At the close on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 867.41 points to 335,527.25 while the JSE Index gained 790.30 points to 305,703.21.
Stocks with major price changes are, Berger Paints with a fall of 90 cents to $21.10, Grace Kennedy rising by $1 to a record $54, JMMB Group rising $1.20 to $29, NCB Financial lost 90 cents to close at $99, Salada Foods fell $1.75 to $12.50, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to end at $51.50 and Supreme Ventures dropped 90 cents to $15.10 and Sygnus Credit fell 50 cents to $13.
At the close of market activity, 4,037,181 units valued at $55,669,184 compared to 19,346,217 units valued at $306,929,810 changed hands, on Friday.
Trading volume was dominated by 
JMMB Group 7.50% preference share with 1,618,000 units that accounted for 40.08 percent of the main market volume followed by Carreras with 677,448 stock units or 16.78 percent and Scotia Group with 363,434 shares.
Market activities in the main and US dollar markets resulted in 25 securities trading of which 7 advanced, 10 declined and 8 traded firm, compared to 30 securities trading on Friday.
In the US dollar market, 16,300 units valued at US$1,793 traded with Sygnus Credit Investments ended trading with 16,300 units at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.84 points to close at 161.79.
Trading resulted in an average of 168,216 units valued at an average of $2,319,549 compared to 691,163 units valued at $10,961,779 on Friday. For the month to date 216,970 units traded with an average value of $5,389,348 and on the previous day 219,629 units traded with an average value of $5,567,307 on average. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
JSE up one day down another
Syngus Credit Jamaica stock dip below IPO price but teh US based rose.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market retreated on Tuesday after it gained on Monday following Friday’s losses as declining stocks had the upper hand over advancing ones.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 634.73 points to 333,735.28 while the JSE Index slipped 578.31 points to 304,070.53, as declining stocks dominated trading.
Market activities in the main and US dollar markets resulted in 32 securities trading of which 9 advanced, 11 declined and 12 traded firm, compared to 22 securities trading on Monday.
At the close of market activity 6,395,222 units valued at $50,487,361 traded compared to 3,061,341 units valued at over $40,934,808 changed hands, on Monday.
Trading volume was dominated by 1834 Investments with 2 million units followed by Ciboney with 1,589,845 units and Mayberry Investments with 1,084,672 units.
Stocks with major price changes are, JMMB Group rising 50 cents to $29, Sagicor Group climbing $1.10 to $39.10 and Supreme Ventures gaining $1.09 to close at $15, Sygnus Credit falling $2.30 to a low of $13.70 and Productive Business Solution Preference share rose $2 to $105.
Trading resulted in an average of 220,525 units valued at over $1,740,943, in contrast to 113,383 shares valued at $1,516,104 on Monday. 
For the month to date 195,519 units traded with an average value of $6,383,337 and on the previous day 203,633 units traded with an average value of $6,596,529 on average. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
In the US dollar market, 174,740 units valued at over $22,872 traded with Proven Investments ended trading with 6070 units at 20 US cents, Sugnus Credit Investments 167,670 shares and rose 1.5 cents to a new high of 12.5 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share advanced by 10 cents in trading 1,000 stock units at $1.10. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 1.32 points to close at 163.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
JSE majors up 2561 points for week – Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back at the close of trading on Friday as declining stocks was 60 percent more than as those advancing to end a week that had 2 days of new record close and still ended the week 2,561 points ahead of the close of the previous week.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 471.19 points to 333,056.79 while the JSE Index slipped 429.31 points to close at 303,452.35.
Just 26 securities traded on Thursday, resulting in 9 advancing, 15 declining and 2 remaining firm resulted in activity amounting to just 2,827,566 units valued at $112,242,230.
