JSE Main Market rises

Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading sliding with 16 percent less funds entering the market than Monday and led to the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market enjoying a bounce in the market indices at the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 596.89 points to end at 429,828.08, the Main Index rallied 707.19 points to 389,095.41 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.33 points to settle at 95.34.
A total of 50 securities traded similar to market activity on Monday, with 16 rising, 21 falling and 13 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios shown in the closing quote chart below utilize ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with 7,587,100 shares changing hands for $150,880,078 versus 9,012,171 units at $158,576,454 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway controlled 24 percent of total volume to be the leading trade on Tuesday with 1.82 million shares, followed by JMMB Group accounting for 24 percent with 1.82 million units and Wigton Windfarm 14.3 percent with 1.08 million shares.
Trading averages 151,742 units at $3,017,602, compared to 180,243 shares at $3,171,529 on Monday and month to date, an average of 453,032 units at $6,230,211, compared to 527,241 units at $7,021,494 on Monday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
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At the close, Barita Investments popped 45 cents to end at $90.45 after trading 992 shares, Berger Paints lost 74 cents to $12.75 after 5,201 stocks crossed the exchange, Caribbean Cement popped $6.48 in ending at $77.48, with an exchange of 35,791 units. GraceKennedy dropped 39 cents to close at $98.50 with 64,392 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $3 in closing at $524, with 107 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.19 to $28.81 with the swapping of 10,002 units. Jamaica Producers rose 50 cents to $24.50 after trading 73,147 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed $1.50 to end at $41, with 31,546 shares changing hands, NCB Financial declined $1.21 after finishing at $120 with an exchange of 411,726 stocks. PanJam Investment spiked 90 cents in closing at $67.40 in switching ownership of 4,793 units, Proven Investments declined 34 cents to close at $33.16 in trading 11,958 shares, Sagicor Group advanced 63 cents to $52.49, with 4,085 stock units crossing the market. Seprod rallied $1.61 in closing at $65 while exchanging 45,460 stock units, Supreme Ventures lost 40 cents to end at $17.30 after exchanging 22,066 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 26 cents to $16.04 after trading 44,039 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.