Investors traded 51 securities compared to 53 on Wednesday, with rising stocks overwhelming those declining after prices of 30 rose, with nine declining and 12 ending unchanged as three times the volume of stocks were exchanged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday after the volume traded climbed 227 percent over Wednesday, with values declining 30 percent lower.
A total of 19,677,897 shares were exchanged for $39,419,138 versus 6,016,425 units at $56,503,512 on Wednesday.
Trading for the day averaged 385,841 units at $772,924 versus 113,517 shares at $1,066,104 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 209,330 stock units at $1,450,722 compared to 199,577 units at $1,488.174 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 231,243 units at $1,464,224.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 14.51 million shares for 73.7 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.35 million units for 6.9 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.12 million units for 5.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,154.03 points to 379,869.00, the JSE Main Index rose 428.14 points to 336,060.58 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to settle at 80.52.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
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At the close, Barita Investments rose $1.95 after ending at $87 with the swapping of 10,515 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced 50 cents in closing at $57.50 with an exchange of 127,191 stocks, Eppley dipped $2 to $33 in trading 3,704 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2.59 to close at $39.99 in switching ownership of 124 units, Guardian Holdings climbed $60 to end at $560 with 323 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell 65 cents to $26.85 in transferring 6,640 units. Jamaica Producers declined 78 cents to close at $22.22 with an exchange of 34,293 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped $1 to $15 with 23,974 shares crossing the market, Kingston Properties rose 61 cents to $6.62 with the swapping of 6,958 shares. Kingston Wharves rallied $1.14 to end at $34.99 after exchanging 86,935 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $2.48 to $80.50 after 4,734 stocks were traded, PanJam Investment climbed $1 to $58 in an exchange of 5,336 units. Seprod advanced 50 cents to end at $69 after a transfer of 192 shares, 
Supreme Ventures rose 84 cents in closing at $25.25 with 15,251 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 42 cents to close at $12.92 after 8,699 stock units cleared the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 85 cents to finish at $9.90 in trading 11,598 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors traded 1,680,092 shares for $14,416,020 up from 763,837 stock units at $7,220,624 Wednesday. An average of 84,005 units were traded for $720,801 compared with 38,192 shares at $361,031 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 60,038 shares at $543,029 versus 58,471 units at $531,410 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 29,755 at $358,068.
L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.30 in trading 12,958 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $4.50 after an exchange of 1,500,007 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to close at $3.25 after 200 shares changed hands. National Flour Mills shed 1 cent to end at $1.50 in switching ownership of 3,448 stocks, NCB Financial lost 2 cents to end at $4.56 as 2,725 shares passed through the market, Republic Financial rallied $3.99 in ending at $139.99 after exchanging 35,020 units. Scotiabank dropped 10 cents to $77.90 76, with stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined $1 to close at $22 with 6,202 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.60 after an exchange of 13,843 shares. Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to $13.78 with the swapping of 68 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22 as investors traded 45 units.
JMMB Group traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $32 and QWI Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ low of 61 cents.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 909.90 points to close at 381,023.03, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,865.97 points in closing at 335,632.44 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.43 points to settle at 80.00.
At the close, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1.38 in closing at $37.40 as investors exchanged 3,440 shares, GraceKennedy rose 94 cents to $82.05 after a transfer of 129,110 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped $74.98 to $500, with 24 stocks clearing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1 to $16 in trading 39,224 units, Kingston Properties dipped $1.19 to $6.01 with an exchange of 334 stocks, Kingston Wharves gained $2.35 to close at $33.85 with the swapping of 100,981 stock units. Massy Holdings shed $2.08 to end at $78.02 in trading 1,886 units, Mayberry Investments gained 59 cents in closing at $7.15 after a transfer of 6,529 shares, NCB Financial rallied $1 to $85 in exchanging 94,262 units. PanJam Investment lost $1 to end at $57 with the swapping of 15,143 stocks, Portland JSX declined $1.20 to $9 with investors transferring 979 stock units, Proven Investments advanced $1.99 in closing at $27.99 with one share changing hands. 
Scotia Group fell $2.30 to $32.70 in exchanging 83,040 shares, Supreme Ventures dropped $1 to close at $24.41 in switching ownership of 48,664 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 98 cents in ending at $12.50 after trading 3,000 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.05 to settle at $9.05 with a transfer of 150 units.
Medical Disposables and tTech ended at 52 weeks’ lows of $4.32 and $2.35, respectively.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 21.45 points to settle at 3,797.82.
Dolphin Cove fell 14 cents to close at $13 with an exchange of 36,568 stocks, EduFocal dipped 5 cents to end at $2.35 and closed with an exchange of 133,063 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rose 20 cents to $3.50 in exchanging 7,668 shares. Everything Fresh declined 6 cents to $1.36 after exchanging 10,028,420 stocks Fontana shed 9 cents in closing at $8.70 after exchanging 35,197 units Fosrich advanced 9 cents to close at $3.99 after trading 430,903 stock units. GWest Corporation rallied 6 cents to end at $1.03 in switching ownership of 1,034 units, Honey Bun increased 5 cents to end at $6.60 as 26,027 stocks passed through the market, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents after ending at $2.76 with a transfer of 33,120 shares. KLE Group gained 10 cents to close at $1.80, with three stock units crossing the exchange, 
Knutsford Express popped 5 cents in closing at $7.85 with a transfer of 4,020 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 9 cents to $2.89 after 624 units crossed the market and Limners and Bards fell 49 cents to end at $2.31 with the swapping of 36,311 shares.
