The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Tuesday with the market rising even as values declined 61 percent and investors exchanged 44 percent fewer shares than on Monday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 266.78 points to 407,180.62, the JSE Main Index rose 241.38 points to 371,646.76 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.77 points to settle at 97.38.
Market activities ended with 45 securities changing hands compared to 42 on Monday and closed with the prices of 11 stocks rising, 18 declining and 16 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.6 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,376,770 shares for $90,289,336 compared to 11,383,554 units at $229,812,014 on Monday. Pulse Investments led trading with 34 percent of total volume after exchanging 2.17 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 9.5 percent amounting for 608,319 units and Supreme Ventures with 528,693 units for 8.3 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 141,706 units changing hands at $2,006,430 for each security compared to an average of 271,037 shares at $5,471,715 on Monday. Trading resulted in an average of 260,128 units at $3,203,598 for each security for the month to date on Monday. Trading month to date compares adversely to August’s average of 497,441 units at $3,201,918.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments soared $10.10 to settle at 52 weeks’ high of $90, trading 524,321 shares, Eppley declined $2.74 to $20.76 after exchanging 1,000 units, First Rock Capital shed 40 cents to close at $12.60, with investors swapping 9,040 stock units. Jamaica Broilers declined by $1.94 in closing at $25.50 and trading 15,903 units, JMMB Group fell $1.73 to end at $28.01 and finishing with a transfer of 102,208 shares, 
Kingston Wharves dropped $3.50 to $46, in an exchange of 862 units. Mayberry Investments ended at $5.16, with a loss of 94 cents, with 23,101 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 64 cents to end at $7.66, with 10,351 units changing hands, NCB Financial closed at $131, after a loss $1.99 with investors switching ownership of 22,813 stock units. Palace Amusement dropped $319.99 to end at $1,300.01 in exchanging 50 units, Scotia Group climbed $2.76 to $49.90, trading 47,610 shares, Seprod gained 40 cents to settle at $55.90, with 17,499 stock units crossing the exchange. Stanley Motta lost 48 cents to end at $4.65 trading 935 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced $1.40 to $14.40, with an exchange of 528,693 shares and Wisynco Group gained 55 cents in closing at $16.45, after 44,087 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
