At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 631.47 points, to close at 305,165.60 and the JSE Index advanced 575.34 points to 278,040.36. Main market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands, of which 8 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded unchanged.
Market activities ended with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 trading, compared to 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 from 20 securities changing hands on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 109,954 units for an average of $3,583,866 in contrast to 422,615 units for an average of $19,478,405 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 310,531 units valued at $5,955,270 and previously, 325,310 units valued at $6,146,072. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-
offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Traded in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments US ordinary share having 1,101,440 units changing hands valued at US 247,816 in closing at 22 US cents, after falling by a fraction of a cent, with the JSE USD Equities Index closing 2.29 points up to close at 172.84.
The major movers at the close, are Jamaica Broilers ending with a rise of 90 cents, JMMB Group gaining 99 cents, Kingston Wharves rising 95 cents, PanJam Investment concluded with a loss of $1.50 and Scotia Group falling $1.85.
For more details of market activities see – “8 JSE stocks rise 5 fall.”
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded on Tuesday with 21 securities changing hands, with 8 rising, 5 declining and 7 trading unchanged with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 changing hands. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,991 shares, Salada Foods Jamaica closed 10 cents higher at $9.95, with 5,000 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.85 at $50.05, with 83,333 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $30, with 2,016 units and Supreme Ventures settled at $10.70, with 93,582 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group ended trading at at $1.15, with 29,499 stock units trading.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed on Monday with 20 securities changing hands. 9 advanced, 7 declined and 2 traded firm resulting in 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 trading as Jamaica Producers with 4.36 million shares and NCB Financial with 3.14 million shares, dominated trading. 
Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50, with 255,683 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading 5 cents higher at $15.20, with 4,355,410 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, with 74,200 shares, JMMB Group settled 51 cents higher at $24.01, with 19,804 shares. Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of $1.95 at $30.05, with 5,927 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading 25 cents higher at $5.95, with 4,915 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $98.99, with 3,140,031 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a rise of $1 to $45, with 5,967 units. 
Radio Jamaica ended trading 4 cents higher at $1.05, with 134,756 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $1.50 at $35.50, with 3,440 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 1,718 shares, Scotia Group ended with a gain of $1.89 to $51.90, with 76,666 stock units and Supreme Ventures settled 69 cents higher at $10.70, with 13,469 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 394 units at $1.90 and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.50, with 19,400 stock units trading.
Market activities, closed with 8,452,293 units valued at $389,568,108 trading, compared to 52,433,941 units valued at $551,963,793 from 22 securities changing hands on Friday.
With the Initial Public offerings (IPOS) out of the way, more life returned to the secondary market this past week resulting in some changes to the TOP 10 lists. 
Prior to the past week, the focus on IPOs negatively affected trading in the secondary market with the Junior Market giving up almost all the gains make in the first half of the year and is still trading close to the low for the year.
The average PE for the overall main market is 14.2 and 12.8 for the Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
In the market activity, Barita Investments concluded trading 20 cents higher at $7.95, with 21,250 units changing hands, Berger Paints finished with a loss of $1 at $16, with 4,850 shares, Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 5 cents at 95 cents, with 71,897 shares, 
PanJam Investment concluded trading $4 higher at $44, with 10,250 units, Portland JSX rose 68 cents to $9.18, with 48,560 shares. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, trading 800 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.01, with 38,000 stock units, 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 132,613 units valued at $3,067,560 and previously, 127,855 units valued at $2,927,387. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back at the close on Thursday leading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to drop by 1,614.44 points to 303,947.39 while the JSE Index fell 1,470.94 points to 276,930.44. 
Sagicor Group traded 22,758 units and gained 85 cents to close at $35.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 200 shares, Scotia Group ended $1.85 higher at $51.95, with 117,552 stock units, Seprod concluded trading 50 cents higher at $27.50, with 485 units and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 26 cents at $10.30, with 105,825 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 150 units at $2.49 and the 7.5% closed at $1.85 with 19,937 shares and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 13,001 units trading.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a big rise in the market indices as investors continue shaking off the sell-off leading up to the four Initial Public Offers that were on the market and closed last week and earlier this week. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.