
Wisynco producers of Wata, traded 3 million shares on Wednesday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 180.58 points to close at 316,958.10 on Wednesday and the JSE Index slipped 164.53 points to 288,784.67 from a pickup in market activity, with 29 securities changing hands versus 26 on Tuesday.
Cable & Wireless trading 2.1 million units, recently listed, Victoria Mutual Investments, closed trading with 1.9 million shares with the price rising to a new closing high of $4.40 for a gain of 40 cents and recent listed Wisynco traded 3 million shares and closed at $12.
Trading on the Main Market ended with 12 securities advancing, 10 declining and 7 traded firm with 9,357,015 units valued at $91,768,857 changing hands, compared to 11,226,286 units valued at $102,330,476 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 322,656 units for an average of $3,164,443 in contrast to 431,780 units for an average of $3,935,788 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 374,242 units valued at $ 3,529,079. December closed with average of 686,156 units valued at an average of $8,654,832 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with Productivity Business closing at 57 cents with 2,541 stock units changing hands and Proven Investments exchanged 3,070,230 units at 21 cents with the total value of of all shares traded amounting to US$705,914. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 8.87 points to end at 175.04.
The major movers at the close of the market are, Berger Paints jumped $1 to $18, JMMB Group surged $3 to $27, Mayberry lost $1 to $5, Pan Jam Investment fell $1.50 to $43.50, Salada Foods jumped by $1 to a new high of $13, Scotia Group dropped $1.90 to $51.10 and Supreme Ventures ended with a gain of $1.58 at $11.59.
For more details of market activities see – “JSE Main Market chills.”

Grace Kennedy closed at $43.50, with 82,650 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 59 cents at $17.21, with 3,555 stock units. Jamaica Producers concluded trading 5 cents higher at $16.55, with 6,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 5 cents at $7, with 88,166 shares, JMMB Group jumped $3 t0 $27, with 18,530 shares trading, Kingston Wharves traded 50 cents higher at $33, with 476 units. Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of $1 at $5, with 26,370 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $99, with 13,121 shares, 1834 Investments ended at $1.30, with 20,000 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 to close at $43.50, with 378,000 units, Portland JSX finished with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, with 2,000 shares. Pulse Investments settled 59 cents higher at $2.39, with 6,500 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading 8 cents higher at $1.10, with 100,000 stock units,
Sagicor Group traded with a loss of 30 cents at $35, with 4,100 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 50 cents higher at $14.50, with 595 shares. Salada Foods closed $1.50 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $13, with 1,000 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.90 at $51.10, with 26,000 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $31, with 10,600 units, Supreme Ventures settled $1.58 higher at $11.59, with 7,304 shares. VM Investments Limited ended trading 40 cents higher at $4.40, with 1,911,097 stock units and Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $12, with 3,785,911 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 27,300 units at $1.90 and JMMB Group 7.5% traded 14,787 units at $1.16.
Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $32, with 9,800 stock units, Carreras traded 5 cents higher at $11.45, with 234,822 units. Ciboney Group finished trading with a loss of 4 cents down to 37 cents, with 728 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 25 cents at $43.50, with 16,000 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 10 cents higher at $17.80, with 26,937 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 1,683 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7.05, with 12,000 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $1 to end at $24, with 65,054 shares trading, Kingston Properties ended trading at $7.70, with 3,100 stock units, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of $1 to $99, with 50,823 shares. 1834 Investments ended 5 cents higher at $1.30, with 459,937 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading 25 cents higher at $45, with 5,341 units, Pulse Investments settled at $1.80, with 94,172 shares,
Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.02, with 159,905 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $2.70 at $35.30, with 7,563 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of $1 to $14, with 5,589 shares, Salada Foods closed 25 cents higher at $11.50, with 117,951 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of 85 cents at $53, with 104,683 stock units, Seprod settled $1 higher at $31, with 3,250 shares. Supreme Ventures traded with a loss of $1.49 to end at $10.01, with 131,005 units, VM Investments finished trading 76 cents higher to a record close of $4, with 2,353,026 shares trading and WISYNCO Group closed 51 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,546,728 shares changing hands. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 4,266 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 6,981 units at $1.90.
