Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of shares changing hands declining 58 percent from Wednesday, and resulting in an even number of stocks rising as falling.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to six on Wednesday with prices of two rising, two declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.21 points to 198.11.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Just 239,208 shares traded for US$17,234 compared to 566,302 units at US$17,194 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 34,173 units at US$2,462, down from 94,384 shares at US$2,866 previously and month to date averages 59,737 shares at US$2,783 versus 73,502 units at US$2,955 on Wednesday. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell half a cent in closing at 6.5 US cents after trading 43,957 shares, 
Margaritaville gained 3 cents to 15 US cents with one stock unit changing hands, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 22 US cents in switching ownership of 34,473 units. Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents after 5 stocks crossed the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 1.65 cents to close at 12.95 US cents with 41,717 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 14 US cents with an exchange of 1,855 stock units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.06 of a cent to end at 0.83 of a US cent after trading 117,200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading on the JSE USD market
Down day for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Wednesday with the volume of shares declining 14 percent with the value a shade lower than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks beat out those declining, but that failed to prevent the market indices from falling.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,070.35 points to 443,955.09, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,606.20 points to 395,447.71 as Massy Holdings dipped to a low during the day since listing last week and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.19 points to end at 96.63.
Trading ended with 57 securities similar to Tuesday, with 23 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.6 The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 14,616,612 shares were exchanged for $163,291,537 versus 16,926,745 units at $164,291,275 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 30.4 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.44 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 16.7 percent with 2.45 million units, Transjamaican Highway, 10.8 percent with 1.58 million stock units, Caribbean Producers, 10.6 percent after an exchange of 1.55 million shares and QWI Investments with 7.5 percent after trading 1.09 million units.
Trading averaged 256,432 units at $2,864,764, compared to 296,960 shares at $2,882,305 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 276,696 units at $2,873,533. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments lost 49 cents to finish at $93 in exchanging 13,158 shares, Berger Paints slipped 50 cents to $12.50 with a transfer of 24,808 units, Caribbean Producers fell $3.72 to $20 with 1,547,894 stocks clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $5.15 to $42.99 after trading 454 stock units, First Rock Capital gained 35 cents in closing at $12.15 with 23,437 units changing hands, GraceKennedy declined $1.95 to close at $101.50 with an exchange of 125,259 stock units. Guardian Holdings climbed $29 to $560 after exchanging 221 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 90 cents to $17 in switching ownership of 7,610 stocks, JMMB Group rose 61 cents to end at $41.90 with the swapping of 121,622 stock units. Kingston Wharves gained 45 cents in ending at $41.45 after 19,723 shares crossed the market, Massy Holdings popped $51 to close at $2,200 in exchanging 13,779 stocks after hitting a slow of $2,050 since listing last week, Mayberry Investments fell $1.94 to $5.56 in switching ownership of 35,359 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 48 cents in ending at $8.52 with 39,274 stock units changing hands, Palace Amusement shed $20.52 in closing at $929.48 with the swapping of 29 stocks, PanJam Investment rallied 50 cents to $65.50 in transferring 3,393 shares. 
Proven Investments popped 99 cents to settle at $33 after 9,405 units crossed the market, Sagicor Group fell $1.45 to $51.75 in an exchange of 38,073 stocks, Scotia Group rallied 50 cents in closing at $35.50 trading 439,789 shares. Stanley Motta rose 83 cents to close at $5.83 with 695 stocks changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to finish at $18 with the swapping of 146,271 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 30 cents to end at $14.70 with 297,540 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 95 cents to close at $17 in exchanging 3,511 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 60 cents to $6.60 with 200 stock units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.25% gained 32 cents after ending at $3.51 with 530 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Bulls charged Junior Market
Junior Market stock surged 109 points to a new record close on Tuesday after jumping 89 points on Monday.
Bulls continue to roam all over the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market in trading on Wednesday and pushed the Market Index up by108.70 points to a fifth consecutive record high close at 3,949.20, with the market up 15 percent in just over a month at just over half of the total gains in 2021 with the market rising 6 percent or 222 points in the last six trading days.
