Main Market closed higher on reduced trading

Trading fell sharply from that on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and 81 percent lower value than on Friday, with trading in 64 securities up from 61 on Friday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 29 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,386,196 shares for $39,659,258 down from 27,058,198 units at $213,443,083 on Friday.
Trading averaged 115,409 shares at $619,676 compared to 443,577 units at $3,499,067 on Friday and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.84 million shares for 38.5 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.34 million stock units for 18.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.22 million units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 147.08 points to end at 358,283.67, the JSE Main Index rose 488.45 points to 319,408.32 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.24 points to settle at 67.09.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. 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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14.1 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden climbed $1.60 to $37.60 with a transfer of 89 stock units, Barita Investments skidded 89 cents to $74 after 2,509 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Cement fell 98 cents and ended at $64, with 10,120 units crossing the market. Caribbean Producers popped 40 cents to end at $10 in trading 140,388 stock units, Jamaica Broilers slipped $2.48 to finish at $33.02, with 62,401 units passing through the market, Jamaica Producers sank $1.05 to close at $23.95 with investors trading 3,805 stocks. Margaritaville dipped 44 cents to $13.16 after an exchange of 900 shares, Mayberry Group rallied 68 cents to $7.99 after investors ended trading 102 stock units, Pan Jamaica rose 51 cents in closing at $46.51, with 1,198 shares crossing the exchange. Seprod lost $7.75 to close at $80.15 in switching ownership of 9,822 stock units, Supreme Ventures dropped $1.40 to finish at $24.60 after a transfer of 19,552 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 62 cents to end at $11.88 with 1,639 units changing hands and Wisynco Group declined 65 cents to $20.50 in an exchange of 45,884 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $1 in closing at $19 with 53,900 stock units clearing the market, Eppley 7.75% preference share slipped $1.42 to finish at $18.57 with traders dealing in 140 units, JMMB Group 7% preference share advanced 48 cents and ended at $3.24 in an exchange of 1,212 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share fell $1.56 to close at $198.44 with investors swapping 6 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $6 to end at $102 with an exchange of 20,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.