The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market suffered a sharp dropped at the close of trading on Thursday after more stocks fell than rose after three stocks fell for every one that gained following an exchange of 57 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,940.46 points to 411,986.10; the Main Index declined 4,741.22 points to 375,684.76 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.90 points to settle at 98.55.
Trading ended with 41 securities changing hands compared to 46 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of eight stocks rising, 24 stocks declining and nine remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.2 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,166,466 shares for $45,683,165 compared to 16,710,134 units at $211,378,559 on Wednesday. QWI Investments led trading with 22.6 percent of total volume after 1.62 million shares changed hands, followed by Transjamaica Highway with 18.2 percent or 1.3 million units and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 14.1 percent market share for an exchange of 1 million stock units.
Trading ended with an average of 174,792 units changing hands at $1,114,224 for each security compared to an average of 363,264 shares at $4,595,186 on Wednesday. Trading in September averaged 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments suffered a big fall of $20.37, to close at $75.14 after the stock was pumped up for the end of the month and started the new month trading 148,948 shares. Berger Paints shed 85 cents to end at $11, in clearing the market with 993 units, Caribbean Cement fell $2.50 to $47, with investors swapping 2,602 stock units. Eppley climbed $1.90 to $22.80 trading 1,035 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $5.99 to $44.01, with 460 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 78 cents to close at $19.07, in exchanging 5,881 stock units. JMMB Group fell $1.93 to $29.07 in transferring 32,554 shares, Key Insurance lost 60 cents to close at $9.01 after exchanging 44,129 stock units, 
Mayberry Investments declined 95 cents to close at $5.30 while exchanging 10 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $8, with a loss of 30 cents after 1,007,542 stocks passed through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $15 to $135, in trading 361 units, PanJam Investment fell $3.50 to $66, with investors switching ownership of 4,329 units. Proven Investments finished $2.45 lower at $36, with 20,251 stock units crossing the market, Pulse Investments shed 47 cents in ending at $4.53, with investors switching ownership of 277,932 shares, Scotia Group lost 40 cents to end at $49.48 after exchanging 9,525 stock units. Stanley Motta dropped 42 cents to $4.70, in transferring 10,411 units, Supreme Ventures rose $2 to $16, in trading 222,950 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.38 to settle at $15.52, in exchanging 49,570 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, trading ended with seven securities changing hands compared to five on Wednesday and closed with the prices of two stocks rising, none declining and five ending unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment gained 1 US cent to end at 9 US cents, with 286 stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments remained at 26 US cents exchanging 220 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments held at 13 US cents after trading 8,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.9 of a US cent, in clearing the market with 32,105 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
GWest Corporation slipped 3 cents to 78 cents with 12,000 stocks passing through the market. Honey Bun declined 2 cents in exchanging 52,114 shares to close at $4.78, Indies Pharma finished 2 cents higher at $2.95 with investors transferring 151,118 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 8 cents and traded 1,099,894 stock units to end at $4.91. Jetcon Corporation advanced 14 cents to 95 cents with 97,400 stocks changing hands, KLE Group climbed 6 cents to $1.42 with 101 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 3 cents to finish at $3.11 with an exchange of 78,600 units. Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to end at $2.05 with investors switching ownership of 103,001 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to settle at $3.41 with 3,429 shares traded, Limner and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 34,783 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot slipped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with 112,855 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group declined by 4 cents and exchanged 50,482,009 shares to finish at $2.05, Tropical Battery dropped 11 cents to settle at $1.18 with investors transferring 6,620,968 stocks after the price hit a new high of $1.35. Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.39 to end at $5.59 with 5,211 units traded and tTech rose 70 cents to close at $6.70 with 15,048 units crossing the exchange.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 37 cents to finish at $15.50, in exchanging 11,332 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents after a transfer of 807 units to close at $35.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, compared to 34 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 15 stocks rising, the prices of 12 stocks declining, with six, remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
