Fall for the JSE Main Market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market activity ended on Monday with more stocks declining than rising and leading to sizable decline in the primary market indices after the volume of stocks traded declined 18 percent and after 62 percent more funds passed through the exchange than on Friday, as 59 securities traded compared to 58 on Friday, with 15 rising, 25 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,633,077 shares were exchanged for $47,384,697 versus 6,909,965 units at $29,190,379 on Friday.
Trading averages 95,476 units at $803,130, versus 119,137 shares at $503,282 on Friday and month to date, an average of 155,272 units at $1,449,146 compared with 159,682 units at $1,496,790 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.87 million shares for 33.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 776,390 units for 13.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 458,952 units for 8.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 3,122.55 points to 401,361.75, the JSE Main Index shed 2,003.28 points to  351,425.37 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.54 points to close at 84.56.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost $6.47 to end at $96 with 16,132 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement declined 65 cents to $58.10 in exchanging 4,823 stock units, Eppley shed $1.70 after ending at $38 with a transfer of 7,618 units. GraceKennedy dipped $1 in closing at $88.50 with 64,175 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 84 cents to close at $15.15 after trading 12,777 stock units, Key Insurance fell 54 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.10 in an exchange of 920 stocks. Mayberry Investments advanced 60 cents to $8 with 68,331 units crossing the market, NCB Financial dropped $2.23 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $86.50 in transferring 221,710 shares, Palace Amusement rallied $10 to close at $840 in switching ownership of four shares. Proven Investments popped $1.54 to $32.09 while exchanging 8,618 stocks, Scotia Group rose $1.41 to close at $36.81 with 3,234 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta declined 43 cents to end at $4.57 in an exchange of 100 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.31 in closing at $9 with investors dealing in 350 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share climbed $5.55 to $23.40 with the swapping of one stock unit, 138 Student Living preference share increased $3.50 to $63.50 in transferring 63 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share gained $33 in closing at $140 with an exchange of 243 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.