The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Tuesday with gains after more stocks advanced than declined after trading accounted for 110 percent funds chasing stocks and driving the market indices higher by up to 2,000 points.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,008.23 points to 428,733.79, the Main Index advanced 1,833.71 points to 391,266.62 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.41 points to 101.92.
Trading ended with 43 securities changing hands for a second consecutive day and with prices of 19 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors exchanged 7,525,461 shares for $102,351,143 up from 7,084,366 units at $48,587,272 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 17.7 percent of total volume, trading 1.33 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 16.5 percent for 1.24 million units and QWI Investments with 12.1 percent for 908,796 units.
Trading for the day averaged 175,011 units at $2,380,259 for each security, compared to an average of 164,753 shares at $1,129,937 on Monday. 
Month to date trade averaged 302,986 units at $3,778,872, in contrast to 315,550 units at $3,916,179 on Monday. November averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints lost 45 cents to end at $12.95, after exchanging 81,965 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $1.40 to settle at $44.40, in trading 700 units, Grace Kennedy fell $3.49 to $63, with 107,543 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers lost 32 cents to end at $28, in transferring 42,518 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.23 in closing at $19.99, with investors switching ownership of 77,977 shares, JMMB Group rose 50 cents to $34.50, after exchanging 218,767 shares. Kingston Properties shed 40 cents to end at $6.85, with investors swapping 400 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $47.15, with gains of 60 cents trading 5,116 units, Mayberry Investments rose 86 cents to $6.52, in an exchange of 30,960 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced by $19.50 to $165 after transferring 704 units, Palace Amusement climbed $113 to end at $1,213, after an exchange of 34 units, PanJam Investment closed $5.99 higher at $67.99, with 13,695 units crossing the market. 
Pulse Investments gained 35 cents to end at $4.71, with 255,000 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rose $1.49 to $48.50, trading 32,896 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 39 cents to settle at $3.05, in an exchange of 314,500 shares. Supreme Ventures finished at $18, with gains of 50 cents and 78,024 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 31 cents to end at $16.20, after 67,770 shares cleared the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.75% preference share shed $1.33 to $7.52 and finishing with an exchange of 211 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
