Month end rally for Main Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 76 percent and the value 9 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Thursday, with prices of winning and losing stocks sharing 18 units each with22 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 24,210,650 shares were traded for $144,587,745 compared with 13,748,626 units at $132,263,247 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 417,425 shares at $2,492,892 compared to 225,387 units at $2,168,250 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110 compared with 333,219 units at $2,162,481 on the previous day and well below April with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 11.63 million shares for 48.1 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 2.88 million stocks for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Distributors ended with 1.82 million units for 7.5 percent of the trading, Carreras with 1.32 million units for 5.5 percent market share, Mayberry Group chipped in with 1.15 million shares for 4.7 percent of the market and General Accident with 1.06 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,067.85 points to close at 361,024.00, the JSE Main Index gained 2,430.29 points to wrap up trading at 322,397.70 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.98 points to culminate at 69.10.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the 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 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $5.40 to close at $31.55, with an exchange of 7,064 stock units, Caribbean Producers sank 39 cents to $8.50 after investors ended trading 52,134 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased 40 cents in closing at $39.40 with investors transferring 50 units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to end at $33.50, with 252,605 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 45 cents and ended at $23 as investors exchanged 920 units, Kingston Wharves gained $1 to finish at $27 in trading 5,254 shares. Lasco Manufacturing popped 33 cents and ended at $5.49 after closing with an exchange of 60,166 stocks, Mayberry Group advanced 35 cents to $8.10 with 1,145,498 stock units changing hands, Portland JSX rallied $1.17 in closing at $9.60 after 6,415 shares passed through the market. Proven Investments skidded 80 cents to close at $20.50 with investors trading 7,891 units, Sagicor Group popped $1.48 to finish at $41.98 in switching ownership of 109,544 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 35 cents to end at $8 with 2,878,446 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents in closing at $10.50 with investors dealing in 3,700 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $32 to close at $185 in an exchange of 27 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share declined $90 and ended at $1110, with 100 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.