.91 with 77,000 units changing hands. Radio Jamaica ended with 25,862 units changing hands to gain 10 cents and close at $3.95, Sagicor Group gained 5 cents with 548,431 shares changing hands at $23.20, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 11,087 shares at $11. Scotia Group had 63,275 shares changing hands to close 50 cents higher at $31 and Supreme Ventures closed at $4.70 with 33,725 units changing hands.
The JSE Market Index gained 562.77 points to 153,605.25 the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 628.93 points to end at 170,618.82 and the JSE combined index gained 43.88 points to close at 162,103.43.
Jamaica Producers traded 489,450 shares but lost $2.72 to close at $30.28. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 3,000 shares to end with a gain of $1 at $22, JMMB Group had 52,994 units changing hands but rose 21 cents in closing at $10.60, Margaritaville Turks had 199,000 shares trading at 13.1 US cents after slipping 0.90 cent, National Commercial Bank had 61,270 shares changing hands at $41 at the close. Pulse added 15 cents to close at $2.55 with 344,533 units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained 15 cents with 189,757 shares changing hands at $23.15, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 44,310 shares at $11. Scotia Group had only 16,079 shares changing hands to close at $30.50. Seprod fell $2.80 with 11,625 units changing hands at $19.20 and Supreme Ventures closed at $4.70 with 274,835 units changing hands after shedding 29 cents.

that fell $1.23 to $3.27 on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but ended with a bid to buy 5,911 units at $4. Caribbean Producers had 5,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 2,642 units to end at $1.50, General Accident gained 19 cents in closing at $2.69 with 150,999 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 39 cents in trading 2,800 shares to close at $14.61. Lasco Distributors closed with 490,999 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to end at $3.05 with 24,700 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 55 cents lower in trading 7,880,027 shares to close at $3.50 and tTech traded 7,510 shares to close at $4.25.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
National Commercial Bank had 1,262,910 shares changing hands at $41 at the close. 138 Student Living traded 20,000 shares and gained 13 cents to end at $5.80, Pulse dropped $1.52 to cl6se at $2.40 with 22,294 units changing hands, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents with 274,371 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,030 shares but the price declined 50 cents to $11. Scotia Group had only 3,821 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50. Scotia Investments rose $1.50 with 7,000 units changing hands at $28, Supreme Ventures closed at $4.99 with 23,260 units changing hands after shedding 10 cents, Proven Investments rose 2 US cents to end at 22 US cents with 530,000 units trading.