The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed higher on Friday, following days of declines earlier in the week as investors pushed prices down for five days ahead moving the majority upon the final trading day of August.
The market ended, with 42 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 17 securities advancing, 13 declining and 6 trading firm, compared to 38 securities trading on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,806.39 points to close at 571,532.50, the JSE Index advanced by 3,491.26 points to 520,410.28 but the JSE Financial Index lost 0.25 points to end at 140.70. The main market ended up with a strong 37 percent for the year to date and the JSE Financial Index pushed 40.7 percent higher since it started in March.
Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.58 but pulled back to close at $2.07 at the end of the day to be up 144 percent for the year to date and the second best-performing stock on the main market after Jamaica Stock Exchange 175 percent year to date gain.
Market activity ended with 24,252,652 units valued at $191,230,760, in contrast to 26,941,759 units valued at $106,274,247 crossing the main market on Thursday.
Sagicor Select Fund was the leading traded stock with 13.44 million shares accounting for 55.4 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 3.6 million units accounting for 15 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 3.1 million shares for 13 percent of the main market’s volume.
Trading closed with an average 638,228 units valued $5,032,388 for each security traded, in contrast to 748,382 units for an average of $2,952,062 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,743,431 units valued at $9,907,963 and previously, 1,802,087 units valued at $10,180,422 for each security traded. July closed with an average of 1,297,718 shares at $17,985,644 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8  stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints fell 77 cents in trading of 3,099 units at $18.23, Caribbean Cement lost $5.05 trading 7,375 shares to close at $83, Jamaica Broilers gained $1.5 to end at $36.50, trading 31,274 shares. JMMB Group decline 20 cents in trading of 1,720,151 units at $50.50, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents in trading of 177 units at $27.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $3.96 trading 118,908 units to close at $25, Kingston Wharves gained $2.50 to end at $65, in trading 400 shares. NCB Financial ended with a loss of $1 to end at 210 with 135,434 stock units changing hand, PanJam Investment climbed 96 cents in exchanging 5,141 shares at $102.99, Portland JSX climbed 50 cents in swapping 10,000 shares at $8, Proven Investments fell $2.49 trading 3,420 units to close at $37.50. Pulse Investments lost 34 cents to settle at $3.25 while trading 49,885 shares, Radio Jamaica dipped 31 cents in trading of 3,108,588 units to end at $2.07 after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.58, Sagicor Group close with a loss of $2 to sit at $71 in swapping of 66,216 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with 208,900 shares, after rising 45 cents to end at $ 11.25, Seprod gained $4 to end at $56 with 10,970 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group gained $2.51 to end at $57.50 with 282,997 stock units trading. Supreme Ventures closed trading of 10,229 units and gained 80 cents to end at $26. Victoria Mutual closed with a loss of 31 cents at $7.99 trading 725,900 units at $7.99 and Wisynco Group climbed $1.15 with 291,598 shares changing hands, to settle at $24.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 164,058 units valued $20,560 changing hands with EPPLEY 5% preference share traded 1,000 units at 98 US cents, JMMB Group 5.75% with 3,200 units at JMMB Group 6% preference share rose 1 cent with 300 units to close at US$1.01, Proven Investments concluded trading of 123,418 shares and settled at 26 US cents, Sterling Investments with 21,657 units 0.221 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 141,289 shares with a rise of 1.5 cents to 13.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 0.47 points to close at 190.72.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market dropped again on Thursday, following declines on Monday and Tuesday with falling stocks being greater than advancing ones.
The market ended, with 40 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 17 securities advancing, 13 declining and 10 closing trading unchanged, compared to 36 securities trading on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,739.12 points to close at 567,726.11, the JSE Index dropped 1,554.78 points to 516,919.02 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.46 points to end at 140.95.
Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.38 and Eppley Property Fund traded at a high of $50 during the day.
Market activity ended with 26,941,759 units valued at $106,274,247, in contrast to 28,858,713 units valued at $171,067,891 crossing the main market on Wednesday.
Sagicor Select Fund was the leading traded stock with 16.3 million shares accounting for 61 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 5.4 million units accounting for 20 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 2 million shares for 8 percent of the main market’s volume.
