High price movements on Monday

September 18, 2017 by

NCBFG jumped $8.94 to $89 on Monday.

On a day of low trading activity 4 securities were dominant by movement in their prices on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as the market posted sizable gains in the indices.
Carreras rose 45 cents in closing at $11.25 with 205,850 shares after the 10 for 1 stock split, recently approved by shareholders. NCB Financial Group jumped $8.94 to $89 and Scotia Group recovered $4.95 of the loss on Friday to end at $50 and Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 to $30.
At the close of market activity, Berger Paints slipped 50 cents to close at $11 with 60,411 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.08, losing 2 cents with 146,795 stock units, Caribbean Cement advanced $2.50 to $30 with 2,000 units, Carreras rose 45 cents and closed at record high of $11.25 with 205,850 shares after the stock split, Ciboney Group lost 1 cent, trading 93,564 shares, closing at 16 cents, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents and ended at $43 with 1,479 units. Jamaica Broilers gained 90 cents, closing at $16.90 with 42,927 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 205 units at $16, Jamaica Stock Exchange with gains of 65 cents, in closing at $7 with 1,370 units, JMMB Group closed at $21 exchanging 154,472 shares after trading as high as $23 in the morning session. Kingston Wharves ended with a loss of 40 cents at $32 with 3,142 units, Mayberry Investments gained 28 cents, in closing at $4.50 with 10,000 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $8.94 higher to $89 while exchanging 163,270 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.30 with 2,614,586 shares. PanJam Investment fell 43 cents, to close at $34.07 with 6,675 units, Pulse Investments closed at $1.70, losing 10 cents with 129,552 shares, Sagicor Group traded 29,148 stock units at $34, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund rose 2 cents, and closed at $10.62 with 3,000 units, Scotia Group closed $4.95 higher to $50 while exchanging 49,759 shares, Scotia Investments slipped 30 cents to $37 with 24,700 shares, Seprod exchanged 12,869 shares at $29.25 and Supreme Ventures closed 39 cents lower at $11.10 with 150,730 units. Productive Business Solution US ordinary shares closed at 65 US cents after gaining 5 cents trading 2,000 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 4,380 units at US$1.12, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share closed at $2.50 with 13,600 units, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 645,775 units at $2 and Proven 8.25% cumulative redeemable preference share closed at $5.50 with 1,200 units.

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Scotia drops $6.95 & NCB $10.19 – Friday

September 15, 2017 by

NCB $10.19 on Friday.

Stocks advancing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange were edged out 11 declining stocks 10 on Friday, but that did not prevent the All Jamaica Composite Index tumbling by a record 10,134.09 points as investors pushed down the prices of Scotia Group to $45.05 within 2 minutes of the close and NCB Financial to $80.06.
The sharp fall in the market on Friday does not appear to be an indication that the upward climb in the market has ended. The 6 to 2 positive Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator suggests that the majority of prices could be rising on Monday.
At the close of market activity, Berger Paints gained of 50 cents, and closed at $11.50 with 28,241 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.10, after falling 9 cents with 28,080 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement exchanged 7,900 units at $27.50, Carreras lost 3 cents and closed at $107.97 with 62,828 shares, Ciboney Group fell 3 cents trading 388,884 stock units at 17 cents, Grace Kennedy climbed $1.50 and ended at $43.50 with 6,005 units. Jamaica Broilers gained 25 cents, closing at $16 with 347,061 shares, Jamaica Producers traded $1 higher to $16 with 58,252 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 16 cents to close at $6.35 with 536 units, JMMB Group with a loss of 20 cents, closed at $21 exchanging 147,249 shares. Kingston Properties exchanged 83,308 stock units at $7, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.55 to $32.40 with 13,777 shares, NCB Financial Group dropped a whopping $10.19, closing at $80.06 with 268,345 stock units, 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 4 cents at $1.30 with 2,384 units. PanJam Investment rose 65 cents and closed at $34.50 with 109,570 shares, Pulse Investments gained 10 cents, closing at $1.80 with 189,637 units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.05, after gaining 1 cent with 2,039,632 shares, Sagicor Group traded 53 cents lower to $34 with 174,537 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund ended with a loss of 40 cents at $10.60 with 4,000 units, Scotia Group dropped $6.95 lower to $45.05 exchanging 306,497 shares, Sterling Investments gained 10 cents to close at $12 with 6,371 units and Supreme Ventures closed at $11.49 while gaining 69 cents with 24,710 shares changing ownership, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents trading 219,700 units, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 4,369,225 units at $2, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.19 with 112 units and Sagicor Bank Jamaica Class A 7.75% cumulative redeemable preference share gained 5 cents to close at $1.05 with 50,000,000 units traded.

