The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,925.09 points to close at 348,932.20 and the JSE Index rose 1,753.98 points to close at 317,916.66 to sit a few hundred points below the record close on August 16.
Market activities resulted in 28 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 30 securities trading on Wednesday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 11 stocks rose, 11 declined and 6 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 2,800,039 units valued $52,538,433 versus 4,269,995 units valued at $54,515,031 on Tuesday.
Trading resulted in an average of 164,231 units valued at an average of $2,096,732 for each security traded, in contrast to 679,456 units valued at an average of $6,783,172 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 246,505 shares valued at an average of $4,497,856 versus 246,505 shares valued at an average of $4,497,856 on Tuesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
The day’s volume was led by, Carreras with 654,882 shares accounting for 23.4 percent of the traded volume, followed by Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 369,237 units and 13 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments strong> WISYNCO Group with 325,849 units and 11.6 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Berger Paints gained 42 cents and settled at $19.02, in exchanging 73,786 shares, Caribbean Cement fell 70 cents and finished at $45.10, trading 36,012 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 35 cents in trading 118,814 units at $59, Jamaica Producers finished trading 39,100units at $18 after gaining 80 cents,
Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1 trading 31,500 units in closing at $8, JMMB Group fell 50 cents and ended at $28.50, exchanging 20,679 shares, Mayberry Investments climbed 75 cents to settle at $8.24, trading 947,406 units, Mayberry Jamaica Equities lost 25 cents to settle at $9.70, trading 115,853 units,
Scotia group added 30 cents to close at $52.30, trading 20,486 shares, Seprod dropped $5 to $40, trading 840 shares and Supreme Ventures rose $1.04 to close at $15.99 in trading 5,800 shares and WISYNCO Group closed with 325,849 units changing hands after falling 40 cents to $9.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with just 8,460 units trading valued $1,852, as Margaritaville traded 460 shares rose 2 cents and ended at 20 US cents and Proven Investments traded 8,000 shares, and rose 2.05 cents and closed at 22 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index jumped over 6 percent by 9.70 points to close at 168.33.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 closing with lower offers.
JSE main market gained – Wednesday
Trading commenced in Stanley Motta shares
The Jamaica Stock Exchange indices added to gains made on Tuesday at the close of trading on Wednesday, but from lower volume and valued of shares that traded as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 546.85 points to 347,007.11 and the JSE Index rose 498.25 points to close at 316,162.68. Market activities resulted in 30 securities trading including 4 in the US dollar market compared to 31 securities trading on Tuesday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 11 stocks rose, 10 declined and 9 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 4,269,995 units valued at over $54,515,031 versus 15,627,490 units valued at $156,012,947 on Tuesday.
Trading resulted in an average of 164,231 units valued at an average of $2,096,732 for each security traded, in contrast to 679,456 units valued at an average of $6,783,172 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 246,505 shares valued at an average of $4,497,856 versus 252,350 shares valued at an average of $4,680,933 on Tuesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
The day’s volume was led by, WISYNCO Group with 1,181,341 units accounting for 27.7 percent of the traded volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 947,406 units and 22.2 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 810,200 units and 18.97 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Berger Paintslost $1.40 and settled at $18.60, exchanging 4,936 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 49 cents and finished at $45.80, trading 2,000 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 45 cents in trading 132,594 units at $58.65, Jamaica Producers finished trading 27,644 units at $17.20 after falling 40 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1 trading 31,500 units in closing at $8, JMMB Group fell 50 cents and ended at $28.50, exchanging 20,679 shares, Mayberry Investments climbed 75 cents to settle at $8.24, trading 947,406 units, 
Mayberry Jamaica Equities lost 25 cents to settle at $9.70, trading 115,853 units, Portland JSX jumped $2 to closed at $10, with 10,760 shares, Seprod jumped $8.98 to $45, trading 6,000 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 30 cent to close at $11 in trading 132,260 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 185,017 units valued $40,124, as JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at 10 US cents in exchanging 15,432 shares, Margaritaville traded 4,640 shares rose 2 cents and ended at 20 US cents Proven Investments traded 60,795 shares, but lost 0.05 cent and closed at 19.95 US cents strong> Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 10 US cents in trading 104,150 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.73 points to close at 158.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
JSE main market makes gains – Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange clawed back some of the loss on Friday from big jump in the volume and valued of shares that traded as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 470.67 points to 346,460.26 and the JSE Index rose 428.84 points to close at 315,664.43. Market activities resulted in 25 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 31 securities trading on Monday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 11 stocks rose, 8 declined and 5 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 15,627,490 units valued at $156,012,947, compared to 3,337,734 units valued at over $77,717,624 on Monday.
