The volume of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined to very low levels on Monday, leading to more stocks falling than rising and resulting in a big drop in the market indices.
At the close of market activity, the prices of 7 securities rose, 12 declined, while 14 remained unchanged, with the All Jamaica Composite Index dropping 5,472.20 points to 392,267.38 and the JSE Index diving 4,985.79 points to close at 357,399.99. On Friday, the stock exchange released incorrect closing indices which have not been corrected for Friday’s report so far.
Trading closed with 33 active securities in the main and US dollar markets, on Monday compared to 30 on Friday with 1,665,733 units valued at over $37,959,691 changing hands compared with 2,082,014 units valued at $42,778,375 being exchanged, on Friday.
Main market trading closed with JMMB Group 7.5% preference share leading with 370,000 units, or 22 percent of 
the day’s volume, Carreras with 327,902 units and 19.7 percent of volume traded and Sagicor group with 163,681 units with 10 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 7 closing with lower offers.
Trading resulted in an average of 57,439 units valued at over $1,308,955, in contrast to 77,112 shares valued at $1,584,384 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 681,700 valued at $2,378,141, compared to 1,010,856 shares, valued $2,941,894. October closed, with an average of 290,851 shares, valued $5,213,901, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost 50 cents and closed trading of 4,433 shares at $19.50, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents and ended trading 72,236 shares to close at $56.50, Jamaica Broilers traded 14,502 stock units, at $30, after rising 29 cents, Jamaica Producers dropped $3.45 and finished trading of 7,120 units at $24.55, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents to close at $10.50, in exchanging 51,733 shares, JMMB Group gained 50 cents
to end at $33, trading 38,544 shares, Kingston Wharves lost 95 cents to close at $75 with 2,792 stock units trading, Mayberry Jamaica Equities traded 26,649 units and rose 75 cents to close at $11.25, NCB Financial Group lost $1.70 and ended trading 33,122 shares to close at $125.10. Portland JSX declined by 50 cents and ended at $8, with 450 units changing hands, Sagicor Group dropped $3.01 to settle at $41.99, with 163,681 shares, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to end at $51.99, trading 116,085 units and Stanley Motta traded 17,000 shares after falling 52 cents to end at $4.48.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with, Margaritaville rose by 1 cent and ended at 25 cents with 100 shares and Productivity Business completed trading 100 shares at 59 cents, Proven Investments traded 100 units at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar based ordinary share traded 719 units at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.43 points at 163.82.
JSE up 27% with net gains in October
The Jamaica Stock Exchange hit several new highs in October but closed the month with a net gain of 7,478.51 points on the All Jamaica and 6,813.78 points on the JSE index leading to gains of 26.6 percent for the first 10 months of the year.
Trading closed with 33 active securities in the main and US dollar markets, on Wednesday compared to 34 on Tuesday.
The market ended with the prices of 12 securities rising, 9 declining while 12 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index climbing 2,139.99 points to close at 400,755.80 and the JSE Index rising 1,949.77 points to close at 365,133.89.
Trading closed with 6,766,220 units valued at $113,213,380 trading, compared with 10,005,164 units valued at $94,380,140 changing hands, on Tuesday.
Main market trading closed with Supreme Ventures leading with 3,066,003 units trading, or 45.3 percent of the day’s volume and Wisynco Group with 2,131,159 units and 31.5 percent of volume traded and Carreras closed with 381,353 units with 5.6 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
Trading resulted in an average of 225,541 units valued at over $3,773,779, in contrast to 333,505 shares valued at $3,146,005 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 290,851 shares, valued $5,213,901and previously, 293,971 shares, valued $5,289,432. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares, valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement fell $1.20 trading 11,024 shares to close at $44, JMMB Group added 80 cents and ended at $33.80, trading 9,658 shares, Kingston Wharves lost $3 and finished at $75, with 771 stock units trading, Mayberry Investments gained 45 cents, settling at $11.25, trading 5,500 units, NCB Financial Group 
added $1 and ended trading 108,157 shares to close at $126, PanJam Investment closed with a loss of 50 cents to end at $64, trading 36,716 stock units, Portland JSX rose 50 cents and ended at $8.50, with 500 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1 to settle at $12, exchanging 26,431 shares, Scotia Group fell 74 cents to settle at $53 in trading 142,970 units, Seprod dropped $3, in finishing trading at $36, with 7,900 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures jumped $1.80 to close at $19.80, with 3,066,003 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 36,650 units valued at $23,839 changing hands, with JMMB Group 5.75 percent preference share traded 10,920 shares at $2.03, Margaritaville closed with 125 units trading at 24 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar based ordinary share, traded 16,979 units and rose 0.10 to end at 11 US cents after. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 0.01 point to close at 163.30.
