Investors engaged in a lacklustre trading session to start trading for the first day of the final month of 2021 resulted in an exchange of 27 percent fewer shares value 76 percent less than Tuesday. With a mere $32 million trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and ended with declining stocks outnumbering those falling.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,704.80 points to 435,963.59, the JSE Main Index dived 2,729.98 points to 395,100.69 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.43 points to end at 96.85.
Trading ended with 51 securities similar to Tuesday, with 16 rising, 20 declining and 15 left unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7. The PE ratios for the JSE Main and USD Market are based on earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 5,593,564 shares changing hands for $32,410,085 versus 7,613,507 units at $134,588,814 on Tuesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 27 percent of total volume with a transfer of 1.51 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 21.6 percent after 1.21 million units traded and QWI Investments 10.5 percent, with 587,611 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 109,678 units at $635,492 down from 149,284 shares at $2,638,996 on Tuesday.  November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 30 cents to $90.70 with an exchange of 4,183 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $7.50 in closing at $85 after transferring 12,346 stock units, Caribbean Producers lost 25 cents to finish at $9.50, trading 514,534 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 to $40 with 149 stocks crossing the market, First Rock Capital shed 38 cents to end at $10.62 in exchanging 5,572 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped $1 to $539 with the swapping of 56 units. Jamaica Broilers declined $2.20 to $28.80 after trading 5,170 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to $24.50 in trading 73,215 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined $1.15 to close at $18 in switching ownership of 2,764 stocks. Kingston Wharves fell $5.50 to $38.50 with 33,093 stock units changing hands, Margaritaville rose $1 to $17 with a transfer of 1,766 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 238,187 units. Palace Amusement popped $18 to close at $975 in trading 14 shares, PanJam Investment declined $3.78 in closing at $69.98 with 8,512 stocks clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 30 cents to finish at $8.30 with the swapping of 2,581 stock units. Scotia Group spiked 75 cents to end at $38.50 with 36,434 units crossing the market, Seprod popped 31 cents to $63.51 in switching ownership of 7,381 shares, Supreme Ventures rallied 49 cents in closing at $17.99 and trading 16,389 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 59 cents to $15.79 in transferring 60,631 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 51 cents to close at $15.50 in trading 2,224 units and Wisynco Group dipped 43 cents to $16.50 with the swapping of 80,624 stocks.

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

Market activity ended on Tuesday with robust gains for the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market. The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped by 4,559.46 points to 437,668.39, just over 7,000 points below the close for October. The JSE Main Index surged 5,036.25 points to 397,830.67 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.80 points to 98.28. The volume of stocks trading slipped at the close on Tuesday with the market ending, with rising stocks exceeding those decliners 2 to 1.
A total of 51 securities traded compared to 59 on Monday, with 24 rising, 12 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading on hauled out 7,613,507 shares for $134,588,814 in contrast to 10,513,011 units at $104,608,393 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 21.2 percent of total volume after transferring 1.62 million shares, followed by Jamaica Broilers with 14.3 percent and 1.09 million units and Wigton Windfarm 10 percent with an exchange of 762,810 units.
Trading averaged 149,284 units at $2,638,996 versus 178,187 shares at $1,773,024 on Monday and month to date, an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416, versus 237,936 units at $2,698,072 on Monday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 20 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 30 cents in closing at $90.40 after 14,398 shares crossed the market, Berger Paints fell $1.10 to $13.60 in an exchange of 653 units, Caribbean Cement climbed $9.40 to $92.50 in switching ownership of 306,290 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rallied $2.30 to close at $31 in trading 1,091,303 stocks, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.74 to end at $24 with the swapping of 178,959 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.65 to finish at $19.15 in trading 117,911 stock units. JMMB Group popped 35 cents to close at $38.40 with 102,208 shares changing hands, Margaritaville fell $5 in closing at $16 with one stock unit crossing the market, PanJam Investment popped $9.21 to $73.76 in an exchange of 823 units. Sagicor Group shed $2 to close at $53 in transferring 533,923 stock units and Scotia Group gained 30 cents in ending at $37.75 with 3,505 stocks changing hands, Supreme Ventures rallied 19 cents in closing at $17.50 in switching ownership of 195,825 shares and Wisynco Group increased 22 cents to $16.93 trading 123,466 units.

