The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 776.18 points to 319,258.66 and the JSE Index declining by 707.19 points to 290,880.73.
Trading on Friday closed 28 securities changing hands with 10 advancing, 10 declining and 8 trading firm in the main and US dollar markets.
The securities with the largest price changes include, Caribbean Cement with a fall of $1.45 to $31.55, Grace Kennedy with a loss of $1.20 to $43, Salada Foods climbing $1 to $12, Scotia Group that rose by $1.50 to $53.50 and Seprod losing 94 cents to end at $29.05.
Main market activity ended with 4,322,228 units valued at $69,892,327 in contrast to 2,690,310 shares valued at $52,093,635 on Thursday. Ciboney Group accounted for 1,385,481 units and 32 percent of total volume traded, followed by Jamaica Broilers Group accounting for 21 percent of volume traded with 904,680 units changing hands and Sagicor Group with 293,843 units or 6.8 percent.
Trading results in an average of 160,083 shares valued at $2,588,605 for each security traded, in contrast to 92,769 shares valued at $1,796,332 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 204,802 units valued at $3,183,567 and previously, 207,617 units valued at $3,223,626. In contrast, January closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Traded in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments trading 667,350 shares at 21.99 US cents with a value of US$146,425 as the market index rose 1.03 points to 168.18.
For more details of market activities see – JSE trading picks up on Friday.
JSE trading picks up on Friday
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up modestly, and ended with 4,322,228 units valued at over $69,892,327 changing hands versus 2,690,310 shares valued at $52,093,635 Thursday.
Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market activity ended with 27 securities traded ending with 9 securities rising, 10 falling, 8 trading firm, leading to market indices suffering a fall. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 776.18 points to 319,258.66 and the JSE Index lost 707.19 points to close at 290,880.73.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $8, with 5,000 shares, Berger Paints ended 20 cents higher at $17.25, with 13,290 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.25, with 61,100 units, Caribbean Cement finished with a loss of $1.45 at $31.55, with 2,242 shares, Carreras closed $10.95, with 214,710 shares changing hands, Ciboney Group settled with a loss of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of 10 cents, with 1,385,481 shares traded. Grace Kennedy ended trading with a loss of $1.20 at $43, with 202,384 shares, Jamaica Broilers traded 48 cents higher at $18.55, with 904,680 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained 15 cents to end at $15.15, with 40,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 30 cents higher at $7, with 7,400 shares. JMMB Group ended with a loss of 40 cents at $24.60, with 34,724 shares, Kingston Wharves finished at $42.60, with 5,344 stock units, Mayberry Investments settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.75, with 12,598 units, NCB Financial Group ended trading 9 cents higher at $99.99, with 92,031 shares. PanJam Investment closed at $40.75, with 48,178 stock units, Portland JSX ended 22 cents higher at $10.22, with 800 units, Radio Jamaica finished at $1.05, with 109,000 shares traded, Sagicor Group settled with a loss of 45 cents at $36.55, with 293,843 stock units. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 40 cents at $14.50, with 29,285 shares, Salada Foods ended trading $1 higher at $12, with 5,000 stock units, Scotia Group traded $1.50 higher at $53.50, with 216,374 units, Seprod finished trading with a loss of 94 cents at $29.05, with 81,403 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $13, with 300 shares. Supreme Ventures ended 10 cents higher at $11.90, with 19,328 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.39, with 188,796 stock units, Wisynco Group fell 10 cents to settle at $10.40, with 198,937 units and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at $1.02, with 150,000 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 “JSE main market fell on Friday.”
JSE trading drops 87% on Thursday
JMMB Group accounted for 31% of volume traded.
Main Market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended the total volume traded falling by 87 percent on Wednesday compared to Wednesday as 2,690,310 shares valued at $52,093,635. JMMB Group accounted for 971,565 units or 36.11 percent of shares traded. Trading on Wednesday amounted to 20,208,278 shares valued at $255,279,222.
Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market activity ended with 29 securities traded ending with 9 securities rising, 9 falling, 11 trading firm, leading to market indices to just eking out a minute change. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index adding just 0.28 points to 320,034.84 and the JSE Index rising by a minute 0.25 points to 291,587.92.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints ended 5 cents higher at $17.05, with 1,680 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.25, with 156,030 units being exchanged Carreras finished at $10.95, with 205,552 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 2 cents at $33, with 8,520 shares, 
Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 4 cents close at 52 weeks’ low of 12 cents, with 322,400 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $44.20, with 81,830 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 93 cents at $18.07, while exchanging 240,916 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 15 cents at $15, with 38,889 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 49 cents higher at $6.70, with 3,634 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 971,565 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.65, with 3,899 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $42.60, with 27,033 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.80, with 3,500 shares. NCB Financial Group lost 10 cents to end at $99.90, with 33,214 shares, PanJam Investment ended 20 cents higher at $40.75, with 1,000 units changing hands, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 34,939 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $37, with 33,518 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14.90, with 20,956 shares, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1 at $11, with 77,119 units,
Scotia Group finished trading at $52, with 50,562 shares, Seprod closed at $29.99, with 143 shares, Sterling Investments ended 95 cents higher at $13, with 48,026 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 15 cents higher at $11.80, with 709 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 10 cents higher at $4.40, with 126,721 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 19 cents at $10.50, with 143,855 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded 5 cents higher at $2, with 300 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 300 shares, Productivity Business finished at $100, with 43,500 stock units, Proven Investments settled 10 cents higher at $5.15, with 10,000 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 main market in steady trading.”
Wisynco Group corners 81% of trading
Wisynco takes 81% of market.
Main Market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with a big jump to 20,208,278 shares valued at $255,279,222 with Wisynco Group accounting for 16,421,906 units and 81.26 percent of share traded.
Market activity ended with 26 securities traded ending with 9 securities rising, 6 falling, 11 trading firm, leading to the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged by 2,161.69 points to 320,034.56 and the JSE Index jumped by 1,969.54 points to 291,587.67.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 50 cents at $17, with 24,212 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.36, with 160,929 units, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 67,843 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $3.80 higher at $35, with 1,663,767 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at 16 cents, with 791,013 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $44.20, with 207,655 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 225,282 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.15, with 7,208 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 49 cents at $6.21, with 15,107 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading 30 cents higher at $25, with 7,073 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $42.60, with 3,324 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 28 cents at $4.81, with 24,020 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $100, with 45,128 shares. PanJam Investment ended at $40.55, with 1,000 units, Pulse Investments finished 19 cents higher at $1.99, with 5,000 shares, 
Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 146,368 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading at $36.50, with 5,815 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled 25 cents higher at $14.90, with 6,516 shares, Salada Foods traded $1 higher at $12, with 9,100 units, Scotia Group finished trading 50 cents higher at $52, with 31,700 shares, Seprod closed 99 cents higher at $29.99, with 143 shares, Sterling Investments ended $2.74 higher at $12.05, with 25,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $11.65, with 62,068 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.30, with 221,101 units and Wisynco Group traded 16,421,906 units but lost 20 cents to end at $10.49. In the main market preference segment, Proven Investments settled with a loss of 4 cents at $5.05, with 30,000 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 main market enjoyed big bounce.”
JSE majors in moderate trading Tuesday
Main Market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with a modest 2,910,640 shares valued at $68,467,853 changing hands as 26 securities traded, ending with 9 securities rising, 8 falling, 6 trading firm.
Trading led to gains in the market indices, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rising 731.91 points to 317,872.87 and the JSE Index advancing 666.86 points to 289,618.13.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $8, with 3,653 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17.50, with 4,077 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.36, with 37,572 units, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 167,024 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $1.80 at $31.20, with 300 shares. 
Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 6 cents at 19 cents, with 474,739 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 5 cents at $44.20, with 129,019 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 40 cents higher at $19, with 18,348 units, Jamaica Producers closed 15 cents higher at $15.15, with 9,500 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.70, with 11,066 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $24.70, with 4,920 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $42.60, with 77,401 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 41 cents at $5.09, with 9,893 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 48 cents higher at $100, with 50,269 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 8 cents higher at $1.28, with 5,800 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $40.55, with 28,890 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 31,300 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 7 cents at $1.05, with 43,620 shares, 
Sagicor Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $36.50, with 50,119 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled 60 cents higher at $14.65, with 337,800 shares, Scotia Group finished trading 90 cents higher at $51.50, with 733,630 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 1 cent at $29, with 293 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $11.99, with 133,282 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 18 cents higher at $4.30, with 240,881 units and Wisynco Group traded 297,244 units with the price rising by 1 cent to end at $10.50. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed at $1.02, with 10,000 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 “JSE main market indices fall – Tuesday.”
JMMB dominates JSE trading
Market activity ended with only 4,327,589 shares valued at $91,755,917 changing hands as 27 securities traded ending with 10 securities rising, 9 falling and 8 trading firm.
