Main Market trading jumps  

Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 73 percent and the value 138 percent more than on Wednesday, following  trading in 20 million shares in Radio Jamaica, with trading in 59 securities compared with 58 on Wednesday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 21 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 33,594,485 shares for $179,518,690 compared with 19,390,210 units at $75,280,584 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 569,398 shares at $3,042,690 compared with 334,314 stocks at $1,297,941 on Wednesday, in contrast trading for the  month to date averages 526,721 stock units at $8,491,009 compared with 523,327 shares at $8,924,231 on Wednesday and August with an average of 290,511 units at $2,258,494.
Radio Jamaica led trading with 20.33 million shares for 60.5 percent of total volume followed by Carreras with 3.63 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican finished Highway with 2.50 million stock units for 7.4 percent market share, Wisynco Group followed with 2.10 million units for 6.2 percent of traded shares, Wigton Windfarm ended with 1.25 million stock units for 3.7 percent market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.17 million units for 3.5 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 121.47 points to finish at 350,390.32, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,215.81 points to close at 306,997.06 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.12 points to conclude trading at 64.35.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden declined $1.25 to finish at $35 after an exchange of 120 stock units, Barita Investments increased $1.10 and ended at $72.10 in trading 2,970 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $5 to $41 in an exchange of 43 units. Guardian Holdings lost $11 in closing at $299 with investors trading 12 stocks, Jamaica Broilers popped $2 to close at $33.52 with 34,910 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.50 to end at $22 with investors dealing in 271,442 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $1.19 to $9.25, with 580 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial slipped 73 cents and ended at $51.26 with an exchange of 746,104 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 55 cents to finish at $39.35 with 22,314 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta rose 55 cents to end at $6.85 with investors swapping 5,550 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 99 cents in closing at $21.50 in an exchange of 2,095,287 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped 50 cents to close at $47 with investors trading 47 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share rallied $29.20 to $190.60 after an exchange of 42 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $1 to close at $104 in trading 1 stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.