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

Market activity ended on Monday with the volume of shares trading rising 37 percent and the value climbing 33 percent higher than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks lagged those declining by a big margin of one to two.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 643.07 points to settle at 433,108.93, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,574.06 points to 392,794.42 and the JSE Financial Index picked up 0.88 points to end at 96.48.
Trading ended with 59 securities, up from 50 on Friday, with 14 rising, 30 declining and 15 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 10,513,011 shares changing hands for $104,608,393 up from 7,647,903 units at $78,855,103 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 32.7 percent of total volume with a transfer of 3.44 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 27.4 percent for 2.88 million units and JMMB Group 7 percent with 739,927 units changing hands.
Trading averages 178,187 units at $1,773,024, compared to 152,958 shares at $1,577,102 on Friday and month to date, an average of 237,936 units at $2,698,072, up from 241,379 units at $2,751,371 on Friday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed $1.44 to close at $90.70 with 7,999 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement declined $3.40 to $83.10, with 129,631 units clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $4 to $38 in trading 98,020 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $20 to $540 with a transfer of 14 shares, Jamaica Broilers slipped 75 cents to end at $28.70 in exchanging 114,430 stock units. Jamaica Producers shed $1.69 to end at $22.26 with the swapping of 4,944 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 50 cents in closing at $17.50 with an exchange of 14,469 stocks, Mayberry Investments lost 45 cents to close at $7.55 with 66,400 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial rose $1.64 to $120.94 in switching ownership of 49,909 stocks, 138 Student Living fell $1.58 in closing at $3.11 in exchanging 4,743 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $73 to $957 with 130 units crossing the market, PanJam Investment declined $8.45 to close at $64.55 in transferring 16,213 shares. Portland JSX spiked $1 in closing at $7.70 with the swapping of 797 stock units, Proven Investments lost 40 cents after ending at $33.40, with 2,064 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group popped $2.30 to end at $55 in an exchange of 486,386 units. Salada Foods dipped 40 cents to $6.50 with 19,775 shares changing hands, Scotia Group lost 52 cents to $37.45 in trading 27,687 units, Seprod shed 80 cents to end at $63.20 in switching ownership of 13 shares. Supreme Ventures fell 49 cents to $17.31 in an exchange of 8,575 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 46 cents to close at $15.04 after clearing the market with 58,031 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 29 cents to $16.71 with 93,881 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 90 cents to end at $6.90 in trading 602 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference shares advanced $3 in closing at $104 with 17 units crossing the market.

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

Caribbean Cement pushed JSE down

Caribbean Cement plunged $23 to close trading f 1,185,267 shares, at $81, with investors reacting negatively to a resolution proposed by the company to be considered at the upcoming annual general meeting to establish the general framework for services provided by Cemex to CCCL as well as royalties for the use of trademarks, names and intellectual property owned by Cemex and licenced to CCCL.

