The Jamaica Stock Exchange lost ground in early Thursday morning trading with a number of stocks trading high volumes. Leading with volume are Lasco 
Manufacturing that traded 4,046,000 units at $5, Medical Disposables with 157,858 units at $3.50. Barita Investments traded 213,650 down to $2.50, Grace Kennedy had 303,578 shares trading at $41.68, Sterling Investments traded 395,000 units at $13 and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 2,842,800 units at $1.10.
The market indices all fell in the main but inched up for junior markets, with 14 stocks gaining versus 11 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 690.47 points to 176,934.79 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dropped 617.40 points to 159,252.93 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index lost 538.03 points to close at 170,503.66 points and the junior market index rose 3.37 points to 2,220.72.
At 11 am 23 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 8,615,067 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 246,145 units compared to 29,387 units on Wednesday.
JSE stocks close down – Wednesday
Barita fell 23% to $2.55 on Wednesday.
The market closed with a volume of 6,620,191 units valued at $189,128,218 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 496,276 units traded, valued at $3,940,720 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index fell 857.54 points to end at 159,870.33, the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 959.02 points to close at 177,625.26 and the JSE combined index declined by 577.97 points, to end at 171,041.69.
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 none with a lower offer.At the end of market activities, Barita Investments dropped 75 cents and ended with 260,923 units traded, to close at $2.55, but the bid is at $2.70 to buy 50,000 units at the close. Cable & Wireless rose 4 cents in trading just 58,240 shares to close at $1.30, Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents in trading 28,605 shares to close at $26. Carreras lost 45 cents, in exchanging 11,755 shares to end at $66, Grace Kennedy closed at $41.67 with 104,170 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 30,190 shares to end 1 cent higher at $15. Kingston Wharves lost 45 cents with 6,500 units changing hands and closed at $15.55, Mayberry Investments ended with 37,620 shares trading to close at $4 for a rise of 77 cents, National Commercial Bank had 2,001,602 units changing hands, to close at $42.
Pan Jamaican traded 4,440 shares to end at $25.50, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.65 after 20,800 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group rose 15 cents with 5,521 shares changing hands at $20.75, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 28 cents in trading 325,920 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 2,909,713 shares to end at $30.02 after falling by 88 cents, Scotia Investments declined by 50 cents with 62,232 units changing hands at $26, Seprod traded 14,954 shares to gain 5 cents and close at $17.15, Supreme Ventures fell 30 cents to $4.80 with 42,771 shares changing hands. Proven Investments ended trading only 111 units to close at 15.10 US cents, down from 19.96 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 184,000 units at $1.10.
2 junior stocks up 25% – Wednesday
tTech jumped 27% in trading on Wednesday.
The junior market rose on Wednesday with 16 securities changing hands of which 7 stocks rose while 6 declined, the market index rose 21.20 points to close at 2,217.35, with only 496,276 units traded, valued at $3,940,720. The highlight of trading is a 25 percent jump in the price of Cargo Handlers to a new high and a climb of 27 percent in the price tTech.
At the end of trading 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer. The junior market is showing that the lowest prices for stocks being offered, are moving away from the last traded prices for a number of the companies, with a few having no stocks being offered currently.
At the close, 
Access Financial lost $1.25 in trading 113,000 units at $16.25, Cargo Handlers jumped $14 and ended with 500 shares changing hands at an all-time high of $70, Caribbean Cream gained 5 cents with 4,500 shares changing hands at $7.30, Caribbean Flavours traded just 10,200 units to close with a gain of 20 cents at $6.30. Caribbean Producers lost 18 cents in trading 6,000 units at $3.30, Consolidated Bakeries traded 19,700 units to end at $2.55, there were just one offer posted at the close, to sell 5,000 units at $2.60. Dolphin Cove ended at $14 with 761 shares trading, 
Honey Bun had 105,259 shares changing hands at 5 cents lower to close at $5.45, Jamaican Teas traded 3,338 units and rose by 35 cents, to end at $3.50, Jetcon Corporation rose 4 cents, to end with 12,000 shares changing hands at $2.69. Key Insurance traded 9,713 units to close at $2.50 after shedding 10 cents, Knutsford Express closed with 6,865 units changing hands to end at $19, Lasco Distributors ended with 59,700 shares changing hands with a rise of 20 cents at $7. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.95 with 59,386 shares trading, but fell by 5 cents and tTech ended with 83,354 units changing hands at $4.75 after rising $1.
Prices mostly down on JSE – Wednesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange lost ground in early Wednesday morning trading as stocks traded mostly 
in low volumes, but Barita Investments traded 260,923 units but fell 75 cents to trade at $2.55.
