The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Thursday with the market rising after investors exchanged 71 percent fewer shares as investors expended 44 percent less money in trading than on Wednesday, leading the market to close with more stocks advancing than declining.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,751.31 points to 407,581.24, the Main Index rose 2,789.03 points to 372,069.12 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.62 points to settle at 97.43.
Trading ended with 42 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 17 falling and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.7 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,243,411 shares for $63,166,132 compared to 14,824,256 units at $112,540,610 on Wednesday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 35.4 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.5 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 13.3 percent for 565,696 units and Transjamaican Highway with 528,293 units for 12.4 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 101,034 units changing hands at $1,503,956 for each security, compared to an average of 336,915 shares at $2,557,741 on Wednesday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 240,756 units for $1,681,973 for each security, in contrast to 268,050 units at $1,716,749. Trading for the month to date compares to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Barita Investments advanced $2.10 to $80 at the close of the market after trading 292,728 shares. Berger Paints rose 50 cents in closing at $12.50, with investors swapping 398 units, Caribbean Cement shed 88 cents to end at $48.12, in exchanging 8,483 stock units, Eppley climbed $2.75 to $20.75, with 1,000 units crossing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $5.75 to close at $49.70, with 295 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 75 cents to finish at $18.35, in trading 24,525 shares, JMMB Group gained 70 cents to settle at $30, with 14,986 stock units changing hands. 
Mayberry Investments shed 62 cents to end at $5.37, with investors switching ownership of 3,540 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 36 cents after ending at $7.65 with an exchange of 12,210 stock units, NCB Financial gained 50 cents to close at $130.50, after crossing the exchange with 26,856 shares. 138 Student Living rose 35 cents to close at $4.85 while exchanging 1,330 units, Palace Amusement jumped $74.93 in closing at $1,375, after transferring a mere 4 units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to $44.50, with 16,230 stock units changing hands, Salada Foods rose 71 cents to $27.99 trading 233 units. Scotia Group climbed $3.59 to settle at $49.97, with 525,487 shares passing through the market, Seprod closed at $55.99, after rising $2.89 after 6,843 units crossed the market, Sygnus Credit Investments gained $1.05 to settle at $18.90, in exchanging 11,324 stock units and Wisynco Group slipped 55 cents to $15.35, after crossing the exchange with 64,560 shares. In the preference segment of the Main Market, 138 Student Living Preference shares gained 90 cents to close at $6.88, after exchanging 72 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