In market activity, Berger Paints fell 50 cents and ended at $20.50, with 102,177 stock units, Carreras lost 28 cents in concluding trading at $10, with 171,700 units, Caribbean Cement jumped $2 to $42 while trading 289,511 shares, Ciboney Group rose 1 cent to settle at 13 cents, trading 100,000 shares, 
Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents and ended trading at $50.50, with 5,120 shares. Jamaica Broilers declined by 90 cents, trading 25,789 stock units to end at $22.10, with, Jamaica Producers gained 10 cents and finished trading at $16.95, with 1,654 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.20, with 2,500 shares after rising 17 cents, JMMB Group ended at $29.45, trading 219,128 shares with a rise of 45 cents. Kingston Properties fell 35 cents concluded trading at 52 weeks’ low of $5, with 6,000 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 35 cents and finished at $45.65, with 26,730 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Investments shed 44 cents and settled at $6.06, with 26,247 units, NCB Financial Group shed 49 cents and ended trading at $99.50, with 766,949 shares. 1834 Investments traded at $1.09 after rising 3 cents with 30,000 shares changing hands, 138 Student Living lost 8 cents and settled at $4.60, with 1,000 units, PanJam Investment closed at $51.45, with 27,225 stock units, Portland JSX lost 87 cents to end at $9.25, with 10,000 units, Radio Jamaica finished at $1.05, with 71,058 shares.
Sagicor Group settled at $38.15 and lost 95 cents after trading 73,246 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund eased 1 cent and settled at $13.79, with 14,201 shares. Scotia Group rose 57 cents in closing trading at $50.60, with 46,014 units, Sterling Investments dropped $2.50 and closed at $9.50, with 591 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents and ended at $14.20, with 72,325 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a fall of 10 cents at $4, exchanging 568,164 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 4 cents, finishing at $9.84, with 169,237 units. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% lost 4 cents and finished at $1.04, with 1,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE stocks down again – Friday .”
Trading falls on JSE main market – Wednesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with modest volumes, but the market indices moved to new record close.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 686.42 points to close at 336,693.61 and the JSE Index climbed 625.40 points to 306,765.91.
Just 22 securities traded on Wednesday, resulting in 10 advancing, 7 declining and 5 remaining firm resulted in 2,236,723 units valued at a mere $34,192,073 trading.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $12.05, with 1,730 shares trading, Berger Paints gained 51 cents and ended at $20.51, with 3,000 stock units changing han
Carreras concluded trading at $10.30, with 39,046 units, Caribbean Cement jumped $2.50 to finish at $42, with 23,000 shares, Ciboney Group settled at 12 cents, with 50,000 shares. Grace Kennedy rose $1, ending trading at $51, exchanging 26,789 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 20 cents to $23, with 2,100 stock units, Jamaica Producers finished trading at $16.85, with 14,960 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.30, trading 43,660 shares. JMMB Group ended with a loss of 65 cents at $27.60, trading 358,700 shares, Kingston Properties dropped 65 cents and concluded trading at $5.35, with 2,400 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 50 cents and finished at $46, with 61,766 stock units, Mayberry Investments settled with a gain of 10 cents at $6.50, trading 2,090 units. NCB Financial Group rose 25 cents and ended trading at $98.25, with 20,462 shares, PanJam Investment closed with a fall of 5 cents at $51.45, exchanging just 200 stock units, Radio Jamaica eased just 1 cent and finished at $1.07, with 104,000 shares trading, 
Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 70 cents at $38.50, exchanging 21,654 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund added 1 cents and settled at $13.81, with 890 shares, Scotia Group rose 35 cents in trading 59,507 units to close at $51.50, Supreme Ventures ended 30 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.30, with 9,314 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 7 cents and concluded trading at $4.07, with 311,254 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents and finished trading at $9.75 with 1,080,201 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE moved higher on Tuesday.”
Jump in main market securities trading
Jamaica Broilers dropped $4.70 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,040.26 points to close at 332,535.72 and the JSE Index advanced by 947.79 points to close at 302,977.61.
A high level of 30 securities traded on Monday, resulting in 12 advancing, 9 declining and 9 remaining firm resulted in 3,192,844 units valued at $66,838,582 trading.
