Trading climbed on Friday, with an infrequent high of 15 securities changing hands, up from just eight on Thursday on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market closed with a 31 percent rise in the number of shares exchanged, with a 142 percent surge in value compared with Thursday. Trading activity ended with one stock price rising, five declining and nine ending unchanged.
At the close, trading ended with an exchange of 681,520 shares for US$106,010, up from 520,462 stock units at US$43,778 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 45,435 shares at US$7,067 compared to 65,058 stock units at US$5,472 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 121,664 units at US$10,234, after slipping from 128,766 stock units at US$10,529 on the previous day, compared to August with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 4.89 points to conclude trading at 297.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2027.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden remained at 16.9 US cents in a switch of ownership of a mere one unit, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2 US cents with 4,979 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 23 US cents in an exchange of 550 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at 85 US cents with a transfer of just 2 stock units, Proven Investments declined 0.44 of one cent to close at 5.56 US cents with 16,242 shares passing through the market, Quantas Advantage shed 0.94 of one cent to end at 14 US cents after trading 3,529 stocks. Sterling Investments ended at 2.28 US cents in an exchange of 533 stock units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.01 of a cent to 6.73 US cents with investors trading 48,150 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.2 of one cent to finish at 4.99 US cents after a transfer of 20 shares and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.16 of one cent and ended at 6.6 US cents with investors dealing in 588,285 stocks.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.10 with a transfer of 3,925 units, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 0.01 of a cent to close at US$1.23 with investors swapping 11,112 stock units. AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 with an exchange of 198 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with 194 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 as investors exchanged 3,800 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
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Trading ended with an exchange of 19,453,239 shares valued at $284,365,684, after an increase from 16,948,175 stock units at $132,898,559 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 360.22 points to close at 440,538.59, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,179.39 points to 370,983.96 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.37 points to 70.69. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Broilers climbed 69 cents to $13.95 with 98,305 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties increased 40 cents to end at $11.90 after an exchange of 828 stock units, NCB Financial dropped 98 cents to close at $67.82 with 34,965 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost 44 cents and ended at $9.35 after a transfer of 31,056 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.40 to close at $8.33 with investors swapping 8,129 stocks and Scotia Group declined 50 cents to finish at $58.50 after trading of 11,922 stock units.
Trading ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.
The market closed with 16,948,175 shares trading worth $132,898,559 in falling from 32,642,342 shares at $342,167,799 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. 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.
NCB Financial increased by $1.80 to close at $68.80 with an exchange of 4,748 stock units, Proven Investments climbed by 77 cents in closing at $9.79 with an exchange of 20,443 stock units, Quantas Advantage climbed by $1.44 and ended at $22.99 with investors exchanging 89,595 stock units. Seprod dipped $1 to close at $79, with an exchange of 115,358 units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 48 cents to $10.52 after a transfer of 209,097 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transactions
The market closed with an exchange of 218,169 shares for US$15,689 after tumbling from 1,110,051 stock units at US$92,931 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments ended at 6 US cents and ended with trading of 54,643 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 2.28 US cents, with investors exchanging in 501 units. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.09 of one cent and ended at 6.7 US cents, with a transfer of 28,443 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.18 of a cent to end at 6.82 US cents as investors exchanged 134,026 units.
The market closed with 32,642,342 shares trading for $342,167,799 in soaring from 16,506,315 stock units at $117,276,115 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 2,026.86 points to finish at 440,220.54, the JSE Main Index popped by 1,115.01 points to end at 369,944.97 and the JSE Financial Index rose by 0.07 points to end at 70.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Producers rose 62 cents to $19.12 after a transfer of 1,552,131 stocks, JMMB Group advanced $1.70 to close at $20.94 with investors dealing in 24,739 stock units, Kingston Wharves climbed 85 cents to close at $34, with a transfer of 11,948 shares. NCB Financial slipped $1.90 to end at $67 after an exchange of 148,740 stocks, Pan Jamaica increased by 48 cents and ended at $42.63 with investors trading 57,095 units, Scotia Group gained 40 cents and ended at $59.00 with investors dealing in 7,117 shares and Seprod advanced $8.50 to $80 with investors swapping 622,078 shares.
