Prices surged on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, to close on Wednesday at a new closing high as the main market indices were up by more than 4,000 points. The market ended with the All Jamaica Composite Index climbing 23.5 percent for the year to date, the JSE market index gaining 25.6 percent and the Combined index rising 27.6 percent.
The All Jamaica Composite Index had sharp uptick of 4,561.30 points, to close at 206,750.96. The JSE Market Index surged 4,078.62 points to finish at 189,246.69. The JSE combined index jumped 3,991.66 points to close at 201,943.16.
Market activity ended with 36 securities changing hands. At the close, the prices of 13 stocks gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,343,022 units valued at $31,074,893 changed hands, compared to 4,431,672 units valued at $71,950,263 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 2,545,501 units changing hands, valued at $2,533,304.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 81,706 shares compared to an average of 167,153 units traded on Friday. The average for the month to date stands at 202,375 shares compared to an average of 323,045 units for the month up to Friday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Some notable stocks with bids above the last sale price are Kingston Wharves with a bid of $21 versus the last price of $20.01 Pan Jam with a bid of $27.50 versus the last price of $27 and Seprod with a bid of $29.80 with a last sale of $27.50.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed with a gain of 45 cents to $6 with 59,690 shares trading, Berger Paints traded 14,000 shares to end at $5.60, Cable & Wireless rose 2 cents to close at 72 cents with 98,075 units trading, Caribbean Cement ended with gain of $4.70 while trading 25,306 shares at $35.40. Ciboney traded 257,346 shares at 22 cents, Grace Kennedy closed at $41 with 7,900 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.08 with 7,515 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 30 cents to end at $8.85 with 968,280 units trading, 
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 4 cents in trading 5,325 shares, to end at $5.55. Mayberry Investments fell 10 cents to end at $5.40 with 63,413 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank rose 76 cents to end at $49.76 with 27,850 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 2,000 shares to close at $27. Pulse Investments traded 115,621 shares with a fall of 90 cents to close at $3, Radio Jamaica traded 80,000 shares to close at $1.22 after rising 2 cents, Sagicor Group closed with 8,250 shares changing hands at $30, Scotia Group with just 5,000 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 99 cents at $34.99 and Proven Investments closed at 21.95 US cents up from 21.05 US cents, with 37,735 units changing hands.
Jamaican stocks break 201K at close
Mayberry closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index gained 804.58 points to end at 201,686.80, the index recorded gains of 20.5 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index rose 962.45 points to finish at 184,648.99. The JSE combined index surged 1,262.68 points to end at 196,773.43, with a gain for the year to date of 24.3 percent.
At the close with 2,284,709 units valued at $18,900,534 changed hands, compared to 3,151,271 units valued at $45,655,245 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 361,716 units changing hands, valued at $1,755,268 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 80,125 shares compared to an average of 85,208 units traded on Monday with the average for the month to date being 104,093 units compared to 128,061 units for the month up to Monday. November ended with an average of 208,466 units.In market activity, Berger Paints gained 25 cents and closed at $5.60 with 445,016 shares trading, Cable & Wireless gained 6 cents, in trading 8,688 units, at 82 cents, Caribbean Cement lost 44 cents in trading 2,758 shares, to close at $36.01, Carreras exchanged 3,500 shares at $66. Investors traded 146,422 shares of 1834 Investments with a loss of 5 cents, to close at $1.25, Grace Kennedy traded 54,445 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $41, Jamaica Broilers ended trading with 51,620 units, to close at $14.65, Jamaica Producers closed at $9.20 with 31,595 shares changing hands, after falling 5 cent. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 114,550 shares, to end with a rise of 6 cents at $5.42, JMMB Group traded 27,146 shares and fell $1.25 to close at $12.55, Mayberry Investments ended trading 43,333 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50, after rising by 55 cents. National Commercial Bank jumped $1 and ended at $49 with 4,395 shares changing hands,
PANJAM Investment traded 253,310 shares to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 137,260 units while rising 3 cents to close at $1.23. Pulse Investments traded 13,523 shares at $3.90, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.23 with 447,189 shares, Sagicor Group closed with 13,000 shares changing hands to end with a rise of 95 cents at $27, Scotia Group gained 54 cents, with 33,567 shares changing hands, to close at $34.10. Scotia Investments ended at $33 with 14,718 shares being traded, Seprod gained 31 cents and ended at $28.32 with 10,217 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6 percent preference share traded 38,000 shares at $1.10 and the 7.5 percent instrument closed at US$1.06 with 146,068 units.
