The junior market index dropped 10.82 points to end at 2,398.97 on Thursday as the prices of 2 stocks rose and 8 declined with 4 securities trading, compared with 14 on Wednesday. The decline left the gain for the junior market index for the year to date to 34 percent.
The volume of stocks traded declining on Thursday by 15 percent from Wednesday’s level and ending with 1,016,439 units changing hands, valued at $5,281,239, up 26 percent from $7,108,043 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 72,603 units with an average value of $377,231 traded, compared to 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 on the preceding trading day. 
The average for the month to date is 114,221 units for an average of $648,781 compared to 116,669 units valued at $664,754 on Wednesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial Services traded 2,510 units to close at $20.50, Cargo Handlers rose 50 cents and closed with 3,000 units changing hands to close at $12.50, Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents in trading 11,500 units at $3.45, Derrimon Trading lost 12 cents in trading 42,482 shares to close at $4.88, General Accident fell by 30 cents and closed trading with 125,025 units at $2.85, Honey Bun with 222,321 shares changing hands lost 3 cents and closed at $5.60.
Iron Rock Insurance traded 11,556 shares to end at $3, Jamaican Teas traded 6,384 shares to close at $3.99, with a decline of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation gave up 5 cents and closed with 17,188 units changing hands at $5, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 units at $20, Lasco Distributors fell by 1 cent with 271,146 shares changing hands, to close at $6.60, Lasco Financial ended with 14,900 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 272,227 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading gain 10 cents with 14,600 units changing hands to close at $3.10.
4th straight daily record close for JSE
Jamaica Producers traded 2.9 m shares on Wednesday.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 440.60 points to end at a new closing high of 193,489.41 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 393.98 points to finish at a new record closing high of 174,055.73, a new closing high and the JSE combined index gained 387.05 points to end at a closing record high of 186,172.89 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close with 7,868,310 units valued at $46,934,147 changed hands, compared to 7,367,774 units valued at $196,760,012 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,864,578 units trading valued at $7,108,043 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 285,892 and 258,159 units month to date. On Tuesday, an average of 376,430 units traded and for the month to date, 230,425 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 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 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita climbed 5 cents in trading 60,759 shares, to end at $5 after trading most, at $5.20, Cable & Wireless lost 8 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 70 cents, with 197,375 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in exchanging 3,683 shares at $26. Trading in 1834 Investments resulted in a rise of 19 cents to close with 50,000 shares trading at $1.39, Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents and ended trading 6,129 units at $40.10. Jamaica Broilers lost 19 cents and closed at $14.80 with 5,353 shares changing hands,
Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents and closed at $8.50 with 2,867,200 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 78,597 shares and lost 8 cents at $5.61, JMMB Group closed trading with 42,691 shares to end with a rise of 4 cents at $13.69, Mayberry Investments traded 2,303,629 shares to close at $3.65 after falling 25 cents, National Commercial Bank gained 80 cents to end at $50 with 16,808 shares trading. Radio Jamaica traded 70,856 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 144,144 shares changing hands and rose 2 cents to close at $25.02, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 20,823 units and ended at 18.56 US cents and JMMB Group 7.2% preference share traded at $1.08 with 112,697 units changing hands.
11 Junior market stocks rose – Wednesday
AMG Packaging jumped $2.44 in trading on the Junior market on Wednesday.
The volume of stocks traded rising on Wednesday with an increase by 765 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,864,578 units changing hands, valued at $7,108,043, up 651 percent from $946,789 on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 2 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 traded, compared to 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 116,669 units
for an average of $664,754 compared to 115,706 units valued at $674,569 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.In trading activity, Access Financial Services gained 42 cents in trading traded 5,000 units to close at $20.50, AMG Packaging rose $2.44 and closed with 835 units changing hands to close at $20.95, Caribbean Cream closed with 14,917 shares changing hands and lost 11 cents to $7.14. Caribbean Flavours traded 17,257 units to end at $8.50 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Producers rose 2 cents in trading 3,000 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 7,000 shares to close at $2.40, Jamaican Teas traded 17,600 shares to close at $4, with a gain of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and closed with 383,452 units changing hands at $5.05,
Lasco Distributors fell 29 cents with 258,830 shares changing hands, to close at $6.61, Lasco Financial gained 7 cents and ended with 20,000 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.80 with 55,087 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents and ended with 19,500 units changing hands to close at $4.30, Paramount Trading lost 50 cents with 29,100 units changing hands to close at $3 and Derrimon Trading preference share, rose 24 cents ending with 1,033,000 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.49.
