The Main Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange started the week on a negative note with declines in the major indices, even as advancing stocks edged out decliners.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 925.08 points to close at 554,382.32, the JSE Market Index dipped 825.96 points to 504,848.55 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.22 points to close at 137.51.
The market closed with 42 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 12 advancing, 10 declining and 16 changing hands with prices unchanged. Main market activity ended with 38 securities accounting for 9,259,581 units valued at $124,781,798, in contrast to 20,866,388 units valued at $599,807,083 on Friday from 35 securities.
Jamaica Stock Exchange stock dominated trading with 2.9 million units for 31 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm followed with 2.7 million shares for 29 percent of the day’s volume and Sagicor Select Funds was next with 1.8 million shares for 20 percent of traded volume.
The market closed with an average of 243,673 units valued at an average of $3,283,732 for each security traded, in contrast to 162,405 units at $2,587,368 on Friday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 402,202 units valued at $5,897,793 and previously, an average of 429,709 units valued at $6,446,602 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.5, with the Main Market ending at 19.3 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market segment, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 50 cents to close at $38, with an exchange of 2,491 shares, Eppley closed 77 cents higher to end at $14.95 trading 695 units, Grace Kennedy climbed $1 to $66, in transferring 12,980 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 60 cents to settle at $24.40, after swapping 5,463 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.41 to close at $60.50, in swapping 2,929 units, Mayberry Investments rose to $9.84, after gaining 84 cents trading 200 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 94 cents higher at $13.09, with 350 shares changing hands, 
138 Student Living closed 70 cents higher to $4.70, in swapping 21,300 shares. PanJam Investment lost 59 cents to settle at $101.41 after exchanging 6,229 units, Portland JSX closed a $7.90, after dropping $1.10 trading 23,728 stock units, Sagicor Group slumped of $4 to $66 in transferring 82,241 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $2.25 to end at $11 with 76,000 shares crossing the exchange. Scotia Group lost 98 cents to close at $57.01, in exchanging 21,180 shares, Seprod lost 50 cents in swapping 16,589 units, to end at $50 and Sterling Investments closed 45 cents lower to $3, with an exchange of 138,482 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 71,801 units valued at US$19,617, with the market index falling 2.84 points to 211.25. Proven Investments traded 44,986 to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 12,020 shares at 14 US cents, Margaritaville Turks ended at 27 US cents, with 833 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6% preference shares closed at US$1.01, with 1,700 units crossing the exchange.
Sharp drop for Junior Market
MailPac drops 24 cents to close at $1.98 on Monday.
The Junior Market suffered a significant fall on Monday with the market index dropping 66.99 points to close at 3,395.92 points resulting from gains in 11 securities declines in 10 while the prices of 6 remained unchanged.
Junior Market activity, left the market’s average PE at 14.6. Trading ended with 28 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 13,720,939 shares for $30,393,491 compared to 18,043,694 units for $43,397,194 from 28 securities trading on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 490,034 units for $1,085,482 for each stock traded, in contrast to 644,418 units for $1,549,900 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 244,025 shares at $572,282 compared to an average of 194,110 shares at $468,155 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded 5,394 units to finish with a fall of $5.29 at $35.29, AMG Packaging dipped 2 cents in trading 20,760 shares at $2.05, Caribbean Cream gained 15 cents to close at $4.40 with 2.900 stock units crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading lost 13 cents after a transfer of 115,500 shares at $2.50, Dolphin Cove lost 1 cent after exchanging just 236 stocks at $11.10, Elite Diagnostic rose 25 cents to end at $5.75 with the trading a mere 365 units. Express Catering jumped 80 cents to close at $6.30 with an exchange of 34,922 shares, Fontana suffered a sharp 61 cents fall to close at $7.20 in exchanging 66,950 stock units, FosRich traded 12,514 shares and rose 25 cents to end at $5.75. General Accident fell 35 cents to $7.15 while transferring 6,500 shares, Honey Bun closed with a rise of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.05, with 28,055 stock units crossing the exchange, iCreate traded 73,341 shares but rose 2 cents to end at 60 cents. 
