The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange stretched the unbroken run into its sixth day, with modest gains in the market indices on Tuesday, but the market is still more than 26 percent adrift from the 2020 opening position.
At the close of the market, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,038.41 points to 412,412.95, the JSE Market Index added 828.05 points to close at 375,776.02 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.14 points to 100.97.
The market closed with 43 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 23 stocks advancing, 8 declining and 12 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 40 securities accounting for 10,234,687 units valued at $74,845,819, down from 13,635,712 units valued at $96,460,473 from 44 securities on Monday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 4.9 million shares for 48 percent of total main market volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.7 million units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Trans Jamaican Highway US$ with 1 million units for 10 percent of the market’s volume.
The Market closed with an average of 255,867 units at $1,871,145 for each security traded, down from 309,903 units valued at an average of $2,192,283 on Monday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 327,294 units valued at $2,813,578 for each security changing hands, compared to 336,031 units with an average of $2,945,387. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.1, while the Main Market ended at 14.3 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.97 to $47, while trading 24,815 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.28 to $32.28 in exchange of 100 units, First Rock Capital gained 30 cents to end at $11.30 after transferring 5,173 units. Grace Kennedy closed 40 cents higher at $57.90, with an exchange of 26,542 stock units, Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents in trading 116,728 shares and closed at $25, Jamaica Producers ended $1.65 higher at $21, after swapping 9,212 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.40 to $19.50, with 4,138 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained $2 and ended at $46, with the trading of 88,025 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined by $2.20 transferring 50,119 stock units and closed at $8.80. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $25.50 to close at $150, in swapping 666 units, NCB Financial Group closed $4 higher at $149.01, after transferring 76,046 shares, 138 Student Living rose 40 cents to settle at $6.45, in trading a mere 28 units. Pan Jam Investment gained 30 cents to settle at $78, with 115,267 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group closed 49 cents higher trading 152,383 shares to finish at $45.99, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended the day with gains of $1.44 to hit $7.94, in swapping 250 units. Salada Foods advanced $1 to $30, in transferring 354 units, Scotia Group closed at $48, with gains of $1 after an exchange of 14,705 stock units, Seprod traded $1.50 higher at $49 with 19,359 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at $17.48, after rising $1.28 and trading 80,501 shares and Wisynco Group rose 37 cents to close at $17.90, with 560,921 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
