Investors in Proven Investments US ordinary shares a strong message to the management of the group by talking with their money. Last week, the company’s shares were sold at $20 and less in the Jamaican dollars on the main market of the stock exchange when the price in the US dollar market was near J$31.
On Tuesday 550,000 shares were sold at J$24 in the JSE main market while 1.83 million units traded, with the stock closing at 23 US cents, 1 US cent less than the price of the right issue. The price has suffered a steep fall since the company released the full year results to March and got worse since the announcement of the rights.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the market indices rising, even as advancing stocks were fewer than declining stocks. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 898.62 points to close at 259,352.76, the JSE Market Index gained 818.75 points to 236,299.73 but the JSE US dollar market index lost 5.93 points to close at 181.40.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market of the exchange with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 2,115,285 units valued at $50,230,238 changing hands compared to 1,709,564 units valued at $44,534,888 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 1,828,601 units valued at US$421,790.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 for every security traded compared to an average of 74,329 units valued at $1,781,396 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 compared with an average of 252,609 units with an average value of $4,365,119 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $13, losing $1.30 trading 7,842 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.13, with 23,303 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement traded $3 higher to close at $28 exchanging 26,007 shares, Carreras lost 30 cents to close at $86.50, with trades of 916 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, gaining $1 with an exchange of 11,922 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 9 cents trading 120,579 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 17,174 units to close at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 1 cent, closing at $6.99 trading 115,220 shares, JMMB Group gained $1.47 to close at $18.50, with 301,494 units changing owners and Kingston Wharves lost $1.10 to close at $28.90 trading 8,540 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $4.55, losing 45 cents with trades of 5,600 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with gains of $1.40 after exchanging 93,364 shares and PanJam Investment gained 79 cents to close at $34.89, with trades of 26,073 shares. Proven Investments traded $3 higher to close at $24 exchanging 550,000 shares, 
Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 500 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.53, gaining 43 cents trading 48,115 shares and Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 60 cents to close at $11, with 146,392 shares changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $45.50, with gains of $2.99 exchanging 324,221 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58, with a loss of 42 cents trading 194 units, Seprod traded $2 lower to close at $28, with an exchange of 6,700 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.65, gaining 24 cents with 86,000 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, losing 0.01 US cent with trades of 1,828,601 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 exchanging 75,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 trading 329 units and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 119,300 units at $5.17.
Palace leaps $108 on Friday
Palace Amusement hit a record of $498 on Friday.
Cinema owners and movie promoters, Palace Amusement Company’s share price jumped $108 or just under 27 percent to close at an all-time high of $498 with just 888 shares trading on Friday. The movement in the price of the stock contributed in the market indices rising close to 1,000 points.
The stock traded with a gain of $50 to close at $390 on Tuesday in trading 200 shares. Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a number of stocks rising being outnumbered by those declining. The volume and value of stocks traded declined compared to the prior day. At the close of the market, the All Jamaica Composite Index gained 982.15 points to close at 258,619.66, the JSE Market Index rose 894.85 points to 235,631.79 and the JSE US dollar market index fell 3.32 points to close at 184.01.
