Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 50 percent and the value 41 percent lower than on Wednesday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 59 on Wednesday, leading to prices of 16 stocks rising, 27 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed trading following 10,815,734 shares being exchanged for $61,998,356 versus 21,834,379 units at $105,407,979 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 193,138 shares at $1,107,114 compared to 370,074 units at $1,786,576 on Wednesday in comparison with January that closed with an average of 265,804 units at $2,438,118.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.53 million shares for 41.8 percent of the volume, Transjamaican Highway followed with 2.04 million units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.17 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 266.16 points to settle at 365,561.82, the JSE Main Index rallied 608.95 points to finish at 329,084.04 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.57 points to wrap up trading at 70.54.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell $3 and ended at $54, with 3,278 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Producers sank 33 cents to $8.45 with a transfer of 46,000 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.01 to close at $40 with investors swapping 2,371 shares. Guardian Holdings declined $3 to end at $367 closing with an exchange of 95 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $2.39 in closing at $21.61 with investors transferring 14,114 shares, JMMB Group fell $2.03 to $23.97, with 76,199 stocks clearing the market. Massy Holdings popped $3.05 and ended at $93.05 after exchanging 144 units, NCB Financial dipped 51 cents in closing at $66.99 in trading 123,258 stock units, Proven Investments increased 50 cents to close at $23 after a transfer of 2,603 shares. Sagicor Group dropped $1 to end at $43.98 in switching ownership of 291,759 stock units, Scotia Group skidded $1.59 in closing at $41 while exchanging 19,113 stocks, Stanley Motta lost 30 cents to close at $6.50 with investors dealing in 962 units. 
Sterling Investments sank 35 cents to close at $2.20 in an exchange of 1,224 stocks, Supreme Ventures dropped 45 cents and ended at $25, with 133,062 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 36 cents to end at $11.01 after an exchange of 17,123 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 50 cents to $11 after 725 stock units passed through the market and Wisynco Group dipped $1.40 to end at $21.10 with traders dealing in 80,737 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share skidded $3.45 in closing at $19.50, with 300 stock units crossing the market. 138 Student Living preference share rose $18.72 and ended at $211 with an exchange of 19 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share shed $125 to close at $1,075 in trading 11 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
