The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Thursday, the 35th record close for the year, as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 7,402.24 points to close at 561,755.34.
The JSE Index jumped 6,726.38 points to close at 511,476.82 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.43 points in closing at 135.37.
Market activity, resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 18 securities advancing, 11 declining and 9 trading firm, compared to 36 securities trading on Wednesday. Trading ended with 25,023,082 units valued at $337,036,565 compared to 22,775,778 units valued at $1,289,797,014 changing hands on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 18.64 million shares for 75 percent of total main market volume, Scotia Group followed with 2 million units for 8 percent of total volume and Wisynco Group with 642,312 shares for 2.6 percent of the day’s volume. NCB Financial traded at a record of $228.99 during the day with 634,727 units changing hands to close $220.
The market closed with an average of 695,086 units at $9,362,127 for each security traded, in contrast to 690,175 units for an average of $39,084,758 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,135,212 shares valued at $14,514,099 changing hands, compared to 1,160,203 shares valued at $14,821,170 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained $6.40 to end at $82.40 trading 17,858 stock units trading, Berger Paints declined 76 cents in trading of 2,274 units at $ 17.95, Eppley closed trading of 7,231 units and gained 50 cents to end at $17, Jamaica Producers fell 50 cents in trading of 5,743 units at $28. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 259,481 shares to close at $35.01, after falling $4.49, Kingston Properties ended trading with 13,100 shares, after rising 25 cents to end at $5.75, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 50 cents in exchanging 8,932 shares to close at $12.50. 
Portland JSX climbed 40 cents in exchanging 3,940 shares at $8, at $ 8, Proven Investments jumped $3.90 to $40, in trading 1,000 shares, Salada Foods climbed $5 to settle at $38 with 1,437 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Fund closed trading of 33,134 units and gained 38 cents to end at $11. Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading of 59,223 units and gained 50 cents to end at record high of $16.50, Seprod lost 50 cents in trading 19,570 units to close at $49, Scotia Group declined 25 cents in trading of 2,028,890 units at $55.50 and Wisynco Group gained $2 to end at record closing high of $28, trading 642,312 shares after it traded at a record high of $29.88..
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 5,610 units valued $10,826 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 5,200 units at $2. followed by JMMB Group 6% preference share exchanged 410 units at $1.04.
The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 187.01 points.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Thursday
Trading activity rose on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 1,052,606 shares trading for $6,701,584, compared to 167,098 shares traded for $1,432,757, on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with 12 securities changing hands against 17 on Wednesday, at the close, 4 advanced, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.32 points to close at 1,382.58. The All T&T Index added 0.69 points to end at 1,778.61 while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to close at 133.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 3 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank rose 1 cent and completed trading of 10,080 units, at $40.01, Massy Holdings closed with a gain of 3 cents and settled at $55.08, with 35 units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Financial gained 9 cents and concluded trading of 296,335 stock units at $10.10 and Scotiabank rose 24 cents to settle at $59.75, with 330 units changing hands.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $110.25, with investors exchanging 6,606 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.79, with investors exchanging 500 shares, Clico Investments traded 100 units in closing at $24.20, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 900 shares and ended at $8.34, while Grace Kennedy settled at $3.30, in swapping of 705,000 shares. JMMB Group completed trading of 30,200 shares, at $2.50, Prestige Holdings ended at $9, in trading 1,249 units and Republic Financial settled at $121.01, with 1,271 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
New record for JSE main market – Wednesday
New record high for the JSE main market.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index ended at another record close on Wednesday, the 34th record close for the year as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,629.06 points to close at 554,353.10.
The JSE Index advanced 3,297.87 points to close at record 504,750.44 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.43 points in closing at 135.37.
