Wisynco corners 79% of JSE main market – Monday

March 26, 2018 by

Wisynco, producers of Wata..

Wisynco Group traded 15,104,462 units and accounted for 79.18 percent of the day’s volume of 19,076,584 units valued at $210,708,799, in main market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday.
The main market closed with 27 securities changing hands and ended with 8 securities rising, 8 falling and 11 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,544.61 points to 324,039.68 and the JSE Index rose 1,407.32 points to 295,236.78.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 28 cents higher at $9.45, with 2,593 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17.95, with 1,100 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.15, with 84,826 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 186,565 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $1 to close at $41, with 13,331 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 1,013,952 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1.50 at $48, with 11,033 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 75 cents at $19.25, with 14,298 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.15, with 13,306 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 2 cents higher at $7, with 60,400 shares, JMMB Group fell $1.30 cents to $24.70, with 154,141 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 56,687 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $6.25, with 4,338 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.85, with 28,618 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 32,418 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $41.65, with 18,597 units, Pulse Investments finished 10 cents higher at $1.75, with 221,312 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 4 cents higher at $1.10, with 48,935 shares, Sagicor Group finished trading $36.05 higher at $36.05, with 633,364 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 45 cents at $15.05, with 16,661 shares. Scotia Group traded with a loss of 42 cents at $53.05, with 175,666 units, Seprod finished trading at $33.50, with 4,692 shares, Supreme Ventures ended 49 cents higher at $11.99, with 500,720 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 659,569 stock units and Wisynco Group finished at $10.50, with 15,104,462 units. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% gained 8 cents and closed at $1.10, with 5,000 shares and Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Record run falters for JSE majors – Monday.”

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JSE main market index falls – Friday

March 23, 2018 by

Seprod jumped $3.50 at the close on Friday.


The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, lost grounds for first time in five days but with a strongly positive advance decline ratio on Friday.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,121.80 points to 322,495.07 and the JSE Index declined by 1,022.09 points to 293,829.46.
Trading closed with 25 securities changing hands, up from 32 on Thursday, leading to 13 advancing, 6 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement rose $2 to $42, Jamaica Broilers gained $1 to $20, Seprod added $3.50 to Thursday’s closing price to close at $33.50 and Scotia Group was up $1.47 to $53.47.
Main market activity ended with 6,019,816 units valued at $133,802,480 compared to 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 changing hands on Thursday. JMMB Group closed 2,319,629 units accounting for 38.53 percent followed by Wisynco Group with 611,295 units and 10.15 percent of the day’s volume and Sagicor Group with 610,599 units or 10.14 percent of total traded securities.
Trading resulted in an average of 250,826 shares valued at $5,575,103 for each security traded, compared to 210,118 shares valued at $2,542,832 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 traded, compared to 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Friday ended with JMMB Group 6% US dollar preference share trading 800 units with a loss of 5 cents to close at 95 US cents. The market index closed unchanged at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – Seprod jumped $3.50 on JSE main market – Friday .

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Seprod jumped $3.50 on JSE main market – Friday

March 23, 2018 by

Seprod shares jumped sharply on Friday.


Seprod jumped $3.50 in main market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Friday as 24 securities changing hands, leading to 6,019,816 units valued at $133,802,480 trading.
Seprod rise follows, announcement by the company that they will be acquiring Facey distribution business.
The main market closed with 13 securities rising, 5 falling and 6 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,121.80 points to 322,495.07 and the JSE Index fell 1,022.09 points to 293,829.46.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 17 cents higher at $9.17, with 1,602 shares, Berger Paints ended 1 cent higher at $17.95, with 10,168 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.16, with 42,395 units, Carreras finished 55 cents higher at $10.90, with 150,094 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $2 to $42, with 22,645 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 305,350 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 50 cents higher at $49.50, with 253,780 stock units, Jamaica Broilers closed with a rise of $1 to $20, with 105,430 units, Jamaica Producers closed 15 cents higher at $15.15, with 50,751 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 2,319,629 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 1,250 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a gain of 28 cents to $6.28, with 63,500 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 15 cents at $99.35, with 15,682 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 104,609 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 32 cents at $41.65, with 163,550 units, Radio Jamaica settled 4 cents higher at $1.06, with 44,267 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $36, with 610,599 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 26 cents higher at $15.50, with 42,650 shares, Scotia Group finished trading $1.47 higher at $53.47, with 304,907 shares, Seprod closed $3.50 higher at $33.50, with 4,774 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 26 cents at $11.50, with 37,631 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 524,181 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 611,295 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 229,077 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market index falls – Friday.”

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Moderate JSE main market trading – Thursday

March 22, 2018 by

Carib Cement traded at an intraday high of $44 on Thursday.

