The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica composite Index and the JSE index surged to close at record levels, erasing the record of 183,366.39 reached in February 4, for the former, this year and beating the previous high of 165,011.89 on the same day, for the JSE Market Index. The JSE Combined index also hit a new closing record, bettering the level of 177,090.44 it closed at last week Friday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 35 trading, while 7 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810, changed hands, compared to 43,448,695 units 
valued at $912,734,040 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 397,764 units valued at $1,373,477 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index jumped 2,582.50 points to end at 167,064.75. The all Jamaica Composite Index surged 2,888.12 points to close at 185,671.09 and the JSE combined index climbed 2,286.40 points, to end at 179,376.84 for a new record high.
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 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 30,000 shares to close at $4.20, Carreras gained 15 cents with 4,783 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 9,600 shares changing hands and gained of 2 cents to close at $1.24, 
Grace Kennedy closed with 116,206 shares changing hands at $42.50. Jamaica Producers traded 9,200 shares and ended with a loss of 30 cents at $8.10, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 40 cents at $27.40 with 1,108 units trading, JMMB Group traded 180,232 units to close at $13 after trading earlier at $13.95, Kingston Wharves lost 10 cents in trading 561,770 shares to close at $17.50. National Commercial Bank traded just 9,986 shares and gained 60 cents to end at $42.10. Pan Jamaican Investments added 45 cents and closed at $23.95 after trading 4,462 shares. Sagicor Group traded 3,700 shares to close at $23.81, Scotia Group closed at $31.50 with 34,840 shares changing hands, but closed with an offer at $30.50 to sell 74,380 units and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 63,000 units at $1.10.
Record close for JSE stocks – Friday
The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 40 trading, while 14 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 43,448,695 units valued at $912,734,040, changed hands, compared to the 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 3,440,359 units valued at $12,272,247 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 427.61 points to end at 164,482.25. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 478.22 points to close at 182,782.97 and the JSE combined index climbed 560.98 points, to end at 177,090.44 for a new record high.
In the morning session the markets traded in record territory with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.97 points to 165,460.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,660.01 points to 178,189.47 and the junior market index rose 34.67 points to 2,408.56.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 20 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita Investments traded 6,740 shares to close at $4.20, Berger Paints rose 35 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 with 1,415 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents and closed at 87 cents with 434,690 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement lost 1 cent in trading 18,700 shares to close at $30. Carreras exchanged 3,180 shares at $65.85, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 20,000 shares changing hands, 2 cents lower at $1.22, Grace Kennedy closed with 14,368 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of $1 at $27 with 80,570 units trading.
JMMB Group jumped $1.50 in trading 139,118 units to close at $13, National Commercial Bank (NCB) traded 1,951,691 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $41.50, supply for NCB is drying up with only 97,550 on offer between $42 and $47 including 72,835 units at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23.50 after trading 2,549,213 shares. Sagicor Group gained 1 cent in trading 28,272,885 shares to close at $23.81 and left just one sell order amounting to 2,000 shares at $25, in the market. The lack of supply for Sagicor could be a big signal of an upward movement for the stock, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 5 cents in trading 5,603,612 shares to close with at $10.25, Scotia Group lost 50 cents and closed at $31.50 with 890,433 shares changing hands and Seprod traded 1,258 shares to end at $22.
Jamaican stocks at all-time high – Thursday
Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Thursday. Prices in the overall closed at a new record high, as the JSE combined index surged to a new high for 2016 as advancing stocks overpowered declining ones 3 to 1.
