The value of stocks trading dropped 81 percent on Monday compared to Friday, swelled by near 15 million units of Barita worth $1.16 billion shares trading Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, but trading volume fell 53 percent versus Friday.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,325.14 points to 406,913.84, the JSE Main Index fell 1,198.98 points to 371,405.38 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.73 points to settle at 96.61.
Trading ended with 42 securities changing hands, the same number as Friday and closed with the prices of 12 stocks rising, 22 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.8 based on IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 11,383,554 shares for $229,812,014 compared to 24,341,786 units at $1,198,275,855 on Friday. Pulse Investments led trading with 22.1 percent of total volume, with 2.51 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 16.7 percent or 1.90 million units. Barita Investments ended with 12.7 percent for 1.44 million units and Wigton Windfarm closed with 12 percent of the market, ending with 1.37 million units changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 271,037 units changing hands at $5,471,715 for each security compared to an average of 579,566 shares at $28,530,378 on Friday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 266,398 units at $3,266,977 for each security, in contrast to 266,157 units at $3,152,375. Trading month to date compares adversely to August’s average of 497,441 units at $3,201,918 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments advanced $2.90 to close at $79.90, with 1,441,342 shares changing hands, Berger Paints shed 64 cents, ending at $11.85 with 12,425 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Cement ended at $48.04, after a loss of 67 cents in an exchange of 5,196 units, Jamaica Broilers Group climbed $1.44 to settle at $27.44, trading 9,635 stock units. Jamaica Producers Group lost 30 cents to close at $20.70, with an exchange of 8,382 shares, Kingston Wharves slid 50 cents to settle at $49.50, after clearing the market with 404 units, 
NCB Financial Group gained 89 cents, in ending at $132.99 with investors swapping 172,508 shares. 138 Student Living rose 35 cents to end at $4.85, after clearing the market with 15,605 stock units, PanJam Investment dropped $3.49 to $66.01, in transferring 150,938 shares, Pulse Investments gained 30 cents to settle at $4.90, in trading 2,510,192 shares. Scotia Group fell to $47.14, after losing $1.36 and exchanging 627,325 shares Seprod fell 50 cents to $55.50, with investors switching ownership of 177,004 shares, Supreme Ventures fell $1.50 to settle at $13, as investors swapped 795,566 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 70 cents to close at $17.80, in trading 28,469 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 58 cents to close at $15.90, with 45,481 stock units passing through the market.
In the preference segment of the Main Market, Eppley 8.75% preference shares fell $1.88 in closing at $6.71, with investors swapping 724,607 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