All 43 listed securities traded compared to 42 on Tuesday and ended with 21 rising, 13 declining and nine, closing unchanged. At the close of the market, fives stocks ended trading at 52 weeks’ high. Everything Fresh one of ICInsider.com Top15 stocks for 2022 hit a 52 weeks’ high of $1.82, Fontana hit $11.85 but still ended the day with a closing high of $11.50. Future Energy Source made new highs in closing a $3.63 and Lumber Depot surprised with a big leap to $4.29 before ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 and Paramount Trading hit a 52 weeks’ high of $2.44 while Spur Tree Spices hit a new intraday high of $3.19 before pulling to close at $2.90.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.1. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 26,221,431 shares traded for $104,398,820 up from 20,887,440 units at $90,181,236 on Tuesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 11.20 million shares for 42.7 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 3.20 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 1.85 million units for 7.1 percent market share, Future Energy Source traded 1.74 million units for 6.6 percent market share and Honey Bun had an exchange of 1.01 million units for 3.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 609,801 shares at $2,427,880 up from 497,320 shares at $2,147,172 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 554,222 units at $2,289,177. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial dropped 59 cents in closing at $24.50 while exchanging 1,846 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 12 cents to $5.32, with 166,415 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 50 cents to close at $28.50, with 253,464 stocks clearing the market. Everything Fresh gained 38 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.81 with an exchange of 1,849,857 stock units. Express Catering increased 84 cents in ending at $6.24 after an exchange of 700,019 units, Fontana advanced 60 cents in closing at $11.50 after 608,953 stocks crossed the market. Future Energy Source popped 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.63 in an exchange of 1,738,800 shares, General Accident rallied 20 cents to $6.10, with 492,180 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun fell 41 cents to close at $9.56 after trading 1,005,654 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 22 cents to $3.30 in switching ownership of 16,394 stocks, KLE Group lost 11 cents to close at $2.84 with 110 units trading, Lasco Distributors rose 23 cents in closing at $3.69 trading 296,826 shares. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 10 cents to $4.90 after exchanging 36,016 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 with the swapping of 3,197,271 units, Main Event rose 50 cents in ending at $4.50, with 20,000 stocks changing hands. Paramount Trading rallied 35 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.40 after exchanging 351,859 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 19 cents to close at $2.90 in exchanging 11,197,840 shares, SSL Venture lost 36 cents to end at $1.11 after an exchange of 111,548 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 50 cents to $5.50 while swapping 396,633 units and tTech gained 29 cents in closing at $4.20 after exchanging 10,693 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading slips for Trinidad stocks on Tuesday
Trading dipped on Wednesday compared to Tuesday, with an exchange of 13 percent fewer shares and 44 percent lower value after 16 securities traded compared to 22 on Tuesday, with five rising, four declining and seven ended unchanged at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
The Composite Index dipped 1.62 points to 1,516.49, the All T&T Index rallied 0.27 points to 2,126.80 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.51 points to settle at 121.02.
Overall, 937,553 shares traded for $9,155,489 compared to 1,078,680 units at $16,459,376 on Tuesday. An average of 58,597 units traded at $572,218 compared to 49,031 shares at $748,153 on Tuesday. Tading month to date ended with an average of 53,059 units at $674,589. The average trade for January amounts to 39,943 units at $369,498.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Agostini’s gained $1 to close at $46 in switching ownership of 4,415 shares, Angostura Holdings ended unchanged at $19.99 after trading 48 units, Ansa McAl finished with an exchange of 12,735 stocks at $59. Clico Investment Fund rallied 2 cents to $29, with 8,050 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $64 after exchanging 1,323 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 10 cents in closing at $6.10, with 166,758 shares crossing the exchange. 
Guardian Holdings popped 15 cents to close at $30 after exchanging 12,000 units, JMMB Group shed 4 cents ending at $2.30 trading 65,122 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $106 with 9,577 stock units changing hands. National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to $1.90 in trading 3,928 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended at $8 with the swapping of 606,255 shares, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $143 after trading 32 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 99 cents to close at $19.99 while exchanging 10,409 shares, Trinidad Cement ended unchanged at $3.75 in exchanging 26,425 units, Unilever Caribbean fell 5 cents to $15.95 and ended trading of 10,040 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 59 cents to end at $26.60, with 436 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps 89 pnts to record 3,840
Bulls pushed Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market much higher on Tuesday, with the market crossing into the 3,800 zone for the first time after a sharp rise of 89.48 points in the index to close at a record closing high of 3,840.50, marginally below the intraday high of 3,840.74 points shortly before the close and moving the gains in just over a month to an impressive 12 percent.