Market activity, resulted in 36 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 18 securities advancing, 12 declining and 6 trading firm, compared to 39 securities trading on Tuesday. Trading ended with 22,775,778 units valued at $1,289,797,014 compared to 38,095,627 units valued at $143,483,167 changing hands on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 10.8 million shares for 47.5 percent of total main market volume, NCB Financial followed with 4.75 million units for 21 percent of total volume and Caribbean Cement with 2.54 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 690,175 units valued for $39,084,758 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,088,446 units for an average of $4,099,519 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,160,203 shares valued at $14,821,170 changing hands, compared to 1,186,012 shares valued at $13,418,896 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $2 to settle at $76 with 38,560 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy jumped $2 in trading 17,007 units to close at $72, Jamaica Broilers closed trading of 1,761 units and gained 45 cents, to end at $33.95, Jamaica Producers climbed 50 cents to end at $28.50 with 10,081 stock units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 50 cents in trading 199,350 shares to close at $39.50, 
Kingston Wharves exchanged 5,961 shares but fell $1.50 to close at $68.50, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 28,839 shares, after declining 60 cents to close at $8, NCB Financial gained $4 to end at a record close of $220, while trading 4,752,835 shares. PanJam Investment jumped $5 in trading of 4,357 units to close at $100. Salada Foods dived $4 to end at $33, trading a mere 501 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.69, to end at trading 37,347 shares $57.69, Sagicor XFund traded 1,436,659 shares but lost 38 cents in closing at $10.62, Seprod gained 95 cents to end at $49.50 with 32,107 stock units trading. Scotia Group lost 50 cents in trading of 49,279 units at $55.75 and Wisynco Group climbed $1.50 to settle at a record close of $26 with 334,450 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 254,884 units valued $29,670.84 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments rose 2 cents in trading 20,384 shares, to close at 26 US cents. Sterling Investments fell 0.02 cent to close at 0.035 US cents with 3,000 stock units trading and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 231,500 units changing hands at 11 US cents after rising one cent. The JSE USD Equities Index added 0.68 points to close at 187.01.
4 TTSE stocks rose 5 fell – Wednesday
Trading activity slipped on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with 167,098 shares traded for $1,432,757, compared to 173,024 shares traded for $3,033,612, on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with 17 securities changing hands against 17 on Tuesday, at the close, 4 advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index shed 3.31 points to close at 1,382.26. The All T&T Index dropped 7.66 points to end at 1,777.92 while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.16 points to close at 133.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 4 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Grace Kennedy concluded trading 5 cents and concluded at $3.30, after exchanging 3,200 shares, JMMB Group increased by 1 cent and settled at $2.50, with investors exchanging 113,700 shares. Point Lisas closed with a gain of 13 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.75 after exchanging 5,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents and ended at $110.27 after exchanging 3,317 shares.
Losses| Angostura Holdings fell 21 cents and ended at $15.79, after exchanging 3,960 shares, National Enterprises closed with a loss of 30 cents at $6.20, with 500 units, Republic Financial gained 19 cents to close at $121.01, with 692 units crossing the exchange. 
Scotiabank shed 48 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.51 in swapping 700 shares and Trinidad Cement dropped 3 cents trading 13,691 shares at $2.45.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded just 40 shares at $14, Clico Investments concluded at $24.20, with investors exchanging 19,735 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $36, with 100 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Bank settled at $40, with 368 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings concluded at $55.05 with 245 units crossing the exchange, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.10, with investors exchanging 1,025 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading of 779 units at $10.01 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 46 units to close at $28.25.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
33rd record close for JSE main market – Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index closed on Tuesday above 550,000 points for the first time and gained 32 percent for 2019, in recording the 33rd record close for the year.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 5,830.56 points to close at 550,724.04, the JSE Index advanced 5,298.45 points to close at record 501,452.57 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.21 points in closing at 133.94.