Trading resulted in an average of 679,456 units valued at an average of $6,783,172 for each security traded. In contrast to 128,374 units valued at an average of $2,989,139 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 252,350 shares valued at an average of $4,680,933 versus 223,710 shares valued at an average of $4,528,884 on Monday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
The day’s volume was led by, Carreras with 10,188,347 units accounting for 65.20 percent of the traded volume, followed byJMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 1,840,000 units 11.8 percent of the day’s volume and Mayberry Jamaica Equities with 1,031,384 units and 6.6 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Caribbean Cement fell $1.79 and finished at $45.31, trading 187,930 shares, Jamaica Producers finished trading 7,791 units at $17.60 after falling 40 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange 
fell $1.25 trading 375,716 units in closing at $7, JMMB Group gained 70 cents and ended at $29, exchanging 225,800 shares, Sagicor Group gained 30 cents to closed at $38, with 180,565 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 60 cents to $12.90, with 58,770 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 54,232 units valued $10,459, as Margaritaville traded 10,175 shares and ended at 18 US cents Proven Investments trading 44,075 shares, gained 0.99 cent and closed at 20 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 1.66 points to close at 157.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
JSE main market indices fall – Monday
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in further declines in the market indices but by less than the approximate 2,000 points decline on Friday, even as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 736.94 points to 345,989.59 and the JSE Index lost 671.43 points to 315,235.59. Market activities resulted in 30 securities trading including 4 in the US dollar market compared to 31 securities trading on Friday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 13 stocks rose, 8 declined and 9 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 3,337,734 units valued at over $77,717,624, compared to 12,389,267 units valued $54,066,117 on Friday.
Trading resulted in an average of 128,374 units valued at an average of $2,989,139 for each security traded. In contrast to 442,474 units for an average of $1,930,933 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 223,710 shares valued at an average of $4,528,884 versus 231,530 shares valued at an average of $4,665,985 on Friday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
The day’s volume was led by, Grace Kennedy with 825,425 units 24.73 percent of the traded volume followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 500,675 units 15 percent of the day’s volume and Ciboney Group with 360,084 units and 10.79 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Berger Paints jumped $2 and ended at $20, in trading 30,655 stock units, Caribbean Cement fell 40 cents and finished at $47.10, trading 59,491 shares, Grace Kennedy fell 40 cents and ended trading 825,425 shares to close at $59.10, Jamaica Producers finished trading 19,719 units at $18 with a rise of 80 cents, JMMB Group lost 70 cents and ended at $28.30, exchanging 71,075 shares, Kingston Wharves added 40 cents to finish at $53, trading 8,522 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 44 cents to settle at $7.45, trading 72,824 units, 
Mayberry Jamaica Euities jumped $1 to settle at an all-time closing high of $10, trading 349,204 units, PanJam Investment gained 40 cents and concluded trading 985 shares and closed at $52, Sagicor Real Estate Fund jumped $1.50 to $13.50, with 28,511 shares, Salada Foods shed 25 cents to close at $16.75, in exchanging 1,200 units, Scotia Group shed $1 in traded 83,372 shares to close at $52, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 40 cent to close at $10.50 in trading 11,629 shares and Wisynco Group rose 34 cents and finished trading 211,342 shares to end at $9.39.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 18,035 units valued at over $31,181, as JMMB Group 6 % preference share gained 2 cents and completed trading at $1.06 with 510 stock units, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share lost 14 cents in concluding of 15,000 shares at $2.01. Margaritaville traded 1,075 shares and ended at 18 US cents Proven Investments trading 1,450 shares and closed at 19.01 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 0.32 points to close at 159.56.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
JSE stocks retreat from Thursday’s record
Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 1M shares & the price hits a new high of $10 but retreated by Friday’s close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the JSE index fell more than 2,000 points as main market stocks retreated from Thursday’s record close as the market set its sight on breaking through the 350,000 mark this coming week.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,312.28 points to 346,726.53 and the JSE Index dived 2,106.75 points to 315,907.02. Market activities resulted in 31 securities trading including 3 in the US dollar market compared to 27 securities trading on Thursday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 12 stocks rose, 12 declined and 7 traded unchanged. Trading in the main market ended with 12,389,267 units valued $54,066,117, compared to 7,549,926 units valued at $378,631,059 on Thursday.
