Trading activity dipped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 20 percent and the value 19 percent lower than on Monday, with trading taking place in 56 securities compared with 57 on Monday and ending with prices of 23 rising, 20 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 7,658,306 shares were traded for $66,155,432 compared with 9,606,416 units at $81,472,376 on Monday.
Trading averaged 136,755 shares at $1,181,347 compared with 168,534 shares at $1,429,340 on Monday and month to date, an average of 323,869 units at $2,068,337 compared with 340,935 units at $2,149,235 on the previous day. Trading in June closed with an average of 366,795 units at $6,952,581, including bonds trading.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.58 million shares for 33.7 percent of total volume, followed by 138 Student Living with 2.0 million units for 26.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.10 million units for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,640.94 points to 361,398.79, the JSE Main Index increased 915.36 points to conclude trading at 324,023.13 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.49 points to 70.88.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market ratios are computed based on 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 ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 74 cents to close at $75.49 as 28,984 shares passed through the market, Caribbean Cement shed $4.24 to end at $53.15 after an exchange of 7,588 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3 to $42 in an exchange of just two units. First Rock Real Estate climbed 52 cents in closing at $9.17 with investors transferring 45,599 stock units, Margaritaville fell 66 cents and ended at $14.62 with a transfer of 14,064 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped $1 in closing at $98 with 10,379 stock units clearing the market. Mayberry Investments lost 86 cents in ending at $8.21 after exchanging 17,189 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 51 cents to close at $11.51 after a transfer of 69,173 shares,
Pan Jamaica advanced $1.40 to close at $50.40, with 5,619 stock units crossing the market. Portland JSX declined 89 cents to end at $10 as investors exchanged 15 shares, Proven Investments dipped 30 cents to end trading at $21.50, with 1,199 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to $47.50, with stakeholders exchanging 31,435 stocks. Scotia Group gained 70 cents to close at $34.20 with an exchange of 21,648 stocks, Seprod rallied $3.92 in closing at $73.95 in trading 2,346 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost $1.13 to end at $11.56 while exchanging 74,880 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 10.50% preference share jumped $60 and ended at $1210, with 216 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 95 cents to close at $6.12, after trading 371 shares.
Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined 40 cents to end at $102 in switching ownership of 4,657 stock units and Transjamaican Highway 8% rallied 44 cents in closing at $3 with shareholders swapping 10,148 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Overall, 934,611 shares were traded for US$22,159 up from 258,699 units at US$6,551 on Monday.
Sterling Investments rose 0.16 of a cent to 2 US cents after exchanging 12,100 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 1.5 cents to 9.45 US cents in switching owners for 1,850 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 1.85 US cents with shareholders swapping 885,269 stock units.
A total of 258,699 shares were traded for US$6,551 compared with 145,233 units at US$3,750 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
A total of 9,606,416 shares changed hands at $81,472,376 compared with 7,597,618 at $65,500,311 on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm closed with 1.30 million units for 13.5 percent of shares traded and Sagicor Group with 1.0 million units for 10.5 percent of total volume.
Guardian Holdings rose $23 and ended at $400 with 88 stock units clearing the market. Key Insurance lost 42 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.47 with investors trading 3,000 stocks, Kingston Properties dipped 31 cents to $6.99 after a transfer of 33,740 stocks, Margaritaville declined $2.70 to end at $15.28 while exchanging 985 shares. Massy Holdings gained 60 cents to close at $99 in an exchange of 10 stock units, Mayberry Investments climbed 82 cents to $9.07, with 200 units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $12.58 and ended at $71.27 with investors transferring 70 stock units, Proven Investments fell $1.65 in closing at $21.80 as investors exchanged 8,896 stocks, Sagicor Group popped 50 cents to end at $48, with 1,004,970 units changing hands. Scotia Group shed 60 cents to close at $33.50, with 2,727 shares crossing the market and Supreme Ventures rallied 60 cents in closing at $27.60 with an exchange of 63,553 stock units.
The preference segment continues to be fairly active with 12 securities trading. At the close, Productive Business 10.50% preference share rose $25 to close at $1150, with stakeholders exchanging 50 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $8.25 and ended at $63.25 after 4,140 stocks passed through the market, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $792.17 to end at $2975 after trading 43 units. Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined 59 cents to end at $102.40 after an exchange of 1 unit and Transjamaican Highway 8% fell 46 cents in closing at $2.56 with an exchange of 130,383 shares.
