Berger Paints price jumped $2.45 on Thursday
When trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 954.19 points to 303,596.51 and the JSE Index declined by 869.38 points to 276,610.75 as the prices of 9 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 4 traded firm resulting in 714,979 units valued at $14,275,297 trading.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.45 higher to $17, with 2,243 shares, an indication that selling at lower levels is limited. Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 19,950 shares, Carreras traded with a loss of 10 cents at $10.50, with 54,125 units, Grace Kennedy closed $1 higher at $43, with 24,781 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 54 cents higher at $17.70, with 1,864 stock units. 
Jamaica Producers concluded trading 90 cents higher at $15.10, with 10,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, with 3,000 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $1 at $24, with 48,960 shares, Kingston Wharves traded 20 cents higher at $32.70, with 11,539 units. NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of $1.65 at $92.25, as 66,022 shares traded, Portland JSX finished 20 cents higher at $8.50, with 1,929 shares, Pulse Investments settled 30 cents higher at $1.75, with 61,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading at $1, with 2,316 stock units. Sagicor Group traded at $38, with 28,366 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund 
finished trading at $14.50, with 10,279 shares, Salada Foods closed 69 cents higher at $9.50, with 60,000 shares, Scotia Group ended 20 cents higher at $53, with 18,587 stock units. Seprod finished at $30, with 25,000 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $10, with 101,330 stock units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.90, with 6,837 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.15, with 156,851 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
For more details of market activities see report “JSE main market falls back – Thursday.”
At the close of market activities, on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 5 declined and 6 remained unchanged leading to a rise in the Junior Market Index by 21.05 points to 2,657.19. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4.65, with 206,042 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 20 cents higher at $3.70, with 18,900 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 57 cents at $5.09, with 3,083 units, Medical Disposables finished 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 14,200 shares. Paramount Trading settled with a gain of 7 cents at $3.07, with 3,000 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 70,194 stock units, tTech finished trading 50 cents higher at $6, with 27,919 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50, with 15,000 stock units.
The prices of 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 6 traded firm in trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday as trading concluded with 24 securities trading, leading to 9,894,407 units valued at $132,996,713 changing hands. 
Carreras fell 39 cents to $10.60, with 34,465 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of $1 at $42, as 624,979 shares changed hands, Jamaica Broilers ended 15 cents higher at $17.16, with 1,270,187 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading 20 cents higher at $14.20, with 459 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished 10 cents higher at $7, with 34,700 shares, JMMB Group settled at $25, with 11,454 shares, Mayberry Investments finished trading at $5, with 117,316 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $1.40 higher at $93.90, with 51,016 shares trading. 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.15, with 30,511 stock units, 138 Student Living closed at $6, with 2,900 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading 50 cents higher at $42.50, with 4,808 units, Portland JSX finished with a loss of 20 cents at $8.30, with 9,200 shares, Pulse Investments settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.45, with 200 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $1, with 100,723 stock units. 
Sagicor Group traded at $38, with 23,114 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 20 cents higher at $14.50, with 18,752 shares, Scotia Group ended 30 cents higher at $52.80, with 16,186 stock units, Seprod concluded trading 50 cents higher at $30, with 200 units. Sterling Investments finished at $12, with 2,500 shares and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 49 cents at $10.01, with 7,426,588 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.90, with 48,226 stock units changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 41 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $3.99, with 217,007 shares changing hands, after it traded at an intraday low of $3.77, Lasco Financial closed at $4.90, with 9,895 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $3.50, with 5,200 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $5.66, with 9,961 units. Medical Disposables finished at $4.95, with 204,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 9 cents at $3, with 100 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5, with 233,150 stock units changing hands.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recorded declines in the market indices in trading on Tuesday 7 advanced, 7 declined and 8 traded firm with 2,992,590 units valued at $57,473,157 compared to 5,044,996 units valued at $75,889,380 on Monday.
the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on with 22 securities changing hands versus 26 on Monday as 7 securities advanced, 7 declined and 8 traded firm. 
Pulse Investments settled at $1.50, with 50,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading 4 cents higher at $1.09, with 10,500 stock units, Sagicor Group traded $1.20 higher to $38, with 12,466 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $14.30, with 200 shares, Scotia Group ended with a gain of $1.50 at $52.50, with 11,209 stock units, Seprod concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $29.50, with 20,800 units, Sterling Investments finished at $12, with 50,000 shares and Supreme Ventures settled 50 cents higher at $10.50, with 54,757 shares.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 17 securities changing hands with the market Index falling 19.92 points to close at 2,705.15 as the prices of 2 securities advanced, 9 declined and 6 remained unchanged. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas traded with a loss of 20 cents at $3.70, with 9,400 units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation fell 20 cents to $4.30, with 44,600 shares, Key Insurance ended with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, with 1,000 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled 5 cents higher at $4.40, with 16,400 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, with 779,068 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $3.50, with 2,000 units changing hands. Medical Disposables finished trading at $4.95, with 19,995 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $5, with 181,313 stock units and tTech finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 3,500 shares.
Trading on the Junior Market on Monday saw the Index advancing 36.34 points to close at 2,725.07 to break the losing streak of last week 22 securities changing hands resulting in the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged. 
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a jump of $6.30 to end at $40.30, with 2,000 shares trading, AMG Packaging fell 9 cents to $2.90, with 12,202 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $36.95, with 1,124 units, Caribbean Cream finished 1 cent higher at $5.50, with 11,500 shares, Caribbean Flavours settled at $11, with 22,805 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 14,000 units at $4.20. Consolidated Bakeries finished 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 7,000 shares, Express Catering ended 1 cent higher at $4.01, with 173,916 stock units, Eppley concluded trading at $10, with 1,600 units, General Accident finished 20 cents higher at $2.70, with 135,510 shares, Honey Bun settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.85, with 1,000 shares. Jamaican Teas traded 10 cents higher at $3.90, with 20,000 units, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 15 cents higher at $4.50, with 21,500 shares, Key Insurance ended with a loss of 19 cents at $3.80, with 1,052,631 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.35, with 161,720 shares, 
Lasco Financial ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5, with 280,086 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $3.50, with 76,003 units, Medical Disposables finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.95, with 1,722 shares. Paramount Trading concluded trading at $3.09, with 3,550,825 units, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $5, with 41,723 stock units and tTech finished trading with a loss of $1 at $6, with 5,000 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading preference shares ended with 9,798 units changing hands with a gain of 15 cent at $2.15.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,541.93 points to close at 303,901.44 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,404.87 points to close at 276,888.58 even as advancing stocks outnumbered decliners. 