Rising stocks dominate JSE Main Market

Rising stocks outpaced those declining more than two one at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following trading in 59 securities up from 55 on Tuesday, with 28 rising, 13 falling and 18 ending unchanged, the volume of stocks traded declined 49 percent, with a 68 percent lower value than on Tuesday.
Trading resulted in an exchange for 8,932,182 shares for $64,616,360, down from 17,477,049 units at $200,353,274 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 151,393 shares for $1,095,193 compared to 317,765 units at $3,642,787 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 314,910 units at $1,666,623, compared with 324,029 units at $1,698,489 on the previous day. Trading in July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.69 million shares for 30.2 percent of total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% due 2028, with 1.21 million units for 13.5 percent of the day’s trade and Stanley Motta with 1.05 million shares for 11.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 428.15 points to finish at 351,020.99, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,282.67 points to 319,154.23 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.38 points to end at 70.97.
The PE Ratio, the most common formula used in valuing stocks, averages 12.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 77 cents to end at $75.90, with 12,859 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement popped $1.99 and ended at $52 after 278,333 stocks passed through the market, Eppley skidded 46 cents to close at $35.53 with shareholders swapping 1,024 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.64 to $39 after trading 1,403 units. First Rock Real Estate advanced $1.04 in closing at $8.74 while exchanging 723 stocks, GraceKennedy lost $1.50 to close at $74 after an exchange of 119,230 shares, Guardian Holdings rose $19.30 and ended at $420.50 as investors exchanged 99 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.09 to $18.01 after 150 stock units passed through the market. JMMB Group dropped 54 cents to close at $27.15 after an exchange of 22,349 stocks, Kingston Properties increased 40 cents in closing at $7.30 with investors dealing in 68 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 90 cents to $101 with stakeholders exchanging 1,772 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $2.80 and ended at $72.50 after a transfer of 194 units. Seprod rallied $5 to close at $70 with a transfer of 146,479 units, Supreme Ventures gained 44 cents in closing at $27.99, with 9,896 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 50 cents to land at $11.47 in an exchange of 67,753 stocks and Wisynco Group climbed $1.15 in closing at $18, with 81,066 stock units crossing the exchange before reporting full year profit results after the market closed, of $4.9 billion, up 21 percent over earnings for 2022 and resulting in earnings of $1.31 per share.
In the preference segmentEppley 7.75% preference share popped 50 cents to close at $19 with investors transferring 260 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $12.06 to $46.80, with 358 stock units clearing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share advanced 50 cents to end at $100 in an exchange of 47 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on JSE USD Market

Trading fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 77 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 63 percent less than on Tuesday and resulting in trading of seven securities, the same number as Tuesday and ended, with four rising and three ending unchanged.
A total of 136,351 shares were exchanged for US$23,735 compared with 593,068 units at US$64,296 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 19,479 shares at US$3,391 versus 84,724 units at US$9,185 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 56,990 shares at US$4,045 compared with 58,949 units at US$4,079 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 3.33 points to finish at 238.46.
PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
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, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 4 US cents, with 12,795 shares crossing the exchange,  MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 0.01 of a cent to 53.01 US cents after trading 194 units, Proven Investments gained 0.45 of one cent and ended at 15 US cents in an exchange of 70,006 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 1.13 cents to end at 10.23 US cents with 21,557 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents with shareholders swapping 48 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.09 of a cent and ended at 1.7 US cents, with 21,369 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segmentJMMB Group 6% ended at US$1, with traders dealing in 10,382 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market surged on Wednesday

