Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of shares trading rising 20 percent and the value ending 54 percent higher than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining by a narrow margin.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,914.65 points to 429,231.19, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,558.17 points to end at 388,388.22 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.42 points to close at 95.01.
Trading stirred 50 securities compared to 52 on Friday, with 19 rising, 17 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 9,012,171 shares changing hands for $158,576,454 versus 7,483,770 units at $102,978,128 on Friday. Carreras led trading with 27.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.48 million followed by Wigton Windfarm 24.9 percent with 2.25 million units and Caribbean Cement took 12.9 percent with 1.17 million shares.
Trading averages 180,243 units at $3,171,529, versus 143,919 shares at $1,980,34 on Friday and for the month to date, trading averages 527,241 units at $7,021,494, compared to 640,639 units at $8,279,653 on Friday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 85 cents to close at $90 after exchanging 10,168 stocks, Berger Paints popped 74 cents to $13.49 in trading 441 units, Caribbean Cement fell $12 to close at $71 with the swapping of 1,166,242 shares. Caribbean Producers dipped 40 cents to finish at $9.95 in transferring 47,353 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.50 to settle at $36.50 in switching ownership of 648 stocks, First Rock Capital gained 60 cents to close at $10.60 after trading 1,600 stock units. Kingston Wharves declined $1 to $42.50 with 25,300 shares changing hands, Margaritaville fell $1 to $14.50 with the swapping of 12,800 stock units, Mayberry Investments spiked 99 cents to end at $7.99 with 41,946 stocks crossing the market.
NCB Financial shed $1.59 in closing at $121.21 with a transfer of 24,421 shares, 138 Student Living rallied $1.10 to $4.60, with 1,693 shares crossing the market, PanJam Investment fell $1.50 to $66.50 in an exchange of 78,298 units. Sagicor Group lost 54 cents to end at $51.86 in switching ownership of 1,587 stocks, Salada Foods shed 47 cents to finish at $6.03 with 31,500 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group gained 50 cents after ending at $35.50 with 133,126 units changing hands and Supreme Ventures shed 30 cents to close at $17.70 with the swapping of 505 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% rose 40 cents to $20.40 in switching ownership of 104,829 shares and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 shed 81 cents after ending at $3.17 after trading 3,454 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to 34 securities trading as was the case on Friday and ended with 15 rising, 11 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
iCreate fell 5 cents in closing at 86 cents, with 100,948 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors spiked 5 cents to $3.10, with 60,310 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards lost 18 cents in ending at $3.37 after trading 136,434 units. Lumber Depot increased 57 cents in closing at $3.32 in an exchange of 4,083,632 shares, Mailpac Group declined 32 cents to $3.12 after exchanging 290,554 shares and Medical Disposables advanced 40 cents to end at $6.70, trading 19,149 stock units.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to six on Friday, with prices of four rising, two declining and none traded unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Overall, 18 securities traded compared to 15 on Friday, with prices of two rising, six declining and ten remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 3.73 points to 1,456.43, the All T&T Index dropped 6.21 points to 2,006.71 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.15 points to settle at 121.58.
Guardian Media ended at $3.10 after trading 298 shares, JMMB Group finished at $2.28 after 27,000 stock units crossed the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 1 cent to close at $1.51, trading 943 stock units. Massy Holdings dropped $3.83 to $91.75 with 47 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in exchanging 32,536 stocks, Point Lisas lost 6 cents to $3.15 in an exchange of 300 units. Prestige Holdings lost 19 cents to end at $7.01 with the swapping of 229 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138, with 1,379 units clearing the market, Scotiabank remained at $67 while exchanging 2,421 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18.50 with 13,296 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement traded 3,500 stock units at $3.85 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $29.74 with an exchange of 16,632 units.
The other notable large TOP10 movers this week are; 
The top three Main Market stocks are Guardian Holdings, Caribbean Producers and JMMB Group, projected to gain between 213 to 253 percent expected versus last weeks’ 214 to 254 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE of 14.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and currently well below the target of 20 and the average of 17 at the end of March this year based on 2020 earnings. The TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of a mere 8.1, with a 43 percent discount to that market’s average PE.
