Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with 42 securities accounting for 17,374,368 units amounting to $123,900,597 in contrast to 15,728,098 units at $58,677,916 from 38 securities on Friday.
The market closed with 47 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with the prices of 15 advancing, 18 declining and 14 trading firm.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 189.54 points to close at 538,072.47, the JSE Market Index fell 171.57 points to 489,831.04 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.48 points to 132.30.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed trading with 10 million shares for 57.8 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 2.8 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade, and 138 Student Living with 1.13 million shares for 6.5 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 413,675 units valued at an average of $2,950,014 for each security traded, in contrast to 413,099 units valued at an average of $1,544,156 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 593,879 units valued at $2,753,059 for each security changing hands compared to 605,686 units valued at $2,739,272 for each security traded. Trading in January resulted in an average of 626,134 units valued at $3,511,981 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six finishing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 18.8, while the Main Market ended at 18.2 times the 2019 earnings.
In the prime market, Barita Investments gained $1.10 to close at $68.10, with an exchange of 2,418 shares, Eppley climbed $2 to $18, in swapping 27,680 stock units, after being listed on Friday, First Rock Capital traded 23,916 units and closed 60 cents lower at $16, Grace Kennedy ended at $68, with a loss of $3 in transferring 41,201 shares. Jamaica Broilers fell 65 cents to $35.15 trading 16,634 units, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to settle at $24, with 30,241 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $31.50, with gains of 50 cents after transferring 34,486 shares, JMMB Group settled at $44.50, after losing 51 cents and exchanging 259,358 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 60 cents to close at $8.10, in swapping 14,076 shares. NCB Financial lost $2.01 trading 238,395 units to end at $185, PanJam Investment lost 46 cents to close at $99.05, with 35,032 shares changing hands, Portland JSX closed 50 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, in swapping 17,500 units, Pulse Investments transferred 269,046 shares at $11.08, after losing $1.37. 
Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to settle at $70, in exchanging 98,849 shares, Salada Foods climbed $2.50 to $28.50 trading a mere 34 units, Scotia Group ended at $53.11, with a loss of 89 cents swapping 183,872 shares. Supreme Ventures advanced to $23.50, with gains of $1.49 exchanging 6,218 units and Sygnus Credit Investments closed 75 cents lower to $26.20, with 49,345 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 44,969 units valued at over US$12,359. The market lost 1.56 points to close at 228.24. First Rock Capital exchanged 1,000 units at 12 US cents, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,000 units at 99 US cents, Margaritaville Turks lost 6 US cents transferring 1,190 units to end at 29 US cents. Proven Investments closed at 31 US cents, with 37,429 units changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 0.6 cents in swapping 2,000 shares to settle at 2.10 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.8 US cents to end at 17.8 US cents trading 2,350 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