Trading ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 4,310.37 points to 316,516.11 for a gain of 50.6 percent for the year and the JSE Index jumping by 3,927.24 points to 288,381.97, ending 2017 with a rise of 50 percent versus 22 securities trading on Thursday.
Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 185,174 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 1 cent higher at $38, with 136,913 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded at $15, with 8,817 units, Salada Foods finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $11.25, with 32,049 shares. Scotia Group closed $3.75 higher at $53.85, with 76,440 shares, Sterling Investments gained $1 and closed at $13, with 7,470 shares, Supreme Ventures ended trading at $11.50, with 515,544 stock units and Wisynco Group traded $1.90 higher to end at a closing record high of $11.99, with 5,090,376 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 550,000 units at $1.90, JMMB Group 7.5% traded 94,000 units at $1.15 and Proven Investments 8.25% ended with 1,227 units trading at $5.90.
Caribbean Cement ended trading 99 cents higher at $32.50, with 111,545 stock units, Carreras traded at $11.40, with 65,754 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $43, with 139,950 shares. Jamaica Broilers ended at $18, with 20,988 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $16.70, with 19,010 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 64,203 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of 1 cent at $23, with 404,504 shares. JMMB Group ended trading with a loss of $1 at $23, with 404,504 stock units, Kingston Wharves finished trading at $32.50, with 215 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $6, with 250,000 shares, NCB Financial ended with a loss of 50 cents at $98.50, with 122,721 stock units. PanJam Investment finished at $44.80, with 12,141 shares, Pulse Investments ended trading at $1.80, with 16,992 stock units,
Sagicor Group finished trading $2.24 higher at $37.99, with 43,400 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $15, with 2,000 shares. Salada Foods ended $1 higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50, with 102,000 stock units, Scotia Group concluded trading with a loss of $1.90 at $50.10, with 43,810 units and Supreme Ventures ended trading 80 cents higher at $11.50, with 15,000 stock units. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% traded 133,300 units at $1.15 and Proven Investments 8.25% ended with 48,773 units trading with a rise of 60 cents at $5.90.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 2,370.07 points to 312,205.74 and the JSE Index climbing 2,159.40 points to 284,454.73 with 22 securities changing hands, versus 21 Securities on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 211,302 units for an average of $3,166,567 in contrast to 50,618 units for an average of $856,086 on Wednesday.
Trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange fell sharply on Wednesday to 1,316,067 units with a value of $22,258,246, down from 18,689,826 units valued at $192,233,164 traded on the Main Market of the on Friday.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints finished with a loss of $1.60 at $16.50, with 5,555 shares trading, Cable & Wireless settled 5 cents higher at $1.05, with 137,812 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 49 cents at $31.51, with 41,500 stock units, Carreras traded with a loss of 5 cents at $11.40, with 86,297 units, Ciboney finished trading at 41 cents, with 385,200 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed at $43, with 14,659 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 1 cent higher at $18, with 16,098 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a rise of $1.60 to $16.70, with 3,408 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 5 cents at $7, exchanging 5,432 shares. JMMB Group settled 50 cents higher at $24, with 26,090 shares, Kingston Properties traded with a loss of 31 cents at $7.70, with 2,090 units, Kingston Wharves finished trading at $32.50, with 3,641 shares. Mayberry Investments closed 63 cents higher at $6, with 5,000 shares, NCB Financial lost $1 to close at $99, with 58,149 stock units trading. PanJam Investment finished with a loss of 20 cents at $44.80, with 58,860 shares,
Pulse Investments ended trading 2 cents higher at $1.80, with 500 stock units, Radio Jamaica traded 2 cents higher at $1.05, with 94,271 units, Sagicor Group finished trading 24 cents higher at $35.75, with 129,580 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $15, with 120,420 shares, Salada Foods ended 55 cents higher at $10.50, with 28,000 stock units. Scotia Group concluded trading with a loss of $1.99 at $52, with 22,737 units, Seprod finished at $30, with 30,840 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading 30 cents higher at $10.70, with 36,200 stock units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 2001 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 1,000 units at $1.90 after gaining 10 cents and Proven Investments 8.25% ended with 727 units trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30.
