Market activity ended on Friday with the volume of shares declining 72 percent, with the value 21 percent lower than on Thursday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with five stocks declining for every four rising stocks as the market continues to consolidate.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,330.54 points to settle at 439,591.90, the JSE Main Index shed 1,508.82 points to 387,382.91 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.13 points to end at 94.82.
A total of 52 securities traded down from 56 on Thursday, with 20 rising, 25 declining and seven ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 20,846,690 shares were exchanged for $711,105,869 versus 74,417,192 units at $897,364,034 on Thursday. PanJam Investment led trading with 29.1 percent of total volume after transferring 6.07 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 17.4 percent for 3.62 million units, Transjamaican Highway, 15.9 percent with 3.3 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 5.6 percent, with 1.17 million units and Jamaica Producers, 5.1 percent for a transfer of 1.07 million units.
Trading averages 400,898 units at $13,675,113, compared to 1,328,878 shares at $16,024,358 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 698,683 units at $10,965,700, compared to 840,746 units at $9,673,135 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 40 cents in closing at $90.50 with an exchange of 92,347 shares, Berger Paints rose 80 cents to close at $12.95 in trading 3,644 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $2 to end at $73 after 21,869 stocks crossed the exchange. Caribbean Producers fell $1.38 to $14.62 with the swapping of 457,914 stock units, GraceKennedy shed 99 cents to $103 in transferring 557,447 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell 99 cents to $535.01 in trading 2,643 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost 48 cents to end at $29.50 with 7,457 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers shed 99 cents to end at $22 in switching ownership of 1,072,937 shares, JMMB Group rose $1 in closing at $44 in exchanging 280,797 units. Kingston Properties shed 95 cents to close at $8.05 with 51,563 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville declined $3 to $25 with the swapping of 6,582 stocks, Massy Holdings gained 50 cents in closing at $1,950 after trading 74,353 stock units. NCB Financial popped $3.44 to $124.94 in an exchange of 47,297 units, Palace Amusement climbed $150 to $1,030 with 21 stocks clearing the market, PanJam Investment fell $1.80 to close at $66.20 in switching ownership of 6,065,996 stock units. Proven Investments gained 53 cents after ending at $35 with 38,826 shares changing hands, Scotia Group shed 45 cents to finish at $34 with the swapping of 31,981 stocks, Stanley Motta rose 78 cents to end at $5.93 in exchanging 83,000 stock units. 
Supreme Ventures popped 47 cents in closing at $17.90 in switching ownership of 118,197 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 37 cents to close at $15.47 after trading 244,458 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 86 cents to end at $17.56, with 7,372 stock units changing hands. Victoria Mutual Investments gained 66 cents to settle at $6.96 with a transfer of 239,843 shares and Wisynco Group declined 93 cents in closing at $19.01 in exchanging 120,311 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 39 cents to $12.15 with 5,859 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped $4.50 to $71 after trading 29,568 units, Carreras lost 54 cents to end at $8.35 with an exchange of 62,433,293 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2.60 to $38 in swapping of 3,319 stock units, GraceKennedy popped 98 cents to $103.99 in an exchange of 2,337,519 units, Guardian Holdings rose 72 cents to $536 in switching ownership of 223 stock units. Jamaica Broilers advanced $1.23 to end at $29.98 with a transfer of 208,168 shares, JMMB Group shed $1.14 to end at $43 after an exchange of 1,862,118 stocks, Key Insurance rose 53 cents to $4.96 in trading 304,588 shares. Massy Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $1,949.50 with the swapping of 2,427 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 60 cents to close at $7 with 16,643 stocks changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $165 to end at $880 with 85 stock units crossing the market. PanJam Investment advanced $4 to $68 in transferring 22,731 stock units, Proven Investments shed 88 cents to end at $34.47 in switching ownership of 43,981 shares, Scotia Group rallied 45 cents in closing at $34.45 with an exchange of 8,547 units. 
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 40 cents in closing at $15.10 after trading 3,151 stocks, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 70 cents to close at $6.30 with 855,007 stock units clearing the market.
Trading averaged 324,984 shares at $2,962,410, up from 252,978 stock units at $2,400,224 on Monday. February losed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
PanJam Investment declined $2 to close at $64 with 786,655 shares changing hands, Proven Investments rallied $1.54 to $35.35 with the swapping of 43,708 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $3.90 in closing at $54 after the transferring of 178,498 stock units. Scotia Group shed 60 cents to end at $34 after trading 41,319 stocks, Seprod slipped 90 cents to $56.10 with 11,300 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 42 cents to close at $5.28 with a transfer of 753 units. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 35 cents to end at $14.70 with an exchange of 72,199 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 50 cents to close at $16.70 with the swapping of 224 stocks.