The day’s volume was led by, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share concluded trading at $1.03, with 8,590,090 shares with 69.3 percent of the traded volume, followed by Mayberry Equities that closed at $9 in trading 1,046,000 shares, 
for just 8.4 percent of the day’s volume after trading at an intraday high of $10 and Supreme Ventures with 604,043 units and 4.9 percent of the main market volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Caribbean Cement jumped $2.50 and finished at $47.50, trading 73,872 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 85 cents and ended trading at $59.50, with 41,775 shares, JMMB Group lost $1 and ended at $29, exchanging 120,176 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 39 cents to settle at $7.89, with 10,100 units, PanJam Investment fell 80 cents and concluded trading 42,221 shares and closed at $51.60, Portland JSX lost 50 cents and ended at $8 trading 2,700 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dived $2.90 to $12, with 11,200 shares, Salada Foods shed $1 to close at $17, in exchanging 48,271 units, Scotia Group rose 50 cents in traded 113,232 shares to close at $53, Seprod finished trading 4,500 shares, and gained 59 cents to close at $36.10, ended at $15, with 21,164 shares after losing 30 cents, 
Victoria Mutual Investments lost 42 cents in concluding trading at $3.51, with 604,043 stock units and Wisynco Group fell 25 cents and finished trading 105,450 shares to end at $9.05.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with Margaritaville traded 9,700 shares and ended at 18 US cents Proven Investments trading 44,500 shares, falling 0.09 cent and closed at 19.01 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 9,000 shares and rose 0.03 cent to 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index slipped 0.12 points to end at 159.24.
Trading resulted in an average of 492,474 units valued at over $1,930,933, in contrast to 290,382 shares valued at $14,562,733 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 231,530 shares valued at an average of $4,665,985 versus 211,092 shares valued at an average of $4,956,066 on Thursday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
JSE stocks eye 350,000 points – Thursday
At the close of trading on Thursday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped more than 3,900 points to new record close with the All Jamaican Composite Index sitting less than 1,000 from the 350,000 mark.
At 12:30 the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,035.03 to 348,774.63 points but pulled back after to close the day with a leap of 4,299.21 points to a record closing high of 349,038.81 and the JSE Index 3,917.07 points to a record close of 318,013.77. Market activities resulted in 27 securities trading including 1 in the US dollar market compared to 29 securities trading on Wednesday.
At the end of trading, the prices of 8 stocks rose, 9 declined and 10 traded unchanged. Caribbean Cement traded at an intraday high of $56 but ended at $45 by the close.
Trading in the main market ended with 7,549,926 units valued at $378,631,059 versus 7,397,463 units valued at $122,484,133 on Wednesday.
The day’s volume was led by, Kingston Wharves with 4,05,328 units and 53 percent of the main market volume, followed by NCB Financial Group exchanging 1,012,510 shares and 13.4 percent of the day’s trades and PanJam Investment with 708,674 units accounting for 9.4 percent of traded volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Kingston Wharves rose 80 cents and finished at $52.50, with 4 million shares, Mayberry Investments fell 50 cents and settled at $7.50, with 9,200 units, Mayberry Equities climbed 50 cents to $9 in trading 231,400 shares, NCB Financial jumped $2 and finished trading of just over 1 million shares at $105, Sagicor Group shed 43 cents to close at $37.57, in exchanging 29,508 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 90 cents and settled at $14.90, with 17,616 shares, Seprod finished trading 10,732 shares, but lost 49 cents to close at $35.51, Supreme Ventures ended at $15, with 21,164 shares after losing 30 cents, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped $2.29 to a 52 weeks’ low of $10 in trading 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group gained 30 cents and finished trading at $9.30,with 67,338 units.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with Proven Investments trading 7,966 shares valued at US$1,593 and closed at 20 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index was unchanged at 159.36.
