Wigton Energy led trading with trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday with half of the traded volume ahead of the close for the emancipation holiday on Friday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 58 on Wednesday, with prices of 35 rising, seven declining and 14 ending unchanged, following a marginal increase in the volume of stocks traded and the value falling by 58 percent compared to Wednesday.
The market closed with 54,924,780 shares trading for $327,955,193 compared with 54,790,949 stocks at $1,020,798,491 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 980,800 shares, with an average of $5,856,343 compared with 944,672 stocks at $17,599,974 on Wednesday.
Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 270,399 units at $2,493,078 compared with 238,003 shares at $2,339,704 on the previous day and June with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
Wigton Energy led trading with 27.27 million shares for 49.7 percent of total volume, followed by Carreras which ended with 11.22 million stocks for 20.4 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 5.30 million stocks changing hands for 9.6 percent of the volume traded, Transjamaican Highway ended with 4.28 million units for 7.8 percent of market share, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.25 million units for 4.1 percent of the overall traded volume and NCB Financial with 1.13 million units for 2 percent of the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,392.35 points to close at 355,541.42, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,214.05 points to 308,603.07 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.16 points to 62.53. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with a fiscal year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the final day of July, Cement jumped $9.14 to finish at $91.75 with investors dealing in 35,510 shares, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.85 to $29.90 after the trading of 2,709 units, Massy Holdings fell 49 cents to close at $77 after an exchange of 145 shares. Mayberry Group popped 54 cents and ended at $7.27 in trading 267 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 72 cents to end at $11.05 after an exchange of 225,660 stock units, NCB Financial rose $2.50 in closing at $31.50 with investors trading 1,125,365 shares. Sagicor Group advanced $1.07 to $42.07 in switching ownership of 168,045 stock units, Scotia Group increased $3.50 to close at $54 after closing with 45,302 units changing hands, Seprod climbed 45 cents and ended at $83.45 with a transfer of 91,961 stocks.
Stanley Motta popped 41 cents in closing at $5.74, with 894 units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures dropped 47 cents to end at $19.08 in an exchange of 62,924 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 90 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $13.90 with investors swapping 260,857 shares and Wisynco Group rose 35 cents and ended at $21.35 after 165,438 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $22.25 to $239.96 as investors exchanged 247 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $1.67 in closing at $107.95, with just 26 units crossing the market.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,217.16 points to 349,209.17, at the same time, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,126.04 points to 304,111.12 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.49 points to 61.91. The market closed following 13,500,867 shares trading for $74,637,155, well above the 8,476,138 units at $69,163,067 on Friday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced 57 cents in closing at $25 with 589 shares crossing the stock exchange, Caribbean Cement popped $1.34 to $84.96 with investors trading of 1,373 units, Eppley increased 83 cents to end at $33.33 with investors dealing in 38 shares. GraceKennedy slipped 39 cents and ended at $69.50 with traders swapping 19,261 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $1 to finish at $317 with investors trading 563 stocks, JMMB Group climbed $1.24 to close at $20 with an exchange of 13,457 units. Massy Holdings rose 48 cents to $77.48 with 67,016 stocks clearing the market, Pan Jamaica rallied 95 cents to $49 as investors exchanged 5,183 shares, Sagicor Group shed 89 cents and ended at $39.11 with 17,553 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group gained $1.40 in closing at $53 with traders dealing in 9,861 shares,
Supreme Ventures sank 73 cents to end at $19.25 after an exchange of 24,307 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 75 cents to close at $13.75 in trading 111,964 units.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica sank 95 cents to end at $48.05 with investors trading 3,593 stocks. Sagicor Group climbed 43 cents to close at $40 after an exchange of 15,455 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 83 cents and ended at $7.15 in trading 335 stock units, Scotia Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $51.60 with traders trading 18,631 stock units. Seprod popped 80 cents and ended at $79.30 in trading of 11,871 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 43 cents to $8.48 with 4,025 shares changing hands.
The market closed with only 5,916,747 shares trading for $90,178,691, with falling from 20,743,087 stocks valued at $214,214,112 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Pan Jamaica rallied $1.49 to close at $48.99 with 335 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments shed $2.78 to finish at $10.22 with 4,332 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents and ended at $9.84 in an exchange of 1,344 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.50 to end at $77.50 with 114,233 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures sank 45 cents in closing at $16.80 with investors dealing in 336,759 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 39 cents to finish at $10.50 with a transfer of 283 units.
At the close of the trading day, Caribbean Cement shed $1.99 and ended at $86 with trading of 1,782 shares, Eppley popped $2.85 to $32.55 after trading of 7 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.19 to end at $41.19 with investors switching ownership of 7 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed 68 cents in closing at $320, with an exchange of 42 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 87 cents to close at $25.85 in an exchange of 13,082 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 94 cents to finish at $11.56 with 62,904 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves rallied $2.34 and ended at $32.45 in an exchange of 9,618 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 46 cents to $7.20 as traders exchanged 5,012 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1.60 to end at $35.80 after an exchange of 1,431,031 units. Pan Jamaica popped 70 cents in closing at $49.70 with 201,956 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group lost 46 cents to finish at $39.52 with a transfer of 13,433 shares,
Scotia Group dipped 84 cents to close at $52 with investors dealing in 28,975 stock units. Seprod fell 51 cents to $79.49 after a transfer of 4,957 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 41 cents to finish at $3.71 with traders dealing in 49,719 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 74 cents and ended at $20.29 after an exchange of 5,681 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 80 cents to end at $8.05 with investors swapping 125 shares and Wisynco Group skidded 52 cents in closing at $18.86 with 14,595 stock units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with 8,189,546 shares trading for $40,860,657, from 6,826,566 stock units at $50,022,042 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,049.80 points to 351,870.03, the JSE Main Index lost 795.20 points to finish at 305,067.91 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.17 points to 62.71. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial shed $1.11 to close at $35.89 with 247,572 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group sank $1.02 to end at $39.98 in an exchange of 579 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.98 with 200 stocks passing through the market, Supreme Ventures declined by 47 cents to finish at $19.55 after an exchange of 95,968 shares and Wisynco Group popped 57 cents and ended at $19.37 in trading 30,851 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 10,127,598 shares for $54,364,045, falling from 12,681,799 stock units at $103,301,856 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the 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.
The market closed with 12,681,799 shares traded worth $103,301,856, after jumping from 5,814,614 stock units at $81,101,642 on Thursday.
Main Market trading ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com, for financial years ending and or around August 2025.
NCB Financial lost $1 to close at a 52 week closing low of $34 closing with 1,783,475 shares, Seprod slipped 50 cents to end at $78.50 with 400 stock units crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta increased $1.05 to finish at $6.30 in trading 10,820 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 35 cents to $12.50 with investors trading 515,525 stocks and Wisynco Group sank $1 in closing at $20 with investors swapping 17,392 shares.
The market closed with 5,814,614 shares trading for $81,101,642, a slight drop from 5,929,915 stocks for $87,528,704 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the 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.
Sagicor Group sank 95 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 3,594 units, Seprod dropped $2 to end at $79 as 10,756 stock units crossed the market and Supreme Ventures gained 70 cents to finish at $20.30 with traders switching ownership of 8,358 shares.
The market closed with 5,929,915 shares trading for $87,528,704, from 8,955,994 stock units at $45,557,853 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year, ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments rallied 60 cents in closing at $17.69 with 20,424 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose $1.44 to $40.95 as investors exchanged 4,072 stocks, Seprod dipped 63 cents to close at $81 in trading 1,853 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 80 cents to end at $5.25 with 819 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 70 cents and ended at $12.15 with investors trading 39,410 stock units.