
JSE headquarters in downtown Kingston.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed much lower than on Thursday than on Wednesday with the All Jamaica Composite Index dropping 1,555.59 points to close at 260,937.31. The JSE Market Index dived 1,417.31 points to 237,743.45 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.83 points to 213.20.
At the close of trading, 29 securities changed hands including 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 9 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 6,887,167 units valued at $169,323,809 changing hands compared to 5,393,689 units valued at $311,918,709 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 15,950 units valued at US$4,466.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 255,080 units valued at a mere $6,271,252 for every security traded compared to an average of 215,748 units valued at a mere $12,476,748 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 139,696 units with an average value of $4,379,939 compared with an average of 116,619 units with an average value of $4,001,676 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints lost 75 cents to close at $18.75, with 128,862 shares changing hands, Cable and Wireless traded 450,000 stock units at $1.25, Caribbean Cement closed at $27, after falling $1.82 exchanging 5,536 shares, Carreras added $1, closing at $85, with 17,467 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $42.97, gaining 2 cents with trades of 14,102 units, Jamaica Broilers gained 15 cents to close at $17.65, with 6,225 shares exchanged, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 100,266 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 10 cents lower to close at $7 trading 26,494 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19, with a loss of $1 exchanging 2,631,555 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $32, gaining $1 trading 74,207 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $71, with gains of $1 after exchanging 96,597 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.49 trading 13,000 units, 1834 Investments lost 1 cent to close at $1.54, with 5,842 shares changing owners. Palace Amusement exchanged 1,167 units at $340, PanJam Investment closed at $34.70, with an exchange of 3,000 shares,
Portland JSX traded 15 cents lower to close at $10, with 12,531 units trading, Pulse Investments advanced $2.50, closing at $17 trading 11,000 shares, Radio Jamaica added 3 cents to close at $1.70 exchanging 8,621 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.35, gaining 10 cents with an exchange of 2,756,521 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 20 cents slower to close at $10.80 with 2,741 shares traded. Scotia Group added 30 cents to close at $43.80 while exchanging 18,028 shares, Scotia Investments dropped $1.50 and closed at $36.50, with 3,300 shares changing hands, Seprod closed at $29.90, trading 9,100 shares, Sterling Investments lost $1.80 to close at $15.10, with an exchange of 328,000 units while Supreme Ventures traded 124,005 shares at $7.50. Proven Investments traded 15,950 ordinary shares at 28 US cents Sterling Investments US dollar listing traded 1,000 units at 11 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with trades of 37,000 units.
13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday compared to 14 on Wednesday with the market indices losing altitude with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 holding firm.
at $1,715,844 and Sagicor Financial traded 14 cents lower to close at $8.75 exchanging 141 shares.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 8 cents lower to close at $7.02, with an exchange of 1,500 shares, Berger Paints closed at $19.50, with gains of 75 cents, trading 2,417 shares, Cable and Wireless exchanged 171,723 stock units at $1.25, Caribbean Cement closed at $28.82, losing 18 cents with 97,166 shares traded, Carreras lost 1 cent, closing at $84, with 53,352 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $42.95, with 12,043 units trading, Jamaica Broilers traded 25,692 shares at $17.50, , Jamaica Producers lost 10 cents to close at $16, with 12,947 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.10, trading 37,700 shares, JMMB Group exchanged 236,760 units at $20, with a loss of 88 cents, Kingston Wharves closed at $31 while losing of 40 cents in exchanging 24,529 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 9 cents to close at $5.08, with 90,380 shares traded, NCB Financial Group closed at $70, after losing 80 cents in exchanging 4,079,621 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.49 trading 1,055 units, 1834 Investments gained 12 cents to close at $1.55, with 2,498 shares changing ownership.