The Main Market TOP 10 average PE is 8.1, representing a 51 percent discount to the market and well below the potential of 20. A total of 17 stocks or 36 percent of the market trade at or above a PE of 19, with most over 20, for an average roundabout 25, suggesting that the accepted multiple is between 20 and 25 times the current year’s earnings.
The All Jamaican Composite Index clawed back 39 percent of Thursday’s loss by jumping 3,101.27 points to 431,145.84, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,523.01 points, pulling back 23 percent of Thursday’s fall to close at 389,946.39 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.40 points to finish at 95.43.
Trading averages 143,919 units at $1,980,349, versus 1,698,810 shares at $22,627,974 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 640,639 units at $8,279,653, down from 896,377 units at $11,522,859 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
NCB Financial advanced $1.80 in closing at $122.80 with 26,559 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments dipped 30 cents to close at $33.50 in trading 7,122 stock units, Scotia Group fell $2 to $35 with the swapping of 97,734 stocks and Seprod lost 61 cents after ending at $63.39 in switching ownership of 8,854 shares.
At the close, 15 securities traded up from 13 on Thursday, with seven stocks rising, our declining and four ending unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 6.81 points to 1,460.16, the All T&T Index climbed 12.37 points to 2,012.92 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.12 points to end at 121.73.
First Citizens Group declined 75 cents to $56, with 92 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to end at $6.15 with the swapping of 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings picked up 2 cents in closing at $30.35 with 389 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings ended unchanged at $95.58 in switching ownership of 5,231 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.90 in exchanging 30,000 stocks, NCB Financial Group lost 10 cents to close at $8 with a transfer of 25,108 shares. One Caribbean Media finished unchanged at $4.40 with 9,960 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $138, with 1,037 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $67 trading 2,607 stocks. Trinidad Cement lost 2 cents in closing at $3.85 in exchanging 2,400 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents to end at $16.20 in switching ownership of 121 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 48 cents to $29.74 trading 16,820 stocks.
Trading averaged 4,232,879 shares at $11,695,845 in contrast to 84,664 shares at $568,851 on Thursday and month to date, averaging 1,386,894 units at $3,972,320, compared to 79,279 units at $423,673 previously. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Jetcon Corporation lost 8 cents in ending at $1 with the swapping of 1,200 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 30 cents to finish at $8 with 112 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents in closing at $3.05 with the transfer of 60,265 shares. Limners and Bards popped 10 cents to $3.55 in exchanging 15,000 stocks, Lumber Depot shed 15 cents to close at $2.75 with 141,232,699 shares clearing the market, Medical Disposables jumped 68 cents to $6.30 in trading 8,678 stock units and tTech gained 40 cents to end at $4.50 with 11,077 shares changing hands.
Six securities traded, compared to Thursday’s five, with prices of two rising, one declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.27 points to end at 203.36.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 6.6 US cents with an exchange of 4,759 shares, Proven Investments advanced half a cent to end at 23.5 US cents, with 21,225 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments traded 1,000 units at 2.09 US cents. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 3 cents in closing at 11 US cents after exchanging 2,531 stock units and Transjamaican Highwayrose 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.9 US cents with 352,510 units changing hands.
Trading averages 1,698,810 units at $22,627,974, versus 109,678 shares at $635,492 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 896,377 units at $11,522,859. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 99 cents to $8.99, owners switching 600 stocks. 138 Student Living gained 39 cents in ending at $3.50 with 4,550 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement advanced $55 to $1,030 with two stock units clearing the market, PanJam Investment declined $1.97 to end at $68.01 in trading 414,053 units. Proven Investments gained 30 cents in closing at $33.80 with an exchange of 56,208 shares, Sagicor Group dipped 50 cents to $52.50 with the swapping of 1,640,433 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 31 cents to $8.61 after exchanging 250 stocks. Scotia Group shed $1.50 to end at $37, with 6,656 shares crossing the market, Seprod gained 49 cents to settle at $64 in transferring 13,129 units, Stanley Motta gained 42 cents after ending at $5.67 in switching ownership of 1,368 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 48 cents to $15.31, with 25,551 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 51 cents to $16.01 after trading 1,023 stock units.
