The JSE’s main market is on the rebound.
Investors continued to be mildly aggressive for a second straight day pushing all major indices on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday to their highest levels since October 23, as the market appears to be on a rebound heading towards year-end.
Market activity ended with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 18 advancing, 15 declining and 7 trading firm, resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 2,272.30 points to 547,262.61. The JSE Index gained 2,054.60 points to 498,368.63 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.49 points higher to 135.30.
Main market activity ended with 37 securities trading and accounting for 33,964,316 units valued at $265,890,078 in contrast to 16,549,353 units valued at $101,400,917 on Friday from 36 securities.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 22.5 million shares for 66 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 7 million units accounting for 21 percent of the day’s trade and Caribbean Cement with 1 million units for 3 percent stocks changing hands.
The market closed with an average of 917,954 units valued at an average of $7,186,218 for each security traded, in contrast to 459,704 units valued at an average of $2,816,692 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 402,092 units valued at $3,802,123 and previously, an average of 324,817 units valued at $3,211,502 for each security changing hands. The market closed October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 16.7, with the main market ending at 17.3 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In main market activity, Berger Paints lost 50 cents to close at $18, after a mere 472 units crossed the exchange, Caribbean Cement ended at $77, losing $1.50 in trading 1,023,294 shares, Grace Kennedy closed 31 cents higher at $67.31 with 2,427 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers added 30 cents to settle at $36, with 3,100 units traded, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents and ended at $21.50, in swapping 126,626 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose to close at $31.98, after gaining 98 cents in exchanging 51,503 shares. Mayberry Equities gained 90 cents to close at $11 trading 135,530 shares, NCB Financial settled at $210, after climbing $5.05 after trading 548,908 units, 138 Student Living dropped $1.15 to close at $2.85 with 55,237 passing through the exchange, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to $99, after the swapping of 22,018 shares. 
Proven Investments dropped $2 to $45 with 1,000 units trading, Sagicor Group gained $1, settling at $65 after exchanging 263,622 shares, Salada Foods ended the day’s trade at $30, after losing $2.50 with 3,500 units traded. Scotia Group added 30 cents, rising to $55.30 with 63,427 changing hands, Seprod settled at $53 with gains of 49 cents from swapping 65,402 shares, Stanley Motta closed 58 cents higher to $6, after trading 4,850 units. Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to end the day at $26 after exchanging 51,484 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments closed 99 cents higher to settle at $7.99 with 55,150 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 107.522 units valued at US$27,532, with the market gaining 0.94 points to end at 194.56. Proven Investments exchanged 101,622 units at 52 weeks’ high of 30 US cents, after rising 3.99 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 14 US cents after trading 5,800 units and Sterling Investments ended at 2.4 US cents with 100 units changing hands.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange experienced a sharp fall-off in the number and volume of shares trading on Monday, with just 10 securities changing hands, down from 17 stocks on Friday.
One Caribbean Media ended 2 cents lower and settled at $9.98, with 100 units changing hands, Point Lisas shares fell 2 cents and closed at $3.58, with 500 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 1 cent in exchanging 680 shares to close at $25.49.
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The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rebounded with a sizable uptick in the major indices, fueled by higher volume and value than the previous day’s levels.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 324,817 units valued at $3,211,502 and previously, an average of 361,820 units valued at $3,292,259 for each security changing hands. The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
Honey Bun lost 30 cents in trading 40,000 units to land at $6.30, iCreate declined 5 cents in trading of 101,598 units at 65 cents, ISP Finance gained $2 to end at $27 with an exchange of 10,200 stock units, Jamaican Teas ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.24 with 4,510 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation declined by 19 cents trading of 44,000 units at $1.80, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 15 cents as it exchanged 266 shares at $5.35, Limners and Bards added 2 cents, trading 24,700 shares at $2.74 and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 20 cents in trading 10,380 stock units to close at $12.30.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose on Friday for the fifth day in a row, with 17 securities changing hands, up from 15 securities on Thursday as trading ended with 8 stocks rising, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. 
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market declined 26.40 points to 3,352.15 when trading ended on Thursday with 14 securities gaining, 13 falling and 3 remaining unchanged.
Indies Pharma declined 5 cents in trading of 65,667 units at $3.05, Jetcon Corporation climbed 22 cents and exchanged 3,500 shares at $1.99, Knutsford Express closed 20 cents higher at $10.60, with 1,409 stock units changing hands. Lasco Financial dipped 10 cents in trading 7,454 units at $5.10, Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents exchanging 27,012 units at $5.20, Limners and Bards ended market activity with 95,414 shares to close at $2.72 after falling 26 cents, Main Event ended with 7,783 shares crossing the exchange to close at $5.11 after falling 11 cents. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 30 cents and exchanged 12,550 shares at $12.50, while SSL Venture ended with an exchange of 33,812 shares to close at $1.15 after falling 15 cents. In the Junior Market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed with an exchange of 3,316 units and gained 5 cents at $2.10.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost ground for a second day as the value of stocks traded plunged to just $50 million, significantly below the previous day’s level.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 361,820 units valued at $3,292,259 and previously, an average of 348,700 units for $3,699,266 for each security changing hands. The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
Mayberry Investments lost 80 cents to close at $7.20 trading 7,600 shares, Mayberry Equities dropped 79 cents lower to $10, in swapping 710 units. Scotia Group dived $4.50 in exchanging 61,697 shares, to end at $53.50, Seprod closed $2.49 lower to settle at $52.51 with 5,802 units traded, Supreme Ventures lost 49 cents to close at $25.50, with 85,262 shares changing hands and Wisynco ended at $24, after rising 35 cents with 130,458 shares crossing the exchange.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slid modestly on Wednesday, as trading levels compared well to those on Tuesday.
NCB Financial rose by $1 to end at $205 after the swapping of 124,823 shares, Panjam Investment climbed by $5.30 to settle at $102.75 trading 188,775 stocks units, Portland JSX Fund lost 90 cents in trading 45,500 shares to close at $8.10, Scotia Group climbed $1.89 trading 67,916 shares, to end at $58. Supreme Ventures added 99 cents to close at $25.99 with 51,718 shares changing hands, Victoria Mutual Investments gained 34 cents to $7.85 while exchanging 158,812 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 65 cents, in swapping 1,657,038 shares to close at $23.65.
