The last trade of Supreme Ventures took place on Friday April 10 at 12:56:23, less than five minutes before trading closed. The official trading data showed the trade as valid but the 1,435 shares that were involved took place at $2.31 with a value of just $3,314.85, but the fall was outside of the price movement restriction of 15 percent from the opening price placed on stocks.
The trade was not valid and was cancelled sometime after trading closed, but not before the stock exchange reported the results for the public. The shares were sold by Sagicor Investments with the buying broker being Victoria Mutual Wealth Management traded on behalf of clients.
The stock exchange rules will permit daily price movements of 30 percent but there would be initial freeze of one hour if the attempted price exceeds 15 percent from the opening price. For further trading in the stock to be effected would have required an hour to elapse before the trade could take place.in the case of the above trade, there would be no time left in trading for the stock to resume trading. As a result of the cancellation of the trade, the closing price for Supreme Ventures officially ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.95.
The changes meant that JSE index ended at 85,647.64 instead of the 85,620.15 originally reported, The all Jamaica composite was reported at 94,445.60, is in fact 94,476.33 and the combined index reported as closing at 87,355.58 in fact ended at 87,381.44. The volume traded is marginally adjusted down to 9,744,758 units and the value $155,258,896 and resulted in the prices of 6 stocks rising 8 declining and 7 trading firm.
The market was closing at the highest level for 2015 and the highest level since mid-May 2012, based on the all Jamaica Composite Index which is up 12 percent since the end of 2014. The local market seems heading towards the next major resistance level around 99,000 point which is less than 5,000 points away. Breaking the resistance level is important but it is the ability to take out the resistance level and move further up wards that more important if the rally is to be sustained.
Cancelled SVL trade changes closing data
Obama’s visit affected trading Thursday
On Thursday, with more than one and a half hours of opening, only two stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, reflecting some of the business interruptions that attended the USA President’s short visit to the Jamaica. 
Trading picked up somewhat after but never got to a robust levels, resulting in the prices of 8 stocks rising, 4 declining as 20 securities changed hands, ending in 790,398 units trading, valued at $4,636,761, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 262.35 points to 84,902.62, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 293.32 points to close at 93,643.37 and the JSE combined index dropped 231.14 points to close at 86,681.44 as trading closed with three stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
National Commercial Bank traded up to $25.50 with a gain of 50 cents with 91,911 units changing hands, there were 673,941 shares on offer at $25.50 with buying for 32,402 units at $25.01. Jamaica Producers put on $1.50 to end at $18.50 but with just 2,000 shares trading.
IC Insider Buy Rated RJR closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2 with 190,399 shares as the price puts on 50 cents and Supreme Ventures is also at a new 52 weeks high of $2.80, up 50 cents but with 30,000 shares trading. Sagicor X Fund was down by 40 cents to $6.50 as increased selling is overwhelming demand, trading accounted for 50,000 units but still left 1.4 million units on offer for sale at $6.90 with bids in to buy only 111,053 units at $6.50. Scotia Group traded 26,721 between $21.56 and $22.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 134,000 shares to gain 10 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.20.
Trading picks up on JSE after 11am
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after the very slow start up to 11am on Thursday with 18 securities trading resulting in 733,909 units changing hands. The junior market had only 2 securities trading while the US market had one.
The all Jamaica Composite Index had once more climbed back well above the 94,000 mark but a fall in Scotia fell by $1 to $21.56 and then back to $22.50 on small volume, but not even the $1.50 rise in Jamaica Producers to $18.50 could stave off 293.32 points to reach 93,643.37 while the main market index slipped 262.35 points to 84,902.62. The junior market index rose 0.33 points to 731.31.
IC Insider Buy Rated RJR closed at a new 52 weeks high of $2 with just over 190,000 shares as the price puts on 50 cents and Supreme Ventures is also at a new 52 weeks high of $2.80, up 50 cents but with 30,000 shares trading. Sagicor X Fund was down by 40 cents to $6.50 as increased selling is over whelming demand.
Carreras up $2.54 close to pre-taxed price
Carreras gained $2.54 in reach of recent highs
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 195.37 points to 85,164.97, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 218.43 points to close at 93,936.69 and the JSE combined index gained 130.82 points to close at 86,912.58. IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
Cable & Wireless traded 623,636 shares to close at 52 cents, Carreras jumped $2.54 with only 2,365 shares trading to end at $44.05 almost recovering the losses suffered after investors dumped the stock in March, following hike taxes on cigarettes.
