Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 335 percent and valued 225 percent more than on Thursday, resulting in five securities trading, compared to seven on Thursday with one rising, two declining and two ending unchanged, resulting in the JSE US Denominated Equities Index gaining 1.25 points to end at 222.51, up 13.8 percent year to date.
Overall, 358,034 shares were exchanged for US$26,938 compared to 82,254 units at US$8,280 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 71,607 shares at US$5,388, up from 11,751 stock units at US$1,183 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 18,864 shares at US$1,769 versus 11,737 units at US$1,280 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 87,926 shares for US$4,746.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.1. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share popped 0.8 of a cent in closing at 7.5 US cents while exchanging 350,000 shares, 
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.39 after a transfer of 1,058 stock units, Proven Investments remained at 21.5 US cents trading 1,925 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.01 cent to end at 0.98 US cent in an exchange of 4,551 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share dipped 11 cents after ending at US$1.02 with investors transferring 500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market extends 2022 gains to14%
Stocks decline in Trinidad and Tobago
Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 60 percent with the value 81 percent less than Thursday, resulting in 19 securities traded compared with 17 on Thursday, with three stocks rising, nine declining and seven remaining unchanged.
A total of 191,537 shares were exchanged for $1,184,430 down from 477,639 shares at $6,128,764 on Thursday.
An average of 10,081 units were traded at $62,338 compared to 28,096 shares at $360,516 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 15,150 shares at $199,851 versus 16,632 units at $240,047 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 45,817 at $463,533.
The Composite Index fell 2.45 points to 1,341.42, the All T&T Index dropped 7.90 points to 1,998.97 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.47 points to settle at 89.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings advanced 4 cents to $23.50 in an exchange of 20 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $56.50 after trading184 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22, with 10 units crossing the market. Clico Investment Fund dipped 10 cents to end at $29.80 with 510 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents in ending at $50.01 as investors exchanged 254 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 5 cents after ending at $5.50 with a transfer of 13,420 shares. Guardian Media ended at $3.10 while exchanging 100 stocks, JMMB Group fell 10 cents in closing at $2, with 54,490 units crossing the market, 
Massy Holdings declined 12 cents to end at $4.56 after exchanging 92,260 shares. National Enterprises shed 2 cents to close at $3.28 in exchanging 7,180 stock units, NCB Financial Group popped 24 cents in ending at $4.75 with investors transferring 2,640 units, One Caribbean Media lost 9 cents to close at $3.90 in switching ownership of 50 stocks. Point Lisas climbed 14 cents to $3.25, with 6,259 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings dropped $1.02 in closing at $5.97 after trading 25 shares, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $140.04 in an exchange of 1,074 units. Scotiabank ended at $78.40, with 975 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped $1.45 to $22.05 in trading 10,881 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.99 after a transfer of 180 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $22.50 with an exchange of 1,025 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market bounces
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in the volume of stocks trading declining 33 percent having a 35 percent lower than on Wednesday, with 57 securities trading as well the case Wednesday, with 25 rising, 23 declining and nine ending unchanged.
A total of 7,234,916 shares were exchanged for $93,435,121, down from 10,739,673 units at $143,425,088 on Wednesday.
