Market activity on Monday resulted in the volume and value of shares trading rising 26 percent respectively over Friday’s trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks were edged out by those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,130.32 points to close at 440,722.22, the JSE Main Index rallied 607.57 points to end at 387,990.48 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.15 points to close at 94.67.
A total of 54 securities traded up from 52 on Friday, with 21 rising, 24 declining and nine ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
A total of 26,282,472 shares traded at $523,039,414 versus 20,846,690 units at $711,105,869 on Friday. Stanley Motta led trading with 38.1 percent of total volume for 10 million shares followed by QWI Investments, 11 percent, with 2.9 million units, Sagicor Group controlled 10.4 percent after an exchange of 2.72 million units, Transjamaican Highway cornered 9.7 percent of trades with 2.56 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund held 6.8 percent market share with 1.78 million units and Wigton Windfarm ended at 5.1 percent with 1.34 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 486,712 units at $9,685,915, up from 400,898 shares at $13,675,113 on Friday and month to date, an average of 645,444 units at $10,644,265, compared to 698,683 units at $10,965,700 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 40 cents to end at $90.10 with 8,361 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Producers fell $1.61 to $13.01 in trading 580,325 stock units, Eppley gained 88 cents in ending at $40 in switching ownership of 3,664 stocks. First Rock Capital advanced $1 in closing at $13 in an exchange of 122,188 units, Guardian Holdings climbed $14.99 to end at $550 with a transfer of 13,866 shares, Jamaica Broilers popped 48 cents to $29.98 after trading 17,579 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 99 cents to end at $17.94 with the swapping of 53,980 units, JMMB Group declined $2 to close at $42 after exchanging 344,818 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 64 cents in ending at $7.70 with 7,235 shares changing hands. NCB Financial fell $6.94 to $118 in switching ownership of 48,647 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $145 after ending at $885 with a transfer of 19 stocks, PanJam Investment advanced $4.80 to close at $71 with 15,540 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose $3 in closing at $38 with 26,931 stocks clearing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $5.75 to end at $60 in exchanging 2,722,902 stock units, Scotia Group gained 62 cents to finish at $34.62 in trading 346,585 shares. 
Seprod rose $1.50 to $57.50 after 18,329 units crossed the market, Stanley Motta shed 53 cents in closing at $5.40 with the swapping of 10,002,152 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 37 cents to end at $15.10 in trading 79,715 units and Wisynco Group rallied 83 cents to close at $19.84 in switching ownership of 251,780 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share popped 49 cents in ending at $6 with 1,000 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
