Scotia Group accounted for 46 percent of the volume traded on Monday.
Big movement in a number of main market stocks of the Jamaica Stock Exchange drove the indices up sharply at the closed on Monday and adding to the big gains on Friday. The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,871.36 points to close at 259,844.60, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,705.02 points to 236,747.86 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.51 points to close at 180.46.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 7 declining. Pulse Investments, fresh from a 6 for 1 stock split closed at a new 52 weeks’ high at the conclusion of trading. The main market ended with 2,897,944 units valued at $74,825,787.51 changing hands compared to 1,531,947 units valued at $26,473,230 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 83,800 units valued at US$19,274.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 120,748 units valued at $3,117,741 for each security traded compared to an average of 66,606 units with an average value of $1,151,010 on Friday. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $7 trading 20,000 shares, Berger Paints traded $2.97 lower to close at $15 in exchanging 6,667 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 5 cents and closed at $1.11, with 43,470 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $28, with 21,600 shares traded. Carreras traded 8,560 shares at $89, Grace Kennedy closed at $40, but lost $1 trading 25,931 units, Jamaica Broilers gained 40 cents to close at $18, with 25,055 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost $1 and closed at $15 with 39,402 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.05, gaining 5 cents and trading 21,349 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20, with gains of 3 cents while exchanging 22,733 units, Kingston Wharves gained 15 cents to close at $30, trading 23,419 shares, 
Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 888 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, after exchanging 107,711 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with 36,102 shares changing hands, Portland JSX traded 1,002 units at $11, Pulse Investments closed at a new high of $3.75 after a 6 for 1 stock split, with 58,504 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group closed at $32.60, with a loss of 49 cents trading 19,778 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 10 cents to close at $12.10, with 8,519 shares changing owners. Scotia Group accounted for 46 percent of the volume traded in the market and the price jumped $2.70 to close at $45.70, with 1,337,205 shares having been traded, Seprod added $1.93 to close at $30 in exchanging 7,966 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.78, with a rise of 33 cents with 12,351 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 83,800 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13, with 996,000 units exchanged, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 26,358 units traded and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, with 27,294 units traded.
Berger Paints 
they have implemented a number of measures that is improving efficiency that will allow them to take on more business without the need to increase staff compliment for a while. They also pointed out that the sale team have been working to bring in new business and they expect increase business activity in the second half of the current year. Additionally, management took the recommendation about a possible stock split and informed the meeting that the board will discuss same.
for the overall main market and 12.7 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings. Several stocks are trading below these averages, and have potential for more gains in the months ahead, barring major negative developments.
Scotia Investments now the subject of a proposed buyout by the Jamaica parent Scotia Group dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 97 percent of the trades. The stock gained 6 cents to close at $1.96, with trading 2,024,656 shares valued at $3,948,159. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 40 cents lower, closing at $21.90 with trades of 1,500 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 5,000 shares.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a big jump in the indices as the number of stocks rising climbed to 15 with just 7 declining out of a total of 26 securities trading in the US dollar and main markets. A number of stocks recorded big price movements by the close.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.97 to close at $17.97 trading 3,109 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with 37,558 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 higher to close at $28 in the exchange of 24,200 shares, Carreras advanced $2.40 to close at $89, with 5,200 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 33,303 units, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $16, with 14,263 units crossing the exchange platform. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 and gained 10 cents trading 319,683 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.97, after surging $1.47 while exchanging 274,716 units, Kingston Properties traded 182 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves gained 95 cents to close at $29.85, trading of 101,472 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $5.10, with a rise of 55 cents, exchanging 53,120 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with a loss of $1 after exchanging 45,412 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.50 trading 19,823 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with trades of 17,800 shares. Pulse Investments lost 49 cents to close at $17.50 exchanging 69,754 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 7,769 units changing hands,
Sagicor Group closed at $33.09, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 49,302 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded $1 higher to close at $12, with 29,966 shares changing owners, Scotia Group closed at $43, gaining 49 cents trading 61,260 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $38, with gains of $1.42 exchanging 30,000 units. Seprod added 7 cents to close at $28.07, with trades of 1,149 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, with a rise of 15 cents with 70,200 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, with an exchange of 20,364 units, after rising by a fraction of a cent, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares lost 0.02 US cents to close at 32 US cents, trading 73,174 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 0.03 US cents lower, closing at US$1.10 with 24,182 units exchanged and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 2 cents to close at $5.15, with 262,706 units traded.
