Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw the market indices rising and the junior index slipping slightly after 45 minutes of trading on Thursday. The ratio of advancing stocks to declining ones was virtually even.
Up to 10:45 am, JMMB Group traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $14.55 with 60,300 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream fell 99 cents and last traded at $9.01 with 48,577 units changing hands but the stock traded at $10 initially, ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $7 with 51,809 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial Services had 116,838 units trading at $3.30 and JMMB Group 7.50% traded 180,000 units at $1.10.
A total of 30 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 821,407 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,914,772, compared to 1,437,120 shares changing hands carrying a value of $26,771,116 on Wednesday. The average number of shares traded amounts to 27,380 units compared to 51,326 on Wednesday. Market activity resulted in 10 stock falling while the prices of 9 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 475.52 points to 185,454.27, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index gained 425.19 points to 166,870.87, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index climbed 355.34 points to close at 179,703.50 and the junior market index declined 3.80 points to 2,428.63.
JSE majors gains juniors slip
Advancing stocks shine – Wednesday
JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
At the close 4,936,602 units valued at $80,553,639, changed hands, compared to 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,995,508 units valued at $10,428,547 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 619.07 points to end at 166,445.68.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 692.34 points to close at 184,978.75 and the JSE combined index slipped 28.68 points, to end at 179,348.16.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 49,851 shares and gained 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at 90 cents with 18,516 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents in trading 201,487 shares to close at $30.50, Carreras dropped $1 with 74,889 shares changing hands at $65. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 31,636 shares changing hands to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 11,459 shares changing hands at $42.45 after falling 5 cents, Jamaica Producers ended with 40,200 shares changing hands as the price gained 30 cents to close at $8.40. JMMB Group climbed $1.01 in trading 91,100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.01, Mayberry Investments traded 973,100 shares to close at $3.70,
National Commercial Bank traded 892,203 shares and declined 10 cents to end at $42, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 55 cents and closed at $23.40 after trading 11,215 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 30 cents in trading 52,835 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 6,291 shares and ended at $23.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,769 shares but fell 13 cents to close at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.49 and closed at $30.01 with 4,228 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 with 11,920 units changing hands to close at $30, Proven Investments traded 49,063 shares at 20 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 388,250 units at $2.10 after falling 3 cents and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded 9,675 units at $1,247 each.
Another record close for juniors – Wednesday
Caribbean Cream ended at a new closing high on Wednesday of $10 & is up 900% since listing in 2013..
Trading volume rose strongly from Tuesday’s levels, ending with 1,995,508 units changing hands, 402 percent higher than on Tuesday, while value traded jumped 659 percent to $10,428,547 from $1,373,477, on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
In market activity Cargo Handlers stock has not traded since it closed at $86.10 on September 12, the market closed today with the bid at $87 to buy 393 units, a total of
45,551 units were offered for sale at $90, the will be split 10 for 1 stock, effective from the close of business on October 21.In trading activity, AMG Packaging closed with a fall of 45 cents at $17.55 with 615 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 70 cents with 541,070 shares changing hands to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $10, Caribbean Producers gained 20 cents in trading 435,000 units to end at $3.50. Dolphin Cove gained 50 cents to end at $13 after trading 100 shares, General Accident Insurance rose 1 cent with 139,954 units changing hands at $2.65, Honey Bun traded 7,386 shares at $6.10, Iron Rock Insurance traded 313,700 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $3.35, Jamaican Teas lost 4 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $4.
Jetcon Corporation traded 108,111 shares and gained 8 cents to close at $4.59, Key Insurance closed down to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.25 with 27,266 units, for a loss of 5 cents, KLE Group ended at $2.05 with 3,760 shares changing. Lasco Distributors closed with rise of 45 cents as 41,072 units traded at $7.50, Lasco Financial ended with 72,300 shares changing hands at $3.35, after rising 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.10 with 60,135 shares trading to gain 5 cents. Medical Disposables traded 22,991 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $4.42, tTech climbed 28 cents and ended with 8,548 shares changing hands at $5.58 and Derrimon Trading preference share fell 10 cents and ended with 211,500 units changing hands at $2.10.
Advancing stocks beat decliners 2-1
Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday saw the market indices hitting new highs but within an hour of the markets’ opening, the market fell back, with the all Jamaica Index declining by 335 points. 
The decline in the main market did not negate the 2 to 1 advantage that advancing stocks held over declining ones in the overall market.
Up to 10:45 am, Caribbean Cement jumped $3.50 to $33.50 with 76,003 shares changing hands, National Commercial bank traded 502,203 units at $42.40 after rising 30 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% traded 388,250 units at $2.10.
