Gains for JSE Main Market

Trading picked up sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with an 84 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded with an 818 percent more value than Thursday, with 56 securities trading down from 60 on Thursday, with 18 rising, 22 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,559.20 points to 396,043.87, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,768.71 points to 348,180.63 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.93 points to settle at 82.91.
A total of 11,174,825 shares were traded for $201,235,785 compared to 6,062,724 units at $21,930,574 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 199,550 shares at $3,593,496, up from 101,045 stocks at $365,510 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 139,372 units at $1,474,729 compared to 120,650 units at $815,557 on the previous day. December closed with an average of 604,110 units at $4,072,598.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.36 million shares for 57 percent of total volume, followed by PanJam Investment with 1.07 million units for 9.6 percent of the day’s trade, Massy Holdings with 1.05 million units for 9.4 percent market share and Wisynco Group with 1.04 million units for 9.3 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.4 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 ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Eppley gained 99 cents to close at $40.99 with an exchange of 1,110 shares, GraceKennedy lost 60 cents in closing at $81.40 after an exchange of 15,302 stocks, Guardian Holdings increased $2.50 to $524.50, with 199 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.39 to end at $29.61 with the swapping of 24,396 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose 55 cents to $34.60 with 4,215 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings advanced $1.50 to end at $80 and finishing with 1,054,501 units passing over the exchange.Palace Amusement shed $90 in ending at $1590 with investors trading 431 stocks, PanJam Investment rallied $6 to $63 with 1,072,233 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments climbed $2.01 in closing at $30 in an exchange of 170,085 stocks. Sagicor Group dropped $3.15 to close at $51.65 after exchanging 9,594 shares, Scotia Group fell 40 cents in ending at $34 in trading 1,236 units, Stanley Motta popped 90 cents to end at $5 as investors exchanged 198 stock units. Supreme Ventures dipped $2.37 in closing at $27.50 after 32,697 shares crossed the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 60 cents to close at $9.40, trading 11,699 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share increased $2.25 to $24.73 with five units passing through the market and Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $4.80 to end at $22 after an exchange of 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.