Jamaica stocks fall on Tuesday

All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed moderately lower on Tuesday as the Junior Market and JSE USD market lost a few points and the Main Market four digit decline when trading ended with the number and value of stocks changing hands falling, from the previous Monday levels and resulting in prices of 24 shares rising and 43 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index declined by 630.92 points to close at 348,613.29, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 930.44 points to culminate at 376,683.66, the JSE Main Index fell 669.73 points to end at 335,927.19. The Junior Market Index slipped 0.32 points to end the day at 3,832.74.and the JSE USD Market Index dropped 1.80 points to settle at 261.16.
At the close of trading, 16,093,329 shares were exchanged in all three markets from 32,837,215 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $57.13 million, down from $87.6, million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 112,337 shares for US$43,069 compared to 301,898 units at US$10,518 on Monday.
Trading in the Main Market was dominated by Wigton Windfarm with 5.05 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.81 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 618,708 stock units.
In the Junior Market, EduFocal led with 2.37 million shares followed by Regency Petroleum with 681,910 units and One Great Studio with 599,993 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $2 to end at $45.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20.7 on 2022-23 earnings and 14.2 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume on the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.