prices of stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange underwent moderate changes in the early morning session 
leading to moderate decline in the main market and an slight increase in the junior market index on Tuesday.
Market activity has been moderate resulting in of 23 securities traded at 10.45 am, compared to 21 on at Monday, 13 stocks advanced and 4 declined, resulting in a volume of 469,127 shares changing hands carrying a value of $3,783,871, compared 849,213 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,273,210. The average number of shares traded, amount to 20,397 units versus mere 40,439 units on Monday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 286.42 points to 200,595.80 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 256.11 points to 183,430.43, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined 187.83 points to close at 195,322.92 and the junior market index rose 4.83 points to end at 2,454.20.
JSE juniors up majors down
Jamaican stocks close at another record
Carib Cement jumped to a new high on Monday.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index gained 225.66 points to end at 200,882.22, the index recorded gains of 20 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index rose 201.78 points to finish at 183,686.54. The JSE combined index increased by 195.58 points to end at 195,510.75, with a gain for the year to date of 23.5 percent.
At the close with 3,151,271 units valued at $45,655,245 changed hands, compared to 4,934,021 units valued at $48,374,405 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 1,021,062 units changing hands, valued at $5,305,996 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 85,208 shares compared to an average of 152,905 units traded on Friday with the average for the month to date being 128,061 units compared to 170,913 units for the month up to Friday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.35 with 4,500 shares trading, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent, in trading 413,195 units, at 76 cents, Caribbean Cement jumped $1.44 in trading 15,758 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $36.45, Carreras rose 1 cent in exchanging 19,414 shares at $66. Investors traded 82,610 shares of 1834 Investments to close at $1.30, Grace Kennedy traded 36,947 shares to close with a loss of 69 cents at $41.10, Jamaica Broilers lost 10 cents and ended trading with 8,100 units, to close at $14.65, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 14,700 shares, to end with a rise of 1 cent at $5.36. JMMB Group traded 2,114 shares to close at $13.80. Kingston Wharves traded with a rise of 30 cents while 5,550 shares crossed hands to close at $19.40, Margaritaville Turks ended with 10,000 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents.
Mayberry Investments ended trading 108,960 shares, to close at $4.95, after rising by 45 cents, National Commercial Bank shed $1 and ended at $48 with 80,765 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 27,700 shares to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 137,260 units while rising 3 cents to close at $1.23. Sagicor Group closed with 810,095 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 3 cents at $26.05, Scotia Group gained 6 cents, with 8,900 shares changing hands, to close at $33.56. Sterling Investments ended at $15.70 with 24,143 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures gained 1 cent and ended at $4.71 with 66,895 units changing hands and Proven Investments traded 223,687 shares at 19 US cents, up from 18.56 US cents.
Junior market just inched forward – Monday
ISP Finance closed at a new high of $8.50 on Monday.
With today’s movement of the index, the junior market is up 37 percent for the year to date and appears to be poised to trade higher based on the number of bids closing above the last traded prices versus those that have offers lower than the last sale prices.
At the close the prices of 6 stocks rose and 2 declined with 10 securities trading, compared to 12 on Friday. The volume of stocks traded dipped on Monday by 28 percent, from Friday’s level, ending with 1,021,062 units changing hands, valued at $5,305,996, down 16 percent from $6,281,632 on Friday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 5 ending with lower offers.An average of 102,106 units with an average value of $530,600 traded, compared to 118,101 units with an average value of $523,469 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 124,545 units, at an average of $570,520. The average for December to Friday is 127,751 units at an average of $576,223. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
In trading activity, Caribbean Cream traded 214,730 shares and closed at $7.50, Caribbean Producers gained 5 cents with 86,169 shares changing hands at $3.25, Honey Bun had 8,000 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, ISP Finance rose 50 cents to end at an all-time high of $8.50 with 10,000 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance traded 6,063 units as the price jumped 50 cents to $4 shares. KLE Group closed trading with 78,500 units at $1.85, Lasco Distributors had 185,996 shares changing hands to close at $6.80,
Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there were two bids to buy 1,003,050 units of Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 9,000 units at $3.40 and offers to buy 1,083,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 327,218 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 31 cents while 41,586 shares traded, to close at $3.70 and Paramount Trading rose 18 cents with 62,800 units changing hands to close at $3.40.
Jamaican stocks over 201,000 again
Gains by Caribbean Cement, Mayberry Investments and National Commercial Bank helped push the Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaica Composite index over the 201,000 points level again in early trading on Monday.
The significant trades include, Caribbean Cement with 50,213 units at $36.48, up from the last traded price on Friday of $35.01, Mayberry Investments with 106,960 changing hands, National Commercial Bank climbed $1 to trade at $50 with 55,940 shares changing hands and 
Radio Jamaica with 130,000 shares at $1.25. In the junior market Caribbean Cream traded 214,330 shares at $7.50 and Medical Disposables with 41,186 units at $4.18.