Trading on Thursday averaged 126,928 units at $1,639,213 versus 188,415 shares at $2,516,230 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 160,448 units at $2,256,450 compared to 171,366 units at $2,457,494 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.31 million shares for 18.1 percent of total volume followed by QWI Investments with 943,497 units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 926,808 units for 12.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 3,348.14 points to 408,553.26, the JSE Main Index increased 2,003.26 points to 357,015.40 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.77 points to settle at 86.03.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $8.70 to end at $109.20 with the swapping of 372,868 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied 78 cents to $59 with investors transferring 9,462 stocks, Caribbean Producers lost 43 cents in closing at $14, with 23,886 stock units clearing the market. GraceKennedy rose $1.10 to $90, after 46,985 units crossed the market, Guardian Holdings dipped $10 to close at $500 in an exchange of 189 stocks, Jamaica Broilers fell 63 cents to end at $29.30 with a transfer of 5,692 shares. Jamaica Producers shed 83 cents ending at $20 in switching ownership of 6,947 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 90 cents in closing at $16.20 after trading 22,667 units, JMMB Group climbed 95 cents to $38.95 while exchanging 205,966 stocks. Kingston Properties popped 59 cents to close at $7.39 in exchanging 21,075 stock units, Kingston Wharves dropped 99 cents to $38 after a transfer of 451 units, Massy Holdings declined $3.70 to $82.30 in trading 304 shares. PanJam Investment declined $1.90 to $58 in exchanging 172,694 stocks, Proven Investments lost $1.14 in closing at $30.05 as investors exchanged 15,796 units, Sagicor Group shed $2.11 to end at $50 with an exchange of 7,253 stock units. Scotia Group dipped 47 cents to $36, with 185,312 shares crossing the market, Seprod increased $1 to $69 after trading 7,271 units and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents in closing at $17.85, with 132,034 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share gained 42 cents to close at $6.42after trading 45 stock units, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share popped 41 cents to end at $3.17 after exchanging 1,000 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $11.50 to close at $57.50 92 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share climbed $3.63 in trading 7 shares at $140.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE US dollar market races higher
The volume of stocks exchanged by investors on Thursday climbed 180 percent on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market but at 28 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in movement in seven securities, compared to 10 on Wednesday with four rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 82,254 shares were exchanged for US$8,280 compared to 29,412 units at US$11,534 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 11,751 units at US$1,183 versus 2,941 shares at US$1,153 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 11,737 shares at US$1,280 in line with the 11,733 units at US$1,303 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 87,926 units for US$4,746.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index climbed 4.42 points to end at 221.26.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9. The PE ratio uses CInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share increased by 0.8 of a cent in closing at 6.7 US cents with investors transferring 128 shares, 
Proven Investments rallied 1.5 cents to close at 21.5 US cents after a transfer of 12,042 units, Sterling Investments fell 0.01 cent to 2.2 US cents in switching ownership of 561 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 1.63 cents in ending at 10.63 US cents after trading 25,054 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 1.52 cents to end at 11.62 US cents in an exchange of 1,009 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.99 of a US cent after trading 42,018 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$1.70 as investors exchanged 1,442 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big surge for Junior Market
Junior Market trading climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising just 8 percent over Wednesday’s trade, with 31 percent more value, following movement in 40 securities versus 42 on Wednesday and ending with 14 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged and ended with the Junior Market Index jumping 70.28 points to 4,196.47.
A total of 14,203,408 shares were exchanged for $56,275,455 compared to 13,198,946 units at $42,970,729 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 355,085 shares at $1,406,886 versus 314,261 units at $1,023,113 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 360,647 units at $1,302,347 compared to 362,333 stock units at $1,270,669 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Fosrich led trading with 8.94 million shares for 62.9 percent of total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.07 million units for 7.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal ended trading 752,660 units for 5.3 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 15 cents to end at $25.15, with 64 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers gained $1.74 in ending at $13.34 with the swapping of 593 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 30 cents to $2.40 and closed with after an exchange of 25,489 stocks. Dolla Financial rose 11 cents to end at $3.28 with 238,152 units changing hands, Everything Fresh dipped 19 cents to $1.56, with 10,901 units crossing the market, Fontana climbed 24 cents to close at $9.44 in trading 90,999 stock units. Future Energy Source lost 18 cents in closing at $5.42 after exchanging 637,915 shares, KLE Group increased 16 cents to $2.15 with investors transferring 100 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 20 cents to end at $8 after 9,100 units passed through the market. 
Lasco Distributors popped 10 cents in ending at $3 after exchanging 2,804 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 45 cents to $4.45 with a transfer of 589 shares, Medical Disposables declined 48 cents in closing at $5.35 while exchanging 3,811 stock units and Tropical Battery dropped 12 cents to end at $2.43 in switching ownership of 402,759 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on Trinidad exchange
Market activity climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 181 percent with the value rising just 6 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in exchanges in 17 securities compared with 12 on Wednesday, with prices of seven rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged.