Trading ended with 59 securities compared to 56 on Friday, with 29 rising, 24 declining and six ending unchanged.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $90.40 with 238,943 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement dipped $9.99 to $65.01 after exchanging 226,274 stocks, First Rock Capital rallied 70 cents in closing at $11.70 in trading 109 stock units. Guardian Holdings dropped $25.99 to $535.01 with the swapping of 1,142 units, Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents in ending at $22.90 with 12,635 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1 to $17.95 in switching ownership of 60,675 shares. JMMB Group advanced $1.05 to $44.15 in transferring 388,876 stocks, Kingston Properties lost 50 cents in ending at $8.50 with 655 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves declined $1.80 in closing at $40.50 in switching ownership of 7,093 stock units. Margaritaville gained 50 cents to end at $28 in trading 184 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 90 cents in closing at $7.60 with a transfer of 73,002 units, NCB Financial popped 50 cents to $124 after exchanging 109,385 stocks. Palace Amusement climbed $5 to end at $950 in trading 3 shares, PanJam Investment gained 50 cents to close at $66 with 26,598 stocks changing hands, Portland JSX declined $1.05 to $8.05 in switching ownership of 28,000 stock units. Proven Investments fell $1.49 in closing at $33.81 after crossing the exchange with 43,638 units, Sagicor Group rose 90 cents to end at $57.90 with the swapping of 261,869 stocks, Seprod declined $3 to $57 in exchanging 14,195 shares. 
Stanley Motta gained 44 cents in ending at $5.70 after trading 4,100 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 45 cents to end at $15.05 in an exchange of 64,511 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 80 cents to $16.20 with the swapping of 3,000 shares and Wisynco Group advanced $1.68 to $19.88 in switching ownership of 146,027 units.
Leaving the TOP10 this week are iCreate and Cargo Handlers. The Main Market had one change, with Carreras moving out after hitting $8.90 and Jamaica Broilers coming in to replace it.
The potential gains for Main Market stocks moved from 122 percent last week to this weeks’ 125 percent, with the top three being Guardian Holdings followed by JMMB Group and Sygnus Credit Investments all projected to gain between 161 and 180 percent versus 165 and 185 percent last week.
All the stocks in the Junior Market can gain just 3 percent to the end of March this year, based on an average PE of 20. About a third of Junior Market stocks with positive earnings are trading at or above this level, averaging around 23.
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The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 104.45 points to 443,178.75, the JSE Main Index rose 358.54 points to close at 391,193.26 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.4 points to end at 94.97.
Trading averaged 2,039,630 units at $8,028,092, up from 326,875 shares at $2,594,663 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 400,144 units at $3,243,666 versus 310,484 units at $2,982,018 on the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Palace Amusement declined $5 to $945 after an exchange of 5 units, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to $65.50 in transferring 7,256 stocks, Proven Investments fell 70 cents to $35.30 with an exchange of 24,345 stock units. Sagicor Group rallied $3.23 to $57 with 182,181 shares changing hands, Salada Foods lost 48 cents at $6.52 in trading 19,031 stock units, Supreme Ventures fell 45 cents in closing at $18.05 after exchanging 108,671 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 39 cents to close at $15.50 with 97,912 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 50 cents to $17 with a transfer of 5,000 shares and Wisynco Group declined $1.66 to $18.20 with an exchange of 1,093,562 stocks.
Trading averaged 326,875 units at $2,594,663 on Thursday, compared to 236,932 shares at $3,588,986 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 310,484 units at $2,982,018 compared to 309,590 units at $3,003,161 on the previous day. January averaged 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Kingston Properties gained 50 cents to finish at $9, with the swapping of 265 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $1.10 in ending at $42.40 in switching ownership of 1,526 stocks, Massy Holdings popped $10.50 to close at $1,980 with 10,224 units changing hands. PanJam Investment shed $1 in closing at $64, with the swapping of 320,378 stocks, Proven Investments gained 50 cents to settle at $36 in an exchange of 30,990 stock units, Salada Foods gained 49 cents to end at $7 in trading 1,945 units. Supreme Ventures lost 48 cents to close at $18.50 with the swapping of 142,526 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 32 cents after ending at $17.50 and an exchange of 630 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 964.21 points to 445,336.66, the JSE Main Index declined 1,127.53 points to settle at 392,411.40 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.49 points to end at 95.05.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rose 86 cents to end at $76.85 with 12,147 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers gained 85 cents in closing at $17.85 after clearing the market with 131,052 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined 75 cents to finish at $40 in trading 1,050 units. First Rock Capital shed $1.03 to end $10.95 with an exchange of 1,083 stocks, GraceKennedy rallied $2.45 after ending at $105.45 with 609,750 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings climbed $6 to $538.01 in trading 2,146 stocks. Jamaica Broilers lost 49 cents to settle at $29.71 in switching ownership of 625,305 shares, Kingston Properties dipped 50 cents to close at $8.50 with the swapping of 6,093 units, Kingston Wharves advanced $2.92 in closing at $43.50 after 7,869 shares crossed the market. Margaritaville lost 50 cents to end at $27.50 with 1,493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped $30.50 to close at $1,969.50 in switching ownership of 3,610 units, NCB Financial declined $1.50 to end at $125 with an exchange of 192,896 stock units. 