Scotia Group had 143,139 shares changing hands but the price fell back to $30.10 from yesterday’s close of $30.90, Grace Kennedy with its 3 for 1 stock split has traded 52,754 units at yesterday’s close of $41.67, but has more than 250,000 units on offer at the current traded price bids are at $41.50.
The market indices all fell in the main and junior markets, with 6 stocks gaining versus 9 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 236.95 points to 178,347.33 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index declined by 211.88 points to 160,515.99 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index lost 397.21 points to close at 171,222.45 points and the junior market index dropped 19.56 points to 2,176.59.
At 10:45 am 23 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 675,902 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 29,387 units compared to 25,083 units on Tuesday.
5 junior stocks fell – Tuesday
Consolidated Bakeries (Purity) closed at a new high on Tuesday
At the end of trading 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer. The junior market is showing that the lowest prices for stocks being offered are moving far away from the last traded prices for a number of the companies, with a few having no stocks being offered currently.At the close, Caribbean Cream gained 22 cents with 197,697 shares changing hands at $7.25, leaving 19,533 units on offer. Caribbean Flavours traded just 2,000 units to close with a loss of 40 cents at $6.10, the bid closed at $6.50, to buy 1,804 shares. Caribbean Producers lost 2 cents in trading 700 units at $3.48, Consolidated Bakeries traded 300 units with the price jumping 42 cents to a new all-time high of $2.55,
there were just two offers posted at the close, to sell 14,700 units. General Accident traded 7,722 shares and lost 6 cents to end at $2.10, Honey Bun had 4,810 shares changing hands at 10 cents lower to close at $5.50, Iron Rock Insurance traded 358,746 units to close at $3.28, Jamaican Teas traded 7,902 units at $3.15, Jetcon Corporation fell 5 cents lower to end with 9,055 shares changing hands at $2.65. Lasco Distributors ended with 243,560 shares changing hands at $6.80, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 61,690 shares trading and Medical Disposables ended with 62,239 units changing hands at $3.55 after rising 40 cents.
JSE stocks close slightly up – Monday
Carreras lost 48 cents to close at $65.52 but reported a 38% profit increase to June.
Supreme Ventures was the dominant trade by far on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with 39,898,309 trading between $4.71 and the closing price of $4.52 after falling 18 cents. Mayberry Investments sold 11,990,487 units from their inventory at $4.71 to Scotia Investments for a mix of buying for in-house inventory and for clients. In the afternoon session Mayberry crossed 27,884,209 units and bought them for in-house inventory with 27,821,082 units, trading at $4.52 each.
In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 37 securities that traded, with 13 declining, including 5 stocks, rising and 1 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 42,773,267 units valued at $ 226,239,889 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 257,522 units traded, valued at $1,655,683 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index rose 14.60 points to end at 159,983.00, the all Jamaica Composite Index inched up 16.33 points to close at 177,751.26 and the JSE combined index gained 40.82 points, to end at 170,905.17.
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 1 with a lower offer.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 6,608 shares to end at $4.60 after falling 4 cents, Cable & Wireless traded 134,255 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement gained 5 cents in trading 37,805 shares to close at $25.55. Carreras lost 48 cents, in exchanging 4,095 shares to end at $65.52 ahead of the release of its June quarter profit results, showing profit of $861 million or earnings of $1.77 per share, versus $623 million or $1.28 per share, in 2015. Grace Kennedy gained $2.30 to close at $125 with 12,959 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 26,599 shares to end at $15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 9,100 shares trading but slipped 89 cents to close at $21.10, JMMB Group traded 2,105 units to end at $9.80, after falling 10 cents. Kingston Wharves rose by 15 cents with 10,090 units changing hands and closed at $15.55, National Commercial Bank had 55,253 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42. Trading in 138 Student Living resulted in a loss of 1 cent to close at $4.59 while trading 710,208 shares,
Pan Jamaican traded 15,750 shares to end at $25.50. Portland JSX traded 33,900 shares and lost 50 cents to end at $12, Radio Jamaica gained 8 cents to close at $1.68 after 170,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 5 cents with 14,950 shares changing hands at $21.45, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 16,000 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 13,354 shares to end at $30.17 after falling by 43 cents, Scotia Investments declined by 10 cents with 2,000 units changing hands at $26 and Proven Investments ended trading 1,328,125 units to close at 19.99 US cents.
5 rising stocks steady juniors – Monday
The junior market rose moderately on Monday with 12 active securities. 5 stocks rose and 1 declined including a jump of $2.30 in the price of Knutsford Express. The market index rose 2.66 points to close at 2,193.86, with only 257,522 units trading, valued at $1,655,683.
