JSE traded at a new high on Friday after jumping $3.30 to $27.40.
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dropped 510.77 points to end at 159,796.96. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined by 571.22 points to close at 177,543.20 and the JSE combined index dropped 516.18 points, to end at 170,558.37.
At the close of the market prices of 20 securities gained out of a total of 42 that traded, with 11 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.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 7 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead on Monday.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless traded just 413,340 shares and closed 3 cents down to $1.03, Caribbean Cement traded 5,000 shares and rose 99 cents to close at $26.49, Carreras traded 1,049,855 shares and dropped by $1 to close at $64.51. Trading in 1834 Investments shares resulted in 75,134 units changing hands as the price rose 5 cents to $1.25, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents to end at $43.60, with 51,683 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 13,000 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 25 cents at $14.90. Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to end at $8.40 with 2,500 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $3.30 with 4,608 units changing hands to close at a new all-time high of $27.40, following the announcement of a meeting later in September to consider a stock split. JMMB Group traded 7,900 units at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 67,521 shares to close at $17.50,after rising by 49 cents,
Margaritaville Turks traded 360,272 shares to close at 21 US cents after rising by a cent, Mayberry Investments ended with 23,766 shares trading, to close at $3.28, National Commercial Bank had 153,550 units changing hands but dropped 50 cents to close at $40. Pan Jamaican Investments jumped $1 and closed at $24.50, after trading 12,219 shares, Portland JSX traded 59,400 shares to close at $11, Pulse Investments traded 8,000 shares with a fall of 55 cents to close at $3.20, Sagicor Group fell by just 1 cent with 86,390 shares changing hands at $22.01. Scotia Group jumped $1.39 to close at $31.39 with 3,555,100 shares changing hands, Seprod dropped $1.50 in trading 23,200 units to close at $19.50, Supreme Ventures lost 17 cents with 21,636 units changing hands at $4.81 and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 24,333 units to close at $2.10.
Price movement on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked on Wednesday with the all Jamaica Composite Index climbing more than 800 points over the close on Tuesday and 632.54 points more than at the end of July. A total of 2,531,618 units valued at $31,698,751, up from $27,344,934 on Tuesday, changed hands. Of the stocks trading in all market segments, the junior market accounted for 1,201,093 units valued at $5,410,798.
all Jamaica Composite Index rose 847.60 points to close at 178,203.70 and the JSE combined index moved up 870.87 points, to end at 171,517.24 as the junior market gained strongly, thus negating some of the main market fall.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 18,034 units changing hands to close at $21.50, the announcement of a stock split could change investors’ perception of the stock when trading resumes on Thursday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Radio Jamaica traded 24,344 shares, to end at $1.55, Sagicor Group closed with a gain of 30 cents while 71,066 shares changed hands, at $21.80. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,470 shares and fell 20 cents, to close at $10, Scotia Group lost $1.44 while trading 87,422 shares, to end at $30.06, Scotia Investments closed trading with 37,500 shares at $26. Supreme Ventures lost 9 cents while 191,370 shares changing hands at $4.90, Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 48,300 units at 19.94 US cents compared to 19 US cents on Monday, JMMB Group 7.50%% preference share traded 94,115 units but fell 6 cents to $1.02 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 1,874,000 units and ended at $2.10.
The JSE Market Index declined by 941.87 points to end at 161,440.70 the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,053.34 points to close at 179,381.46 and the JSE combined index slipped 799.41 points, to end at 172,910.48.
Mayberry Investments lost 14 cents with 19,596 shares trading, to close at $3.81, 
The price of 1834 Investments declined by 1 cent to close at $1.29, in trading 1,111,097 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $45 with 6,820,320 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell 2 cents with 4,558,519 shares changing hands, to end at $14.98, Jamaica Producers rose 25 cents to close at $8.50 with 8,387,030 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 74,900 units changing hands to close at $21.50, to record a loss of $2.50, JMMB Group traded 9,784,841 units to end with a loss of 2 cents at $9.84. Kingston Properties gained 11 cents in trading 537,135 units to close at $9.11, Mayberry Investments gained 13 cents with 1,341,876 shares trading, to close at $3.95, National Commercial Bank had 10,312,619 units changing hands, to close at $41. Pan Jamaican Investments shed 1 cent to close at $24.99 after trading 1,505,043 shares, Portland JSX traded 10,455,000 shares and fell 2 cents to end at $11.48, Radio Jamaica lost 11 cents in trading 57,805,532 shares to end at $1.55, 
Sagicor Group closed with 6,674,410 shares changing hands at $21. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 398,371 shares and fell 13 cents, to close at $10.12, Salada Foods traded 598,045 units and declined by 1 cent, to end at $8.19, Scotia Group rose $1.70 while trading 8,639,508 shares, to end at $31.70, Scotia Investments with 1,026,990 shares traded closed at $26. Seprod gained 1 cent, to close at $19.01 with 23,904 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments had 2,673,905 units trading to end at $13, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 69,200 units at 19.95 US cents, down by a fraction of a US cent and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share with 99,931 units trading to close at $1,247.
