The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Thursday but with vastly reduced volume and value of stocks changing hands, compared to the levels passing through the market on Wednesday. 
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 708.47 points to 417,762.85, the JSE Market Index advanced by 727.80 points to 380,852.40 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.39 points to 99.79. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.5, while the Main Market ended at 14.9 times 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 50 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 17 stocks advancing, the prices of 19 declining and 14 securities closing with prices unchanged. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 47 securities accounting for 9,959,063 units valued at $43,386,539, in contrast to 26,283,150 units valued at $123,873,387 from 42 securities on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.5 million shares for 35 percent of total volume followed by Trans Jamaican Highway with 2.6 million units for 26 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 1.07 million units for 10.7 percent market share.
The average security trading on Thursday amounted to 211,895 units valued at $923,118, in contrast to 625,789 units valued at an average of $2,949,366 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 594,225 units valued at $6,972,813 for each security changing hands, compared to 735,717 units with an average of $9,211,677 previously. Trading in May resulted in an average of 475,543 units valued at $3,077,280 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 four stocks closing with lower offers.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments lost 35 cents to close at $50.55, in transferring 2,277 units, Caribbean Cement was down 50 cents after exchanging 18,054 stock units and closed at $50.50, Eppley fell 88 cents to $16.22 while trading 2,796 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced by $3.86 to $36.99, in swapping 13,675 stock units, First Rock Capital closed $1.09 higher at $14.99 with 10,000 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents exchanging 19,809 stock units and finished at $26.45. Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of $1 at $20, after swapping 115,984 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange added $1.30 to settle at $23.80, with 17,042 stock units crossing the exchange, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $4 to $165, in transferring 60 units. NCB Financial Group climbed $5 to $145 trading 67,678 shares, Palace Amusement rose $50 to end at $1,250, after swapping 67 units, Proven Investments closed 85 cents higher exchanging 26,185 stock units to end at $33.85. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents trading 24,533 units to finish at $7, Salada Foods gained 96 cents and closed at $29.50, with 398 units changing hands, Scotia Group settled at $46.17, with a loss of 31 cents in exchanging 25,904 stock units. Seprod closed 30 cents lower at $54.50 after transferring 20,808 stock units and Wisynco Group ended with a loss 44 cents trading 184,883 shares at $18.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