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped sharply Wednesday, following a 29 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded but with a 40 percent lower value than Tuesday, after trading took place in 47 securities up from 43 on Tuesday and ended with 17 rising, 18 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,996,281 shares for $20,642,380 compared with 5,425,798 units at $34,684,589 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 148,857 shares at $439,200, compared to 126,181 shares at $806,618 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 184,062 units at $463,527 compared with 186,095 stock units at $464,932 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Blue Power led trading with 1.20 million shares for 17.2 percent of total volume, followed by Lasco Distributors with 884,183 units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 747,105 units for 10.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 44.40 points to close at 3,841.60.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 20 cents to end at $25.20 with traders dealing in 7,190 shares, CAC 2000 fell 86 cents and ended at $5, with 2,185 stocks crossing the market, Cargo Handlers lost $1.30 to close at $15.11 with investors dealing in 86 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 10 cents to close at $2.25 with an exchange of 20 units. Derrimon Trading skidded 10 cents in closing at $1.75 and closed with an exchange of 44,061 stocks, Dolphin Cove rose 60 cents to $16.60 after investors traded 1,116 stocks, EduFocal dipped 10 cents in closing at $1.34 after an exchange of 65,822 units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 27 cents and ended at $1.83, with 90,677 shares crossing the exchange. Everything Fresh dropped 17 cents to $1.37 after 98 stock units passed through the market, Fontana rallied 57 cents to $11.57 with a transfer of 19,107 shares, General Accident gained 11 cents to close at $5 after investors exchanged 200,222 stocks, GWest Corporation shed 10 cents to end at 88 cents after a transfer of 124 units. Honey Bun lost 29 cents in closing at $6.20 in switching ownership of 2,985 stocks, ISP Finance popped $3.27 and ended at $36.22, with just 30 shares crossing the market, JFP Ltd dipped 10 cents to $1.55 with shareholders swapping 326,764 units, KLE Group shed 9 cents to end at $1.55 while exchanging 14,500 units. Knutsford Express climbed $1.15 in closing at $11.25 in an exchange of 10,500 stock units, Main Event advanced $1.48 to $17.48 after 60,155 stocks were traded, MFS Capital Partners gained 33 cents to close at $2.49 in an exchange of 111,623 shares. Paramount Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $1.70 with 95 units clearing the market and Regency Petroleum rallied 17 cents to $2.40, with 747,105 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trinidad Stock Exchange drops in August

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Trading ended for August lower than July on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 6 percent with a 23 percent lower value than on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 20 securities down from 22 on Tuesday, with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and nine remaining unchanged, ahead of the market closing on Friday for the Independence Day holiday.
Investors exchanged 157,416 shares for $1,978,952 compared to 147,834 stock units at $2,564,061 on Tuesday.
An average of 7,871 units were traded at $98,948 compared to 6,720 shares at $116,548 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,526 shares at $195,195 compared with 14,814 units at $199,661 on the previous day. The average trade for July amounts to 36,525 shares at $302,493.
The Composite Index dipped 0.86 points to end at 1,220.39, the All T&T Index fell 0.94 points to close at 1,854.20, the SME Index rallied 0.86 points to finish at 66.57 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.11 points to 75.87.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 7 cents to $67.93 after an exchange of 64 shares, Ansa McAl lost 40 cents and ended at $54, with 4,102 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 50 cents to close at $22.50 after investors traded 499 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12 with a transfer of 589 stock units. First Citizens Group ended at $49, with 6,604 shares crossing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to $6.99 with a transfer of 246 units, GraceKennedy skidded 3 cents to close at $3.31, with 11,950 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents in closing at $19.25 with shareholders swapping 13,000 stock units. JMMB Group ended at $1.34 with an exchange of 28,795 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $4.55 with traders dealing in 67,742 stocks, National Enterprises rallied 1 cent in closing at $3.61 with 3,735 stock units clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.63 after 8,305 units passed through the market. One Caribbean Media climbed 5 cents and ended at $3.75 as investors exchanged 5 units, Point Lisas remained at $3.40 in an exchange of 600 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.90 in trading 457 shares, Republic Financial fell 1 cent to $125.02 in switching ownership of 5,107 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $73 after trading 461 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL. dropped 20 cents to end at $14.60 after it closed with 2,588 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed 9 cents in closing at $11.90 with an exchange of 22 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $11 with stakeholders exchanging 2,545 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Funding for JSE USD stocks jumped

