More declines for Main Market stocks

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday with a 13 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued at 101 percent more than on Thursday, after trading took place in 52 securities compared to 53 on Thursday, with prices of 13 rising, 27 declining and 12 unchanged.
A total of 7,597,619 shares were traded for $65,500,311 compared with 8,704,735 units at $32,539,428 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 146,108 shares at $1,259,621 versus 164,240 shares at $613,951 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 358,577 units at $2,222,905 compared to 380,455 units at $2,322,094 on the previous day. June closed with an average of 366,795 units at $6,952,581 including trading in bonds.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.42 million shares for 31.8 percent of total volume and hit an intraday record high of $2.82 before settling at a record close of $2.78. Wigton Windfarm followed with 1.77 million units for 23.3 percent of the day’s trade and Scotia Group with 575,267 units for 7.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,694.92 points to finish at 359,918.59, the JSE Main Index fell 2,072.71 points to end at 322,269.79 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.71 points to 70.39.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 51 cents to $75.01 after transferring 5,753 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied 30 cents to $55 with investors exchanging 4,749 stocks, Caribbean Producers shed 94 cents to end at $10 after trading 12,120 stock units. First Rock Real Estate rose 85 cents to close at $8.88 with 294 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped $23 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $377 in an exchange of 90 units, Mayberry Investments declined 72 cents to close at $8.25 as investors traded 71 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to finish at $11 after trading 314 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $1.72 to $49 after 12,086 stocks passed through the market, Seprod dipped $2.45 in ending at $70.05 after exchanging 102 units and Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to close at $27 in an exchange of 89,109 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $9.31 to end at $55 with 183 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.