Slippage for JSE Main Market

For a second consecutive day, stocks led the market into a decline on Thursday as 38 percent more shares changed hands, with 54 percent higher value than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,456.58 points to 432,347.80, the JSE Main Index shed 1,284.83 points to 394,204.94 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.07 points to settle at 99.02.
Trading ended with 45 securities, down from 47 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 stocks rising, 17 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 10,771,883 shares for $75,221,344 up from 7,798,057 units at $48,760,883 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 28.6 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 3.08 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 21.5 percent for 2.32 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 10.5 percent of the day’s trade for 1.13 million units and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 10 percent for 1.08 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 239,375 units at $1,671,585, compared to an average of 165,916 shares at $1,037,466 on Wednesday. The average trade month to date ends at 256,266 units at $2,210,133, in contrast to 257,553 units at $2,251,139 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Carreras fell 29 cents to $8.71 trading 98,683 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 96 cents to $41 with 50 stock units changing hands. First Rock Capital gained 40 cents to close at $16.50 in switching ownership of 58,298 units, Jamaica Broilers finished 49 cents higher at $30 in trading 39,230 shares, Jamaica Producers declined $1 to $22 after trading 15,304 stock units. Kingston Wharves fell $1.09 to $43.90 with the swapping of 14,722 units. Mayberry Investments shed 28 cents to close at $5.35, with 16,479 shares crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 49 cents to end at $7.50 in transferring 3,306 stocks, NCB Financial gained 60 cents in closing at $142.50, with 246,999 shares changing hands. 138 Student Living gained 24 cents in ending at $5.40, after clearing the market with 15,702 shares, Pan Jam Investment declined by $1 to $66 with the swapping of 794 units, Proven Investments advanced $1.50 to $34.50 in exchanging 72,037 stock units. Pulse Investments shed 28 cents to close at $4.14 after trading 496,531 units, Scotia Group dropped $3.59 to close at $40.11, with 29,893 stocks crossing the market, Seprod shed $1 to end at $72 in exchanging 17,660 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 49 cents to close at $15.03, with 216,294 units clearing the market.

 Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.