Moderate trading continues for JSE Main Market

Trading continues to be moderate on Friday, with the volume of shares trading declining 22 percent and the value falling 31 percent below Thursday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with rising stocks exceeding those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 496.38 points to 442,782.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 522.37 points to 402,122.99 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.28 points to end at 97.75.
Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 49 on Thursday, with 23 rising, 19 declining and nine ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 16. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 9,110,023 shares changing hands for $124,148,064 versus 11,639,219 units at $178,753,267 on Thursday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 26.9 percent of total volume with a transfer of 2.45 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 12.8 percent for 1.17 million units and Scotia Group with 8.8 percent for 798,805 units changing hands.
Trading averages 178,628 units at $2,434,276, compared to 237,535 shares at $3,648,026 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 252,197 units at $2,638,711, down from 271,242 units at $2,691,636 on Thursday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 48 cents in ending at $93.50 after transferring 9,979 units, Caribbean Cement dipped 47 cents to $103.51 in trading 13,300 stock units. Eppley gained 50 cents to end at $38 in an exchange of 4,750 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $17.10 to $565 with the swapping of 64,846 units, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.30 to close at $30 with an exchange of 1,179 shares. Jamaica Producers gained 40 cents after ending at $23.50, with 20,104 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group popped 32 cents in closing at $37.32 in 662,971 stocks switching ownership Kingston Properties fell 65 cents to $8.85 with 1,000 stock units crossing the market. Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to end at $47, trading 6,964 stocks, Mayberry Investments rallied $1.69 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.20 with 317,215 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 50 cents in closing at $8.50 with the swapping of 20,100 units. 138 Student Living lost 29 cents to close at $4.70 after exchanging 3,000 shares, PanJam Investment popped $2.49 to finish at $66.49 with 5,738 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments rallied 90 cents to $33.90 with the transfer of 11,423 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents at $53.50 in switching ownership of 6,376 stocks. Salada Foods rose 73 cents in closing at $7.48 after 62,505 units changed hands, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to $36 with the swapping of 798,805 stocks, Seprod gained 25 cents to settle at $63.50 in exchanging 20,477 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 44 cents in ending at $5.10 with 30,000 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 46 cents to end at $18.05 in switching ownership of 115,748 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 50 cents to $18 in trading 2,289 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined by $11 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $70, with 3,550 stock units crossing the market.
In the corporate bond segment, Jamaica Broilers 6.75% traded 2,500,000 units and rose 39 cents to $102.91 and Seprod 6.75% traded 8,500,000 units and popped 36 cents to $101.60.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.