After rising on the previous 4 trading days, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended lower on Monday, after the volume of stocks traded declined 41 percent, with the value 13 percent less than on Friday, after investors ended trading in 56 securities compared with 58 on Friday and resulted in 10 rising, 27 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,484,765 shares were traded for $44,129,207 down from 9,259,098 units at $50,664,788 on Friday.
Trading averaged 97,942 shares at $788,022 compared to 159,640 units at $873,531 on Friday and month to date, an average of 129,332 stocks at $831,526, compared to August with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.91 million shares for 34.8 percent of total volume followed by JMMB Group 7.5% with 782,313 units for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 603,664 units for 11 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 2,686.65 points to 355,637.89, the JSE Main Index fell 938.68 points to end trading at 323,698.87 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.48 points to finish at 71.25.
The PE Ratio, a formula used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4 for the Main Market’s 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 ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 52 cents and ended at $76.90, with 219,484 shares crossing the market, Eppley skidded 97 cents to $35.53, with 1,734 stocks being traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $4 to close at $35 after 26,000 stock units passed through the market. Jamaica Producers popped $1.87 to end at $19.90 after a transfer of 1,700 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 63 cents in closing at $9.50 with investors trading 21,486 stocks, Kingston Properties dropped 48 cents to close at $7 while 13,000 units. were trading, Kingston Wharves shed 99 cents to close at $29 with traders dealing in 3,549 shares, Margaritaville advanced $1.95 to $16 after exchanging 174 stock units, Massy Holdings gained $3.50 to end at $104.50 in an exchange of 19,430 stocks. NCB Financial fell $1.96 and ended at $71 with 96,898 shares, changing hands Pan Jamaica dipped $1.01 and ended at $48, with 6,123 stock units crossing the exchange and Sagicor Group dropped $4.49 to close at $45 in switching ownership of 2,805 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share declined 47 cents in closing at $5.53 with shareholders swapping 59,061 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% surged $189.99 to $2990 in an exchange of 9 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market climbed for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, with the market putting in another day of solid gains on Friday accompanied by a 50 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded following an 84 percent drop in value compared with Thursday, with trading in 58 securities up from 53 on Thursday and leading to prices of 15 rising, 24 falling and 19 ending unchanged.
A total of 9,259,098 shares were traded for $50,664,788 versus 18,676,905 units at $323,528,081 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 159,640 shares at $873,531 compared with 352,394 units at $6,104,303 on Thursday compared to an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646 for August.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 5.86 million shares for 63.3 percent of the total volume,  Transjamaican Highway was next with 1.30 million units for 14 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.5% with 336,417 units for 3.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,500.76 points to finish at 358,324.54, the JSE Main Index popped 2,905.75 points to close at 324,637.55 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.68 points to end at 72.73.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.7 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 eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 in closing at $51 with a transfer of 30,539 shares, GraceKennedy fell 85 cents to end at $73.05 in trading 89,392 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $19.20 to $439.70 with investors clearing the market of 80 stocks. Jamaica Producers declined $1.78 to $18.03, with 1,818 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 55 cents to close at $10.13 after an exchange of 186,022 units, JMMB Group fell 44 cents to $27.40 with 6,068 shares changing hands. Margaritaville dipped $2.30 to end at $14.05 in an exchange of 49 stocks, Massy Holdings advanced 90 cents to $101 with stakeholders exchanging 99 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded $12.30 to close at $69.70 with investors transferring 18 stocks. NCB Financial shed 44 cents and ended at $72.96, with 7,926 shares crossing the market, Portland JSX fell $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8, with shareholders swapping 244 stock units, Sagicor Group dropped 51 cents and ended at $49.49 with investors dealing in 165,076 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 35 cents to end at $8.50 in switching ownership of 20 units and Seprod declined $1.62 in closing at $73.37 after exchanging 5,882 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50%preference share rose 48 cents to $6 with an exchange of 116 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Prices jumped broadly on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, following a 109 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded as the value surged 401 percent higher than on Wednesday, after investors ended trading in 53 securities down from 59 on Wednesday, with 27 rising, eight declining and 18 ending unchanged.
A total of 18,676,905 shares were traded at $323,528,081 compared to 8,932,182 units at $64,616,360 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 352,394 shares at $6,104,303 up sharply from 151,393 units at $1,095,193 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 316,608 stocks at $1,867,646, just slightly more than the 314,910 units at $1,666,623 on the previous day. Trading in July closed with an average of 283,368 shares at $2,135,482.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.31 million shares for 23.1 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Group with 3.28 million units for 17.5 percent of the day’s trade, Stanley Motta with 2.10 million units for 11.2 percent market share, Wisynco Group and Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 1.52 million units for 8.1 percent market share respectively and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.24 million units for 6.6 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,802.79 points to finish at 354,823.78, the JSE Main Index popped 2,577.57 points to 321,731.80 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 1.08 points to end at 72.05.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are calculated 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 three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed 47 cents to end at $76.37, with 413,555 shares crossing the market, Eppley rallied 97 cents to $36.50 in switching ownership of just 2 units, Jamaica Producers gained $1.80 and ended at $19.81 while exchanging 31,851 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 98 cents in closing at $10.68, with 215,983 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group increased 69 cents to $27.84 in an exchange of 140,735 units, Kingston Wharves rose $3 to $30 after exchanging 109,829 shares, Massy Holdings lost 90 cents to close at $100.10 with traders dealing in 1,580 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $9.50 and ended at $82 as investors exchanged 6 stock units, NCB Financial gained 40 cents to end at $73.40 with investors swapping 116,996 shares, Pan Jamaica rose $2.02 to close at $49.01 after 27,867 stocks were traded, Portland JSX declined $1 and ended at $9 trading 1,756 stock units, Proven Investments advanced 35 cents to close at $22.45 in trading 1,598 units, Sagicor Group increased $5.92 in closing at $50 after investors swapped 3,275,234 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 35 cents to $8.15 after 10,408 shares passed through the market, Scotia Group climbed 83 cents to end at $33.84 with investors dealing in 704,129 units, Seprod rallied $4.99 in closing at $74.99 with investors transferring 435,817 stocks, Supreme Ventures skidded 49 cents to end at $27.50, with 361,791 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 48 cents to close at $5.52 after an exchange of 13,126 stock units and Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $6.02 and ended at $52.82 in an exchange of 93 stocks.

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

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 segment, Eppley 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.

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 segment, Eppley 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.

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 segment, Eppley 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.