The volume of stocks trading declined 33 percent, but the value jumped 291 percent more than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, resulting in seven securities being traded, up from three on Monday and ended with two rising, three declining and two unchanged.
Overall, 593,068 shares were traded for US$64,296 compared with 884,498 units at US$16,456 on Monday.
Trading averaged 84,724 shares at US$9,185 compared to 294,833 units at US$5,485 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averaged 58,949 shares at US$4,079 compared to 57,529 units at US$3,798 on the previous day. Trading in July ended with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 1.05 points to conclude trading at 235.13.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville dipped 0.01 of a cent to 11.49 US cents after 3,909 shares changed hands, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.70 after 45 units were traded, Proven Investments fell 0.1 of a cent to close at 14.55 US cents in trading 409,526 stocks. Sterling Investments rallied 0.04 of a cent to end at 1.98 US cents, with trading in 91,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.04 of a cents to 9.1 US cents after a transfer of 1,001 units and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.08 of a cent to end at 1.61 US cents with an exchange of 87,500 shares.

In the preference segmentJMMB Group 6% remained at US$1 and closed with 87 stock units being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Heavy trades in Carreras, Stanley Motta & Broilers

Heavy trading in Carreras, Stanley Motta and Jamaica Broilers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday push the volume of stocks traded up by 261 percent and the value 234 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 55 securities similar to trading on Monday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 16 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
A total of 17,477,049 shares were traded for $200,353,274 compared to 4,844,640 units at $59,990,583 on Monday.
Trading averaged 317,765 shares at $3,642,787 compared to 88,084 units at $1,090,738 on Monday and month to date, an average of 324,029 stocks at $1,698,489 compared to 324,372 shares at $1,591,873 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Carreras led trading with 6.63 million shares for 37.9 percent of the volume, followed by Stanley Motta with 5.02 million units for 28.7 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Broilers with 3.0 million units for 17.2 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,999.27 points to 351,449.14, the JSE Main Index rallied 881.84 points to close at 317,871.56 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.66 points to end trading at 70.59.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecast by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Cement skidded $1.99 to $50.01 with 2,410 shares being traded, GraceKennedy dipped 40 cents to close at $75.50, with 43,686 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings dropped $18.80 to end at $401.20, with investors trading 100 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 97 cents to close at $9.50 as investors exchanged 7,053 stocks, Key Insurance popped 36 cents in closing at $2.87 after an exchange of 500 units, Kingston Properties dipped 45 cents to $6.90 after a transfer of 10,061 stocks. Margaritaville climbed $2.32 to close at $16.35 in switching ownership of 2 stocks, NCB Financial jumped $1.54 and ended at $72.98, with 54,335 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica fell 81 cents to close at $46.99 after 2,889 stock units passed through the market. Scotia Group fell 85 cents to end at $33, with 60,007 stocks changing hands, Seprod shed $3 to close at $65 after an exchange of 1,943 shares, Supreme Ventures skidded 44 cents to $27.55 in an exchange of 8,926 units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 47 cents and ended at $11.97 in trading 33,270 shares.
In the preference segmentEppley 7.75% preference share climbed 30 cents to end at $18.50 while exchanging 9,706 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $8.86 in closing at $58.86 after 12 units were traded, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share increased 59 cents and ended at $1.84 with traders dealing in 10 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded 50 cents to $99.50 with investors trading 26 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Rising Junior Market stocks outnumber decliners

