Following strong gains on Monday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market put in another solid performance on Tuesday, with the market rising after rising stocks were edged out by declining ones as investors exchanged 36 percent fewer shares than on Monday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,231.88 points to 413,032.64, the Main Index climbed 1,081.30 points to 376,773.39 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.07 points to settle at 98.16.
Trading ended with 39 securities changing hands compared to 40 on Monday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 15 declining and 11 unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,825,111 shares for $108,303,727 compared to 12,225,817 units at $173,057,044 on Monday. Trading was led by QWI Investments, accounting for 29.8 percent of the volume, with 2.33 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 23.5 percent, with 1.84 million units and Seprod with 10.6 percent or 831,954 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 200,644 units at $2,777,019 for each security, in comparison to an average of 305,645 shares at $4,326,426 on Monday. The average trade for November to date ends with 205,389 units at $3,287,944 for each security, in contrast to 206,115 units at $3,366,085. Trading month to date continues to compare adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell $1 to $85, with investors swapping 185,409 shares, Berger Paints gained 44 cents to close at $11.85, with 1,300 units changing hands. 
First Rock Capital closed at $12.50, after losing $1.43 and trading 46,329 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2.79 to $27.94, with an exchange of 8,766 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 57 cents in closing at $21.75, with a transfer of 235,267 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange settled at $18.48, with gains of 67 cents after crossing the market with 11,465 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $2.25 to $46.70, trading 532 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 42 cents to settle at $7.08, in trading 2,997 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $1.50 to $150, with 1,360 units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 75 cents to $4.60, in exchanging 30 shares, Pan Jam Investment shed 95 cents and ended at $63, with 13,491 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments gained 50 cents to close at $38.50, with investors swapping 20,539 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents to finish at $15, after exchanging 115,122 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