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Scotia Group drops $2

September 14, 2017 by

Scotia Group price dropped as nine months results were soft.

Trading picked up on Thursday with value of trading increasing sharply over the low level on Wednesday, but the most prominent stock in the last two weeks, Scotia Group fell in response to lower than expected profits leading to a fall in the market indices.
The number of securities trading ended at 23 compared to 28 on Wednesday but the volume traded rose well ahead of Wednesday’s level at 6,273,419 units versus 2,295,944 units.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and prices they last traded at, are Berger Paints exchanging 64,088 shares at $11, Cable and Wireless rising 9 cents, to $1.15 with 151,475 units, Caribbean Cement closing at $27.50 and losing 50 cents with 181,572 shares, Carreras closed at $108 with 20,739 stock units, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 5 cents, to end at $42 trading 1,480,399 shares. Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.05 to $15.75 with 696,244 shares, with investors reacting negatively to lower profit in the first quarter to July, with Net Profit from continuing operations coming in at $212.6 million versus $401.3 million. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 2 cents to close at $6.51 with 288,079 shares, followed by JMMB Group that closed at $21.20, with a loss of 30 cents in exchanging 44,432 shares. Kingston Wharves ended with gains of 37 cents at $30.85 with 4,100 units, Mayberry Investments dropped 58 cents to $4.22, with 4,488 units, NCB Financial Group closed 25 cents higher to $90.25 with 44,389 shares, 138 Student Living traded 8,350 units at $4.75. PanJam Investment lost 40 cents to $33.85 with 400 units, Pulse Investments lost 5 cents, closing at $1.70 with 27,523 shares, Radio Jamaica fell by 16 cents, ending at $1.04 with 1,534,960 shares, Sagicor Group traded $1.28 higher to $34.53 with 32,438 stock units, Salada Foods gained 50 cents, ending at $8.50 trading 75,000 shares, Scotia Group closed $2 lower to $52 exchanging 182,331 units, Sterling Investments lost 10 cents to close at $11.90 with 264,322 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $10.80, losing 20 cents with 5,722 units. Productive Business Solution US ordinary shares traded 6,820 units at 60 US cents, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents, with gains of 0.99 US cent, in exchanging 300,227 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 855,271 units at $2.

 

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JSE trading dropped on Wednesday

September 13, 2017 by

Trading levels dropped sharply on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 2 to 1 ratio to declining stocks on Wednesday but advancing stocks beat out declining ones more than 2 to 1.
Recent headliner Scotia Group traded up to $54 ahead of the results that were released after trading closed showing a reduction in profits for the third quarter.
At the close of the market, the volume of stocks changing hands and prices they last traded at are, Barita Investments closing at $9 with 100 units trading, Berger Paints ending with a loss of 50 cents, exchanging 25,657 shares to at $11, Cable and Wireless with a gain of 5 cents to $1.10 with 17,242 stock units. Carreras closed at $108 with 21,840 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $42.05, gaining 5 cents with 21,302 shares. Jamaica Broilers shed 70 cents to $16.80, with 564,868 stock units, Jamaica Producers traded 25 cents higher to $15 with 124,041 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange exchanged 126,810 shares at $6.49, while JMMB Group closed at $21.50, with gains of 50 cents trading 87,322 stock units. Kingston Properties closed at $7 with 1,325 shares, Kingston Wharves ended with a loss of 2 cents, at $30.48 with 700 units, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.80, gaining 30 cents with 168,080 shares, NCB Financial Group surged $2.45 to $90 with 9,494 units, 1834 Investments traded 230,583 units at $4.75. PanJam Investment with gains of 40 cents, closed at $34.25 with 103,619 shares, Portland JSX closed at $9.30 with 950 units, Pulse Investments fell 7 cents, to $1.75 with 31,081 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.20 with 243,587 units, Sagicor Group added 20 cents to close at $33.25 with 28,717 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $11 with 5,150 units, Salada Foods ended with a loss of 50 cents, to close at $8 trading 1,500 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to $54, in exchanging 58,264 stock units, Seprod advanced $1.25 to $29.25 with 750 units, Sterling Investments ended at $12 with 61,000 shares, Supreme Ventures added 10 cents to $11 with 358,560 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares exchanged 1,606 units at 23 US cents, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share closed at $1.50 with 361 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 1,435 units at $1.19 after losing 1 cent.