Market activity resulted in of 21 securities traded at 10.45 am, compared to 23 on at Friday, 11 stocks advanced and 4 declined, resulting in a volume of 849,213 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,273,210, compared 567,755 shares changing hands carrying a value of $6,880,192, on Friday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 40,439 units versus mere 24,685 units on Friday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 555.38 points to 201,211.94 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 496.61 points to 183,981.37, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 513.47 points to close at 195,828.64 and the junior market index rose 5.15 points to end at 2,453.69.
Flavours out Blue Power in TOP 5
Investors pushed the price of Caribbean Flavours to $9.99 during the past week and out of the IC Insider’s TOP 5 of junior market stocks list, allowing Blue Power to return at the bottom of the list. AMG Packaging price fell back and the stock moved up on the list to number 2 spot.
In the IC Insider’s TOP 5, the candidates remain unchanged but Caribbean Cement benefited from an announcement that the Cemex Group who are offering to but majority stake in Trinidad, if successful may consider delisting shares in Barbados and Jamaica including subsidiaries after a full review of the Caribbean operations. Carib Cement moved to 4th position and is worth watching in the week to come. There are 6 offers in the market at the close of trading on Friday, ranging from $36.48 to sell 10,000 units, 10,000 units at $37, the next is 2,300 shares at $44 with the next being at $45 and $60. Bids for the stocks are not very aggressive with the only meaningful one being at $34.01 to buy 69,000 shares.
Jamaican stocks just miss another record
Caribbean Cement traded at an intraday high of $36.40 on Friday.
The record run was aided by 35 securities changing hands, with the prices of 15 stocks ending with gains while 15 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 110.38 points to end at 200,656.56, the index recorded gains of 19.9 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index fell 98.70 points to finish at 183,484.76. The JSE combined index lost 20.90 points to end at 195,315.17, with a gain for the year to date of 23.4 percent.
At the close with 4,934,021 units valued at $48,374,405 changed hands, compared to 4,365,700 units valued at $35,619,605 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 1,417,214 units changing hands, valued at $6,281,632 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 152,905 shares compared to an average of 171,733 units traded on Thursday with the average for the month to date being 170,913 units compared to 188,922 units for the month up to Thursday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed with a gain of 1 cent to $5.51 with 1,693,000 shares trading, Berger Paints closed at $5.35 with 100,000 shares trading, Cable & Wireless lost 3 cents in trading 87,054 units to close at 77 cents, Caribbean Cement lost 99 cents in trading 62,133 shares to close at $35.01, after trading at an intraday high of $36.40. Grace Kennedy traded 66,036 shares to close with a gain of 79 cents at $41.79, Jamaica Broilers rose 3 cents and ended trading with 37,956 units, to close at $14.75, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 398,756 shares, to end with a rise of 55 cents at $5.35, JMMB Group rose 80 cents in trading 31,414 shares to close at $13.80. Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of 16 cents while 32,621 shares crossed hands, Margaritaville Turks ended with 18,238 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents. Mayberry Investments ended trading 148,386 shares, to close at $4.50, after rising by 50 cents,
National Commercial Bank shed 75 cents and ended at $49 with 44,300 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 50,335 shares and gained 60 cents to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 115,343 units while losing 10 cents to close at $1.20. Sagicor Group closed with 97,235 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 1 cent at $26.02, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 18,425 units with the price holding at $10.24, Scotia Group fell by 50 cents, with 405,160 shares changing hands, to close at $33.50. Scotia Investments gained 10 cents with 6,000 units changing hands, to close at $33, Sterling Investments ended at $15.70 with 20,410 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents and ended at $4.70 with 13,605 units changing hands and Proven Investments traded 65,900 shares at 18.56 US cents.
Junior market closes week with gains – Friday
New high for Cargo Handlers on Friday.
With today’s movement of the index, the junior market is up 37 percent for the year to date and appears to be poised to trade higher based on the number of bids closing above the last traded prices versus those that have offers lower than the last sale prices.
At the close the prices of 5 stocks rose and 6 declined with 12 securities trading, compared to 11 on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded climbed on Friday by 141 percent, from Thursday’s level, ending with 1,417,214 units changing hands, valued at $6,281,632, up 172 percent from $2,311,947 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 ending with lower offers.An average of 118,101 units with an average value of $523,469 traded, compared to 53,416 units with an average value of $210,177 on the preceding day. The average for December to date is 127,751 units at an average of $576,223. The average for December to Thursday is 129,359 units at an average of $585,015. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
The stock split into 150 stock units for Eppley ordinary stock is yet to attract any offers even after the bid had risen to $6.96, compared to the adjusted last traded price of $4.90.
