Jamaican stocks mostly fall – Monday

Scotia Group traded 1.18 million shares on Monday

Scotia Group traded 1.18 million shares on Monday

The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined again on Monday with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,273.92 points to 184,755.09. The JSE Market Index climbed 1,139.12 points to finish at 166,245.69 and the JSE combined index gained 1,099.99 points to end at 178,583.41 and gained at 13 percent for the year to date.
At the close 14,409,476 units valued at $129,902,890 changed hands, compared to 17,656,211 units valued at $101,436,212 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 6,697,473 units trading valued at $36,505,806 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 321333 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 402,684 units. On Friday, an average of 871,081 units traded with the average for the month to date at 484,035.
The market closed with 43 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 16 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the ICI -JSE sum -24-10-16Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 1 cent in trading 446,721 shares to end at $4.41, Cable & Wireless lost 5 cents closed at 85 cents with 218,904 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 19,296 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $31.56, Carreras closed at $66 with 3,000 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed trading with 90,024 shares changing hands at $41.99, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.75 after easing 1 cent, with 283,408 shares switching owners. Jamaica Producers fell 1 cent to $8.29 with 435,508 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 58 cents and ended at $27.39 while trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group gained 16 cents in trading 291,976 units to close at $13.66. Kingston Wharves traded 34,845 shares to close at $17, Mayberry Investments ended with 662,483 shares trading at $3.85, National Commercial Bank traded 105,250 shares to close with a fall of 16 cents at $43.33, Student Living closed at $4.71 while trading 43,800 shares and gained 1 cents.ICI -JSE fn Qts -24-10-16 Pan Jamaican Investments gained 1 cent and closed at $22.56 after trading 84,165 shares, Portland JSX traded 549,651 units with the price falling 6 cents to $11.04, Pulse Investments traded 20,000 shares and lost 60 cents to close at $3.30, Radio Jamaica traded 400,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $1.40. Sagicor Group had 48,361 shares changing hands and closed with a fall of 45 cents at $22.55, Scotia Group rose 2 cents and closed at $30.04 with 1,179,017 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments dropped $2.91 with 28,735 units changing hands to close at $31.04. Seprod had 18,853 units changing hands to close at $24.60, Sterling Investments lost 1 cents in trading 38,000 shares to close at $14.99, Supreme Ventures traded 2,215,656 shares buy fell 2 cents to close at $4.50 after the company’s Chief Executive passed over the week end and Proven Investments traded 150,800 units at 18 US cents after rising 1.5 cents.

JSE majors in big fall on Wednesday

stocks The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange got clobbered on Wednesday with the all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 2,404.09 points before the close of trading and ended down by with a smaller loss of 1,423.88 at 185,219.39.
The JSE Market Index had dived 2,146.93 points ahead of closing, but clawed back some of the losses, to finish at 166,660.85, having lost 1,273.21 points and the JSE combined index which plunged 2,038.87 points ahead of the close, lost 1,267.83 points to end at 178,971.13 and held a 13 percent for the year to date.
At the close 3,225,271 units valued at $32,690,159 changed hands, compared to 11,005,276 units valued at $189,009,513 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,741,347 units trading valued at $9,759,413 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 59,357 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 121,849 units. On Tuesday, an average of 241,975 units traded with the average for the month to date being 184,341.
ICI -JSE sum -19-10-16The market closed with 38 securities trading as the prices of 16 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 29,759 shares at $4.65, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent and closed at 97 cents with 59,590 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 5,150 shares and rose 50 cents to close at $32, Carreras rose 2 cents to close at $66 with 4,350 units changing hands. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 4,716 shares changing hands, the price rose 2 cents to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy closed with 118,515 shares changing hands at $41.55, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.50 after shedding 1 cent, with 686,211 shares switching owners. Jamaica Producers fell 40 cents to $8 with 78,660 units trading, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in trading 2,665 units to close at $13.99. Mayberry Investments ended with 11,500 shares trading, to close at $3.50 for a fall of 35 cents, ICI -JSE fn Qts -19-10-16Mayberry reported third quarter results after the market closed, with net profit of $59 million or 4 cents per share and $320 million or 27 cents per share year to date. Net asset value amounts to $6.77, inclusive of appreciation in the share value of associated companies. National Commercial Bank traded 21,523 shares to close with a gain of $1 at $44, trading in 138 Student Living 169,160 shares changing hands at $4.70, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 25 cents and closed at $23 after trading 70,432 shares, Portland JSX traded 96,160 units with the price rising by 20 cents to $11.10. Sagicor Group fell $1 with 6,000 shares changing hands and closed at $22.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 80,169 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group lost 95 cents and closed at $30.05 with 19,662 shares changing hands and Scotia Investments lost $2.90 as 2,820 units changed hands to close with at $31.

