Trading in NCB’s shares helped to push the JSE to a record close on Tuesday.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 369.13 points to close at a new closing high of 193,048.81 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 378.06 points to finish at 173,661.75, a new closing high and the JSE combined index gained 229.67 points to end at 185,785.84 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close with 7,367,774 units valued at $196,760,012 changed hands, compared to 748,476 units valued at $7,664,842 changing hands on Monday.The junior market accounted for 215,605 units trading valued at $946,789 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 376,430 and 230,425 units month to date. On Monday, an average of 35,184 units traded and for the month to date, 84,420 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
The market closed with 33 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita climbed 45 cents in trading 10,000 shares to end at $4.95, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent to close at 78 cents with 130,610 units trading, Carreras exchanged 440,140 shares at $66 to gain 50 cents, Grace Kennedy ended trading 17,960 units at $40.06. Jamaica Broilers rose 4 cents and closed at $14.99 with 8,205 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 15 cents and closed at $8.20 with 264,007 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 20,600 shares at $5.69, JMMB Group closed trading with 515,685 shares to end with a decline of 35 cents at $13.65,
National Commercial Bank dropped $2.80 to end at $49.20 with 2,480,934 shares trading, PAN JAM Investments traded 102,200 shares but lost 64 cents to end at $24. Sagicor Group had 327,527 shares changing hands and rose 89 cents to close at $25, Scotia Group lost 30 cents in trading 135,304 shares to close at $31.21, Seprod gained $1 in trading 246,492 shares to end at $27. Supreme Ventures lost 15 cents in trading 2,014,900 shares at $4.80, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 7,252 units and ended at 19.49 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 425,478 units at $2.10.
In trading activity, 
Lasco Financial gained 8 cents and ended with 18,751 shares changing hands at $3.08, 
A total of 19 securities traded of which 6 advanced and 7 fell and resulting in a volume of just 1,821,034 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $62,254,541 compared with 351,677 shares changing hands with a value of $1,089,793 on Monday. The average number of shares traded amount to 95,844 units versus 29,306 units on Monday.
The junior market index fell 11.77 points to end at 2,452.33 on Monday as the prices of just 1 stock rose and 6 declined with 9 securities trading, down from 17 on Friday. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 37 percent. 
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers.
Caribbean Cream with 62,000 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to close at $7.25, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $2.30, Honey Bun with 23,868 shares changing hands, but lost 40 cents to end at $5.60. Jamaican Teas traded 4,449 shares and fell 11 cents to close at $3.99, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 21,460 shares trading at $1.55. Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 882 shares changing hands and tTech lost 55 cents and ended with 1,450 shares changing hands at $5.20.
On Friday, an average of 76,063 units traded and for the month to date, 133,657 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
Grace Kennedy ended trading only 2,400 units at $40, Jamaica Producers rose 5 cents and closed at $8.35 with 104,473 shares switching owners. JMMB Group closed trading with 4,703 shares to end with a rise of 20 cents at $14, Kingston Wharves traded 5,632 shares to close at $18.80, National Commercial Bank gained $2.50 with 12,375 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 46,371 shares changing hands and fell 39 cents to close at $24.11. Scotia Group rose 1 cent in trading 53,000 shares to close at $31.51, Seprod dropped $1.40 in trading 9,250 shares to end at $26 Supreme Ventures traded 21,000 shares at $4.95 and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 46,750 units and ended at 19.50 US cents.
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is off to a slow start in early Monday morning activity with just a few securities being active with limited volume.
The junior market index fell 7.64 points to end at 2,464.10 on Friday as the prices of 10 stocks rose and 5 declined with 17 securities trading. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date remained at 38 percent. 
The average for the month to date is 129,584 units for an average of $756,133 compared to 132,360 units valued at $778,840 on Thursday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 76,063 and 133,657 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 282,822 units traded and for the month to date, 191,250 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 1 cent and ended at $5.69 after trading 13,110 shares, JMMB Group closed trading with 213,827 shares to end with a fall of 70 cents at $13.80, Mayberry Investments traded 45,100 shares to close at $3.90, after rising 15 cents, Investors bought 34,029 shares of 138 Student Living at $5. Pan Jamaican Investment (soon to become PANJAM Investment limited with shareholders approving the name change) gained 94 cents and closed at $24.64 after trading 220,798 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents in trading 14,228 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 160,519 shares changing hands and rose 49 cents to close at $24.50. Scotia Group recovered 20 cents in trading 62,835 shares to close at $31.50, Seprod jumped $1.57 in trading 2,200 shares to end at $27.40. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 72,952 units and ended at 19.50 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 1 cent in trading 30,100 units at $1.08.
The market closed with 35 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $5.70 after trading 396,314 shares, JMMB Group close trading with 287,849 shares to end with a gain of 50 cents at $14.50, Mayberry Investments traded 9,925 shares to close at $3.75. Pan Jamaican Investment (soon to become PanJam Investment limited with shareholders approving the name change) gained 90 cents and closed at $23.70 after trading 9,780 shares, Portland JSX traded 9,100 units with the price recovering 79 cents to $11, for an all-time low. Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents in trading 30,611 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 35,900 shares changing hands and fell 9 cents to close at $24.01, Scotia Group shed 20 cents in trading 33,025 shares to close at $31.30, Seprod dropped $1.67 in trading 3,033 shares to end at $25.83. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 16,060 units and ended at 19.50 US cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 1 cent in trading 517,006 units at $1.08.