NCB grabs 45% value on JSE Main Market


NCB Financial captured just 17 percent of the volume of stocks traded but contributed 45 percent of the sum exchanged, with the stock trading in the range of three million units, for the second day of the holiday-shortened week. Trading ended with Transjamaican Highway capturing 26 percent of all stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with Wigton and Lasco Manufacturing closing off the leading trades. The volume and value of stocks traded declined by 11 percent and 55 percent, respectively, compared with Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 60 securities, from 61 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 21 declining and 18 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 16,289,808 shares valued at $249,615,396 down from an average of 18,355,478 stocks at $554,759,564 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 271,497 shares at $4,160,257, after decreasing from 300,909 stock units at $9,094,419 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,932 units at $2,793,337 compared with 225,723 shares at $2,690,303 on the previous day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.31 million shares for 26.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 2.85 million stocks for 17.5 percent of the day’s trade, NCB Financial closed with 2.74 million stock units for 16.8 percent of the volume traded and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.86 million shares for 11.4 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,492.68 points to end at 399,650.55, the JSE Main Index sank 151.73 points to end at 342,393.22 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.68 points to end at 62.11.
At the end of the market, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator finished with eight stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 17.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Producers climbed 66 cents to finish at $6.80 with trading of 30,085 shares, First Rock Real Estate increased $1.54 to $10 after an exchange of 21 units, Guardian Holdings slipped $1.12 to close at $363.88 with 112,753 stocks passing through the market. Lasco Manufacturing popped 75 cents to $7 with investors dealing in 1,862,034 shares, NCB Financial advanced $1.49 to end at $43 after an exchange of 2,742,407 stock units, Sagicor Group lost 85 cents and ended at $39.65 after trading of 3,545 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.12 to $7.94 with 300 units changing hands, Seprod rallied $1.28 to close at $82.28 in an exchange of 509 stocks and Wisynco Group sank $1.15 to finish at $22 with investors trading 467,915 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $16 and ended at $220 with 123 shares clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $1.50 in closing at $1,145 with investors switching ownership of 28 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dropped $1 to end at $106 with 1,500 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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