Main market activity closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands, with moderate volume of 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 traded.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,055.77 points to 323,616.87 and the JSE Index climbed 961.92 points to 294,851.55. Caribbean Cement posted an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $44 but closed back at $40.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 1 cent at $17.94, with 2,938 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 6 cents higher at $1.16, with 92,500 units, Carreras finished at $10.35, with 135,321 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $40, with 20,900 shares, Ciboney Group ended with a loss of 4 cents at 12 cents, trading 1,458,766 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $49, with 18,872 stock units, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to close trading at $19, with 1,366,225 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 47,095 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.98, with 160,041 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading $1 higher at $26, with 31,547 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 318,470 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 219,654 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 9 cents higher at $1.15, with 668,897 shares. 138 Student Living ended 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 3 cents at $41.97, with 3,734 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of $1.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 200 shares, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 20 cents at $1.65, with 900 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.02, with 5,000 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $36.20, with 38,853 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $15.24, with 81,500 shares, Salada Foods traded 38 cents higher at $11.10, with 52,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 31,088 shares, Seprod closed at $30, with 74,750 shares. Sterling Investments ended 1 cent higher at $13.90, with 698 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 6 cents at $11.76, with 6,967 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 557,890 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 673,050 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed 8 cents higher at $1.10, with 10,000 shares, Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 15,061 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market closed higher again – Thursday.”

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NCB dominates the JSE main market

March 21, 2018 by

NCB traded 61.8 million shares on Wednesday.

Main market activity surged sharply Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands and 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 trading.
NCB Financial Group accounting for 86.99 percent of the volume traded with 61,822,679 units changing hands and Caribbean Cement posted the highest gain jumping $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40, with 138,259 shares and Cable & Wireless resumed trading after the suspension requested by the company.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index advanced by 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of 50 cents at $9, trading 2,900 shares, Berger Paints ended unchanged at $17.95, with 5,500 stock units, Cable & Wireless resumed trading and closed unchanged at $1.10, with 21,246 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.35, with 146,032 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.44 and closed at $40, with 138,259 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 16 cents, with 157,728 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 56,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 1 cent higher at $20, with 2,036,473 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a rise of 5 cents to $15, with 19,430 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.99, with 6,319 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, exchanging 549,955 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 3,560 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 93 cents higher at $40, with 17,986 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 2,010,259 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded at $99, with 61,822,679 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.06, with 273,200 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 250 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1 at $42, with 10,440 units. Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $9.70, with 2,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 561,044 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 65 cents higher at $36.25, with 721,650 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 1 cent higher at $15.31, with 66,800 shares, Salada Foods traded at $10.72, with 20,000 units. Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 36,417 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 32 cents higher at $11.82, with 19,592 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,558,306 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 15 cents at $10.50, with 744,017 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded $1.90 higher at $1.90, with 54,198 stock units and Productivity Business settled at $105, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday.”

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JSE main market rise again – Tuesday

March 20, 2018 by

Main market activity ended with 27 securities changing hands, with 10 securities rising, 13 falling and 4 trading firm as trading closed with 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 503.78 points to 321,663.25 and the JSE Index advanced by 459 points to 293,071.59.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended trading $1.50 higher at $17.95, with 310,654 stock units, Carreras closed with a rise of 35 cents at $10.45, with 52,856 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $1.36 and closed at $33.56, with 74,085 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 13 cents, with 200,000 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to $51, with 16,739 stock units. Jamaica Broilers lost 1 cent to close at $19.99, with 22,786 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 55 cents at $14.95, trading 212,141 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 94 cents higher at $6.99, with 300 units, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 20,117 shares. Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 1,440 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 7 cents higher at $39.07 with 7,690 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 11,790 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1 higher at $99, with 2,044,781 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.17, with 10,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 8 cents at $5.50, with 5,000 shares, PanJam Investment added 50 cents in closing at $43, with 229,220 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 100 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.05, with 569,681 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 65 cents at $35.60, with 7,769 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 25 cents higher at $15.30, with 1,550 shares, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.33 at $10.72, with 112,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 71,423 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 5 cents at $30, after 29,045 stock units changed hands. Supreme Ventures declined by 50 cents to $11.50, with 132,190 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 4 cents at $4.50, with 907,199 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.65, exchanging 227,597 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 8,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “More stocks prices fall than rose on Tuesday.”

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Main market activity climbs on Monday

March 19, 2018 by

JSE main market activity ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, of which 11 rose, 10 declined and 6 traded firm. Trading closed with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 being exchanged, up from the $31 million traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,392.60 points to end at 321,159.47 and the JSE Index gained 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $32.20, with 5,295 stock units changing hands, Carreras finished at $10.10, with 168,334 shares, Grace Kennedy fell by $1 to $50, with 160,875 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rose 1 cent to 420, with 8,482 units, Jamaica Producers closed trading at $15.50, with 1,205 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 5 cents at $6.05, with 8,530 shares, JMMB Group dropped 31 cents to $26, with 3,017,431 stock units. Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares at $39, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a rise of $1 to end at $6.50, with 469,349 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $98, with 502,244 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 20,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended 22 cents lower at $5.58, with 100 stock units, changing hands. Palace Amusement closed at $1,300, with 300 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to end at $42.50, with 2,475 units. Radio Jamaica declined by 1 cent to $1.07, with 13,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $36.25, with 94,710 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a rise of $2 to $54, with 13,023 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 185,389 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 4 cents and finished at $4.54, with 718,287 units and Wisynco Group gained 20 cents and settled at $10.70, with 449,497 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE major indices jump on Monday.”