Trading ended with the prices of 13 securities gaining out of a total of 29 trading, while 4 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118, changed hands, compared to the 3,098,446 units valued at $40,569,011 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 759,344 units valued at $3,870,697 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 943.55 points to end at 164,054.64. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,055.21 points to close at 182,304.75 and the JSE combined index climbed 952.95 points, to end at 176,529.46 for a new record high, surpassing the record reached in February.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading show a sharp rise to 22 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.15 with 1,019 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 1 cent and closed at 89 cents with 95,807 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement rose 81 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $29.20, Carreras exchanged 8,597 shares at $65.85. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 43,451 shares changing hands 2 cents higher at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 2,265 shares changing hands at $42.50, 
Jamaica Broilers had 19,210 shares changing hands to end at $14.60 after rising 5 cents, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 1,349 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 7,839 units trading, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents in trading 1,239,331 units to close at $11.50, Sagicor Group declined by 20 cents in trading 391,564 shares to close at $23.80, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,328 shares to close with at $10.20. Scotia Group climbed $1.70 and closed at $32 with 10,731 shares changing hands, Seprod rose 10 cents in trading 129,305 shares to end at $22, Supreme Ventures rose 5 cents to close at $4.65 with 12,000 shares. Proven Investments traded 9,700 ordinary shares to close at 20 US cents after gaining 1.5 cents.
JSE majors jump on Wednesday
Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Wednesday with four digit gains in the main indices as over advancing stocks gained the upper hand at the close.
Trading ended with the prices of 13 securities gained out of a total of 41 trading, while 9 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 3,098,446 units valued at $40,569,011, changed hands, compared to the 3,375,381 units valued at $114,125,679 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 759,344 units valued at $3,870,697 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index garnered 1,178.43 points to end at 163,111.09. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,317.90 points to close at 181,249.54 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,138.30 points, to end at 175,576.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 4 cents to close at $5.15 with 500 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless closed at 90 with 197,033 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped 30 cents in trading 33,165 shares to close at $29.20, Carreras exchanged 46,014 shares at $65.85 to gain 85 cents. 1834 Investments traded 207,766 shares at $1.22, Grace Kennedy rose 50 cents and closed with 152,808 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Broilers had 19,108 shares changing hands to end at $14.55, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 41,793 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 3,600 units trading, JMMB Group traded 32,634 units to close at $10.90, 
Margaritaville Turks traded 120,000 shares to close at 23.5 US cents after gaining 0.50 cent, Mayberry Investments traded 28,428 but fell 15 cents in closing at $3.70, National Commercial Bank rose 80 cents to $41 with 15,162 shares changing hands. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 84,575 shares to close $23.50 after rising 19 cents, Sagicor Group rose 30 cents in trading 220,817 shares to close at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 8,000 shares to close with at $10.20, Scotia Group climbed $1.30 and closed at $30.30 with 10,100 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments closed at $26 with 8,800 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 20 cents to close at $4.60 with 22,100 shares. Proven Investments traded 468,600 ordinary shares to close at 18.5 US cents after declining by 0.49 cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 100,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 482,849 units at $2.13.
JSE majors retreat on Tuesday
Scotia Group dropped by $1 on the JSE on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, prices of 12 securities gained out of a total of 38 trading, while 15 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
Caribbean Cement was the star performer with a dive of $4.40 to close at $29.50 during the day and closed with 67,176 shares changing hands while Carreras exchanged 1,349,963 shares at $65 with a loss of 25 cents.
At the close 3,375,381 units valued at $114,125,679, changed hands, compared to the 3,502,355 units valued at $25,804,167 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 494,666 units valued at $2,264,166 of the stocks traded.