Indies Pharma advanced 13 cents to $2.93, in exchanging 278,260 shares, Jamaican Teas jumped 53 cents to $4.83, with 161,040 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation shed 18 cents to settle at 81 cents, with a transfer of 288,766 shares. Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to close at $6.80, in trading 3,149 units, Lasco Distributors lost 2 cents, ending at $3.08 with 6,900 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Financial gained 2 cents to settle at $2.10, in exchanging 73,600 shares. Mailpac Group rose 4 cents to end at $2.09 in trading 104,216 shares, Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 1 cent to close at $5.03, with 4,217 stock units crossing the market. Tropical Battery rose 29 cents to end at a new closing high of $1.29, after exchanging 5,764,184 shares on the first day of the being listed after a successful public offer. SSL Venture gained 2 cents to close at 56 cents, in an exchange of 261,459 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 19 cents to end at $4.20, with four stock units crossing the market and tTech shed 28 cents in closing at $6 after 1,960 stock units changing hands.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to four on Tuesday and ended with the prices of one stock rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment settled at 8 US cents, with 29,499 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments closed at 26 US cents in exchanging 749 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments settled at 13 US cents, with 34,906 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.09 of a cent in ending at 0.90 of a US cent, with 381,000 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with thirteen securities changing hands, with two stocks advancing, four declining and seven remaining unchanged. The T&T Composite Index lost 0.32 points to close at 1,317.15, the All T&T Index shed 0.64 points to 1,794.52 and while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 113.41.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $15.87, with a 3 cent loss transferring 1,230 units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to $2, exchanging 50 units and West Indian Tobacco ended 45 cents lower at $35.05, with 5,332 stock units changing hands.
</Trading month to date compares adversely to, August with an average of 497,441 units at $3,201,918.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $5 to settle at $150, with 1,605 stock units passing through the market, PanJam Investment carved out a gain of $3.49 in closing at $69.50, with 24,108 stock units passing through the market, Portland JSX dropped 45 cents to close at $7.05 with investors switching ownership of 106,892 shares. Sagicor Group carved out a gain of $2.10 to settle at $46.40 while exchanging 1,571,769 units, Stanley Motta climbed 47 cents to close at $5.12, with 33,715 stocks clearing the market. Supreme Ventures dropped 40 cents in closing at $14, with 5,437 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.70 and ended at $19.40 in exchanging 93,341 shares and Wisynco Group advanced 45 cents to close at $16.90 trading 55,901 stock units.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 266.78 points to 407,180.62, the JSE Main Index rose 241.38 points to 371,646.76 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.77 points to settle at 97.38.
Trading ended with an average of 141,706 units changing hands at $2,006,430 for each security compared to an average of 271,037 shares at $5,471,715 on Monday. Trading resulted in an average of 260,128 units at $3,203,598 for each security for the month to date on Monday. Trading month to date compares adversely to August’s average of 497,441 units at $3,201,918.
Kingston Wharves dropped $3.50 to $46, in an exchange of 862 units. Mayberry Investments ended at $5.16, with a loss of 94 cents, with 23,101 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 64 cents to end at $7.66, with 10,351 units changing hands, NCB Financial closed at $131, after a loss $1.99 with investors switching ownership of 22,813 stock units. Palace Amusement dropped $319.99 to end at $1,300.01 in exchanging 50 units, Scotia Group climbed $2.76 to $49.90, trading 47,610 shares, Seprod gained 40 cents to settle at $55.90, with 17,499 stock units crossing the exchange. Stanley Motta lost 48 cents to end at $4.65 trading 935 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced $1.40 to $14.40, with an exchange of 528,693 shares and Wisynco Group gained 55 cents in closing at $16.45, after 44,087 shares passed through the market.
At the close of the market, trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to four on Monday and closed with the prices of no stock rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment declined by 0.65 of a US cent in closing at 8.05 US cents, with 4,250 shares changing hands, Proven Investments settled at 26 US cents, in exchanging 724 units and Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 13 US cents trading 12,299 stock units.