Market activity, resulted in 39 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 16 securities advancing, 11 declining and 12 trading firm, compared to 38 securities trading on Monday. Trading ended with 38,095,627 units valued at over $143,483,167 compared to 54,623,895 units priced at $307,245,305 changing hands on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 33.9 million shares for 89 percent of total main market volume, Radio Jamaica followed with 983,084 units for 2.6 percent of total volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 742,405 shares for 2 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 1,088,446 units valued at an average of $4,099,519 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,560,683 units for an average of $8,778,437 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,186,012 shares valued at $13,418,896 changing hands, compared to 1,192,045 shares valued at $14,027,438 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $2.50 to settle at $74 with 65,997 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy dropped $2.50 in trading 11,490 units to close at $70, Jamaica Broilers closed trading of 33,803 units and gained 50 cents to end at $33.50, JMMB Group gained $3 to end at $54 with 116,750 stock units trading. Jamaica Producers climbed $1.35 to end at $28 with 8,971 stock units trading, Kingston Properties lost 25 cents in trading 21,929 shares to close at $5.50, Mayberry Investments ended trading with 19,800 shares, after rising 44 cents to end at $8.60, NCB Financial gained $2 to end at $216, trading 117,842 shares. PanJam Investment dropped $4 in trading of 88,191 units to close at $95. 
Salada Foods gained $1 to end at $37, trading a mere 100 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.50, to end at trading 505,581 shares $56, Seprod gained $1.55 to end at $48.55 with 10,673 stock units trading. Scotia Group lost 70 cents in trading of 13,881 units at $ 56.25, Sterling Investments closed 38 cents higher at $3.58, with 70,700 stock units trading, Sygnus Credit Investments jumped $1.40 to end at $15.90 trading 47,602 shares and Wisynco Group climbed $1.49 to settle at a record close of $24.50 with 203,282 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 267,836 units valued at $56,931 changing hands. Market activity ended with Margaritaville trading 1,463 units at 25 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 208,782 shares, to close at 24.02 US cents. Sterling Investments fell 0.003 cent to close at 0.037 US cents with 16,091 stock units trading and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 41,500 units changing hands at 10 US cents after falling half a cent. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 3.71 points to close at 186.33.
Gains for JSE main market – Monday
Wisynco ended at a record close on Monday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed higher on Monday as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones and with 2 stocks hitting 52 weeks’ highs.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,026.67 points to close at 544,893.48, the JSE Index advanced 1,841.71 points to close at 496,154.12 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.20 points in closing at 133.73.
Market activity, resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 14 securities advancing, 11 declining and 13 trading firm, compared to 33 securities trading on Friday. Trading ended with 54,623,895 units priced at $307,245,305 compared to 18,037,703 units amounting to $151,247,321 changing hands on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 48 million shares for 88 percent of total main market volume, Seprod followed with 4.2 million units for 8 percent of total volume and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 476,988 shares for just under 1 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 1,560,683 units at $8,778,437 for each security traded. In contrast to 601,257 units for an average of $5,041,577 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,192,045 shares valued at $14,027,438 changing hands, compared to 1,167,747 shares valued at $14,394,134 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to end at $71.50, in trading 47,744 shares, Grace Kennedy climbed 50 cents in trading 40,197 units, to end at $72.50, Jamaica Producers declined $1.35 in trading 45,583 shares to close at $26.65. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $2 trading 202,800 units to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $40, JMMB Group slipped $2 to end at $51 with an exchange of 154,329 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 3,927 shares and gained $2 to close at $70, Mayberry Investments lost 34 cents trading 26,430 shares at $8.16, Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 476,988 shares and gained 48 cents to end at $12, 
NCB Financial fell $1 in exchanging 86,395 shares to close at $214, PanJam Investment rose $4 in trading 28,065 stock units at $99. Sagicor Group traded 12,978 shares after rising $1 in closing at $54.50, Scotia Group exchanged 8,603 shares with a gain of 93 cents to end at $56.95. Seprod rose $1 in trading 4,234,220 to close at $47, Sterling exchanged 78,341 with a fall of 38 cents to close at $3.20, Supreme Ventures lost 90 cents in trading 61,281 in closing at $27 Sygnus Credit Investments traded 38,090 shares and lost 50 cents in closing at $14.50 and Wisynco Group climbed $2.01 in trading 174,156 shares to end at record close of $23.01.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 125,885 units valued at US$30,649 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 6,210 units at US$2, Margaritaville closed trading with 1,109 units at 25 US cents, Proven Investments lost 0.05 cent in trading 114,997 shares to close at 25.02 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 9,779 units changing hands at 10.5 US cents after falling 1.49 cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 2.02 points and closed at 190.04.