Trading closed with an average 748,382 units valued at $2,952,062 for each security traded. In contrast to 848,786 units for an average of $5,031,409 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,802,087 units valued at $10,180,422 and previously, 1,857,872 units valued at $10,584,492 for each security traded. July closed with an average of 1,297,718 shares at $17,985,644 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8  stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 60 cents to end at $72, in trading 8,117 shares, Berger Paints traded 21,237 shares and rose 77 cents to close at $19, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund listed on the exchange on Thursday and rose $.82 to close at a record high of $50 in exchanging 6,000 shares. Eppley gained $1 to settle at $17 with 25,000 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed 50 cents to settle at $35 with 94,258 shares trading, Jamaica Producers climbed $3 to settle at $28 with 7,064 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 63 cents to end at $28.96 with 65,367 stock units trading. JMMB Group lost 30 cents to end at $50.50 with 27,522 stock units trading, NCB Financial gained $1.40 to settle at $211 with 36,419 shares changing hands, Portland JSX gained 50 cents to end at $7.50, trading 15,000 shares, Radio Jamaica climbed 43 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.38 with an exchange of 2,063,550. Sagicor Group added 49 cents to end at $73, in trading 46,860 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 70 cents to end at $10.80, in trading 51,105 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped $1.50 to end at $21, trading 67,161 stock units, Seprod gained 62 cents to end at $52, while trading 100,878 shares. Supreme Ventures lost $1.30 to end at $25.20, trading 71,034 shares and Wisynco Group rose 85 cents to settle at $22.85 with 96,697 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 128,218 units valued $36,736 changing hands with JMMB Group 5.75% with 3,200 units at JMMB Group 6% preference share rose 1 cent with 300 units to close at US$1.01, Proven Investments concluded trading of 123,418 shares and settled at 26 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 1,300 share with a fall of 1 cent to 12 US cents and leading the JSE USD Equities Index to decline 1.08 points to close at 190.25.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market dropped again on Wednesday, following declines on Monday and Tuesday with falling stocks being greater than advancing ones.
The market ended, with 36 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets, leading to 13 securities advancing, 17 declining and 6 trading with prices unchanged, compared to 39 securities trading on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,471.18 points to close at 569,465.23, the JSE Index dropped 4,063.14 points to close at 518,473.80 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.30 point to end at 141.41. Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.99 while Sagicor Select Fund traded at a low of $1.15 during the day.
Market activity ended with 28,858,713 units valued at $171,067,891, in contrast to 26,222,630 units valued at $112,910,151 crossing the main market on Tuesday.
Sagicor Select Fund was the leading traded stock with 15.9 million shares accounting for 55 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 8.9 million units accounting for 31 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.37 million shares for 5 percent of the main market’s volume.
Trading closed with an average of 848,786 units valued at  $5,031,409 for each security traded. In contrast to 690,069 units for an average of $2,971,320 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,857,872 units valued at $10,584,492 and previously, 1,910,982 units valued at $10,894,008 for each security traded. July closed with an average of 1,297,718 shares at $17,985,644 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8  stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost $2.60 to end at $71.40, in trading 14,951 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $3 to end at $88, in trading 24,529 shares, Eppley fell 95 cents to settle at $16 with 2,041 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed 35 cents to settle at $34.50 with 32,906 shares trading. Jamaica Producers climbed $1 to settle at $25 with 9,755 shares changing hands, JMMB Group lost 50 cents to end at $51 with 74,213 stock units trading, Jamaica Stock lost 41 cents to end at $29.59 with 65,367 stock units trading, Kingston Wharves declined 50 cents to end at $62.50, trading 21,680 shares. Mayberry Investments dipped 40 cents to end at $9 with 4,290 stock units trading, NCB Financial dropped $5.40 to settle at $209.60 with 24,688 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment fell $1 to end at $102, trading 953,690 shares, Sagicor Group shed 99 cents to end at $72.51, in trading 60,093 shares. Salada Foods declined $1.99 to end at $30.01, trading 2,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped $1.35 to end at $22.50, trading 69,888 stock units, Seprod lost $1.12 to end at $51.38, while trading 34,364 shares. Scotia Group declined $1 to end at $55, with 46,743 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to end at $26.50, trading 71,034 shares and Wisynco Group dropped $2.50 to settle at $22 with 203,995 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 14,554 units valued at $3,246 changing hands with Proven Investments concluded trading of 10,812 shares and settled at 26 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 3,742 share with a rise of 1.4 cents to 13 US cents and leading the JSE USD Equities Index to gain 0.77 points to close at 192.33.