Unilever Caribbean traded with a $5 gain on Wednesday to $57.
Trading ended on Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday. At the close 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
A total of 863,631 shares traded at a value of $18,073,175 in contrast to Friday’s 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016. Clico Investment Fund trading, contributed mostly to the rise in the dollar value of Wednesday’s trading.
The Composite Index rose 2.46 points to 1,240.01, the All T&T Index gained 7.06 points to 1,822.44 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.30 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean was the only stock rising on Wednesday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $14.75 while exchanging 19,655 shares, with a value of $290,544, One Caribbean Media dropped $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16 after trading 3,715. Point Lisas
dropped 15 cents with trades of 700 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 106,655 shares changing hands for a value of $966,605 to end at $9.06 after falling by 41 cents.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 678,500 units valued at $15,266,250 and ended trading at $22.50, First Citizens closed at $32.26, with 1,686 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,741 shares, Massy Holdings closed unchanged at $53 while trading 25,000 shares valued at $1,325,099. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $106.35 with 100 units traded, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 9,185 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127, trading 194 shares.
Mayberry Investments gained 10 cents to close at $5.40 with trades of 8,660 units. National Commercial Bank rose to $62.76, gaining $1.76 after trading 44,809 units, Pan Jamaican lost 5 cents, closing at $34.95 with an exchange of 16,070 shares, Portland JSX traded 4,000 units at $10.60, Pulse Investments closed at $7.50, gaining 50 cents with 12,285 shares changing hands, while Radio Jamaica gained 11 cents to close at $1.81 trading 34,902 units. Sagicor Group closed at $36.25 with trades of 37,239 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed 50 cents higher at $11 with 98,288 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed higher to $40.22 gaining 22 cents trading 2,450 shares, Seprod traded 8,782 shares at $41 for a loss of $4.10, Supreme Ventures closed at $6 with 265,951 shares traded. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 109,810 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.71, with 368,000 shares traded and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 23,484 units at $1.05.
The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 60,885 shares being exchanged for gain of $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.50, KLE shed 30 cents and ended trading 18,000 units, to close at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended with 282,814 units trading with a rise of 48 cents at $6.99. Lasco Financial traded 26,850 shares changing hands, to end at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 129,515 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 48,813 shares changing hands, to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables gained 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 8,651 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 15,960 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech lost 31 cents and closed trading with 1,109 units changing hands at $6.50.
The main market of the Jamaican Stock Exchange, recovered some lost grounds on Friday, while the juniors and the US dollar market lost some ground as advancing prices were ahead of falling ones, on a day of moderate trading. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 140,693 shares compared to an average of 154,908 units on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 138,259 shares traded, compared to an average of 135,825 units up to the prior trading day. January ended with an average of 592,602 units.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 94,482 units for an average value of $652,517 traded, compared to of 52,582 units for an average value of $304,893 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 238,297 units and $1,465,313 compared to 246,757 units and $1,513,124 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Knutsford Express gained 6 cents and ended trading 5,000 units, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.06, Lasco Distributors ended with 120,070 units trading with a rise of 25 cents at $7. Lasco Financial traded 65,122 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 22 cents at $4.62, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and closed with 357,945 units changing hands at $4.95, Main Event had 263,064 shares changing hands, to close at $4.71. Medical Disposables fell by $1 to close at $6 with 31,889 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents and ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech rose just 9 cents and closed trading with 2,778 units changing hands at $7.70.
Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15 with trades of 19,040 shares, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.60, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 6,735 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed $2.65 lower to $106.35 with 6,050 units traded at a value of $631,713 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 60 cents to close at $22.65 with 3,250 units changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment was down 1 cent, closing at $22.50 with 18,600 units exchanged, at a value of $418,509, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, losing $1 with 105,480 shares changing hands, valued at $1,641,623, JMMB Group closed at $1.25 with a loss of 3 cents with an exchange of 96,550 units. Praetorian Property closed 1 cent lower to $3 with 2,000 units traded, Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $10.85 trading 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 40 cents to close at $23.25 with 10,434 units changing owners and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17, losing 23 cents trading 26,037 shares.
Mayberry Investments lost 2 cents to close at $5.30 with 173,148 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank closed lower at $61.50 with a loss of 50 cents, after swapping 78,916 units, 138 Student Living closed at $4.60 trading 17,254 shares. Pan Jamaican closed trading lower at $38.50 with a loss of $1.50 while exchanging 42,799 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 10,200 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica added 1 cent to close at $1.86 trading 31,741 units. Sagicor Group gained 20 cents to close at $37.30 with trades of 144,110 units while Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 55 cents, closing at $10.45 with an exchange of 13,650 units. Scotia Group closed at $40.50 having traded 38,867 shares, Scotia Investments closed lower at $38, losing $2 trading 113,463 units, Seprod traded 1,000 units at $38.55 with gains of $5.95, Supreme Ventures closed 10 cents higher at $5.60 with an exchange of 26,455 shares. Proven Investments closed with gains of 1.5 US cents to 31.5 US cents trading 9,768 ordinary shares, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference closed at $2.06 with trades of 3,466 shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference closed at $1.05 trading 12,500 units.
Prestige Holdings closed at $10.86, losing 14 cents with 4,744 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading to close at $23.65 with 13,188 units valued at $311,900 and Unilever Caribbean declined $7 to a 52 weeks’ low of $51 with 2,120 shares changing owners.
Stocks trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange, on Wednesday mostly rose leading to gains in the man market indices, moderate gains for the junior market and a rise of the US dollar market index. 
The junior market ended trading with an strong>average of 272,143 units for an average value of $1,438,434 traded, compared to of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,893 units and $1,588,639 compared to 258,010 units and $1,598,653 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
