Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 89 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Monday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 57 on Monday, with prices of 17 rising, 12 declining and 13 ending unchanged, with NCB Financial climbed $3 to return to the $40 level and Caribbean Cement popped $5 to $95 and helping to move the market index higher.
The market closed with 5,428,993 shares trading worth $60,680,520 compared with 47,379,247 stock units at $194,226,991 on Monday.
Trading averaged 129,262, down from $1,444,774 compared with 831,215 stocks at $3,407,491 on Monday. For the month to date, trading an average of 309,906 units at $1,816,757 compared to 336,159 shares at $1,870,817 on the previous day and July with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.09 million shares for 38.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 967,739 stock units for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 634,681 stocks for 11.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index cclimbed 2,361.17 points to conclude trading at 358,438.45, the JSE Main Index jumped 2,847.83 points to close at 310,829.22 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.38 points to end trading at 63.79. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $1.75 to end at $24 with investors switching ownership of 312 shares, Berger Paints lost 53 cents in closing at $6.71 with investors swapping 10,412 stocks, Caribbean Cement popped $5 to $95 with 6,664 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy gained $2.01 to finish at $71 with traders dealing in 197,195 units, Jamaica Broilers fell 44 cents and ended at $25.40 after investors exchanged 126 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed $1.68 to close at $9.40 with 25,500 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial rose $3 to $40 as investors exchanged 236,916 stock units, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.49 to finish at $50 in trading 1,405 stocks,
Sagicor Group dropped $1 and ended at $40 after traders swapped 4,806 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to close at $7.70 with investors trading 200 shares, Scotia Group increased $2.26 to end at $55.90 with 203,434 units passing through the market, Seprod popped 66 cents in closing at $84.90 after traders transferred 6,512 stocks. Stanley Motta increased 41 cents to $6.45 as 22 stock units crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.22 to finish at $7.25 with investors exchanging 50 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 75 cents and ended at $20 with 38,458 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.