Trading in JMMB Group accounted for 71 percent of the volume of shares traded for the day. Trading led to gains in the market indices. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,009.19 points to 317,140.96 and the JSE Index advanced by 919.48 points to end at 288,951.27.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 49 cents at $17.50, with 633 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.37, with 190,477 units, 
Carreras finished with a gain of 44 cents at $10.95, with 35,877 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $2.32 to close at $33, with a mere 2,525 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 7 cents to 25 cents, with 20,000 shares, with the stock trading ex-dividend of 34 cents. Grace Kennedy traded 25 cents higher at $44.25, with 19,093 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a rise of 50 cents at $18.60, as 8,066 units were exchanged, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents at $15, with 126,900 shares trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 29 cents to $6.70, with 3,300 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 3,074,791 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 60 cents higher at $42.60, trading 15,526 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 49 cents to $5.50, as 57,345 shares were exchanged, NCB Financial Group slipped 48 cents to $99.52, with 22,553 shares. PanJam Investment lost 45 cents to end at $40.55, with 46,642 units, Portland JSX concluded trading at $10, with 30,650 shares, 
Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, as 25,000 shares changed hands, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.12, with 10,174 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading at $36, with 14,598 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 85 cents at $14.05, with 175,214 shares, Salada Foods traded $1.05 higher to $11, with 10,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading and gained 5 cents to $50.60, with 100 shares, Supreme Ventures ended at $12, trading 8,840 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished 2 cents higher at $4.12, with 136,776 units, Wisynco Group traded 282,109 units but lost 20 cents to end at $10.49 and In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 300 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6, with 100 shares, Proven Investments 8.25% settled 4 cents higher at $5.09, with 10,000 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 “Gains for JSE main market stocks – Monday.”
Moderate JSE main market trading
Main Market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market ended on Friday with 3,008,815 shares changing hands valued at a mere $31,052,068 as 26 securities traded ending with 9 securities rising, 8 falling, 6 trading firm.
Trading led to declines in the market indices, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 794.62 points to 316,131.77 and the JSE Index declining by 723.99 points to 288,031.79.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended with a loss of 45 cents at $8, with 937 stock units, Berger Paints closed at $17.99, with 12,166 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.36, with 43,535 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 44 cents at $10.51, with 42,730 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 18 cents higher at $30.68, with 9,500 shares. 
Ciboney Group closed at 32 cents with 159,414 shares traded, Grace Kennedy ended trading $1 higher at $44, with 61,564 shares, Jamaica Broilers traded 5 cents higher at $18.10, with 7,050 stock units, Jamaica Producers finished trading with a loss of 1.97 cents at $15.50, with 186,991 units, JMMB Group ended at $25, with 18,977 shares. Kingston Properties concluded trading 65 cents higher at $6.65, with 7,265 shares, Kingston Wharves finished $1 higher at $42, with 1,500 stock units, Mayberry Investments settled with a loss of 6 cents at $5.99, with 1,500 units, NCB Financial Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $100, with 51,424 shares. PanJam Investment closed 95 cents higher at $41, with 37,796 stock units, Radio Jamaica finished 12 cents higher at $1.12, with 1,621,266 shares, Sagicor Group settled 40 cents higher at $36, with 11,923 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled at $14.90, with 56,392 shares, Scotia Group traded at $50.55, with 106,638 units. 
Seprod finished trading with a loss of 59 cents at $29.01, leading to 156,774 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments closed with a rise of 31 cents at $9.31, with 13,427 shares, Supreme Ventures ended at $12, with 10,983 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.10, after 127,537 stock units were exchanged while Wisynco Group finished at $10.69, with 304,203 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% traded 100 stock units at $2.49, and Jamaica Money Market 7.5% finished trading at $1.95, with 10,706 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 main market indices fall – Friday.”
Subdued trading sinks JSE index – Thursday
Market activity closed on The Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with 28 securities changing hands, as the prices 11 rose 11 declined and 6 traded unchanged as 3,856,461 shares valued at a mere $40,581,082 changed hands.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,047.87 points to 316,926.39 and the JSE Index declined by 954.73 points to 288,755.78.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended at $8.45, with 750 stock units, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 1 cent at $17.99, with 350 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 5 cents higher at $1.38, with 107,631 units, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 200,655 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 48 cents higher at $30.50, with 11,062 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 8 cents at $0.31, with 482,108 shares, 
Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 493 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $18.05, with 500 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.87 higher at $17.47, with 34,606 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 49 cents higher at $6.99, with 279,870 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 48 cents higher at $25, with 207,833 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6, with 2,500 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 1.60 cents at $41, with 1,761 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading 90 cents higher at $6.05, with 125,353 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 80 cents higher at $99.80, with 23,974 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 15 cents at $6, with 350 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 1.80 cents at $40.05, with 3,326 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 2,985 shares. 
Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 745,339 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 10 cents higher at $35.60, with 336,636 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 5 cents higher at $14.90, with 62,225 shares. Salada Foods traded with a loss of 56 cents at $9.95, with 1,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 1.45 cents at $50.55, with 36,870 shares. Seprod closed at $29.60, with 1,200 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, Victoria Mutual Investments with 57,209 stock units, finished 5 cents higher at $4.20, with 177,360 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 6 cents at $10.69, with 905,215 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.02, with 47,300 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 in big rise again – Thursday.”
Kingston Wharves jumps $5.55 to new high
Kingston Wharves jumped $5.55 to a record close on Tuesday.
Kingston Wharves closed at a new record high at the close of trading on Tuesday the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the price jumping sharply by $5.55 to $42.60, with 7,763 shares changing hands, the move helped the main market indices to close by more than 1,300 points at the close.
Market activity closed with 29 securities changing hands, as the prices 8 rose 13 declined and 8 traded unchanged. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 1,439.19 points to 317,974.26 and the JSE Index jumped 1,311.26 points to 289,710.51. This was the second consecutive day with strong gains in the indices.
The number of securities trading on the main market of rose on Tuesday but the value of shares traded dropped to low levels, leading to 5,490,162 shares valued at just $27,746,053 changing hands.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended 94 cents higher at $8.45, with 250 stock units, 
Berger Paints closed with a loss of 1 cent at $18, with 39,984 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.33, with 854 units, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 320,871 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 1 cent higher at $30.02, with 4,701 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at 39 cents, with 970,762 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 40 cents higher at $43, with 3,269 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 20 cents higher at $18.20, with 6,457 units, Jamaica Producers closed 10 cents higher at $15.60, with 41,029 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 45,523 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 48 cents at $24.52, with 28,228 stock units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 5 cents higher at $5.15, with 1,950 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 95 cents at $99, with 25,065 units, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.20, with 2,314,148 shares, PanJam Investment ended $1.85 higher at $41.85, with 3,000 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 6,387 shares. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 523,807 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $35.50, with 31,921 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $14.85, with 17,600 shares. 
Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.49 at $10.51, with 200 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1 at $52, with 71,580 shares. Seprod closed with a loss of 40 cents at $29.60, with 195 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $9, with 4,750 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $11.99, with 5,795 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished trading at $4.15, with 160,956 units. Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 802,550 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% lost 1 cent to close at $1.03 with 567 shares and Proven Investments settled with a loss of 85 cents at $5.05, with 50,000 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 in big rise again – Tuesday.”
JSE in big rise again – Tuesday
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,439.19 points to 317,974.26 and the JSE Index advancing by 1,311.26 points to 289,710.51.
Tuesday was the second consecutive day with gains of more than 1,300 in the market indices. The number of securities trading, rose above that on Monday, but the value traded fell sharply. Main market activity ended with 5,490,162 shares valued at a mere $27,746,053 changing hands, in contrast to 6,473,345 shares valued at $82,423,988 trading on Monday.
Main and US market activities ended with moderate trading levels, leading to prices of 8 securities rising, 14 falling, 9 trading firm as 31 securities changed hands, including 2 from the US market versus 27 that traded on Monday.
The major contributors to the total volume in the market include Ciboney with over 970,000 units, 1834 Investments trading over 2.3 million units, Radio Jamaica with more than 520,000 units and Wisynco with just over 800,000 units. Kingston Wharves jumped $5.55 to a new record high of $42.60, Barita Investments rose 94 cents to end at $8.45, while PanJam Investment rose $1.85 to $41.85, but NCB Financial lost 95 cents to close at $99, Salada Foods fell $1.49 to $10.51 and Scotia Group lost $1 to end at $52.
The US market closed with Margaritaville concluded trading at 22 US cents with 2,835 shares and Proven Investments fell 1.95 cents in exchanging 4,474 ordinary shares, to close at 21 US cents. The market closed with 132,964 shares trading with a value of US$27,986 and the JSE US Equities Index falling 8.95 points to close at 165.23.
Market activity ended with an average of 189,316 shares valued at $956,760, in contrast to 258,934 shares valued at $3,296,960 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 182,709 units valued at $3,152,487 and previously, 181,904 units valued at $3,455,707. January ended with an average of 239,900 units valued at $5,158,193 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 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – Kingston Wharves jumps $5.55 to new high
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