Jamaica Broilers traded 269,910 shares at $4.51 and had an offer, to sell 215,000 units at $4.69, Jamaica Producers gained $1 to close at $17 while 6,004 units traded.
National Commercial Bank had 231,819 shares changing hands, to close at $25.50, with a gain of 50 cents, but traded as low as $25 and ending with 679,541 units on the offer at $25.50, with bids for 62,175 units at $25.01.
Sagicor Group had 56,189 units trading to close 30 cents higher at $10.50 after trading as low as $10.25, at the close, 29,402 units were on offer at $10.50 and just above that, 1 million units for sale at $10.60. Scotia Investments traded 81,250 units at $23.80 with a gain of 22 cents but closed with a bid of $23.60 to buy 52,510 units while offers were at $23.80 to sell 199,850 units. Supreme Ventures closed trading with 153,850 at $2.30 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% traded 370,000 shares at $2.
Are JSE month end prices manipulated?
Grace shares gained $1.49 to end at $62.50 on Tuesday
From as far back as the last full week before the month end, there were signs of closing bids and offers being posted with what appears an intent to maintain them at higher levels until month end or close thereto as possible. Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 18 stocks rising, only 3 declining as 32 securities changed hands, ending in 3,268,722 units trading, valued at $28,664,047, in all market segments.
Main Market| At the close the JSE Market Index lost 441.41 points to 83,804.68, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 493.52 points to close at 92,415.82 and the JSE combined index declined 433.24 points to end at 85,404.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows just 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower in contrast with 14 to 4 at the end of trading on Monday.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading
Scotia Investments gained $1.50 to end at $23.50 on Tuesday
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless finishing trading with 172,000 shares at 50 cents, Caribbean Cement in trading 1,500 shares while ending at $2.25. Carreras completed trading with 1,980 shares changing hands at $40, Jamaica Broilers with 2,000 shares changing hands closed at $4.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers while exchanging 17,572 ordinary shares closed at $7.06, Proven Investments ending trading with 6,300 units with the price remaining 18 US cents and Sagicor Real Estate Fund had 22,500 shares changing hands at $6.90.
Declines| There was only one stock that closed lower than the opening as Scotia Group finished trading with 79,892 units to close at $21.76, after losing 44 cents.
Preference| In the preference sector, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share closed with 500 shares changing hands, 1 cent higher at $3.05, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share trading with 1,500 units at $2.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share concluding trading with 25,072 units at $2 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, closing with 22,676 shares changing hands at $6.
JSE ends week moderately
Carerras traded up to $41 on Friday from $39.95, but on small volume.
Main Market| At the close, the JSE Market Index gained 223.17 points to 83,397.97, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 249.52 points to close at 91,961.10 and the JSE combined index increased by 228.52 points to close at 85,032.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower. The indicator is stronger for junior market stocks than the main market ones.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras finishing with 853 units trading, to close with a gain of $1.05 at $41, Grace Kennedy closing with 2,390 shares, trading with a gain of 50 cents to $61.50. Jamaica Money Market Brokers finishing trading with 186,452 ordinary shares to end with an increase of 3 cents at $7.05, Mayberry Investments contributing 3,943 shares while gaining 8 cents to $2.08 and Radio Jamaica ending trading with 9,500 shares as the price rose 1 cent, to $1.39, a new 52 weeks high.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Desnoes & Geddes closed with 16,849 shares changing hands at $5.45, Proven Investments closing with 3,287 shares at 18 US cents, Scotia Group concluding trading with 91,792 shares at $21.50, units closed at with shares at.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Gleaner finishing with 65,500 units, the price slipped 9 cents to 86 cents, Sagicor Group trading 172,728 units to close lower by 12 cents, at $10.48 and Supreme Ventures while exchanging 200,000 units, closed 1 cent down to $2.29.Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference shares concluding trading with 15,628 units at $3.50 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference shares finished with 41,965 units changing hands at $3.04.