Investors exchanged 763,837 shares for $7,220,624, up from 478,325 shares for $5,985,979 on Tuesday.
GraceKennedy ended at $4.75 after 150,000 shares changed hands, Guardian Holdings remained at $25.86, with 2,120 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group declined 9 cents in closing at $1.81 after an exchange of 181 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $4.50 in switching owners of 463,793 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.26 as 1,789 units passed through the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.51, with 55 units changing hands, NCB Financial rose 2 cents to $4.58 after a transfer of 13,041 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.19 with investors transferring 630 shares. Republic Financial remained at $136 in an exchange of 29 stocks, Scotiabank popped 10 cents in closing at $78 with investors swapping 13,723 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 60 cents to $23 after trading 41,743 units. Trinidad Cement remained at $3.60 in an exchange of 503 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $22 as investors traded 681 stock units.
Overall, 49,024 shares were traded for US$5,622, down sharply from 334,981 units at US$60,270 on Monday.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.4 of one cent to end at 7.5 US cents after exchanging 1,000 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 0.01 of a cent to close at 65 US cents in an exchange of 100 stock units, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.70 after 130 units were traded. Proven Investments dropped 1.5 cents to 18.5 US cents as 26,043 stocks passed through the market, Sterling Investments advanced 0.05 of one cent in closing at 2 US cents with the swapping of 20,500 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose 0.1 of a cent after ending at 9.2 US cents while exchanging 1,220 stocks.
A total of 6,830,613 shares were exchanged for $73,463,083 versus 12,066,242 units at $67,419,300 on Monday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 771.52 points to close at 380,113.13, the JSE Main Index rallied 573.98 points to 338,498.41 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.27 points higher to 81.43.
GraceKennedy declined $4.39 to $81.11 with the swapping of 69,076 stock units. Jamaica Broilers advanced $1.35 to $27.48 after 11,106 units crossed the market, JMMB Group dipped $1.30 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $32.70 in switching ownership of 25,563 units, Kingston Wharves rallied $1.50 to $31.50 with investors transferring 235,701 stocks. Mayberry Investments lost 43 cents to end at $6.56 trading 922,741 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $6 to $78 with a transfer of 700 stock units, Proven Investments advanced 50 cents in closing at $26 with an exchange of 10,862 shares. Supreme Ventures shed 52 cents to finish at $25.41 with 51,545 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 48 cents to $11.52 while transferring 21,865 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost 60 cents to settle at $20.50 after an exchange of 189 stocks and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dipped $40 to end at $2,960 with the swapping of one unit.
A total of 6,978,401 shares were traded for 22,507,207 compared to 10,381,562 units at $23,676,379 on Monday.
Lasco Financial with 668,804 units for 9.6 percent market share.
Blue Power fell 42 cents to $2.68 after trading resulted in 29,743 stocks passing through the market. Consolidated Bakeries popped 40 cents to close at $2.30 after 100 units were exchanged, EduFocal climbed 11 cents in closing at $2.40, with 310,958 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic dropped 20 cents in ending at $3.30 after 6,147 stocks crossed the market. Fosrich declined 17 cents in closing at $3.90 while exchanging 2,287,140 stock units, Future Energy Source dipped 15 cents to $4.96 with an exchange of 184,786 units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 27 cents to end at $2.57 as 150 stocks crossed the exchange. Knutsford Express shed $1.19 to close at $7.80 as investors exchanged 256 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $3.08 trading 668,804 units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 18 cents in closing at $3.80 after a transfer of 109,388 shares. Medical Disposables fell 20 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $4.90 with investors transferring 7,000 stocks, 
Spur Tree Spices lost 10 cents to close at $2.84, with 398,706 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.25 to end at $14.75 with the swapping of 6,923 stock units.
Investors exchanged 478,325 shares for $5,985,979, down from 932,857 stocks at $14,247,158 on Monday.
GraceKennedy ended at $4.75 after an exchange of 3,587 shares, Guardian Holdings advanced 16 cents to close at $25.86 with the swapping of 4,500 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $4.45 and closed after 267,249 stocks changed hands. National Flour Mills remained at $1.51, with 8,800 units crossing the market, NCB Financial ended at $4.56 as investors exchanged 49,490 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.19 with a transfer of 3,000 shares. Republic Financial remained at $136 in an exchange of 163 shares, Scotiabank rose 10 cents to close at $77.90 as 12,733 stocks were swapped by investors, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 40 cents to close at $22.40 with 49,318 units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.60 after exchanging 1,900 stock units, Unilever Caribbean climbed 77 cents in ending at $13.79 and trading 2,150 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22, with 330 shares crossing the market.
Overall, 334,981 shares were traded for US$60,270 compared to 182,935 units at US$22,001 on Friday.
Sterling Investments lost 0.05 of a cent to end at 1.95 US cents, with 2,590 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share ended at 14.62 US cents in an exchange of one stock, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.88 of a cent in closing at 9.1 US cents with the swapping of 10,678 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.5 of a cent after ending at 10.5 US cents with 1,036 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.92 of one US cent after trading 210 stock units,