Prices of securities trading are thoseof the last transaction.
The market closed with 16,506,315 shares trading for $117,276,115, after an increase from 5,092,750 stocks at $71,147,987 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped by $2.25 to $22.20 with investors dealing in 6,433 shares, Carreras climbed $1.47 to close at $29.47 in switching ownership of 176,056 units, Eppley lost $1 and ended at $30 with investors trading 8,583 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $2 to end at $42, with an exchange of 14,861 stocks, First Rock Real Estate gained $1.99 to close at $6.24 with 1,615 shares crossing the market, General Accident rose 64 cents to finish at $8.74 after a transfer of 44 units. GraceKennedy shed 40 cents to $79.10 as investors exchanged 17,356 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied $13.93 to close at $377.93 after trading of 78 stock units, Kingston Properties increased $1.31 to end at $11.94 in an exchange of 642 shares. Kingston Wharves dropped 79 cents to close at $33.15 with investors trading 13,796 units, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents and ended at $73.50 following an exchange of 61,671 stocks, NCB Financial advanced $1.77 to $68.90 in trading 458,625 stock units. 
Pan Jamaica skidded $1.95 to $42.15 after an exchange of 91,229 shares, Scotia Group declined 41 cents to finish at $58.60 with 5,723 stock units crossing the market, Seprod slipped $2.46 and ended at $71.50 with 5,953 shares changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.06 and ended at $8.06 with investors dealing in 667 shares.
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The market closed with 5,092,750 shares trading valued $71,147,987 after dropping from 9,228,296 stock units at $154,835,594 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.2. 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.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $4.98 to end at $30.02 after an exchange of 22 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $4 to finish at $2,156 with investors dealing in 50 stock units. 138 Student Living preference share dropped $28.99 to $201.01 with a transfer of 35 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $8.99 to $113.99 after trading of 302 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% shed $5 to finish at $95 with 15,757 stocks crossing the exchange.
The market closed with an exchange of 393,635 shares for US$34,946, compared to 510,507 stock units at US$35,262 on Friday.
Proven Investments ended at 5.98 US cents in an exchange of 10,605 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2.28 US cents with investors swapping 78 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.01 of a cent and ended at 6.79 US cents after a transfer of 1,722 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 7 US cents with 365,904 stocks crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading of 57,409 shares valued $881,704 in tumbling from 99,935 stock units at $2,190,631 on Friday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank fell by 15 cents to $8.15 after trading 401 stock units, CinemaOne ended at $2.87 with investors swapping 24 shares, Endeavour Holdings rose 75 cents to close at $13.50 after a transfer of a mere stock. First Citizens Group remained at $40 with 3,138 units changing hands, GraceKennedy remained at $4.40 in an exchange of 40 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 20 cents to $16, with investors trading 697 shares. JMMB Group rallied 4 cents to end at 88 cents with 501 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings shed 1 cent to finish at $3.45 with a transfer of 11,074 units, Medcorp ended at $43.75 with a mere one stock unit changing hands. National Enterprises declined 7 cents to $4.50 with investors swapping 6,252 shares, National Flour Mills advanced 14 cents in closing at $1.66 with 2,162 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings increased 50 cents to finish at $12 with investors trading 6 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $112.03 with 3,704 units passing through the market, 
Scotiabank ended at $48 after an exchange of 109 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 24 cents to close at $10.25 in trading 2,975 shares. Trinidad Cement skidded 9 cents to close at $1.91 as investors exchanged 29 units, Unilever Caribbean gained 19 cents to finish at $15.19 in switching ownership of 8,045 stock units, West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 with investors dealing in 10,950 shares and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 with an exchange of 5 stock units.