The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Wednesday with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose after investors exchanged three percent fewer shares than on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,637.5 points to settle at 401,775.12, the Main Index lost 1,462.96 points to end at 366,695.36, the JSE Financial Index shed 0.01 point to close at 95.95.
Trading ended with 40 securities changing hands compared to 44 securities on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 13 stocks rising, the prices of 21 declining and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.3 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 34,870,786 shares for $314,992,214 compared to 33,825,327 units at $268,427,066 on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 22.4 million shares for 64.2 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Group with 3.70 million units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Broilers Group with 1.70 million units for 4.9 percent market share. 
Also trading over a million units are Pulse Investments with 1.55 million shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 1.25 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 871,770 units changing hands for the day at $7,874,805 for each security, in comparison to an average of 768,757 shares at $6,100,615 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date, ended at 482,124 units at $2,813,629 for each security, in contrast to 449,855 units at $2,394,455. Trading month to date compares well to, July with an average of 392,128 shares for $2,444,356.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $1.30 in closing at $56.50, with 1,727 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cement shed 72 cents to end at $43.27 in finishing, with 9,096 units changing hands. Eppley carved out a loss of 40 cents to close at $17.50 in trading 2,000 stock units, Jamaica Producers Group dropped 90 cents in closing at $22 with investors switching ownership of 229,313 stock units. 
Kingston Properties gained $1.04 to end at $7.20 in an exchange of174 stocks, Kingston Wharves dropped by $5 to close at $49 changing hands 600 units, NCB Financial Group increased $7 to close at $138 after exchanging 98,898 shares. 138 Student Living declined by $1.18 ending at $5.80 after exchanging 325 units, PanJam Investment fell $7 in ending at $65 and exchanging 205 stock units, Proven Investments lost $1.92 to end at $34.02, with 200 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group increased 50 cents to settle at $46.50 with investors swapping 1,500 units. Seprod lost 85 cents to close at $54.15 with an exchange of 325 units and Wisynco Group dropped by 70 cents in closing at $16.55 after exchanging 50,260 stock units.
In the preference segment of the main market, Eppley 8.75% preference shares advanced by 53 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $8 while trading 10 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
