Healthy trading to close out September

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 3 percent and the value 68 percent lower than on Friday, with trading in 63 securities compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 35 stocks rising, 16 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 48,453,061 shares trading for $544,507,816 compared with 47,144,468 units at $1,680,812,024 on Friday.
Trading averaged 769,096 shares at $8,642,981 down from 785,741 units at $28,013,534 on Friday and month to date, an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784 compared to 582,583 units at $8,871,528 on the previous day and August with an average of 290,511 units at $2,258,494.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 15.81 million shares for 32.6 percent of total volume followed by Wisynco Group with 8.13 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 6.72 million units for 13.9 percent market share, Sagicor Select Financial Fund contributed 5.10 million shares for 10.5 percent of stocks traded, Radio Jamaica ended with 3.62 million stock units for 7.5 percent market share and Barita Investments with 2.45 million shares for 5.1 percent of the total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,621.15 points to conclude trading at 362,289.91, the JSE Main Index surged 5,339.38 points to 318,325.69 and the JSE Financial Index popped 1.69 points to 67.13.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6. 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $2.75 and ended at $37 with 926 stocks changing hands, Barita Investments rose $4.10 to $81 with investors trading 2,452,544 stock units, Caribbean Cement rallied $5 to close at $70 with 209,117 shares crossing the market. Eppley rose 50 cents to end at $37 with an exchange of 491 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed 50 cents in closing at $74 trading 84,888 shares, Guardian Holdings jumped $47.90 to finish at $359.90 after an exchange of 21 units. Jamaica Broilers gained $2.57 to land at $37.94 and closed after 113,726 stocks changed hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 49 cents to close at $10.31 after an exchange of 172,546 stock units, JMMB Group rose $1.81 and ended at $25.80 in trading 616,279 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.05 to end at $28 with 8,612 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings lost $1.70 in closing at $76.30 in switching ownership of 351 units, NCB Financial popped $1.48 to finish at $54.48 after transfer of 90,531 stock units. Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents and ended at $51 with investors dealing in 131,335 shares, Sagicor Group rallied $2.96 to $40 in an exchange of 210,231 units, Scotia Group shed 50 cents to close at $45 with investors trading 1,501 stocks. Seprod increased $5 to finish at $90 with 22,694 stock units crossing the market, Supreme Ventures climbed $1.30 to end at $25.80 with investors swapping 2,268,882 shares and Wisynco Group declined 50 cents in closing at $21 as 8,131,488 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share fell 58 cents to $19 with investors trading 508 units, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $1 to close at $46, with 2,558 stock units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share increased $31 to finish at $230 with a transfer of 297 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $1 and ended at $105 as investors exchanged 2 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.