A total of 477,639 shares were exchanged for $6,128,764 compared to 169,751 shares at $5,779,409 on Wednesday. An average of 28,096 units were traded at $360,516 versus an average of 14,146 shares at $481,617 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,632 shares at $240,047 against 12,572 units at $197,381 on the previous day. The average trade for September was 45,817 at $463,533.
The Composite Index dipped 1.18 points to 1,343.87, the All T&T Index slipped 3.82 points to 2,006.87 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.23 points to settle at 88.81.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings fell $1.49 to $23.46 after a transfer of 75 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $56.50 in an exchange of 9 units, Clico Investment Fund dipped 9 cents to close at $29.90 with a transfer of 66,743 stocks. First Citizens Group popped 25 cents to $50.26 after trading 1,719 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank inched 1 cent up in closing at $5.55, with 3,553 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $5.24 after 100 units changed hands. Guardian Holdings increased 25 cents in closing at $25.25 after trading just one stock unit, JMMB Group shed 5 cents to end at $2.10 in exchanging 3,743 stock units, 
Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent to $4.68 after trading 303,548 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $3.11 with the swapping of 318 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $6.99 as 20 units passed through the market, Republic Financial Holdings popped 4 cents to close at $140.04 as investors exchanged 553 shares. Scotiabank gained 20 cents to end at $78.40 trading 12,323 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied $1.50 after ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.50, after exchanging 45,063 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.50, with 31 shares crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.99, with 37,984 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco rose 17 cents to end at $22.50 while exchanging 1,856 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on JSE Main Market
Investors plunked down more money in trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday and exchanged 40 percent more stocks with a 136 percent more value than Tuesday, with 57 securities trading compared to 59 on Tuesday, resulting in 23 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 10,739,673 shares were exchanged for $143,425,088, up from 7,679,692 units at $60,706,599 on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s trading averages 188,415 units at $2,516,230 compared with 130,164 shares at $1,028,925 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 171,366 units at $2,457,494 compared to 163,130 units at $2,429,121 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
JMMB Group led trading with 2.25 million shares for 21 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.22 million units for 20.7 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 2.06 million units for 19.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,899.45 points to 405,205.12, the JSE Main Index fell 4,260.42 points to 355,012.14 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.19 points to settle at 85.26.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained $2.02 to close at $100.50 after a transfer of 23,023 shares, Berger Paints rose 54 cents to $11.10 in trading 600 stock units, Eppley climbed $2.50 to $41 as investors exchanged 316 units. First Rock Real Estate dropped $1.05 to $11.95 in trading 2,072 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose $10 to $510, with 10 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rallied 43 cents to end at $29.93 after 10,555 units passed through the market. Jamaica Producers advanced $1.83 to close at $20.83 finishing at 154,744 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 45 cents in closing at $38 while exchanging 2,251,622 shares, Kingston Properties declined 60 cents to $6.80 in exchanging 23,333 shares. Massy Holdings shed 45 cents to $86 with the swapping of 4,826 units, 138 Student Living popped 40 cents to $5.80 in switching ownership of 4,132 stock units, PanJam Investment popped 90 cents to close at $59.90 with a transfer of 3,781 stocks. Sagicor Group increased 90 cents to $52.11, with 66,449 shares changing hands, Seprod gained $1.99 in closing at $68, with 45,109 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1 to $9 with an exchange of 8,500 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell $1.74 to $6 after exchanging 1,353 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share rose $2 to $69 after trading 45 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading falls on JSE USD market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 81 percent, with 32 percent less value than on Tuesday, resulting in 10 securities trading, down from 14 on Tuesday with two rising, five declining and three ending unchanged, with the JSE US Denominated Equities Index losing 0.45 points to end at 216.84.