Indies Pharma traded 11,122 shares and lost 15 cents in closing at $3.05, Jamaican Teas fell 9 cents in exchanging 21,220 shares to end at $6.06, Jetcon Corporation traded just 581 shares and gained 13 cents to close at $1.93. Lasco Distributors closed with just 100 units changing hands after rising 6 cents to end at $3.56, Lasco Financial lost 2 cents with the trading of 27,926 shares at $4.40, Limners and Bards rose 8 cents with 26,272 shares changing hands at $2.85. Recently listed, MailPac, traded 12,827,913 shares with the price pulling back 24 cents to end at $1.98, Medical Disposables exchanged 13,090 shares after gaining 40 cents to close at $7.50 and Paramount Trading closed at $2 after slipping 5 cents with an exchange of 21,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market slips
The Jamaica Stock Exchange on closed trading on Friday slightly down, after rallying more than four thousand points rally on Thursday even as advancing stocks edged out decliners.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 949.99 points to close at 555,307.40, the JSE Market Index dipped 860.37 points to 505,674.51 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.43 points to close at 138.73.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 12 rising, 10 declining and 16 trading unchanged. Main market activity ended with 34 securities accounting for 5,684,180 units at $90,557,890, in contrast to 20,866,388 units valued at $599,874,907 on Friday from 38 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 2.1 million shares for 38 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.6 million shares and 28 percent and Scotia Group with 492,803 shares and 8.7 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 162,405 units at $2,587,368 for each security traded, in contrast to 563,956 units valued at an average of $16,212,835 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 429,709 units valued at $6,446,602 and previously, an average of 605,631 units valued at $7,371,761for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the primary market ending at 19.1 times, current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments added $1 to close at $72, with 131,692 shares changing hands, Eppley lost 82 cents to end at $14.18 trading 1,000 units, Grace Kennedy dropped 99 cents to $65, in exchanging 54,098 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 75 cents to settle at $25 after 1,767 shares changed hands. JMMB Group rose $1.99 to $47, in transferring 44,915 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $4.09 to $59.09, with 3,550 units traded, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 95 cents lower to $12.15, with 250 shares changing hands. NCB Financial slid $5.45 to $200, in swapping 92,695 stock units, 
Proven Investments added 61 cents to settle at $47.99, with an exchange of 84,032 units, Sagicor Group added 50 cents to end at $70, while transferring 189,674 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.25 to $8.75 after trading 53,416 units, Scotia Group added $1.99 to close at $57.99, in exchanging 492,803 shares. Seprod gained $1.50 with 5,550 units crossing the exchange, to end at $50.50, Supreme Ventures lost 99 cents to end at $25.01, in trading 66,307 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 98 cents to close at $23, with 13,692 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 125,314 units valued at US$37,013, with the market index falling 2.84 points to 211.25. Proven Investments traded 113,491 to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 11,512 shares at 14 US cents and Margaritaville Turks gained 2 cents and ended at 27 US cents with an exchange of 311 shares.
Junior Market slips on Friday
After surging 100.47 points on Thursday, the Junior Market pulled back slightly on Friday with the market index shedding 14.43 points to close at 3,462.91 resulting from gains in 11 securities declines in 10 while the prices of 6 remained unchanged,
Junior Market activity, left the market’s average PE at 15. Trading ended with 28 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 18,013,541 units for $43,397,194 compared to 5,740,254 units for $7,603,716 from 29 securities trading on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 644,418 units for $1,549,900 for each stock traded, in contrast to 197,940 units for an average of $262,197 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1194,110 shares at $468,155 compared to an average of 79,486 shares at $192,801 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded 9,000 units to finish with a gain of $1.52 at $35.29, AMG Packaging gained 2 cents in trading 11,371 shares at $2.07, Blue Power dropped $1.15 to end at $5.85 with 41,251 units crossing the market. Consolidated Bakeries recovered the 35 cents lost on Thursday and adding 5 cents more to close at $1.85 with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading gained just 1 cent after a transfer of 165,500 shares at $2.63, Everything Fresh gained 6 cents after exchanging 46,980 shares at $1.09, GWest fell 1 cent to end at $1.05 with 7,232 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun closed with a rise of 1 cent at $8, with 28,055 stock units crossing the exchange, create traded 316,100 shares but rose 3 cents to end at 58 cents. Iron Rock Insurance ended with 200 shares crossing the exchange and rose 55 cents and close at $4, Lasco Distributors closed trading of 100,000 units and lost 4 cents to end at $3.50,
Limners and Bards lost 3 cents with 8,328 shares changing hands at $2.77. Recently listed, MailPac traded 16,845,367 shares, with the price rising 5 cents to end at a new closing high of $2.22 after trading at an intraday high of $2.60. Main Event rose 15 cents to close at $6.15 after trading 47,320 units, Medical Disposables exchanged 11,910 shares after dropping 90 cents to close at $7.10, Paramount Trading closed at $2.05 after slipping 9 cents with an exchange of 5,000 shares. SSL Venture Capital, to be renamed Boost Venture, traded 3,500 shares and rose 30 cents close at $1.45, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 50 cents in trading 42,176 units at $11 and tTech traded 806 and lost 15 cents to close at $5.35.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market jumps
Trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the major market indices jumping sharply as advancing stocks had the upper hand over declining ones.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 4,438.41 points to close at 556,256.89, the JSE Market Index climbed 4,050.98 points to 506,534.88 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.68 points to close at 138.30.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 21 advancing, 8 declining and 11 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 20,866,388 units valued at $599,874,907 in contrast to 17,575,871 units valued at $314,642,943 on Wednesday from 40 securities.
