Trading picked up somewhat on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as the number of securities changing hands climbed to 31 with the prices of 12 stocks rising and 3 declining. There was a total of 8,433,459 stock units trading, valued at $ 52,156,868.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 528.73 points to 71,665.41 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index moved up 591.21 points to close at 78,843.14 as the largest block of stocks gaining came from the main market.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are, Cable & Wireless with 84,600 shares, helping the price to gain 2 cents at 36 cents, but there was an offer to sell at 35 cents at the close of the market. Caribbean Cement with 11,635 units, gained 35 cents to $2.90, Desnoes & Geddes 3,312 shares helped to push the price up 40 cents, to $4.50, Jamaica Broilers in trading 1,411,047 shares was up 3 cents, at $4.60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 431,000 ordinary shares, gained 5 cents to end at $7, Jamaica Producers with 142,996 units changing hands, closed $1.39 higher at $16.99, Kingston Wharves had 178,451 units, trading 25 cents higher at $5.27, Mayberry Investments 9,690 shares went through the market with an 11 cents gain to $1.68, National Commercial Bank 145,579 units traded 5 cents higher at $18.05 and Pan Jamaican Investment with 1,539 shares, closed a cent higher at $48.51.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Berger Paints with 16,471 shares closing at $1.60, Grace Kennedy with 34,378 units and closed at $60, after trading as high as $61, Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 240,880 shares ended at $6.85, Sagicor Group traded 668,226 units at $9, Scotia Group with 77,239 units changing hands, closed at $18.76 and Scotia Investments with 42,405 shares closed at $21.28.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 462,740 shares, to close with a loss of 70 cents at $34.30, Radio Jamaica a new Buy Rated stock, traded 2,058,222 shares while losing 10 cents to $1.10, a new 52 weeks low and Supreme Ventures 4,100 shares traded with a 14 cents loss to $1.86.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 1,100,000 units at $3 and the company’s 7.50% preference share saw 300,000 units being traded at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share with 215,758 units at $5.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index rose 4.39 points to close at 647.37 as 9 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 2 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Dolphin Cove with 6,000 units and was up 15 cents to $7.75, General Accident with 559,921 shares gained 5 cents to $1.45 and Lasco Distributors with a mere 950 units, closed up a cent at $1.12.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the prior trading day are, Access Financial with 3,254 units at $10.18, Blue Power with 2,466 shares at $9.06, Consolidated Bakeries 200,000 shares at 80 cents, Derrimon Trading with 15,000 units at $2.15, Honey Bun 600 shares closed at $2.34 and Lasco Manufacturing with 5,000 units at 95 cents.
Declines| There were no stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading,
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Prices of 12 stocks rose on JSE & 3 fell
Moderate trading on JSE with 18 securities
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, was again moderate, as buying remains cautious while investors try to wait out sellers close to the current prices.
At the end of trading, the prices of 4 stocks rose and 6 declined as 18 securities changed hands, resulting in 1,669,785 stock units trading, valued at $16,956,484.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index moved up by 119.83 points to 71,136.68 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 134 points to close at 78,251.93.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are, Carreras with 10,588 units changing hands, gaining of 50 cents to $35, Grace Kennedy with 135,968 shares to close with a gain of $1 at $60, Kingston Wharves 14,083 shares traded for a cent gain, at $5.02 and Scotia Group had a mere 212 units trading a cent lower at $18.76.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a price change, are Berger Paints with 8,435 shares changing hands at $1.60, Cable & Wireless with only 15,928 shares trading at 34 cents, National Commercial Bank with 83,881 units to close at $18, Proven Investments ordinary stock, traded 7,100 units at 17US cents, Buy Rated, Radio Jamaica saw 55,908 trading at $1.20 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund 56,600 units, traded at $6.85.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement with just 675 shares as the price lost 45 cents to $2.55, Jamaica Broilers had 1,057,921 shares being exchanged 3 cents lower at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 121,367 units slipped 5 cents to $6.95, Pan Jamaican Investment had only 662 shares trading with a 1 cent loss to end at $48.50, Sagicor Group put through 16,116 shares and slipped 15 cents to $9 and Scotia Investments 1,624 units cost 10 cents less than on Wednesday at $21.28.
Preference| There was no trading in the preference sector.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index was unchanged at 642.98 as only 2 stocks traded with none recording a change in price.
