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 majors jump – Monday
Scotia Group price jumped by $3 on Monday.
Sharp price changes on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange results in a rise in the market on Monday, leading to strong gains in the market indices as 7,713,887 shares valued at $88,768,495 changed hands.
Market activity closed with 25 securities changing hands, as the prices 9 rose 8 declined and 8 traded unchanged, as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 1,933.56 points to 316,535.07 and the JSE Index jumped 1,761.69 points to 288,399.25.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed at $18.01, with 12,000 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.36, with 129,445 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.95, with 612,057 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 3.04 cents at $30.01, with 176,750 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 40 cents, with 385,564 shares. 
Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 5 cents at $42.60, with 120,827 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $18, with 709,823 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50, with 11,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 10,942 shares. Mayberry Investments ended trading 29 cents higher at $5.10, with 4,963 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $99.95 higher at $99.95, with 120,086 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.20, with 1,010,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 1.85 cents at $40, with 100 units. Portland JSX concluded trading 50 cents higher at $10, with 1,500 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 919,864 shares, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 8,710 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading $1 higher at $36, with 52,052 stock units. 
Scotia Group finished trading $3 higher at $53, with 440,646 shares, Seprod closed 20 cents higher at $30, with 8,668 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, with 207,425 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 18 cents at $4.15, with 578,368 units. Wisynco Group settled 15 cents higher at $10.75, with 339,550 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $14.86, with 75,555 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market traded at $1.95, with 490,528 stock 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 “Cement drops $3.04 Scotia up $3 – Monday.”
12 stocks rose 12 fell in JSE trading – Friday
The prices of 12 stocks securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Friday leading to strong gains in the market indices, with 7,713,887 shares valued at $88,768,495 changing hands at the close.
Market activity closed with 27 securities changing hands, as the prices 12 declined and 3 traded unchanged, as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,081.34 points to 314,601.51 and the JSE Index lost 985.23 points to 286,637.56.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed 1 cent higher at $18.01, with 41,028 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 3 cents higher at $1.35, with 41,397 units, Carreras finished 10 cents higher at $11, with 233,446 shares, Caribbean Cement fell of 95 cents t0 $33.05, with 24,235 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at $0.40, with 364,871 shares. 
Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 35 cents at $42.65, with 9,176 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading $1 higher at $19, with 196,391 units, Jamaica Producers declined by $2.50 at $15.50, with 15,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 1 cent to $6.50, with 204,800 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $25, with 6,005 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 55 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.05, with 9,600 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of $1.08 at $4.81, with 220,225 shares, NCB Financial Group declined by 45 cents and ended at $99.55, with 1,249,021 shares trading, 1834 Investments traded with a loss of 16 cents at $1.23, with 3,850 shares. PanJam Investment closed $2.35 higher at $41.85, with 2,070 stock units, Pulse Investments concluded trading at $1.80, with 17,900 shares, Radio Jamaica finished with a loss of 1 cent at $1.05, with 550,640 shares, Sagicor Group settled at $35, with 33,150 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled 35 cents higher at $15, with 22,618 shares, 
Salada Foods ended trading 80 cents higher at $12, with 300 stock units, Scotia Group traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 330,717 units, Seprod finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $29.80, with 14,946 shares, Sterling Investments closed with a loss of 10 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $9, with 131,823 shares. Supreme Ventures ended 29 cents higher at $11.99, with 30,479 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents at $4.33, with 221,578 stock units and Wisynco Group finished 15 cents higher at $10.60, with 741,658 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 1,260,698 stock 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 falls on Friday.”
11 stocks rose 9 fell in JSE trading – Thursday
Bulls active
The prices of 11 stocks securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Thursday leading to strong gains in the market indices, with 7,713,887 shares valued at $88,768,495 changing hands at the close.
Market activity closed with 28 securities changing hands, as the prices 9 declined and 8 traded with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,482.29 points to 315,682.85 and the JSE Index rising 1,350.53 points to 287,622.79.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed at $18, with 35,618 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.32, with 880,420 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.90, with 230,990 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 25 cents higher at $34, with 42,753 shares, 
Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at 40 cents, as 1,063,621 shares changed hands. Grace Kennedy fell 15 cents to $43, with 12,213 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to close at $18, with 40,445 units, Jamaica Producers closed $2.50 higher at $18, with 33,828 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 4 cents to $6.49, with 22,982 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading $1.01 higher at $25.01, with 182,000 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading 13 cents higher at $5.89, with 47,990 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 1 cent to $100, with 501,618 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.39, exchanging 385 shares. 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 1,083 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $39.50, with 66,575 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 61 cents at $9.50, with 3,000 shares, 
Radio Jamaica settled 1 cent higher at $1.06, with 64,747 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $35, with 54,549 stock units. Salada Foods traded 69 cents higher at $11.20, with 102,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading $1 higher at $51, with 46,822 shares, Seprod closed 50 cents higher at $30, with 3,080 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a rise of 5 cents to $11.70, with 45,769 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.40, with 216,776 units and WISYNCO Group settled with a loss of 10 cents at $10.45, with 1,219,288 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.90, with 797 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.10, with 2,794,538 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 “Strong up day for JSE main market – Thursday.”