Majors dip on Friday

Bulls continue their run on Jamaican stocks

Bulls continue their run on Jamaican stocks

Stocks ended trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the main market closing down on Friday with moderate volume but closed with a gain of 11 percent year to date. The market closed with 35 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 2 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 610.32 points to end at 186,142.70, the JSE Market Index dropped 545.74 points to close of 167,486.45 and the JSE combined index lost 800.02 points, to end at 179,972.65, up 14 percent for the year to date.
ICI -JSE sum -14-10-16At the close 1,362,599 units valued at $11,379,949 changed hands, compared to 4,654,511 units valued at $50,143,006 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 647,967 units valued at $3,787,554 of the stocks traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 800 shares at $4.65, Cable & Wireless lost 11 cents and closed at 99 cents with 362,410 units trading, ICI -JSE fn Qts -14-10-16Caribbean Cement traded just 5,400 shares and lost 85 cents to close at $31.15. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 13,200 shares changing hands as the price rose 4 cents to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy rose 21 cents and closed with 17,384 shares changing hands at $41.99. JMMB Group added 50 cents in trading 72,721 units to close at $14. Kingston Wharves dipped 10 cents in trading 2,071 shares to close at $17, Pan Jamaican Investments rose 5 cents to close at $23.30 after trading 28,628 shares, Sagicor Group rose 18 cents in trading 4,951 shares to end at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 17,290 shares to close at $10.18. Scotia Group lost 20 cents to close at $31 with 49,983 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 6,100 units changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $30, Seprod traded 105,000 shares and gained 16 cents to close at $22.76.

Majors close at another record high – Tuesday

Berger Paints traded at a 52 weeks' high on Tuesday

Berger Paints traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday

Stocks ended trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the main market closing with a gain of 12 percent year to date to a new high, as indices surged upwards. The market closed with 42 securities trading as the prices of 10 gained while 19 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index surged 1,083.59 points to end at a new closing high of 187,498.00, the JSE Market Index climbed 968.92 points to a record close of 168,698.33 and the JSE combined index rose 248.82 points, to end at record high of 181,253.40, up 15 percent for the year to date.
At the close 10,379,971 units valued at $217,529,448 changed hands, compared to 1,637,080 units valued at $21,412,158 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 1,107,820 units valued at $$8,452,329 of the stocks traded.
ICI -JSE sum -11-10-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 12,700 shares and rose 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.70, Cable & Wireless closed at 98 cents with 132,932 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 19,863 shares to close at $33. Carreras had 2,075 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 42,354 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 3 cents at $1.20, Grace Kennedy lost 46 cents and closed with 140,739 shares changing hands at $41.99, Jamaica Broilers traded 69,950 units but lost 45 cents to close at $14.31. Jamaica Producers lost 15 cents and ended with 9,464 shares changing hands to close at $8.25, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 71 cents and ended at $27.30 while trading 3,435 shares,ICI -JSE fn Qts -11-10-16 JMMB Group dropped 50 cents in trading 165,027 units to close at $15, Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 16,900 shares to close with a loss of 20 cents at $3.40, National Commercial Bank traded 9,273 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $42.15, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 30 cents to close at $23 after trading 880 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 10 cents in trading 184,584 shares to close at $1.45, Sagicor Group gained 15 cents in trading 7,146,264 shares to end at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 14,041 shares to close at $10.18, Scotia Group dropped 49 cents to close at $30.01 with 635,978 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 3,000 units changing hands to close at $30, with a gain of $3, Seprod traded 14,003 shares to close with a gain of 90 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.50. Proven Investments closed at 19.99 US cents with 176,589 shares trading, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 442,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded 20,000 units at $2.40.