A total of 28 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,437,120 shares changing hands carrying a value of $26,771,116, compared to 251,399 shares changing hands carrying a value of $1.3 million on Tuesday. The average number of shares traded amounts to 51,326 units compared to 17,957 on Tuesday. Market activity resulted in 7 stock falling while the prices of 13 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 335.20 points to 185,335.89, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index slipped 299.73 points to 166,765.02, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined by 177.72 points to close at 177,199.12 and the junior market index rose 9.76 points to 2,389.08.
Juniors’ advancers beat decliners – Tuesday
The junior market within touch of record territory
Trading volume rose strongly from Friday’s levels, ending with 397,764 units changing hands, 88 percent lower than on Friday, while the value traded dropped 89 percent to $1,373,477 from $12,272,247, on Friday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
In market activity Cargo Handlers stock has not traded since it closed at $86.10 on September 12, the market closed today with the bid at $88 to buy 3,000 units, with no units offered for sale, the will be split 10 for 1 stock, effective from the close of business on October 21.In trading activity, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 50 cents at $18 with 920 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 1 cent with just 500 shares changing hands to close at $9.30, Caribbean Producers traded 200,000 units to end at $3.30, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 5 cents to end at $2.40 after trading 50,000 shares. C2W Music closed with 21,500 units changing hands to close at 24 cents, Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents and closed with 5,000 shares at $3.60, General Accident Insurance rose by 24 cents with 3,620 units changing hands at $2.64,
Honey Bun traded 3,800 shares at $6.10 after falling 9 cents. Jamaican Teas rose 14 cents in trading 4,400 shares to close at $4.04, Key Insurance that was under selling pressure for weeks finally traded down to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.29 with 2,500 units for a loss of 10 cents, but the stock was on offer at $2.25. There were no bids to buy the stock at the close. KLE Group ended at $2.05 with 9,500 shares changing hands after falling by 5 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 5 cents as only 499 units traded at $7.05, Lasco Financial ended with 9,703 shares changing hands at $3.35, after rising 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 85,822 shares trading.
AJ Index surges 2,888 points to record close – Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica composite Index and the JSE index surged to close at record levels, erasing the record of 183,366.39 reached in February 4, for the former, this year and beating the previous high of 165,011.89 on the same day, for the JSE Market Index. The JSE Combined index also hit a new closing record, bettering the level of 177,090.44 it closed at last week Friday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 35 trading, while 7 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810, changed hands, compared to 43,448,695 units 
valued at $912,734,040 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 397,764 units valued at $1,373,477 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index jumped 2,582.50 points to end at 167,064.75. The all Jamaica Composite Index surged 2,888.12 points to close at 185,671.09 and the JSE combined index climbed 2,286.40 points, to end at 179,376.84 for a new record high.
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 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 30,000 shares to close at $4.20, Carreras gained 15 cents with 4,783 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 9,600 shares changing hands and gained of 2 cents to close at $1.24, 
Grace Kennedy closed with 116,206 shares changing hands at $42.50. Jamaica Producers traded 9,200 shares and ended with a loss of 30 cents at $8.10, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 40 cents at $27.40 with 1,108 units trading, JMMB Group traded 180,232 units to close at $13 after trading earlier at $13.95, Kingston Wharves lost 10 cents in trading 561,770 shares to close at $17.50. National Commercial Bank traded just 9,986 shares and gained 60 cents to end at $42.10. Pan Jamaican Investments added 45 cents and closed at $23.95 after trading 4,462 shares. Sagicor Group traded 3,700 shares to close at $23.81, Scotia Group closed at $31.50 with 34,840 shares changing hands, but closed with an offer at $30.50 to sell 74,380 units and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 63,000 units at $1.10.
Stocks up in early trading
Uncertainty regarding working activity in Jamaica seems to be affecting trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday after the market reopened with from the 
closure on Monday due to the threat of hurricane. With more than an hour’s trading only 14 securities changed hands.
Up to 10:45 am, just 5 stocks traded in the junior market with Caribbean Producers trading 87,573 units at $3.30 and Lasco Manufacturing with 80,027 units at $5.05. In the main market Barita Investments had 30,000 units changing hands at $4.20 and JMMB Group traded 26,184 shares at $13.95, up 95 cents from Friday’s close.
Just 14 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 251,399 shares changing hands carrying a value of $1.3 million, compared to 1,383,211 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,292,776. The average number of shares traded amounts to 17,957 units compared to 53,200 on Friday. Market activity resulted in 1 stock falling while the prices of 6 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 759.52 points to 183,542.49 and if it closes close to this level would represent a new all-time closing high, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 679.15 points to 165,161.40, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 669.73 points to close at 177,760.17 and the junior market index fell 3.88 points to 2,393.78.
Subsequent to 11Am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped to 184,046.87 points.
Another record close for juniors – Friday
Paramount ended at a new all-time high of $19.50 with a rise of $2, after the company announced splitting the stock.
