The volume and value of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market climbed 15 percent and resulting from a 66 percent jump in the funds expended above Wednesday levels with just one more security changing hands.
The market indices declined for a second consecutive day, with the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,756.26 points to 433,272.97, the Main Index fell by 1,431.23 points to 395,450.69 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.44 points to settle at 103.63.
Trading ended with 44 securities changing hands compared to 43 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 14 stocks rising, 17 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors traded 8,368,235 shares for $78,354,493 compared to 7,285,081 units at $47,227,362 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 49.2 percent of total volume, after exchanging 4.12 million shares, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% with 14.2 percent for 1.19 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 13.7 percent market share for 1.15 million units.
Trading averaged 190,187 units at $1,780,784 for each security, compared to an average of 169,420 shares at $1,098,311 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date is 179,176 units at $1,313,675 for each security, in contrast to 173,476 units at $1,071,877. November averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $1.24 in closing at $85.58, after 25,416 shares crossed the market, Caribbean Cement shed 70 cents to end at $60, with an exchange of 27,111 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced by $3.80 to $44.80, in trading 100 units. First Rock Capital closed $1.10 higher at $13.20, after transferring 23,915 stock units, Grace Kennedy declined by $5 to $60, with 124,554 shares passing through the market, JMMB Group shed $2 to end at $33, in crossing the market with 48,888 shares. Kingston Wharves fell $1.20 to $47 after trading 3,650 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $4.50 to settle at $150, in clearing the market with 30 units, NCB Financial climbed $1.50 in exchanging 250,354 shares to settle at $146.50. Palace Amusement gained $100 to close at $1,300, in trading 7 units, PanJam Investment declined by $2.01 to $60, with an exchange of 64,658 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.15 in closing at $53.30, with investors swapping 69,265 shares. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.22 to $8.97 after exchanging 19,020 units, Seprod shed 99 cents to finish at $64.01, with 5,814 units changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 40 cents in closing at $3.20 after trading 11,775 units. Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to end at $17.80, trading 33,788 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed $1 to end at $16, after 550,563 shares crossed the exchange and Wisynco Group settled at $16.50, with gains of 47 cents as investors swapped 67,571 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