Dolphin Cove dominated trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, accounting for the largest block of shares changing hands that helped to push the volume of stocks traded up by 14 percent, with a 198 percent rise in value over Monday, with trading in 43 securities compared with 44 on Monday and ended with 22 rising, 14 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,425,798 shares for $34,684,589, up from 4,765,501 units at $11,620,310 on Monday.
Trading averaged 126,181 shares at $806,618, compared to 108,307 units at $264,098 on Monday with a month to date, average of 186,095 units at $464,932 compared with 189,437 stock units at $445,875 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Dolphin Cove led trading with 1.52 million shares for 28.1 percent of total volume, after one trade accounted for 1.5 million shares at $16.05, followed by Jamaican Teas with 760,932 units for 14 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 382,074 units for 7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 34.97 points to 3,797.20.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9.  The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
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, Access Financial climbed $1.99 to close at $25 with traders dealing in 58 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 67 cents to end at $3.47 after 5,246 units were traded, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents to end at $2.35 with investors transferring 16,955 stock units. Derrimon Trading dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.85 as 382,074 stocks passed through the market, Dolphin Cove skidded 45 cents to $16 with investors trading 1,523,001 shares, EduFocal added 14 cents to close at $1.44 after 199,769 stock units crossed the exchange. Elite Diagnostic fell 29 cents to $1.56 with shareholders swapping 33,695 stocks, Future Energy Source popped 9 cents in closing at $3.45, with 94,384 units crossing the market, General Accident gained 46 cents and ended at $4.89 after exchanging just 10 stock units. GWest Corporation rallied 14 cents to 98 cents in switching ownership of 2,817 shares, Indies Pharma rose 11 cents to $3.12, with 2,982 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 20 cents and ended at $2.30, with just 10 units crossing the market. ISP Finance rose $3 to $32.95 in trading 11 stock units, JFP Ltd rallied 9 cents to close at $1.65 with an exchange of 232,300 stocks, Knutsford Express declined 89 cents to end at $10.10 with a transfer of 1,983 units. Lasco Distributors dropped 15 cents to close at $4.20 after trading 36,603 shares, Limners and Bards increased 30 cents to $2 as investors exchanged 11,086 units, Lumber Depot shed 11 cents to close at $2.05, with 11,529 shares clearing the market. Main Event declined 48 cents to $16 while exchanging 68,579 stocks, Paramount Trading gained 25 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors dealing in 3,500 stock units, Spur Tree Spices climbed 8 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 206,751 stocks and Tropical Battery skidded 10 cents and ended at $1.94 in an exchange of 27,480 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks mostly fall on Trinidad Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Tuesday, with falling stocks dominating trading on a 3 to 1 ratio following a 42 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded after the value jumped 64 percent over Monday, resulting in the trading of 22 securities compared with 18 on Monday, with just three stocks rising, nine declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 147,834 shares for $2,564,061 versus 252,791 stock units at $1,568,228 on Monday.
An average of 6,720 shares were traded at $116,548 compared with 14,044 units at $87,124 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 14,814 shares at $199,661 compared to 15,327 units at $204,930 on the previous day. Trading in  July averaged 36,525 shares at $302,493.
The Composite Index dipped 2.02 points to end at 1,221.25, the All T&T Index shed 3.70 points to finish at 1,855.14, the SME Index lost 3.57 points to conclude trading at 65.71 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.03 points to end at 75.98.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68 after an exchange of a mere 2 shares, Angostura Holdings dipped 23 cents to $22.75 with trading in 331 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund finished at $22 in an exchange of 1,323 stock units. Endeavour Holdings shed 75 cents to close at $12 after a transfer of 280 units, First Citizens Group remained at $49 with investors trading 1,270 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7, with 1,617 stocks crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 1 cent and ended at $3.34 with investors exchanging 50 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $19 after 208 shares changed hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.34 with 14,748 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings dipped 8 cents in closing at $4.55 after an exchange of 92,333 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.60 with stock units changing hands, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent to close at $1.63, with 800 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial remained at $3.25 in swapping 119 units, One Caribbean Media skidded 4 cents to $3.70 as investors exchanged 195 stocks, Point Lisas declined 20 cents to end at $3.40 in switching ownership of 600 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.90 in trading 250 stock units, Republic Financial advanced 1 cent to $125.03, with 14,242 stocks changing hands, Scotiabank lost 75 cents in closing at $73 while exchanging 1,186 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 10 cents and ended at $14.80 after investors swapped 3,025 stock units, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents to end at $3.20 in an exchange of 516 shares, Unilever Caribbean slipped 1 cent to close at $11.99 with investors transferring 3,283 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $11 with a transfer of 29 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Falling stocks hit JSE Main Market