Firm| Stocks trading in the junior market with prices unchanged the end of trading are, Blue Power with 20,000 units changing hands at $9.06 and Caribbean Producers with 62,717 shares at $2.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Advancing & declining socks even at 7 each
In Wednesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 7 stocks rose and 7 declined as 17 securities changed hands, resulting in 1,042,499 shares trading, valued at $12,322,391.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index dropped 134.22 points to 71,016.85.and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 150.09 points to close at 78,117.93.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 2,570 units changing hands to close with 45 cents gain at $34.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading of 122,122 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents at $7, Sagicor Group with 128,902 shares, gained 15 cents to close at $9.15, Scotia Group with 144,112 shares, closed with a gain of 4 cents to end at $18.75 and Supreme Ventures with 55,350 units ended with a 20 cents gain to $2.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Kingston Wharves with 10,000 shares at $5.01 and Pan Jamaican Investment with 2,625 units at $48.51.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the at the end of trading in the main market, are Berger Paints with 10,749 shares, after losing 5 cents, it ended at $1.60, Cable & Wireless with 62,250 shares, ended with a loss of 3 cents at 34 cents, Grace Kennedy had 100,900 units changing hands for a loss of 50 cents at $59, Jamaica Broilers traded just 19,595 units with a loss of 20 cents to end at $4.60 and National Commercial Bank 22,791 shares traded 15 cents lower at $18.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 33,031 units with a 2 cents gain at $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 0.40 points to close at 642.98 as only 4 stocks traded with 1 advancing and 2 declining.
Gains| The only stock recording an increase at the end of trading in the junior market, is Caribbean Producers with 216,700 units, to close with a 4 cents gain at $2.35.
Firm Trades| The only stock in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before is Blue Power that traded just 2,400 units at $9.06.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Dolphin Cove trading 3,772 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $7.60 and Lasco Manufacturing with 104,630 units closing with a 5 cents loss at 95 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Jamaica Broilers dominates JSE trading
In Friday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 5 stocks rose and 6 declined as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in 12,582,388 stock units trading, valued at $61,401,147. Jamaica Broilers with 7.85 million shares, valued at $36,523,983, accounted for the surge in the level of trading.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index declined 152.65 points to 71,401.25 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 170.69 points to close at 78,547.77.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are Gleaner with 221 shares to close up 2 cents at $1.12, National Commercial Bank with 1,310 shares closed with a gain of 9 cents at $18.25, Sagicor Group had 980,224 units changing hands to gain 10 cents to $9.10, Scotia Group with 280,350 shares closed with an increase of 4 cents to $18.75 and Scotia Investments with 900 shares closed with a gain of 70 cents to $22.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 50,000 shares at 39 cents, Caribbean Cement 86,200 shares at $3, Jamaica Broilers 7,854,620 share to close at $4.65, Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 28,500 units changing hands at $6.95, Pan Jamaican Investment with 1,000 shares closed at $48.50, Proven Investments 11,000 US ordinary shares closed at 17.25 US cents and Supreme Ventures with 116,216 shares closed at $1.80.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 127,254 shares and lost 41 cents to end at $34.50, Mayberry Investments with 14,279 shares, closed at $1.55 for a 2 cents loss and Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 22,430 units 5 cents lower at $6.85.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 1,064,100 units and closed at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers down 7.50% preference share closed with 100 units changing hands at $2.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index rose by 1.63 points to close at 633.78 but only 5 stocks traded with 1 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| There was only one stock enjoying a price gain at the end of trading on the junior market, as Lasco Distributors with 250,000 shares was up 1 cent to $1.11.
Firm Trades| General Accident with 192,164 shares at $1.35 was the only active stock in the junior market that closed with the price unchanged.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Caribbean Flavours with 10,000 shares and closed with a 10 cents fall to $2.65, Lasco Financial lost 2 cents to end at 95 cents while trading 131,000 shares and Lasco Manufacturing with 1,360,520 units shed a cent to 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Moderate trading on JSE 6 stocks rose 8 fell
In a very moderate trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, the prices of 6 stocks rose and 8 declined as 25 securities changed hands, resulting in 3,031,357 shares trading, valued at $10,079,460.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 251.08 points to 71,553.90 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 280.74 points to close at 78,718.46.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 17,000 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $34.91, Jamaica Broilers 1,247,500 units to close at $4.65, up 7 cents, Proven Investments US ordinary share had 2,800 units changing hands, as the price was up by 0.0025 US cents, to 17.25 US cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,000 shares to gain 30 cents, at $6.90 and Scotia Investments with 5,105 units was up 12 cents to $21.30.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market closing without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,079,264 units at 39 cents, after the company released results ahead of trading showing slightly reduced loss in the quarter compared with 2013, Caribbean Cement with 25,501 shares closed at $3, Hardware & Lumber saw only 140 units changing hands at $9, Margaritaville traded only 5,000 US dollar ordinary shares at 11US cents, National Commercial Bank 25,695 shares closed at $18.16, Pan Jamaican Investment with 2,902 shares at $48.50 and Supreme Ventures with 179,365 shares at $1.80.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Grace Kennedy with 2,625 shares, declining $1.40 at $57.60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 25,082 shares closing 5 cents off at $6.95, Kingston Wharves with 640 units and closed a cent down at $5.01, Mayberry Investments fell 11 cents to $1.57 with 1,020 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group traded 28,552 shares for 40 cents less at $9 and Scotia Group shed 29 cents to $18.71 with 52,466 shares.