12 stocks rise 2 down in early JSE trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted
in the main market and junior market rising moderately in early Wednesday morning activity.
A total of 24 securities traded of which 12 advanced and 2 fell, resulting in a volume of just 627,417 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $2,528,726 compared with 1,821,034 shares changing hands, with a value of $62,254,541 on Tuesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 26,142 units versus 95,844 units on Tuesday.
The leading volume trades in the market are, Barita Investments traded 53,759 shares at $5.20, Cable & Wireless had 197,375 units traded down to 70 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 77,587 units at $5.69, Radio Jamaica traded 70,856 units at $1.30 and JMMB Group 7.2% preference share traded at $1.08 with 112,697 units changing hands.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 17.56 points to 193,066.37, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 15.71 points to 173,677.46, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 248.03 points to close at 186,033.87 and the junior market index rose 22.72 points to end at 2,430.40.
Subsequent to 10:45 AM Jamaica Producers Group traded 2,863,910 shares at $8.30.
3rd consecutive record close for JSE
Trading in NCB’s shares helped to push the JSE to a record close on Tuesday.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 369.13 points to close at a new closing high of 193,048.81 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 378.06 points to finish at 173,661.75, a new closing high and the JSE combined index gained 229.67 points to end at 185,785.84 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close with 7,367,774 units valued at $196,760,012 changed hands, compared to 748,476 units valued at $7,664,842 changing hands on Monday.The junior market accounted for 215,605 units trading valued at $946,789 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 376,430 and 230,425 units month to date. On Monday, an average of 35,184 units traded and for the month to date, 84,420 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
The market closed with 33 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita climbed 45 cents in trading 10,000 shares to end at $4.95, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent to close at 78 cents with 130,610 units trading, Carreras exchanged 440,140 shares at $66 to gain 50 cents, Grace Kennedy ended trading 17,960 units at $40.06. Jamaica Broilers rose 4 cents and closed at $14.99 with 8,205 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 15 cents and closed at $8.20 with 264,007 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 20,600 shares at $5.69, JMMB Group closed trading with 515,685 shares to end with a decline of 35 cents at $13.65,
National Commercial Bank dropped $2.80 to end at $49.20 with 2,480,934 shares trading, PAN JAM Investments traded 102,200 shares but lost 64 cents to end at $24. Sagicor Group had 327,527 shares changing hands and rose 89 cents to close at $25, Scotia Group lost 30 cents in trading 135,304 shares to close at $31.21, Seprod gained $1 in trading 246,492 shares to end at $27. Supreme Ventures lost 15 cents in trading 2,014,900 shares at $4.80, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 7,252 units and ended at 19.49 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 425,478 units at $2.10.
Junior market drops sharply – Tuesday
Paramount Trading dropped sharply on Tuesday to help pull the junior market down..
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Tuesday with the volume rose moderately by 16 percent from Monday’s level and ending with just 215,605 units changing hands, valued at $946,789, down 25 percent from $1,256,517 on Monday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 traded, compared to 20,615 units with an average value of $139,613 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 115,706 units for an average of $674,569 compared to 122,319 units valued at $715,032 on Monday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Honey Bun with 14,554 shares changing hands, but rose 3 cents to end at $5.63, Iron Rock Insurance dropped $1.10 cents in trading 5,00 units to close at $3, ISP Finance rose 22 cents to end at an all-time high of $7.25 with just 2,000 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas traded 2,900 shares to close at $3.99. Jetcon Corporation fell 30 cents and closed with 10,400 units changing hands at $4.90, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 4,000 shares trading at $1.50, Knutsford Express lost $2 in trading 485 shares to close at $20, Lasco Distributors rose 40 cents with 26,785 shares changing hands, to close at $6.90.
Lasco Financial gained 8 cents and ended with 18,751 shares changing hands at $3.08, Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents and closed at $4.71 with 44,400 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading dropped 45 cents with 53,334 units changing hands to close at $3.50. tTech rose 55 cents and ended with 11,996 shares changing hands at $5.75, Derrimon Trading preference share rose 15 cents ending with 20,500 units changing hands to close at $2.25 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 500 units at $6.18.