Trading ended with 28 securities changing hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading ended with 2,161,083 units valued at $46,263,769 changing hands in the main market, compared to 39,788,577 units valued at $130,153,064 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 489,884 units valued at US$115,026.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.The main market ended trading with an average of 77,182 units valued at a mere $5,040,005 for every security traded compared to an average of 1,473,651 units valued at a mere $4,820,484 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 263,096 units with an average value of $4,517,103 compared with an average of 274,715 units with an average value of $4,484,422 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 1,372 shares at $7, Berger Paints lost $2.95 to end at $12.05, with an exchange of 5,077 shares, Cable and Wireless gained 2 cents to close at $1.12, with 241,397 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $26 trading 227,723 shares, Carreras traded $3 higher to close at $85 in exchanging 48,412 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $41.50, losing 50 cents with 2,487 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 50 cents in trading 14,948 shares, J
amaica Producers traded $1 higher to $16, with 18,695 units being exchanged. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 trading 20,747 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20, with 1,803 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves traded 98 cents higher to $26, with an exchange of 29,851 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $71.50, gaining 50 cents after exchanging 21,399 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, losing 2 cents with 68,095 units changing hands, PanJam Investment lost 50 cents to close at $34, as 21,843 shares were traded. Portland JSX lost 95 cents to close at $9, with just 500 units changing hands, Proven Investments traded 51 cents lower to close at 52 weeks’ low of $19 exchanging 800,415 shares, more than $11 less than the stock traded at in the US dollar market, Pulse Investments closed at $18, with an exchange of 7,389 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 15 cents, closing at $1.50 with 44,371 shares switching owners, Sagicor Group closed at $34.19, losing 32 cents trading 6,890 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund added 10 cents to close at $11.60, with 1,663 units trading, Scotia Group closed at $44.70, with gains of 70 cents exchanging 315,901 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.50, losing 29 cents with 170,957 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US dollar listed ordinary share, exchanged 489,884 ordinary shares at 24 US cents, Proven Investments 8.25% preference share lost 3 cents, closing at $5.17, with 29,600 units traded, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $1.90, with 44,650 units changing hands, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.12, with an exchange of 10,000 units and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 1 cent to close at $1.49 with trades of 1,010 units.
RJR the dominant trade on Thursday
RJR traded more than 37 m shares on Thursday.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with a jump in the volume traded. Radio Jamaica with 37 million units and Sagicor Group with 1 million units were the only securities to contribute meaningful volumes. The weak demand elsewhere resulted in the market indices falling sharply.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,802.76 points to close at 257,637.51, the JSE Market Index fell 1,642.52 points to 234,736.94 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.77 points to close at 187.33.
At the close of trading, 27 securities changed hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 11 stocks advancing and 11 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 39,788,577 units valued at $130,153,064 changing hands compared to 2,290,612 units valued at $72,785,626 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 226,255 units valued at US$54,301.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 1,473,651 units valued at $4,820,484 for each security traded compared to an average of 88,100 units valued at $2,799,447 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 194,786 units with an average value of $4,462,018 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints lost $1 and closed at $15, with an exchange of 78,383 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 5 cents to close at $1.10, with 7,673 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement fell $1.50 to $26 trading 58,492 shares, Carreras traded $4.70 lower to close at $82 exchanging 1,952 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, gaining 70 cents with 4,500 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, with a loss of 40 cents trading 8,297 shares, Jamaica Producers traded $1 lower to $15, with 7,272 units exchanged. Jamaica Stock Exchange added 5 cents, closing at $7 trading 2,137 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20, with 24,728 units changing ownership, Kingston Properties lost 25 cents, closing at $10 with trades of 9,443 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $4.48 to close at $25.02, with an exchange of 2,323 shares. 
Mayberry Investments closed at $5.19, with a loss of 1 cent trading just 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $71, losing 50 cents after exchanging 12,063 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.52, gaining 2 cents with 146,021 units changing hands, 138 Student Living traded 52,600 units at $4.50, Palace Amusement closed at $390 exchanging 197 units, PanJam Investment gained 50 cents to close at $34.50, with trades of 19,773 shares. Proven Investments traded 10,395 shares at $19.51, well below the approximate $30 the same share traded at in the US dollar market. Pulse Investments added 50 cents to close at $18, with an exchange of 7,500 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents, closing at $1.65 with 37,357,068 shares trading, Sagicor Group closed at $34.51, gaining 1 cent trading 1,800,807 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 35 cents to close at $11.50, with trades of 13,246 shares. Scotia Group closed at $44, with gains of $1.47 exchanging 250 shares while Supreme Ventures added 34 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.79, with 10,230 shares changing owners. Proven Investments exchanged 226,255 ordinary shares at 24 US cents, Proven 8.25% preference share lost 20 cents, closing at $5.20, with 136,900 units traded and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share gained 10 cents to close at $2, with 8,966 units changing hands.
