JSE main market retreats on Wednesday

Stocks closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market with a fall on Wednesday pulling the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index down by 1,060.23 points to 325,702.82 and the JSE Index lower by 965.99 points to 296,752.08.
At the close, 26 securities traded, compared to 27 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 11 stocks rising, 11 falling and 4 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement jumped $1.51 to $38.51, JMMB Group lost $1.08 to $27.25, Kingston Wharves fell 43 to $46, Scotia Group rose $1.79 to $51.99 and Seprod gained $1 to $35.
Main market activity ended with 14,655,576 units valued at $227,353,346 compared to 10,843,662 units valued at over $263,546,997 on Tuesday. At the close of trading Carreras closed with 4,337,080 units changing hands and accounting for 29.59 percent of the volume traded Wisynco Group closed with 13,412,434 units and accounted for 23.28 percent of the day’s volume and Ciboney Group Limited with 2,161,849 units and 14.75 percent of the volume. Also trading in large quantity were Jamaica Producers with 1,044,013 units and scotia Group with 1,959,155 units.
Trading resulted in an average of 563,676 units valued at an average of $8,744,359 for each security traded. In contrast to 401,617 units for an average of $9,761,000 on Tuesday. The average for the month to date is 736,824 shares with a value of $4,962,720 and previously 747,221 shares with a value of $4,720,546. In contrast, March closed with an average of 626,526 units with an average value at $20,492,207 for each security traded.
There was no trading in the US dollar market on Wednesday leaving the Market index at 172.17.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with a lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – JSE main market trading drops sharply – Wednesday.