RJR traded more than 37 m shares on Thursday.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with a jump in the volume traded. Radio Jamaica with 37 million units and Sagicor Group with 1 million units were the only securities to contribute meaningful volumes. The weak demand elsewhere resulted in the market indices falling sharply.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,802.76 points to close at 257,637.51, the JSE Market Index fell 1,642.52 points to 234,736.94 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.77 points to close at 187.33.
At the close of trading, 27 securities changed hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 11 stocks advancing and 11 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 39,788,577 units valued at $130,153,064 changing hands compared to 2,290,612 units valued at $72,785,626 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 226,255 units valued at US$54,301.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 1,473,651 units valued at $4,820,484 for each security traded compared to an average of 88,100 units valued at $2,799,447 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 194,786 units with an average value of $4,462,018 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints lost $1 and closed at $15, with an exchange of 78,383 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 5 cents to close at $1.10, with 7,673 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement fell $1.50 to $26 trading 58,492 shares, Carreras traded $4.70 lower to close at $82 exchanging 1,952 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, gaining 70 cents with 4,500 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, with a loss of 40 cents trading 8,297 shares, Jamaica Producers traded $1 lower to $15, with 7,272 units exchanged. Jamaica Stock Exchange added 5 cents, closing at $7 trading 2,137 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20, with 24,728 units changing ownership, Kingston Properties lost 25 cents, closing at $10 with trades of 9,443 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $4.48 to close at $25.02, with an exchange of 2,323 shares. 
Mayberry Investments closed at $5.19, with a loss of 1 cent trading just 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $71, losing 50 cents after exchanging 12,063 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.52, gaining 2 cents with 146,021 units changing hands, 138 Student Living traded 52,600 units at $4.50, Palace Amusement closed at $390 exchanging 197 units, PanJam Investment gained 50 cents to close at $34.50, with trades of 19,773 shares. Proven Investments traded 10,395 shares at $19.51, well below the approximate $30 the same share traded at in the US dollar market. Pulse Investments added 50 cents to close at $18, with an exchange of 7,500 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents, closing at $1.65 with 37,357,068 shares trading, Sagicor Group closed at $34.51, gaining 1 cent trading 1,800,807 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 35 cents to close at $11.50, with trades of 13,246 shares. Scotia Group closed at $44, with gains of $1.47 exchanging 250 shares while Supreme Ventures added 34 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.79, with 10,230 shares changing owners. Proven Investments exchanged 226,255 ordinary shares at 24 US cents, Proven 8.25% preference share lost 20 cents, closing at $5.20, with 136,900 units traded and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share gained 10 cents to close at $2, with 8,966 units changing hands.
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,100 units valued at a mere $2,799,447 for every security traded compared to an average of 140,556 units valued at $8,877,187 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 194,786 units with an average value of $4,462,018 compared with an average of 202,407 units with an average value of $4,580,773 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
NCB Financial Group closed at $71.50, losing 50 cents after exchanging 167,790 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, with 35,444 units changing hands, 138 Student Living gained 2 cents to close at $4.50, with 10,000 units, Palace Amusement jumped $50 and closed at a new all-time high of $390, trading 200 units, PanJam Investment exchanged 58,141 shares to gain 1 cent and end at $34. Pulse Investments traded 50 cents higher to close at $17.50, with an exchange of 4,756 shares, Radio Jamaica exchanged 85,169 shares at $1.60,Sagicor Group closed at $34.50, gaining 30 cents, trading 717,539 shares. Scotia Group closed at $42.53, after losing $1.02 in exchanging 510,077 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $37 with 22,356 units changing hands while Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents and closed at $7.45, with 111,000 shares trading. Proven Investments closed at 24 US cents, with a loss of 0.02 US cents, trading 183,292 ordinary shares, Margaritaville Turks lost 0.01 US cent to close at 34 US cents exchanging 13,900 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 10 cents to close at $1.90, with 7,850 units changing hands and Proven 8.25% preference share gained 20 cents, closing at $5.40, with 5,200 units traded.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with stocks rising outnumbering those falling. The market indices fell back at the close the JSE Market Index fell 878.85 points to 235,245.62, with the All Jamaica Composite Index declining 964.58 points to close at 258,195.81 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 200.45. 
