The junior market index lost 10.44 points to end at 2,416.30 on Monday as the prices of 5 stocks rose and 5 declined with 17 securities trading, compared with 14 on Friday. The movement in the junior market index left the gain for the year to date at 35 percent.
The volume of stocks traded jumped sharply on Monday by 1,865 percent from Friday’s level and ending with 3,446,347 units changing hands, valued at $15,863,525, up 1,928 percent from $782,192 on Friday.
Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 202,726 units with an average value of $933,149 traded, compared to 11,694 units with an average value of $52,146 on the preceding trading day. 
The average for the month to date is 113,520 units for an average of $633,167 compared to 52,146 units valued at $108,825 on Friday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Eppley ordinary stock split into 150 stock units for each one previously held is reflected in the price one junior market on Monday with the ex-stock split date being November 28. There was no trading in the stock by the close.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging dropped $2.20 and closed with 11,433 units changing hands to close at $18.75, Cargo Handlers traded 2,400 units at $12.50, Caribbean Cream closed with 5,769 shares changing hands and gained 25 cents to end at $7.25, Caribbean Producers rose 5 cents in trading 4,000 units at $3.45. Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 10,000 shares to close at $2.30, General Accident dropped 35 cents and closed trading with 113,300 units at $2.65, Honey Bun with 358,200 shares changing hands, closed at $5.50 after falling 10 cents. 
ISP Finance traded 28,623 shares to end at $8, Jamaican Teas traded 16,966 shares to close at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation closed with 149,100 units changing hands, 1 cent higher at $5.01, Key Insurance traded 21,100 shares with a rise of 15 cents to end at $2.50, Knutsford Express traded 750 units at $20. Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents with 8,000 shares changing hands, to close at $6.80, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 202,636 shares changing hands at $3.20. Lasco Manufacturing closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4.69 with 2,507,570 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading with 5,000 units changing hands closed at $3.50 and tTech traded 1,500 shares but rose 50 cents to $5.50.
Juniors volume surge – Monday
JSE main market up in morning trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in the main market indices climbing while junior market index decline marginally in early Monday trading. With the exception of 3.3 million shares in 1834 Investments and 633,843 shares of General Accident trading was moderate.
A total of 20 securities traded of which 6 advanced and only 10 fell, resulting in a volume of 4,494,219 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $16,491,042 compared with 497,348 shares changing hands with a value of $2,887,938 on Friday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 224,711 units versus 22,607 units on Friday.
At 10:50 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 675.21 points to 195,067.31 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 603.76 points to 178,486.97, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 491.73 points to close at 190,388.22 and the junior market index fell 6.64 points to end at 2,420.10.
Another record close for JSE
Grace Kennedy traded more than 28 million shares on the JSE on Friday.
The JSE combined index climbed 1,085.80 points to end at a record closing high of 189,896.49 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 41 securities trading as the prices of 19 gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 43,666,008 units valued at $1,467,261,444 changed hands, compared to 6,296,810 units valued at $50,570,213 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 175,408 units changing hands, valued at $782,192 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 1,672,696 and 948,034 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 188,585 units traded and for the month to date, 2523,372 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita traded 58,534 shares, to end at $5.10, Berger Paints traded 3,100 units at $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 9 cent to close at 80 cents, with 197,639 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in exchanging 12,030 shares at $27. Carreras lost 10 cents in exchanging 18,870 shares at $65.90. Trading in Ciboney shares resulted in a gain of 2 cents to close with 40,000 units changing hands at 20 cents, Grace Kennedy rose $1.87 and ended trading 28,422,521 units at $41.97, Jamaica Broilers rose 30 cents and closed at $14.90 with 38,575 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 32 cents and closed at $8.30 with 574,795 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 217,496 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $5.52, JMMB Group closed trading with 40,600 shares to end at $13.69, Kingston Wharves gained 20 cents in trading 99,659 shares to close at $19, Mayberry Investments traded 10,000 shares to close at $3.66, National Commercial Bank gained $1 and ended at $51 with 3,158,556 shares trading.
138 Student Living ordinary share traded at $5 with 60,400 units changing hands, PAN JAM Investment traded 15,925 shares to end at $24, Pulse Investments traded 25,000 shares after gaining 10 cents to end at $4, Radio Jamaica traded 130,200 units but lost 5 cents to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group had 67,480 shares changing hands to close at $25.50. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,660 units with the price falling 28 cents to $10.25. Scotia Group traded 697,692 shares to close with a gain of 15 cents at $31.71, Seprod traded 1,646,200 units to close with a rise of $1.09 at $26.99 and Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 7,946,940 shares changing hands.
Juniors rise on low volumes – Friday
ISP Finance closed at a new high of $8 on the junior market on Friday.
