Stocks inched higher on JSE Main Market

Almost twice as many stocks rose in trading on Tuesday than on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market sending the overall market value higher, with the volume of stocks traded rising 15 percent after 33 percent more funds passed through the market than on Monday, with 53 securities trading compared to 59 on Monday, leading to 24 rising, 17 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
Investors traded 6,498,000 shares for $63,227,582 up from 5,633,077 units at $47,384,697 on Monday.
Trading averaged 122,604 units at $1,192,973, versus 95,476 shares at $803,130 on Monday and month to date, an average of 153,373 units at $1,434,259 compared to 155,272 units at $1,449,146 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.17 million shares accounting for 18.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.14 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.5% with 562,083 units for 8.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 350.35 points to 401,011.40, the JSE Main Index increased 239.71 points to 351,665.08 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.02 points to settle at 84.54.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments rose $5.96 to end at $101.96, with 9,476 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement popped 65 cents to $58.75 after 14,442 stocks were traded, Caribbean Producers dipped 62 cents to $13.18 after trading of 164,065 stock units. GraceKennedy advanced 50 cents to $89, with 61,884 units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers dropped $1 to $19 in exchanging 3,369 stock units, JMMB Group rose 45 cents to close at $38.50 after an exchange of 341,509 units. Kingston Wharves fell $2.80 to $35.20 with the swapping of 20,659 stocks, Massy Holdings increased $3.90 in closing at $85, with 1,172 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments rallied 45 cents to $8.45 with a transfer of 43,592 stock units. NCB Financial shed $1.30 to $85.20 in trading 60,828 units, Palace Amusement declined $12.19 to close at $827.81 with investors transferring ten shares, PanJam Investment climbed $2.25 to $55 after a transfer of 1,185 stocks. Proven Investments lost $2.09 to end at $30 in an exchange of 13,784 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to end at $50 in switching ownership of 52,179 units, Scotia Group dipped 81 cents in closing at $36 after exchanging 19,291 shares. Seprod advanced 70 cents to close at $70.95 after trading 4,553 stocks and Stanley Motta popped 43 cents in closing at $5 after exchanging 3,787 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share lost $3.50 ending at $60 trading 77 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.