At the end of trading 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Cream gained 3 cents with 1,000 shares changing hands at $7.03, Consolidated Bakeries did not trade, but the bid for the stock climbed to $2.44, there were just two offers posted at the close, to sell 15,000 units. The stock last traded to close at $2.13, Dolphin Cove traded 300 shares to close at $14. General Accident traded 42,019 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $2.16, Honey Bun had 26,357 shares changing hands, to close at $5.60, ISP Finance traded 4,000 shares at $5.15,
Jetcon Corporation ended with 3,700 shares changing hands at $2.70, KLE Group ended at $1.30 with 918 shares changing hands. Knutsford Express closed with 23,977 units changing hands at $19, after climbing $2.30, Lasco Distributors lost 20 cents and ended with 77,580 shares changing hands at $6.80, Lasco Financial ended with 2,860 shares changing hands at $3.49, for a gain of 24 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 74,311 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 500 units changing hands at $2.10.
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SVL trades 12m shares on JSE – Monday
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday morning resulted in an unusually high level of 34 securities trading. Supreme Ventures (SVL) traded 12,014,100 shares unchanged at $4.70 to be by far the dominant trade. The closest to that is Cable & Wireless with 134,255 units at $1.26.
The bulk of the SVL trade was done between Mayberry Investments, who sold from in house inventory and Scotia 
Investments, the buying broker, who bought for a combination of clients and inhouse purposes.
The market indices all rose moderately, in the main and junior markets, with 9 stocks gaining versus 9 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 147.69 points to 177,882.62, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 132.06 points to 160,100.46 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 144.22 points to close at 171,008.57 points and the junior market index gained 2.11 points to 2,193.31.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in a volume of 12,389,773 shares changing hands, excluding the SVL trade the total volume would have been only 375,673 units and the average trade would be 11,384 units. The average number of shares traded amounts to 364,405 units compared to 6,256 units on Friday.
Juniors hit with falling prices – Friday
The junior market lost moderately on Friday with 13 active securities of which 3 stocks rose and 6 declined including a drop of $2.82 in the price of Knutsford Express. The market index slipped 5.64 points to close at 2,191.20, with only 260,545 units trading, valued at $1,819,326.
A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 2,099 shares at $12.50, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 7,970 shares changing hands at $7, Caribbean Flavours traded 154,637 units to end at $6.50 with a loss of 3 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 8,323 units and rose 25 cents to close at $3.50. Consolidated Bakeries lost 12 cents in trading 12,000 shares to close at $2.13, Honey Bun had 25,450 shares changing hands, to close with a gain of 5 cents, at $5.60 after the company reported sales increasing by 36 percent and profit before taxes jumping 124 percent to $38 million for the June quarter.
Iron rock Insurance fell 32 cents while trading 3,000 shares to close at $3.28, KLE Group ended at $1.30 with 4,232 shares changing hands, after losing 5 cents, Knutsford Express closed with 21,500 units changing hands at $16.70, after dropping $2.82. Lasco Distributors ended with 15,784 shares changing hands at $7, Lasco Financial ended with 2,850 shares changing hands at $3.25, for a fall of 10 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 2,500 shares trading and Eppley 10% preference share, traded 200 units at $6.10.
JSE stocks close down on Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices declined again on Friday but well below the more than 2,000 points it fell by on Thursday. In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 36 securities that traded, with 17 declining, including 3 stocks, rising and 6 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 3,195,511 units valued at $184,753,798 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 260,545 units traded, valued at $1,819,326 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index fell 196.07 points to end at 159,968.40, the all Jamaica Composite Index sunk 219.27 points to close at 177,734.93 and the JSE combined index dived 239.78 points, to end at 170,864.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 4,558 shares to end at $4.60 after gaining 4 cents, Cable & Wireless rose 6 cents in trading 175,689 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement traded 304,801 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras gained 50 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares at $66. Trading in 1834 Investments, led to a lost of 1 cent with 16,436 shares changing hands to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy dropped $3.30 to close at $122.70 with 3,881 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell 5 cents in trading 14,200 shares to end at $8.15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10,000 shares trading but slipped 1 cents to close at $21.99, JMMB Group traded 1,450 units to end at $9.90, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents with 8,500 units changing hands and closed at $15.40, National Commercial Bank had 66,966 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42.01, Pan Jamaican traded 2,350 shares and rose 25 cents to end at $25.50. 
Portland JSX traded 4,000 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $12.50, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.60 after 10,400 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group had 163,785 shares changing hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,080 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 404,540 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments declined by 40 cents with 16,300 units changing hands at $26.10, Supreme Ventures rose 19 cents to end at $4.70, with 200,690 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose 0.99 US cent while trading 1,035,300 units to close at 19.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 484,000 units to close at $2.09 but lost 1 cent.