Preference| Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 15,000 units at $5.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 0.78 points to close at 632.15 as only 6 junior market stocks traded with 1 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| General Accident with 140,600 shares gained 2 cents to close at $1.35 and was the only stock to gain at the end of trading in the junior market.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are Blue Power with 2,500 shares closing at $9.06, Derrimon Trading with 2,100 shares at $2.05 and Lasco Manufacturing 14,700 shares at 91 cents.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Lasco Financial with 118,000 shares, declined 3 cents to end at 97 cents and Paramount Trading with 27,800 shares fell 19 cents to $2.50 for a 52 weeks low.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trading picked up on JSE – 12 up 6 down
Trading picked up Wednesday’s on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 32 securities trading, the most for several weeks. The prices of 12 stocks rose and only 6 declined as 11,330,883 shares changed hands, valued at $56,346,945.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose by 592.06 points to 71,804.98 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 662.02 points to close at 78,999.20.
Gains| Stocks gaining, with volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Berger Paints with 2,600 shares, declined by a cent to $1.66, Grace Kennedy with 593 shares, to close with a gain of $1.49 at $59, Jamaica Broilers with 3,001,000 units closed up a cent at $4.58, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 5,063 ordinary share closed with a 5 cents gain at $7, Kingston Wharves traded 6,329 shares and the price was up 2 cents to $5.02, Pulse Investments gained 5 cents to 35 cents in trading 100,000 shares, Sagicor Group had 290,622 units changing hands, at 25 cents higher at $9.40, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed 20 cents higher with 57,536 units and ended at $6.60 and Scotia Group with 81,950 shares closed at $19 while gaining 30 cents.
Firm| The volume and last traded prices of the stocks in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,776 shares, closed at 39 cents, Caribbean Cement with 9,499 units closed at $3, Carreras with 25,460 units at $34.90, Gleaner 10,000 shares at $1.10, Jamaica Producers 869 units at $19, Mayberry Investments with 73,118 shares at $1.68, Pan Jamaican Investment 136,816 units at $48.50 and Seprod with 1,859 shares at $10.50.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market, are National Commercial Bank 141,521 units at $18.16, down 4 cents, Proven Investments with 1,600 ordinary shares lost 0.0025 US cents to end at 17 US cents and Supreme Ventures with 5,000 shares falling 15 cents to $1.80.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 10,000 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers down 7.50% preference share with 55,000 units closed at $2, there was no change in the prices of these.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 4.59 points to close at 632.93 as 10 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Blue Power with 50,000 shares and gained 1 cent to $9.06, Caribbean Cream had 1,833,661 units trading 10 cents higher at 75 cents and General Accident with 350,811 units closed with a 5 cents gain at $1.33.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are Jamaican Teas 7,218 units at $3.25, Knutsford Express 4,786,253 shares at $5.16, Lasco Distributors 149,349 units at $1.10 and Lasco Financial with 48,265 shares at $1.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Cargo Handlers with 400 shares as the price slipped 10 cents to $13.90, Caribbean Producers with just 4,952 shares, losing 5 cents in the process, to $2.30 and Lasco Manufacturing with 81,763 units at 9 cents down at 91 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Caribbean Flavours dominates trade
In Tuesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 10 stocks rose and 9 declined as 29 securities changed hands, resulting in 48,146,012 shares trading, valued at $138,990,317. Junior market, Caribbean Flavours with 44,078,122 units trading, valued at $121,212,820, was the dominant trade although there were only 4 different sets of trades in the stock with two of 22 million shares each.
