Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended Friday. The volume of stocks exchanged rose moderately over Thursday, with a 20 percent lower value, following the exchange of 57 securities compared with 56 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 20 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,684,104 shares trading worth $82,887,921, compared to 8,427,058 stock units at $103,412,472 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 152,353 shares at $1,454,174 in contrast with 150,483 stock units at $1,846,651 on Thursday.
An average of 251,712 shares, was traded at $2,681,438 for the month to date compared with 260,425 shares at $2,789,060 on the previous day, and well below the average of 1,710,130 stock units at $16,217,430 in September.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.59 million shares for 75.9 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 812,917 units for 9.4 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 210,402 stocks for 2.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 493.78 points to trading at 455,656.10, the JSE Main Index popped 1,027.18 points to 380,173.09 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to finish at 75.43. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended an average PE Ratio of 15.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2027.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $1.39 in closing at $18.70 in an exchange of 36,255 stock units, Barita Investments declined by 56 cents to end at $74.14, with 5,393 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cement popped 85 cents to close at $114.85 after trading of 3,569 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 75 cents and ended at $40.25 with 474 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings dipped by $2.98 to finish at $374.94, with 150 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers gained 48 cents to end at $14.48 with investors dealing in 132,101 shares. 
Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 30 cents to end at $9.35 in an exchange of 12,228 units, JMMB Group climbed 30 cents to finish at $17.90 in trading 142,934 stock units, Mayberry Group lost 31 cents and ended at $5.10 with 22,630 shares clearing the market, tNCB Financial fell $1 to finish at $73 in an exchange of 45,724 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1.10 to close at $8.39 with investors trading 10,966 stocks and Scotia Group rose $1.45 in closing at $71.50 after a transfer of 4,310 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $50 to end at $1,150 as investors exchanged 3 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 209,753 shares for $1,711,888, up from 122,845 stock units at $577,191 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini ended at $45 as investors exchanged 120 share, with, Angostura Holdings dipped by 35 cents to end at $10, with 450 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden ended trading at $1.15 with investors swapping 9,000 shares. Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.84 in switching ownership of 204 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 25 cents to finish at $38 with 1,930 shares clearing the market, GraceKennedy increased 9 cents and ended at $3.99 in an exchange of 17 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 75 cents after trading of 2,501 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 65 cents in an exchange of 2,295 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.28 following trading of 96,686 units. National Enterprises popped 26 cents to end at $5 after trading 21,371 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61, with 1,000 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial gained 5 cents to close at $3.05 with a transfer of 50,001 stock units. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.67 after 490 shares passed through the market, Point Lisas skidded by 6 cents and ended at $7.25 after an exchange of 10 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $114 with investors trading 7,868 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $48.02 with 187 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 11 cents to finish at $9.70 with an exchange of 14,796 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 29 cents and ended at $1.99, after closing with trading of 329 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 8 cents to close at $3.92 in trading of 498 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 403,181 shares worth US$25,918 compared with 299,786 stock units at US$17,915 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments shed 0.04 of a cent to end at 2.2 US cents, with 13,003 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.03 US cents, with investors trading 700 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.4 US cents, with switching of 17 stock units and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.07 of one cent and ended at 5.87 US cents after trading of 376,385 shares.
The market closed with trading of 122,845 shares worth $577,191, compared to 329,695 stock units at $1,838,769 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden dipped by 13 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $1.15, with 21,234 shares crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 14 cents and ended at $8 after an exchange of 381 units. CinemaOne ended at $1.50, with 144 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $12.75 after an exchange of 5 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing declined by 1 cent in closing at $4.84 with investors dealing in 296 shares. First Citizens Group fell 75 cents to end at $38.25 after trading of 465 units, GraceKennedy slipped 9 cents and ended at $3.90, with 100 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.35, with 7,709 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 2 cents to end at 75 cents in swapping owners of 2,000 shares, Massy Holdings declined by 5 cents and ended at$3 after trading 39,503 shares , National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to close at $4.74 in trading 335 units. National Flour Mills fell 1 cent to close at $1.61 after 3,161 stocks passed through the market, 
NCB Financial gained 18 cents in closing at $3 with an exchange of 43,666 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 17 cents to end at $1.67 in closing with an exchange of 10 shares. Republic Financial ended at $114 with investors trading 713 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 2 cents to finish at $48.02, with 233 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 14 cents and ended at $9.81 with investors trading 1,170 shares. Trinidad Cement declined by 30 cents to finish at $1.70 with a transfer of 17 units, Unilever Caribbean increased 20 cents to end at $15.35 in closing with an exchange of 165 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4 with investors trading 953 stock units.
