Trading activity continued in a tight range on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with a 32 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 12 percent greater value than on Monday, following trading in 56 securities the same number as Monday and ending with 19 rising, 21 declining and 16 ending unchanged
A total of 3,715,775 shares were traded for $49,296,741 compared to 5,484,765 units at $44,129,207 on Monday.
Trading averaged 66,353 shares at $880,299 compared to 97,942 shares at $788,022 on Monday and month to date, an average of 108,586 units at $847,593, compared with 129,332 stocks at $831,526 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 670,726 shares for 18.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 587,105 units for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 545,890 units for 14.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 512.67 points to settle at 355,125.22, the JSE Main Index shed 1,935.10 points to 321,763.77 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.30 points to end at 70.95.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 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 eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3.10 in closing at $80 with 303,049 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers popped 30 cents to $10 in an exchange of 82,884 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $1.36 to end at $36.36 and closed with 120 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy declined 30 cents and ended at $72.65 after an exchange of 12,535 units, Guardian Holdings skidded $38.55 to close at $401.20 in exchanging 22 units, Jamaica Producers shed 40 cents to close at $19.50 with investors transferring 3,961 shares. 
Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 69 cents to end at $10.19 with a transfer of 127,670 stocks, Kingston Properties rose 34 cents and ended at $7.34, with 10,166 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 66 cents to close at $103.84 as investors traded 474 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 43 cents to $11.07 after an exchange of 652 shares, Pan Jamaica dropped $3.75 to $44.25 while 1,241 stocks were exchanged, Sagicor Group climbed $1 in closing at $46, with 3,705 units crossing the market. Scotia Group dropped 80 cents to end at $33 with investors swapping 319,630 shares and Stanley Motta lost 34 cents to close at $4.71 with traders dealing in 12,996 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share gained 47 cents to end at $6, with 13 stock units crossing the exchange and Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $12 to close at $41 after a transfer of 454 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
