Trading on Wednesday with a 160 percent jump in on the exchange of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with the value slipping lower than on Tuesday, as Wigton Energy accounted for 39 percent of the total volume, following activities in 62 securities up from 61 on Tuesday, with falling stock raining down on the market with prices of only 13 rising, while 36 declined and d 13 ending unchanged with the market indices slipping at the close.
Market activity ended with 26,351,131 shares trading for $142,098,602 versus 10,151,849 stock units at $157,001,347 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 425,018 shares at $2,291,913 compared with 166,424 stocks at $2,573,793 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 257,493 units at $2,425,420 compared with 243,933 shares at $2,436,226 on the previous day and October that close with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
Wigton Energy led trading with 10.24 million shares for 38.9 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Distributors with 6.01 million stock units for 22.8 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 3.08 million stocks for 11.7 percent of market share, Jamaica Producers with 2.85 million units for 10.8 percent market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.24 million shares for 4.7 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 605.94 points to wrap up trading at 361,382.24, the JSE Main Index declined 518.65 points to settle at 314,306.69 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.49 points to conclude trading at 64.27. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows an elevated 21 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just one with a lower offer, signs of a B market open on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and 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.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden lost $2 to end at $32 with an exchange of 3,434 stock units, Barita Investments shed 48 cents to close at $73.02 with 3,314 shares traded, Caribbean Cement shed $1.79 to $71.21 with a transfer of 9,511 stocks. Eppley fell 76 cents and ended at $32.12 with 3,489 units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $4 to finish at $31 with investors trading 3,100 stocks, First Rock Real Estate popped 50 cents to close at $10.50 after a transfer of 1,161 shares. Guardian Holdings dipped $10 to $300 after investors ended trading 817 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 68 cents in closing at $11.31 in an exchange of 10,225 units, JMMB Group slipped 69 cents to close at $22.41 with investors swapping 81,310 shares. Kingston Wharves skidded 67 cents to finish at $31.43 in an exchange of 3,328 stock units, Lasco Distributors declined 50 cents and ended at $4 with investors dealing in 6,007,261 stocks, Massy Holdings shed $3.49 to end at $74 after an exchange of 49,305 units. 
NCB Financial lost $1.11 in closing at $50.39 in trading 252,187 stocks, Pan Jamaica climbed 40 cents to $46.40 with 38,677 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments dipped $1 and ended at $17 as investors exchanged 78,682 stock units. Sagicor Group sank $1.10 to end at $39 with 25,761 units changing hands, Salada Foods slipped 40 cents to close at $3.11 with traders dealing in 8,693 shares, Seprod fell 79 cents to finish at $84 with 19,155 stocks crossing the market. Stanley Motta skidded 45 cents to $6.50 with investors trading 6,000 units, Supreme Ventures increased 97 cents to finish at $22.49 with 30,711 stock units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 84 cents and ended at $12.99 with 48,265 shares switching owners. In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $3.90 to end at $40.10 with 24 stocks clearing the market, 
Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $15 in closing at $1,050 after an exchange of 532 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1 to close at $102 after the trading of 1,821 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 12,854,245 shares for $20,150,400 well above the 2,030,899 units at $4,091,926 on the previous trading day. Trading ended with an average of 285,650 shares valued $447,787 compared with 44,150 stock units at $88,955 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 359,927 units at $918,898 down from 365,751 stock units at $955,831 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced $1.99 to $19.60 with an exchange of 1,328 stock units, AMG Packaging shed 10 cents to $3 with 13,708 shares passing through the market, Blue Power sank 44 cents to end at $3.95 with 18,103 units crossing the exchange. CAC 2000 popped 23 cents to $2.64 with 946 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 32 cents to finish at $3.23 with 4,297 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 8 cents and ended at $1.40 after a transfer of 136,485 stocks. Derrimon Trading slipped 10 cents to $1.90 with 14,757 shares traded at the close of the market, Dolla Financial sank 18 cents to $3 with 565,725 stock units being traded, Dolphin Cove dropped 24 cents in closing at $19.56 with traders dealing in 22,067 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 28 cents to finish at $1.81 with 5,952 stocks crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh climbed 20 cents and ended at $2.30 with investors dealing in 15,456 units, Express Catering declined 20 cents to close at $3.20 after the trading of 1,478 stock units. 
Honey Bun lost 34 cents to $8.25 with the transfer of 7,857 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 11 cents and ended at $2.94 after an exchange of 206,907 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance increased 11 cents to $4 with investors trading 960 stock units. Jamaican Teas rallied 8 cents to end at $2.19 in an exchange of 6,399 stock units, JFP Ltd increased 9 cents to close at $1.04 with investors trading 39,546 shares, Lasco Financial dipped 22 cents to finish at $1.52 in an exchange of 1,577,606 units. Medical Disposables fell 48 cents to $1.70 with 65,076 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners dipped 9 cents to 58 cents as investors exchanged 415,562 stock units and tTech sank 30 cents to finish at $2.20 with 836 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,151,849 shares trading for $157,001,347 down sharply from 24,637,211 stock units at $361,770,151 on Monday.
he Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and 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.
Proven Investments lost 89 cents to close at $18 as 2,266 units switched owners, Sagicor Group rallied $3.55 to end at $40.10 with 2,832 stock units crossing the exchange. Salada Foods popped 40 cents to $3.51 with investors trading 18,509 shares, Scotia Group declined $1.97 to end at $47 with 35,465 stock units clearing the market, Stanley Motta climbed 45 cents to $6.95 with traders dealing in a mere10 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 85 cents and ended at $12.15 in an exchange of 51,192 units.
Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dived $205 to $2,685 with 2 shares passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $25.50 and ended at $1,035 after trading 111 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $4 to $101 with an exchange of 11,741 shares.
The market closed with trading of 298,974 shares carrying a value of $2,540,905 compared with 353,916 stocks at $2,590,819 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s fell $1.44 in closing at $61 after 450 shares passed through the market, Ansa McAl remained at $60 with investors dealing in 10,202 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.67 with one stock being traded. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 93 cents to finish at $8 with investors trading 810 stocks, First Citizens Group dipped 2 cents and ended at $40.42 after an exchange of 1,792 shares, GraceKennedy sank 3 cents to close at $3.65 in trading 2,827 stocks. Guardian Holdings advanced 80 cents to close at $14.40 with 28,785 units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.02 with investors swapping 102,207 stock units, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents and ended at $3.90 after a transfer of 110,670 shares. National Enterprises dropped 4 cents to close at $2.66 as investors exchanged 700 units, One Caribbean Media gained 2 cents to end at $2.82, with 20 stocks changing hands, 
Prestige Holdings sank 20 cents in closing at $11.30 in an exchange of 3,680 stock units. Republic Financial rallied 50 cents to $115.50 with 4,963 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank shed 25 cents to finish at $56.75 after an exchange of 2,282 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.65 with a transfer of 23,506 units. Trinidad Cement increased 5 cents to end at $2.50 as 4,000 stock units passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean climbed 50 cents in closing at $11 with an exchange of 1,079 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 48 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50 in trading 1,000 units.
The market closed with the trading of 2,030,899 shares for $4,091,926, down sharply from 15,071,358 units at $44,820,119 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Image Plus declined 16 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors dealing in 19,457 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 11 cents to finish at $3.89 with 9,000 stock units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas dropped 8 cents to $2.11 with investors trading 58,238 shares, Jetcon Corporation skidded 11 cents to end at $1.22 with an exchange of 1,975 units, KLE Group dipped 25 cents to $1.08 with 62,155 shares clearing the market. Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to finish at $2.68 with investors trading 13,273 stock units, Main Event gained 19 cents and ended at $11 after a transfer of a meager 95 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 8 cents to close at $2.18 with traders dealing in 3,236 units and Tropical Battery dipped 14 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 97,064 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,071,358 shares for $44,820,119 down from 31,202,579 stock units at $72,811,860 on Friday and trading 
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun rallied 20 cents to end at $8.70 with 45,608 stock units switching owners, Image Plus advanced 10 cents to $1.66 with investors trading 265,715 stocks, Indies Pharma popped 20 cents to close at $3.10 with 12 units crossing the market. Limners and Bards increased 11 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 265 stocks, Mailpac Group climbed 11 cents and ended at $2.45 with 57,689 units changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 55 cents to close at $2.10 and closed with an exchange of 100 shares. Paramount Trading advanced 9 cents to end at $1.27 after a transfer of 25,070 stock units and Tropical Battery rallied 9 cents to close at $2.64 with investors trading 484,804 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 24,637,211 shares trading for $361,770,151 up robustly from 14,408,912 stock units at $78,350,856 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 424,780 shares at $6,237,416 in comparison to 248,430 stocks at $1,350,877 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 250,640 stock units at $2,424,323 up from 235,029 shares at $2,082,500 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $2.94 to $72.06 with investors dealing in 243 units, Sagicor Group declined $2.70 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $36.55 after an exchange of 5,481,963 stock units. Scotia Group increased $1.97 to $48.97 with a mere 8,738 units crossing the market, Seprod climbed 79 cents to finish at $84.79 with traders dealing in 2,782 shares, Supreme Ventures fell 88 cents to $21.50 after a transfer of 18,473 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended with trading of 5.16 million stock units with a rise of 11 cents to a record close of $4.20 after trading a an intraday record high or $4.49.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 353,916 shares for $2,590,819 compared to 308,604 stock units at $5,920,509 on Friday. An average of 19,662 shares were traded at $143,934 versus 15,430 units at $296,025 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 29,056 shares at $168,855 compared with 29,902 units at $171,099 on the previous day and an average for October of 39,057 shares at $305,306
At the close of the market, Ansa McAl increased 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $60 with 378 shares crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.67 after an exchange of 2 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped 93 cents in closing at $7.07 with a transfer of 253 shares. First Citizens Group popped 3 cents to finish at $40.44 with 6,868 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy advanced 3 cents and ended at $3.68 in switching ownership of 20,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $13.60 with traders dealing in 90,446 stock units. JMMB Group remained at $1.02 after an exchange of 31,855 stocks, L.J. Williams B share ended at 90 cents with investors swapping 7,066 units, Massy Holdings lost 5 cents to finish at $3.85 with 28,290 stocks crossing the exchange. National Enterprises ended at $2.70 with the trading of 14,783 units, 
National Flour Mills rose 5 cents in closing at $1.70 as investors exchanged 11,724 shares, NCB Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.25 in the trading of 30,200 stock units. Point Lisas slipped 1 cent in closing at $3.10 after 1,000 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.50 and closed with 8 units changing hands, Republic Financial sank $2 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $115 after a transfer of 404 stocks. Scotiabank shed 10 cents to end at $57 with investors trading 2,690 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.70 in an exchange of 107,394 shares and Trinidad Cement fell 16 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.45 with investors trading 555 stock units.
Reserves climbed by $200 million in September from August to a then record high. Although not stated, it appears that the rise is coming mainly from the proceeds of the bond issue supported by future airport rental income, with the Bank of Jamaica report showing claims on the government sector falling by nearly US$300 million in October, an indication that the rise in the NIR is related to the government.