In market activity Barita Investments rose 45 cents and closed at $12, with 3,850 shares, Berger Paints ended at $20, with 1,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement concluded trading with a rise of $1.50 to end at $40.50, while exchanging 40,980 units, Carreras closed at $10.45, with 10,900 shares, Ciboney Group closed at 13 cents, with 141,600 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $49.50, with 7,132 shares. Jamaica Broilers dropped $4.70 and ended trading at $21.60, with 158,337 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 4,053 stock units at $16.85, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 20 cents and finished trading at $7.50, with 37,018 units, JMMB Group closed 50 cents higher at $28, with 16,682 shares. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents to end at $6, with 2,100 shares, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in concluding trading at $46.50, with 11,018 shares, Mayberry Investments gave up 10 cents and finished at $6.40, with 29,948 stock units, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents and settled at $97, with 55,490 units. PanJam Investment fell 98 cents and finished trading at $51, with 1,079 shares, Proven Investments closed at $28.50 while 448 units traded, 
Pulse Investments added 19 cents and ended at $1.60, with 1,500 units, Radio Jamaica concluded trading 2 cents higher to $1.10, with 12,917 shares, Sagicor Group lost 55 cents and finished at $39, with 1,023,740 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 5,314 units and fell 70 cents to end at $13.80. Salada Foods settled trading with 10,000 shares at $14, Scotia Group jumped $1.49 to end trading at $51.50, with 39,946 stock units changing hands, Seprod traded 8,590 units at $35, Supreme Ventures grew 50 cents and closed at $13.50, with 145,968 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments gained just 1 cent and ended at $4, with 46,455 shares and Wisynco Group concluded trading by adding 10 cents to end at $9.75, with 907,325 stock units being exchanged.In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% rose 4 cents and finished trading at $1.85, with 40,954 units, JMMB Group 7.25% concluded trading at $2.11, with 4,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% gained 9 cents and settled at $1.09, with 424,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE moved higher on Monday.”
JSE main market slides – Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a sharp retreat from record close of the indices on Thursday, even as more stocks rose than fell.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,246.63 points to 331,495.46 and the JSE Index dropped sharply by 3,869.16 points to 302,029.82.
A total of 23 securities changed hands, resulting in 11 advancing, 6 declining and 6 remaining firm as 7,187,416 units valued at $228,155,035 traded.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed down 54 cents, to $11.55, with 1,650 shares, 
Berger Paints gained 50 cents and ended at $20, with 8,000 stock units, Carreras fell 10 cents and finished at $10.50, with 1,575,999 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy fell 50 cents to end at $49.50, with 3,116,194 stock units, Jamaica Broilers jumped $3.10 to a new all-time high of $26.30, with 51,790 units changing hands. Jamaica Producers rose 40 and closed at $16.85, with a mere 125 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $7.30, with 123,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading after falling $1 to close at $27.50, with 658,507 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $46, with 2,780 units. Mayberry Investments gained 5 cents and ended trading at $6.50, with 35,000 shares, NCB Financial Group climbed $1.23 to $96.50, with 38,364 shares, PanJam Investment jumped $1.33 and ended at $51.98, with 6,155 units, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.08, with 5,921 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a rise of 5 cents to $39.55, while exchanging 109,852 stock units and Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14.50, with 65,260 stock units. 
Salada Foods traded 10,000 units at $14, Scotia Group dropped $2.99 to finish trading 305,483 shares at $50.01, after the group posted lower profit in the April quarter. Supreme Ventures added 10 cents and settled at $13, with 800,000 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments ended 9 cents richer at $3.99, trading 102,912 shares, Wisynco Group gave up 15 cents in closing trading at $9.65, with 118,424 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7% rose 10 cents to $2.11, with 25,000 shares, JMMB Group 7.25 % gained 3 cents and ended at $2.11, with 25,000 shares, Productivity Business 9.75% finished trading at $103, with 2,000 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Scotia pushes JSE down sharply Friday.”
JSE main market in recovery mode – Thursday
Jamaica Broilers dropped $3.81 on Thursday.