Trading resulted in an average of 290,382 units valued at $14,562,733, in contrast to 273,980 shares valued at $4,536,449 on Wednesday. For the month to date an average of 211,092 shares valued at an average of $4,956,066 versus 203,253 shares valued at an average of $3,906,599 on Wednesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
JSE main market stocks rose – Wednesday
Caribbean Cement traded at a new high of $56 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange moved higher with stocks gaining edging out declining stocks by a ratio 3 to 2.
At the close the All Jamaican Composite Index added 625.35 points to end at 344,739.60 and the JSE Index gained 569.76 points to 314,096.70
Market activities resulted in 29 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 28 securities trading on Tuesday. At the end of trading, the prices of 12 stocks rose, 8 declined and 9 traded unchanged. Caribbean Cement traded at an intraday high of $56 but ended at $45 by the close.
Trading in the main market ended with 7,397,463 units valued at $122,484,133 compared to 4,859,195 units valued at $60,716,560 on Tuesday.
The day’s volume was led by, Wisynco Group with 2,011,245 units and 27.2 percent of the main market volume, followed by Sagicor Group exchanging 1,110,079 shares and 15 percent of the day’s trades and Carreras with 737,830 units accounting for 10 percent of traded volume.Stocks with major price changes| Barita Investments gained 60 cents to $9.60 exchanging 82,479 shares, Berger Paints dropped $4 and ended at $18 after 251,380 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 667,653 shares and shed $2.50 to end at $23, JMMB Group rose $1 to $30 trading 40,771 shares, NCB Financial lost 50 cents and finished trading 64,477 shares at $103, Portland JSX fell 50 to settle at $8.50, trading 836 shares, Sagicor Group gained 53 cents to close at $38, in exchanging 1,110,079 units and Supreme Ventures rose 30 cents in trading 66,987 shares at $15.30.
The Trading in the US dollar market closed with 10,189 units valued at US$1,891 as Margaritaville traded 2,339 shares at 18 US cents and Proven Investments cents and closed at 20 US cents trading 2,850 shares. JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.12 points to 159.36.Trading resulted in an average of 273,980 units valued at an average of $4,536,449 for each security traded, in contrast to 186,892 units for an average of $2,335,252 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 203,253 shares valued at an average of $3,906,599 versus 195,162 shares valued at an average of $3,826,002 on Tuesday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
More fall for JSE stocks – Tuesday
Salada Foods traded at a all-time high of $18 on Tuesday.
In moderate trading, the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, leading to, the All Jamaican Composite Index declining 2,005.90 points to 344,114.23 and the JSE Index shedding 1,827.60 points to 313,526.94.
Trading in the main market ended with 4,859,195 units valued at $60,716,560 compared to 4,879,200 units valued at $45,250,338 on Monday.
Market activities resulted in 28 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 29 securities trading on Monday. At the end of trading, the prices of 13 stocks rose, 7 declined and 8 traded unchanged, including Grace Kennedy that ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $58.50 and Salada Foods at a closing all time high of $18.
The day’s volume was led by, Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 1,244,346 units and 25.6 percent of the main market volume, followed by 1834 Investments with 1,006,761 units and 20.7 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 740,950 units accounting for 15.25 percent traded volume.
Stocks with major price changes| Berger Paints ended at $22 after rising 99 cents with 4,801 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped $5 to $45 exchanging 260,066 shares, Jamaica Broilers traded 17,670 stock units and added $1.50 to end at $25.50, JMMB Group lost $1 and ended at $29 trading 343,345 shares, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents and finished trading 28,787 shares at $52.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished with a loss of 50 cents to close at $14, exchanging 57,552 units, Salada Foods jumped $1.50 to settle at an all-time high of $18, trading 13,000 shares Scotia Group traded 16,750 units and rose 52 cents to end at $52.52, Seprod jumped $2 in trading 6,994 units at $36 and Supreme Ventures fell 51 cents in trading 56,290 shares at $15.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 60,825 units valued at US$11,992, 
as Proven Investments rose 12 cents and closed at 20 US cents trading 59,325 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 1,500 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index eased 0.07 points to 159.24.