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JSE majors fall again on Friday

March 16, 2018 by

Palace closed at a new high of $1,300 on Friday.

Investors were kinder to stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and ended up cutting the market indices by less than 1,000 points compared to drop of more than 4,700 points on Thursday, but Palace Amusement jumped $200 to $1,300.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index lost 741.12 points to end at 318,766.87 and the JSE Index dipped 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
Trading closed with 27 securities changing hands, down from 29 on Thursday, leading to 11 advancing, 10 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement losing 91 cents to end at $31.70, Grace Kennedy falling $1 to $51, Sagicor Group declining 90 cents to $35.60 and Scotia Group that lost $2 to $52.
Main market activity ended with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 changing hands, versus 14,969,349 units valued at $264,028,466 on Thursday.
Carreras closed with 1,251,675 units and accounted for 34.37 percent of traded shares, Sagicor Group with 537,833 units amounted to 14.77 percent of trading and Berger Paints with 14.77 percent of trades with 501,659 units.
Trading results in an average of 140,053 shares valued at $1,194,310 for each security traded, compared to 516,184 shares valued at $9,104,430 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 627,970 units with an average value at 10,417,767 traded, compared to 668,629 units with an average value at 11,259,206 traded on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Friday ended with Proven Investments concluded trading at 22 US cents with 1,340 units changing hands valued at US$295, as the market index rose 2.19 points to close at 170.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday – Friday.

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Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday

March 16, 2018 by

Palace Amusement hit a record of $1,300 on Friday.

IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, rose $200 on Friday and ended the week with a gain of $740 to close at $1,300 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther being shown by the movie house.
Main market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 10 falling, 5 trading firm. The market closed with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 741.12 points to 318,766.87 and the JSE Index declined by 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.25, with 4,700 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 55 cents at $16.45, with 501,659 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 68 cents at $10.10, with 1,251,675 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 91 cents at $31.70, with 4,390 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 1 cent at $51, with 15,712 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 48 cents higher at $19.99, with 33,607 units, Jamaica Producers closed 49 cents higher at $15.50, with 10,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 72,730 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 25 cents higher at $26.31, with 251,690 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39, with 3,400 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 33 cents higher at $5.50, with 18,949 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $98, with 35,030 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 12 cents higher at $1.15, with 9,750 shares. Palace Amusement jumped $200 and closed at a new all time high of $1,300, with 300 stock units, 138 Student Living ended 29 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares,changing hands. PanJam Investment ended $42 higher at $42, with 2,430 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, exchanging 560 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 1,751 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 11,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 45 cents higher at $36.05, with 537,833 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $52, with 81,245 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 20 cents at $30.05, with 5,600 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 50 cents higher at $12, with 5,800 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 281,020 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 495,442 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% finished trading at $1.50, with 100 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors fall again on Friday.”

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Investor bids $1,300 for Palace shares – Thursday

March 15, 2018 by

Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay.

IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, jumped $540 to $1,100 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but closed with the bid at $1,300 and an offer at $1,500.
The sharp increased price, comes as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther movie, that is expected to raise revenues and profit sharply for Palace.
Main market activity ended with 29 securities changing hands, with 3 securities rising, 14 falling, 12 trading firm. Trading closed with 14,969,349 units valued at $264,028,466 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,700.74 points to 319,507.99 and the JSE Index dived 4,282.91 points to 291,107.90.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 3,600 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 100 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 12 cents at $10.78, with 362,023 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 1 cent higher at $32.61, with 58,148 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 14 cents, with 145,700 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $52, with 12,451 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $19.51, with 342,660 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 49 cents at $15.01, with 326,924 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 112,036 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 44 cents at $26.06, with 623,884 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of 65 cents at $6, with 7,500 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 5,950 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 2 cents higher at $5.17, with 2,000 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 99 cents at $98.50, after 893,212 shares changed hands, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 12 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 3,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 29 cents at $5.51, with 150 shares, PanJam Investment finished $42 higher at $42, with 58,886 stock units, Pulse Investments concluded trading at $1.85, with 33,735 shares, Radio Jamaica finished with a loss of 2 cents at $1.06, with 3,570 shares. Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 90 cents at $35.60, with 225,268 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 10 cents at $15, with 16,636 shares, Salada Foods ended trading at $12.05, with 8,474 stock units, Scotia Group traded with a loss of $2 at $54, with 124,930 units, Seprod finished trading at $30.25, with 48,955 shares. Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 50 cents at $11.50, with 1,767,895 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents at $4.50, with 732,219 stock units and Wisynco Group finished at $10.50, with 9,043,043 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading at $2.55, with 400 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “4,700 points drop for JSE – Thursday.”

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