JSE makes big recovery on Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed a big gain on Tuesday as trading levels rose much higher than on Monday, from 34 active securities in the main and US dollar market compared to 31 on Monday.
The market ended with the prices of 17 securities rising, 7 declining while 10 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index surging 8,178.20 points to close at 398,615.81 and the JSE Index jumping 7,451.27 points to close at 363,184.12.
Trading closed with 10,005,164 units valued at $94,380,140 trading, compared with just 3,098,511 units valued at $31,049,457 changing hands, on Monday.
Main market trading closed with JMMB Group 7.50% preference share leading with 7,780,000 units trading, or 78 percent of the day’s volume and NCB Financial with 517,883 units and 5 percent of volume traded and Carreras closed with 372,736 units with 3.7 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
Trading resulted in an average of 333,505 units valued at over $3,146,005, in contrast to 110,661 shares valued at $1,108,909 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 293,971 shares, valued 
$5,289,432 and previously, 291,988 shares, valued $5,142,412. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares, valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments rose 90 cents and closed at $19 while trading 288 shares, Berger Paints climbed $1.40 to $22.90, in exchanging 24,500 stock units, Caribbean Cement rose $1.20 trading 14,777 shares to close at $45.20, Jamaica Broilers gained $1 trading 64,499 stock units to close at $31, Jamaica Producers jumped $1.651 and finished trading 28,494 units at $27.51, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.30 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.80, trading 22,926 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 80 cents and settled at $10.80, trading 234,551 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 40 cents and settled at $11.40, in exchanging 13,025 units, NCB Financial Group added $5 and ended trading 517,883 shares to close at $125, PanJam Investment closed with a rise of $1.20 to end at $64.50, trading 55,001 stock units, Sagicor Group climbed $1.85 and settled at 
$46.85, exchanging 10,431 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.74 in trading 8,363 units to close at $53.74, Seprod jumped $2, in finishing trading at $39, with 3,348 shares, Stanley Motta rose 55 cents trading 25,000 shares to close at $5, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 33 cents and concluded trading of 78,638 stock units at $4.13 and Wisynco Group rose 26 cents and finished at $10.50, with 198,252 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 48,323 units valued at $8,927 changing hands, with Margaritaville falling 1 cent and closing with 3,800 units trading at 24 US cents, Productive Business Solution gained 4 cents to close at 59 US cents trading just 100 units, Proven Investments fell 1 cent trading 34,223 shares to close at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar based ordinary share, traded 10,200 units to end at 10.9 US cents after slipping 0.1 cent The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 1.36 points to close at 163.29.
All Jamaica drops 8,000 points – Friday
NCB Financial dropped $8 on Friday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with big losses in heavily capitalized companies with NCB Financial leading with a fall of $8 and Grace Kennedy falling $4 that pulled the market down 2 percent with the 5th largest points decline in the market’s history and the second big fall in October.
The market ended with the prices of 8 securities rising, 15 declining while 6 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 8,031.01 points to 393,833.61 and the JSE Index dropping 7,317.16 points to close at 358,826.99.
Trading closed with 29 active securities in the main and US dollar market compared to 30 on Thursday but with higher volume and value as 4,241,799 units valued at $75,795,522 traded, compared with 8,202,147 units valued at $132,503,743 changing hands, on Thursday.
Main market trading closed with JMMB Group 7.5% preference share leading with 1,652,103 units trading, or 39 percent of the day’s volume and Jamaica Broilers with 713,975 units and 16.8 percent of volume traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange leading with 448,893 units and 10.6 percent of the day’s volume, followed by
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, an indication that falling prices are likely to be dominant on Friday.
Trading resulted in an average of 151,493 units valued at over $2,706,983, in contrast to 292,934 shares valued at $4,732,277 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 300,895 shares, valued $5,350,785 and previously 308,613 shares, valued $5,494,805. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy dropped $4, trading 120,588 shares to close at $55, Jamaica Broilers added $2 in trading 713,975 stock units, and closed at $30, Jamaica Producers lost $1 to close at $26 with 17,624 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 95 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20, with 448,893 shares, JMMB Group lost 80 cents and ended at $34, exchanging 60,884 shares., NCB Financial Group dropped 
$8 to $120, trading 207,683 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $65.70, after declining $1.30 in trading 1,890 stock units, Portland JSX lost 50 cents in ending at $8 with 136,300 units, Sagicor Group dropped $2 to end at $45, trading 49,349 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.70 to $13.20, with 13,594 shares changing hands. Scotia Group climbed $2.50 in trading 33,416 units to close at $54, Supreme Ventures rose 25 cents to end at $16.50, in an exchange of 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group finished at $10.10, in trading 138,251 units after posting a loss of 20 cents.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with Proven Investments trading 2,152 to close at 21 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 2.97 points to close at 164.66.
