The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed sharply higher on Thursday, resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 9,926.38 points to 394,215.77, the JSE Main Index jumping 6,090.77 points higher to 351,223.81 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 2.16 points to settle at 84.96, as the volume of stocks traded declined 51 percent with a 25 percent higher value than on Wednesday, with 58 securities trading compared to 59 on Wednesday, with 26 rising, 15 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
A total of 10,927,858 shares were exchanged for $93,711,234 versus 22,138,197 units at $73,392,960 on Wednesday.
Trading averages 188,411 shares at $1,615,711 compared with 375,224 shares at $1,243,948 Wednesday.
Trading month to date averages 467,038 units at $2,851,468 compared with 483,007 units at $2,922,292 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 6.44 million shares for 59 percent of total volume, Transjamaican Highway followed with 1.07 million units for 9.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 905,055 units for 8.3 percent of market share.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.6 for the Main Market. 
The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose $1.40 to close at $100 in an exchange of 41,744 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $1.55 in closing at $60 after an exchange of 5,892 stocks, Caribbean Producers climbed 45 cents to $11.75 in exchanging 20,170 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.58 to $46.58 as 156 units passed through the market, GraceKennedy popped $1 to $82 with an exchange of 530,904 units, 
Guardian Holdings lost $10 at $635, with 86 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group rallied $2.39 to end at $33.99 trading 53,129 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased $1.74 in closing at $32.34 after trading of 48,456 shares, NCB Financial advanced 68 cents to close at $79.88 with 41,709 shares clearing the market. Palace Amusement climbed $122 to $1497 in switching ownership of 597 stocks, Proven Investments declined $1.85 to $26.15, with 504 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose $6 to $53 with the swapping of 302,574 units. Scotia Group increased $2.68 in closing at $34.73, with 2,714 stocks crossing the market, Seprod rallied $1.95 to end at $70 after an exchange of 7,754 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained $1 to close at $13.39 as investors exchanged 42,870 shares and 
Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $17.50 with investors transferring 56,412 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.