Sagicor Select Financial Fund captured just under 18 million shares for 80 percent of all stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded rose 36 percent but the value sank 64 percent compared to Wednesday, following an exchanged of 61 securities compared with 59 on Wednesday, with prices of 24 rising, 19 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 21,973,738 shares trading worth $58,437,706 versus 16,098,753 stock units at $160,635,957 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 360,225 shares at $957,995 compared to 272,860 stock units valued $2,722,643 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, ended at an average of 460,303 units at $1,911,921, after decreasing from 494,599 shares at $2,238,828 on the previous day, compared with an average of 260,232 stock units at $2,340,082 in October.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 17.59 million shares for 80.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.55 million units for 7 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 641,882 stocks for 2.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 117.73 points to 460,612.82, the JSE Main Index increased 1,135.50 points to 386,800.11 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.08 points to conclude trading at 76.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 15.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2027.
At the close of Thursday’s session, AS Bryden shed $2 and ended at $15 with dealings in 58,659 stocks, Carreras gained 49 cents to close at $29.39 with 149,793 stock units changing hands, First Rock Real Estate rose 50 cents and settled at $10.50 following an exchange of5,322 stock units. GraceKennedy increased $2.54 in closing at $83.89 with a transfer of 94,100 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined by $14 to finish at $406 after an exchange of 14 shares, Jamaica Broilers dropped 62 cents and ended at $14.20 with a transfer of 265,582 units. Jamaica Producers skidded $1 to close at $19 with 23,900 stocks crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings climbed $3.85 to finish at $78.85 after a transfer of 3,151 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $2.13 to stop at $35.07 in switching ownership of 903 shares. 
NCB Financial lost 75 cents to close at $73.75 after an exchange of 43,717 stocks, 138 Student Living slipped 54 cents to close at $4.01 with investors trading 7,592 units, Quantas Advantage rallied 42 cents to close at $21.80 in an exchange of 28,700 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 50 cents to finish at $9.50 after trading of 146 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 42 cents and ended at $12.07 as investors exchanged 121,021 units.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $1.45 to end at $35, with 920 stocks crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped $20 in closing at $1,170, with an exchange of 2 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.