Stocks mostly fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, following a decline in the volume of stocks traded by 38 percent but with a 17 percent rise in the value compared to trading on Tuesday. 
Trading occurred in 54 securities down from 57 on Tuesday, with five rising, 23 declining and 26 left unchanged.
A mere 4,421,900 shares were traded for $47,368,868 versus 7,123,490 units at $40,413,642 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 81,887 shares at $877,201 compared to 124,974 shares at $709,011 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 192,182 units at $927,546 compared with 218,420 units at $939,523 on the previous day. Trading in May closed with an average of 226,361 units at $1,362,447.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.21 million shares for 27.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 737,468 units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and Key Insurance with 508,355 units for 11.5 percent market share. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 2,652.86 points to end trading at 368,523.48, the JSE Main Index shed 2,552.97 points to close at 333,631.41 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.41 points to 74.64.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $4.64 and ended at $51.14 with a transfer of 91,386 shares, Caribbean Producers lost 30 cents in closing at $9.70, with 34,881 units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1.50 to end at $38.52 with shareholders swapping 270 stock units. 
First Rock Real Estate gained 76 cents to close at $10.77 after 1,100 shares were traded. GraceKennedy shed 90 cents in closing at $78, with 15,828 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell $4 to $471 in switching ownership of 20 shares. JMMB Group increased 40 cents to close at $29.90, with 11,388 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dropped 88 cents and ended at $29.12 in an exchange of 6,121 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 34 cents to $10.86 with 62 units clearing the market. NCB Financial declined 50 cents in closing at $69.50 after 217,592 stock units were traded, Pan Jamaica Group lost $1.94 to close at $50.06 with an exchange of 2,889 shares, Sagicor Group shed $1.49 and ended at $48.51 while exchanging 58,698 stocks and Seprod fell $3.50 to end at $70 after exchanging 20,755 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% preference share rallied $11.88 in closing at $78.60 with investors transferring 238 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks dominate JSE Main Market
June 7, 2023 by IC Insider.com
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