The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues to claw back losses resulting from the fallout from the dividend payout restrictions placed on banks for the rest of 2020, with the leading indices rising robustly for a fourth consecutive day.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market AJ index closing higher on Friday after bouncing from a higher low than the prior one. – positive indicator.
The market closed with 44 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 20 stocks advancing, 13 declining and 11 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 40 securities accounting for 15,759,687 units valued at $268,967,167, in contrast to 22,545,407 units valued at $84,409,280 from 42 securities on Thursday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 5.4 million shares for 34 percent of total volume followed by Pulse Investments with 4.3 million units for 27 percent of the day’s trade and Barita Investments with 2.5 million units for 16 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 393,992 units valued $6,724,179 for each security traded, in contrast to 536,795 units valued at an average of $2,009,745 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 340,094 units valued at $3,082,315 for each security changing hands, compared to 398,499 units with an average of $2,361,153. 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 13.9, while the Main Market ended at 14.2 times 2020-21 earnings.In the Main Market, Barita Investments lost $2.85 in closing at $51, while trading 2,504,402 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.01 to $52, after transferring 13,388 stock units, Eppley climbed $2.98 with 300 units changing hands at $14.98. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $3.01 to end at $30, after swapping 30,390 stock units, First Rock Capital traded 100 units at $11.40, after rising 40 cents, Grace Kennedy ended at $57.40, with a loss of 60 cents in transferring 160.565 shares. JMMB Group picked up 47 cents to settle at $33.98, after exchanging 156,708 shares, Key Insurance gained 49 cents to end at $9.50, in transferring 160,287 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended $1.40 higher at $9.90, with an exchange of 100 units.
NCB Financial Group added 50 cents to finish at $145.50, in trading 304,742 shares, Palace Amusement fell by $50 to $1,450, in swapping 238 units, Pulse Investments ended at $2.10, with a loss of 35 cents, with 4,295,911 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group shed 90 cents to finish at $45.50 trading 7,944 units, Scotia Group closed at $47.99, with gains of $3.99 transferring 949,370 shares, Seprod ended $1.99 lower at $44.01, with an exchange of 10,750 units. Supreme Ventures picked up 70 cents with the transfer of 171,031 shares and closed at $14.70, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 68 cents to end at $16.93, after swapping 33,349 stock units and Wisynco Group ended the day with a gain of 50 cents at $17.50, in trading 144,741 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
