Stocks closed out November positively on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, following an 18 percent rise in the volume traded, with a 78 percent jump in value over Thursday, resulting in 58 securities changing hands compared with 60 on Thursday, with prices of 26 rising, 16 declining and 16 ending unchanged, resulting in a jump in the major market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,549.61 points to 363,894.47, the JSE Main Index spiked 2,813.30 points to settle at 318,658.37 and the Financial Index popped 0.09 points to 64.42.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids for 15 stocks above their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The market closed with trading of 35,413,331 shares, valued at $186,918,452 after increasing from 29,936,895 stock units at $105,228,853 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 610,575 shares at $3,222,732, rising from 498,948 stock units at $1,753,814 on Thursday. November closed trading with an average of 279,326 units at $1,890,583, jumping from 262,002 shares at $1,820,912 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Wigton Energy led trading with 13.72 million shares for 38.7 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway ending with 4.95 million stocks for 14 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica closed with 4.06 million stock units for 11.5 percent of the volume traded, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 3.91 million shares for 11 percent of total trading, Kingston Wharves chipped in with 1.37 million stocks for 3.9 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 1.37 million stock units for 3.9 percent of the share of the market.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.20 to $33.20 after an exchange of 9,758 stock units, Barita Investments dropped $1 to finish at $75.50 with 1,247 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement rose $1 and ended at $106 with investors trading 66,517 units. Caribbean Producers gained 94 cents to close at $7.97 with 1,002,185 shares switching ownership. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped $2.35 to end at $43.64 as investors exchanged 181 stock units, First Rock Real Estate lost 52 cents in closing at $10.53 after a transfer of 45 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $4 to $364 with investors trading 2,997 stocks, Jamaica Producers advanced $2.39 to end at $24.47 with 300,093 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied $1.44 to $11.70 with investors swapping 11,179 stock units. JMMB Group increased 61 cents to close at $18.50 with 507,503 shares changing hands, Kingston Properties popped $1 and ended at $9.10 with traders dealing in 201,828 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined 98 cents to finish at $29 after closing with an exchange of 1,370,773 stocks. 
Margaritaville sank $2.20 and ended at $12.44 with an exchange of 10 units, Mayberry Group gained 57 cents to $7.13 with a mere 4 stocks passing through the market, 138 Student Living shed 41 cents to end at $3.48 with investors dealing in 1,224 units. Pan Jamaica rose $3.30 in closing at $52.20 in an exchange of 152,815 shares, Sagicor Group rallied $3.47 to close at $41.48, after trading of 117,060 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.20 to finish at $6.30 after an exchange of 282,057 shares. Seprod increased by $2 and ended at $84 with a transfer of 11,270 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 52 cents to $6.79 with 38,043 units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 36 cents to finish at $16.16 in an exchange of 581,887 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 75 cents to end at $13.15 with 72,380 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $2.97 in closing at $44.97 after 51 stock units were traded, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 fell 39 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.41 with 68,000 shares changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share rose $3 to $255 as investors exchanged 5,338 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.