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with, the All Jamaican Composite Index rising 1,297.53 points to 325,475.89 and the JSE Index gaining 1,182.20 points to close at 296,545.31.
A total of 24 securities changed hands, resulting in 10 advancing, 4 declining and 10 remaining firm.
Trading on the JSE main market ended with the overall volume and value surging normal levels with 170,209,058 units valued at $3,113,335,699 changed hands.
In market activity Carreras rose 49 cents and concluded trading at $10.50, with 53,990 units, C
aribbean Cement jumped $1.95 to finish at $40, with 290,000 shares, Grace Kennedy ended trading at $49.65, with 615 shares, Jamaica Broilers dived $3.81 in trading 169,101,565 stock units to close at $18.19, Jamaica Producers gained 35 cents and finished trading at $16.60, with 55,264 units. JMMB Group ended at $27.80 after falling 20 cents, with 32,827 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.90 to end at $46.90, with 8,237 stock units, Mayberry Investments added 35 cents to settle at $6.45, with 16,539 units, NCB Financial Group ended trading at $95 after rising $1, with 30,897 shares changing hands. 1834 Investments traded at $1.16, with 45,000 shares, 138 Student Living lost 10 cents to end at $4.99, with 229 units, PanJam Investment closed at $45, with 16,005 stock units, 
Portland JSX rose 25 cents and ended at $9.50, with 3,000 units, Radio Jamaica finished at $1.28, with 54,000 shares. Sagicor Group rallied $1.30 to settle at $38.30, with 113,627 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled at $14, with 16,082 shares, Salada Foods ended trading at $14, with 35,962 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $1.53 in closing trading at $50, with 102,271 units, Sterling Investments closed at $12.80, with 455 shares. Supreme Ventures ended with a gain of 20 to end at $13, with 30,505 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading at $4, with 37,052 stock units, Wisynco Group finished at $9.95 having risen 25 cents, with 162,964 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $2, with 972 stock units, Productivity Business 9.75% lost $2 in trading 1,000 shares at $103.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Jamaica Broiler grabs 99% of trade – Thursday.”
Jamaica Broilers grabs 99% of trade – Thursday
Jamaica Broilers traded 169,101,565 units accounting for 99.35 percent of the overall volume of 170,209,058 units on Thursday valued at $3,113,335,699 that traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
On Wednesday the market closed with 2,629,595 units valued at $48,019,325. Market activities resulted in 26 securities trading, compared to 24 on Wednesday, in the main and US markets. The market recovered some of the grounds lost on the previous days as advancing stocks had the upper hand over declining stocks. At the close of market activity, 11 securities gained, 5 declined and 8 traded firm.
the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,297.53 points to 325,475.89 and the JSE Index climbed 1,182.20 points to close at 296,545.31.
Stocks with major price changes are, Caribbean Cement rising $1.95 to $40, Jamaica Broilers down $3.81 to $18.19, Kingston Wharves up $1.90 to end at $46.90, NCB Financial Group trading at $95 after rising $1, Sagicor Group rallying $1.30 to $38.30 and Scotia Group declining $1.53 to $50. Productivity Business Solutions, preference share lost $2 to end at $103.
Trading resulted in an average of 7,092,044 units valued at an average of $129,722,321 for each security traded, in contrast to 114,330 units for an average of $2,087,797 on Wednesday. The average for the month to date is 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, previously 307,202 shares with a value of $11,110,094. In contrast, April closed with an average of 708,206 shares with a value of $6,395,518 for each security traded.
In the US dollar market, Productivity Business Solutions, ordinary share finished trading with a fall of 1 cent, to 61 US cents, with 1,512 units trading and Proven Investments ended with 12,550 units trading with the rise of 1 cents to 23 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 7.33 points to close at 181.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 closing with lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – JSE main market in recovery mode – Thursday.
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JSE recovers some losses – Monday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange recovered some of the grounds lost on Friday but the gains in the indices still was short of the more than 2,000 points fall on Friday.