Overall, 42 securities traded compared to 43 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 19 declining and six, closing unchanged. In real bull market fashion trading ended with four stocks ending at 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday as follows: Dolphin Cove, Everything Fresh an IC Insider.com TOP 15 stock for 2022, Fontana, and Spur Tree Spices.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.8 The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 20,887,440 shares traded, 51percent more than on Monday for a value that rose 67 percent to $90,181,236 compared to 13,836,620 units at $53,925,461 on Monday. Express Catering led trading with 38 percent of total volume after an exchange of 7.92 million shares followed by Spur Tree Spices, 12.1 percent with 2.51 million units, Lumber Depot cornered 7.9 percent for 1.65 million units, Jamaican Teas controlled 6 percent for 1.26 million units and Derrimon Trading 6 percent after a transfer of 1.25 million units.
Trading averaged 497,230 shares at $2,147,172 in contrast to 321,782 shares at $1,254,080 on Monday and month to date, averaging 496,146 units at $2,147,172, compared to 319,395 units at $1,181,136 on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial popped $2.58 to close at $25.09 with 4,441 shares traded, AMG Packaging lost 24 cents to end at $3.66 in switching ownership of 166,482 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 30 cents in closing at $7.30 after 70,650 stock units crossed the exchange. Dolphin Cove rallied $2 ending at a record close of $29 with 404,095 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 31 cents to end $3.30 in transferring 214,309 stocks, Everything Fresh gained 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.43 with the swapping of 833,368 shares. Express Catering rose 60 cents to $5.40 after exchanging 7,922,744 units, Fontana rallied $2.11 to a record of $10.90 with 326,648 stock units crossing the market, General Accident lost 20 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 3,448 units. Honey Bun gained 38 cents to end at $9.97 after 42,974 stocks cleared the market, ISP Finance declined $8.49 in ending at $29.51 after an exchanging of 335 stock units, Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to settle at $7.90 with the swapping of 17,855 shares.
Lasco Financial gained 20 cents to end at $3.20 in trading 1,890 units, Lumber Depot picked up 10 cents in closing at $3.50 with 1,649,004 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables rallied 91 cents to $7.91 in an ownership switch of 59,283 stocks. Spur Tree Spices gained 20 cents to end at a record $3.09 in an exchange of 2,511,283 stock units and tTech fell 19 cents to $3.91 with 35,100 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed trading for JSE majors
Market activity ended on Tuesday with the volume of shares rising 21 percent valued 15 percent below Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with a mixed performance at the close as declining stocks overwhelmed those that declined.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 532.85 points to settle at 446,025.44, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,606.23 points to 399,053.91 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.29 points to close at 97.82.
Trading ended with 57 securities down from 59 on Monday, with 21 rising, 25 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.3. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 16,926,745 shares were exchanged for $164,291,375 versus 13,983,941 units at $192,500,816 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 24 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.05 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway, 17.2 percent with 2.92 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 11 percent share with 1.87 million units, QWI Investments with 1.49 million units for 8.8 percent market, Caribbean Producers, 6.1 percent after a transfer of 1.03 million units and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 6 percent for 1.02 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 296,960 units at $2,882,305, compared to 237,016 shares at $3,262,726 on Monday. The average trade for January was 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents to $71.50 after 5,494 shares crossed the exchange with, Caribbean Producers rose 82 cents to close at $23.72 in trading 1,033,334 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced $3.45 to end at $103.45 in switching ownership of 218,380 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined $8.99 in closing at $531 with 729 units clearing the market, JMMB Group popped $1.29 to $41.29 with the swapping of 369,420 stocks, Kingston Properties rose 89 cents in closing at $9.74 with 500 units changing hands. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents to finish at $41 in transferring 6,301 shares, Massy Holdings dropped $314 to close at the lowest point since listing on this market at $2,149 in exchanging 7,385 stock units, NCB Financial rallied $3 to end at $133 in switching ownership of 260,052 shares. Palace Amusement climbed $10 to $950 in an exchange of 147 stocks, PanJam Investment advanced $1.98 to $65 after trading 15,609 stock units, Sagicor Group declined $5.05 to close at $53.20 with 95,833 units changing hands. Scotia Group fell 50 cents to$35 with 94,066 stock units crossing the market, Stanley Motta lost 83 cents to settle at $5 with the swapping of 204,812 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $17.50 after trading 19,042 stock units.
