Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks had a light on Wednesday with trading of just 2,989,332 units, valued at a mere $34,924,721 as 24 securities changed hands, with 12 rising, 7 falling and 6 trading firm.
The main market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 421.16 points to 324,188.17 and the JSE Index declined 383.73 points to 295,372.07.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped 60 cents to end at $17.10, with 10,199 stock units trading, Carreras finished 20 cents higher at $10.90, with 298,389 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 to $38.50, with 3,401 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $48.50, with 62,851 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $20.50, with 15,756 units. 
Jamaica Producers closed 53 cents higher at $15.65, with 53,028 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.95, with 36,598 shares changing hands, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50 after rising 90 cents, with 14,840 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 3,626 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 37 cents at $6.05, with 54,300 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a rise of $1.76 to end at $99.25, after exchanging 148,413 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $1,100, with 286 stock units, PanJam Investment ended 35 cents higher at $43, with 31,067 units. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.04, with 138,578 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $2.85 to $39, with 23,975 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $15.30, 
with 180,332 shares changing hands, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2.99 to $51, with 104,447 shares, Seprod closed after rising $1 to $34, with 6,118 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading and gained 20 cents to end at $11.90, with 98,103 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with 771,188 units trading and rose 35 cents to $4.40, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 11 cents at $10.39, with 286,528 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 250 shares, Proven Investments ended trading 1 cent higher at $5.90, with 200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors’ late pull back on Wednesday.”
New high for JSE with more to come
The JSE main market closed at a new high on Tuesday with indicators pointing to more gains ahead as the market moves gradually upwards.
Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks continued on their upward climb as bullish sentiments exert upward pressure and steering the market higher, landed it at new closing high on Tuesday with more gains to come.
The main market closed with moderate trading of 2,989,332 units valued at $34,924,721, flowing from 27 securities changing hands, with 9 rising, 10 falling and 7 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,341.98 points to end at a record closing high of 324,609.33 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,222.70 points to a new closing record high of 295,755.80.
In market activity, 
Barita Investments closed at $9.50, with 1,317 shares trading, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.20, with 143,146 units, Carreras finished 10 cents higher at $10.70, with 102,432 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $36, with 112,607 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 1,496 stock units in rising $1 to end at $49. Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $20.50, in exchanging 198,187 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 88 cents at $15.12, with 6,207 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 25 cents higher at $6.95, with 6,248 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 40 cents at $25.60, as 5,739 shares changed hands. Kingston Properties finished 15 cents higher at $6.40, with 5,000 stock units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 88 cents higher at $6.42, with 36,780 shares, NCB Financial Group fell by $1.51 to $97.49, with 21,004 shares trading, 1834 Investments rose 1 cent to $1.20, with 37,871 shares. 138 Student Living ended at $5.50, with 8,500 shares, changing hands. Palace Amusement rose $100 and closed at $1,100, with 100 stock units trading, 
PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 35 cents at $42.65, with 1,351 units, Radio Jamaica settled 8 cents higher at $1.09, with 102,002 shares, Sagicor Group lost 35 cents to end at $36.15, with 75,366 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.49, with 300 shares. Scotia Group finished at $53.99, with 1,985 shares changing hands, Seprod closed at $33, with 30,103 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $11.70, after 83,750 stock units were exchanged, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 44 cents at $4.05, with 474,525 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 34 cents at $10.50, with 1,520,527 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.99, with 1,193 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 11,396 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Record close for JSE majors on Tuesday.”
Sharp price changes hit JSE main market – Wednesday
Palace Amusement fell $300 to $1,300 on Wednesday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market activity closed on Wednesday with sharp price changes in a number of the stocks, including a $300 fall in the price of Palace shares.
The main market closed with 26 securities changing hands and ended with 11 securities rising, 9 falling and 6 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,851.50 points to 320,861.99 and the JSE Index dropped 1,686.92 points to 292,341.55.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 5 cents higher at $9.50, with 9,750 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.16, with 41,885 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 595,645 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1.44 higher at $39.94, with 17,731 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 2 cents higher at $0.14, with 91,700 shares. Grace Kennedy traded $1.95 higher at $49.45, with 19,051 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 97 cents higher at $20, with 143,137 units, 
Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 5 cents at $14.95, with 14,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 19 cents at $6.80, with 30,200 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 95 cents at $25.50, with 244,649 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $38, with 573 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.40, with 113,221 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 1 cent higher at $98.71, with 75,906 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 14,029 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $300 and closed at $1,000, with 250 stock units, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 4.98 cents at $37.12, with 113,088 units, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 1 cent at $1.09, with 62,491 shares.
Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $36.10, with 833,093 stock units, and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.45, with 8,592 shares. Scotia Group finished trading $50.85 higher at $50.85, with 345,681 shares, Seprod closed $1.50 higher at $33.50, with 1,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 45 cents higher at $11.95, with 524,028 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 27 cents at $4.11, with 600,506 units, Wisynco Group settled 1 cent higher at $10.50, with 789,638 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed at $1.02, with 224,002 shares, Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 100,000 units, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Investors slam cabinet changes – Wednesday.”
JSE shares grab 71% of main market trades- Tuesday
Shares in the Jamaica Stock Exchange accounted for 71% of trading on Tuesday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ordinary stock ended trading with 15,075,000 shares, changing hands accounted for 70.8 percent of the day’s volume of 21,289,061 units valued at $268,573,132, in main market activity on Tuesday.
The main market closed with 28 securities changing hands and ended with only 5 securities rising, 15 falling and 8 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,326.19 points to 322,713.49 and the JSE Index declined by 1,208.31 points to 294,028.47.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9.45, with 3,003 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of $1.45 to $16.50, with 14,099 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.16, with 186,742 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 97,427 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $2.50 to close at $38.50, with 30,416 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 8,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $47.50, with 27,863 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 22 cents at $19.03, with 36,071 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 15 cents at $15, with 2,394,964 shares.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.99, with 15,075,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading $1.75 higher at $26.45, with 62,418 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $1.50 at $38.50, with 1,025,513 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.20, with 41,500 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of $1.15 at $98.70, with 400,433 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 10,580 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $5.50, with 1,500 shares, PanJam Investment ended 45 cents higher at $42.10, with 223,507 units, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.10, with 43,613 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading $36.25 higher at $36.25, with 284,764 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled 40 cents higher at $15.45, with 13,000 shares. 
Scotia Group finished trading at $52.90, with 259,811 shares, Seprod finished trading with a loss of $1.50 at $32, with 48,554 shares, Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 49 cents at $11.50, with 142,310 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents at $4.38, with 379,300 stock units. Wisynco Group finished with a loss of 1 cent at $10.49, with 285,911 units trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 45,172 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 8 cents at $1.02, with 147,000 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Investors slam cabinet changes – Tuesday.”
NCB dominates the JSE main market
NCB traded 61.8 million shares on Wednesday.
Main market activity surged sharply Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands and 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 trading.
NCB Financial Group accounting for 86.99 percent of the volume traded with 61,822,679 units changing hands and Caribbean Cement posted the highest gain jumping $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40, with 138,259 shares and Cable & Wireless resumed trading after the suspension requested by the company.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index advanced by 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of 50 cents at $9, trading 2,900 shares, Berger Paints ended unchanged at $17.95, with 5,500 stock units, Cable & Wireless resumed trading and closed unchanged at $1.10, with 21,246 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.35, with 146,032 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.44 and closed at $40, with 138,259 shares. 
Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 16 cents, with 157,728 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 56,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 1 cent higher at $20, with 2,036,473 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a rise of 5 cents to $15, with 19,430 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.99, with 6,319 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, exchanging 549,955 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 3,560 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 93 cents higher at $40, with 17,986 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 2,010,259 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded at $99, with 61,822,679 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.06, with 273,200 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 250 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1 at $42, with 10,440 units. 
Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $9.70, with 2,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 561,044 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 65 cents higher at $36.25, with 721,650 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 1 cent higher at $15.31, with 66,800 shares, Salada Foods traded at $10.72, with 20,000 units. Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 36,417 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 32 cents higher at $11.82, with 19,592 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,558,306 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 15 cents at $10.50, with 744,017 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded $1.90 higher at $1.90, with 54,198 stock units and Productivity Business settled at $105, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday.”
