
JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
At the close 4,936,602 units valued at $80,553,639, changed hands, compared to 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,995,508 units valued at $10,428,547 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 619.07 points to end at 166,445.68.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 692.34 points to close at 184,978.75 and the JSE combined index slipped 28.68 points, to end at 179,348.16.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 49,851 shares and gained 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at 90 cents with 18,516 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents in trading 201,487 shares to close at $30.50, Carreras dropped $1 with 74,889 shares changing hands at $65. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 31,636 shares changing hands to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 11,459 shares changing hands at $42.45 after falling 5 cents, Jamaica Producers ended with 40,200 shares changing hands as the price gained 30 cents to close at $8.40. JMMB Group climbed $1.01 in trading 91,100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.01, Mayberry Investments traded 973,100 shares to close at $3.70,
National Commercial Bank traded 892,203 shares and declined 10 cents to end at $42, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 55 cents and closed at $23.40 after trading 11,215 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 30 cents in trading 52,835 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 6,291 shares and ended at $23.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,769 shares but fell 13 cents to close at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.49 and closed at $30.01 with 4,228 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 with 11,920 units changing hands to close at $30, Proven Investments traded 49,063 shares at 20 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 388,250 units at $2.10 after falling 3 cents and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded 9,675 units at $1,247 each.
Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Thursday. Prices in the overall closed at a new record high, as the JSE combined index surged to a new high for 2016 as advancing stocks overpowered declining ones 3 to 1.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 943.55 points to end at 164,054.64. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,055.21 points to close at 182,304.75 and the JSE combined index climbed 952.95 points, to end at 176,529.46 for a new record high, surpassing the record reached in February.
Jamaica Broilers had 19,210 shares changing hands to end at $14.60 after rising 5 cents, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 1,349 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 7,839 units trading, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents in trading 1,239,331 units to close at $11.50, Sagicor Group declined by 20 cents in trading 391,564 shares to close at $23.80, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,328 shares to close with at $10.20. Scotia Group climbed $1.70 and closed at $32 with 10,731 shares changing hands, Seprod rose 10 cents in trading 129,305 shares to end at $22, Supreme Ventures rose 5 cents to close at $4.65 with 12,000 shares. Proven Investments traded 9,700 ordinary shares to close at 20 US cents after gaining 1.5 cents.
Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Wednesday with four digit gains in the main indices as over advancing stocks gained the upper hand at the close.
At the close, the JSE Market Index garnered 1,178.43 points to end at 163,111.09. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,317.90 points to close at 181,249.54 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,138.30 points, to end at 175,576.51.
Margaritaville Turks traded 120,000 shares to close at 23.5 US cents after gaining 0.50 cent, Mayberry Investments traded 28,428 but fell 15 cents in closing at $3.70, National Commercial Bank rose 80 cents to $41 with 15,162 shares changing hands. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 84,575 shares to close $23.50 after rising 19 cents, Sagicor Group rose 30 cents in trading 220,817 shares to close at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 8,000 shares to close with at $10.20, Scotia Group climbed $1.30 and closed at $30.30 with 10,100 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments closed at $26 with 8,800 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 20 cents to close at $4.60 with 22,100 shares. Proven Investments traded 468,600 ordinary shares to close at 18.5 US cents after declining by 0.49 cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 100,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 482,849 units at $2.13.
The market index ended with moderate losses, the JSE Market Index rose 1,135.08 points to end at 163,359.75. The all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,269.42 points to close at 181,527.63 and the JSE combined index gained 1,119.65 points, to end at 175,546.63.
JMMB Group traded 9,754 units and rose 30 cents to close at $10.30, Margaritaville Turks traded 31,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 24 US cents after rising by 2 cents, National Commercial Bank rose 14 cents to $40.25 with just 800 shares changing hands. Portland JSX closed at $11 after trading 8,400 shares. Radio Jamaica traded 13,572 shares and lost 3 cents to land at $1.40, Sagicor Group rose 1 cent in trading 90,934 shares to close at $23.51, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 49,223 shares to close with at $10.20, Scotia Group closed at $30 with 7,620 shares changing hands. Proven Investments traded 238,280 shares to close at 19.99 US cent and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 500,000 units at $1.10.

JSE combined index slipped 122.56 points, to end at 174,786.97.
Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents to end at $27.50 while trading 147,245 shares, JMMB Group traded 12,100 units and fell 25 cents to $10. Mayberry Investments traded 11,000 shares to close at $3.60, after rising 4 cents, Pan Jamaican Investments fell 1 cent and closed at $23.99 after trading 56,728 shares, Sagicor Group rose 63 cents in trading 17,213 shares to close at $23.65, Salada Foods had 10,525 units changing hands at $7.90. Scotia Group closed at $30.11 with 101,400 shares changing hands, for a loss of 40 cents, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 416,425 units at 19.99 US cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 130,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 51,617 units at $2.10.
AMG Packaging traded 26,361 shares and climbed $1.99 to $16.99, General Accident Insurance had 253,080 shares trading at $2.10 and Lasco Distributors traded 185,161 units at $7 from the junior market. Cable & Wireless had 106,261 units changing hands at 99 cents Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 125,285 units at $27.40, Proven Investments traded cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 130,000 units at $1.10.
Stocks had a bullish day on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as advancing stocks had a near 2 to 1 advantage over declining ones. The market indices climbed sharply as the all Jamaican Composite Index jumping nearly 2,000 points, but trading resulted in much less volumes passing through the market compared with Tuesday.
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 3 with lower offers.
Pan Jamaican Investments gained 5 cents and closed at $24 after trading 11,100 shares. Radio Jamaica ended with 72,000 units trading at $1.42, Sagicor Group traded 6,400 shares to close at $23.02. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,044 shares to close with at $10.35 with a 15 cents rise, Scotia Group gained 1 cent to close at $30.51 with 29,975 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 8,090 units changing hands at $26, for a loss of 10 cents. Seprod closed at $21 with 3,764 shares trading, Sterling Investments fell 75 cents to close at a new high of $14.25 with 16,963 units changing hands. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded 20,000 units at $2.40, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 2,341,500 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 549,576 units at $2.10.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,388.13 points to close at 179,316.17 and the JSE combined index surged 1,067.23 points, to end at 173,477.14.

At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index dived 1,017.74 points to end at 159,249.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,138.18 points to close at 176,930.47 and the JSE combined index sank 749.64 points, to end at 171,281.38.
Jamaican stocks recovered some of the losses of the past two trading days with all three main market indices rising over 1,270 points when the market closed on Tuesday with the advance declining ratio be positive close two to one. The volume of stocks trading more than doubled, the volume traded on Monday, as the volume in Cable & Wireless climbed 230 percent to 2.1 million.
At the close, the prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 33 that traded, with 11 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
Portland JSX closed at $11 with 15,450 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.40 after 84,764 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 24,100 shares while rising 10 cents to close at $22.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,524 shares to close with a loss of 5 at $10.15. Scotia Group closed at $30 with 26,885 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments climbed 50 cents with 4,280 units changing hands at $26, Supreme Ventures gained 22 cents with 2,000 units changing hands to close at $4.98, Proven Investments traded 3,125 units to close at 19 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 2 cents in trading 563,355 units to close at $1.08.