In the preference segment, Community & Workers Credit Union gained 37 cents to end at $2.45 after exchanging 295 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $322.57 to a record $2,473.07 with a mere transfer of 2 units, JMMB Group 7.25% popped 39 cents to close at $3.19 in trading 3,000 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference shares rallied $38 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $138 with 1,443 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage in Port of Spain
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange started in February, with the market indices slipping when the market closed on Tuesday, with slightly more stocks rising than falling after 100 percent more shares were exchanged, with 116 percent higher value than on Monday.
A total of 22 security traded down slightly from 24 on Monday, with eight stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
FirstCaribbean International Bank and West Indian Tobacco both closed trading at 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index declined 4.56 points to 1,518.11, the All T&T Index fell 5.15 points to 2,126.53 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.55 points to settle at 121.53.
A total of 1,078,680 shares traded or $16,459,377 up from 539,621 units at $7,631,985 on Monday. An average of 49,031 units traded at $748,153 compared to 22,484 shares at $317,999 on Monday. The average trade for January amounted to 39,943 units at $369,498.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 50 cents in ending at $45, with 2,327 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $19.99 while exchanging 1,100 stock units, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $59 trading 73 units. CinemaOne fell 5 cents to end at $4 after an exchanging of 4,149 stocks, Clico Investment Fund increased 48 cents to $28.98 with the swapping of 2,285 stock units, First Citizens Group dropped 49 cents to $64 after finishing trading of 577 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 14 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6 after the switching ownership of 1,000 units, GraceKennedy popped 9 cents to end at $6.20 trading 955,600 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost 15 cents to close at $29.85, with 69 stock units changing hands.
JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.34 with 5,319 stocks clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 4 cents to end at $1.84 with an exchange of 1,621 shares, Massy Holdings finished at $106 in exchanging 9,524 units. National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $1.91 after exchanging 15 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $8 after 19,842 stocks crossed the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.10 in an exchange of 1,999 stock units. Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.27 in trading 200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings advanced $1 to close at $143 after trading 62,644 stocks, Scotiabank popped 1 cent to $72.01 in switching ownership of 800 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 99 cents in closing at $19 after 2,001 stock units passed through the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.75 while exchanging 7,000 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 after trading 129 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost $1.49 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $26.01 in an exchange of 406 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New record high for Junior Market
The JSE Junior Market is trading at yet another record high in Tuesday market activity with the market index putting on 82.83 points to 3,833.09 after 90 minutes of trading. The market has broken out from the area of resistance that pinned it in the 3,400 level from May last year and finally broke loose in the middle of January.
If the market holds at these levels it would represent a break from the channel that goes back to March of 2020 and place it on track for more gains and higher levels for the market.
In Tuesday’s trading Caribbean Producers rose to $24.50, Dolphin Cove moved up to a record $29.94, Fontana climbed to a record $10.50.
In the Main Market, Caribbean Producers rose to $24.35 as that market All Jamaican Composite Index is at 447,4388.57, up from 445,492.59 on Monday.
3 straight days of record highs for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ended trading on Monday at another new record closing high, with the market Index popping 55.08 points to settle at 3,751.02, to be up 9.4 percent for January after hitting a peak of 3,770.13 in the early morning session following new highs last week for the first time since late 2019.
A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.
All 43 listed securities traded compared to 42 on Friday and ended with 26 rising, 10 declining, while seven closed unchanged. AMG Packaging, Dolphin Cove, Fontana, Paramount Trading and Spur Tree Spices traded at 52 weeks’ highs during the day.