 

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Scotia drops $5 to $55

September 11, 2017 by

Scotia Group drops $5 on the JSE on Monday.

Stocks most fell at the close of trading on main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday but with declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones after Scotia Group closed down $5 to $55 ahead of third quarter results this week.
The fall contributed by Scotia Group based on an average traded price of $55.52 was offset by average gains in the prices of JMMB Group and NCB Financial Group.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Berger Paints that closed 65 cents lower to $11.50 with 49,098 shares, Cable and Wireless ending with a loss of 15 cents at $1.05 with 205,600 units, Caribbean Cement exchanged 2,850 stock units at $30, Carreras closed at $108 with 22,233 stocks trading, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $41.50 with 950 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.20, trading 30 cents lower with 7,860 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.90, losing 10 cents with 2,105 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 21 cents to close at $6.49 exchanging 800,513 stocks, JMMB Group closed at $21.50 with 24,941 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 30 cents to $30.80 with 7,420 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 4 cents to $4.50 with 16,200 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 63,952 shares at $90,1834 Investmentslost 6 cents, closing at $1.34 with 50,496 units. PanJam Investment added 35 cents to close at $33.85 with 18,041 shares, Pulse Investments fell 3 cents to close at $1.82 with 7,245 units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.20 after losing 5 cents in exchanging 350,693 shares. Sagicor Group traded 25 cents lower to $33 with 23,198 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.45 to $12.05 with 639 stocks trading, Salada Foods traded 1,000 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group closed $5 lower to $55 with 59,365 stock units, Scotia Investments gained 30 cents to close at $37.30 with 1,830,050 shares, Seprod declined $1.90, closing at $28 with 560,300 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 511,200 shares and Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 20 cents at $10.80 with 106,855 units. Proven Investments US ordinary share gained 0.99 US cent to close at 23 US cents trading 15,750 units, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share closed at 60 US cents with 1,000 units exchanged, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share lost 1 cent, closing at $2.50 with 2,272 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 1,500 units at $2.

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Dominant Jamaica Producers

September 8, 2017 by

Jamaica Producers trades 1,097,168 shares at $15.

Jamaica Producers continues to trade in large quantities at a very high valuation that is well above the market’s average, suggesting that investors expect high growth in profits going forward. Sterling Investment was the second largest trade with the price falling back on Friday.
At the close of market activity, the last price securities traded at and the volumes changing hands are, Barita Investments climbing $1 higher to $9 with 25,000 shares, Berger Paints rising 5 cents to close at $12.15 with 73,884 shares, as investors’ interest gains momentum and ignoring the buyout offer of $10.88 per share by the Ansa McAl Group. Following the annual General Meeting of Cable and Wireless the stock price climbed 17 cents, closing at $1.20 with 952,364 shares exchanged. Caribbean Cement jumped $2 and closed at $30, with 81,000 shares, Carreras ended at $108 with 121,376 shares, Ciboney Group exchanged 360,866 shares at 18 cents and closed with 2,100,000 shares on the bid at 18 cents. Grace Kennedy lost 90 cents in closing at $42 with 900,221 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, trading $1 lower with 107,977 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15 with 1,097,168 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 2 cents to close at $6.28 exchanging 34,897 shares, JMMB Group traded 40 cents lower to $21.50 with 198,788 shares. Kingston Wharves lost 35 cents to close at $30.50 with 171,000 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.46 after losing 4 cents with 1,428 units, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents to $90 with 60,590 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 11,970 stock units. PanJam Investment added 2 cents to end at $33.50 with 16,620 shares, Pulse Investments gained of 5 cents and closed at $1.85 with 138,498 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25 with 30,489 shares, Sagicor Group exchanged 17,630 shares at $33.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 39 cents to $10.60, with 596,500 shares, Salada Foods traded 500 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group jumped $2.01 higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $60 with 144,647 stock units, Scotia Investments closed $1.50 higher to $37 with 76,000 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 1,002,600 stock units Supreme Ventures lost 1 cent and closed at $11, with 118,874 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 30 US cents with 1,596 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share lost 1 US cent trading 10,566 units at 23 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.20, gaining 4 cents with 119,733 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 210,000 units at $2.

