Wigton Energy and Transjamaican Highway controlled nearly three quarter of the shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, following sluggish trading on Wednesday. At the close of market activity, the volume of stocks traded plunged 72 percent and the value dived 58 percent compared to market activity on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 63 securities down from 64 on Tuesday, with prices of 20 rising, 30 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with just 13,978,119 shares trading for $108,261,883, falling steeply from 49,520,117 stock units at $256,704,799 on Tuesday.
Trading ends after an average of 221,875 shares with a value of $1,718,443, a steep drop from 773,752 stock units worth $4,011,012 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, an average of 249,478 units at $2,186,583 compared with 251,191 shares at $2,215,640 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Wigton Energy led trading with 5.41 million shares for 38.7 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.61 million units for 33 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 721,516 stocks for 5.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 4,752.39 points to settle at 400,570.12, the JSE Main Index slipped 3,746.53 points to wrap-up trading at 339,191.54 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.21 points to end at 63.84. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the closing of the Main Market, Caribbean Producers advanced 63 cents to end at $5.78 with a transfer of 39,447 shares, Eppley dropped 60 cents to $35.35 with 1,200 stock units passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.86 and ended at $45 after an exchange of 319 shares. General Accident skidded 86 cents in closing at $7.84, following trading of 12,375 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank $24 to $320 with 3,000 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers popped 73 cents to finish at $15.35 with investors trading 19,038 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 43 cents to $10.17 in an exchange of 82,307 units, Kingston Wharves increased 60 cents to $37.50 with 8,291 shares crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 79 cents in closing at $6.79 as investors exchanged 1,653 stock units. 
NCB Financial rose $1.05 to finish at $53 with 370,481 shares clearing the market, Pan Jamaica gained $1.98 and ended at $47.98 after an exchange of 9,899 units, Sagicor Group rallied $1.80 to close at $41 with 64,300 stocks changing hands. Scotia Group fell 41 cents to $53.20 with an exchange of 63,647 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 44 cents to $16.70 with 721,516 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share popped 47 cents and ended at $19.50 in trading 7,750 units. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% advanced $4.78 to finish at $1,159.78 after a transfer of 18 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $1 to close at $106 with investors trading a mere four stock units.
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