RJR had another big trade on Friday.
The market closed with 51,448,945 units valued at $171,764,929 changing hands in all markets. The junior market accounted for 470,000 units valued at $1,549,597 changing hands.
The JSE Market Index took a sharp upturn with a 3,192.15 points rally to end at 152,990.33, the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 3,570.00 points to end at 169,930.83 and the JSE combined index shot up 3,489.28 points, to close at 160,526.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior
markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer.At the end of the market activities, Cable & Wireless rose 5 cents to $1.10 in trading 409,741 units, Caribbean Cement lost $1.40 with just 2,922 shares changing hands to end at $22.50, Carreras ended trading 108,094 shares to end at $65. Grace Kennedy closed with 1,469 shares changing hands at $80, Jamaica Broilers traded 3,726,493 units to close at $14.50, after declining by 20 cents. JMMB Group had 6,803 shares changing hands at $10, Kingston Wharves traded 13,945 shares to close at $11.50, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents to close at $3.70 with 5,000 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank fell 49 cents with 42,113 shares changing hands to close at $40.01, while 138 Student Living, traded 30,550 shares at $5.50. Pan Jamaican Investments traded 3,999 shares to close at $93, Pulse Investments lost 24 cents to end at $2.99 with 10,000 shares trading,
Radio Jamaica with the largest trade for the day of 43,604,186 shares but lost 6 cents to close at $1.09, Sagicor Group rose 60 cents and ended with 65,158 shares changing hands at $23.70. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 5,000 shares to close at $10.02 Scotia Group traded 1,238,437 shares to close at $30 after falling by 50 cents, the stock traded as high as $34.90 ahead of the close. Seprod dropped back $3 to end at $16 with 19,314 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained slipped 14 cents to close at $5 with 44,364 units changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 553,800 units to end at 16 US cents, down from 17.50 cents previously. JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 868,551 units at $1.17 after shedding 3 cents and the Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 218,200 units at $2.15.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange lost more ground on Thursday with the combined index slipping 379 points. The main market continued to lose altitude but technical indicators point to a bottom not being too far away. On Thursday 31 securities changed hands, in all market segments ended with 9 stocks rising and 15 declining. One US market stock, traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low. 
reading was 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Pan Jamaican Investments traded 41,878 shares to close at $93. Radio Jamaica with the largest trade of 51,800 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $1.15, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents and ended with 34,000 shares changing hands at $23.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 100,500 shares to close at $10.02. Scotia Group traded 336,878 shares to close at $30.50 after rising by 50 cents, Supreme Ventures slipped 14 cents to close at $4.86 with 32,376 units changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 483,600 units to end at 17.5 US cents, up from 17.47 cents previously, but only after it traded at a 52 weeks’ low of 15 cents. At the close there are only 4 bids to buy the stock for 15 cents down to 10 cents. 
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange recorded a mild gain on Wednesday as trading ended with 145,432 shares valued at $2,060,668 changing hands as 5 securities traded with large values. The market closed with 12 securities traded, 2 gained, 3 declined, while 7 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
Scotiabank closed with 85 shares changing hands with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.40.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered more losses on Tuesday with declining stocks having the upper hand on advancing stocks as 42 securities changed hands, in all market segments. The market ended with 8 stocks rising and 20 declining. One of the stock rising closed at 52 week’s high. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
National Commercial Bank lost 74 cents with 21,967 shares changing hands to close at $40.50, Pan Jamaican Investments traded 34,232 shares to close at $93, Radio Jamaica traded 87,952 shares but lost 3 cents to close at $1.43. Sagicor Group gained 50 cents and ended with 668,797 shares changing hands at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 6,093 shares to close at $10. Scotia Group traded 15,505 shares to close at $30, Scotia Investments fell $2.85 with only 916 shares changing hands to end at $25.10. Supreme Ventures closed at $4.95 with just 4,867 units changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 295,325 units to end at 17.5 US cents up from 17 cents previously and JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 180,000 units but gained 14 cents to close at $1.20.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined on Monday with declining stocks having the upper hand on advancing stocks as 39 securities changed hands, in all market segments. The market ended with 12 rising and 19 declining and 1 closing at 52 week’s highs with one trading at an intraday high and two at 52 weeks’ lows. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Radio Jamaica traded 11,491 shares but rose 6 cents to close at $1.46 at the close the stock was on offer at $1.40. Sagicor Group fell 20 cents and ended with 1,693,025 shares changing hands at $23.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 14,707 shares to close with a loss of $1 at $10. Scotia Group traded 83,884 shares to close at $30, Scotia Investments fell 5 cents with 18,570 shares changing hands to end at $27.95. Supreme Ventures closed at $4.95 with just 3,920 units changing hands, having lost 4 cents and Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 11,433 units to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 17 US cents down from 17.5 cents previously and Proven Investments preference share traded 250,920 units but remained unchanged at $5.
First Citizens had 860 shares changing hands with the price declining by 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $33.99 and Grace Kennedy traded with 4,411 shares changing hands with a loss of 5 cents to $5.15.
Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent and closed at $7 with 130,000 units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with 87 shares changing hands, after losing 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.41 and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3.50 with 75,596 shares changing hands.
One Caribbean Media traded 275 shares and fell 22 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.75 and Scotia Investments with 149,294 shares valued at $257,727 changing hands, closed at $1.60 for a drop of 21 cents.
National Enterprises closed with 3,253 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.99 after falling by 1 cent, Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 8 cents at $3.60 with 3,500 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share traded 900 units and lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 96 cents and West Indian Tobacco traded 533 shares but fell 1 cent in ending at $126.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, an indication of fluidity in price movements but with a bias for declining stocks to have the upper hand when trading resumes after the long holiday week end.
Jamaica Broilers traded 54,394 units to close with a gain of 80 cents at $14, JMMB traded 427,342 shares to close at $10 after falling by 20 cents. Mayberry Investments traded 26,016 shares to end at $4.20 but lost 25 cents, National Commercial Bank rose by 3 cents with 18,868 shares changing hands to close at $41.03, Pan Jamaican gained $1 in trading 62,670 units at $94, Sagicor Group dropped 95 cents while 16,736,871 shares changed hands. Scotia Group lost 11 cents while trading 20,144 shares to close at $30.39 Seprod dropped $2.65 with 72,250 shares changing hands to end at $15.85, Supreme Ventures gained 1 cent to close at $5 with 6,523,950 units changing hands and 73,667 preference shares of JMMB Group 7.5% traded to end at $2.15.
