20 Main Market winners and losers

Winner and losing stocks shared the spotlight on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with 20 stocks each following trading in 56securities compared with 58 on Thursday. Trading resulted in prices of 16 stocks ending unchanged after a 74 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded and a 23 percent rise in the value compared to Thursday.
The market closed with 10,938,538 shares trading for $31,392,756, up from 6,279,937 units at $25,513,093 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 195,331 shares at $560,585 compared to 108,275 units at $439,881 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 382,589 units at $4,052,684 down from 427,212 units at $4,884,843 on the previous day and July with an average of 602,415 units at $5,405,031.
Pulse Investments led trading with 5.95 million shares for 54.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.37 million stocks for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.02 million units for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 206.89 points to end at 350,796.43, the JSE Main Index popped 1,268.92 points to conclude trading at 309,959.00 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.02 points to finish at 64.87.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden rose $6.87 to end at $38.98 with 69 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement advanced 50 cents in closing at $64.50 in an exchange of 437 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell 31 cents to $35.70 with 12,571 shares changing hands. General Accident popped 94 cents and ended at $7.29 with 8,651 stock units passing through the market, GraceKennedy slipped 35 cents to finish at $73.10 with an exchange of 18,810 shares, Guardian Holdings shed $8 to close at $340 with 68 stock units crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers rallied 35 cents to $33.50 after an exchange of 9,032 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 92 cents to close at $10.98 with investors swapping 18,407 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 75 cents to end at $22.25 in switching ownership of 54,389 units. Massy Holdings climbed 90 cents in closing at $78.90 after a transfer of 972 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 51 cents to finish at $9.51 and closed with an exchange of 400 shares, Portland JSX rose 65 cents and ended at $10.80 with 4,316 stock units clearing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank $1.31 to $8.15 after an exchange of 40,711 shares, Scotia Group climbed $2.15 to close at $45.15 with a transfer of 48,666 stocks, Seprod slipped 93 cents to finish at $82.25 as investors exchanged 3,377 units and Wisynco Group lost 40 cents and ended at $20 in trading 72,139 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $1 in closing at $2,699, with 5 shares crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference shares jumped $21.34 to end at $199.84 with investors trading 14 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $2.90 in closing at $107.90 in an exchange of 1,153 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.