7 TTSE stocks fall 3 gain – Monday
Trading activity picked up somewhat on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with 356,315 shares traded for $5,188,297, compared to just 97,986 shares traded for a mere $1,303,774, on Friday.
Market activity ended with 17 securities changing hands against 15 on Friday, at the close, 3 advanced, 7 declined and 7 remained unchanged. Three stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ lows.
At close of the market, the Composite Index added 0.34 points to end at 1,385.44. The All T&T Index dropped 4.80 points to 1,784.94, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.77 points to close at 133.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 5 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,000 shares after rising 3 cents to close at $8.35, Grace Kennedy added 5 cents and completed trading at $3.25, with 41,695 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial rose 5 cents and ended at $9.40, with 130,229 stock units crossing the exchange.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $36, in swapping of a mere 3 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 15 cents and settled at $18.25, with 48,096 stock units trading. JMMB Group closed 1 cent lower and completed trading of 6,650 stock units at $2.49, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to $55.05, with 1,888 stock units changing hands, 
National Enterprises closed with a loss of 15 cents and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 10,445 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 8,502 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 75 cents in trading of 3,019 units to close at $28.25.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Funds completed trading at $24.20, with 66,613 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Bank ended at $40, in exchanging of 2,334 shares, National Flour settled at $1.70, after exchanging 5,580 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $9.25, while swapping just 9 shares, Republic Financial completed trading of 1,307 units at $121.01, Sagicor Financial settled at $10, with 24,857 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean settled at $25, trading 88 units.
Prices of securities trading, are those at which the last trade took place.
Gains for JSE main market – Friday
Wisynco Group traded at an all-time high of $21.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed higher on Friday as advancing stocks edged out declining ones and 3 stocks hit 52 weeks’ highs.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,350.02 points to 542,866.81, the JSE Index advanced by 1,226.82 points to close at 494,312.41 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.38 points in closing at 133.53.
Market activity resulted in 33 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 12 securities advancing, 10 declining and 11 trading firm, compared to 32 securities trading on Thursday. Trading ended with 18,037,703 units amounting to $151,247,321 compared to 16,823,129 units valued at $203,619,459 changing hands on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 10.7 million shares for 59 percent of total main market volume, Mayberry Jamaican Equities followed with 2.7 million stock units for 15 percent of total volume and Radio Jamaica with 1.97 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 601,257 units valued at an average of $5,041,577 for each security traded. In contrast to 525,723 units for an average of $6,363,108 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,167,747 shares valued at $14,394,134 changing hands, compared to 1,201,668 shares valued at $14,989,839 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $1 to end at $72, in trading 28,198 shares, Eppley traded 13,330 shares and lost 45 cents to close at $16.75, Grace Kennedy climbed $1.98 in trading 8,910 units, to end at $72, Jamaica Broilers traded 48,378 shares and rose 24 cents to end at $33. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $3 trading 44,242 units to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $38, JMMB Group slipped 49 cents to end at $53 with an exchange of 64,292 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 1,728 shares and gained $1.10 to $68, Mayberry Investments gained 25 cents trading 41,370 shares at $8.50, NCB Financial rose with a gain of $3 in exchanging 66,354 shares and ended trading at an all-time closing high of $215, 
PanJam Investment rose 49 cents in trading 576,609 stock units at $95. Portland JSX lost 75 cents, trading 7,800 shares to close at $7.60, Sagicor Group traded 126,854 shares after rising $1.50 in closing at $53.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1 trading 22,921 stock units to end at $11, Scotia Group exchanged 7,019 shares with a loss of $1.48 to end at $56.02. Supreme Ventures lost 90 cents in trading 61,281 in closing at $27 and Wisynco Group climbed $1 in trading 174,156 shares to end at $21.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 53,190 units valued $23,781 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 6,210 units at US$2, Proven Investments traded 41,810 shares to close at 25.7 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed with 5,170 units changing hands at 11.99 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 0.07 points and closed at 192.06.