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 250 shares at $7, 
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recovered all the losses it incurred on Thursday and Friday and more putting it back ahead of the closing level at the end of trading on Monday last week but below the close of the prior trading day. The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,627.40 points to close at 259,160.39, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,393.86 points to 236,124.47 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 12.75 points to 200.45. 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 207,165 units with an average value of $4,250,279 compared with an average of 214,963 units with an average value of $4,508,789 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Mayberry Investments gained 30 cents to close at $5.30, trading of 17,037 units, NCB Financial Group traded $1 higher to close at $72, after exchanging 14,563 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, gaining 15 cents with 12,600 units changing hands, PanJam Investment gained 69 cents, in closing at $33.99 trading 672 shares. Portland JSX closed at $10, with gains of 5 cents, exchanging 20,000 units, Pulse Investments traded 50 cents lower to close at $17, with 1,649 shares changing owners, Sagicor Group closed at $34.20, losing 54 cents while trading 33,954 shares. Salada Foods closed at $10, with an exchange of 1,428 units, Scotia Group gained 55 cents to end at $43.55, trading 69,399 shares, Seprod lost 50 cents to close at $29, with 1,000 units traded while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.50, after gaining 24 cents with 71,331 shares changing hands. Proven Investments closed at 26 US cents, with gains of 0.02 US cents in trading 5,100 ordinary shares, JMMB 7. 5% preference share closed at $2, gaining 10 cents with an exchange of 50,000 units and ISP Finance bond traded 5,000 units at a record of $1.10 to gain 10 cents.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was hit hard with declining stock ending 2 to 1 over advancing ones leading to big fall in the main market indices. At the close on Thursday the All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,155.19 points to close at 256,762.81, the JSE Market Index tumbled 1,963.63 points to 233,940.00 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 5.48 points to 187.70. 
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $6, losing $1 trading 2,800 shares, Berger Paints traded 69 cents lower to close at $17.31 in exchanging 19,999 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.20, with 126,884 stock units changing, Caribbean Cement closed at $26.50, after losing 10 cents trading 2,940 shares, Carreras advanced $4.90 to close at $86.90, with an exchange of 31,475 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $40.77, losing 23 cents with 196,826 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers gained 5 cents exchanging 74,526 shares to close at $18, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.50, with gains of 10 cents trading 66,154 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7, with an exchange of 31,000 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.20, losing 30 cents trading 54,696 units, Kingston Properties traded $1.26 lower to close at $10 exchanging 10,000 shares, Kingston Wharves closed at $28.54 with 300 shares changing ownership, NCB Financial Group gained $1.95 and closed at $72, after exchanging 2,964,070 shares, 1834 Investments exchanged 10,473 units at $1.35, 138 Student Living closed at $4.48, with trades of 1,110 units. PanJam Investment lost 50 cents, closing at $33.50 trading 13,090 shares, 
Pulse Investments closed at $17, losing 40 cents with an exchange of just 607 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.65, with a loss of 1 cent in exchanging 7,102,241 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.10, losing 10 cents trading 268,796 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 5 cents higher to close at $11.20 with 4,260 shares exchanged. Scotia Group closed at $43, with gains of 30 cents trading 313,510 shares, Scotia Investments lost 50 cents to close at $36.50, with 23,129 units changing hands, Seprod closed at $29.50, gaining 50 cents, with trades of 3,315 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.26, with a loss of 9 cents and 255,820 shares changing hands. Proven Investments rose marginally in exchanging 15,300 ordinary shares at 24.01 US cents, JMMB Group USD 6% preference share closed at US$1.12 with trades of 32,500 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.90, with an exchange of 60,000 units, JPS 9.5% preference share closed $23 lower, closing at $1,302 with 982 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.12, losing 3 cents with trades of 1,000,000 units.
