Stocks record big gains on JSE Main Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 46 percent and the value 31 percent lower than on Monday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 55 on Monday, with prices of 27 stocks rising, 14 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed on Tuesday with the trading of 13,924,449 shares with a value of $141,822,725 compared with 25,850,445 units at $206,255,781 on Monday.
Trading averaged 240,077 shares at $2,445,219 compared to 470,008 units at $3,750,105 on Monday and month to date, an average of 922,487 units at $2,408,707, in comparison to 962,588 units at $2,406,562 on the previous day and February with an average of 385,143 units at $3,418,046.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.61 million shares for 18.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.93 million units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments ended with 1.65 million units for 11.8 percent of market share, Wisynco Group closed with 1.54 million units for 11.1 percent of shares trading and Radio Jamaica with 1.17 million units for 8.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,960.46 points to culminate at 368,519.92, the JSE Main Index jumped 5,377.41 points to 328,547.93 and the JSE Financial Index popped 1.42 points to lock up trading at 70.63.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $1.95 in closing at $37.55 after 298 stock units cleared the market, Caribbean Cement gained $1 to $57 after exchanging 1,070 shares, Eppley rose 90 cents and ended at $40.40 with a transfer of 586 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.78 to end at $39.99 with investors dealing in 46 stocks, First Rock Real Estate popped 48 cents to close at $10.48 with 89,169 units crossing the market, General Accident rallied 62 cents to $6.10 with investors transferring 375,835 stocks. GraceKennedy lost $1 and ended at $74 trading 558,081 shares, Jamaica Producers increased 60 cents to close at $22.50 in switching ownership of 705 stock units, Kingston Properties advanced 50 cents to end at $8 with investors swapping 330,269 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1.35 in closing at $30.40, with 675 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial shed 80 cents to end at $65.70 after a transfer of 15,783 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 38 cents to end at $4.28 after 161 stock units passed through the market. Pan Jamaica declined $1.01 in closing at $49.99 while exchanging 8 shares, Sagicor Group popped 53 cents to close at $41.78 with investors trading 13,154 units, Seprod sank 95 cents and ended at $83.70 with an exchange of 619 stocks and Wisynco Group increased 55 cents to $21, with 1,543,476 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed $1.27 to end at $6.29 in an exchange of 7 shares, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 rallied 34 cents in closing at $3.10 after 183 stock units passed through the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $1 to close at $109 as investors exchanged 1,300 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.