The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended trading on Monday, with both main market indices ending at record closing highs.
When trading ended, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,060.87 points to a new record close of 448,812.56 and the JSE Index rose 964.04 to a record of close of 408,841.46.
The main and US markets had 30 securities traded, compared to 34 on Monday leading to 10 advancing, 10 declining and 10 closing unchanged. At the end of trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose to a record high of $20.10 and Wisynco Group ended at a new record close of $14.50.
Market activity on the main market ended with, 1,986,337 units with a value of$46,516,263 changing hands, compared to 3,479,279 units valued $204,145,954 trading on Friday.
Supreme Ventures led trading with just 328,380 shares accounting for 17 percent of total main market volume, followed by Pulse Investments with 251,500 shares, and 16.5 percent of the day’s trades and Wisynco Group closed with 230,731 shares for 11.6 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 68,494 units valued at an average of $1,604,009 for each security traded. In contrast to 119,975 units valued at an average of $7,039,516 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 107,663 units valued at $4,590,690 and previously, 121,185 units valued at $5,621,806. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Caribbean Cement lost $1.20 to finish at $78.80, with 10,994 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 103,019 shares after rising $1 to close at $31, Jamaica Producers gained 59 cents in trading 2,081 shares at $22.60, JMMB Group lost $2 trading 21,639 shares in closing at $32. Mayberry Investments lost 46 cents to end trading of 11,372 shares at $8.79, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 40 cents trading 185,289 shares at $11, NCB Financial Group rose $1.50 in trading 104,939 shares to close at $148.50, Proven Investments traded 8,300 and lost $1 in closing at $31. Sagicor Group lost 80 cents to end trading of 22,286 stock units at $45.70, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1.55 to end at $8.50 after trading 62,275 shares, Scotia Group declined by $2.25 in trading 42,276 shares to close at $50.75. Stanley Motta rose 75 cents in trading 35,235 shares to close $5.30, Supreme Ventures jumped $3 and finished at $29.50, with 328,380 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents with 17,125 units trading, to end at $12.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 15,200 units valued $3,561 with Proven Investments ng the sole stock traded and closed at 24 US cents The JSE USD Equities Index gained 0.08 points to close at 180.17.

More records were shattered on another record breaking day, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market on Friday, with both main market indices ending at new highs, for five consecutive days.
Trading ended with the fifth with a new record close for the year at 447,751.69 on the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index after climbing 2,819.84 points and the JSE Index advanced to a record of close of 407,877.42 with 2,562.47 points gain.
The main and US markets had 34 securities traded, compared to 33 on Thursday leading to 16 advancing, 10 declining and 8 closing unchanged. At the end of trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped to a record high of $20.02, PanJam Investment ended at a new closing high of $90 and Wisynco Group ended at a new record close of $14.40.
Market activity on the main market ended with 3,479,279 units valued $204,145,954, changing hands, compared to 2,986,488 units valued $110,422,118 trading on Thursday.
NCB Financial led trading with 1.03 million shares accounting for 30 percent of total main market volume, followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 674,362 shares, and 19 percent of the day’s trades and Scotia Group closed with 514,622 shares for 15 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 119,975 units valued at an average of $7,039,516 for each security traded. In contrast to 102,982 units for an average of $3,807,659 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 121,185 units valued at $5,621,806 and previously, 121,824 units valued at $4,874,287. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments jumped $2.99 to close at $43, with an exchange of 7,698 shares, Berger Paints fell $1 to end at $20, with an exchange of 7,770 stock units, Caribbean Cement lost $4 to finish at $80, with 30,433 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 17,149 stock units and rose $1 to $61. JMMB Group gained 60 cents trading 184,023 shares in closing at $34, Mayberry Investments rose $1.25 to end trading of a mere 210 shares at $9.25, NCB Financial Group rose $2.15 in trading 1,033,816 shares to close at $147, Sagicor Group added $1 to end trading 59,341 stock units at $46.50, with. Scotia Group gained $2.50 in trading 514,622 shares to close at $53, Seprod rose $2.50 in trading 15,959 shares to close $46, Supreme Ventures fell 50 cents and finished at $26.50, with 20,995 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 87 cents with 17,243 units trading, to end at $12.50.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 50,570 units valued at $12,735. JMMB Group 5.5% preference share traded 3,000 shares at US$2, JMMB Group finished rose by 5 cents to ended at US$2.10 trading 1,556 shares, Proven Investments traded 850 shares and gained 1 cent, to close at 24 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 25,760 units to end at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 1.10 points to close at 180.09.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market, ended at the fourth new closing high for the week, with the All Jamaican Composite Index rising 980.45 points to 444,931.85 and the JSE Index advancing 890.96 points to 405,314.95.