Shares of Jamaica Stock Exchange dominated trading and accounted for 80 percent of the 18,689,826 units valued at $192,233,164 traded on the Main Market of the on Friday.
Carreras traded 5 cents higher at $11.45, with 188,605 units, Ciboney Group finished trading 6 cents higher at 41 cents, with 20,000 shares. Grace Kennedy closed at $43, with 62,393 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $17.99, with 425,917 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 25 cents at $7.05, with 15,007,575 shares, JMMB Group settled 50 cents higher at $23.50, with 15,450 shares. JMMB Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $23.50, with 15,450 stock units, Kingston Wharves finished trading 25 cents higher at $32.50, with 37,414 shares, Mayberry Investments closed with a loss of 23 cents at $5.37, with 852,137 shares, NCB Financial ended $1.49 higher at $100, with 219,637 stock units.
PanJam Investment finished $2 higher at $45, with 11,000 shares, Portland JSX settled 50 cents higher at $10, with 200 shares, Pulse Investments ended trading at $1.78, with 29,000 stock units, Sagicor Group finished trading with a loss of 49 cents at $35.51, with 394,829 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $15, with 18,000 shares, Salada Foods ended at $9.95, with 500 stock units, Scotia Group concluded trading 5 cents higher at $53.99, with 305,536 units, Seprod finished at $30, with 298,745 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $10.40, with 367,523 stock units changing hands.
Main market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands, of which 11 advanced, 4 declined and 8 traded firm. In contrast, 27 securities changed hands on Wednesday with to 1,811,480 units valued at $72,434,801 passing through the exchange.
Kingston Wharves finished trading 25 cents higher at $32.25, with 3,640 shares, Mayberry Investments closed 20 cents higher at $5.60, with 100,000 shares. NCB Financial Group ended with a loss of $1.49 at $98.51, with 224,896 stock units, PanJam Investment settled at $43, with 51,064 shares, Pulse Investments traded at $1.78, with 500 units. Radio Jamaica finished trading at $1.03, with 20,000 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $36, with 2,285 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended 50 cents higher at $15, with 7,820 stock units, Salada Foods Jamaica concluded trading at $9.95, with 4,000 units. Scotia Group finished $3.74 higher at $53.94, with 168,006 shares and Supreme Ventures traded 20 cents higher at $10.70, with 168,705,372 units.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded on Tuesday with 21 securities changing hands, with 8 rising, 5 declining and 7 trading unchanged with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 changing hands.
Ciboney Group finished trading 6 cents higher at $0.41, with 183,550 shares. Grace Kennedy closed at $42.50, with 98,955 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 90 cents higher at $18.40, with 10,790 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $15.15, with 7,104 units, JMMB Group settled 99 cents higher at $25, with 21,288 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 95 cents higher at $31, with 121,486 units, Mayberry Investments rose 5 cents to $6, with 120,000 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $98.99, with 391,496 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 at $43.50, with 189,476 units. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, with 500 shares, Sagicor Group traded at $35.50, with 104,400 units,
Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,991 shares, Salada Foods Jamaica closed 10 cents higher at $9.95, with 5,000 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.85 at $50.05, with 83,333 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $30, with 2,016 units and Supreme Ventures settled at $10.70, with 93,582 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group ended trading at at $1.15, with 29,499 stock units trading.