The market index ended with sizable losses, with the JSE Market Index all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 1,595.99 points to close at 179,931.64 and the JSE combined index falling 1,108.42 points, to end at 174,438.21.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless fell 5 cents and closed at 90 with 42,413 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy fell 50 cents and closed with 16,908 shares changing hands at $42, Jamaica Broilers had just 2,130 shares changing hands and dropped 95 cents to end at $14.55. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 14,727 units trading, JMMB Group traded 4,808 units and rose 60 cents to close at $10.90,
Margaritaville Turks traded 48,100 shares to close at 23 US cents after easing by 1 cent, National Commercial Bank fell 5 cents to $40.20 with 19,860 shares changing hands. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 19,860 shares to close $23.31 after falling 68 cents, 138 Student Living ordinary share traded at $4.80 while with 512,500 shares changing hands, Portland JSX closed at $11 after trading 24,700 shares, Radio Jamaica traded 95,519 shares and lost 9 cents to land at $1.31. Sagicor Group rose 19 cents in trading 602,900 shares to close at $23.51, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 49,223 shares to close with at $10.20, Scotia Group lost $1 and closed at $29 with 40,289 shares changing hands and Supreme Ventures lost 5 cents to close at $4.80 with 14,000 shares
JSE majors retreat again – Friday
Investors traded Carib Cement at $34 but the trade was cancelled and the stock closed at $30 after officially going as high s $32.
At the close of the market, prices of 15 securities gained out of a total of 38 trading, while 14 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
Caribbean Cement was the star performer with a jump to $32 during the day, but it closed with an overall gain for the day of $2 to $30 with 396,000 shares traded. Three trades totaling 3,000 shares at $34 were actually put through but were cancelled as they were effected after mid-day with less than an hour of trading left. Under the stock exchange rules, if the price exceeds 15 percent for the day the circuit breaker comes into effect and the stock is frozen from trading for an hour. Where it would be frozen for the rest of trading session the trades that trigger the freeze are cancelled.
At the close 3,969,447 units valued at $48,456,543, changed hands, compared to the 3,134,827 units valued at $54,491,555 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,372,103 units valued at $6,508,601 of the total traded on Thursday.The market index ended with moderate losses, the JSE Market Index declined 521.12 points to end at 162,224.67. The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 582.79 points to close at 180,258.21 and the JSE combined index slipped 359.99 points, to end at 174,426.98.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 204,156 shares and fell 35 cents to close at $3.65, Berger Paints gained 5 cents to close at $5.10 with 37,462 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless lost 3 cents to close at 95 cents, with 84,754 units changing hands. Carreras exchanged 10,982 shares at $65.50 to gain 50 cents, Ciboney closed at 17 cents with 116,600 units trading after losing 2 cents, Grace Kennedy closed with 8,698 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Broilers had 112,000 shares changing hands to end at $15. Jamaica Producers ended with a rise of 4 cents to $8.40 with 90,434 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents to end at $28 while trading 88,183 shares, JMMB Group traded 152,927 units to close at $10. National Commercial Bank rose 5 to $40.11 with 9,214 shares changing hands,
Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23.99 after trading 5,000 shares, Radio Jamaica traded 19,066 shares and gained 1 cent to land at $1.43. Sagicor Group lost 15 cents in trading 18,124 shares to close at $23.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,000 shares to close with at $10.20 with a loss of 15 cents, Salada Foods had 1,565 units changing hands at $7.90, Scotia Group fell 11 cents to close at $30 with 579,383 shares changing hands. Sterling Investments traded 26,600 shares and fell 45 cents to close at $13.80, Supreme Ventures gained 18 cents and ended at $4.98, with 492,100 units changing hands, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 100,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 17,151 units and rose 3 cents to end at $2.13.
JSE majors give up 1,200 points – Thursday
Palace jumps $25 to close at $195 on Thursday.
At the close of the market prices of 14 securities gained out of a total of 38 trading, while 12 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market. Palace Amusement was the star performer with a jump of $25 to a new record high of $195 but with only 500 shares trading. National Commercial Bank dropped $1.94 to close at $40.06 with 595,832 shares changing hands.
At the close, 3,134,827 units valued at $54,491,555 changed hands, compared to the 4,442,113 units valued at $19,544,716 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 1,015,005 units valued at $5,213,760 of the total traded on Thursday.