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday with a 13 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued at 101 percent more than on Thursday, after trading took place in 52 securities compared to 53 on Thursday, with prices of 13 rising, 27 declining and 12 unchanged.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.42 million shares for 31.8 percent of total volume and hit an intraday record high of $2.82 before settling at a record close of $2.78. Wigton Windfarm followed with 1.77 million units for 23.3 percent of the day’s trade and Scotia Group with 575,267 units for 7.6 percent market share.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 51 cents to $75.01 after transferring 5,753 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied 30 cents to $55 with investors exchanging 4,749 stocks, Caribbean Producers shed 94 cents to end at $10 after trading 12,120 stock units. First Rock Real Estate rose 85 cents to close at $8.88 with 294 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped $23 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $377 in an exchange of 90 units, Mayberry Investments declined 72 cents to close at $8.25 as investors traded 71 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to finish at $11 after trading 314 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $1.72 to $49 after 12,086 stocks passed through the market, Seprod dipped $2.45 in ending at $70.05 after exchanging 102 units and
Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to close at $27 in an exchange of 89,109 stocks.
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded dropping 43 percent and the value plunging 64 percent lower than on Wednesday, following trading in 53 securities compared with 57 on Wednesday, resulting in prices of 21 rising, 22 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
Transjamaican Highway closed at a record close of $2.74, led trading with 2.95 million shares for 33.9 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.67 million units for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.56 million units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 50 cents to end at $74.50 as 10,522 shares passed through the market, Berger Paints declined 48 cents and ended at $7.56 with an exchange of 1,112 stock units, First Rock Real Estate shed 87 cents to $8.03 as investors exchanged 1,733 units, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.20 to close at $28.10 with a transfer of 94,612 stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 32 cents in closing at $98.32 in an exchange of 12 shares, NCB Financial dropped 48 cents and ended at $65 with stakeholders exchanging 22,635 units, Proven Investments popped $3.44 to end at $23.45 after a transfer of 262 stock units, Sagicor Group lost 38 cents in closing at $47.62, with 10,232 stocks changing hands and Seprod fell 50 cents to close at $72.50 after an exchange of 3,235 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 10.50% preference share advanced $24.99 to $1,125 with 149 units crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $4.15 to end at $45.69 with investors transferring 10 shares and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 37 cents in closing at $3.07 with shareholders swapping 7,559 stocks.
A total of 15,314,858 shares were exchanged for $91,506,030, up from 9,129,580 units at $29,005,096 on Tuesday.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13 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.
Massy Holdings dropped $1 to end at $98 in an exchange of 1,722 shares. Mayberry Investments rose 48 cents to $8.98 with shareholders swapping 500 shares, Proven Investments fell $1.98 to end at $20.01 after a transfer of 2,150 stocks, Seprod climbed $2.98 to $73 after exchanging 1,492 units and Supreme Ventures declined 83 cents to close at $27.67 after 18,090 stock units passed through the market.
Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $342.47 to a record high of $3767.17 with an exchange of 5 units and 138 Student Living preference share dived $15.75 to end at $89.24, with 4 stock units crossing the exchange.
A total of 929,491 shares were traded for US$16,864 compared with 995,788 units at US$23,655 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
A total of 9,129,580 shares were traded for $29,005,096 down from 24,449,466 units at $83,643,070 on Monday.
JSE Financial Index added 0.36 points to conclude trading at 71.51.
JMMB Group climbed 74 cents in closing at $29.99 after 61,111 units passed through the market. Kingston Wharves dropped 98 cents to end at $29 while exchanging 4,738 stocks, Mayberry Investments lost 50 cents to close at $8.50 as investors exchanged 102,836 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $15.49 to $83.99, with 447 shares clearing the market. NCB Financial rallied $1.23 to close at $65.25 after 9,895 stock units crossed the market, Pan Jamaica advanced 95 cents and ended at $50.45 after 344 stocks passed through the exchange, Sagicor Group popped 50 cents to close at $48 after an exchange of 4 units. Salada Foods gained 30 cents to end at $2.80 with shareholders swapping 38 stock units,
Seprod shed $2.73 in closing at $70.02, with 7,517 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 50 cents to end at $12.50 in an exchange of 16,441 units.
Overall, 995,788 shares were traded for US$23,655 compared with 628,194 units at US$15,066 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.80 after exchanging just one stock. Proven Investments remained at 14.6 US cents, with 11,708 units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents with investors trading 279,097 shares and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 1.8 US cents in trading 699,743 units.