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Falling stocks overwhelmed rising ones

September 7, 2017 by

The main market the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 2,646.72 points to a record close at 293,186.46, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,411.46 points to record close of 267,126.05 after trading much higher in the morning session.
The sharp rise was due primarily to gains in Scotia Group as the advance decline ratio was a negative 3 to 1.
In market activity, the volume of securities trading with their last prices are: Barita Investments with a loss of $1, closed at $8 with 18,827 shares, Berger Paints falling 40 cents to close at $12.10 with 137,727 stock units, Cable and Wireless with a loss of 3 cents, to $1.03 with 686,724 shares. Caribbean Cement closed at $28, dropping $2.05 with 81,597 units,Carreras closed at $108 with 51,674 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $42.90 with 16,980 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18.50 with 1,846,484 stocks, Jamaica Producers lost 70 cents and closed at $15 with 32,069 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.30, with a loss of 5 cents and exchanging 35,994 units, JMMB Group traded 193,740 shares at $21.90. Kingston Properties closed 50 cents lower to $7 with 88,633 stock units, Kingston Wharves added 85 cents to close at $30.85 with 8,125 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.50, losing 35 cents with 501,020 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1.50 lower to $89.50 with 104,077 stock units, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 1,402 shares. PanJam Investment added 1 cent to close at $33.48 with 17,094 units, Portland JSX exchanged 14,800 shares at $9.25, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25, while losing 4 cents with 89,511 stocks, Sagicor Group ended at $33.25, with gains of 39 cents trading 46,363 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.99, gaining 1 cent with 30,998 shares, Salada Foods with a loss of 10 cents, closed at $8.50 with 53,870 units, Scotia Group traded 136,129 shares at $57.99, Seprod lost 60 cents, closing at $29.90 with 12,330 shares, Sterling Investments gained 60 cents, closing at $12.90 with 500 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $11.01, losing 99 cents with 31,370 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents with 16,400 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 3,210 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share ended at US$1.12 with 800 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% cumulative redeemable preference share traded $5 lower to $100 with 89,100 units.

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Scotia stars again

September 6, 2017 by

Jacqueline Sharp

Scotia Group remains the star performer on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and is almost the sole stock resulting in the main market hitting new record highs in the past two weeks.
Although the stock traded at $57.99 with a gain of nearly $3 and the advance decline ratio was strongly positive, the market indices slipped at the close on Wednesday.
In wider market activity, the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Barita Investments with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $9 with just 350 shares, Berger Paints closing 34 cents higher to $12.50 with 56,008 shares. Cable and Wireless gained 1 cent, to end at $1.06 with 14,000 shares, Caribbean Cement with a gains of $3.55, closed at $30.05 with 51,576 stock units,Carreras closing at $108 with 65,566 shares, Grace Kennedy added 90 cents and closed at $42.90 with 273,004 shares. Jamaica Broilers rose 79 cents, to $18.50 with 2,900 shares, Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 10 cents, at $15.70 with 630 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.35 with 4,292 shares and JMMB Group traded 90 cents higher to $21.90 with 92,900 shares. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents to close at $30 with 12,645 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.85 with 101,445 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $2.50 higher to $91 with 51,608 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.75 with 1,216 shares, 1834 Investments gained 6 cents to close at $1.40 with 1,898 shares. PanJam Investment added 44 cents to close at $33.47 with 10,550 stock units, Radio Jamaica rose 7 cents to $1.29, with 5,719 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32.86 trading 927,951 units, Salada Foods closed at $8.60 with 100,500 shares, Scotia Group traded $2.99 higher to close at a new high of $57.99 with 153,874 shares, Scotia Investments exchanged 2,025 shares at $35.50, Seprod closed at $30.50 with 2,850 shares, Sterling Investments with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $12.30 with 998,453 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $12, losing 65 cents with 5,514 shares changing hands. erotic job escorts near me. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares closed at 30 US cents with 3,970 units traded, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, down from 24 cents, with 1,050,020 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 900 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended at $2 with 242,935 units trading.

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Major end of month JSE moves

August 31, 2017 by

Supreme Ventures closed at record high of $12 on Thursday.


