Main Market jumps

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 32 percent and the value 33 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 32 stocks rising, 16 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 19,364,021 shares at $190,164,266 compared with 28,514,210 units at $142,749,199 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 322,734 shares at $3,169,404 up from 500,249 units at $2,504,372 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 571,532 stock units at $7,830,258 compared with 585,844 shares at $8,098,380 on the previous day and August with an average of 290,511 units at $2,258,494.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 6.48 million shares for 33.4 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.80 million stocks for 24.8 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Producers was next with 1.50 million units for 7.7 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway with 1.29 million shares for 6.7 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,554.63 points to 353,513.80, the JSE Main Index popped 2,279.17 points to 309,826.20 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.35 points to end at 64.67.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on 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 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints declined 60 cents to $6.25, with 6,333 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cement popped $1.50 to end at $65 with investors trading 59,172 units, Eppley gained 50 cents in closing at $36.50 with 747 shares crossing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.98 to finish at $40.02 with investors dealing in 120 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose 70 cents and ended at $10.70 in trading 1,202 shares, GraceKennedy dipped $1.25 to close at $73 after 756,383 stocks passed through the market. Guardian Holdings fell $28 to $307 in an exchange of 13 units, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.70 to end at $22 with investors swapping 1,496,301 stock units, JMMB Group increased $2.48 in closing at $23.86 in an exchange of 104,780 shares. Kingston Wharves climbed 58 cents to close at $26 with investors trading 97,737 stocks, NCB Financial advanced $1.50 to finish at $53 in switching ownership of 234,101 units, Pan Jamaica popped $1.71 and ended at $50.70 with 219,013 stock units clearing the market. Sagicor Group increased 75 cents to $38.75 after an exchange of 87,859 shares, Seprod climbed $3 and ended at $85 with 29,410 stock units crossing the market, Stanley Motta rose 50 cents to finish at $6.80 as investors exchanged 101 units. Supreme Ventures rallied $1.25 to end at $24 in trading 303,082 stocks and Wisynco Group advanced 50 cents in closing at $21.50 with 236,018 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share slipped $1.99 to close at $20 with traders dealing in 5 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $1.25 to $104 and closed with 3,247 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.