Rising Main Market stocks edged out decliners

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 27 percent and the value 50 percent lower than on Friday, with 57 securities trading compared with 52 on Friday, with 23 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 8,771,432 shares were traded for $51,325,289 compared with 6,892,036 units at $103,552,949 on Friday.
Trading averaged 153,885 shares at $900,444 versus 132,539 shares at $1,991,403 on Friday and month to date, an average of 189,519 units at $1,502,668, compared with 196,959 units at $1,628,407 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.92 million shares for 67.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 975,333 units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 256,166 units for 2.9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,758.93 points to finish at 348,317.02, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,026.11 points to finish at 316,012.07 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.49 points to close at 69.85.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are 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 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped 86 cents in closing at $50.70 after 1,285 shares were traded, Caribbean Producers lost 54 cents to end at $9.70 with traders dealing in 8,693 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $9 to a 52 weeks’ low of $30 with 25,521 stock units clearing the market. Jamaica Producers increased 50 cents to close at $19 in switching ownership of 12,705 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 45 cents and ended at $9.50 in trading 1,039 stock units, Kingston Wharves fell $2.64 to $27.11 after an exchange of 20,221 shares. NCB Financial advanced $3.38 in closing at $65.90 with 44,202 units changing hands, Pan Jamaica shed 96 cents to end at $49.50 with investors transferring 6,983 stocks, Proven Investments skidded 73 cents to close at $21.25 after an exchange of 34,647 units. Scotia Group gained $1 and ended at $33 while trading 126,271 stocks, Stanley Motta popped 84 cents to $6.07 as investors exchanged 3,000 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 45 cents in closing at $26 in an exchange of 112,905 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 44 cents and ended at $9.56 with shareholders swapping 979 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.30 to close at $19.95 as 100 shares passed through the market, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed 40 cents to end at $6 after a transfer of 192 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $12 and ended at $40 with 246 stock units crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share fell $169 to $1,046 after 25 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.