Big jump in JSE Main Market trading

Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded climbing 166 percent, with the value surging 671 percent above that on Tuesday, with 55 securities trading compared to 59 on Tuesday, with 20 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.
A total of 38,832,617 shares were exchanged for $938,675,238 compared to 14,621,118 units at $121,702,731 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 706,048 units at $17,066,823, versus 247,816 shares at $2,062,758 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 738,534 units at $5,975,621, compared to 740,045 units at $5,459,970 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 173,643 units at $1,683,017.
JMMB Group led trading with 8.48 million shares for 21.8 percent of total volume followed by Sygnus Credit Investments with 5.14 million units for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras chipped in with 4.99 million units for 12.8 percent of market share. Mayberry Jamaican Equities exchanged 3.92 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Group controlled 1.96 million units and held 5 percent of the market and Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.83 million units for 4.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 146.95 points to 408,382.25, the JSE Main Index dipped 474.78 points to 359,294.69 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.27 points to settle at 85.25.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com’s for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained 50 cents to close at $64 with an exchange of 1,332,083 shares, First Rock Real Estate rose 90 cents to end at $12.40 in closing with 57,867 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy rallied $1.05 to $95 in switching ownership of 82,683 stocks. Guardian Holdings dipped $14 in closing at $516, with 2,087 units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 45 cents to $18.35 in trading 14,540 units, JMMB Group lost $1.15 to end at $41.35 trading 8,484,230 stock units. Kingston Properties popped 69 cents in ending at $7.70 after exchanging 395,688 stocks, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.30 to $37.70 as investors exchanged 27,305 shares, Margaritaville declined 54 cents to close at $26 while exchanging 1,735 shares. Massy Holdings advanced 84 cents to $86.98 in an exchange of 1,150 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell $1.01 to end at $13.01, with 3,919,489 stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased 50 cents to $85 after a transfer of 6 stock units. NCB Financial advanced $1.10 to close at $93.90, with 749,008 units crossing the exchange, Portland JSX shed $1.84 in closing at $8.20, with 9,100 stock units clearing the market, Proven Investments dropped $2.80 to $30 with the swapping of 5,692 stocks. Sagicor Group gained $3 to close at $54 after exchanging 1,958,783 shares and Supreme Ventures dipped $1.38 in closing at $28.52, with 227,689 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share increased $10.70 to end at $117.70 in exchanging 51 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.