JSE majors fall back on Tuesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with stocks rising outnumbering those falling. The market indices fell back at the close the JSE Market Index fell 878.85 points to 235,245.62, with the All Jamaica Composite Index declining 964.58 points to close at 258,195.81 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 200.45.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 7 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 3,513,896 units valued at $221,929,673 changing hands compared to 2,726,092 units valued at $27,555,950 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 51,800 units valued at US$42,613.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 140,556 units valued at $8,877,187 for every security traded compared to an average of 113,587 units valued at $1,148,165 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 202,407 units with an average value of $4,580,773 compared with an average of 207,165 units with an average value of $4,250,279 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 250 shares at $7, Berger Paints closed at $17.50, after losing 32 cents with an exchange of 9,200 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.15 with a fall of 5 cents trading 30,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 40 cents to close at $26.90 trading 7,290 shares, Carreras closed at $86.70, with a loss of 9 cents in exchanging 1,832 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, with 50,060 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 38 cents trading 3,325 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.85, with an exchange of 1,658 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 5,000 shares at $6.90, JMMB Group lost 50 cents to close at $19.50, with 9,100 units changing hands, Kingston Properties gained 25 cents, closing at $10.25 with 900 units, Kingston Wharves traded 77 cents higher to close at $27.78, with an exchange of 200 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.50, with a loss of 80 cents trading 2,100 shares, 
NCB Financial Group closed at $72, after exchanging 3,009,420 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, with 27,400 units changing hands, PanJam Investment exchanged 280 shares at $33.99. Portland JSX Fund closed at $9.95, with a loss of 5 cents trading 18,100 units, Pulse Investments traded 3,859 shares at $17, Radio Jamaica exchanged 117,000 shares at $1.60, Sagicor Group closed at $34.20 trading 36,453 shares while Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 5 cents, closing at $11.15 with 68,441 shares trading. Scotia Group closed at $43.55 exchanging 2,390 shares, Scotia Investments traded 50 cents higher, closing at $37 with 706 units changing hands, Seprod gained $1 to close at $30, with 18,000 units traded while Supreme Ventures closed at $7, as the price lost 50 cents with 90,932 shares changing ownership. Proven Investments closed at 26 US cents trading 18,300 ordinary shares and JMMB Group US 6% preference share closed at US$1.13, with a gain of 0.01 US cent with 33,500 units traded.
NCB, JMMB, RJR dominate trading – Friday
NCBFiniancial Group traded more than 1.6 million shares on Friday.
NCB Financial Group with 1.6 million units and Radio Jamaica with 1.5 million and JMMB Group with nearly 600,000 shares were the dominant trades when the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Friday. At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands with no trading in the US dollar market, leading to 8 stocks advancing and 6 declining.
At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 229.82 points to close at 256,532.99, the JSE Market Index lost 209.39 points to 233,730.61 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 187.70.
Trading in the main market ended with 4,265,878 units valued at $141,120,152 changing hands compared to 12,639,003 units valued at $265,691,928 at the close on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 185,473 units valued at $6,135,659 for every security traded compared to an average of 468,111 units valued at $9,840,442. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 214,963 units with an average value of $4,508,789 compared with an average of 217,644 units with an average value of $4,360,892 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 5 cents to close at $6.05, with an exchange of 100 shares, Berger Paints closed at $17.31, with 13.963 shares traded, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.20, with 150,718 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $27, gaining 50 cents trading 5,686 shares, Carreras exchanged 1,776 units at $86.90, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, after gaining 23 cents with 19,664 units trading, Jamaica Broilers traded 12,510 shares at $18, Jamaica Producers jumped $1.50 and closed at $16 trading 13,622 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7, with an exchange of 14,540 shares, JMMB Group lost 20 cents to close at $19 trading 558,889 units, 
Kingston Wharves dived $1.53 to close at $27.01, with 19,000 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments gained 35 cents to close at $5, with trades of 30,040 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $1 lower to close at $71, after exchanging 1,652,807 shares, PanJam Investment lost 20 cents, closing at $33.30 trading 6,030 shares. Pulse Investments closed at $17.50, with gains of 50 cents in exchanging 21,700 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.60, after losing 5 cents while trading 1,537,900 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.74, losing 64 cents trading 17,199 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10 cents lower to close at $11.10 with 2,000 shares being exchanged. Salada Foods closed at $10, trading of 300 units, Scotia Group closed at $43 exchanging 134,239 shares, Scotia Investments traded 19,195 shares at $36.50 while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.26, with 33,700 shares changing hands and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share closed at $1.50, gaining 19 cents with trades of 300 units.