Barita up 61% & exits top 5 Pulse in
Barita is one of the top IC Insider’s stock for growth over the next 12 months in the main market.
Barita has been replaced by Pulse Investments. The latter just released the September quarterly report with the best quality of earnings in years, with an improving cash flow compare with prior periods and increased earnings of 32 cents per share. Excluding fair value gains on real estate holdings, earnings per share would be around 23 cents or 90 cents per share annualised. The stock price has room for growth in the coming months.
Kingsley Cooper Chairman of Pulse
Barita reported earnings excluding one off write down of investments of $171 million or 38 cents per share in the September quarter up 140 percent over the $70 million earned in the similar period in 2015.Barita Investments is undergoing change and this has driven up fee income sharply which is replacing interest income formerly generated form the repo business. Net interest income climbed sharply in 2016 as new business jumping to $127 million from just $44 million in the September 2015 quarter. Barita has also built up a large pool of unrealized gain on investments which can be released to profit in the future.
The other selections in the top 5 have not changed much during the week, except for a rise in the price of Key Insurance to $2.45. The junior market listings are being generally held back due to a lack of supply of shares being offered for sale.
Another record close for JSE
Grace Kennedy traded more than 28 million shares on the JSE on Friday.
The JSE combined index climbed 1,085.80 points to end at a record closing high of 189,896.49 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 41 securities trading as the prices of 19 gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 43,666,008 units valued at $1,467,261,444 changed hands, compared to 6,296,810 units valued at $50,570,213 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 175,408 units changing hands, valued at $782,192 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 1,672,696 and 948,034 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 188,585 units traded and for the month to date, 2523,372 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita traded 58,534 shares, to end at $5.10, Berger Paints traded 3,100 units at $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 9 cent to close at 80 cents, with 197,639 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in exchanging 12,030 shares at $27. Carreras lost 10 cents in exchanging 18,870 shares at $65.90. Trading in Ciboney shares resulted in a gain of 2 cents to close with 40,000 units changing hands at 20 cents, Grace Kennedy rose $1.87 and ended trading 28,422,521 units at $41.97, Jamaica Broilers rose 30 cents and closed at $14.90 with 38,575 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 32 cents and closed at $8.30 with 574,795 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 217,496 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $5.52, JMMB Group closed trading with 40,600 shares to end at $13.69, Kingston Wharves gained 20 cents in trading 99,659 shares to close at $19, Mayberry Investments traded 10,000 shares to close at $3.66, National Commercial Bank gained $1 and ended at $51 with 3,158,556 shares trading.
138 Student Living ordinary share traded at $5 with 60,400 units changing hands, PAN JAM Investment traded 15,925 shares to end at $24, Pulse Investments traded 25,000 shares after gaining 10 cents to end at $4, Radio Jamaica traded 130,200 units but lost 5 cents to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group had 67,480 shares changing hands to close at $25.50. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,660 units with the price falling 28 cents to $10.25. Scotia Group traded 697,692 shares to close with a gain of 15 cents at $31.71, Seprod traded 1,646,200 units to close with a rise of $1.09 at $26.99 and Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 7,946,940 shares changing hands.
Jamaican stocks retreat from record
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Thursday after hitting a new record on Wednesday. The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,569.85 points to close at 189,153.12, bringing the year to date gains to 13 percent. The JSE Market Index fell 1,403.72 points to finish at 170,178.32 and the JSE combined index declined 1,147.57 points to end at 183,032.25 with a gain for the year to date of 15.6 percent.
At the close 18,462,121 units valued at $230,990,500 changed hands, compared to 6,616,334 units valued at $97,621,824 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 11,250,424 units trading valued at $76,439,888 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 277,373 and 229,873 month units to date. On Wednesday, an average of 186,716 units traded and 182,374 month to date. The average for the October was 220,811 units.