A total of 29,412 shares were traded for US$11,534 compared to 157,281 units at US$16,865 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 2,941 units at US$1,153 versus 11,234 shares at US$1,205 on Tuesday, with A month to date average of 11,733 shares at US$1,303 versus 16,129 units at US$1,378 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 87,926 units for US$4,746.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.86 of a cent after ending at 5.9 US cents, with 3,099 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1, with 4 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments remained at 20 US cents after a transfer of 12,507 stocks. 
Sterling Investments declined 0.04 of a cent to close at 2.21 US cents with a transfer of 3,745 units, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share dropped 0.03 of a cent to 15.6 US cents in switching ownership of 18 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.1 of a cent after ending at 10.1 US cents with an exchange of one stock unit and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.99 of one US cent with the swapping of 5,000 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share rallied 10 cents to end at US$10.60 in trading 12 shares, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.85 in exchanging 26 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% fell 5 cents in closing at US$1.70 as investors exchanged 5,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market dips
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 46 percent and the value 52 percent lower than on Tuesday with 42 securities trading versus 43 on Tuesday as trading ended with prices of 15 rising, 24 declining and three closing unchanged.
A total of 13,198,946 shares were traded for $42,970,729 compared with 24,655,438 units at $89,978,978 on Tuesday.
Trading on Wednesday averaged 314,261 shares at $1,023,113 down from 573,382 shares at $2,092,534 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 362,333 units at $1,270,669 versus 384,766 stock units at $1,386,195 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 6.80 million shares for 51.5 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 1.31 million units for 9.9 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 852,272 units for 6.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 22.10 points to settle at 4,126.19. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to end at $3.51 with investors transferring 10,228 shares, Blue Power declined 19 cents to close at $3.29 after 3,000 units were traded, Caribbean Cream shed 17 cents to $4.03 with an exchange of 146 stocks. Caribbean Flavours dipped 8 cents to $1.75 with a transfer of 35,195 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 26 cents to $2.70 in switching ownership of 51,934 stocks, EduFocal dropped 15 cents to $2.70, with 541,507 units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic rose 11 cents to $3.65, with 59,793 stock units changing hands, Fontana dipped 10 cents in closing at $9.20 as investors exchanged 120,017 shares, Fosrich shed 9 cents to close at $4.31 in trading 491,987 units. Future Energy Source popped 10 cents to end at $5.60 after ffinishing trading 487,672 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 10 cents in closing at $8 with the swapping of 2,681 stock units, Knutsford Express dipped 20 cents to $7.80 after a transfer of 11,722 shares. 
Lasco Distributors declined 8 cents to $2.90 after exchanging 41,661 stocks, Medical Disposables advanced 63 cents to close at $5.83 while trading 81,832 shares, Spur Tree Spices climbed 32 cents to $3.74 in an exchange of 6,803,327 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell $1.91 to end at $16.04, with 2,102 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume drops value jumps on TTSE
Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 44 percent, with a 150 percent higher value than on Tuesday resulting in 12 securities trading compared with 18 on Tuesday, with three stocks rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged.
A total of 169,751 shares were exchanged for $5,779,409 versus 303,976 shares at $2,310,019 on Tuesday. An average of 14,146 units traded at $481,617 compared to 16,888 shares at $128,334 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 12,572 shares at $197,379 versus 12,047 units at $102,635 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 45,817 at $463,533.
The Composite Index popped 1.03 points to close at 1,345.05, the All T&T Index rose 1.16 points to 2,010.69 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.12 points higher to 88.58.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Clico Investment Fund climbed 49 cents to $29.99 with 67,047 shares clearing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $50.01 in trading 1,834 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 44 cents to close at $5.54 while exchanging 2,711 units. 
GraceKennedy declined 1 cent in closing at $5.24 with a transfer of 37 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $2.15, with 50 stock units crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.05 after an exchange of 5,000 units. Massy Holdings ended at $4.69 in trading 9,636 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.30 with the swapping of 4,923 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $140 in trading 73 stock units. Scotiabank fell 19 cents to close at $78.20 in an exchange of 33,372 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose $1.01 to close at $22 after trading 44,566 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dipped 7 cents to $22.33, with 502 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