The market index ended with mild declines, with the JSE Market Index declined 370.31 points to end at 162,745.79. The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 414.14 points to close at 180,841.00 and the
JSE combined index slipped 122.56 points, to end at 174,786.97.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 44,500 shares to close at $4, Berger Paints gained 35 cents to close at $5.05 with 69,980 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless rose 3 cents to close at 98 cents, with 234,552 units changing hands. Caribbean Cement jumped 46 cents, to close at $28 with 72,577 units changing hands, Ciboney closed at 19 cents with 35,200 units trading, Grace Kennedy lost 30 cents, with 40,932 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Broilers had 20,064 shares changing hands and slipped 6 cents to end at $15. Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 14 cents to close at $8.36 with 46,452 units trading,
Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents to end at $27.50 while trading 147,245 shares, JMMB Group traded 12,100 units and fell 25 cents to $10. Mayberry Investments traded 11,000 shares to close at $3.60, after rising 4 cents, Pan Jamaican Investments fell 1 cent and closed at $23.99 after trading 56,728 shares, Sagicor Group rose 63 cents in trading 17,213 shares to close at $23.65, Salada Foods had 10,525 units changing hands at $7.90. Scotia Group closed at $30.11 with 101,400 shares changing hands, for a loss of 40 cents, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 416,425 units at 19.99 US cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 130,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 51,617 units at $2.10.
JSE stocks in sharp 3 day jump
Stocks had a bullish day on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as advancing stocks had a near 2 to 1 advantage over declining ones. The market indices climbed sharply as the all Jamaican Composite Index jumping nearly 2,000 points, but trading resulted in much less volumes passing through the market compared with Tuesday.
At the close of the market prices of 21 securities gained out of a total of 46 trading, while 12 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, 4,442,113 units valued at $19,544,716, changed hands, compared to the 7,614,266 units valued at $192,616,632 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 635,440 units valued at $2,690,732 of the total traded on Wednesday.
The market index ended with good gains, with the JSE Market Index climbing 1,733.79 points to end at 163,116.10. The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,938.97 points to close at 181,255.14 and the JSE combined index surged 1,432.39 points, to end at 174,909.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 47,767 shares and gained 50 cents to close at $4, Berger Paint lost 35 cents to close at $4.70 with 11,300 units, Cable & Wireless continues to garner more support and rose 1 cent to close at 95 cents, with 22,766 units changing hands. Caribbean Cement jumped $1.54, to close at $27.54 with 126,265 units changing hands, Carreras fell 50 cents and closed at $65 with 17,705 units trading, Grace Kennedy rose 31 cents, with 3,196 shares changing hands at $42.80, Jamaica Broilers had 107,149 shares changing hands and gained 6 cents to end at $15.06. Jamaica Producers ended with a gain of 20 cents to close at $8.50 with 22,250 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 40 cents to end at $27 while trading 11,327 shares, JMMB Group traded 359,924 units and rose 26 cents to $10.25. Kingston Wharves traded 7,500 shares to close at $17.10, after rising 10 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 3,182 shares and closed with a gain of $1 at $42,
Pan Jamaican Investments gained 5 cents and closed at $24 after trading 11,100 shares. Radio Jamaica ended with 72,000 units trading at $1.42, Sagicor Group traded 6,400 shares to close at $23.02. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,044 shares to close with at $10.35 with a 15 cents rise, Scotia Group gained 1 cent to close at $30.51 with 29,975 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 8,090 units changing hands at $26, for a loss of 10 cents. Seprod closed at $21 with 3,764 shares trading, Sterling Investments fell 75 cents to close at a new high of $14.25 with 16,963 units changing hands. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded 20,000 units at $2.40, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 2,341,500 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 549,576 units at $2.10.
Rising JSE’s stocks doubled – Monday
Supreme Ventures traded the most shares on Monday with 6.9m units
At the close of the market prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 38 trading, with 11 declining, in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, 12,416,676 units valued at $159,207,495, changed hands, compared to the 56,335,591 units valued at $1,576,979,024 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 835,628 units valued at $4,086,204 of the total traded on Monday. The big trade of the day was Supreme Ventures with 6,871,362 units valued at $32,318,545 changing hands to close at $4.70 after falling 28 cents. Carreras traded over 1 million shares at a value of $73,955,605.
