The Jamaican stock market is in consolidation mode as quarterly earnings season just started with Supreme Ventures releasing nine months results on Thursday and Caribbean Cement expected shortly, leaving investors waiting for confirmation of corporate performance ahead of any more major movement in stocks and leaving the volume of shares trading slipping marginally, but with 36 percent higher value than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 62.66 points to 443,700.01, the JSE Main Index rose 802.24 points to 403,206.07 as Guardian Holding price jumped sharply and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to end at 97.45.
Trading ended with 50 securities, compared to 53 on Wednesday, with 20 stocks rising, 18 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratios in the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending between now and July 2022.
Trading ended with 10,649,478 shares changing hands for $80,317,054 versus 10,819,493 units at $58,904,046 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 44.3 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.72 million shares, followed by Ciboney Group 16.5 percent with 1.75 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.7 percent after trading 715,998 units.
Trading averages 212,990 units at $1,606,341, compared to 204,141 shares at $1,111,397 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 235,838 units at $2,648,677, compared to 237,543 units at $2,726,463 on Wednesday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
In trading, Caribbean Producers popped 32 cents to $6.82 with an exchange of 101,634 units, Carreras gained 22 cents to close at $8.22 in trading 27,017 stock units. GraceKennedy jumped $1.15 to $101 in switching ownership of 420,256 stocks, Guardian Holdings surged $33 to $573 after 124 units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rallied 40 cents to $30.40 with 8,753 shares changing hands. JMMB Group dipped 50 cents to close at $37.50 in trading 52,413 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost 20 cents after ending at $43.15 in exchanging 6,905 units, Mayberry Investments shed 49 cents to $5.50 in swapping of 21,500 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities spiked 25 cents to $9 with an exchange of 257,083 shares, NCB Financial popped 20 cents to $126 with a transfer of 8,988 stock units, 138 Student Living rose 45 cents to end at $5 after switching ownership of 39 shares, Palace Amusement popped $74 in closing at $1,024 with the swapping of 447 units. 
PanJam Investment gained 75 cents to close at $63.25 with 10,917 stocks crossing the market, Pulse Investments lost 27 cents after ending at $4 in an exchange of 47,950 units, Seprod declined $3.08 to $60.90 after 9,342 shares cleared the market and Sterling Investments lost 20 cents to settle at $2.80 with 160,000 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25 preference share dropped $2.90 to $20 in an exchange of 2,000 stocks and Eppley 7.50% preference share spiked 75 cents to $8.25 in transferring five units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.