Majors suffers moderate fall – Monday

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks' high of $15.51on Monday.

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.51on Monday.

Stocks ended trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the main market indices declining moderately ended with 36 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 11 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 429.66 points to close at 186,414.41, the JSE Market Index declined 384.20 points to a record close of 167,729.41 and the JSE combined index dropped 74.87 points, to end at 181,004.58.
At the close 1,637,080 units valued at $21,412,158 changed hands, compared to 2,319,114 units valued at $26,904,029 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 499,330 units valued at $2,265,060 of the stocks traded.
ICI -JSE sum -10-10-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 20,600 shares and rose 35 cents to close at $4.40, Cable & Wireless gained 7 cents to close at 98 cents with 58,513 units trading, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.90 in trading 5,200 shares to close at $33. Carreras had 4,395 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 27,024 shares changing hands to close at $1.23, Grace Kennedy rose 45 cents and closed with 143,248 shares changing hands at $42.45, Jamaica Broilers traded 20,840 units but lost 24 cents to close at $14.76. Jamaica Producers ended with 38,606 shares changing hands to close at $8.40, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 48 cents and ended at $28.01 while trading 4,000 shares,ICI -JSE fn Qts -10-10-16 JMMB Group jumped 99 cents in trading 177,324 units to close at 52 weeks’ high of $15.51, Kingston Wharves traded 1,585 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 200,000 shares to close at $3.60, National Commercial Bank traded 400 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $42.30, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents to close at $23.30 after trading 2,600 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 15 cents in trading 71,572 shares to close at $1.55, Sagicor Group traded 3,000 shares to end at $23.85, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,981 shares to close at $10.18, Scotia Group dropped $1.69 to close at $30.50 with 17,118 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 62,948 units changing hands to close at $30, with a gain of $3, Supreme Ventures traded 101,166 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70 and Proven Investments closed at 19.99 US cents with 155,700 shares trading.

Majors jump to new high – Friday

Seprod closed at 52 weeks' high on Friday of $22.60.

Seprod closed at 52 weeks’ high on Friday of $22.60.


Stocks hit new highs in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Friday with the all Jamaica Composite Index leaping 1,691.30 points to close at 186,844.07, for an 11.6 percent rise for the year to date. Market ended with 38 securities trading, the prices of 12 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including just 1 stock rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the JSE Market Index jumped 1,512.33 points to a record close of 168,113.61 and the JSE combined index surged 1,476.85 points, to end at 181,079.45.
The market is surging to new highs on limited volumes, not an unusual development in the early phase of a bull market as selling is reduced and buyers try to get stocks close to recent traded prices. At the close 2,319,114 units valued at $26,904,029 changed hands, compared to 6,736,290 units valued at $38,657,160 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 952,581 units valued at $6,200,775 of the stocks traded.
ICI -JSE sum -7-10-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded just 1,600 shares and fell 44 cents to close at $4.15, Cable & Wireless dropped 5 cents to close at 91 cents with 122,819 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 40 cents in trading 1,500 shares to close at $31.10. Carreras gained 97 cents with 1,014 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 1 cent with 4,248 shares changing hands to close at $1.23, Grace Kennedy closed with 20,781 shares changing hands at $42, Jamaica Producers ended with 4,240 shares changing hands to close at $8.40. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.49 and ended at $28.49 while trading 7,320 shares, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in trading 63,110 units to close at $14.51, Kingston Wharves rose 45 cents in trading 1,070 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 3,360 shares to close with a gain of 10 cents at $3.60, ICI -JSE fn Qts -7-10-16National Commercial Bank traded 15,699 shares and rose 65 cents to end at $42.25, trading in 138 Student Living ended with shares trading with a gain of 20 cents at $4.70, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents to close at $23.40 after trading 17,780 shares. Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents in trading 10,000 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 115,109 shares to end at $23.85, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 19,374 shares to close at $10.18 with a rise of 6 cents, Scotia Group jumped $2.18 to close at $32.19 with 737,828 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 1,992 units changing hands to close at $27, with a fall of $3, Seprod traded 100,00 shares to close with a gain of 60 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $22.60, Sterling Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15 with 9,889 shares trading, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 53,00 units to end at $1.10.