West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.94, with 8,950 shares changing hands valued at $1,127,163.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index shedding more than 3,000 points in two days and the JSE Market Index losing over 2,800 points over the same period as declining stocks dominated those rising, with one stock ending at an all-time high.
The main market ended trading with an average of 37,984 units valued at $627,585 for every security traded compared to an average of 77,242 units valued at $2,739,438 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 226,206 units with an average value of $4,001,529 compared with an average of 235,617 units with an average value of $4,170,226 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Palace Amusement gained $2, closing at an all-time high of $500, with an exchange of 586 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, gaining 2 cents with trades of 7,552 shares. Radio Jamaica lost 10 cents to close at $1.50 trading 40,900 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.10, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 32,601 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund traded 50 cents lower to close at $11, with 5,380 shares changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $42.51, losing 1 cent in exchanging 18,762 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 400 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.30, losing 15 cents with 450,810 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents, gaining 0.01 US cent, with 203,725 units changing hands, Sterling Investments US ordinary shares traded 8,000 units at 0.11 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 exchanging 3,787 units.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with the number of stocks rising and falling being almost even. Trading volumes declined while the values increased compared to the prior day but the market indices closed lower. 
The main market ended trading with an average of 77,242 units valued at a mere $2,739,438 for every security traded compared to an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 235,617 units valued at $4,170,226 compared with an average of 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
NCB Financial Group closed at $70.99, with a loss of 41 cents after exchanging 56,856 shares, 1834 Investments gained 5 cents to close at $1.50 trading 17,269 shares, PanJam Investment lost 2 cents to close at $34.87, with trades of 14,326 shares. Portland JSX advanced $2 to close at $11, with 62,072 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, with an exchange of 4,584 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60 trading 17,627 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.20, with a loss of $1.33, trading 3,921 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 50 cents to close at $11.50, with 3,450 shares changing hands. Scotia Group traded $2.98 lower to close at $42.52 exchanging 734,967 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 10,100 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, losing 20 cents with 15,101 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with 5,145 units changing hands.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up over Tuesday’s levels and closed on Wednesday with 13 securities being exchanged compared to only 7 on Tuesday. 
Losses| NCB Financial Group traded 6 cents lower to close at $4, with an exchange of 102,626 shares valued at $410,925, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, losing 39 cents trading 1,308 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 33,864 units at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent.
Investors in Proven Investments US ordinary shares a strong message to the management of the group by talking with their money. Last week, the company’s shares were sold at $20 and less in the Jamaican dollars on the main market of the stock exchange when the price in the US dollar market was near J$31. 
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 for every security traded compared to an average of 74,329 units valued at $1,781,396 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 compared with an average of 252,609 units with an average value of $4,365,119 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 500 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.53, gaining 43 cents trading 48,115 shares and Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 60 cents to close at $11, with 146,392 shares changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $45.50, with gains of $2.99 exchanging 324,221 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58, with a loss of 42 cents trading 194 units, Seprod traded $2 lower to close at $28, with an exchange of 6,700 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.65, gaining 24 cents with 86,000 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, losing 0.01 US cent with trades of 1,828,601 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 exchanging 75,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 trading 329 units and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 119,300 units at $5.17.
All three market indices closed higher at the end of trading, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after trading resumed following the closure on Monday for a public holiday. The market closed with only 7 securities being exchanged compared to 8 on Friday. 
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01 exchanging 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.06, gaining 5 cents in trading 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 25 cents higher, closing at $21.50 with 6,575 units changing hands.