JMMB Group dominated trading with 11.1 million shares valued at $500 million for 53 percent of the day’s trade, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 5.5 million shares and 26 percent and QWI Investments with 945,356 shares and 4.5 percent of the day’s volume.
he market closed with an average of 563,956 units valued at an average of $16,212,835 for each security changing hands, in contrast to 462,523 units valued at an average of $8,280,077 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 605,631 units valued at $7,371,761 and previously, an average of 619,777 units valued at $4,370,662 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the primary market ending at 19.1 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments gained 45 cents to close at $71 while trading 438,561 shares, Berger Paints closed 40 cents higher at $17, with 6,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement fell by 50 cents to $77, in swapping 25,468 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 90 cents to end at $37.50, with 100 shares crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy gained 99 cents to end at $65.99, in transferring 33,872 shares. Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to $38, after swapping 7,377 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange added 89 cents to settle at $27.99 after trading 255,064 units, JMMB Group slumped to $45.01, after losing $2.99 while exchanging 11,092,457 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed to $55, with a gain of $1.95 in transferring 771 units. Mayberry Investments closed 30 cents higher to $9, with 10,996 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed $1.45 to end at $205.45, in swapping 23,453 shares, Proven Investments closed $1.38 higher to $47.38, with an exchange of 22,116 units, Pulse Investments gained 44 cents to settle at $4.74, with 24,000 units changing hands. 
Sagicor Group climbed $2.50 to $69.50, in transferring 30,005 shares, Scotia Group closed $1.80 higher at $56, in exchanging 30,005 shares, Stanley Motta rose 90 cents to end at $5.90 after exchanging just 200 shares. Supreme Ventures closed at $26 after gaining 99 cents and trading of 11,752 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 31 cents to close at $8.59 in exchanging 210,710 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% share added 38 cents to end at $1.98 in trading just 100 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 8,385 units valued at US$2,683, with the market index advancing 6.87 points to close at 214.09. Proven Investments, the sole trade and closed unchanged at 32 US cents.
Sharp jump for Junior Market
Junior Market makes big breakthrough resistance and seems to be heading higher.
At the close of the Junior Market on Thursday, the market index surged 100.47 points to close at 3,477.34, resulting from gains in 12 securities and eight declines while the prices of 9 remained unchanged, leaving the market’s average PE at 14.3.
Junior Market activity, ended with 29 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 5,740,254 units for $7,603,716 compared to 1,154,175 units for $4,201,370 from 30 securities trading on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 197,940 units for an average of $262,197 in contrast to 38,473 units for an average of $140,046 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 79,486 shares at $192,801 compared to an average of 37,077 shares at $167,956 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded 9,000 units to finish with a gain of $3.67 at $33.77, AMG Packaging lost 1 cent with 13,000 shares changing hands at $2.05, Blue Power rose 9 cents to end at $7 with 3,838 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream lost 15 cents in ending at $4.25, by swapping 22,651 shares. Caribbean Flavours, traded 100 shares, but lost 64 cents in closing at $15, Caribbean Producers added just 1 cent to close at $4.80 with an exchange of 12,000 shares, Consolidated Bakeries lost 35 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.45 with 839,5000 shares crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic gained 20 cents after a transfer of 8,590 shares at $5.50. Everything Fresh dipped 19 cents after exchanging 90,368 shares at $1.03, Fontana gained 5 cents and closed trading of 93,258 units, to end at $7.85. FosRich jumped $1.89 to end at $5.50 while exchanging 8,590 shares, Honey Bun closed with a rise of 39 cents at $7.99, with 37,205 stock units crossing the exchange, iCreate traded 725,100 shares but fell 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 55 cents. Indies Pharma traded 2,814 shares and rose 15 cents and close at $3.20, Jamaican Teas traded 3,077 shares after declining by 5 cents to end at $6.15, Knutsford Express climbed 90 cents in exchanging 1,330 shares at $11. Lasco Distributors closed trading of 7,700 units and lost 16 cents to end at $3.54, 
Lasco Financial gained just 1 cent to close at $4.42 with 17,200 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 2 cents with 32,050 shares changing hands at $2.80. Recently listed, MailPac traded 3,596,138 shares with the price jumped 85 cents to close at a new high of $2.17. The stock has more than doubled the IPO price of $1; it went to the market in November. Medical Disposables traded 2,536 shares after rising 51 cents to close at $8, SSL Venture Capital, to be renamed Boost Venture traded 70,850 shares but fell 35 cents close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.15 and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 50 cents in trading 96 units at $11.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market slips
Junior Market activities ended on Wednesday with 30 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,154,175 units for $4,201,370 compared to 1,065,830 units valued at $4,608,133 from 25 securities trading on Tuesday.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 1.18 points to close at 3,376.87, resulting from gains in 6 securities and declines in 13 while the prices of 11 remained unchanged, leaving the market’s average PE to 13.9.