The market index ended with good gains, with the JSE Market Index climbing 892.01 points to end at 160,141.08. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 997.57 points to close at 177,928.04 and the JSE combined index surged 1,128.53 points, to end at 172,409.91.
At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments rose 25 cents and ended with 61,030 units changing hands to close at $3.50, investors pushed the price of Cable & Wireless up by 15 cents to close at 95 cents and picked up 1,594,615 units as selling of the stock abates. Caribbean Cement rose 60 cents, to close at $26.60 with 10,315 units changing hands, Carreras traded 1,137,767 shares to close at $65.50, Investors traded 49,527 shares of 1834 Investments to close with a loss of 6 cents at $1.18, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents, with 394,085 shares changing hands at $42.50. Jamaica Broilers had 678,683 shares changing hands and gained 5 cents to end at $14.55, Jamaica Producers ended with a gain of 10 cents to close at $8.50 with 108,851 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1 to end at $27.50 while trading 15,168 shares, JMMB Group traded 1,200 units and rose 1 cent to $9.81. Kingston Wharves traded 6,161 shares to close at $17.50, after falling 5 cents, Mayberry Investments had 12,000 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 5 cents at $3.55, 
National Commercial Bank jumped by $1 with 321,588 shares trading and closed at $41, the price of 138 Student Living remained unchanged at $4.70, after 7,150 units changed hands. Pan Jamaican Investments lost just 1 cent and closed at $23.50 after trading 185,496 shares. Radio Jamaica rose 2 cents and closed at $1.42 after 8,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 24,120 shares and fell 29 cents to close at $22.81. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 38,153 shares to close with a gain of 8 cents at $10.20, Scotia Group gained 30 cents to close at $30.01 with 6,124 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 99 cents to close at $21.50 with 2,333 shares trading and Proven Investments gained 0.95 19.99 US cents.
10 JSE stocks rise 10 fall -Friday
Grace Kennedy traded nearly 28M shares on Friday.
Trading led to the prices of 10 securities gaining out of a total of 37 that traded, with 10 declining in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
At the close of the market to 56,335,591 units valued at $1,576,979,024, changed hands, compared to the 2,177,808 units valued at $15,988,922 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 4,977,327 units valued at $32,514,713 of the total traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dived 1,017.74 points to end at 159,249.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,138.18 points to close at 176,930.47 and the JSE combined index sank 749.64 points, to end at 171,281.38.At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, investors picked up 2,041,685 units of Cable & Wireless, the price gained 2 cents in closing at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement fell by $1 to close at $26 with 992,947 units changing hands, Carreras traded 40,840 shares and lost 52 cents to close at $65.50, Grace Kennedy gained $1.55, with 27,892,196 shares changing hands at $43. Jamaica Broilers had 8,030,326 shares changing hands and fell 5 cents to end at $14.50, Jamaica Producers ended unchanged at $8.40 with 509,740 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell by 50 cents to end at $26.50 while trading 10,200 shares, JMMB Group traded 4,116,935 units and lost 20 cents to $9.80. Kingston Wharves traded 1,800 shares to close at $17.55, Mayberry Investments ended with 2,292,911 shares changing hands, to close at $3.50,
National Commercial Bank had 3,037,523 shares trading and closed with a loss of 25 cents at $40, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 94 cents and closed at $23.51 after trading 326,021 shares. Pulse Investments traded 37,200 shares with a rise of 35 cents to close at $4, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.40 after 110,101 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 358,270 shares while gaining 53 cents to close at $23.10. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 4,590 shares to close with a fall of 3 cents at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.80 to close at $30.71 with 1,238,805 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 81 cents to close at $20.51 with 12,000 shares trading and Proven Investments gained 0.95 cent with 297,060 units changing hands to close at 19.99 US cents.