Proven Investments gained 49 cents to close at $35.50 in transferring 19,313 shares, Scotia Group fell 84 cents to $34.56 after trading 941,139 stocks, Seprod popped $2.95 in ending at $60 in exchanging 2,213 units. Stanley Motta lost 70 cents to close at $5.25 with 57,831 stock units changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 48 cents to settle at $18.98 with the swapping of 6,496 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 35 cents to end at $6.85 in trading 288,846 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 111.44 points to close at 446,300.87, the JSE Main Index fell 1,550.37 points to 393,538.93 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.04 points to close at 95.54.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 72 cents in ending at $90.10 after exchanging 5,536 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $1.01 in closing at $75.99 with a transfer of 8,119 units, Caribbean Producers fell $1.25 to $17 in trading 407,013 stocks. Eppley advanced $1 to end at $38 with 2,818 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.22 to close at $40.75 in switching ownership of 15 units, GraceKennedy rose 95 cents in closing at $103 with the swapping of 39,314 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped $17.99 to $532.01 in exchanging 101 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 30 cents to end at $30.20 with 1,889 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers shed 65 cents to close at $22.35 in transferring 5,607 stock units. JMMB Group advanced $1.76 to $44.26 after exchanging 2,284,744 shares, Key Insurance gained 30 cents to finish at $4.60 in trading 23,329 units, Margaritaville advanced $3 to close at $28 in switching ownership of 363 stocks. Massy Holdings declined $15 in closing at $2,000 with the swapping of 725 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 51 cents in ending at $9.01 with 700 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $21 to end at $98 in an exchange of 77 stock units. 
NCB Financial fell $2.50 in closing at $126.50 with 28,734 units crossing the market, Palace Amusement jumped $99.99 to end at $950 with 20 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments lost 47 cents at $35.01 with 15,304 stock units changing hands. Salada Foods fell 41 cents to close at $6.69 with a transfer of 27,000 stocks, Scotia Group gained 40 cents to end at $35.40 in trading 77,695 shares, Seprod fell $2.95 to close at $57.05 in exchanging 20,491 stocks and Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents to end at $18.50 after exchanging 59,722 units.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $2 to $77 in an exchange of 21,933 shares, Caribbean Producers rallied 35 cents to end at $18.25 in trading 137,163 stocks, First Rock Capital advanced $1.02 in closing at $11.99 with a transfer of 112 units. GraceKennedy shed 44 cents after ending at $102.05 with 52,998 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped $11 to close at $550 in switching ownership of 4,320 units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to close at $30.50 after exchanging 29,223 stocks. JMMB Group fell $1.80 in closing at $42.50 with 602,999 shares crossing the market, Key Insurance lost 30 cents in ending at $4.30 with the swapping of 68,955 stocks, Kingston Wharves declined $1.50 to end at $40.50 after exchanging 8,233 units. Margaritaville fell $3 to $25 in trading 855 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $19 in ending at $2,015 with the swapping of 7,722 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 50 cents in closing at $8.50 in transferring 50,271 shares. NCB Financial rose $1 to $129 with 45,417 stock units crossing the market, Palace Amusement fell $1.99 to close at $850.01 with 49 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments gained 48 cents to end at $35.48 in trading 36,302 shares. 
Salada Foods picked up 40 cents in ending at $7.10 after exchanging 13,233 units, Scotia Group shed 60 cents to end at $35 in switching ownership of 292,939 shares, Seprod fell $1.50 in closing at $60 in exchanging 36,513 units. Sterling Investments lost 30 cents to end at $3.20 with the swapping of 9,795 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $2.32 to close at $17.82 in an exchange of 3,023 stock units.