The volume of stocks traded declined sharply on Friday by 83 percent from Thursday’s level and ending with 175,408 units changing hands, valued at $782,192, down 85 percent from $5,281,239 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 11,694 units with an average value of $52,146 traded, compared to 72,603 units with an average value of $377,231 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 52,146 units for an average of $108,825 compared to 114,221 units valued at $648,781 on Thursday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.In trading activity, Caribbean Cream closed with 6,000 shares changing hands and lost 14 cents to $7, Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents in trading 200 units at $3.40, C2W Music traded 4,047 units at 25 cents, General Accident gained 15 cents and closed trading with 16,852 units at $3, Honey Bun with 8,500 shares changing hands, closed at $5.60. ISP Finance traded just 200 shares to end at an all-time high of $8, Jamaican Teas traded 1,340 shares to close at $4.10, with a rise of 11 cents.
Jetcon Corporation closed with 1,900 units changing hands at $5, Key Insurance traded 6,783 shares with a gain of 20 cents to end at $2.35, Knutsford Express traded 934 units at $20, Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents with 2,200 shares changing hands, to close at $6.80, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 6,860 shares changing hands at $3.20. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.70 with 105,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading gaine 40 cents with 8,894 units changing hands to close at $3.50 and tTech traded 5,698 shares but fell 75 cents to $5.
JSE climbs sharply in morning session
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in the main market indices climbing sharply with a rise of $2 in the price of National Commercial Bank with just 1,000 shares changing hands, while junior market index inched up moderately.
A total of 22 securities traded of which 10 advanced and only 3 fell, resulting in a volume of a mere 497,348 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $2,887,938 compared with 3,513,020 shares changing hands with a value of $22,530,339 on Thursday at 11:30 AM. The average number of shares traded, amount to 22,607units versus 26,142 units on Thursday.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,480.50 points to 194,907.23 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,323.83 points to 178,343.83, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,288.80 points to close at 190,099.49 and the junior market index rose5.95 points to end at 2,404.92.
In trading Cable & Wireless had 185,639 units changing hands at 75 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 34,094 shares at $5.50, Radio Jamaica had 102,700 units changing hands at $1.35 and 138 Student Living Jamaica had 60,400 units trading at $5.
TCL pushes JSE cross listed index up 290%
Trinidad Cement shares jumped sharply by 190 percent to close at $58.50 and pushed the Jamaica Stock Exchange Cross Listed Index by a massive 290 percent to 1,946.35 points up from 499.06 previously. The move also pushed the combined Index and the JSE market index to new record levels.
Trinidad Cement has not traded in Jamaica since May 25, 2015 when it closed at $15. The stock had 18,557 units trading in recording today’s trade and now brings the price in line with the price in Trinidad.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index fell 62.68 points to end at a new closing high of 193,426.73 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index surged 2,964.27 points to finish at a new record closing high of 177,020.00, a new closing high and the JSE combined index leapt 2,637.80 points to end at a record closing high of 188,810.69 with a gain for the year to date of 19 percent.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 42 securities trading as the prices of 16 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including 2 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 6,296,810 units valued at $50,570,213 changed hands, compared to 7,868,310 units valued at $46,934,147 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 1,016,439 units changing hands, valued at $5,281,239 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 188,585 and 223,372 units month to date. On Wednesday, an average of 285,892 units traded and for the month to date, 258,159 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita climbed 10 cents in trading 57,300 shares, to end at $5.10, Berger Paints traded 16,268 units at $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 1 cent to close at 71 cents, with 71,618 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose $2 in exchanging 24,635 shares at $28. Trading in 1834 Investments resulted in a fall of 21 cents to close with 330,620 shares trading at $1.18, Grace Kennedy ended trading 25,163 units at $40.10. Jamaica Broilers lost 20 cents and closed at $14.60 with 134,040 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose 12 cents and closed at $8.62 with 169,631 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 240,343 shares and lost 11 cents to end at $5.50, JMMB Group closed trading with 71,611 shares to end at $13.69,
Mayberry Investments traded 850,736 shares to close at $3.66 after rising 1 cent, National Commercial Bank ended at $50 with 194,061 shares trading. 138 Student Living ordinary share, traded at $5 with 46,550 units changing hands, PAN JAM Investments traded 188,115 shares to end at $24, Sagicor Group had 427,445 shares changing hands and rose 48 cents to close at $25.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 282,800 units with the price rising 28 cents to $10.53. Scotia Group traded 48,250 shares to close at $31.56, after gaining 35 cents, Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 52,984 shares changing hands, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 1 cent and traded at $1.07 with 1,956,000 units changing hands and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 1 cent and closed at $2.11 with 50,000 units changing hands.
Juniors fall with 2 stocks rising – Thursday
The junior market index dropped 10.82 points to end at 2,398.97 on Thursday as the prices of 2 stocks rose and 8 declined with 4 securities trading, compared with 14 on Wednesday. The decline left the gain for the junior market index for the year to date to 34 percent.
The volume of stocks traded declining on Thursday by 15 percent from Wednesday’s level and ending with 1,016,439 units changing hands, valued at $5,281,239, up 26 percent from $7,108,043 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 72,603 units with an average value of $377,231 traded, compared to 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 on the preceding trading day. 