Sagicor dominant trade at $53m
Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising, 6 declining as 23 securities changed hands, ending in 7,517,895 units trading, valued at $70,926,533, in all market segments. Sagicor Group accounted for $53.4 million of the trades.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 208.93 points to 82,549.69, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 233.59 points to close at 91,012.68 and the JSE combined index gained 203.49 points to end at 84,221.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows a strong signal of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Berger Paints concluding trading with 18,240 shares, gaining of 1 cent to $1.61, Jamaica Money Market Brokers finishing with 1,362,305 ordinary shares changing hands while gaining 31 cents to $7.26, Jamaica Producers closing with 2,412 shares trading 4 cents higher at $16. National Commercial Bank trading 6,225 shares while gaining 49 cents to $24.99, Pan Jamaican Investment finishing with 6,650 units with a gain of 4 cents at $55.05, Scotia Group closing with 255,000 shares traded with a gain of 12 cents to $21 and Supreme Ventures trading in 103,487 shares to end with an increase of 30 cents to $2.30.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless there was dealing in 109,310 shares changing hands 52 cents, Caribbean Cement contributing 648 shares trading at $2.30, Desnoes & Geddes ending trading with 26,804 shares at $5.45, Grace Kennedy finishing trading with 6,781 shares at $61, Kingston Wharves while exchanged 1,190 units at $6.40, Scotia Investments closed with 1,540 shares changing hands at $23.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers closing with 89,424 units to close lower by 1 cents to $4.05, Kingston Properties finishing trading with 10,000 units as the price slipped 50 cents to $7, Mayberry Investments concluding trading with 100,000 units to close lower by 2 cents to $2.38, Sagicor Group in trading 5,081,242 units as the price slipped 5 cents to $10.55 and Seprod finishing trading with 1,662 shares changing hands 10 cents lower to $12.90.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference shares 38,000 shares changing hands $2.
JSE closes with triple digit gains
The JSE was showing some bullish tendencies in Tuesday trading with 19 securities traded in the main market accounting for 7.22 million units with a value of $70.5 million. 
Sagicor Group had 5 million units changing hands at $10.50 and $10.57 and closed at $10.55. Jamaica Money Market Brokers was the other major traded with 1,362,305 shares between $7 and $7.25 with the last traded price being $7.26. Scotia group traded 255,000 units at $21 and Supreme Ventures put on 30 cents while trading a small volume
At the close he JSE Market Index gained 208.93 points to 82,549.69, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 233.59 points to close at 91,012.68 and the JSE combined index gained 203.49 points to close at 84,221.49.
Some bull signals at 10.45
The JSE was showing some bullish tendencies in early Tuesday morning trading with Jamaica Money Market showing signs of some increased interest and possibly upward price movement and a few others having recorded gains so far.
Jamaica Money Market traded 1,360,861 shares at $7 but had a bid of $7.25 to buy 5,000 units, the offer was at $7.99 for 7,000 shares. Sagicor Group had 4,833,200 units changing hands at $10.50 and Scotia Group 250,000 units at $21 and Supreme Ventures put on 29 cents while trading a small volume. Only two stocks have traded in the junior market so far. Price changes have shifted the market indices moderately.
JSE starts week moderately
Sagicor Group closed at a new 52 weeks’ high
Main Market| At the close the JSE Market Index ended at 82,340.76 with a mere 1.46 point rise, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index closed at 90,779.09 with a gain of 1.63 points and JSE Combined Index finished at 84,018.00 with an increase of 5.70 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the close of the main market are, Carreras contributing 5,000 shares while gaining 60 cents to end at $39.10. Desnoes & Geddes closing with 50,000 units and gained 14 cents to $5.45, Sagicor Group saw trading in 222,193 shares to gain 14 cents to $10.60 and Scotia Group concluding trading with 24,124 shares to end with an increase of 3 cents to $20.88.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints in trading a mere 100 shares trading at $1.60, Caribbean Cement finishing trading with 4,002 shares at $2.30. There was dealing in 1,430 Grace Kennedy shares at $61, Jamaica Money Market Brokers having 142,547 ordinary shares changing hands, closed at $6.95, Proven Investments trading 14,797 shares closed at 18 US cents and Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed with 1,000 shares changing hands at $6.70.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers finishing with 25,338 units to close lower by 24 cents at $4.06. Jamaica Producers closing with 2,500 units as the price slipped 4 cents to $15.96, National Commercial Bank finishing trading with 237,872 units to close lower by 35 cents at $24.50 and Supreme Ventures concluding trading with 4,100 units as the price slipped 30 cents to $2.Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference shareending trading with 59,000 units at $3.04 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share had 750,000 shares changing hands at $2.