Advancing stocks shine – Wednesday

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks' high on Wednesday.

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange gave back some of the gains enjoyed on Tuesday with some small decline after the market surged close to 1,000 points early in the morning session but failed to hold these gains and ended down by 10:45 AM. Trading closed with 41 securities trading as the prices of 19 gained while 11 declined in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 4,936,602 units valued at $80,553,639, changed hands, compared to 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,995,508 units valued at $10,428,547 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 619.07 points to end at 166,445.68.ICI -JSE sum -5-10-16 The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 692.34 points to close at 184,978.75 and the JSE combined index slipped 28.68 points, to end at 179,348.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 49,851 shares and gained 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at 90 cents with 18,516 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents in trading 201,487 shares to close at $30.50, Carreras dropped $1 with 74,889 shares changing hands at $65. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 31,636 shares changing hands to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 11,459 shares changing hands at $42.45 after falling 5 cents, Jamaica Producers ended with 40,200 shares changing hands as the price gained 30 cents to close at $8.40. JMMB Group climbed $1.01 in trading 91,100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.01, Mayberry Investments traded 973,100 shares to close at $3.70, ICI -JSE fn Qts -5-10-16National Commercial Bank traded 892,203 shares and declined 10 cents to end at $42, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 55 cents and closed at $23.40 after trading 11,215 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 30 cents in trading 52,835 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 6,291 shares and ended at $23.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,769 shares but fell 13 cents to close at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.49 and closed at $30.01 with 4,228 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 with 11,920 units changing hands to close at $30, Proven Investments traded 49,063 shares at 20 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 388,250 units at $2.10 after falling 3 cents and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded 9,675 units at $1,247 each.

Record close for JSE stocks – Friday

The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.

The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica Composite and the JSE Index failed to hold on to the record high hit during the morning session and fell back to close just over 500 points short of the record reached in February. The JSE Combined index hit a new closing record, bettering the level that it closed at on Thursday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 40 trading, while 14 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 43,448,695 units valued at $912,734,040, changed hands, compared to the 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 3,440,359 units valued at $12,272,247 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 427.61 points to end at 164,482.25. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 478.22 points to close at 182,782.97 and the JSE combined index climbed 560.98 points, to end at 177,090.44 for a new record high.
ICI JSE sum 30-09-16In the morning session the markets traded in record territory with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.97 points to 165,460.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,660.01 points to 178,189.47 and the junior market index rose 34.67 points to 2,408.56.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 20 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita Investments traded 6,740 shares to close at $4.20, Berger Paints rose 35 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 with 1,415 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents and closed at 87 cents with 434,690 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement lost 1 cent in trading 18,700 shares to close at $30. Carreras exchanged 3,180 shares at $65.85, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 20,000 shares changing hands, 2 cents lower at $1.22, Grace Kennedy closed with 14,368 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of $1 at $27 with 80,570 units trading.ICI JSE fn qt 30-09-16 JMMB Group jumped $1.50 in trading 139,118 units to close at $13, National Commercial Bank (NCB) traded 1,951,691 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $41.50, supply for NCB is drying up with only 97,550 on offer between $42 and $47 including 72,835 units at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23.50 after trading 2,549,213 shares. Sagicor Group gained 1 cent in trading 28,272,885 shares to close at $23.81 and left just one sell order amounting to 2,000 shares at $25, in the market. The lack of supply for Sagicor could be a big signal of an upward movement for the stock, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 5 cents in trading 5,603,612 shares to close with at $10.25, Scotia Group lost 50 cents and closed at $31.50 with 890,433 shares changing hands and Seprod traded 1,258 shares to end at $22.

