Gains for JSE Main Market

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a 53 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded at a 16 percent lower value than Thursday, after 54 securities were exchanged against 57 on  Thursday, with 21 rising, 20 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 11,090,416 shares were exchanged for $78,193,167 compared with 7,234,916 units at $93,435,121 on Thursday.
Trading on Friday averaged 205,378 units at $1,448,022 compared to 126,928 shares at $1,639,213 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 168,931 units at $2,103,810 compared to 160,448 units at $2,256,450 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 5.71 million shares for 51.5 percent of total volume followed by Wisynco Group with 1.27 million units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 710,077 units for 6.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 601.52 points to 409,154.78, the JSE Main Index gained 1,744.70 points to end at 358,760.10 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.15 points to settle at 86.18.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 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 tocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.20 to $108 after trading 47,503 shares,  Eppley declined $1.40 to $39.60, with 91 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $1 in ending at $44.50, with 4 stocks changing hands. First Rock Real Estate rallied $2.40 to $14.40 as investors exchanged 132,406 shares, GraceKennedy lost $1 to close at $89 after a transfer of 48,470 units, Jamaica Producers popped 94 cents to close at $20.94 in trading 14,591 stocks. JMMB Group dipped 55 cents in closing at $38.40 with investors transferring 180,151 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to close at $38.50 in switching ownership of 1,897 shares, Massy Holdings advanced $2.70 to $85 in exchanging 115 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped 70 cents to end at $12.50, with 24,419 units clearing the market, PanJam Investment climbed $1.99 to $59.99 after 1,118 stocks crossed the market, Proven Investments rose $1.13 to $31.18 in an exchange of 7,230 shares. Sagicor Group increased 50 cents to $50.50 with an exchange of 206,388 shares, Scotia Group dropped $1.48 to end at $34.52 with the swapping of 157,082 stock units and Wisynco Group rallied 85 cents in closing at $18.70 after exchanging 1,273,414 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7% preference share dipped 47 cents to $2 trading 25,032 units, 138 Student Living preference share popped $11.50 to $69 with a transfer of 52 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $21 to close at $119 finishing at 85 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.