The main and US markets had 33 securities traded, compared to 27 on Wednesday leading to 13 advancing, 12 declining and 8 closing unchanged. At the end of trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped to a record high of $20 and Wisynco Group ended at a new record close of $14.30.
Market activity on the main market ended with 2,986,488 units valued $110,422,118, changing hands, compared to 3,713,812 units valued $157,663,641 trading on Wednesday.
Wisynco Group led trading with just 529,420 shares accounting for 18 percent of total main market volume, followed by NCB Financial with 417,353 shares, and 14 percent of the day’s trades and Seprod closed with just 342,629 shares for 3 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 102,982 units valued at an average of $3,807,659 for each security traded. In contrast to 142,839 units for an average of $6,063,986 on Wednesday. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $2.49 to close at $40.01, with an exchange of  83,339 shares, Caribbean Cement lost S1 to finish at $84, with 10,377 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers dived $3.90 in exchanging 10,000 units to end at $30.10, Jamaica Producers fell $1 to close at $22, after trading 11,285 stock units. JMMB Group gained $1.90 trading 253,237 shares in closing at $33.40, with 37,209 shares 37,209 shares. Kingston Properties lost 75 cents to settle at $6.80, with an exchange of 5,450 units, Mayberry Investments lost $1.65 to end trading of 27,500 shares at $8. PanJam Investment jumped $6.87 to a record high of $89.97, with 6,592 units changing hands, Scotia Group lost $1.49 in trading with 62,660 shares at $50.50, Seprod fell $3.50 in trading 342,629 shares to close $44. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 87 cents with 81,165 units trading, to end at $11.63 and Wisynco Group climbed 80 cents trading with 529,420 shares at an all-time high of $14.30.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 419,786 units valued at US$95,838. JMMB G 6% preference share traded 439 shares and rose 5 cents to finish at US$1.09, Proven Investments traded 413,807 shares and gained 0.05 cent, to close at 23 US cents, Sterling Investments  finished trading of 2,540 units to close at 4 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 3,000 units to end at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 1.67 points to close at 178.99.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed at a new record high on Monday, with All Jamaican Composite Index surging 9,373.64 points to 435,257.80 and the JSE Index climbing 8,518.11 points to 396,523.86.
The market is breaking the record high reached on November 29 last year of 433,307.22 on the All Jamaica index and 394,791.89 on the JSE Index. Caribbean Cement sparked added interest in the market, ahead of the close of the month as investors responded to strong first quarter results in buying up 274,801 shares up to $79.50. Also contributing to the strong gains was Sagicor Group that closed at $47.50.
At the close NCB Financial traded 2.12 million shares to close at $143.50, but ended with a closing with a bid of $148, PanJam Investment closed at $83 having a bid at $85. Wisynco Group closed at a record high of $12.50 have just less than 96,000 shares on offer between $12.50 and $16.
At the close, the main and US markets had 33 securities traded, compared to 32 on Friday leading to 15 advancing, 9 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
Market activity on the main market ended with 4,679,663 units valued $362,626,260 changing hands, compared to 4,427,445 units valued at $384,592,987 units trading on Friday.
NCB trades, accounted for just over 45 percent of total main market volume, followed by Jamaica Producers with 343,580 units and 7 percent of the day’s trades and Eppley with 295,409 units for 6 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 146,239 units valued at an average of $11,332,071 for each security traded, in contrast to 147,582 units for an average of $12,819,766 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 157,923 shares at $3,718,919 for each security, compared to 158,599 shares at $3,037,176 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments rose 50 cents to close at $42.50, with an exchange of 5,945 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $13.87 to $77.99 with 274,801 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 in exchanging 9,818 units to end at $34, Jamaica Producers gained $1.50 to close at $23, after trading 343,580 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 49 cents and ended at $17.99, trading 23,006 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $33.00, with 24,800 shares, Kingston Wharves  climbed $1 and settled at $72, with an exchange of 446 units, NCB Financial Group  declined $1.50 to close at $143.50, trading 2,122,314 shares. PanJam Investment  climbed $1.50 and ended at $83, with 65,800 units changing hands, Sagicor Group jumped $3.50 to end at $47.50 in an exchange of 51,319 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund  added 90 cents to end at $10, trading 67,521 shares, Seprod rose $1.35 and closed at $44.80, trading 63,993 shares and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to end trading of 145,718 shares at a record high of $12.50.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with JMMB Group 6% preference share being the sole active stock and ended exchanging 2,500 shares trading with a value of US$2,600 to close at US$1.04. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 177.64.

