JSE Main Market closed mixed

Trading climbed to close out the month on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with a 57 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded rising, with a 6 percent greater value than Tuesday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 60 on Tuesday, with prices of 28 stocks rising, 17 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
Trading amassed 21,662,256 shares for $83,325,820 up from 13,781,274 units at $78,318,558 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 367,157 shares at $1,412,302 compared with 229,688 units at $1,305,309 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 602,415 units at $5,405,031 compared with 614,258 units at $5,606,030 on the previous day and June ending with an average of 246,425 stock units at $1,945,941.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 11.14 million shares for 51.4 percent of total volume followed by Radio Jamaica with 4.61 million units for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 1.03 million stocks for 4.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,046.01 points to finish at 353,770.23, the JSE Main Index dropped 95.13 points to conclude trading at 311,603.89 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.47 points higher to finish at 65.96.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. 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 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden shed $3.39 to close at $36.58 with 2,001 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers sank 94 cents to $9 with investors dealing in 313,302 shares, Eppley climbed $1.49 to finish at $38 and closed after an exchange of 46 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3.98 and ended at $40.98 with investors swapping 49 units, General Accident gained 35 cents to end at $6.70 after 7,924 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy fell $1.22 in closing at $73 in switching ownership of 97,770 units before the company released six months results with a moderate increase in revenues and profit putting earnings on target to reach $9 per share for the year. Guardian Holdings popped $14.95 to $348, with just 2 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers rallied 60 cents and ended at $34 with a transfer of 72,421 units, Jamaica Producers increased 41 cents in closing at $25 as investors exchanged 34,459 shares. Kingston Properties rallied 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.65 after trading of 1,058 units, Kingston Wharves skidded 40 cents to finish at $27.50 with an exchange of 2,655 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing popped 95 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.12, with 148,240 stock units changing hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost 87 cents to close at $107 with investors trading 116 shares, Proven Investments slipped 42 cents to close at $18 with 21,461 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group climbed 97 cents to finish at $40 with investors trading 147,737 stocks. Scotia Group increased $1.39 and ended at $44.40 in an exchange of 9,854 stock units, while Seprod gained $2 to end at $84 after 18,634 shares passed through the market, Supreme Ventures sank $1 in closing at $21 with traders dealing in 68,916 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 85 cents to $10 after an exchange of 3,555 units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents in closing at $20.50 in trading 59,376 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% advanced $1 to close at $2,700 after an exchange of 6 shares, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $20 to finish at $210 in an exchange of 10 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $7.99 and ended at $107.99 after a transfer of just one unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.