At the close of trading, 7 stocks rose and 8 declined with 18 securities trading. Trading volume rose strongly from Thursday’s levels, ending with 3,440,359 units changing hands, 97 percent more than on Thursday, while the value traded declined by just 2 percent to $12,272,247 from $12,530,207, on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers as month window dressing may be at play.
In market activity, Cargo Handlers stock has not traded since it closed at $86.10 on September 12, the market closed with the bid at $87.05 to buy 105 units, next in line to buy is 393 shares at $87,with the next at $76.55, there were stocks offered for sale at the close. Shareholders at a recent extraordinary meeting approved a 10 for 1 stock split, to take effect from the close of business on October 21. Key Insurance remains under pressure with the offer at $2.20 to sell 1,000 units compared with the last sale of $2.49. There were no bids to buy the stock at the close.In trading activity, CAC 2000 closed at $6.40 with 7,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 2 cents with 285,819 shares changing hands to close at $9.29, Caribbean Flavours traded 640 units to end at $8.99 with a rise of 99 cents, Derrimon Trading lost 50 cents and closed with 10,000 shares at $3.50. Dolphin Cove dropped $1.20 to end at $12.50 after trading 10,000 shares, General Accident Insurance rose by 20 cents with 2,610,000 units changing hands at $2.40, Honey Bun traded 66,969 shares at $6.10 after falling 9 cents. Iron Rock Insurance traded 10,938 shares at $3.30, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents in trading 23,874 shares to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation fell 19 cents with 30,651 units changing hands, to end at $4.51, ISP Finance rose 61 cents to end at an all-time high of $6.61 with just 200 shares changing hands.
Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 14 cents as 229,084 units traded at $7.10, Lasco Financial ended with 8,000 shares changing hands at $3.30, after rising 12 cents, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $5.05 with 105,000 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 1,500 shares to close at $4.36, Paramount Trading jumped $2 to a new all-time high of $19.50 with just 2,000 shares changing hands, Sweet River Abattoir fell 35 cents with 700 units trading to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50 and tTech dropped $1.20 and ended with 37,984 shares changing hands at $5.30.
Record close for JSE stocks – Friday
The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 40 trading, while 14 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 43,448,695 units valued at $912,734,040, changed hands, compared to the 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 3,440,359 units valued at $12,272,247 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 427.61 points to end at 164,482.25. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 478.22 points to close at 182,782.97 and the JSE combined index climbed 560.98 points, to end at 177,090.44 for a new record high.
In the morning session the markets traded in record territory with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.97 points to 165,460.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,660.01 points to 178,189.47 and the junior market index rose 34.67 points to 2,408.56.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 20 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita Investments traded 6,740 shares to close at $4.20, Berger Paints rose 35 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 with 1,415 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents and closed at 87 cents with 434,690 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement lost 1 cent in trading 18,700 shares to close at $30. Carreras exchanged 3,180 shares at $65.85, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 20,000 shares changing hands, 2 cents lower at $1.22, Grace Kennedy closed with 14,368 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of $1 at $27 with 80,570 units trading.
JMMB Group jumped $1.50 in trading 139,118 units to close at $13, National Commercial Bank (NCB) traded 1,951,691 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $41.50, supply for NCB is drying up with only 97,550 on offer between $42 and $47 including 72,835 units at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23.50 after trading 2,549,213 shares. Sagicor Group gained 1 cent in trading 28,272,885 shares to close at $23.81 and left just one sell order amounting to 2,000 shares at $25, in the market. The lack of supply for Sagicor could be a big signal of an upward movement for the stock, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 5 cents in trading 5,603,612 shares to close with at $10.25, Scotia Group lost 50 cents and closed at $31.50 with 890,433 shares changing hands and Seprod traded 1,258 shares to end at $22.
Stocks hit new highs early trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, pushed the markets into new record territory, with the All Jamaica Composite index jumping 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11
beating the previous highest close of 183,366.39 reached in February while the junior market climbed into the 2,400 level for the first time.
Up to 10:45 am, the main trades are Caribbean Cream traded 136,819 units at $9.40 after trading at $9.70, General Accident Insurance had 600,000 units changing hands at $2.40, Lasco Distributors rose to $7.50 with 222,184 shares Honey Bun traded 66,969 shares at $6.10 and Paramount Trading moved to a new all-time high of $19.50 with just 2,000 shares.
At 10:45 am 26 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,383,211 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,292,776. The average number of shares traded amounts to 53,200 units. Market activity resulted in 5 stocks falling while the prices of 10 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11. If the market ends trading close to this level, it would represent a new all time high for all three major indices. at mid morning the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.97 points to 165,460.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,660.01 points to 178,189.47 and the junior market index gained 34.67 points to 2,408.56.