Market activity ended on Tuesday with the volume of shares trading rising marginally, with the value 62 percent higher than on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining stocks beat out those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,237.61 points to 431,445.53, the JSE Main Index popped 736.12 points to 390,292.37 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.29 points to end at 95.43.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 52 on Monday, with 17 rising, 23 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A total of 9,056,607 shares traded for $98,885,368 up from 8,605,350 units at $61,182,683 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 32.7 percent of total volume after an exchange of 2.96 million shares followed by Wisynco Group 15.7 percent, with 1.43 million units, Wigton Windfarm contributed 12 percent with 1.09 million units and Pulse Investments 11.3 percent for an exchange of 1.02 million units.
Trading averages 181,132 units at $1,977,707, compared to 165,488 shares at $1,176,590 on Monday and month to date, an average of 249,657 units at $2,893,458, versus 253,830 units at $3,057,633 on Monday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 25 cents to $92.25 in trading 5,757 shares, Caribbean Producers rose 50 cents to $9.80 with 181,467 stock units crossing the market, Eppley picked up 50 cents to finish at $36 after exchanging 2,038 stocks. GraceKennedy fell 85 cents to end at $98 in switching ownership of 8,823 units, Guardian Holdings declined $5 to $520 with the swapping of 63,524 stocks, Jamaica Producers shed $2.50 in closing at $21.45 after exchanging 110,352 shares. JMMB Group lost 31 cents to settle at $38.19 with a transfer of 47,997 stock units, Margaritaville advanced $3.15 to end at $21 in trading 550 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 40 cents in ending at $8.50 after 1,800 shares cleared the market. 
NCB Financial rose $1 to $119 in exchanging 18,541 stock units, PanJam Investment rallied $3.50 to $71 with the swapping of 117,621 units, Sagicor Group spiked 49 cents to $53.99 after 1,940 stocks crossed the market. Scotia Group popped 30 cents to end at $34.30 with 41,558 stock units changing hands, Seprod rose 65 cents to close at $63.75 in switching ownership of 3,824 units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 48 cents in closing at $15.50 after trading 264,810 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 40 cents to close at $5.60 in transferring 51,422 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% fell 55 cents to $3.09 in an exchange of 1,475 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