Big drop in stocks on Thursday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was hit hard with declining stock ending 2 to 1 over advancing ones leading to big fall in the main market indices. At the close on Thursday the All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,155.19 points to close at 256,762.81, the JSE Market Index tumbled 1,963.63 points to 233,940.00 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 5.48 points to 187.70.
At the close of trading, 27 securities changed hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 8 stocks advancing and 16 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 12,639,003 units valued at $265,691,928 changing hands compared to 5,154,113 units valued at $53,288,691 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 47,800 units valued at US$40,223.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 468,111 units valued at $9,840,442 for every security traded compared to an average of 234,278 units valued at $2,422,213 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 217,644 units with an average value of $4,360,892 compared with an average of 192,597 units with an average value of $3,812,937 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $6, losing $1 trading 2,800 shares, Berger Paints traded 69 cents lower to close at $17.31 in exchanging 19,999 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.20, with 126,884 stock units changing, Caribbean Cement closed at $26.50, after losing 10 cents trading 2,940 shares, Carreras advanced $4.90 to close at $86.90, with an exchange of 31,475 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $40.77, losing 23 cents with 196,826 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers gained 5 cents exchanging 74,526 shares to close at $18, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.50, with gains of 10 cents trading 66,154 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7, with an exchange of 31,000 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.20, losing 30 cents trading 54,696 units, Kingston Properties traded $1.26 lower to close at $10 exchanging 10,000 shares, Kingston Wharves closed at $28.54 with 300 shares changing ownership, NCB Financial Group gained $1.95 and closed at $72, after exchanging 2,964,070 shares, 1834 Investments exchanged 10,473 units at $1.35, 138 Student Living closed at $4.48, with trades of 1,110 units. PanJam Investment lost 50 cents, closing at $33.50 trading 13,090 shares, 
Pulse Investments closed at $17, losing 40 cents with an exchange of just 607 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.65, with a loss of 1 cent in exchanging 7,102,241 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.10, losing 10 cents trading 268,796 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 5 cents higher to close at $11.20 with 4,260 shares exchanged. Scotia Group closed at $43, with gains of 30 cents trading 313,510 shares, Scotia Investments lost 50 cents to close at $36.50, with 23,129 units changing hands, Seprod closed at $29.50, gaining 50 cents, with trades of 3,315 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.26, with a loss of 9 cents and 255,820 shares changing hands. Proven Investments rose marginally in exchanging 15,300 ordinary shares at 24.01 US cents, JMMB Group USD 6% preference share closed at US$1.12 with trades of 32,500 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.90, with an exchange of 60,000 units, JPS 9.5% preference share closed $23 lower, closing at $1,302 with 982 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.12, losing 3 cents with trades of 1,000,000 units.
JSE main market rose on Wednesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with gains in the market indices but comes against a background of declining stocks out numbering advancing ones. At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 465.94 points to close at 258,918.00, the JSE Market Index gained 424.53 points to 235,903.63 and the JSE US dollar market index rose 6.89 points to 193.18.
At the close of trading, 22 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 5 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 5,154,113 units valued at $53,288,691 changing hands compared to 11,853,174 units valued at just $109,266,700 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 6,586 units valued at US$5,080.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3while with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 234,278 units valued at $2,422,213 for every security traded compared to an average of 515,355 units valued at $4,750,726 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 192,597 units with an average value of $3,812,937 compared with an average of 187,966 units with an average value of $4,045,663 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $18, with a loss of 75 cents exchanging 28,700 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.20, with 2,750 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed at $26.60, after losing 40 cents trading 38,991 shares, Carreras dropped $7 to close at $82, with an exchange of 1,603 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $41 with trades of 23,804 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 5 cents exchanging 76,020 shares to end at $17.95, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.40, with a loss of 10 cents trading 1,000 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 29 cents lower, to close at $7, with an exchange of 4,058,452 shares, JMMB Group ended at $19.50 trading 13,728 units, Kingston Wharves traded $1.96 lower to end at $28.54 with 8,217 shares changing owners, Mayberry Investments added 10 cents to close at $4.65, with trades of 76,027 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $70.05, losing $1.18 after exchanging 147,890 shares, 
1834 Investments closed at $1.35, gaining 5 cents with 51,470 shares trading. PanJam Investment closed at $34 trading 19,021 shares, Portland JSX exchanged 21,433 units at $9.95, Pulse Investments added 40 cents, to close at $17.40 trading 125 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.66, gaining 1 cent in exchange of 1,000 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.20, with a loss of 1 cent trading 77,412 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 15 cents higher to close at $11.15 with 403,600 shares exchanged. Scotia Group closed at $42.70, with a loss of $1.15 exchanging 11,613 shares, Seprod closed at $25, losing 49 cents in trading 4,257 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.35, with a loss of 15 cents as 87,000 shares changed hands. Proven Investments exchanged 3,835 ordinary shares at 24 US cents and JMMB Group USD 5.75% preference share closed at US$1.50 with trades of 2,751 units.