In trading activity, Cargo Handlers rose 25 cents and closed with 8,155 at a new closing high of $13.25 as the price pulled back from $15 it was at, for almost the entire trading session until the end. Caribbean Producers fell 10 cents with 29,846 shares changing hands at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries had 3,000 units changing hands with a loss of 5 cents, to end at $2.15. Honey Bun had 9,700 shares changing hands to close at $6, Iron Rock Insurance traded 87,719 units as the price jumped 49 cents to $3.50, Jamaican Teas traded 100 shares to close at $4.11 after rising by 1 cent, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents in trading 10,991 shares to close at $5.90. KLE Group gained 24 cents in trading 500 units at $1.84,
Lasco Distributors had 183,544 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 0 cents at $6.60, Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there was a bid to buy 1,003,050 units Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 1,059,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 616,264 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables fell 4 cents while 63,918 shares traded, to close at $4.01.
Jamaica Stock Market jumps again
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaica Composite index jumped by more than 800 points by 10:45 o’clock to exceed the 201,600 points mark for the third day in a row in a moderate trading session. The junior market recorded good gains as well to be sitting within reach of the record close reached in November.
Cargo Handlers 5,000 at a new all-time high of $15 with a jump of $2, Lasco Manufacturing traded 92,000 at $4.57, Caribbean Cement traded 50,213 units at $36.38, Mayberry Investments climbed by 50 cents to $4.50 with 138,386 shares changing hands.
Market activity resulted in of 23 securities being traded at 10.45 am, compared to 11 on at Thursday at 10 am. AT 10:45 on Friday morning, 13 stocks advanced and 6 fell, resulting in a volume of 567,755 shares changing hands carrying a value of $6,880,192, compared 732,375 shares changing hands carrying a value of $3,927,867, on Thursday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 24,685 units versus mere 66,580 units on Thursday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 872.28 points to 201,639.22 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 779.97 points to 184,363.43, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index garnered 961.79 points to close at 196,297.86 and the junior market index rose 23.21 points to end at 2,464.88.
6 juniors stocks fall 3 rise – Thursday
Access at new high on Thursday
With today’s movement of the index, the junior market is up 36 percent for the year to date.
At the close the prices of 3 stocks rose and 6 declined with 11 securities trading, compared to 15 on Wednesday. The volume of stocks traded climbed on Thursday by 44 percent, from Wednesday’s level, ending with 587,579 units changing hands, valued at $2,311,947, up 26 percent from $1,834,253 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 ending with lower offers.
An average of 53,416 units with an average value of $210,177 traded, compared to 27,190 units with an average value of $122,284 on the preceding day. The average for December to date is 129,359 units at an average of $585,015.
The average for December to Wednesday is 144,548 units at an average of $659,983. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.The stock split into 150 stock units for Eppley ordinary stock is yet to attract any offers even after the bid had risen to $6.95, compared to the adjusted last traded price of $4.90.
In trading activity, Access Financial Services gained $1 in trading 121 units, to close at an all-time high of $22, AMG Packaging lost $2.95 with only 100 units trading at $18, Caribbean Cream fell 30 cents with 25,000 shares changing hands at $7.50,
Consolidated Bakeries had 54,000 units changing hands with a loss of 3 cents to end at $2.20. Honey Bun had 15,116 shares changing hands to close at $6, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents in trading 48,526 shares to close at $5.95, Lasco Distributors had just 1,227 shares changing hands to close at $6.80. Lasco Financial Services traded 300,625 units and rose by 25 cents to $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing gained just 1 cent and ended at $4.58 with 101,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 58 cents while 18,989 shares traded, to close at $3.22 and Derrimon Trading preference share lost 37 cents, ending with 22,875 units changing hands to close at $2.12.
All Jamaica jumps above 201,500 in early trading
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaica Composite index jumped by more than 1,000 points by 10 o’clock to exceed the 201,500 points mark for the second day in a row in a moderate trading session so far. The junior market just barely slipped from the opening level, easing less than one percent.
Market activity resulted in 11 securities being traded up to 10 c’clock, compared to 29 on at Wednesday at 10.55 am. AT 10 am on Thursday, 6 stocks advanced and 5 fell, resulting in a volume of just 732,375 shares changing hands carrying a value of $3,927,867, compared with 939,255 shares changing hands and carrying a value of $9,669,822, on Wednesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 66,580 units versus a mere 32,388 units on Wednesday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,118.15 points to reach 201,536.95 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 999.82 points to 184,271.98, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index garnered 926.74 points to close at 196,028.45 and the junior market index slipped 0.05 points to end at 2,446.91.