Market activity ended on Thursday with the volume of shares trading declining 60 percent and the value 38 percent below Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, as declining stocks overwhelmed those rising by almost two to one.
The All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 4,924.79 points to settle at 434,584.73, to hold just above the close for 2020, the Main Index fell 4,137.31 points to 393,246.27, pushing it into negative territory for the year and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.53 points to end at 95.75.
Trading occurred in 51 securities compared to 49 on Wednesday, with 14 rising, 26 declining and 11 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.5. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A total of 8,679,973 shares traded for $275,453,480 down from 21,573,918 units at $444,836,346 on Wednesday. JMMB Group led trading with 16.2 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.41 million shares, followed by Caribbean Cement with 13.7 percent for 1.19 million units and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 10.2 percent after 886,447 units changed hands.
The average trade for the day was  70,196 units at $5,401,049 versus 440,284 shares at $9,078,293 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 266,594 units at $3,142,230, compared to 273,987 units at $2,968,998 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close,  Barita Investments slipped 46 cents to $92.44 with a transfer of 10,530 stocks, Caribbean Producers slipped 25 cents to $8.50 after trading 353,569 stock units, Eppley fell $1 in closing at $36 with 110 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2 ending at $38 in switching ownership of 640 stocks. GraceKennedy lost 70 cents to $98 with the swapping of 490,267 shares, Guardian Holdings rose $1 to close at $526 with 158 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Broilers spiked $1.90 in closing at $31.90 after transferring 9,152 units. Jamaica Producers rose $1.25 to $22.85 in trading 34,751 shares, Key Insurance gained 32 cents to close at $4.40, with 11,000 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $2 to $45 after 88,903 stocks crossed the exchange. Margaritaville popped $2.68 ending at $20.52 in switching ownership of 510 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 45 cents to end at $4 in exchanging 8,290 shares, Palace Amusement rallied $30 to $1,030 with 27 units clearing the market, PanJam Investment gained 50 cents in closing at $70.50 with an exchange of 18,453 shares. Proven Investments lost 49 cents to settle $33 with the swapping of 2,500 stock units, Sagicor Group declined $1.91 to end at $52.85 after 70,956 stocks crossed the market, Scotia Group fell $2 in closing at $34.50 with the swapping of 157,337 units. Seprod shed 70 cents to close at $63.05 in trading 12,286 shares, Stanley Motta lost 26 cents in ending at $5.40 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 41 cents to finish at $15.60 in trading 66,085 shares and Wisynco Group shed 45 cents to close at $16.50 in switching ownership of 114,643 stocks.

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

The volume of shares trading at the close on Monday jumped 42 percent over Friday’s with a modest fall in the value leading the market into a modest decline in the overall market as stocks rising edged out those that declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.  
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 92.62 points to 437,551.96, the JSE Main Index fell 378.65 points to 394,792.67 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.10 points to end at 95.42.
Similar to Friday, 53 securities traded, with 24 rising, 21 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and the USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Overall, 16,492,088 shares traded for $157,019,170 versus 11,630,690 units at $178,515,393 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm controlled 41.8 percent of total volume to be the lead trade with 6.89 million shares, JMMB Group followed with 12.6 percent, after an exchange of 2.08 million units, Transjamaican Highway contributed 10.4 percent with 1.72 million shares and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund ended with 8 percent after trading 1.32 million units.
Trading averaged 311,171 units at $2,962,626, compared to 219,447 shares at $3,368,215 on Friday and month to date, an average of 267,472 units at $2,497,025, compared to 262,931 units at $2,448,639 on Friday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints shed 68 cents to end at $14.15 in trading 1,795 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $3 to close at $103, with 21,638 stock units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost 50 cents to end at $37.50 in an exchange of 803 stocks. First Rock Capital dropped 61 cents to $10.05 in exchanging 127,197 units, Guardian Holdings climbed $20 to $530 with an exchange of 4,012 units, Jamaica Producers fell $1.50 in closing at $21.90 after exchanging 41,233 stocks. JMMB Group climbed $1.20 to end at $39 in switching ownership of 2,083,245 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained 80 cents to close at $46, with 8,366 shares changing hands, Margaritaville spiked 60 cents to $15.90 with the swapping of 18,076 stocks. NCB Financial rose $1.98 to $117 while exchanging 31,547 stock units, Palace Amusement rallied $40 to $1000, trading 157 units, PanJam Investment popped $1.70 to $68 with 24,886 shares changing hands. Proven Investments declined 99 cents to $32.51, with 8,710 stock units clearing the market, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents in closing at $54.50 in exchanging 218,439 shares, Salada Foods popped 46 cents to $7.46 after 22,641 stocks crossed the exchange. Scotia Group rose 45 cents to $34.50 after trades of 138,131 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost $1.60 to $17.30, with 335,969 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless