Gains for SJE Main Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks passing through the market rising 12 percent and the value 28 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 57 securities, similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of 23 stocks rising, 26 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed on Thursday with trading of 13,221,777 shares for $100,035,603 up from 11,755,061 units at $78,397,036 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 231,961 shares at $1,755,011 compared with 206,229 units at $1,375,387 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 217,057 stock units at $1,383,660 compared with 209,796 shares at $1,202,746 on the previous day and September with an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.58 million shares for 34.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.48 million stocks for 18.7 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.60 million units for 12.1 percent market share, Supreme Ventures closed with 1.54 million stock units for 11.6 percent the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.17 million units for 8.8 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 573.65 points to conclude trading at 359,123.92, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,278.81 points to finish at 315,817.04 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.21 points higher to end at 67.10.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.50 to finish at $69 with investors swapping 4,481 units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.45 to end at $36.50 with an exchange of 1,699 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 41 cents in closing at $10.22 after 7,729 shares passed through the market. JMMB Group fell 49 cents to close at $24 after an exchange of 40,692 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed $2.30 and ended at $26 with investors trading 227,571 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.24 to end at $10.75 in an exchange of 1,022 stocks. NCB Financial climbed $2.45 to $54.45 with 66,881 units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica skidded 55 cents to close at $48.45 after an exchange of 34,456 stock units, Scotia Group popped 50 cents to end at $45.50 and closed after an exchange of 467,290 shares. Seprod gained $5 in closing at $85 after a transfer of 1,703 stocks, Supreme Ventures sank $1.30 to finish at $21.68 with traders dealing in 1,538,063 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 55 cents to $12 with 42,705 stocks crossing the exchange. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 53 cents to $10.53 in switching ownership of 173 shares and Wisynco Group increased 95 cents to close at $21.95, with 23,083 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $3.58 in closing at $19.58 in an exchange of 9 units. Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 84 cents to finish at $6.45 with 4 stock units clearing the market and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.99 and ended at $46 as investors exchanged 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.