Main 
Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 420.68 points to 72,048.37 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 470.39 points, to close to 79,271.36.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices at the close of the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 3,108,389 shares, as the price gained 4 to close at 34 cents, Carreras with 259,900 shares changing hands, closed 50 cents higher at $34.50, Grace Kennedy 69,691 shares traded with an increase of $2.50 to $59, Pan Jamaican Investment with 100 units gained 6 cents and ended at $48.08 and Scotia Investments had 26,885 shares traded, with a gain of 60 cents t0 $20.60.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Caribbean Cement with 100 shares closing at $2.50, Jamaica Broilers with 9,655 shares to close at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 20,629 ordinary shares at $7, Jamaica Producers 2,593 shares at $17.50, Mayberry Investments 1,020 units at $1.55 and Proven Investments 5,366 US dollar ordinary share, at 18 US cents.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Berger Paints with 3,500 in losing a cent to end at $1.65, National Commercial Bank with 25,622 shares, lost 14 cents to $18.26, Sagicor Group, lost a cent in trading 4,473 shares at $9.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund saw 115,150 shares changing hands, with a 15 cents fall to $6.50, Scotia Group shed 50 cents while trading 15,522 units at $19 and Supreme Ventures with 96,198 shares lost 20 cents to end at $1.75, for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 23,413 units with the price unchanged at $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index gained 15.28 points to close at 624.72 as 10 stocks traded, with 5 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Access Financial with 4,722 shares, the price gained $1.03 to $10, Caribbean Flavours traded, 44,078,122 units and closed at $2.75, while gaining 30 cents in the process. Lasco Distributors with 48,000 shares, gained 4 cents to $1.05, Lasco Financial traded 54,700 units at 3 cents higher at 93 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 38,000 units, was up 6 cents to 86 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are Cargo Handlers with 2,312 shares at $14 and General Accident with 3,050 shares at $1.35.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Blue Power with 5,000 units as the price lost 5 cent to $9.05, Caribbean Producers with 1,500 shares, with a 7 cents drop, to $2.38 and Dolphin Cove with 4,000 shares, as it shed 85 cents to $7.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main market slips to close week
In Thursday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange the prices of 7 stocks rose and 9 declined as 28 securities changed hands, resulting in 2,930,479 shares trading valued at $16,326,411, ahead of the emancipation holiday on Friday.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index declined by 321.93 points to 71,308.03 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 359.97 points to close at 78,443.53.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are
Berger Paints with 7,338 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $1.66, Caribbean Cement with 2,500 units changing hands with a gain of 20 cents to end at $2.60, Carreras 14,184 shares with a gain of 49 cents to $34.20, Proven Investments 350 US dollar ordinary shares, gained 2 US cents to 18 US cents, Sagicor Group with 14,500 units, to close with a gain of 5 cents, at $9.20 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund with only 100 units, the price moved up 5 cents to $6.65.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,927 shares at 30 cents, Grace Kennedy 1,745 shares at $56.50, Hardware & Lumber 4,550 shares at $9, Mayberry Investments 1,020 units at $1.55, Scotia Investments 7,000 units at $21 and Seprod 10,048 shares at $10.50.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Ciboney with 40,000 shares, declining by 1 cent to 8 cents, Desnoes & Geddes 2,165 shares, down 53 cents to $4.02, Jamaica Broilers 38,680 units to close 6 cents lower at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 46,233 ordinary shares, declined by 9 cents to $6.96, Kingston Wharves 91,000 shares, the price declined by 25 cents to $5, National Commercial Bank with 503,434 shares, declined by 3 cents to $18.90, Pan Jamaican Investment 280 shares, with the price slipping a cent to $48.02 and Scotia Group with 8,906 shares, eased down by a cents to $19.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share, traded 251,125 units at $3, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share with 1,109,863 units at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share with 9,700 units at $5.05.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index rose by 0.16 points to close at 610.04 as 5 stocks traded with one advancing and one declining.
Gains| Lasco Distributors is the only junior market stock gaining at the end of trading, as 500 shares traded to close 1 cents higher at $1.01
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are, Caribbean Producers 458,858 shares at $2.45, Honey Bun with 13,942 shares at $2.30 and Lasco Financial 3,340 units, to close at 90 cents.
Declines| General Accident with 287,191 shares, was the only stock declining in the junior market at the end of trading, as the price slipped by a cent to $1.36
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Junior Market stocks hit pretty hard
Junior Market stocks hit pretty hard with the Lasco companies being some of the main stocks to fall. The junior market index in closing with a fall at the end of trading today was back to last year April 17 level. On July 6 last year, the index peaked at 840.18 for 27 percent decline.
In Tuesday’s trading the prices of 6 stocks rose and 10 declined as 25 securities changed hands, resulting in 13,677,017 shares trading, valued at $33,776,828.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index inched up by 38.79 points to 71,948.35 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 43.37 points to close at 79,159.52.