15 stocks fall 6 rise on JSE – Wednesday
Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The number of securities trading fell on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main and US markets to 30 up from 36 on Tuesday but with 2,854,732 units valued at over $50,801,535 trading, compared with 2,431,671 units valued at $40,003,992 changing hands, on Tuesday.
Main market trading closed with JMMB Group 7.5% preference share leading with 1,132,076 units and 42.7 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy trading 223,066 shares or 7.8 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 210,994 units and 7.4 percent of volume traded.
The market ended with the prices of 6 securities rising, 15 declining while 9 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index declining 1,319.14 points to 397,798.81 and the JSE Index falling by 1,201.89 points to close at 362,439.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers, an indication that falling prices are likely to be dominant on Thursday.
Trading resulted in an average of 101,955 units valued at over $1,814,341, in contrast to 78,441 shares valued at $1,290,451 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 309,467 shares, valued $5,538,737 and previously 321,423 shares, valued $5,766,429. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to close at $18, in exchanging 36,644 shares, Berger Paints rose 50 cents to finish at $22.50, trading 403 shares, Grace Kennedy fell $1.50, trading 223,066 shares at $57.50, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close of $29 with 33,405 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments fell 45 cents to settle at $10.05, exchanging 17,161 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined $1 to $12 with 8,800 
units trading, NCB Financial Group climbed $3.25 and ended trading 74,617 shares at $128.25, Portland JSX rose 50 cents and ended at $8.50, trading just 100 units. Pulse Investments lost 46 cents in trading 9,496 shares at $2.40, Sagicor Group fell 80 cents to $43.20, trading 26,046 shares, Scotia Group gained 50 cents in trading 51,880 units to close at $53, Seprod finished trading 19,103 shares, with a fall of $2.60 to close at $33 and Sterling Investments fell 80 cents to finish trading 22,768 shares at $22.50.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 803,989 units valued at $107,793 changing hands as Proven Investments ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 204,139 to close at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 599,850 units and gained 0.5 cent to end at 11.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 2.06 points to 162.60.
Worse fall in JSE history – Thursday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market had the largest fall ever as Scotia Group fell $3.01 and NCB Financial dived $17.40, as 15 stocks declined, 10 rose and 10 held firm and making big dents into the market indices on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 12,616.74 points to close at 397,188.61 and the JSE Index declined by 11,495.27 points to close at 361,883.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
A total of 35 securities traded including 5 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 5,646,169 units valued at $146,430,983 changing hands, compared with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Carreras leading with 1,796,079 units and 31.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 631,604 units and 11.2 percent of volume traded and Caribbean cement trading 621,915 units or 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 188,206 units valued at over $4,881,033, in contrast to 101,738 shares valued at $2,026,685 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 345,251 shares, valued $6,238,100 and previously, 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $1 to close at a record high of $21, with 6,500 shares trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1.23 in trading 621,915 units to close at $48.72, Grace Kennedy lost 75 cents and ended trading 4,193 shares at $58.55, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $31.50, with 30,918 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $1.02 in exchanging 57,215 stock units, to close at $81.05, Mayberry Investments lost 59 cents and settled at $10.62, with 57,215 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 177,801 to close at a record high of $13 after 177,801 shares were traded, NCB Financial Group dropped $17.40 and ended at $111, trading 498,447 shares, 138 Students 
Living lost 79 cents while trading 3,100 shares and closed at $3.81, Pulse Investments added 50 cents to $3, trading 100,000 shares, Sagicor Group rose 77 cents to $42.80, trading 10,679 shares, Salada Foods lost $3.15 and ended trading at $21.80, with 7,950 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $3.01 trading 271,275 units to close at $53, Seprod jumped $3.40 and finished trading at $39, with 6,440 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta rose 45 cent in closing at $5 trading 3,555 shares and Supreme Ventures fell 51 cents to end at $17, with 222,000 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 147,541 units valued at $214,248 changing hands as JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 100,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $2.05, JMMB Group 6% preference shares traded 177 units and lost 1 cent to end at $1.07, Productive Business Solution lost 4 cents in trading 171 shares to end at 55 cents, Proven Investments ended trading with 41,883 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 5,310 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 5.10 points to 162.68.