The volume of stocks trading rose 40 percent as the value climbed 55 percent higher than on Friday, with 13,836,620 shares traded for $53,925,461, up from 9,892,920 units at $34,889,559 on Friday. Recently listed Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.89 million shares for 28.1 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot, 1.40 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 974,543 units for 7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 321,782 shares at $1,254,080 in contrast to 235,546 shares at $830,704 on Friday and the month to date averaging 319,395 units at $1,181,136, compared to 319,265 units at $1,177,146 on Friday. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.7. The PE ratios stock in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.49 after ending at $22.51 after trading as high as $25.33 in an exchange of 53,695 shares, following the release of the third quarter results to December, AMG Packaging climbed 31 cents to t $3.90 with an exchange of 438,075 units, Cargo Handlers advanced 15 cents to $7, with 10,100 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove popped $1.01 to end at a 52 record closing high of $27 with the swapping of 317,565 stocks, after hitting an intraday high of $29.60. Elite Diagnostic dropped 12 cents in closing at $3.61 in switching ownership of 76,366 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to $1.20 in trading 974,543 units. Express Catering shed 25 cents to end at $4.80 with 262,034 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana rallied 69 cents to close at a record high of $8.79 after exchanging 236,604 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.10, after 36,148 stocks crossed the market. ISP Finance rose $1 to $38 after trading 10 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 8 cents to $4.32 with 694,605 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation gained 8 cents in closing at 94 cents after finishing trading 402,561 shares. 
Lasco Distributors popped 16 cents to $3.39 after exchanging 190,493 units, Lasco Financial declined 7 cents to end at $3, with 318,392 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 15 cents to close at $4.80 in exchanging 279,887 stocks. Limners and Bards rose 7 cents in ending at $3.40 while exchanging 785,560 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents in closing at $3.40 after trading 1,401,602 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to end at $3.40 in exchanging 737,880 stocks. Medical Disposables increased 28 cents to $7 after 500 stock units crossed the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 13 cents to end at a record close of $2.89 with the swapping of 3,892,221 shares, after the stock price hit $3 during the trading session, SSL Venture fell 23 cents to end at $1.50 in an exchange of 115,858 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to close at $6 with an exchange of 100,667 stocks and tTech rallied 10 cents to $4.10 after trading 12,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market strolls into month end with gains
Market activity ended on Monday with the volume of shares falling sharply by 68 percent and the value 65 percent lower than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks outpaced those declining and sending the main indices higher at the close to close off the first month of 2022, with overall gains of 1.5 percent.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,483.91 points to 445,492.59, the JSE Main Index gained 1,195.33 points to end at 401,660.14 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.27 points to 99.11.
Trading took place in 59 securities compared to 57 on Friday, with 28 rising, 22 declining and nine ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.4. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 13,983,941 shares were exchanged for $192,500,816 versus 43,055,439 units at $551,820,655 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 37.3 percent of total volume after a transfer of 5.2 million shares followed by Caribbean Producers, 10 percent, with 1.4 million units, QWI Investments accounted for 9.4 percent with 1.32 million units, Wigton Windfarm controlled 8.9 percent after trading 1.24 million shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund contributed 7.9 percent for an exchange of 1.1 million units.
Trading averages 237,016 units at $3,262,726, compared to 755,359 shares at $9,681,064 on Friday and month to date, an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571, compared to 235,234 units at $2,349,866 on Friday. December closed with an average of 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $72 with 24,367 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers advanced $2.90 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $22.90 with the swapping of 1,399,893 units, Eppley shed $1.30 to end at $35.20 trading 276 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $4.36 in closing at $37.84 with an exchange of 434 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $3.50 to $100 in switching ownership of 208,862 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $10.01 to close at $539.99 in exchanging 469 units. Jamaica Producers rallied 49 cents to $23.49 with a transfer of 49,196 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.17 in closing at $17.94 with the swapping of 110,303 stocks, JMMB Group shed 99 cents to end at $40 with 226,181 shares clearing the market. Kingston Properties lost 65 cents in ending at $8.85 with 1,628 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced $1.60 to $41.60 in trading 1,829 stocks, Margaritaville popped $2.50 to $21 in switching ownership of 94 units. Massy Holdings dropped $257 in closing at $2,463 after an exchange of 24,441 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $14.87 to close at $114.87 with 100 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial declined $3 to $130 in transferring 159,694 units. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to settle at $32 with the swapping of 26,315 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 40 cents in closing at $4.48 in an exchange of 696,349 stock units, Sagicor Group popped $4.74 to finish at $58.25 with 340,252 units changing hands. 
Salada Foods gained 40 cents to close at $6.90 after 16,436 shares cleared the market, Scotia Group rose 94 cents to $35.50 in exchanging 35,368 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 71 cents to end at $15.13 in switching ownership of 152,529 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $2.18 to $16.02 with the swapping of 1,605 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 35 cents to close at $17.85 with an exchange of 152,587 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% shed 78 cents in closing at $2.80 after trading 3,681 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share fell $20 to $100 in switching ownership of 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