Jamaican stocks at all-time high – Thursday

Stocks Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Thursday. Prices in the overall closed at a new record high, as the JSE combined index surged to a new high for 2016 as advancing stocks overpowered declining ones 3 to 1.
Trading ended with the prices of 13 securities gaining out of a total of 29 trading, while 4 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118, changed hands, compared to the 3,098,446 units valued at $40,569,011 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 759,344 units valued at $3,870,697 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 29-09-16At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 943.55 points to end at 164,054.64. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,055.21 points to close at 182,304.75 and the JSE combined index climbed 952.95 points, to end at 176,529.46 for a new record high, surpassing the record reached in February.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading show a sharp rise to 22 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.15 with 1,019 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 1 cent and closed at 89 cents with 95,807 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement rose 81 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $29.20, Carreras exchanged 8,597 shares at $65.85. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 43,451 shares changing hands 2 cents higher at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 2,265 shares changing hands at $42.50, ICI JSE fn qt 29-09-16Jamaica Broilers had 19,210 shares changing hands to end at $14.60 after rising 5 cents, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 1,349 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 7,839 units trading, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents in trading 1,239,331 units to close at $11.50, Sagicor Group declined by 20 cents in trading 391,564 shares to close at $23.80, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,328 shares to close with at $10.20. Scotia Group climbed $1.70 and closed at $32 with 10,731 shares changing hands, Seprod rose 10 cents in trading 129,305 shares to end at $22, Supreme Ventures rose 5 cents to close at $4.65 with 12,000 shares. Proven Investments traded 9,700 ordinary shares to close at 20 US cents after gaining 1.5 cents.

JSE majors jump on Wednesday

JSE mm Index Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Wednesday with four digit gains in the main indices as over advancing stocks gained the upper hand at the close.
Trading ended with the prices of 13 securities gained out of a total of 41 trading, while 9 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.

At the close 3,098,446 units valued at $40,569,011, changed hands, compared to the 3,375,381 units valued at $114,125,679 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 759,344 units valued at $3,870,697 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 28-09-16At the close, the JSE Market Index garnered 1,178.43 points to end at 163,111.09. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,317.90 points to close at 181,249.54 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,138.30 points, to end at 175,576.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 4 cents to close at $5.15 with 500 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless closed at 90 with 197,033 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped 30 cents in trading 33,165 shares to close at $29.20, Carreras exchanged 46,014 shares at $65.85 to gain 85 cents. 1834 Investments traded 207,766 shares at $1.22, Grace Kennedy rose 50 cents and closed with 152,808 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Broilers had 19,108 shares changing hands to end at $14.55, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 41,793 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 3,600 units trading, JMMB Group traded 32,634 units to close at $10.90, ICI JSE fn qt 28-09-16Margaritaville Turks traded 120,000 shares to close at 23.5 US cents after gaining 0.50 cent, Mayberry Investments traded 28,428 but fell 15 cents in closing at $3.70, National Commercial Bank rose 80 cents to $41 with 15,162 shares changing hands. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 84,575 shares to close $23.50 after rising 19 cents, Sagicor Group rose 30 cents in trading 220,817 shares to close at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 8,000 shares to close with at $10.20, Scotia Group climbed $1.30 and closed at $30.30 with 10,100 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments closed at $26 with 8,800 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 20 cents to close at $4.60 with 22,100 shares. Proven Investments traded 468,600 ordinary shares to close at 18.5 US cents after declining by 0.49 cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 100,000 units at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 482,849 units at $2.13.