Stocks dive again on JSE – Wednesday
The sharp fall in prices on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market continued on Wednesday closed with 19 declining just 8 rising and 7 holding firm and making big dents into the market indices.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 5,114.14 points to 409,805.35 and the JSE Index declined by 4,659.56 points to close at 373,379.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
A total of 34 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 changing hands, compared with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 on Tuesday.
Trading closed with JMMB Group leading with 842,614 units and 25.9 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Carreras with 569,061 units and 17.5 percent of volume traded and Ciboney trading 500,000 units or 15.4 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 101,738 units valued at over $2,026,685, in contrast to 128,849 shares valued at $3,277,830 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141 and previously, 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy rose 69 cents and ended trading 6,606 shares at $59.30, Jamaica Producers dropped 50 cents to close of $29.50 with 50,226 units changing hands, JMMB Group dropped $3.50 and ended at $31.50, with 842,614 shares trading. Kingston Wharves fell 43 cents in exchanging 11,112 stock units, to close at $82.07, NCB Financial Group lost 60 cents and ended at $128.40, trading 73,778 shares, Pulse Investments shed 30 cents to $2.50 trading 1,000 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $4.47 to $42.03, trading 100,416 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to close at $14, trading 14,745 shares, Salada Foods lost 55 cents and ended trading at 
$24.95, with 7,800 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $2.99 trading 46,233 units to close at $56.01, Seprod lost $4.40 and finished trading at $35.60, with 15,764 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 45 cents in closing at $4.55 trading 67,400 shares, Sterling Investments gained 80 cents and closed at $23.30, with 250 shares and Supreme Ventures fell $2.48 to end at $17.51, with 89,967 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 32,239 units valued at US$4,310 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 7,639 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 24,600 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 167.78.
Sharp price changes hit JSE – Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed with a number of stocks having large price changes and the market indices pulling back from the record close on Friday.
At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index dived 3,531.21 points to 414,919.49 and the JSE Index declined by 3,217.33 points to close at 378,038.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
A total of 32 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 30 trading on Friday with the prices of 10 securities rising, 17 declining and 5 holding firm.
Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $46.50, Mayberry Equities traded at an intraday high of $20 and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $12.51 and Carreras traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.80.
Trading ended with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 changing hands, compared with 17,261,656 units valued at $203,142,878 on Friday.
Trading closed with Carreras with 896,721 units and 23.2 percent of the day’s volume, dominating trading, followed by Jamaica Stock Exchange with 454,951 units and 11.77 percent of volume traded and Grace Kennedy trading 449,788 units or 11.64 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 128,849 units valued $3,277,830, in contrast to 595,230 units valued $7,004,927 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156 and previously, 406,926 shares, valued $7,181,976. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints shed 50 cents and closed at $22, trading 4,395 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 49 cents and ended trading 449,788 shares at $59.50, Jamaica Broilers lost 41 cents in trading 21,347 stock units, to close at $32.01, Jamaica Producers dropped $3 to close of $30 with 338,585 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in exchanging 6,921 stock units, to close at $82.50, Mayberry Investments lost 49 cents to close at $11.01 after trading 32,524 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 99 cents and ended at $129, trading 166,004 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1.50 lower at $64, with 77,368 stock units trading, Portland JSX traded 38,580 shares but fell 40 cents to close at $8.10, Pulse Investments gained 40 cents to $2.80 trading 261,000 shares, Sagicor Group jumped $4.02 to $46.50, trading 10,276 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents to close at $14.50, trading 154,592 shares, Scotia Group rose $1 trading 4,055 units to close 
at $59, Seprod after dropping sharply by $12.50 on Friday, suffered another huge dive for the second day by $10.50 and finished trading at $39, with 2,000 shares changing hands after the announcement of the sale of 92 million shares at $23.99 each. Sterling Investments lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 while trading 27,270 shares, Supreme Ventures jumped $2.48 to end at $19.99, with 56,045 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 30 cents to end at $10, trading 243,477 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 403,750 units valued at US$44,588 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading just 1,750 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 402,000 units and rose 0.05 cent to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.90 points to 167.78.