JSE main market rise again – Tuesday
Main market activity ended with 27 securities changing hands, with 10 securities rising, 13 falling and 4 trading firm as trading closed with 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 503.78 points to 321,663.25 and the JSE Index advanced by 459 points to 293,071.59.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended trading $1.50 higher at $17.95, with 310,654 stock units, Carreras closed with a rise of 35 cents at $10.45, with 52,856 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $1.36 and closed at $33.56, with 74,085 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 13 cents, with 200,000 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to $51, with 16,739 stock units. Jamaica Broilers lost 1 cent to close at $19.99, with 22,786 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 55 cents at $14.95, trading 212,141 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 94 cents higher at $6.99, with 300 units, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 20,117 shares. 
Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 1,440 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 7 cents higher at $39.07 with 7,690 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 11,790 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1 higher at $99, with 2,044,781 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.17, with 10,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 8 cents at $5.50, with 5,000 shares, PanJam Investment added 50 cents in closing at $43, with 229,220 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 100 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.05, with 569,681 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 65 cents at $35.60, with 7,769 stock units,
Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 25 cents higher at $15.30, with 1,550 shares, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.33 at $10.72, with 112,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 71,423 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 5 cents at $30, after 29,045 stock units changed hands. Supreme Ventures declined by 50 cents to $11.50, with 132,190 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 4 cents at $4.50, with 907,199 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.65, exchanging 227,597 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 8,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “More stocks prices fall than rose on Tuesday.”
Main market activity climbs on Monday
JSE main market activity ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, of which 11 rose, 10 declined and 6 traded firm. Trading closed with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 being exchanged, up from the $31 million traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,392.60 points to end at 321,159.47 and the JSE Index gained 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $32.20, with 5,295 stock units changing hands, 
Carreras finished at $10.10, with 168,334 shares, Grace Kennedy fell by $1 to $50, with 160,875 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rose 1 cent to 420, with 8,482 units, Jamaica Producers closed trading at $15.50, with 1,205 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 5 cents at $6.05, with 8,530 shares, JMMB Group dropped 31 cents to $26, with 3,017,431 stock units. Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares at $39, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a rise of $1 to end at $6.50, with 469,349 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $98, with 502,244 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 20,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended 22 cents lower at $5.58, with 100 stock units, changing hands. 
Palace Amusement closed at $1,300, with 300 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to end at $42.50, with 2,475 units. Radio Jamaica declined by 1 cent to $1.07, with 13,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $36.25, with 94,710 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a rise of $2 to $54, with 13,023 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 185,389 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 4 cents and finished at $4.54, with 718,287 units and Wisynco Group gained 20 cents and settled at $10.70, with 449,497 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE major indices jump on Monday.”
Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday
Palace Amusement hit a record of $1,300 on Friday.
IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, rose $200 on Friday and ended the week with a gain of $740 to close at $1,300 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther being shown by the movie house.
Main market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 10 falling, 5 trading firm. The market closed with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 741.12 points to 318,766.87 and the JSE Index declined by 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.25, with 4,700 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 55 cents at $16.45, with 501,659 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 68 cents at $10.10, with 1,251,675 shares, 
Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 91 cents at $31.70, with 4,390 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 1 cent at $51, with 15,712 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 48 cents higher at $19.99, with 33,607 units, Jamaica Producers closed 49 cents higher at $15.50, with 10,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 72,730 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 25 cents higher at $26.31, with 251,690 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39, with 3,400 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 33 cents higher at $5.50, with 18,949 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $98, with 35,030 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 12 cents higher at $1.15, with 9,750 shares. Palace Amusement jumped $200 and closed at a new all time high of $1,300, with 300 stock units,
138 Student Living ended 29 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares,changing hands. PanJam Investment ended $42 higher at $42, with 2,430 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, exchanging 560 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 1,751 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 11,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 45 cents higher at $36.05, with 537,833 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $52, with 81,245 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 20 cents at $30.05, with 5,600 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 50 cents higher at $12, with 5,800 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 281,020 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 495,442 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% finished trading at $1.50, with 100 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors fall again on Friday.”
Investor bids $1,300 for Palace shares – Thursday
Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay.
IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, jumped $540 to $1,100 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but closed with the bid at $1,300 and an offer at $1,500.
The sharp increased price, comes as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther movie, that is expected to raise revenues and profit sharply for Palace.
Main market activity ended with 29 securities changing hands, with 3 securities rising, 14 falling, 12 trading firm. Trading closed with 14,969,349 units valued at $264,028,466 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,700.74 points to 319,507.99 and the JSE Index dived 4,282.91 points to 291,107.90.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 3,600 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 100 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 12 cents at $10.78, with 362,023 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 1 cent higher at $32.61, with 58,148 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 14 cents, with 145,700 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $52, with 12,451 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $19.51, with 342,660 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 49 cents at $15.01, with 326,924 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 112,036 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 44 cents at $26.06, with 623,884 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of 65 cents at $6, with 7,500 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 5,950 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 2 cents higher at $5.17, with 2,000 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 99 cents at $98.50, after 893,212 shares changed hands, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 12 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 3,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 29 cents at $5.51, with 150 shares, PanJam Investment finished $42 higher at $42, with 58,886 stock units, 
Pulse Investments concluded trading at $1.85, with 33,735 shares, Radio Jamaica finished with a loss of 2 cents at $1.06, with 3,570 shares. Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 90 cents at $35.60, with 225,268 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 10 cents at $15, with 16,636 shares, Salada Foods ended trading at $12.05, with 8,474 stock units, Scotia Group traded with a loss of $2 at $54, with 124,930 units, Seprod finished trading at $30.25, with 48,955 shares. Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 50 cents at $11.50, with 1,767,895 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents at $4.50, with 732,219 stock units and Wisynco Group finished at $10.50, with 9,043,043 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading at $2.55, with 400 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “4,700 points drop for JSE – Thursday.”
JSE adds 4,453 points in 3 days – Tuesday
Berger Paints fell $2.07 to $17 with the largest block of shares on Tuesday.
Market activity on Tuesday fell well below that on Monday but the market indices climbed higher with gains of 4,453 points in three days. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,526.21 points to 321,783.85 and the JSE Index added 1,390.55 points to 293,181.47.
The main market ended with 27 securities changing hands, ending with 10 securities rising, 8 falling, 9 trading firm. Trading ended with 10,582,771 units valued at $143,248,381 changing hands, versus 4,116,289 units valued at $49,819,783 on Monday.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7.50, with 8,336 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of $2.07 at $17, with 2,492,575 stock units following release of audited nine months results showing a reduction of earnings at 81 cents compared to $1.17 for the same time in 2016 but with the 2017 figures being hit by a large amount incurred to provide the directors recommendation to shareholders following the takeover offer for the shares. Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.95, with 142,495 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 45 cents higher at $33.50, with 232,837 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 10 cents, with 586,437 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 1 cent higher at $44.01, with 562,502 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 39 cents at $18.49, with 35,051 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 9,380 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 20 cents at $6.50, with 6,442 shares.
JMMB Group concluded trading $1.49 higher at $26.49, with 42,810 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 25 cents higher at $40, with 17,853 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 37 cents higher at $5.78, with 4,220 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 23 cents at $98.97, with 102,165 shares. Infrequently traded Palace Amusement, closed at $560, with 225 stock units as investors expect a big payoff from the sold out houses the company is enjoying currently with the showing of Black Panther that is raking in several million dollars per day for them. PanJam Investment ended 1 cent higher at $41.51, with 5,061 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 3 cents at $1.75, with 6,605 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 6 cents higher at $1.14, with 16,600 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading at $37.50, with 424,976 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $51, with 51,177 shares, 
Supreme Ventures concluded trading 45 cents higher at $11.95, with 1,430 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 35 cents at $4.50, with 1,963,833 units. Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 2,449,787 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $17, with 47,796 shares, but the stock traded at a record high of $17.50 early in the trading session. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market ended trading 11 cents higher at 52 weeks’ High of $2.60, with 500 shares, Jamaica Money Market traded at $1.95, with 1,375 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $0.99, with 18,453 shares, Sagicor Bank A 7.75% ended trading with a loss of 4 cents at an all-time low of $1.01, with 1,351,850 shares, changing hands.Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market highest since October”