JSE indices rise in soft market – Tuesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with advancing stocks just edging out declining ones and leading the market indices to a mild increase. At the close trading volume and values rose sharply compared to the prior day.
The All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 169.10 points to close at 258,452.06, the JSE Market Index gained 154.07 points to 235,479.10 but the JSE US dollar market index lost 14.16 points to 186.29.
At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 11 stocks advancing and 9 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 11,853,174 units valued at $109,266,700 changing hands compared to 5,146,243 units valued at just $51,796,808 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 146,047 units valued at US$34,731.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 515,355 units valued at $4,750,726 for every security traded compared to an average of 197,932 units valued at $1,992,185 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 187,966 units with an average value of $4,045,663 compared with an average of 147,042 units with an average value of $3,957,530 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $18.75, with a loss of 25 cents exchanging 1,220 shares, Cable and Wireless gained 4 cents to close at $1.20, with 129,607 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed at $27, with gains of 65 cents trading 2,000 shares, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents and closed at $41, with trades of 51,742 units, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 20,471 shares at $18, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.50, with gains of 40 cents trading 38,624 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 10,113,600 shares and closed 29 cents higher at $7.29, JMMB Group lost $1 to close at $19.50 trading 34,065 units, Mayberry Investments gained 5 cents to close at $4.55, with trades of 150,000 units, NCB Financial Group lost 27 cents to close at $71.23, after exchanging 67,138 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.30, with trades of 23,966 shares, 138 Student Living traded 1 cent lower to close at $4.48, with an exchange of 1,420 units. 
PanJam Investment closed at $34, after adding $1 in trading 28,130 shares, Pulse Investments gained 90 cents, closing at $17 trading 14,585 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.65, losing 1 cent and exchanging 413,162 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.21, with a loss of 4 cents trading 46,714 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 30 cents higher to close at $11 with 10,821 shares exchanged. Salada Foods lost $1, closing at $10 with 500 units changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $43.85, with gains of $1.25 exchanging 559,823 shares, Scotia Investments gained 50 cents to close at $37, trading 12,970 units, Seprod closed at $29.49, losing 1 cent and trading 4,257 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.50, with 120,059 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost 0.02 US cents exchanging 146,047 ordinary shares to close at 24 US cents and JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.95, losing 5 cents with trades of 8,300 units.
JSE indices in big dive on Monday
The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply at the close on Monday with a number of stocks declining out pacing those advancing by some distance. The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 2,339.28 points to close at 258,282.96, the JSE Market Index fell 2,131.35 points to 235,325.03 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 0.45 points to 200.45.
