Gains for JSE Main Market

Trading jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 21 percent and the value surging 483 percent over that on Monday, with trading in 61 securities compared with 59 on the previous day, with prices of 32 stocks rising, 20 declining and nine ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 18,649,323 shares for $238,426,421 compared with 15,366,921 units at $40,907,311 on Monday.
Trading averaged 305,727 shares at $3,908,630 compared with 260,456 units at $693,344 on Monday, with trading month to date, averaging 310,145 stock units at $2,450,989 compared with 310,438 stock units at $2,354,341 on the previous day and July with an average of 602,415 units at $5,405,031.
Radio Jamaica led trading with 10.35 million shares for 55.5 percent of total volume followed by NCB Financial with 3.86 million stock units for 20.7 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm ended with 1.12 million stocks for 6 percent market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.01 million units for 5.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 483.03 points to 350,315.57, the JSE Main Index surged 3,012.06 points to 307,821.08 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.04 points to end at 64.56.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3.The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, AS Bryden climbed $6.32 to finish at $39.94 after an exchange of 24 stocks, Berger Paints increased 50 cents to $6.85 with 130 shares crossing the market, Eppley shed $3 in closing at $35 with investors dealing in 624 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1.20 and ended at $42 in switching ownership of 3,305 stock units, First Rock Real Estate sank 62 cents to end at $10.30 with investors trading 52,951 stocks, General Accident jumped 91 cents to close at $6.41 with 343 shares changing hands. GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to $74 in trading of 69,888 units, Jamaica Producers advanced $2 to end at $22 after an exchange of 7,697 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 82 cents in closing at $10.85 with a transfer of 140,200 shares. Massy Holdings increased $6 to finish at $76 with investors swapping 8,567 units, NCB Financial skidded $2 and ended at $51 in an exchange of 3,864,679 stocks, Portland JSX climbed 65 cents to close at $10.80 with traders dealing in 150 stock units. Sagicor Group fell 60 cents to $39.50 after 26,135 shares passed through the market and Seprod popped $1.29 to end at $86.29 in an exchange of 2,632 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share dipped 99 cents in closing at $19, with 3,728 units crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank 50 cents to close at $47.50 with investors trading 215 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $1.40 and ended at $161.40 with 15 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $2.51 to finish at $103.90, with 500 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.