Cargo Handlers hit a new high of $75.05 on Friday while 11 m of its shares valued at $950 million traded. .
The junior market closed with 2 new all-time highs on Friday with one closing at a 52 weeks’ low. Trading ended as 9 stocks rose while 6 declined, with the market index rising 10.49 points, to close at 2,250.28.
The 3 stocks trading at new highs on Friday are Cargo Handlers and Jetcon Corporation while Sweet River closed at a 52 weeks’ low. At the end of trading 2 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial Services traded 1,143 units but fell 25 cents to end at $16, AMG Packaging closed at $13.12 with 597,293 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed with 813,386 units changing hands but gained 1 cent to $6.01, Caribbean Cream had,2,000 shares changing hands, to close at $7.35. Consolidated Bakeries traded 200,000 units to end at $2.45, General Accident gained 2 cents, in trading 745,396 units to close at $2.21, Honey Bun had 16,209 shares changing hands, to close with a loss of 10 cents at $5.50, Jamaican Teas traded 23,496 units and gained 5 cents to close at $3.85. Jetcon Corporation traded 30,000 shares and gained 10 cents to close at a new high of $3.20, KLE Group ended at $1.40 with 24,000 shares changing hands, after rising 10 cents, 
Knutsford Express climbed $2 with 144,537 units changing hands to end at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 8,392,560 shares changing hands but fell 1 cent to land at $7. Lasco Financial gained 8 cents while trading 11,721 units to close at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.96 with 8,634,913 shares trading, after rising 15 cents, Medical Disposables traded 28,150, shares and fell 25 cents to close at $3.25, Paramount Trading ended with 78,663 shares changing hands at $14.50, Sweet River Abattoir with 4,664,000 units traded lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.84 and tTech climbed 15 cents and ended at $4 with 42,965 units changing hands.
Other stocks crossed by VMW are CAC 2000 with 813,386 units at $6.01, JMMB Group with 9,170,806 units at $9.88, Portland JSX 10,000,000 units at $11.49 and Sagicor Group with 6,513,985 units at $21.97 and Sweet River Abattoir with 4,664,000 units at $3.84. Sterling Investments 2,668,905 units at $13.01, Others stocks crossed by VMW include Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share with 99,931 units at $1,247, Lasco Distributors 8,055,942 at $7.02, Lasco Manufacturing 7,592,810 shares at $4.94, Scotia Group with 8,528,008 units at $31.70 and Scotia Investments with 1,025,875 shares at $26.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded only 29 units to end at $62, First Citizens traded 4,328 units at $35, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.65 with 13,717 shares trading, 
Authorized dealers added $6 million to their stockpile of foreign exchange on Thursday, moving the net purchases since the end of June, to just above US$183 million by Jamaica’s foreign exchange dealers. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 25 cents to end at $96.16, with dealers buying C$1,276,184 and selling C$953,348 at an average rate that slipped 26 cents to $98.14. The average rate for buying the British Pound rose 13 cents to $162.52 for the purchase of £1,784,815, while £631,596 was sold with the rate falling by 17 cents to end at $164.92.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Thursday, include a rise of $19.51 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar to $123, a fall of $1 in the highest buying rate of Canadian Dollar to close at $99.50, a dropped of $2 in the lowest selling rate to end at $90. Trading in the British Pound resulted in a rise of $1.50 in the highest buying rate to $167.10 and the lowest selling rate fell 60 cents to close of $158.
The JSE Market Index jumped 865.34 points to end at 162,560.77, the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 967.74 points to close at 180,834.09 and the JSE combined index surged 898.41 points, to end at 173,767.56.
National Commercial Bank had 179,619 units changing hands, to close at $41 after falling by $1.Pan Jamaican Investments shed 20 cents to close at $25 after trading 12,977 shares,Portland JSX traded 462,413 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $11.50, Pulse Investments traded 25,000 shares to close at $3.86, Radio Jamaica lost 4 cents in trading 292,253 shares to end at $1.66, Sagicor Group shed $1 with 1,027,275 shares changing hands at $21. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 350,000 shares and climbed 25 cents to close at $10.25, Scotia Group dropped $2.43 while trading 4,815 shares to end at $30, Seprod gained 10 cents to close at $19 with 320,579 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures gained 29 cents and ended at $4.99, with 393,464 units changing hands and Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% preference share, traded 324,092 units at $2.09.
At the close, 
in a moderate trading session with 6 stocks gaining versus 7 that fell. 
A total of US$42,609,761 was sold versus US$35,570,768 on Tuesday, with the selling rate rising 9 cents to end at $127.12. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose $1.15 to end at $96.41, with dealers buying C$1,640,529 and selling C$980,057 at an average rate that slipped 4 cents to $98.40. The average rate for buying the British Pound jumped $2.18 to $162.39 for the purchase of £1,307,986, while £745,124 was sold to end at $165.09, for a rise of $1.07.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, include a rise of $2.30 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to close at $100.50, a jump of $2 in the lowest selling rate to end at $92. Trading in the British Pound resulted in a drop of 80 cents in the highest buying rate to $165.60, the highest selling rate jumped $4.12 to close at $172.80 and lowest selling rate fell 40 cents to close of $158.60.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund lost 5 cents to end at $22.65 with 8,400 shares trading, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 56,503 shares being traded for $392,181, lost 4 cents, to close at $6.94 and One Caribbean Media lost 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.80 with 3,100 units changing hands.
Composite Index surged 1,390.50 points to close at 179,666.35 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,075.20 points, to end at 172,869.15.
Jamaica Broilers traded with the price unchanged with 170,389 shares to end at $14.51. Jamaica Producers rose 20 cents to close at $8.20 with 496,696 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 2,600 units changing hands to close at $21.50, JMMB Group traded 17,438 units to end at $9.87. Kingston Wharves traded 1,000 shares to close at $16 after rising 45 cents, 