JSE main market up Juniors down
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in the main market rising but the junior market slipping in early Tuesday morning activity.
A total of 19 securities traded of which 6 advanced and 7 fell and resulting in a volume of just 1,821,034 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $62,254,541 compared with 351,677 shares changing hands with a value of $1,089,793 on Monday. The average number of shares traded amount to 95,844 units versus 29,306 units on Monday.
The leading volume trades in the market are, National Commercial Bank lost $1 in trading 932,752 units at $51, JMMB Group traded 502,800 units at $13.60 after falling 40 and Sagicor Group traded 114,403 units at $24.45.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 552.25 points to 193,231.93, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 483.81 points to 173,825.65, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 141.16 points to close at 186,079.65 and the junior market index slipped 30.83 points to a new high of 2,421.50.
Junior market falls on Monday
The junior market index fell 11.77 points to end at 2,452.33 on Monday as the prices of just 1 stock rose and 6 declined with 9 securities trading, down from 17 on Friday. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 37 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Monday with the volume dropped sharply by 88 percent from Friday’s level and ending with just 185,535 units changing hands, valued at $7,836,091, up 84 percent from $1,256,517
on Friday.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers.
An average of 20,615 units with an average value of $139,613 traded, compared to 93,495 units with an average value of $460,947 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 122,319 units for an average of $715,032 compared to 129,584 units valued at $756,133 on Friday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging fell $1.59 and closed with 25,415 units changing hands at $18.51, 
Caribbean Cream with 62,000 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to close at $7.25, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $2.30, Honey Bun with 23,868 shares changing hands, but lost 40 cents to end at $5.60. Jamaican Teas traded 4,449 shares and fell 11 cents to close at $3.99, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 21,460 shares trading at $1.55. Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 882 shares changing hands and tTech lost 55 cents and ended with 1,450 shares changing hands at $5.20.
NCB pushes JSE to another record close
NCB rises by $2.50 on the JSE.
At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 422.80 points to close at a new closing high of 192,679.68 with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 378.06 points to finish at 173,331.69 and the JSE combined index gained 229.67 points to end at 185,938.49 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close with a mere 748,476 units valued at $7,664,842 changed hands, compared to 3,262,803 units valued at $38,639,306 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 1,589,420 units trading valued at $7,836,091 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 35,184 and 84,420 units month to date.
On Friday, an average of 76,063 units traded and for the month to date, 133,657 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.The market closed with 25 securities trading as the prices of 6 gained while 10 declined in the overall market, including 1 stock rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 9 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 18,000 shares to end at $5.60, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent to close at 79 cents with 228,318 units trading,
Grace Kennedy ended trading only 2,400 units at $40, Jamaica Producers rose 5 cents and closed at $8.35 with 104,473 shares switching owners. JMMB Group closed trading with 4,703 shares to end with a rise of 20 cents at $14, Kingston Wharves traded 5,632 shares to close at $18.80, National Commercial Bank gained $2.50 with 12,375 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 46,371 shares changing hands and fell 39 cents to close at $24.11. Scotia Group rose 1 cent in trading 53,000 shares to close at $31.51, Seprod dropped $1.40 in trading 9,250 shares to end at $26 Supreme Ventures traded 21,000 shares at $4.95 and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 46,750 units and ended at 19.50 US cents.
Slow start for JSE – Monday
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is off to a slow start in early Monday morning activity with just a few securities being active with limited volume.
A total of 12 securities traded of which 5 advanced and 3 fell and resulting in a volume of just 351,677 shares changing hands carrying a value of a mere $1,089,793 compared with 753,463 shares changing hands with a value of $6,280,546 on Friday. The average number of shares traded amount to 29,306 units versus 26,909 units on Friday.
The leading volume trades in the market are, Cable & Wireless traded 223,321 shares at 79 cents and National Commercial Bank gained 50 cents in trading 10,475 units at $50.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 537.67 points to 192,794.55, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 480.78 points to 173,434.41, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 431.69 points to close at 186,140.51 and the junior market index slipped 1.38 points to a new high of 2,462.72.