The market closed with 37,327,357 shares trading with a market value of $341,399,968, compared with 20,075,573 units at $216,289,202 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios. These are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Proven Investments skidded by 54 cents to finish at $9.40 after trading of 13,091 stock units, Scotia Group rose $1.50 in closing at $71.50 in an exchange of 381,622 shares and Seprod rallied $1.94 to end at $79.96 with investors swapping 25,076 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
At the close of the market, 329,695 shares were exchanged having a value of $1,838,769 compared to 204,083 stock units at $2,990,967 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 14 cents to $8.14 after an exchange of 4,279 stocks, CinemaOne skidded 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.50 following an exchange of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ends at $12.75, in swapping of 2 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing fell 67 cents to $4.85, after switching of owners of 12 units, First Citizens Group gained $1 and ended at $38, with an exchange of 1,563 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 11 cents to finish at $3.99, with trading of 283 shares. Guardian Holdings shed 25 cents to close at $16.35, with 3,773 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at 73 cents with a transfer of 15,944 stocks, Massy Holdings declined by 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.24, with 255,058 units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises fell 5 cents to end at $4.75 after trading of 2,272 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.62 as investors exchanged 159 units, NCB Financial slipped 18 cents to finish at $2.82, with 1,094 shares clearing the market.
Point Lisas ended at $7.31 after an exchange of 61 stock units, Prestige Holdings rallied $1 to finish at $12 with investors trading a just 1 share, Republic Financial remained at $114, with 4,391 stock units crossing the market. Scotiabank remained at $48 after an exchange of 297 sharess, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to end at $9.95, after 12,858 stock units passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean skidded by 35 cents in closing at $15.15 with investors dealing in 7,313 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4 after a transfer of 1,503 stocks.
The market closed with 20,075,573 shares trading for $216,289,202, compared with 9,077,498 stock units at $171,397,249 on Monday.
Quantas Advantage climbed 60 cents and ended at $22.50 crossing the market 8,953 stock units, Sagicor Group fell by 90 cents to close at $42.50 with an exchange of 12,894 shares. Scotia Group dipped by $2 to finish at $70 in crossing the market with 288,949 stocks, Seprod slipped $1.98 and ended at $78.02, following trading of 128,657 shares, Supreme Ventures rose 65 cents to finish at $19.40 with investors trading 10,160 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 40 cents in closing at $7.90 closed at 8,027 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 111,613,440 shares for US$6,726,739, up from 3,033,688 stock units at US$351,530 on Monday.
Quantas Advantage shed 1.49 cents to close at 13.51 US cents after trading of 3,889 stock units, Sterling Investments rose 0.04 of a cent to end at 2.24 US cents with trading of 552 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.01 of one cent in closing at 6.57 US cents in trading 300 stock units and Transjamaican Highway skidded by 0.1 of a cent to close at 6 US cents with investors swapping 111,547,585 units.
The market closed with trading in 204,083 shares worth $2,990,967, down from 245,750 stock units at $5,767,723 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank popped $3.50 to end at $28.50 with investors dealing in just 1 stock unit, AS Bryden fell 3 cents to $1.27 following an exchange of 5,602 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8, with trading of 941 stock units. CinemaOne ended at $1.76 in an exchange of 4 units, Eric Solis Marketing rallied 67 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $5.52 after trading of 286 stock units, First Citizens Group dipped $1 to close at $38 in an exchange of 1,668 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $4.10 in trading 23,537 stock units, Guardian Media ended at 75 cents with a transfer of 5 units, JMMB Group shed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 73 cents, with 1,342 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings declined by 2 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.28 with investors trading 114,025 units, National Enterprises rose 5 cents and ended at $4.80, with 207 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills lost 3 cents to end at $1.62 in switching ownership of 486 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.50, after 1,869 stock units passed through the market, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $11 after a transfer of 130 shares, Republic Financial ended trading at $114, with 3,148 units changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $48 with an exchange of 41,791 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 10 cents to close at $10 in trading 4,164 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.50, with 378 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco climbed 5 cents to finish at $4 with investors trading 4,417 stocks.
The market closed with 9,077,498 shares trading for $171,397,249 compared with 12,119,774 stock units at $114,939,495 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Pan Jamaica rallied $1.75 in closing at $45.95 in an exchange of 33,998 shares. Quantas Advantage dropped $2.10 and ended at $21.90, with 11,592 shares changing hands, Salada Foods advanced 43 cents in closing at $3.30 as investors exchanged 10,987 units, Scotia Group rose 45 cents to close at $72 with a transfer of 6,887 stock units. Supreme Ventures lost $1.20 to finish at $18.75, with 93,756 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded 40 cents and ended at $7.50 after trading of 3,849 units.