Surge in trading on JSE Main Market

A surge in the volume of stock trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 355 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded with a value of 554 percent more than on Tuesday, with trading in 54 securities compared with 55 on Tuesday, with prices of 12 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 26,580,065 shares being traded for $169,019,186 up from 5,847,947 units at $25,826,887 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 492,223 shares at $3,129,985 compared to 106,326 units at $469,580 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 935,480 units at $8,817,927 compared with 974,913 units at $9,323,938 on the previous day and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 18.71 million shares for 70.4 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Distributors with 2.72 million units for 10.2 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Broilers ended with 1.48 million stocks for 5.6 percent market share and Wigton Windfarm with 1.17 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,371.83 points to close at 354,079.08, the JSE Main Index increased 497.17 points to 313,613.94 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.11 points to finish at 65.77.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden skidded $4.87 to $36.02 with investors trading 697 stocks, Berger Paints climbed 64 cents to end at $8.64 after closing after an exchange of 389 units, Caribbean Producers rose 88 cents in closing at $10.22 after 13,736 shares passed through the market. Eppley rallied $1 and ended at $36, with investors trading 392 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $1 to finish at $72.50 with 82,329 shares clearing the market, Guardian Holdings slipped 95 cents to close at $345.05 with investors swapping 10 stocks. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents in ending at $33 in switching ownership of 1,483,018 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 75 cents and ended at $10 after an exchange of 229,576 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $1.92 to finish at $27.83 in trading 20,917 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 95 cents to end at $107, with 30 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments increased 60 cents in closing at $19.10 after a transfer of 4,619 units, Sagicor Group gained $1.06 to close at $40.06, with 116,240 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group advanced $2.22 to $45.33 in an exchange of 114,624 shares, Seprod dropped 98 cents to end at $78.01 with investors dealing in 7,790 units and Wisynco Group rose 45 cents in closing at $20.95 after an exchange of 525,898 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $54.50 to finish at $140 with a transfer of 130 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.