Trading ended with an average of 38,473 units for an average of $140,046 in contrast to 42,633 units for an average of $184,325 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 37,077 shares at $167,956 compared to an average of 36,256 units at $184,373 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security exchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded just 150 units to finish with a gain of 10 cents at $30.10, Blue Power lost 4 cents to end at $6.91 with 12,804 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers closed with a rise of 55 cents at $10, in swapping of 7,893 shares. Caribbean Producers added just 1 cent to close at $4.81 with an exchange of 1,162 shares, Elite Diagnostic shed 15 cents after 57,675 shares changed hands at $5.30, Express Catering gained 17 cents after exchanging 51,680 shares at $6.32, Fontana closed trading of 93,858 units, but lost 2 cents to end at $7.80. FosRich dropped $1.24 to end at $3.61 while exchanging 25,042 shares, General Accident lost 19 cents in trading 2,000 stock units at $7.50, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 10 cents at $7.60, with 23,290 stock units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma traded 78,735 shares and fell 5 cents and close at $3.05. 
Investors transferred 30,200 shares of Jetcon Corporation after falling 15 cents to end at $1.80, Knutsford Express lost 90 cents in trading 1,500 stock units at $10.10,Lasco Distributors closed trading with 88,435 units and gained 20 cents to end at $3.70. Limners and Bardslost 7 cents with 36,899 shares changing hands at $2.82, newly listed MailPac traded 49,373 shares and rose 32 cents to close at a new high of $1.32.Main Eventlost 20 cents to close at $6 after 36,234 shares crossed the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 55 cents in trading 36,550 units at $11 and tTechfell 50 cents in transferring 50 stock units at $5.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market drops
The primary market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed almost three times the value trading as on Tuesday but the indices slipped at the close.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,461.90 points to close at 551,818.48, the JSE Market Index lost 1,305.26 points to 502,483.90 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.70 points to close at 137.62.
The market closed with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 15 advancing, 15 declining and 10 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 38 securities accounting for 17,575,871 units valued at $314,642,943, in contrast to 35,992,474 units valued at $119,732,182 on Tuesday from 35 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 6.1 million shares for 34.5 percent of the day’s trade, followed Carreras with 3.5 million units and 19.7 percent of traded volume and JMMB Group with 2.1 million shares and 11.7 percent of the total volume.
The market closed with an average of 462,523 units valued at an average of $8,280,077 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,028,356 units valued at an average of $3,420,919 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 619,777 units valued at $4,370,662 and previously, an average of 703,941 units valued at $2,278,299 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.2 with the main market ending at 18.9 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments lost 45 cents to settle at $70.55, with 791,907 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement dipped $1.50 to $77.50 while trading 2,230 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 60 cents to end at $36.60, in exchanging 1,151 stock units, Grace Kennedy closed 98 cents lower at $65, in transferring 436,306 units. Jamaica Broilers slumped to $36, after losing $2 with 143,324 shares crossing the exchange, JMMB Group gained $1 to end at $48, after exchanging 2,054,039 stock units, Kingston Wharves dived to $53.05, after losing $7.45 while trading 2,800 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose by $1.31 to close at $13, with 43,087 units changing hands. 