The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
The main market ended trading with an average of 36,540 units valued at a mere $298,993 for every security traded, compared to an average of 145,166 units valued at $3,631,264 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 128,368 units and $3,030,592 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
PanJam Investment closed at $35 trading 3,430 shares, Portland JSX lost 35 cents to close at $10.15, with 3,700 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded $2 lower to close at $16, with 9,313 shares, Radio Jamaica exchanged 145,825 shares at $1.70, Sagicor Group added 5 cents to close at $34.25 trading 39,824 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 82 cents to close at $11.50, with 2,177 shares changing hands. Salada Foodsgained 55 cents, closing at $9.02, with an exchange of 350 shares, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10. Scotia Group dropped $2.10 and closed at $43.80, exchanging 6,424 shares, Scotia Investments traded $1.35 lower to close at $36.50, with 750 shares changing ownership, Seprod closed at $29.90, with gains of 38 cents trading 500 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $16.90, gaining $1.40 with 5,000 shares changing hands while Supreme Ventures added 29 cents to close at $7.49 exchanging 62,690 shares. Margaritaville Turks exchanged 4,500 units at 34 US cents, Proven Investments traded 94,000 ordinary shares at 28.49 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2 with trades of 5,984 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15 exchanging 415,000 units.
The main market ended trading with an average of 145,166 units valued at $3,631,264 for each security traded, compared to an average of 111,569 units valued at $2,429,919 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, are 128,368 units and $3,030,592. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Kingston Properties traded 50 cents lower to close at $11, with 15,277 shares, Kingston Wharves exchanged 15,524 shares at $32, Mayberry Investments lost 5 cents to close at $4.75, with an exchange of 39,790 shares, NCB Financial Group was down 1 cent to $70.99, after exchanging 69,538 shares, 138 Student Living exchanged 2,900 shares at $4.49. PanJam Investment closed at $35, with gains of 50 cents trading 5,955 shares, Portland JSX added 35 cents to close at $10.50, with 1,417 shares changing ownership, Pulse Investments traded 1,000 shares at $18, Radio Jamaica exchanged 7,216 shares at $1.70, Sagicor Group lost 40 cents to close at $34.20, with trades of 179,803 units. Scotia Group closed at $45.90, with gains of $1.91 exchanging 430,372 shares, Seprod closed at $29.52, with a loss of 48 cents trading 1,221 stock units, Sterling Investments closed at $15.50, with 350,890 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 20 cents to close at $7.20 exchanging 306,881 shares. Proven Investments traded 27,750 ordinary shares at 28 US cents, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% preference share gained 18 cents, closing at $2 with trades of 2,500 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with a gain of 5 cents in exchanging 165,880 units.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a big bounce at the close of trading on Tuesday with 25 securities changing hands and 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 7 stocks advanced and 10 declined. 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 371,912 units with an average value of $7,355,047 compared with an average of 374,915 units and $5,236,889 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387.
Portland JSX exchanged 1,567 shares at $10.15, Pulse Investments traded 11,400 shares at $14.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.70, trading 47,634 shares, Sagicor Group added 50 cents to close at $34 exchanging 990,823 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 40 cents, closing at $11, with 114,491 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $42.50, with gains of 50 cents exchanging 9,544 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $7.25 trading 4,837 shares. Margaritaville Turks closed at 34 US cents trading 2,500 units, Proven Investments closed at 28.5 US cents, with trades of 48,655 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $2, with an exchange of 4,799,500 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.10 trading 1,000,000 and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 80 cents lower to close at $5.20, with 50,000 units changing owners.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with main indices rising as 24 securities changed hands and with 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 8 stocks advanced and 6 declined with very low level of trading. 
The main market ended trading with an average of 34,836 units valued at $616,041 per security traded, compared to an average of 152,336 units valued at $2,520,428 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 374,915 units with an average value of $5,236,889 compared with an average of 392,814 units with an average value of $5,480,092 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387.
138 Student Living exchanged 43,375 shares at $4.49, PanJam Investment closed at $35.50, losing 12 cents trading 65,096 shares. Pulse Investments traded 10,614 shares at $14.50, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.70, with trades of 18,582 shares, Sagicor Group added 48 cents to close at $33.50 exchanging 14,500 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 20 cents, closing at $10.60, with 9,981 units changing hands. Salada Foods closed at $8.50 trading 4,000 shares, Scotia Group closed at $42, with an exchange of 1,700 units, Sterling Investments closed at $15.50 trading 30,000 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 24 cents to close at $7.25 exchanging 10,893 shares. Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 29,000 units and rose 79 cents to $6, Proven Investments ordinary shares closed at 29 US cents, with 330 shares and JMMB Group USD 6% preference share gained 0.01 US cent to close at US$1.12, with 6,100 units changing hands.