Steady trading on JSE Main Market

Trading volumes dropped on Tuesday, with a higher value than Monday on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the volume of stocks traded declining 11 percent and the value jumping 109 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 60 securities on both Tuesdays and Monday, with prices of 22 stocks rising, 21 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 6,902,923 shares for $68,837,980 compared with 7,762,350 units at $32,965,450 on Monday.
Trading averaged 115,049 shares at $1,147,300 compared to 129,373 units at $549,424 on Monday and trading for the month to date, averages 329,735 stock units at $2,508,676 compared with 350,148 shares at $2,638,125 on the prior day compared with July with an average of 602,415 stock units at $5,405,031.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.16 million shares for 31.3 percent of the day’s volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.24 million units for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Wisynco Group with 750,121 stock units for 10.9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,081.95 points to close at 347,609.62, the JSE Main Index increased 58.67 points to cease trading at 304,375.54 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.74 points to 63.60.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden skidded 55 cents to end at $36.95, with 449 stocks passing through the exchange, Barita Investments rallied $1.79 to $72.89 with investors trading 7,427 units, Caribbean Cement sank 99 cents to end at $63.50 in an exchange of 14,626 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $7.65 in closing at $37 with investors trading 4,490 stock units, First Rock Real Estate popped 30 cents and ended at $10.60 after 175,714 shares crossed the market, General Accident sank 52 cents to finish at $6.50 with an exchange of 1,000 units. GraceKennedy slipped 89 cents to $74.10 after 237,405 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings fell $21 and ended at $288 with traders dealing in 17,897 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.70 to end at $35.71 in an exchange of 2,982 shares. JMMB Group rose $1.16 in closing at $21.96 with investors dealing in 16,927 units, Kingston Wharves dipped 87 cents to close at $27.10 with 996 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 33 cents to finish at $6.62 with investors swapping 80,808 stock units. Mayberry Group dropped 30 cents and ended at $7.60 in switching ownership of 17,365 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained $1 to close at $10 after an exchange of 4,282 stock units, NCB Financial advanced 89 cents to finish at $53 in trading 35,960 units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.75 in closing at $49.75 after an exchange of 8,929 stocks, Proven Investments popped $1.16 to end at $17.46 with investors trading 7,651 units, Scotia Group rallied 90 cents to close at $45 after a transfer of 251 stocks. Sterling Investments increased 40 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 156,962 shares and Wisynco Group declined 43 cents to end at $20.01 with a transfer of 750,121 stock units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost 70 cents in closing at $101.05, with 600 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.