Jamaican stocks pulled in trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with the market falling under 1,000 points was the volume and value declined sharply from Wednesday’s level.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 945.97 points to 423,553.19 and the JSE Index declined by 859.61 points to 385,889.36.
At the close of the main and US markets, 35 securities traded, compared to 34 on Wednesday and leading to 8 advancing, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 2,434,513 units at $93,372,469 compared to 84,511,402 units at $295,941,707, changing hands on Wednesday. Supreme Ventures led trading with 566,003 shares, accounting for 23 percent of the day’s volume in the main market, followed by NCB Financial Group with 343,382 units or 14 percent of the volume traded and 1834 Investments with 282,500 shares amounting to 12 percent of the overall volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 81,150 units valued at $3,112,416, in contrast to 2,560,952 shares valued at $8,967,930 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 468,945 shares at $10,386,003 for each security traded, in contrast to 347,829 shares at $10,473,147 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a fall of $2.59 at $39.90, with 113,888 shares trading, Berger Paints gained 75 cents to close $21, in exchanging 14,615 stock units, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.50 to close of $56.50, with 8,623 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.49 and finished trading 63,737 units at $30.01, Jamaica Producers  rose 45 cents to close at $22, with 5,985 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $1 and finished at $71, with an exchange of 4,249 stock units. Mayberry Investments  gained 88 cents trading 9,588 shares to close at $8.89,  NCB Financial Group  lost 75 cents trading 343,382 shares at $144.25,  Proven Investments traded 100 units and rose $2 to end at $32, Sagicor Group  lost $1.63 to settle at $38.02, with 92,585 shares changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 28,481 shares after rising 40 cents at $10.60,  Scotia Group  finished trading at $52.80, with 87,138 shares, Seprod fell $1.29 to close at $41.71 in trading 35,284 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to finish at $27, with an exchange of 566,003 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 80 cents with 20,000 units trading, to end at $11.50.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 544,623 units for US$125,266 changing hands with Proven Investments traded 544,623 units at 22.99 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.08 points to close at 179.86.

Supreme Ventures traded at a new record high on Wednesday.

Jamaican Stocks made another sizable push higher in trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the market, indices rising more than 2,000 points gained on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,483.21 points to 424,499.16 and the JSE Index climbed a strong 3,165.22 points to 386,748.97.
At the close of the main and US markets, 34 securities traded, compared to 33 on Tuesday and leading to 15 advancing, 9 declining and 10 closing unchanged. Caribbean Cement and Supreme Ventures ended at 52 weeks’ closing high.
Trading ended with 84,511,402 units at $295,941,707 compared to 3,652,445 units at $151,937,909, changing hands on Tuesday. Radio Jamaica led trading with 84.5 million shares, accounting for 92 percent of the day’s volume in the main market, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 1.4 million units or 1.7 percent of the volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 945,125 shares amounting to one percent of the overall volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 2,560,952 units valued at an average of $8,967,930 for each security traded. In contrast to 121,748 units for an average of $5,064,597 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 468,945 shares at $10,386,003 for each security traded, in contrast to 347,829 shares at $10,473,147 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closing with a lower offer.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a rise of $1.49 at $42.49, with 35,029 shares trading, Berger Paints gained 25 cents to $20.25, in exchanging 94,100 stock units, Caribbean Cement jumped $4 to a record close of $59, with 544,203 shares changing hands. Eppley traded 355 shares and jumped $1.07 to $10.57, Jamaica Broilers dropped 40 cents and finished trading 231,810 units at $31.50, Jamaica Producers lost 45 cents to close at $21.55, with 15,466 shares changing hands, JMMB Group rose 99 cents trading of 342,433 shares to close at $31.99. Kingston Properties lost 60 cents to settle at $6, trading 1,673 units, Kingston Wharves jumped $1.99 and finished at $72, with an exchange of 80,966 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 49 cents trading 287,560 shares to close at $8.01,  NCB Financial Group  gained 30 cents trading 416,046 shares at $145.  Pulse Investments  gained 49 cents to finish at $2.99, with 183,602 shares trading, Sagicor Group  rose 65 cents to settle at $39.65, with 334,231 shares changing hands. Seprod fell 45 cents to close at $43 in trading 53,653 shares and Supreme Ventures  rose $1.50 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $27.50, with an exchange of 945,125 units.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 160,021 units for US$36,774 changing hands with Proven Investments traded 160,021 units at 22.99 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.08 points to close at 179.78.

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index recovered 2,246.27 points it lost on Monday to reach 421,015.95 and the JSE Index regained 2,041.20 points to end at 383,583.75.
Volume traded climbed 30 over Monday’s level to 3,652,445 units but the value more than doubled, to $151,937,909, compared to 2,806,548 units valued $75,154,263 changing hands on Monday.
At the close of the main and US markets, 33 securities traded, compared to 30 on Monday and leading to 10 advancing, 12 declining and 11 closing unchanged. Supreme Ventures ended at a record closing high of $26 but JMMB Group 7% preference share ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95 and drove the yield to 8 percent.
Grace Kennedy led trading with 1,667,776 units, accounting for 46 percent of the day’s volume in the main market, followed by Barita Investments with 551,739 units or 15 percent of the volume traded and Victoria Mutual Investments with 367,668 shares amounting to 10 percent of the overall volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 121,748 units valued at over $5,064,597, in contrast to 96,778 shares valued at $2,591,526 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 347,829 shares at $10,473,147 for each security traded, in contrast to 360,389 shares at $10,793,179 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of $1.49 at $41, with 551,739 shares trading, Berger Paints climbed $1 to $20, in exchanging 1,853 stock units, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to close at $55, with 41,992 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy gained $1 trading 1,667,776 stock units, to close at $59, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.89 and finished trading 4,783 units at $31.90, JMMB Group rose 98 cents trading of 57,316 shares to close at $31. Kingston Wharves jumped $5.01 and finished at $70.01, with an exchange of 2,179 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost 25 cents and ended trading 85,329 shares at $144.70, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to settle at $39, with 10,211 shares changing hands. Scotia Group gained 80 cents, trading 1,672 shares, to close at $51, Supreme Ventures rose 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $26, with an exchange of 120,455 units.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 33,305 units for US$9,172 changing hands with JMMB Group 6% USD preference shares traded 3,300 shares at US$1.01, Proven Investments traded 21,160 units at 22.99 US cents followed by Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 8,845 units at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 0.21 points to close at 179.86.