The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Tuesday with the market rising after more stocks fell than rose after an exchange of 55 percent fewer shares with 197 percent increased value than on Monday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,747.97 points to 413,434.57, the Main Index climbed 1,741.93 points to 377,261.31 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.55 points to settle at 99.00.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands compared to 42 on Monday and closed, with prices of 13 stocks rising, 24 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio of the market averages 15.4 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,742,444 shares for $353,173,883 compared to 17,173,807 units at $118,847,010 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 30 percent of total volume for 2.32 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 16.6 percent for 1.28 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 9.9 percent market share after trading 766,515 units.
Trading ended with an average of 172,054 units changing hands at $7,848,309 for each security compared to an average of 408,900 shares at $2,829,691 on Monday. 
The average trade for October to date ended at 411,824 units at $5,107,751 for each security, in contrast to 426,464 units at $4,940,417. Trading month to date exceeds by a wide margin, September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments lost $1.18 to end at $90.90, with 301,981 shares changing hands, Berger Paints gained 84 cents to settle at $11.84, in exchanging 2,228 units. Caribbean Cement climbed $2 to $53.50 after exchanging 424,689 shares, Eppley advanced $2.45 to $19.65 trading 3,264 units, Grace Kennedy lost 35 cents to close at $57.40, with 541,126 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers gained $1 to end at $26.50 trading 5,558 units, 
Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 49 cents to settle at $17.50, crossing the market with 37,033 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $29.50, with a loss of 50 cents as investors swapped 33,784 stock units. Key Insurance lost 30 cents to close at $8 trading 32,081 stock units. Kingston Properties lost $1.12 to $6.35, exchanging 4,495 units, Kingston Wharves climbed $2.60 to $47.50, after transferring 20 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped $23 to $168, in exchanging two units, Palace Amusement dived $339 to end at $1,150, with 15 units changing hands, Pan Jam Investment fell $1 to $65, with investors swapping 47,299 shares. Portland JSX shed 95 cents to settle at $8.05, in trading 9,500 units. Seprod fell $2.89 to $57.11, trading 115,202 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 33 cents to close at $14.99, exchanging 171,217 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living VR fell $1.03 to close at $6.88, in exchanging 228 units, Eppley 8.25% lost 35 cents to end at $7 trading 94 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped by $195.31 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1,497.31, with a transfer of 149,900 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
