Trading activity ended on Friday with the market rising after more stocks advanced than declined, with 14 percent more shares changing hands with 64 percent less values than on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 833.77 points to 436,595.98, the JSE Main Index advanced 740.65 points to 397,747.50 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.54 points to settle at 99.44.
Trading ended with 47 securities, up from 45 on Thursday, with 18 stocks rising, 16 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings averages 15.4.
The market closed with 15,472,941 shares trading for $89,310,861 compared to 13,523,122 units at $248,266,043 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm traded 45.6 percent of total volume, with 7.05 million shares, followed by Stanley Motta with 12.2 percent after exchanging 1.89 million units and QWI Investments with 10.3 percent for 1.59 million units
Trading averaged 329,212 units at $1,900,231, compared to 300,514 shares at $5,517,023 on Thursday. Month to date trading averages 242,960 units at $1,537,268, in contrast to 231,331 units at $1,496,747 on Thursday. March averaged 354,304 units at $2,543,232.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.30 to $85.10 with the trading of 8,375 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $3.50 to $73 after 6,582 units crossed the exchange, Eppley declined by $3 to $28 after trading 89,804 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 52 cents in closing at $40.02, after exchanging 1,000 stocks Jamaica Broilers lost 20 cents to finish at $29.30 with 17,536 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers ended 25 cents lower at $25 in the swapping of 26,570 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 40 cents to $17.60 after exchanging 31,336 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose 30 cents to $43.80 with a transfer of 3,116 shares, NCB Financial dropped $4.49 to $138.50 with the swapping of 264,173 units. 
Palace Amusement climbed $69 to close at $809 after trading 11 units, Portland JSX advanced 89 cents to $8 with investors switching ownership of 30,200 units, Proven Investments shed 70 cents in closing at $36 in an exchange of 10,779 stock units. Scotia Group lost 24 cents in closing at $41.75 in switching ownership of 89,361 shares. Seprod rose $1.10 to end at $76.60 after 12,053 stocks crossed the exchange, Supreme Ventures gained 49 cents to close at $16 with a transfer of 38,806 shares and Wisynco Group rose 73 cents to $15.83 in the swapping of 36,486 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% rose 24 cents ending at $1.83 in trading 1,250 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.