Falling prices dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, after trading in 55 securities up from 51 on Friday, and ended with 29 declining, just 14 rising, and 12 ending unchanged, with moderate trading levels that led to a 54 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded following a modest increase in value over Friday and closed with two stocks ending at 52 weeks’ lows.
A total of 4,844,640 shares were traded for $59,990,583 compared to 10,571,793 units at $57,562,911 on Friday.
Trading averaged 88,084 shares at $1,090,738 compared to 207,290 units at $1,128,685 on Friday and month to date, an average of 324,372 shares at $1,591,873 versus 338,081 units at $1,620,947 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.20 million shares for 24.7 percent of total volume, followed by the Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 647,176 units for 13.4 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 634,654 units for 13.1 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,967.05 points to 349,449.87, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,340.09 points to finish at 316,989.72 and the JSE Financial Index
slipped 0.67 points to 69.93.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer, a strong indication that the market will open positively on Tuesday.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained $2 to close at $52 with a transfer of 1,972 shares, Caribbean Producers fell 40 cents to close at $9.60 with shareholders swapping 55,803 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $4.74 to close at $36.36 after trading in 5,460 units. First Rock Real Estate dropped 79 cents to end at $7.71 after investors ended trading 50 stocks, Guardian Holdings declined $19.75 and ended at $420 with investors dealing in 12 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed $1.24 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.53, with 14,677 stock units crossing the market, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.25. JMMB Group dipped 95 cents to end at $27.84 with 284,271 units clearing the market, Kingston Properties climbed 35 cents to $7.35 after 7 stocks passed through the market, Massy Holdings skidded 90 cents to $100.10 with an exchange of 5,230 stock units. NCB Financial dropped $2.56 in closing at $71.44 after an exchange of 18,829 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $2.40 to close at $44.09 in switching ownership of 16,798 units, Scotia Group popped 85 cents and ended at $33.85 while exchanging 10,411 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 47 cents in closing at $11.50 after trading in 4,927 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped $1.04 to end at $16.91, with 62,100 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segmentEppley 7.50% preference share increased 49 cents to $6 with investors transferring 66 stock units, JMMBGL 7.25% preference share traded 612 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.25, after declining 20 cents and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share rallied $98 to close at $1,100 as investors exchanged 40 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market consolidation continues

Trading slipped moderately on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, as the market continued to trade in consolidation mode since the latter part of last week and ended the day with the volume of stocks traded declining 14 percent and the value 5 percent lower than Friday, after trading in 44 securities compared with 41 on Friday and ended with 12 rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,765,501 shares for $11,620,310 compared with 5,520,175 units at $12,285,763 on Friday.
Trading averaged 108,307 shares at $264,098 down from 134,638 shares at $299,653 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 189,437 units at $445,875 compared to 194,347 stocks at $456,877 on the previous trading day. Trading in July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
EduFocal led trading with 570,949 shares for 12 percent of total volume, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 501,609 units for 10.5 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 456,078 units for 9.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 4.08 points with 3,832.17.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging skidded 32 cents to close at $2.27 in trading 82,359 shares, Blue Power advanced 7 cents to $2.08 after investors ended trading 279,750 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 35 cents in closing at $2.25, with 65,955 stocks crossing the market. EduFocal dipped 15 cents to end at $1.30 with a transfer of 570,949 units, Express Catering rallied 10 cents and ended at $5.09 with investors dealing in 100,482 units, Fontana shed 25 cents and ended at $11, with 24,791 stocks crossing the exchange. Future Energy Source lost 9 cents to close at $3.36 after 146,911 shares passed through the market, GWest Corporation fell 15 cents to 84 cents with stakeholders exchanging 170,475 stock units, Image Plus Consultants dipped 10 cents to end at $2.05 after 39,803 units were traded. Indies Pharma lost 11 cents in closing at $3.01 after an exchange of 5,298 stocks, ISP Finance climbed $3.95 in closing at $29.95 as investors traded 100 shares, Lasco Distributors dipped 11 cents to $4.35 in switching ownership of 121,037 stock units. Limners and Bards fell 20 cents and ended at $1.70 after an exchange of 200,212 shares, Lumber Depot increased 7 cents to close at $2.16 after 26,516 stock units changed hands, Main Event rose $1.98 to end at $16.48 with an exchange of 107,706 stocks. MFS Capital Partners shed 27 cents to close at $2.15 while exchanging 5,015 units, Paramount Trading skidded 16 cents in closing at $1.55 in an exchange of 25,904 units and Spur Tree Spices dropped 8 cents and ended at $2.12 with investors transferring 39,557 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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