The Main Market Jamaica Stock Exchange resumed its recent upward run by putting in solid gains in the market indices on Thursday as investors continued to trade low volume of stocks.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rebounded 2,484.31 points to 413,689.01, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,275.43 points to 377,070.44 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.98 points to 101.46.
The market closed with 47 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 18 stocks advancing, 15 declining and 14 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 43 securities changing hands accounting for 12,358,723 units valued at $97,621,587, in contrast to 13,203,444 units valued at $113,823,838 from 42 securities on Wednesday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 5.7 million shares for 46 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.1 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1 million units for 8.4 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 287,412 units at $2,270,269 for each security traded, in contrast to 314,368 units at an average of $2,710,091 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 322,299 units valued at $2,746,160 for each security changing hands, compared to 325,967 units with an average value of $2,801,767. 
Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.2, while the Main Market ended at 14.4 times 2020-21 earnings.
In Main Market trading, Barita Investments lost 79 cents to end at $51.21, in transferring 7,572 units, Caribbean Cement added 41 cents to end at $50.40, with 10,793 units changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents swapping 45,529 stock units after closing at $21.50. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $19.50, with a loss of $1.45 trading 31,225 stock units, JMMB Group picked up 70 cents to settle at $34, in exchanging 85,510 shares, Key Insurance ended $1.30 lower at $8.40, after transferring 173,824 shares. Kingston Wharves advanced by $2 to $48, with 15,507 stock units crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed $6 higher at $176, after swapping 230 units, 138 Student Living climbed $1.55 to finish at $8, with 157,553 shares traded. 
Palace Amusement advanced $100 to $1,500 with just 21 units changing hands, Portland JSX gained 36 cents to settle at $7.66, in an exchange of 9,300 units, Sagicor Group shed 90 cents to end at $45.50, in switching ownership of 124,406 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 39 cents transferring 500 units and closed at $7.50, Salada Foods fell by $1.50 to $28.50, with an exchange of 3,525 units, Scotia Group gained $2.40 and ended at $47.40, in trading 750 units. Seprod had 17,733 stock units changing hands at $49.50, after rising $3. Supreme Ventures shed 80 cents to end at $15.45, with 1,042,478 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $2.39 to $19.39, in transferring 10,451 units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 43 cents in exchanging 158,093 shares to close at $7.57 and Wisynco Group shed 90 cents to end at $17.95 in trading 582,316 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
