NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the JSE on Friday following full year results.
The JSE Market Index rose 213.19 points to finish at 170,392 and the JSE combined index gained 481.02 points to end at 183,513 with a gain for the year to date of 15.6 percent.
At the close 2,121,591 units valued at $35,719,971 changed hands, compared to 18,462,121 units valued at $230,990,500 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 256,384 units trading valued at $1,074,606 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 81,096 and 155,485 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 277,373 units traded and fro the month to date, 229,873 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
The market closed with 42 securities trading as the prices of 20 gained while 12 declined in the overall market, including 8 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 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless closed at 85 cents with 76,118 units trading, Caribbean Cement climbed 50 cents with 26,634 units changing hands to close at $30.50, Carreras traded 18,989 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $66, Grace Kennedy end up trading 28,611 units at $41.45. Jamaica Broilers gained 20 cents and closed at $14.70 with 4,058 shares changing ownership, Jamaica Producers lost 20 cents in trading 566,435 shares to close at $8, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $5.70 after trading 174,446 shares, JMMB Group traded 2,000 shares to end at $13.70.
Mayberry Investments ended with 21,000 shares trading to close at $4 for a fall of 1 cent, National Commercial Bank ended trading of 292,035 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $46, the stock closed with just one offer at $50 to sell 200 units. Trading in 138 Student Living, ended with 181,667 shares changing hands to close with a fall of 50 cents at $5, Pan Jamaican Investment closed at $23.70 after trading 57,959 shares, Radio Jamaica closed with a 5 cents loss at $1.45 with 10,186 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 86,046 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to close at $24. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded with a rise of 3 cents to close at $10.25 with 28,498 units switching owners, Scotia Group slipped 9 cents in trading 87,290 shares to close at $31.21, Seprod fell 50 cents in trading 21,445 shares to end at $27.50. Supreme Ventures rose 30 cents trading 9,840 shares to close at $5.10 and Proven Investments traded 161,675 units rising slightly to close at 19.97 US cents.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Thursday after hitting a new record on Wednesday. The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,569.85 points to close at 189,153.12, bringing the year to date gains to 13 percent. The JSE Market Index fell 1,403.72 points to finish at 170,178.32 and the JSE combined index declined 1,147.57 points to end at 183,032.25 with a gain for the year to date of 15.6 percent. 
The market closed with 42 securities trading as the prices of 9 gained while 17 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
Margaritaville Turks traded 1,629,049 shares to close at 22.01 US cents, after declining by 2.5 cents, National Commercial Bank ended with the trading of 49,275 shares to close at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investment closed at $23.70 after trading 2,751,998 shares, Pulse Investments traded at $3 with 50,000 units changing owners. Radio Jamaica closed unchanged at $1.50 with 16,593 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 678,392 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to close at $23.95, Scotia Group slipped 49 cents in trading 43,593 shares to close at $31.30, Seprod fell 50 cents in trading 14,051 shares to end at $28. Supreme Ventures lost 20 cents trading 2,000 shares to close at $4.80, Proven Investments traded 121,922 units slipping slightly to close at 19.9 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share, traded 92,320 units to close at $2.10.
The junior market had a big day of trading on Thursday as Lasco Distributors dominated trading with 10.5 million units, the market index fell 11.27 points to 2,454.09, putting the gain for the year to date to 37 percent.
Trading volume had a sharp jump of 477 percent from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 11,250,424 units changing hands, valued at $76,439,888, up by 462 percent from $13,610,614 on Wednesday.
Dolphin Cove closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $15.29 but lost 20 cents in the process. Honey Bun with 18,825 shares changing hands lost 10 cents and closed at $6, Jamaican Teas traded 18,100 shares to close at $3.90 with a fall of 10 cents, Jetcon Corporation traded 38,928 shares and gained 25 cents in closing at $5. Knutsford Express traded 714 shares at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 10,502,964 shares trading at $6.90, after easing by 10 cents, Lasco Financial ended with just 1,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.13, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 304,871 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables traded 321,510 units but dropped 40 cents to $4.60.