Monday’s gains still left the market well short of last weeks’ high of 327,520.83 points that the market started off at on opening, for the All Jamaica Index.
At the close of market activity, advancing stocks had the upper hand over declining stocks with 12 rising, 9 declining and 8 traded firm.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,975.96 points to close at 325,401.15 and the JSE Index climbed 1,800.32 points to close at 296,477.22. Market activities resulted in 29 securities trading, compared to 28 on Friday, in the main and US dollar markets.
The market closed with reduced trading levels, as 2,736,291 units valued at over $44,287,155 trading down from 7,330,113 units valued at $68,164,850 changing hands on Friday. On Monday, Victoria Mutual Investments accounted for just over 50 percent of the volume traded amounting to 1,373,388 units followed by Kingston Wharves with 329,678 units or 12.05 percent of the day’s trade.
Stocks with major price changes are, Kingston Wharves falling $1 to $46 and Salada Foods declining $1 to $14.
Trading resulted in an average of 97,725 units valued at an average of $1,581,684 compared to 281,927 units valued at $2,621,725 for each security traded on Friday. The average for the month to date is 321,872 shares with a value of $11,460,634, previously 335,057 shares with a value of $12,075,324. In contrast, April closed with an average of 708,206 shares with a value of $6,395,518 for each security traded.
In the US dollar market, Productivity Business Solution, ordinary share finished trading with a rise of 4 cents, to 62 US cents, with 601 units trading. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 172.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 6 closing with lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – Trading drops for JSE main market – Monday.
Trading drops for JSE main market – Monday
Trading on the JSE main market ended with the overall volume and value falling below normal levels on Monday as 2,736,291 units valued at over $44,287,155 changed hands.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,975.96 points to close at 325,401.15 and the JSE Index shot up 1,800.32 points to close at 296,477.22 as 28 securities changed hands, resulting in 12 advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining firm.
In market activity, Barita Investments fell 55 cents and closed at $11.54, with 15,100 shares, Berger Paints ended at $20, with 22,128 stock units trading, Carreras fell 10 cents and concluded trading at $10.45, with 127,792 units, Caribbean Cement finished at $38, exchanging 307 shares, Ciboney Group rose 1 cent and settled at 13 cents, with 45,893 shares. 
Grace Kennedy ended trading at $48.60 after rising 10 cents, with 10,193 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 25 cents in closing at $20.25, with 51,343 stock units, Jamaica Producers fell 45 cents to finish trading at $16.25, with 1,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with a loss of 40 cents to $7.10, in trading 700 shares. JMMB Group rose 5 cents to end at $27.05, with 38,277 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $1 and finished at $46, with 329,678 stock units trading, Mayberry Investments settled at $6.25, after rising 25 cents with 29,780 units trading, NCB Financial Group shed 19 cents and ended trading at $94.80, with 81,775 shares. 138 Student Living settled at $5.09, after slipping 1 cents with 10,000 units, PanJam Investment added 50 cents to trade at $45, with 55,613 shares, Portland JSX closed at $10, with 4,524 stock units, Radio Jamaica rose 29 cents and concluded trading at $1.29, with 22,024 shares, Sagicor Group finished 35 cents higher at $36.50, trading 70,113 shares, Salada Foods lost $1 in settling at $14, with 10,000 shares changing hands. 
Scotia Group ended trading at $50.63, with 4,964 stock units, Seprod ended trading at $35, with 77,744 units, Supreme Ventures rose 40 cents and closed at $13, with 44,500 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 5 cents and ended at $4, with 1,373,388 shares and Wisynco Group rose 30 cents and concluded trading at $10, with 159,255 stock units changing hands. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $2, with 500 stock units, JMMB Group 7% closed at $2.01, with 124,800 shares, JMMB Group 7.25% issued in 2019 ended at $2.05, with 24,800 shares and the older dated JMMB Group 7.25% concluded trading at $1.50, with 100 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE recovers some losses – Monday.”