NCB Financial Group climbed $3.97 to $204, in swapping 127,891 shares, Portland JSX gained 98 cents to end at $9 and trading 54,422 stock units, Proven Investments closed $1.95 lower at $46, with an exchange of 20,043 units, Sagicor Group gained $1 in transferring 69,489 shares to close at $67. Salada Foods lost $1.39 swapping 1,120 units to settle at $30, Scotia Group closed 80 cents lower at $54.20, in exchanging 333,238 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 99 cents trading 340,580 stock units to settle at $25.01. Victoria Mutual Investments gained 38 cents to close at $8.90, after exchanging 39,749 shares and Wisynco Group climbed 70 cents to end at $24, with 915,085 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 423,162 units valued at US$129,633 with the market index losing 6.87 points to close at 207.22. Proven Investments closed at 32 US cents, after trading 420,126 shares and JMMB Group 6% preference share ended at US$1.01 while exchanging 3,036 shares.
Trading picks up for JSE Main Market
Trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market rose on Tuesday 35 securities accounting for 35,982,542 units valued at $119,732,182, in contrast to 13,987,345 units valued at $42,027,052 on Monday from 36 securities.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 16 stocks advancing, 9 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 473.92 points to close at 553,280.38, the JSE Market Index lost 372.64 points to 503,789.16 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.21 points to close at 136.92.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 27.7 million shares for 77 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Fund followed with 5 million units and 14 percent of volume and Supreme Ventures chipped in with 1 million shares and 2.8 percent of the day trades.
The market closed with an average of 1,028,356 units valued at an average of $3,420,919 for each security traded, in contrast to 388,537 units valued $1,167,418 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 703,941 units valued at $2,278,299. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 23 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.2, with the Main Market ending at 18.9 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $71 in trading 1,666 shares. Grace Kennedy closed 98 cents higher to $65.98, with 6,322 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to $38, in transferring 426,784 shares, JMMB Group exchanged 394,116 shares ended at $47, after gaining 70 cents.
Mayberry Investments rose 50 cents to settle at $8.70, with 1,021 units traded, NCB Financial Group dived $4.97 to $200.03, after swapping 44,995 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1 to settle $55, in exchanging 3,944 shares, Seprod closed at $49, after losing $1.55 and trading 22,835 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments closed 73 cents higher at $23.73 in trading 14,192 units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 38 cents to close at $8.52, after exchanging 146,429 shares and Wisynco Group lost 66 cents in trading 93,349 stock units at $23.30.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 65,901 units valued at US$4,888, with the market index gaining 0.68 points to close at 214.09. Proven Investments closed at 32 US cents, trading 9,101 shares, Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with 49,800 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 7,000 shares at 14 US cents.
Junior Market index drops
Junior Market activity ended on Tuesday with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,065,830 units valued at $4,608,133 compared to 783,241 units at $4,794,911 from 26 securities trading on Monday.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 33.54 points to close at 3,378.05, resulting from gains in 9 securities and declines in 10 while the prices of 7 remained unchanged and moving the market’s average PE to 12.6.
Trading ended with an average of 42,633 units for an average of $184,325 in contrast to 30,125 units for an average of $184,420 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 36,256 shares at $184,373 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging traded 5,443 units to finish with a loss of 1 cent at $2.06, Blue Power rose 5 cents to end at $6.95 with 17,769 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove closed with a rise of just 1 cent at $11.11, in swapping of 589 shares. Elite Diagnostic added 5 cents and exchanged 1,090 shares at $5.45, Everything Fresh traded 6,000 units and rose 12 cents to close at $$1.22, Express Catering gained 15 cents after exchanging 10,629 shares at $6.15. Fontana closed trading of 205,925 units and rose 32 cents to end at $7.82, FosRich lost 5 cents and ended with 10,340 shares trading, to end at $4.85. Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.70, with 116,987 stock units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma traded 13,170 shares and fell 25 cents and close at $3.10.
Jetcon Corporation transferred just 15 shares after rising 15 cents to end at $1.95, Lasco Distributors closed trading of 17,427 units and shed 40 cents to end at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 97,354 shares, after declining 22 cents to end at $5, Limners and Bards lost 6 cents and traded 88,879 shares at $2.89. Main Event exchanged 758 shares after rising 20 cents to close at $6.20, Paramount Trading rose 16 cents in transferring 3,000 stock units at $2.14 and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 55 cents in trading of 8,250 units at $11.55.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