Thursday with the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw the main market indices falling and the junior market inching up after 75 minutes of market activity. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 186,716 and 182,374 month to date units. On Tuesday, an average of 255,960 units traded and 178,031 month to date. The average for the October was 220,811 units.
Kingston Properties traded 29,600 shares and closed at $10. Margaritaville Turks traded 85,200 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 24.50 US cents, after rising by 0.50 cent, National Commercial Bank rose 1 cent in trading 104,502 shares to close at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investment gained 40 cents and closed at $23.70 after trading 2,700,060 shares, Sagicor Group had 21,526 shares changing hands and rose 48 cents to close at $23.90. Scotia Group climbed 59 cents in trading 60,823 shares to close at $31.79, Seprod fell $1.50 in trading 20,949 shares to end at $28.50, Supreme Ventures traded 147,357 shares to close at $5. Proven Investments traded 172,995 units and rose 1 cent to close at 20 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded 80,000 units to close at $2.40.
Trading volume rose 54 percent from Tuesday’s levels, ending with 1,948,431 units changing hands, valued at $13,610,614, up by 111 percent from $6,437,908 on Tuesday.
CAC 2000 traded 8,500 units and closed at $4, Cargo Handlers ended with 3,245 shares changing hands at $12, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 41,280 units and lost 38 cents to close at $3.12. C2W Music traded 3,057 shares but fell 2 cents to end at 23 cents, Derrimon Trading closed with 4,000 units changing hands at $4.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 15,900 shares and gained 10 cents in closing at $4.75. Lasco Distributors ended with 1,540,643 shares trading at $7, after trading at a low for the day of $6.40. Lasco Financial gained 23 cents and ended with 158,269 shares changing hands to close at $3.13 and Lasco Manufacturing fell 5 cents and closed at $4.85 with 101,297 shares changing hands.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,032.43 points to 190,504.23, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,817.35 points to 171,386.44, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 2,119.66 points to close at 184,133.61 and the junior market index gained 42.27 points to 2,452.23.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange retreated for the second day in a row on Tuesday, with the All Jamaica Composite Index falling 395.03 points to close at 188,471.80, bringing the year to date gains to 12.6 percent. The JSE Market Index dived 353.23 points to finish at 169,569.09 and the JSE combined index dropped 1,072.17 points to end at 182,013.95 with a gain for the year to date of 15 percent. 
The market closed with 41 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 15 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
Kingston Wharves traded 306,116 shares and rose 3 cents, to close at $17.20, Mayberry Investments gained just 1 cent and ended with 9,065 shares trading at the close at $4, National Commercial Bank traded 15,581 shares to close at $45.49. Trading in 138 Student Living, ended with 56,583 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 50 cents at $5.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.45 with 50,000 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 3,344,598 shares changing hands and fell 43 cents to close at $23.42. Scotia Group fell 35 cents in trading 58,464 shares to close at $31.20, Scotia Investments traded 41,821 shares to close at $30, Seprod jumped $5.85 in trading 219,639 shares to end at 52 weeks’ high of $30, Supreme Ventures traded 1,320,818 shares to close at $5 and Proven Investments traded 20,556 units at 19 US cents, up 1.25 cents.
The junior market index fell back sharply from on Tuesday the record close on Monday with the market index sinking 72.48 points to 2,409.96 pulling the gain for the year to date down to 35 percent, with Lasco Distributors falling as low as $6 and closing with an average price of $6.27. 
The average for the month to date is 91,238 units at $508,614 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
Derrimon Trading closed with 3,500 units changing hands with a loss of 20 to end at $4.80. Dolphin Cove traded 1,059 shares and closed at $15.49, General Accident had 68,000 shares changing hands and closed at $3, Jetcon Corporation traded 117,486 shares in closing and gained 5 cents in closing at $4.65 after it traded at $5 in early trading, KLE Group lost 17 cents in closing at $1.13 with 25,847 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors ended with 389,146 shares trading to close at $7, the stock traded as low as $6 during the morning session. Lasco Financial lost 20 cents and ended with 82,359 shares changing hands to close at $2.90, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 536,191 shares changing hands.
sharply with the junior market index dropping a whopping 3 percent or 76 points.