The market closed with 42 securities trading as the prices of 9 gained while 17 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 7 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 shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments fell 10 cents in trading 122,337 units to close at $4, Berger Paints traded 49,519 shares to end at $6.25 after rising 2 cents, Cable & Wireless rose 3 cents and closed at 85 cents with 56,000 units trading. Caribbean Cement had just 10,748 units changing hands to close at $30, Carreras traded 1,980 shares to end at $65.50, Grace Kennedy climbed 46 cents in trading 50,947 units at $41.45, Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents and closed at $14.50 with 241,400 shares changing ownership, Jamaica Producers lost 4 cents in trading 994,195 shares at $8.20. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 30 cents, ending at $5.70 after trading 213,422 shares, JMMB Group traded 6,000 shares to end at $13.70, Kingston Properties traded 6,000 shares and closed at $10. 
Margaritaville Turks traded 1,629,049 shares to close at 22.01 US cents, after declining by 2.5 cents, National Commercial Bank ended with the trading of 49,275 shares to close at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investment closed at $23.70 after trading 2,751,998 shares, Pulse Investments traded at $3 with 50,000 units changing owners. Radio Jamaica closed unchanged at $1.50 with 16,593 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 678,392 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to close at $23.95, Scotia Group slipped 49 cents in trading 43,593 shares to close at $31.30, Seprod fell 50 cents in trading 14,051 shares to end at $28. Supreme Ventures lost 20 cents trading 2,000 shares to close at $4.80, Proven Investments traded 121,922 units slipping slightly to close at 19.9 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share, traded 92,320 units to close at $2.10.
Jamaican stocks mostly fall – Monday
Scotia Group traded 1.18 million shares on Monday
The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined again on Monday with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,273.92 points to 184,755.09. The JSE Market Index climbed 1,139.12 points to finish at 166,245.69 and the JSE combined index gained 1,099.99 points to end at 178,583.41 and gained at 13 percent for the year to date.
At the close 14,409,476 units valued at $129,902,890 changed hands, compared to 17,656,211 units valued at $101,436,212 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 6,697,473 units trading valued at $36,505,806 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 321333 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 402,684 units. On Friday, an average of 871,081 units traded with the average for the month to date at 484,035.
The market closed with 43 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 16 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 6 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 shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 1 cent in trading 446,721 shares to end at $4.41, Cable & Wireless lost 5 cents closed at 85 cents with 218,904 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 19,296 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $31.56, Carreras closed at $66 with 3,000 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed trading with 90,024 shares changing hands at $41.99, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.75 after easing 1 cent, with 283,408 shares switching owners. Jamaica Producers fell 1 cent to $8.29 with 435,508 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 58 cents and ended at $27.39 while trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group gained 16 cents in trading 291,976 units to close at $13.66. Kingston Wharves traded 34,845 shares to close at $17, Mayberry Investments ended with 662,483 shares trading at $3.85, National Commercial Bank traded 105,250 shares to close with a fall of 16 cents at $43.33, Student Living closed at $4.71 while trading 43,800 shares and gained 1 cents.
Pan Jamaican Investments gained 1 cent and closed at $22.56 after trading 84,165 shares, Portland JSX traded 549,651 units with the price falling 6 cents to $11.04, Pulse Investments traded 20,000 shares and lost 60 cents to close at $3.30, Radio Jamaica traded 400,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $1.40. Sagicor Group had 48,361 shares changing hands and closed with a fall of 45 cents at $22.55, Scotia Group rose 2 cents and closed at $30.04 with 1,179,017 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments dropped $2.91 with 28,735 units changing hands to close at $31.04. Seprod had 18,853 units changing hands to close at $24.60, Sterling Investments lost 1 cents in trading 38,000 shares to close at $14.99, Supreme Ventures traded 2,215,656 shares buy fell 2 cents to close at $4.50 after the company’s Chief Executive passed over the week end and Proven Investments traded 150,800 units at 18 US cents after rising 1.5 cents.
10 JSE stocks rise 10 fall -Friday
Grace Kennedy traded nearly 28M shares on Friday.
Trading led to the prices of 10 securities gaining out of a total of 37 that traded, with 10 declining in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
At the close of the market to 56,335,591 units valued at $1,576,979,024, changed hands, compared to the 2,177,808 units valued at $15,988,922 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 4,977,327 units valued at $32,514,713 of the total traded on Friday.