PanJam Investment closed at $34.70, with an exchange of 19,793 shares, Portland JSX traded 2,800 units at $10.15, Radio Jamaica gained 2 cents to close at $1.67 exchanging 195,500 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.25, losing 55 cents with an exchange of 30,881 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 41,866 shares at $11. Scotia Group closed at $43.50 exchanging 60,031 shares, Scotia Investments traded 15 cents higher to close at $38, with 111,026 shares changing ownership, Seprod closed at $29.90, trading 12,511 shares while Supreme Ventures gained 10 cents to close at $7.50 exchanging 26,886 shares. Margaritaville Turks gained 0.01 US cent to close at 35 US cents, with 6,500 ordinary shares changing hands, Proven Investments lost 0.29 US cents in trading 188,359 ordinary shares at 28 US cents, Sterling Investments US ordinary share, closed at 11 US cents with 1,000 units exchanged and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with trades of 43,012 units.
NCB Financial Group closed at $3.96, with a loss of 9 cents trading 89,000 shares valued at $354,700 and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.19, with 14,367 shares changing hands.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with more stocks declining than rising leading to a second straight days of decline in the market indices. At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 620.51 points to 262,154.53, the JSE Market Index fell 565.35 points to 238,852.47 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 1.08 points to 214.46.
The main market ended trading with an average of 74,073 units valued at a mere $1,171,457 for every security traded compared to an average of 36,540 units valued at a mere $298,993 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 91,837 units with an average value of $1,882,908 compared with an average of 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Pulse Investments traded $1.50 lower to close at $14.50, with 24,000 shares exchanged, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.65 in trading 553,296 shares, Sagicor Group added 55 cents to close at $34.80, with an exchange of 11,800 shares while Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to close at $11, with 22,715 shares changing hands. Salada Foodsadded 95 cents, closing at 52 weeks’ high of $10, with 2,000 shares. Scotia Group fell 30 cents, closing at $43.50 exchanging 96,431 units, Scotia Investments traded $1.35 higher to close at $37.85, with 20,165 shares, Seprod closed at $29.90, trading 17,520 shares while Supreme Ventures lost 9 cents to close at $7.40 exchanging 524,816 shares. Proven Investments traded down marginally with 52,647 ordinary shares at 28.29 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2 with trades of 1,492 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15 exchanging 938 units.
Sagicor Financial closed at $8.89, with a loss of 1 cent after exchanging 1,100 shares.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a sharp fall in volume and value traded and a drop in the market indices. The All Jamaica Composite Index declining 1,197.69 points to close at 262,775.04, the JSE Market Index fell 1,091.23 points to 239,417.82 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 215.54.
The main market ended trading with an average of 36,540 units valued at a mere $298,993 for every security traded, compared to an average of 145,166 units valued at $3,631,264 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 128,368 units and $3,030,592 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
PanJam Investment closed at $35 trading 3,430 shares, Portland JSX lost 35 cents to close at $10.15, with 3,700 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded $2 lower to close at $16, with 9,313 shares, Radio Jamaica exchanged 145,825 shares at $1.70, Sagicor Group added 5 cents to close at $34.25 trading 39,824 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 82 cents to close at $11.50, with 2,177 shares changing hands. Salada Foodsgained 55 cents, closing at $9.02, with an exchange of 350 shares, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10. Scotia Group dropped $2.10 and closed at $43.80, exchanging 6,424 shares, Scotia Investments traded $1.35 lower to close at $36.50, with 750 shares changing ownership, Seprod closed at $29.90, with gains of 38 cents trading 500 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $16.90, gaining $1.40 with 5,000 shares changing hands while Supreme Ventures added 29 cents to close at $7.49 exchanging 62,690 shares. Margaritaville Turks exchanged 4,500 units at 34 US cents, Proven Investments traded 94,000 ordinary shares at 28.49 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2 with trades of 5,984 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15 exchanging 415,000 units.

The week’s movement continue to be constrained by near term resistance levels which could be acting as short term restraint to a break out from current levels.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was dominated by on Monday by Sagicor Financial, accounting for 70 percent of the volume and 68 percent of the value traded. The market closed with 302,101 shares trading, valued at $2,780,408 compared to Friday’s paltry 39,197 shares valued at $1,384,254.
traded 10 cents lower, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.40 with only 30 shares exchanged, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85, with a loss of 5 cents trading 29,434 shares and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.90, after losing 9 cents and trading 212,206 shares valued at $1,888,727.