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with the All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 5,121.29 points to 422,118.68 and the JSE Index declining by 4,653.87 points to 384,585.80.
At the close, the main and US markets had 33 securities traded, compared to 29 on Wednesday leading to 9 advancing, 16 declining and 8 closing unchanged. Sagicor Real Estate Fund and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share closed trading at new 52 weeks’ lows of $8.66 and $1.98 respectively.
Market activity on the main market ended with 17,912,213 units valued $156,798,185 changing hands, compared to 1,662,631 units changing hands for $44,174,045, on Wednesday.
JMMB Group 7.5% preference share led trading with 12 million shares, accounting for 67 percent of total main market volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.25% preference share with 1.92 million units and 11 percent of the day’s trades and Wisynco Group with 1.47 million units for 8 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 597,074 units valued at over $5,226,606, in contrast to 59,380 shares valued at $1,577,644 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 159,231 shares at $2,439,461 for each security, compared to 132,587 shares at $2,258,085 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 closing with a lower offer.
In main market activity, Berger Paints climbed $1.50 and ended trading of 499 stock units, at $21, Caribbean Cement dropped 31 cents to $63.51 with 13,399 shares changing hands, Eppley gained 30 cents trading 450 shares at $11. Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.55 in exchanging 33,169 units at $30, Jamaica Producers declined $1 to close at $22, after trading 10,388 stock units. JMMB Group  climbed $2.84 to settle at $33.45, with 31,977 units changing hands. Kingston Properties  lost 50 cents finished at $6.50, with an exchange of 4,245 stock units. Kingston Wharves  dropped $2.50 to settle at $68, with 11,754 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments  gained $1.23 in trading 13,686 shares, to close at $8.75. Sagicor Group lost $2.03 to end at $39.97 in an exchange of 81,141 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund  dipped $1.34 to a 52 weeks’ low of $8.66, trading just 700 shares, Salada Foods  traded 640 units and rose $1.01 to end at $31.01. Scotia Group  lost 35 cents and finished trading 264,774 shares at $50.65, Seprod lost $1 and closed at $42, trading 45,978 shares and Supreme Ventures  rose 49 cents and finished at $26.49 with an exchange 564,208 units.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 49,022 shares trading with a value of US$4,923. Proven Investments closed at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 127 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.3 cent and ended trading of 46,639 units at 10 US cents after losing 0.3 cent and Sterling Investments finished trading and closed at 4 US cents with 2,256 units, leaving the JSE USD Equities Index fell 0.02 points to close at 179.51.

Trading main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the All Jamaican Composite Index falling 951.43 points to 427,239.97 and the JSE Index declining by 864.60 points to 389,239.67.
Market activity on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained subdued with just 1,662,631 units changing hands for $44,174,045, compared to 1,509,697 units changing hands for $34,816,059, on Tuesday.
At the close, the main and US markets had 29 securities traded, compared to 31 on Tuesday leading to 13 advancing, 10 declining and 6 closing unchanged.
Wisynco Group led trading with a mere 307,966 shares, accounting for 19 percent of total main market volume, followed by Grace Kennedy with 261,323 units and 16 percent of the day’s trades and Radio Jamaica with 162,904 units for 10 percent of volume traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 59,380 units valued $1,577,644 for each security traded, in contrast to 53,918 shares valued at $1,243,431 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 132,587 shares at $2,258,085 for each security, compared to 136,995 shares at $2,302,086 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $3.90 to close at $42.90, with an exchange of 1,010 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped 18 cents to $63.82 with 21,900 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose $2 to close at $23, after trading 48,463 stock units. JMMB Group shed 89 cents to settle at $30.61, with 46,720 units changing hands. Kingston Wharves jumped $2.50 to settle at $70.50, with 4,918 units, Mayberry Investments lost 48 cents in trading 27,925 shares, to close at $8, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 80 cents with 24,658 units trading, to close at $9.20. Sagicor Group lost $2.53 to end at $42 in an exchange of 31,029 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 50 cents to $10, trading 7,800 shares, Scotia Group rose 50 cents and finished trading 8,852 shares at $51, Seprod gained $1 and closed at $43, trading 31,674 shares. Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents and finished at $26, with an exchange 109,581 units and Wisynco Group  rose 25 cents and ended trading 307,966 shares at $11.99.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 5,513 shares trading with a value of US$568. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.3 cent and ended trading of 5,513 units at 10.3 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 1.22 points to close at 179.53.