9 JSE stocks rose 10 fell – Wednesday
The prices of 9 stocks securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose but 10 fell and 9 held firm on Wednesday leading to fall in the market indices, with 8,750,362 shares valued at $150,223,412 trading.
Trading volume was dominated by Ciboney with 1.295 million units, PanJam Investment 1.5 million shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund clearing 3.26 million units.
Market activity closed with 28 securities changing hands, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 701.49 points to 314,200.56 and the JSE Index falling 639.13 points to 286,272.26.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed 50 cents higher at $18, with 5,313 shares, Barita Investments ended with a loss of 49 cents at $7.51, with just 100 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.33, with 69,509 units, 
Carreras finished at $11, with 352,348 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 25 cents at $33.75, with 177,113 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 1 cent higher at 41 cents, with 1,295,086 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 15 cents higher at $43.15, with 912 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 15,704 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 50 cents at $15.50, with 195,833 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $24, with 195,356 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of 1 cent at $6, with 200,000 stock units, Kingston Wharves closed $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $36.50, with 150 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 29 cents at $5.76, with 176,568 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 29 cents higher at $99.99, with 144,707 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 1,500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 55 cents at $39.50, with 1,500,000 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 13,903 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 7 cents at $1.05, with 71,020 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading $1.25 higher at $36, with 14,245 stock units, 
Scotia Group finished trading at $50, with 8,769 shares, Seprod closed 68 cents higher at $29.50, with 16,774 shares, Sterling Investments ended with a loss of 90 cents at $9.10, with 80,752 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 8 cents higher at $11.65, with 11,067 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.40, with 130,063 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 20 cents at $10.55, with 388,813 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $14.65, with 3,260,757 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.90, with 6,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.10, with 418,000 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 dropped on Wednesday.”
14 stocks fall 6 rise in JSE trading – Tuesday
Sterling Investments closed at a new low on Tuesday
The prices of 14 stocks Fourteen securities trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined leading to a sharp pull back in the market indices at the close with 1,619,946 shares valued at a mere $24,684,399 trading, compared with 2,142,032 shares valued at $25,490,496 changing hands, on Monday.
Market activity closed with 28 securities changing hands, leading to the prices of just 6 stocks rising, 14 declining and 8 trading firm.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,849.06 points to 314,902.05 and the JSE Index dived 2,595.81 points to 286,911.39.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50, with 3,952 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.33, with 21,465 units, 
Carreras finished at $11, with 112,572 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 50 cents at $34, with 5,430 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 9 cents higher at $0.40, with 254,355 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 43,627 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 16,167 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 37,973 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 5 cents at $6.45, with 16,400 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $24.50, with 137,812 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 50 cents higher at $35.50, with 10,000 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6.05, with 3,593 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 29 cents at $99.70, with 30,557 shares. 1834 Investments closed trading 10 cents higher at $1.40, with 1,534 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6.15, with 1,050 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1.80 at $40.05, with 3,987 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 10,000 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.12, with 14,100 shares. 
Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 75 cents at $34.75, with 115,488 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 95 cents at $14.95, with 40,069 shares. Salada Foods traded 1 cent higher at $10.51, with 2,950 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $3.50 at $50, with 35,767 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $1.18 at $28.82, with 1,950 shares. Sterling Investments ended with a loss of $1.10 at a 52 weeks’ low of $10, with 11,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 43 cents at $11.57, with 44,956 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 5 cents higher at $4.35, with 147,585 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 494,217 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 9 cents at $1.90, with 1,390 stock 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 jumps sharply – Monday.”
14 stocks rose in JSE trading – Monday
The prices of 14 stocks Fourteen Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back sharply at the close on Monday with 2,142,032 shares valued at $25,490,496 changing hands, in contrast to 4,761,651 shares valued at $85,619,819 trading on Friday.
Market activity closed with 28 securities changing hands, leading to the prices of 14 stocks rising, 6 declining and 8 trading firm.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index 2,285.34 points to 317,751.11 and the JSE Index advanced 2,082.21 points to 289,507.20.
In main market activity, Barita Investments ended at $8, with 5,300 stock units changing hands, Berger Paints closed with a rise of 65 cents at $18, with 2,943 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.35, with 501,420 units, 
Carreras finished with a loss of 15 cents at $11, in exchange of 214,066 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $34.50, with 152,205 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 9 cents higher at 31 cents, with 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 45,448 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 60 cents higher at $19, with 15,283 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16, with 500 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 11,400 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 50 cents higher at $25, with 17,444 shares, Kingston Wharves settled $1 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $35, with 2,605 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 25 cents higher at $6.05, with 54,958 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 1 cent at $99.99, with 42,656 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1.85 to close at $41.85, with 313 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 89 cents at $10.11, with 1,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 5,000 shares. 
Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 900 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 25 cents higher at $35.50, with 32,440 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading $1.40 higher to close at a record $15.90, with 12,400 shares. Scotia Group finished trading at $53.50, with 13,109 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of $4 at $30, with 1,784 shares. Sterling Investments ended at $11.10, with 1,708 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 44 cents higher at $12, with 10,100 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 232,213 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.75, with 561,023 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 200,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, with 2,814 shares trading.
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 jumps sharply – Monday.”