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.At the close, IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, investors picked up 2,041,685 units of Cable & Wireless, the price gained 2 cents in closing at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement fell by $1 to close at $26 with 992,947 units changing hands, Carreras traded 40,840 shares and lost 52 cents to close at $65.50, Grace Kennedy gained $1.55, with 27,892,196 shares changing hands at $43. Jamaica Broilers had 8,030,326 shares changing hands and fell 5 cents to end at $14.50, Jamaica Producers ended unchanged at $8.40 with 509,740 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell by 50 cents to end at $26.50 while trading 10,200 shares, JMMB Group traded 4,116,935 units and lost 20 cents to $9.80. Kingston Wharves traded 1,800 shares to close at $17.55, Mayberry Investments ended with 2,292,911 shares changing hands, to close at $3.50,
National Commercial Bank had 3,037,523 shares trading and closed with a loss of 25 cents at $40, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 94 cents and closed at $23.51 after trading 326,021 shares. Pulse Investments traded 37,200 shares with a rise of 35 cents to close at $4, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.40 after 110,101 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 358,270 shares while gaining 53 cents to close at $23.10. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 4,590 shares to close with a fall of 3 cents at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.80 to close at $30.71 with 1,238,805 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 81 cents to close at $20.51 with 12,000 shares trading and Proven Investments gained 0.95 cent with 297,060 units changing hands to close at 19.99 US cents.
JSE down but 20 stocks up – Friday
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.
Big losses for JSE on Monday
JMMB Group traded 1,790,063 shares but fell 34 cents to $9.50 on Monday.
At the close of the market, prices of 16 securities gained out of a total of 40 securities that traded, with 15 declining in the overall market, including 9 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market. Trading closed with 6,073,929 units valued at $48,432,570, changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 2,670,477 units, valued at $18,350,360 of all trades.
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.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless traded 150,000 shares and closed at $1.10, Carreras rose 43 cents, while trading just 560 shares to end at $66.45. The price of 1834 Investments rose 1 cent to close at $1.30, in trading 8,177 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 60 cents in ending at $44.60 with 86,340 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell 38 cents with 10,287 shares changing hands, to end at $14.60, Jamaica Producers fell 18 cents to close at $8.32 with 23,144 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 17,093 units changing hands to close at $21.50, JMMB Group traded 1,790,063 units to end with a loss of 34 cents at $9.50,
Mayberry Investments lost 14 cents with 19,596 shares trading, to close at $3.81, National Commercial Bank had 10,312 units changing hands, to close at $41. Pan Jamaican Investments gained 1 cent to close at $25 after trading 6,285 shares, Portland JSX traded 4,110 shares and fell 8 cents to end at $11.40, Pulse Investments rose 14 cents to close at $4 with 15,000 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica traded 131,954 shares to end at $1.55. Sagicor Group closed with a gain of 50 cents while 86,345 shares changed hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 3,120 shares and rose 8 cents, to close at $10.20, Scotia Group lost 20 cents while trading 77,019 shares, to end at $31.50, Scotia Investments closed trading with 2,908 shares at $26. Supreme Ventures had 25,000 shares changing hands at $4.99 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 926,000 units and ended at $2.10.
Large $3B trades for JSE on Friday
VM Wealth were the lead broker on Friday.
At the close of the market prices of 16 securities gained out of a total of 45 securities that traded, with 15 declining in the overall market, including 9 stocks, rising and 6 falling in the junior market.
Trading closed with 210,179,795 units valued at $3,020,175,411 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 35,774,696 units, valued at $989,215,841 of all trades. Today’s trading in equivalent to approximately one month’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and will therefore Boost the stock exchange’s income for the September quarter.
The JSE Market Index declined by 178.20 points to end at 162,382.57, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 199.29 points to close at 180,434.80 and the JSE combined index slipped 57.67 points, to end at 173,709.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 434,736 shares to end at $5, Cable & Wireless traded 37,248,887 shares and closed at $1.10, Caribbean Cement climbed 90 cents in trading 2,944,476 shares to close at $26.90, Carreras rose 1 cent, while trading 874,902 shares to end at $66.02.
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.
