Top equities for 2015

While there are yet some hours left in the year 2015, for the first eleven months and 28 days of the year 20 companies dominated the Jamaica Stock Exchange — the world’s fastest growing — in performance. These were as follows:

Main Market Stock                    Year to date change            Closing price Dec 28

Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd          1,094.27%                         $18.75

Pulse Investments                            685.71%                           $2.75

Caribbean Cement Company           646.89%                           $18.00Desnoes & Geddes                           506.06%                          $30.00

Ciboney Group                                  200.00%                          $0.21

Radio Jamaica                                  188.50%                          $3.26

Mayberry Investments Limited          189.47%                          $4.40

Cable and Wireless                           177.08%                          $1.33

Supreme Ventures                            133.00%                          $4.66

Hardware & Lumber                          77.58%                            $14.10

Junior Market stock                                  Year to date change  Closing price Dec 28

Caribbean Cream Limited                                      406.67%                $3.80

Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Limited            302.98%                $ 9.47

AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited          268.42%                $7.00

Lasco Financial Services Limited                           264.29%                $3.57

Honey Bun Limited                                                 257.31%                 $6.11

Lasco Distributors Limited                                      245.52%                 $5.01

Paramount Trading Limited                                    243.51%                $ 9.00

Lasco Manufacturing Limited                                 192.86%                $3.28

Caribbean Producers Jamaica                               125.62%                $4.58

Cargo Handlers Limited                                          134.38%                $38.5