JSE Main market stocks climbed higher at the close on Friday on top of substantial gains on Wednesday and a more moderate increase on Thursday as advancing stocks were marginally less than declining ones.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,102.78 points to 400,497.50, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,083.49 points to 365,129.45 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.04 points to 98.01.
The market closed with 44 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 16 stocks advancing, 17 declining and 11 securities trading firm. Main Market activity ended with 41 securities accounting for 6,350,098 units valued at $68,445,442, in contrast to 79,915,162 units valued at $130,493,189 from 41 securities on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.5 million shares for 23.3 percent of total volume followed by Trans Jamaican Highway with 1.1 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 583,782 units for 9.2 percent of the market’s volume.
The Market closed with an average of 154,880 units at $1,669,401 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,949,150 units valued at an average of $3,182,761 on Thursday. 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 eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14, while the Main Market ended at 14.2 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments shed 40 cents and closed at $53.45, with an exchange of 2,367 units, Berger Paints closed 50 cents lower to $13, in trading 2,000 units, Eppley climbed $1.50, with a transfer of 1,030 units at $15. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost 50 cents to end at $35.50, after swapping 1,070 units, Jamaica Producers gained 43 cents to settle at $18.93, in transferring 16,450 stock units, 
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.40 to $21.60, after exchanging 1,819 units. JMMB Group declined to $33, with a loss of 99 cents trading 360,765 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed $1.60 lower to $8.20 trading 4,411 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $145, with gains of $2 after swapping 85,918 shares. PanJam Investment gained 60 cents to close at $77, with 56,155 shares changing hands, Proven Investments shed 99 cents with a transfer of a mere 20 units and closed at $36.01, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 64 cents to settle at $7.75, in swapping 10,864 stock units. Scotia Group closed 50 cents higher at $44, in trading 56,801 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 90 cents to end at $15.90, trading 583,782 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
