Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 1,081.34 points to 314,601.51 and the JSE Index shedding 985.23 points to 286,637.56.
Main and US market activities ended with moderate trading levels leading to prices of 12 securities rising, 12 falling, 4 trading firm as 28 securities traded, including 1 from the US market versus 27 on Thursday.
Main market activity ended with 5,977,622 shares valued at $168,448,904 changing hands, in contrast to 7,713,887 shares valued at $88,768,495 trading on Thursday.
The US market closed with Proven Investments exchanging 4,000 ordinary shares, at 22.95 US cents, with a value of US$918 and leading to the JSE US Equities Index easing just 0.05 points to close at 174.09.
Market activity ended with an average of 221,393 shares valued at $$6,238,848, in contrast to 296,688 shares valued at $3,414,173 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 172,863 units valued at 3,477,159 and previously, 165,819 units valued at 3,005,225.
January ended with an average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Major price changes at the close of the market are, Caribbean Cement dipped 95 cents to $33.05, Jamaica Broilers rose $1 to $19, Jamaica Producers dropped $2.50 to $15.50, Mayberry Investments fell $1.08 to $4.81, PanJam Investment rose $2.35 to $41.85 and Scotia Group lost $1 to end at $50. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 1.26 million units, NCB Financial traded just under 1.25 million units and Wisynco Group traded 742,000 units to close at $10.60.
For more details of market activities see – 12 stocks rose 12 fell in JSE trading – Friday.

Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at 40 cents, as 1,063,621 shares changed hands. Grace Kennedy fell 15 cents to $43, with 12,213 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to close at $18, with 40,445 units, Jamaica Producers closed $2.50 higher at $18, with 33,828 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 4 cents to $6.49, with 22,982 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading $1.01 higher at $25.01, with 182,000 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading 13 cents higher at $5.89, with 47,990 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 1 cent to $100, with 501,618 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.39, exchanging 385 shares. 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 1,083 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $39.50, with 66,575 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 61 cents at $9.50, with 3,000 shares,
Radio Jamaica settled 1 cent higher at $1.06, with 64,747 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $35, with 54,549 stock units. Salada Foods traded 69 cents higher at $11.20, with 102,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading $1 higher at $51, with 46,822 shares, Seprod closed 50 cents higher at $30, with 3,080 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a rise of 5 cents to $11.70, with 45,769 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.40, with 216,776 units and WISYNCO Group settled with a loss of 10 cents at $10.45, with 1,219,288 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.90, with 797 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.10, with 2,794,538 shares, changing hands.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 1,482.29 points to 315,682.85 and the JSE Index climbing 1,350.53 points to 287,622.79.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 701.49 points to 314,200.56 and the JSE Index declined by 639.13 points to 286,272.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 closed with a lower offer.
The prices of 9 stocks securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose but 10 fell and 9 held firm on Wednesday leading to fall in the market indices, with 8,750,362 shares valued at $150,223,412 trading. 

Market activity ended with an average of 57,855 shares valued at $$881,586, in contrast to 76,501 shares valued at $910,375 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 138,250 units valued at $2,267,631 and previously, 167,869 units valued at $2,778,279 January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.
Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 75 cents at $34.75, with 115,488 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 95 cents at $14.95, with 40,069 shares. Salada Foods traded 1 cent higher at $10.51, with 2,950 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $3.50 at $50, with 35,767 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $1.18 at $28.82, with 1,950 shares. Sterling Investments ended with a loss of $1.10 at a 52 weeks’ low of $10, with 11,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 43 cents at $11.57, with 44,956 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.35, with 147,585 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 494,217 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 9 cents at $1.90, with 1,390 stock units changing hands.
The prices of 14 stocks Fourteen Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back sharply at the close on Monday with 2,142,032 shares valued at $25,490,496 changing hands, in contrast to 4,761,651 shares valued at $85,619,819 trading on Friday.
Carreras finished with a loss of 15 cents at $11, in exchange of 214,066 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $34.50, with 152,205 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 9 cents higher at 31 cents, with 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 45,448 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 60 cents higher at $19, with 15,283 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 500 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 11,400 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 50 cents higher at $25, with 17,444 shares, Kingston Wharves settled $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $35, with 2,605 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 25 cents higher at $6.05, with 54,958 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1 cent at $99.99, with 42,656 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1.85 to close at $41.85, with 313 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 89 cents at $10.11, with 1,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 5,000 shares.
Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 900 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 25 cents higher at $35.50, with 32,440 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading $1.40 higher to close at a record $15.90, with 12,400 shares. Scotia Group finished trading at $53.50, with 13,109 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $4 at $30, with 1,784 shares. Sterling Investments ended at $11.10, with 1,708 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 44 cents higher at $12, with 10,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 232,213 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 561,023 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 200,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, with 2,814 shares trading.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 309.91 points to 315,465.77 and the JSE Index advanced by 282.36 points to 287,424.99.
Market activity ended with an average of 190,466 shares valued at $3,424,793, in contrast to 254,538 shares valued at $4,349,516 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 221,167 units valued at $3,867,890. January closed with average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 for each security traded.