Scotia Group dropped $1.95& helped to pull the market index down on Friday
At the close of trading, the JSE Market Index sank 1,160.22 points to end at 158,673.33. The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1297.53 points to close at 176,286.59 and the JSE combined index dived 1,308.51 points, to end at 170,535.50.
The volume of stocks trading dropped sharply on Friday, with 3,924,169 units valued at $39,797,286, compared to the 6,839,351 units valued at just $23,033,975 changing hands on Thursday. Cable & Wireless dominated trading volume on Thursday with 3.9 million units but traded less than 400,000 shares on Friday.
The junior market accounted for 844,487 units valued at $5,439,011 of the total traded on Friday.
At the close of the market prices of just 7 securities gained out of a total of 33 that traded, with 17 declining in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 4 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 showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 27,267 shares to end at $5, investors slashed the price of Cable & Wireless by 20 percent, taking it down by 19 cents with 356,419 shares changing hands, to close at 75 cents, the stock remains weak at the close, with lots of selling and little buying interest. Caribbean Cement traded 25,874 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras traded 1,690 shares and fell 77 cents to close at $65.70, The price of 1834 Investments dropped 15 cents in trading at 518,765 shares to end at $1.10, Grace Kennedy dropped $1.54 and ended at $41.45, with 67,952 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers had 126,487 shares changing hands, to end with a loss of 8 cents at $14.52. Jamaica Producers
ended at $8.50 with 229,519 units trading, JMMB Group traded 275,597 units and lost 7 cents to $9.88. Kingston Wharves rose $1.30 in trading 9,998 shares to close at $17.40, Mayberry Investments ended with 509,928 shares trading to close at $3.50, National Commercial Bank had 37,402 units changing hands to close with a loss of $1 at $39, Pan Jamaican Investments fell 30 cents and closed at $24 after trading 2,705 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 8 cents to close at $1.40 after 42,764 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group traded 82,050 shares while easing 9 cents off the old price to close at $22.41, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 30,540 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group dropped $1.95 to close at $29.05 with 549,708 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 13,579 units changing hands at $26, Seprod traded 5,400 units but fell $1 to $19.50, Supreme Ventures had 161,905 units changing hands and rose 1 cent to $4.76 and Proven Investments traded 4,133 units to close at 19.87 US cents.
the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
Margaritaville Turks traded 6,540 shares to close at 21 US cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 502,200 shares trading to close at $3.30, 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting continued fluidity in price movements ahead.
At the close of the market prices of 11 securities gained out of a total of 39 that traded, with 18 declining in the overall market, including only 1 stock rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
Kingston Wharves traded 97,624 shares to close at $17.01, Margaritaville Turks traded 237,000 shares to close at 20 US cents after falling by a cent, Mayberry Investments ended with 10,500 shares trading to close at $3.28, 
Price movement on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked on Wednesday with the all Jamaica Composite Index climbing more than 800 points over the close on Tuesday and 632.54 points more than at the end of July. A total of 2,531,618 units valued at $31,698,751, up from $27,344,934 on Tuesday, changed hands. Of the stocks trading in all market segments, the junior market accounted for 1,201,093 units valued at $5,410,798.
all Jamaica Composite Index rose 847.60 points to close at 178,203.70 and the JSE combined index moved up 870.87 points, to end at 171,517.24 as the junior market gained strongly, thus negating some of the main market fall.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 18,034 units changing hands to close at $21.50, the announcement of a stock split could change investors’ perception of the stock when trading resumes on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
JMMB Group traded 47,021 units at $10. Mayberry Investments ended with 60,659 shares trading to close at $3.28 for a loss of 42 cents, National Commercial Bank had 60,268 units changing hands at $1 higher to close at $41. Pan Jamaican Investments dropped 70 cents to close at $23.10 after trading 5,000 shares, Radio Jamaica fell 5 cents in trading 109,415 shares, to end at $1.55, Sagicor Group had 98,646 shares changing hands, at $22, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 175,282 shares to close at $10. Scotia Group lost 15 cents to close at $30 with 73,790 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 4,056 units changing hands at $26 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 487,033 units to close at $2.10.
the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market. Kingston Wharves closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high with 3,000 shares, to gain 1 cent to end at $17.01.
Jamaica Broilers had 183,000 shares changing hands, to end with a loss of 8 cents at $14.52. Jamaica Producers gained 6 cents to end at $8.41 with 21,200 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 3,400 units changing hands to close at $21.25, JMMB Group traded 26,082 units at $10. National Commercial Bank had 7,348 units changing hands to close at $40. Pan Jamaican Investments dropped $1.19 to close at $23.80 after trading 6,687 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 4 cents in trading 3,000 shares, to end at $1.60, Sagicor Group had 20,255 shares changing hands, at $22, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 13,817 shares to close at $10. Scotia Group gained 65 cents to close at $30.15 with 16,200 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 4,188 units changing hands at $26 for a rise of 50 cents and Proven Investments traded 43,250 ordinary shares at 20 US cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
National Commercial Bank had 4,505 units changing hands to close at $40. Pan Jamaican Investments gained 39 cents to close at $24.99, after trading only 3,505 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 14 cents in trading 4,218 shares, to end at $1.56, Sagicor Group jumped $1 while 377,750 shares changed hands, at $22, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 500 shares and gained 20 cents, to close at $10. Scotia Group gained 42 cents to close at $29.50 with 4,972 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 36,320 units changing hands at $25.50 for a rise of 50 cents, Seprod traded 13,078 shares and gained 50 cents to close at $20, Proven Investments traded 48,695 ordinary shares at 20 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 97,000 units to close at $2.10. 
The volumes and value of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell even lower on Thursday, than on Wednesday, with only 1,511,668 units valued at $15,554,439, down from $23,078,589 changing hands on Wednesday. Of the stocks trading in all market segments, the junior market accounted for 318,651 units, valued at $1,661,887.
At the close of the market prices of 12 securities gained out of a total of 26 that traded, with 10 declining in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 1 falling, in the junior market. Kingston Wharves traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $17.
Jamaica Stock Exchange had 1,300 units changing hands to close at $21.50, 
The junior market accounted for 1,886,162 units, valued at $8,593,938 of all trades.
National Commercial Bank had 20,749 units changing hands and climbed 29 cents to close at $40.79. Pan Jamaican Investments lost 15 cents to close at $25, after trading 30,249 shares, Radio Jamaica traded 254,020 shares, to end at $1.55, Sagicor Group lost 72 cents while only 2,900 shares changed hands, at $21.08, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 7,328 shares and fell 50 cents, to close at $9.50. Scotia Group traded unchanged at $30.06 with 41,854 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents while 527,552 shares changed hands at $4.80 and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 4 million units but fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.01.