Supreme Ventures traded the most shares on Monday with 6.9m units
At the close of the market prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 38 trading, with 11 declining, in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, 12,416,676 units valued at $159,207,495, changed hands, compared to the 56,335,591 units valued at $1,576,979,024 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 835,628 units valued at $4,086,204 of the total traded on Monday. The big trade of the day was Supreme Ventures with 6,871,362 units valued at $32,318,545 changing hands to close at $4.70 after falling 28 cents. Carreras traded over 1 million shares at a value of $73,955,605.
The market index ended with good gains, with the JSE Market Index climbing 892.01 points to end at 160,141.08. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 997.57 points to close at 177,928.04 and the JSE combined index surged 1,128.53 points, to end at 172,409.91.
At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments rose 25 cents and ended with 61,030 units changing hands to close at $3.50, investors pushed the price of Cable & Wireless up by 15 cents to close at 95 cents and picked up 1,594,615 units as selling of the stock abates. Caribbean Cement rose 60 cents, to close at $26.60 with 10,315 units changing hands, Carreras traded 1,137,767 shares to close at $65.50, Investors traded 49,527 shares of 1834 Investments to close with a loss of 6 cents at $1.18, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents, with 394,085 shares changing hands at $42.50. Jamaica Broilers had 678,683 shares changing hands and gained 5 cents to end at $14.55, Jamaica Producers ended with a gain of 10 cents to close at $8.50 with 108,851 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1 to end at $27.50 while trading 15,168 shares, JMMB Group traded 1,200 units and rose 1 cent to $9.81. Kingston Wharves traded 6,161 shares to close at $17.50, after falling 5 cents, Mayberry Investments had 12,000 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 5 cents at $3.55, 
National Commercial Bank jumped by $1 with 321,588 shares trading and closed at $41, the price of 138 Student Living remained unchanged at $4.70, after 7,150 units changed hands. Pan Jamaican Investments lost just 1 cent and closed at $23.50 after trading 185,496 shares. Radio Jamaica rose 2 cents and closed at $1.42 after 8,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 24,120 shares and fell 29 cents to close at $22.81. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 38,153 shares to close with a gain of 8 cents at $10.20, Scotia Group gained 30 cents to close at $30.01 with 6,124 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 99 cents to close at $21.50 with 2,333 shares trading and Proven Investments gained 0.95 19.99 US cents.
Trading ended with 835,628 units changing hands, 83 percent less than on Friday, while the value traded dropped 87 percent, with $4,086,204, compared to $32,514,713 changing hands on Friday.
The market commenced the week with more than 1 million shares each trading in Cable & Wireless 1,591,675 units as the price held firm, Carreras traded 1,136,267 units as the price fell 50 cents for and National Commercial Bank had 319,588 shares trading at $40. Volume traded in other stocks was very moderate.
Derrimon enters as number 4 but the company is highly leveraged but expanding. 
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dived 1,017.74 points to end at 159,249.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,138.18 points to close at 176,930.47 and the JSE combined index sank 749.64 points, to end at 171,281.38.
The market index gained 18.92 points, to close at 2,296.85. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
General Accident closed trading with 10,000 units, to close at $2.29, Knutsford Express Services dropped 50 cents to end with 2,746 units trading at $24.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 3,769,952 units trading and ended with a gain of 8 cents at $7.05. Lasco Financial with 10,000 shares changing hands closed at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing rose 45 cents and closed at $4.90 with 801,743 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 53,000 shares and closed at $4, Sweet River had just 1,150 shares changing hands at $3.85 and Eppley redeemable 2019 preference share, traded 80,000 shares, unchanged at $6.10.
Scotia eventually fell back from the mornings high by mid-morning.
Jamaican main market stocks recovered from losses sustained on Thursday with a strong advance decline ratio but with low trading levels. Trading led to the prices of 20 securities gaining out of a total of 43 that traded, with 14 declining in the overall market, including 8 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market. 
At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers, suggesting that advancing stocks should continue to have the upper hand immediately ahead.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 59,416, shares with the price dropping 33 cents to close at $15.22, CAC 2000 closed with 5,000 shares changing hands at $6.40. Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and closed with 10,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9, Caribbean Producers traded 1,013,163 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $3.30. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a regained of 5 cents at $2.40 with 83,211 units changing hands. General Accident closed trading with 57,610 units but lost 1 cent to close at $2.29, Honey Bun fell 32 cents in trading 20,637 units to end at $5.53, Iron Rock Insurance traded 8,000 shares at $3.28, Jamaican Teas traded only 3,900 units but declined by 20 cents to end at $3.60. Jetcon Corporation traded 20,000 shares and gained 70 cents to close at a new all-time high of $4, Key Insurance traded 10,000 units and lost 16 cents to close at a new low of $2.49.
Knutsford Express Services dropped $1 to end with 14,950 units trading at $25, Lasco Distributors closed with 8,645 units trading, ended with a loss of 3 cents at $6.97, Lasco Financial gained 20 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.45 with 89,310 shares trading, Medical Disposables rose by 15 cents in trading 1,063 shares and closed at $4, Paramount Trading climbed $2.45 to end with 2,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share lost 5 cents in trading 100 shares at $2.15.
even as the overall volumes traded so far is light.