At the close of trading, 26 securities changed hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 12 declining and one traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high. Trading in the main market ended with more shares traded on Monday than on Friday but with less value. The volume traded ended with 5,146,243 units valued at $51,796,808 changing hands compared to 3,645,879 units valued at $88,098,872 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 2,720 units valued at US$707.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 197,932 units valued at $1,992,185 for every security traded compared to an average of 140,226 units valued at a mere $3,388,418 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 147,042 units with an average value of $3,957,530 compared with an average of 139,772 units with an average value of $4,238,293 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7 exchanging 10,000 units, Berger Paints closed at $19, with gains of 25 cents trading 5,555 shares, Cable and Wireless traded 9 cents lower to close at $1.16, with an exchange of 37,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed at $26.35, with a loss of $1.65 trading 31,186 shares, Carreras exchanged 8,057 shares at $89, Grace Kennedy closed at $40.90, losing $2.10, trading 231,886 units, Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents to close at $18, with 130,40 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.10, with a loss of $1.90 trading 51,088 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 20 cents lower to close at $7, with an exchange of 86,306 shares, JMMB Group lost 50 cents to close at $20.50, exchanging 24,890 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.50, with 14,734 shares traded, Mayberry Investments lost 57 cents to close at $4.50, with trades of 15,000 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $71.50, after exchanging 206,040 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.30, losing 15 cents with 931,796 shares changing hands. PanJam Investment closed at $33, with a loss of $1 trading 4,200 shares, 
Portland JSXtraded 5 cents lower to close at $9.95, with an exchange of 1,000 units, Pulse Investments lost 40 cents, closing at $16.10 trading 5,520 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.66 exchanging 936,672 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.25, losing 13 cents with trades of 21,918 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 30 cents higher to close at $10.70 with 25,561 shares being exchanged. Salada Foods gained $1, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $11 with 220 units changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $42.60, with gains of 59 cents exchanging 195,958 shares, Seprod closed at $29.50 trading 200,548 shares, Sterling Investments exchanged 3,100 units at $15.50 while Supreme Ventures traded 1 cent higher to close at $7.50, with 65,203 shares changing hands. Proven Investments gained 0.02 US cents trading 2,720 ordinary shares to close at 26 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with trades of 1,902,400 units.
JSE stocks mostly fall on Friday
Salada Foods traded at a intraday high of $11 on Friday.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was cut in half from the levels on Thursday at the close on Friday. The market indices trended lower as the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 315.07 points to close at 260,622.24, the JSE Market Index fell 287.07 points to 237,456.38 and the JSE US dollar market index dropped 13.20 points to 200.00.
At the close of trading, 26 securities changed hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 8 stocks advancing and 13 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 3,645,879 units valued at $88,098,872 changing hands compared to 6,887,167 units valued at just $169,323,809 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 57,934 units valued at US$15,021.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 140,226 units valued at $3,388,418 for every security traded compared to an average of 255,080 units valued at $6,271,252 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 139,772 units with an average value of $4,238,293 compared with an average of 139,696 units with an average value of $4,379,939 on the previous trading day. 
The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7, losing 2 cents with trades of 10,000 units, Berger Paints exchanged 7,127 shares at $18.75, Cable and Wireless traded 242,780 stock units at $1.25, Caribbean Cement gained $1 to close at $28 trading 12,532 shares, Carreras advanced $4, in closing at $89, with 4,347 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $43, gaining 3 cents with 47,920 units trading, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 83,960 shares at $17.65, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 84,225 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 20 cents to close at $7.20 trading 64,439 shares, JMMB Group closed at $21, after climbing $2 in exchanging 38,443 units, Kingston Properties closed at $11.26, after losing 23 cents with an exchange of 4,977 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.50, with a loss of $1.50 trading 5,684 shares, Mayberry Investments lost 1 cent to close at $5.07, in trading 800 units, NCB Financial Group gained 50 cents to close at $71.50, after exchanging 886,407 shares, 1834 Investments lost 9 cents to close at $1.45, with 10,292 shares changing owners. PanJam Investment closed at $34, after losing 70 cents with an exchange of 31,750 shares,
Pulse Investments lost 50 cents, closing at $16.50 while trading 1,000 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.66, with a loss of 4 cents, exchanging 793,322 shares, Sagicor Group gained 3 cents and closed at $34.38, with an exchange of 18,650 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 40 cents lower to close at $10.40 with 28,250 shares traded. Salada Foods exchanged 101,650 shares to close at $10, after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $11, Scotia Group closed at $42.01, with a loss of $1.79 exchanging 276,255 shares, but closed with the bid at $43.75 to buy just 100 shares, Seprod lost 40 cents to close at $29.50 trading 2,454 shares, Sterling Investments gained 40 cents to close at $15.50, with an exchange of 10,150 units while Supreme Ventures lost 1 cent to close at $7.49, with 27,681 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost 0.04 US cents exchanging 57,934 ordinary shares to close at 24 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with trades of 850,784 units.
