NCB Financial dropped $17 during trading to make big dent in the market indices.

NCB Financial dropped to $173 from $190 it closed at on Thursday but recovered to at $188 at the close. The fall in which the JSE records at $15.36 did major damage to the market indices on Friday.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 10,577.64 points to close at 507,951.27 and the JSE Index dropped 9,612.29 points to close at 462,583.32. The big fall in the largest capitalized company on the stock exchange, cut 3 percent off the JSE Financial Index in closing at 122.14 points.
Market activity resulted in 41 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 10 securities advancing, 15 declining and 9 trading firm. Market activity ended with 91,225,711 units valued $1,203,688,593 compared to 23,980,897 units valued $156,300,087 changing hands, from 32 securities on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 39 million shares for 43 percent of total main market volume, followed by Radio Jamaica with 26.5 million stock units for 29 percent of total volume, Sagicor Group with 12 million units for 13 percent of total volume. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with 9.6 million units and 11 percent of main market volume and next was NCB with 1.67 million shares.
The market closed with average of 2,400,677 units valued at $31,676,016 for each security traded. In contrast to 799,363 units for an average of $5,210,003 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,162,295 shares valued at $4,766,694 changing hands, compared 1,270,097 units valued at $4,635,018 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement gained $1.45 to end up trading 25,200 shares to close at $80, Grace Kennedy climbed $3 in trading 50,851 units to end at $67, Jamaica Broilers added $1 and closed at $34, with 15,131 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 30 cents after ending trading of 50,855 stock units at $29. JMMB Group shed $2 trading 163,627 shares to close at $48, Mayberry Jamaican Equities finished trading at $11.85, with 10,107 shares after climbing 55 cents, NCB Financial lost $2 in concluding trading of 1,670,020 shares at $188, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to settle at $99 with 46,562 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group rose 69 cents and finished trading 12,067,394 stock units at $57.70, Scotia Group ended trading of 500,712 shares while climbing $1.98 to close at $57.48 and Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to end at $27.50, with 68,369 shares trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 48,857 units valued at over US$12,078 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 6% USD preference share trading 5,576 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments trading 11,186 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 11 US cents, in trading 32,095 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 2.02 points down to 186.29.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at a new record high on Tuesday, the third record close in three days, but advancing stocks were outgunned by declining ones almost two to one.
JMMB Group traded at a new all-time high of $45 but ended at a record close of $44.99, Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading at an all-time high of $16 and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.96.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rising 1,159.33 points to a record close of 517,597.52 points and the JSE Index climbing 1,053.53 points to a record close of 471,349.22.
At the close of trading, 39 securities traded in the main and US dollar markets leading to 10 securities advancing, 16 declining and 13 trading firm. Market activity ended with 24,689,423 units valued at $108,692,341 compared to 27,938,388 units valued at $104,981,806 changing hands from 33 securities on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 21 million shares for 86 percent of total main market volume, followed by Carreras with 1.1 million units or 4.5 percent of total volume and Scotia Group with 579,341 stock units for 2 percent of total volume.
The market closed with average of 667,282 units valued at an average of $2,937,631 for each security traded. In contrast to 873,075 units for an average of $3,280,681 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 762,722 units valued at $3,096,727. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments shed 90 cents to close at $44.10, in trading 16,380 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $1.90 to finish at $80, with an exchange of 41,276 shares, JMMB Group jumped $4.48 trading 66,178 shares to end at a record close of $44.99. Kingston Properties lost 48 cents and finished trading 500 shares at $5.52, Kingston Wharves jumped $2 in settling at $70, with an exchange of 7,632 units, NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents and concluded trading 79,816 shares at $189.50, while 138 Student Living fell 33 cents to $3.67, in trading 6,450 shares. PanJam Investment lost $1 to settle at $100 with 39,307 shares changing hands, Scotia Group dropped $2.95 to settle at $57.05, while trading 579,341 shares, Seprod declined $1.60 to end trading of 9,058 shares at $46.90 and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 50 cents to end at a record close of $16, with 54,245 units trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 17,950 units valued US$3,504 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments rose 1 cent in trading 10,00 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 13 US cents, with 7,950 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 3.59 points higher at 189.70.

NCB Financial jumps to a record $202 on Monday, spiking the JSE to a new record close.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed to the 8th record close for June, on Monday, with financial stocks paying the way and the 24^th time for the year to date, as investors’ bullish view of the market continues to play out.
The market ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surging 5,381.54 points to a record close of 512,414.03 and the JSE Index climbing 4,890.41 points to a new closing high of 466,638.80.
At the end market activity on the main and US dollar markets, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 15 declined and 8 traded firm, as a total of 34 securities traded, compared to 41 on Friday.
Eppley ordinary share traded at a new high of $18.80, the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $27.50, as trading levels surged sharply in June with more than $12 billion trading in the main market alone for the month to date, suggesting strong increase profit in the company’s second quarter and NCB Financial Group closed at a record $202.
Market activity ended with 43,150,805 units at $221,184,702, in contrast to 69,103,355 units at $2,988,675,102 changing hands, on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 40 million units or 93 percent of total main market volume, Victoria Mutual Investments with just 794,000 shares changing hands, equating to 19 percent of total trades, followed by NCB Financial Group with 591,773 stock units for 1.4 percent of the day’s trades.
The market closed with average of 1,348,463 units valued at an average of $6,912,022 for each security traded, in contrast to 2,094,041 units for an average of $90,565,912 for each security traded on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,579,873 shares, with a value of $22,920,669, compared to 1,593,766 shares, with a value of $23,947,275 previously. May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closing with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell 30 cents to close at $44.20, with 12,605 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in trading 15,341 units at $78, Eppley ended trading with 6,240 shares and jumped $2.60 to close at a record $18.80, Grace Kennedy fell $4.50 to $60.50 while trading 34,803 shares. Jamaica Broilers traded 1,400 units and fell 25 cents to $31.75, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $2.49 to end at a record high of $27.50, with 52,475 shares trading. JMMB Group lost $1 trading 42,409 shares to end at $38, Mayberry Investments traded 12,580 shares and lost 50 cents at $8.50, NCB Financial Group jumped $3.01 to close at record $202, with an exchange of 591,773 stock units. PanJam Investment gained $1 and finished at $96, trading 12,691 shares, Sagicor Group shed 96 cents to finish at $51.03 with 535,084 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 25 cents to close at $10 while trading 1,908 units. Scotia Group fell $1.48 to $58.02, with an exchange of 244,090 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 29 cents to close at $13.80 with an exchange of 35,420 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 60 cents to $4.70, with 794,000 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 147,085 units valued at US$37,954 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 144,361 shares to close at 24 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share rose 4 cents and ended trading of 2,724 units at US$1.04. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 4.19 points to close at 184.78.