Gains| Stocks trading with gains, the volume and last traded prices in the main market, are Grace Kennedy 7,300 shares and gained $1.50 to close at $56.50, Kingston Wharves with 5,525 units, gained 25 cents to $5.25, Sagicor Group 520,305 units changing hands, gained 15 cents to $9.11 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 44,000 units to gain 24 cents to $6.60.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,288,478 shares in closing at 30 cents, Desnoes & Geddes with 42,180 units closed at $4, Margaritaville traded 1,700 shares at 11 US cents, Mayberry Investments 24,716 units at $1.55, National Commercial Bank with 69,861 shares closed at $19, Proven Investments 1,560 ordinary shares at 18 US cents, Radio Jamaica 1,400 shares closed at $1.22 and Seprod 4,000 shares at $10.50.
Preference| There was no trading in the preference section.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Caribbean Cement with 5,000 shares while losing 10 cents to end at $2.40, Carreras 12,000 shares down 90 cents, to end at $34, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 14,388 ordinary share with a 5 cents fall to $6.95, Jamaica Producers 8,575 shares shed a cent at $17.50, Pan Jamaican Investment with 89,299 shares, lost 9 cents at $48.01 and Scotia Group 560,000 units closed at $19, with a fall of $1.01.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 21.13 points to close at 610.88 as 7 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 4 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Lasco Financial with 758,010 units with an 8 cents rise to $1 and Paramount Trading 8,939 units at $2.70, after rising by 2 cents.
Firm Trades| Jamaican Teas with 27,800 shares closed at $3.25 and was the only stock in the junior market that traded at the same price as the day before.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Caribbean Cream 551,940 units at 61 cents down 9 cents to a new 52 weeks and all-time low, followed by General Accident with 219,176 units as the price slipped 9 cents to $1.37, Lasco Distributors had a large volume of 6,933,333 shares and lost 14 cents to 96 cents a new 52 weeks low and Lasco Manufacturing with 2,477,532 shares also closed at a new 52 weeks low of 85 cents as the stock closed with a 5 cents loss.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Quiet start to trading week
In Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 5 stocks rose and 4 declined as 24 securities changed hands resulting in a moderate volume of 1,236,101 shares trading, valued at only $6,501,176.
During the early hours of trading, more than 5 million shares of Scotia Group traded but 5 million units were cancelled, due to what the stock exchange said was an error on the buying brokers behalf resulting more stocks being traded than was the official order.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose by 197.76 points to 71,909.56 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index moved up 221.14 points to close at 79,116.15.
Gains| Stocks recording gains, the volume traded and last traded prices, at the close in the main market, are Carreras with 4,113 shares to close with a gain of 90 cents at $34.90, Gleaner with 10,670 units changing hands, gained a cent to close at $1.12, National Commercial Bank 63,229 units with a gain of 94 cents to $19, Proven Investments 52,500 US dollar ordinary shares with an increase of 0.0100 US cents at 18 cents US and Scotia Group with 1,700 shares to end up a cent higher at $20.01.
Firm| The volume and last traded prices of stock trading in the main market to close without a change in price, are Berger Paints with 2,000 shares closing at $1.62, Cable & Wireless 152,455 units at 30 cents, Caribbean Cement with 3,000 shares changing hands at $2.50, Desnoes & Geddes with 645 units at $4, Kingston Wharves 34,221 shares at $5, Mayberry Investments 3,040 units at $1.55, Radio Jamaica 33,556 shares at $1.22, Sagicor Real Estate Fund 18,000 shares at $6.36, Scotia Investments 2,255 units at $21 and Supreme Ventures 17,400 shares at $1.95.
Declines| The only stock end of trading in the main market with a price decline is Sagicor Group with 247,000 shares, down 4 cents to end at $8.96.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share, traded 341,022 units at $3 and Proven Investments 8% preference share 3,500 units at $5.05.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index increased 4.73 points to close at 632.01 as 6 stocks traded with none advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| There were stocks recording gains in the junior market at the close.
Firm Trades| The active stocks in the junior market to close at the same price as the day before, are Caribbean Cream with 48,060 units at 70 cents, Caribbean Producers 65,000 shares at $2.45 and Consolidated Bakeries with 55,000 units at 80 cents.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are AMG Packaging that had 7,145 units trading, with a 21 cents fall to $2.89, Caribbean Flavours 3,400 shares closed with a 6 cents loss at $2.45 and Lasco Manufacturing with 67,190 units as the price fell 10 cents to 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.