Trading resulted in an average of 186,892 units valued at an average of $2,335,252 for each security traded. In contrast to 180,711 units for an average of $1,675,938 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 195,162 shares valued at an average of $3,826,002 versus 196,186 shares valued at an average of $4,035,512 on Monday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
Profit results could ignite market
There is little doubt that the summer rally is on for Jamaica stocks and is being helped by some good results for a number of the companies. Release of results over the next two days could be a huge catalyst for the market in the days ahead.
Last week a number of stocks traded at 52 weeks’ highs or historical highs. Profit results are expected to flood the market over the next two days and could have a big impact on prices.
Last week a number of on the Watch list traded at record high levels and more of that is expected this week.
Stocks with scarce supplies and could spring surprises include Grace Kennedy, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Kingston Wharves, PanJam Investment, Sagicor Group, Salada Foods, Seprod and Scotia Group. The main market is not the only segment with limited supplies. The Junior Market supplies continue to be limited for many of the listings. The list includes, Blue Power, Caribbean Flavours, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Derrimon Trading, Express Catering, General Accident,Caribbean Cream, Medical Disposables and Stationery and Office Supplies.
The main market continues to be steered higher by an upward sloping support line as well the 45 and 125 day moving averages, lending support just below the index and the Junior Market that is at a 9 months’ high, is being steered by an upward rising long-term support line and the start of a golden cross. The golden cross is a very bullish long-term signal.
JSE lost altitude – Monday
Carib Cement jumped $7.99 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $50.
In moderate trading, the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Monday after the All Jamaica Composite Index hit a new high of 347,919.92 points in early trading.
At the close trading, advancing stocks were the same as stocks, leading to the All Jamaican Composite Index to decline by 880.86 points to 346,120.15 and the JSE Index in shedding 802.56 points to end at a record close of 315,354.54.
Trading in the main market ended with 4,879,200 units valued at over $45,250,338 compared to 11,481,249 units valued $123,719,859 on Friday.
Market activities resulted in 29 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 26 securities trading on Friday. At the end of trading, the prices of 9 stocks rose, 9 declined and 11 traded unchanged, including
Caribbean Cement traded at an all-time closing high of $50 with very low volume while the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.50 but pulled back at the close to $8.
The day’s volume was led by, Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 2,626,900 units and 53.84 percent of the main market volume, followed by Jamaica Stock Exchange with 822,926 units and Victoria Mutual Investments with 298,913 units.
Stocks with major price changes| Barita Investments lost 50 cents and ended at $9, trading 7,186 stock units, Caribbean Cement jumped $7.99 to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $50 exchanging a mere 610 shares, but ended with the being offered at $45 Jamaica Broilers traded 27,922 stock units and added $1.90 to end at $24, Mayberry Investments lost 25 cents to end at $8 trading just 18,821 shares, Kingston Wharves lost 75 cents to end at $51.50, after trading 2,500 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents and ended trading at $103.50, exchanging 42,838 shares, Scotia Group traded 9,910 units and shed 80 cents to end at $52, Supreme Ventures fell 29 cents in trading 81,921 at $15.51 and Wisynco Group fell 25 cents to close at $9.25 after trading 197,432 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 35,200 units valued at US$65,830 as JMMB Group 5.75% preference share rose 12 cents and closed at US$2.15 trading 35,200 shares and Margaritaville rose 1 cent in trading 5,000 shares at 18 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.47 points to 159.31.
Trading resulted in an average of 180,711 units valued at over $1,675,938, in contrast to 478,385 shares valued at $5,154,994 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 196,186 shares valued at an average of $4,035,512 versus 198,469 shares valued at an average of $4,438,731 on Monday. July closed with an average of 169,022 units valued at $3,514,756, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.