JSE in sharp drop on Wednesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market dropped sharply on Wednesday with increased market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones by 80 percent.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 3,927.81 points to 412,448.36 and the JSE Index declined by 3,578.68 points to close at 375,787.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 32 securities traded, including 3 in the US dollar market, compared to 31 trading on Tuesday with the prices of 14 securities rising, 8 declining and 10 holding firm.
Jamaica Producers traded at 52 weeks’ high during the day, of $33 and Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at an intraday high of $9.20, but both fell back by the close, while Mayberry Investments closed at an all-time high of $10. Barita Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $19.50, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26 and Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 80 cents.
Trading ended with major contraction in the value of trades in the main market, compared to Tuesday’s levels, with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 versus 9,264,518 units valued at $430,892,380 changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group leading with 10,860,918 units accounting for 64.67 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy with 1,515,091 units or 9 percent of total volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 1,278,248 units and 7.6 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 559,849 units valued at $9,507,446, in contrast to 330,876 shares valued at $15,389,014 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282 and previously, 386,273 shares, valued $7,433,795. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments rose 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ close at $19.50, trading 8,100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 86 cents to finish at $49.95, in exchanging 34,400 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 55 cents and ended trading 1,515,091 shares at $60.95, Jamaica Broilers declined by 41 cents in trading 63,380 stock units to close at $32, JMMB Group rose $1 and ended at $37, with 395,580 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $8 in exchanging 1,670 stock units, to close at $83, Mayberry Investments rose 80 cents to
finish at a record $10, trading 101,446 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost $2 and settled at $128, with 159,788 units, 138 Student Living fell 40 cents and closed at $4.60, with 279 stock units trading, Salada Foods jumped $5.29 to a record close of $26 in trading just 200 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 80 cents to end at $14.20, trading 155,029 shares, Sterling Investments dropped $4.30 and closed at $23.30 with 29,383 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures dived $5.40 to end at $15.50, with 1,278,248 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group rose 40 cents to $10, trading 10,860,918 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 50,462 units valued at $10,394, changing hands, Proven Investments traded 45,387 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit 5,075 units and rose 0.5 cents to end at 11.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.02 points to 170.72.
JSE hits new record then drops
Bulls prowling around Jamaican stocks.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market climbed to another record high on Thursday but pulled back towards the close, as the price of Scotia Group traded down to $56 and Grace Kennedy falling at the close.
The All Jamaica Composite Index peaked with gain of 3,093.31 points to a record 411,545.91. At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index declined by 1,232.84 points to close at 407,219.76 and the JSE Index dipped 1,123.25 points to 371,023.29.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers, suggesting mostly gains ahead for stocks.
A total of 29 securities traded including 1 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday with the prices of 15 securities rising, 8 declining and 6 holding firm. There were 6 securities trading at 52 weeks’ highs during the day, with 3 ending at a 52 weeks’ closing highs.
The main market ended with 50,485,890 units valued at $464,344,297 compared to 2,630,637 units valued at over $70,273,331 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Carreras trading 46,297,844 shares and 91.7 percent of the day’s volume with the price closing at $9.11 after falling 24 cents. JMMB Group accounted for 1,650,000 shares or 3.3 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Ciboney Group with 760,000 shares and 1.5 percent of the volume traded.
Trading resulted in an average of 1,803,068 units valued at over $16,583,725, in contrast to 132,745 shares valued at $3,474,891 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 533,195 shares, valued $6,208,222 and previously, 114,884 shares valued $2,790,409. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy fell $2 in trading 73,275 shares, to close at $61, after the price hit a record $75 in early trading, Jamaica Broilers dropped $3 in trading 406,744 stock units at $28, JMMB Group climbed $2 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $35, trading 50,818 shares, Mayberry Equities rose 41 cents to finish at closing high of $12.01, trading 55,088 stock units, 
NCB Financial Group rose $2.50 ended trading with 19,709 shares at record close of $132.50, Portland JSX ended at $8.50, with 55,000 units trading after falling 50 cents, Sagicor Group rose 78 cents to end at $40, with 4,149 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 41 cents to $13.50, trading 122,940 shares, Scotia Group added $1 in trading 48,191 units to close at $62 after it fell to $56 in earlier trading, Seprod jumped $3.56 in trading 32,849 shares at $46.80, Sterling Investments declined by $1.99 and closed at $22.01, with 38,149 shares changing hands after trading at an all-time intraday high of $28 and Supreme Ventures rose 70 cents in trading 202,949 shares to end at $21.70 and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents to finish at $9.30, with 246,788 units trading.
Trading in the US dollar market closed Proven Investments being the sole trade with 134,200 shares to close at 23 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 174.64.