The average for the month to date is 114,221 units for an average of $648,781 compared to 116,669 units valued at $664,754 on Wednesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial Services traded 2,510 units to close at $20.50, Cargo Handlers rose 50 cents and closed with 3,000 units changing hands to close at $12.50, Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents in trading 11,500 units at $3.45, Derrimon Trading lost 12 cents in trading 42,482 shares to close at $4.88, General Accident fell by 30 cents and closed trading with 125,025 units at $2.85, Honey Bun with 222,321 shares changing hands lost 3 cents and closed at $5.60.
Iron Rock Insurance traded 11,556 shares to end at $3, Jamaican Teas traded 6,384 shares to close at $3.99, with a decline of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation gave up 5 cents and closed with 17,188 units changing hands at $5, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 units at $20, Lasco Distributors fell by 1 cent with 271,146 shares changing hands, to close at $6.60, Lasco Financial ended with 14,900 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 272,227 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading gain 10 cents with 14,600 units changing hands to close at $3.10.
4th straight daily record close for JSE
Jamaica Producers traded 2.9 m shares on Wednesday.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 440.60 points to end at a new closing high of 193,489.41 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 393.98 points to finish at a new record closing high of 174,055.73, a new closing high and the JSE combined index gained 387.05 points to end at a closing record high of 186,172.89 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close with 7,868,310 units valued at $46,934,147 changed hands, compared to 7,367,774 units valued at $196,760,012 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,864,578 units trading valued at $7,108,043 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 285,892 and 258,159 units month to date. On Tuesday, an average of 376,430 units traded and for the month to date, 230,425 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita climbed 5 cents in trading 60,759 shares, to end at $5 after trading most, at $5.20, Cable & Wireless lost 8 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 70 cents, with 197,375 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in exchanging 3,683 shares at $26. Trading in 1834 Investments resulted in a rise of 19 cents to close with 50,000 shares trading at $1.39, Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents and ended trading 6,129 units at $40.10. Jamaica Broilers lost 19 cents and closed at $14.80 with 5,353 shares changing hands,
Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents and closed at $8.50 with 2,867,200 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 78,597 shares and lost 8 cents at $5.61, JMMB Group closed trading with 42,691 shares to end with a rise of 4 cents at $13.69, Mayberry Investments traded 2,303,629 shares to close at $3.65 after falling 25 cents, National Commercial Bank gained 80 cents to end at $50 with 16,808 shares trading. Radio Jamaica traded 70,856 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 144,144 shares changing hands and rose 2 cents to close at $25.02, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 20,823 units and ended at 18.56 US cents and JMMB Group 7.2% preference share traded at $1.08 with 112,697 units changing hands.
11 Junior market stocks rose – Wednesday
AMG Packaging jumped $2.44 in trading on the Junior market on Wednesday.
The volume of stocks traded rising on Wednesday with an increase by 765 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,864,578 units changing hands, valued at $7,108,043, up 651 percent from $946,789 on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 2 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 traded, compared to 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 116,669 units
for an average of $664,754 compared to 115,706 units valued at $674,569 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.In trading activity, Access Financial Services gained 42 cents in trading traded 5,000 units to close at $20.50, AMG Packaging rose $2.44 and closed with 835 units changing hands to close at $20.95, Caribbean Cream closed with 14,917 shares changing hands and lost 11 cents to $7.14. Caribbean Flavours traded 17,257 units to end at $8.50 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Producers rose 2 cents in trading 3,000 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 7,000 shares to close at $2.40, Jamaican Teas traded 17,600 shares to close at $4, with a gain of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and closed with 383,452 units changing hands at $5.05,
Lasco Distributors fell 29 cents with 258,830 shares changing hands, to close at $6.61, Lasco Financial gained 7 cents and ended with 20,000 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.80 with 55,087 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents and ended with 19,500 units changing hands to close at $4.30, Paramount Trading lost 50 cents with 29,100 units changing hands to close at $3 and Derrimon Trading preference share, rose 24 cents ending with 1,033,000 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.49.
12 stocks rise 2 down in early JSE trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted
in the main market and junior market rising moderately in early Wednesday morning activity.
A total of 24 securities traded of which 12 advanced and 2 fell, resulting in a volume of just 627,417 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $2,528,726 compared with 1,821,034 shares changing hands, with a value of $62,254,541 on Tuesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 26,142 units versus 95,844 units on Tuesday.
The leading volume trades in the market are, Barita Investments traded 53,759 shares at $5.20, Cable & Wireless had 197,375 units traded down to 70 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 77,587 units at $5.69, Radio Jamaica traded 70,856 units at $1.30 and JMMB Group 7.2% preference share traded at $1.08 with 112,697 units changing hands.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 17.56 points to 193,066.37, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 15.71 points to 173,677.46, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 248.03 points to close at 186,033.87 and the junior market index rose 22.72 points to end at 2,430.40.
Subsequent to 10:45 AM Jamaica Producers Group traded 2,863,910 shares at $8.30.