Paramount closed at a new high of $34 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading 12 securities traded, the same as on Tuesday, resulting in 4 stocks advancing and 3 declining, including 1 that traded at an all-time high. Market activities ended with 3 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Trading volume rose 54 percent from Tuesday’s levels, ending with 1,948,431 units changing hands, valued at $13,610,614, up by 111 percent from $6,437,908 on Tuesday.An average of 162,369 units with an average value of $1,134,218 traded, compared to 105,747 units with an average value of $536,492 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 101,400 units at $597,986 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging climbed $1 and ended with 49,610 shares changing hands at $19.50, Blue Power closed with 10,100 units changing hands at $21.56.
CAC 2000 traded 8,500 units and closed at $4, Cargo Handlers ended with 3,245 shares changing hands at $12, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 41,280 units and lost 38 cents to close at $3.12. C2W Music traded 3,057 shares but fell 2 cents to end at 23 cents, Derrimon Trading closed with 4,000 units changing hands at $4.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 15,900 shares and gained 10 cents in closing at $4.75. Lasco Distributors ended with 1,540,643 shares trading at $7, after trading at a low for the day of $6.40. Lasco Financial gained 23 cents and ended with 158,269 shares changing hands to close at $3.13 and Lasco Manufacturing fell 5 cents and closed at $4.85 with 101,297 shares changing hands.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,032.43 points to 190,504.23, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,817.35 points to 171,386.44, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 2,119.66 points to close at 184,133.61 and the junior market index gained 42.27 points to 2,452.23.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange retreated for the second day in a row on Tuesday, with the All Jamaica Composite Index falling 395.03 points to close at 188,471.80, bringing the year to date gains to 12.6 percent. The JSE Market Index dived 353.23 points to finish at 169,569.09 and the JSE combined index dropped 1,072.17 points to end at 182,013.95 with a gain for the year to date of 15 percent. 
The market closed with 41 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 15 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
Kingston Wharves traded 306,116 shares and rose 3 cents, to close at $17.20, Mayberry Investments gained just 1 cent and ended with 9,065 shares trading at the close at $4, National Commercial Bank traded 15,581 shares to close at $45.49. Trading in 138 Student Living, ended with 56,583 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 50 cents at $5.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.45 with 50,000 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 3,344,598 shares changing hands and fell 43 cents to close at $23.42. Scotia Group fell 35 cents in trading 58,464 shares to close at $31.20, Scotia Investments traded 41,821 shares to close at $30, Seprod jumped $5.85 in trading 219,639 shares to end at 52 weeks’ high of $30, Supreme Ventures traded 1,320,818 shares to close at $5 and Proven Investments traded 20,556 units at 19 US cents, up 1.25 cents.
The junior market index fell back sharply from on Tuesday the record close on Monday with the market index sinking 72.48 points to 2,409.96 pulling the gain for the year to date down to 35 percent, with Lasco Distributors falling as low as $6 and closing with an average price of $6.27. 
The average for the month to date is 91,238 units at $508,614 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
Derrimon Trading closed with 3,500 units changing hands with a loss of 20 to end at $4.80. Dolphin Cove traded 1,059 shares and closed at $15.49, General Accident had 68,000 shares changing hands and closed at $3, Jetcon Corporation traded 117,486 shares in closing and gained 5 cents in closing at $4.65 after it traded at $5 in early trading, KLE Group lost 17 cents in closing at $1.13 with 25,847 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors ended with 389,146 shares trading to close at $7, the stock traded as low as $6 during the morning session. Lasco Financial lost 20 cents and ended with 82,359 shares changing hands to close at $2.90, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 536,191 shares changing hands.
sharply with the junior market index dropping a whopping 3 percent or 76 points. 
At the close of the market, 16 securities traded, versus 14 on Friday resulting in 4 stocks advancing and 5 declining. Trading closed with 2 stocks hitting record highs during the day, only 1 ended at a closing 52 weeks’ high. Market activities ended with 3 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
Caribbean Producers lost 17 cents and closed trading with 50438 units at $3.41, Honey Bun with 830 shares changing hands closed at $6.10, Iron Rock Insurance traded 460 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $4.10. Jamaican Teas traded 500 shares to close at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 152,100 shares in closing and gained 1 cent in closing at $4.60 after it traded at $5 in early trading, Lasco Distributors ended with 91,345 shares trading at $7. Lasco Financial ended with 9,652 shares changing hands to close at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing fell 10 cents and closed at $4.85 with 200,377 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded just 1,200 units but dropped 55 cents to $5 and Paramount Trading jumped $4.05 with 925 units changing hands to close at new high of $33.05.
Jamaica Stock Exchange stock was adjusted the 5 for 1 stock split on Friday but the stock has not traded so far, but the bid is at $8.10 to buy 4,790 shares. Paramount Trading that has announced a 10 to 1 stock split has a bid at $30.60 to buy 1,035 units without an offer versus the last traded price of $29.
Kazakhstan or Peru stock markets seem set be the top performing markets in 2016, taking over from Jamaica, the top performer in 2015, according to data compiled from Bloomberg Market. 
The positive for the local market, is that many of the top performing markets seem to be declining while the JSE is on the rise and usually rallies in the latter part of the year. With undervalued 
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange that retreated sharply on Thursday, recovered the loss and went on the record a new high, with the All Jamaica Composite Index surging 3,719.22 points to close at an all-time high of 189,308.34, bringing the year to date gains to 13.1 percent. 
The average for the October was 220,811 units.
JMMB Group traded 16,889 shares and lost 20 cents, to end at $14, Kingston Wharves traded 1,735 shares and closed at $17.19, Mayberry Investments rose 35 cents and ended with 2,734 shares trading at the close at $4. National Commercial Bank rose 26 cents in trading 12,030 shares to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $45.25, Pan Jamaican Investment lost 20 cents and closed at $22.80 after trading 298,100 shares, Sagicor Group had 1,130 shares changing hands and rose 68 cents to close at $23.18. Scotia Group climbed $1.35 in trading 496,267 shares to close at $32.40, Seprod traded 2,000 shares to end at $24.15, Proven Investments traded 34,300 units at 19.90 US cents and Sterling Investments rose $1.45 cent and traded just 300 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.50. 
The average for the month to date is 100,635 units at $571,332 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
Caribbean Producers gained 8 cents and closed trading with 145,000 units at $3.58, Dolphin Cove closed with 200 units changing hands and gained 20 cents to end at $15.49, Honey Bun with 100 shares changing hands closed at $6.10, Iron Rock Insurance traded 900 shares and gained 30 cents to end at $3.60. Knutsford Express traded 2,600 shares in closing at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 957,467 shares trading to close at $7. Lasco Financial rose by 10 cents with 345,100 shares changing hands to close at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing fell 5 cents and closed at $4.95 with 128,758 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded just 500 units but rose 15 cents to $5.55 and Paramount Trading jumped $2 with 691 units changing hands to close at new high of $29.