3 TTSE stocks rose 3 declined – Friday
JMMB Group traded at a 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE.
Trading activity declined on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with 97,986 shares traded for $1,303,774, compared to 274,255 shares traded for $5,433,236, trading on Thursday.
Market activity ended with 15 securities changing hands against 16 on Thursday, at the close, 3 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 9 remained unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index added 2.89 points to end at 1,385.10. The All T&T Index gained 0.73 points to 1,789.74, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.70 points to close at 132.58.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 5 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Clico concluded trading 20 cents and concluded at $24.20, swapping of 951 shares, JMMB Group added 15 cents and completed trading of 20,000 stock units at 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL jumped $2 trading 1,996 units to close at $29.
Losses| National Flour dropped 1 cent to end at $1.70, with 6,377 stock units changing hands, 
One Caribbean Media declined 5 cents and closed at $10.10, with an exchange of 31,833 units and Republic Financial ended trading of 4,572 units with a lost 49 cents to close at $121.01.
Firm Traded| Calypso Macro Index Fund closed at $14.25 trading 175 shares, CinemaOne concluded at $9, with 300 stock units trading, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8.32, with 21,514 units. Guardian Holdings settled at $18.40, with 681 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading of 97 shares at $3.62, Prestige Holdings settled at $9.25, after exchanging 67 shares. Sagicor Financial settled at $10, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Scotiabank ended at $60, after exchanging 1,015 shares and Trinidad Cement traded 7,408 units at $2.45.
Prices of securities trading, are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market pulls back – Thursday
NCB hits new record close again.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market fresh from record close on Wednesday, pulled back sharply on Thursday with greater volume and value trading than the prior day.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 5,046.94 points to close 541,516.79, the JSE Index dropped 4,586.34 points to 493,085.59 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.31 points in closing at 133.15.
Market activity resulted in 33 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 15 securities advancing, 10 declining and 8 trading firm, compared to 32 securities trading on Wednesday. Trading ended with 16,823,129 units amounting to $203,619,459 compared to 10,907,156 units valued $142,771,368 changing hands on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 7.5 million shares for 45 percent of total main market volume, Carreras followed with 4.7 million stock units for 28 percent of total volume and Scotia Group with 1 million shares for 6 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 525,723 units valued at an average of $6,363,108 for each security traded. In contrast to 340,849 units for an average of $4,461,605 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date is 1,201,668 shares amounting to $14,989,839 changing hands, compared to 1,247,788 shares valued at $15,618,666 for each security traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $1 to end at $73, in trading 83,128 shares, Caribbean Cement traded 11,813 shares with a rise of 50 cents to close at $80, Grace Kennedy dropped $2.48 trading 166,341 units, to end at $70.02, Jamaica Broilers traded 40,015 shares with a loss of $1.19 to end at $32.76. Jamaica Producers exchanged 4,504 stock units and rose $1.35 to close at $28, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $2 trading 66,776 units to end at $35, JMMB Group gained $1.49 to end at $53.49 with an exchange of 381,781 shares.
Kingston Wharves traded 23,121 shares but fell $3.08 to $66.90, NCB Financial rose with a gain of $2 in exchanging 40,509 shares and ended trading at a an all-time closing high of $212, PanJam Investment lost 59 cents in trading 297,401 stock units at $94.51, Proven Investments dropped $4.98, trading 22,508 shares to close at $36.02. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.80 trading 432,330 stock units to end at $10, Scotia Group exchanged 1,021,874 shares to add 35 cents and ended at $57.50, Seprod rose 90 cents to close at $46 while trading 12,835 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 50 cents to $15, in trading 31,183 units and Wisynco Group traded 350,290 shares to gain 45 cents and ended at $20.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 8,173 units valued US$2,100 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments being the sole stock trading in the sector to close at 25.7 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 192.13.