In an active day of market activities, 29 securities traded with Scotia Group hitting a record high of $50 ahead of the third quarter results due for release within a week and Supreme Ventures (SVL) closed at a high of $12 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange
Investors continue to respond positively to SVL half year results that rose 41 percent but Sterling Investments dropped to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.75.
Elsewhere in the main market overvalued Jamaica Producers traded 1,082,752 shares to close at $15.99 after adding 5 cents and 138 Student Living gained 30 cents to close at $5.45 with 1,589,048 shares. Productive Business Solutions that went to the public to raise fresh capital had the US dollar ordinary shares and the preference shares were listed at the start of the day but there was no trading in them.

PBS shares were listed on Thursday.

At the close of the market, the volume of securities trading and their last traded price are, Barita Investments with a loss of 95 cents, closed at $8.05 with 20,000 shares, with investors interest wanes pending the announcement of the offer to acquire to acquire majority shares. Berger Paints closed $2.70 lower to $13.10 with 99,115 shares, after the new majority owner released an underwhelming of $10.88 before trading cost, to acquire the minority shares. Cable and Wireless closed at $1 with 415,972 shares, Caribbean Cement traded $2 lower to $27 with 33,000 shares, Carreras shed 50 cents to $108 with 50,214 shares, Grace Kennedy added 48 cents to close at $41.98 with 21,669 shares. Jamaica Broilers gained 80 cents, to end at $19 with 132,533 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 50 cents to $5.85, with 16,413 shares, JMMB Group rose 5 cents and closed at $21 with 64,023 shares. Kingston Properties closed at $7.20, in losing 30 cents with 12,000 shares,Kingston Wharves traded $1.15 lower to $30.85 with 16,437 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 10 cents, in closing at $4.50 with 121,180 shares, NCB Financial Group climbed $1.44 to close at $88.99 with 215,240 shares, 1834 Investments exchanged 1,200 shares at $1.30, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $2.49 at $32.01 with 44,860 shares. Pulse Investments gained 4 cents, closing at $1.99 with 4,826 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.22 with 1,000 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $31.80 with gains of 20 cents trading 44,472 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund ended at $12.05, after gaining 5 cents with 500 shares, Salada Foods dropped $2 to $8 with 100,000 shares, Scotia Group advanced $3 to $50 with 75,994 shares, Scotia Investments eased 1 cent to $35.50 with 200 shares, Seprod traded 2,500 shares at $33, Sterling Investments declined $1.25 to $12.75 with 2,000 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $12, gaining $1.01 with 114,906 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares closed at 30 US cents with 1,000 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents with 51,749 units, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share with gains of 15 cents, closed at $2 with 745,140 units and Proven 8.25% cumulative redeemable preference share gained 40 cents to close at $5.50 with 21,000 units.

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NCB accounts for 61% of trade on Wednesday

August 30, 2017 by

NCB Financial traded 3m shares on Wednesday on the JSE.

On another record breaking day with the all Jamaica Composite index closing over 280,000 points for the first time, NCB Financial Group led the market with 61 percent of the volume traded, accounting for 3,011,045 shares with the price inching 1 cent higher to $87.55.
Elsewhere at the close of market activity, on a day when there were less securities rising than declining the securities changing hands with the last traded price and volume exchanged are:Barita Investments that lost 1 cent, to close at $9 with 17,951 shares, Cable and Wireless ending at $1 after losing 5 cents with 755,957 shares. Caribbean Cement traded $1 lower to $29 with 59,177 shares, Carreras closed 50 cents lower to $107.50 with 100,008 stock units, Grace Kennedy with gains of 50 cents, closed at $41.50 with 12,349 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18.20 with 21,335 units, overvalued Jamaica Producers added 50 cents, in closing at $15 with 1,936 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.35, with a loss of 14 cents in trading 91,633 shares, JMMB Group gained of 20 cents and closed at $20.95 with 19,820 shares. Kingston Wharves closed at $32 with 150 shares, Mayberry Investments exchanged 97,980 shares at $4.60, 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 10 cents, closed at $1.30 with 342,520 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1.52 to $34.50 with 6,000 shares. Pulse Investments fell 4 cents to $1.95 with 109,500 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 8 cents to close at $1.22 with 3,611 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $31.60 with a loss of 40 cents trading 43,720 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $12 with 8,983 shares, Scotia Group closed $1 higher at $47 with 29,941 shares, Seprod traded 5,000 shares at $33, Sterling Investments exchanged 7,000 shares at $14, Supreme Ventures slipped 1 cent to $10.99, with 81,268 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares gained 1 US cent to close at 24 US cents with 60,480 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share closed at $2.51 with 17,709 units.

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