The JSE Market Index jumped 865.34 points to end at 162,560.77, the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 967.74 points to close at 180,834.09 and the JSE combined index surged 898.41 points, to end at 173,767.56.
National Commercial Bank had 179,619 units changing hands, to close at $41 after falling by $1.Pan Jamaican Investments shed 20 cents to close at $25 after trading 12,977 shares,Portland JSX traded 462,413 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $11.50, Pulse Investments traded 25,000 shares to close at $3.86, Radio Jamaica lost 4 cents in trading 292,253 shares to end at $1.66, Sagicor Group shed $1 with 1,027,275 shares changing hands at $21. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 350,000 shares and climbed 25 cents to close at $10.25, Scotia Group dropped $2.43 while trading 4,815 shares to end at $30, Seprod gained 10 cents to close at $19 with 320,579 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures gained 29 cents and ended at $4.99, with 393,464 units changing hands and Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% preference share, traded 324,092 units at $2.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
138 Student Living ordinary share traded at $4.60 while 10,450 shares changed hands with a rise of 1 cent, Portland JSX traded 12,050 units at $12, Radio Jamaica lost 9 cents to close at $1.56 after 320,389 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 25 cents with 23,472 shares changing hands at $21. Scotia Group traded 278,313 shares to end at $30.02 after rising by 3 cents. Seprod jumped $1.85 while trading 11,253 shares to close at $19, Sterling Investments ended trading 395,000 units to close at $13 after rising by 49 cents, Supreme Ventures gained 10 cents to $4.90 with 72,500 shares changing hands and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 2,842,800 units at $1.10.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 6,608 shares to end at $4.60 after falling 4 cents, Cable & Wireless traded 134,255 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement gained 5 cents in trading 37,805 shares to close at $25.55. 
Pan Jamaican traded 15,750 shares to end at $25.50. Portland JSX traded 33,900 shares and lost 50 cents to end at $12, Radio Jamaica gained 8 cents to close at $1.68 after 170,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 5 cents with 14,950 shares changing hands at $21.45, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 16,000 shares to close at $10.22. 
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices declined again on Friday but well below the more than 2,000 points it fell by on Thursday. In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 36 securities that traded, with 17 declining, including 3 stocks, rising and 6 falling from the junior market. 
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 4,558 shares to end at $4.60 after gaining 4 cents, Cable & Wireless rose 6 cents in trading 175,689 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement traded 304,801 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras gained 50 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares at $66. Trading in 1834 Investments, led to a lost of 1 cent with 16,436 shares changing hands to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy dropped $3.30 to close at $122.70 with 3,881 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell 5 cents in trading 14,200 shares to end at $8.15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10,000 shares trading but slipped 1 cents to close at $21.99, JMMB Group traded 1,450 units to end at $9.90, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents with 8,500 units changing hands and closed at $15.40, National Commercial Bank had 66,966 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42.01, Pan Jamaican traded 2,350 shares and rose 25 cents to end at $25.50. 
Portland JSX traded 4,000 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $12.50, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.60 after 10,400 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group had 163,785 shares changing hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,080 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 404,540 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments declined by 40 cents with 16,300 units changing hands at $26.10, Supreme Ventures rose 19 cents to end at $4.70, with 200,690 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose 0.99 US cent while trading 1,035,300 units to close at 19.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 484,000 units to close at $2.09 but lost 1 cent.
Berger Paints traded 10,809 shares to end at $4.56 after gaining 1 cent, Cable & Wireless lost 5 cents in trading 126,269 shares to close at $1.20, Caribbean Cement fell 10 cents in trading 23,805 shares to close at $25.50. Carreras declined by 40 cents in exchanging 2,430 shares at $65.50. Trading in 1834 Investments, lost 18 cents with 21,816 shares changing hands to close at $1.21, Grace Kennedy dropped 99 cents to close at $126 with 11,240 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 157,074 shares changing hands to gain 48 cents at $15, Jamaica Producers fell 9 cents in trading 12,400 shares to end at $8.20, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 30,000 shares trading at $22, JMMB Group traded 9,931 units to end at $9.70, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents with 11,940 units changing hands and closed at $16, National Commercial Bank traded 211,216 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 73 cents at $42.02, Pan Jamaican traded 5,000 shares and fell 25 cents to end at $25.25. Portland JSX traded 5,145 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $12.55, Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents to close at $1.65 after 1,820 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 65 cents to end with just 5,305 shares changing hands at $21.50, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,980 shares to close at $10.22 with a loss of 28 cents. Scotia Group dropped $1.88 while trading 32,450 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments had 3,980 units changing hands at $26.50, Seprod gained 10 cents to close at $17.50 with 4,364 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 1 cent to end at $4.51, with 188,423 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 421,807 units to close at 19 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 523,182 shares to close at $1.10 after falling 2 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 24,715 shares to close at $2.09.