The volume of stocks trading plunged sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday resulting in 99 percent fewer shares changing hands, with the value declining 95 percent from Thursday, after trading took place in 55 securities down from 58 previously and leading to 19 rising, 23 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 2,890,999 shares were exchanged for $27,224,258 down sharply from 246,792,291 units at $513,155,922 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 52,564 units at $494,987 compared with 4,255,040 shares at $8,847,516 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 747,673 units at $2,387,906 versus 861,796 units at $2,698,684 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Pulse Investments led trading with 750,281 shares for 26 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 545,933 units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Victoria Mutual Investments with 377,222 units for 13 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 2,298.69 points to 382,369.29, the JSE Main Market Index dipped 1,613.21 points to 338,788.73 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.10 points to end at 80.85.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 12.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell $2.90 in closing at $57 after 17,639 shares passed through the market, Eppley rose $1.70 to $38.70 with an exchange of 284 stock units, First Rock Real Estate popped $1 to end at $13.50 with the swapping of 26 stocks. Jamaica Broilers rallied 97 cents after ending at $27 in switching ownership of 4,693 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.50 to $21 with investors transferring 238,069 stock units, JMMB Group shed $1.45 to end at $32 after trading 42,004 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 50 cents to close at $83.50 with 723 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial lost 50 cents after ending at $81.50 in trading 16,397 units, Palace Amusement dipped $1 in closing at $620 in an exchange of 61 stock units. PanJam Investment declined $2.25 to $55 after a transfer of 83,516 units, Proven Investments lost 60 cents to end at $27.20 with a transfer of 512 shares, Sagicor Group advanced $2 to $50 with 25 stocks crossing the market. Seprod rose $1 to $71 trading 9,396 stock units, Supreme Ventures climbed $3.05 to close at $30 with 100,161 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell $1.17 to $6.60 in transferring 130 units and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share rallied 42 cents to $3.23 with the swapping of 1,541 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Radio Jamaica dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday with 241 million shares as Joseph Matalon transferred shares previously held by him and entities under his control to ICD Investments, pushing the volume of stocks traded by 1,811 percent and the value by 897 percent above Wednesday’s out turn, after trading in 58 securities up from 54 on Wednesday, with 23 rising, 21 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
A total of 246,792,291 shares were traded for $513,155,922 compared to 12,913,414 units at $51,455,919 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 4,255,040 stock units at $8,847,516 versus 239,137 shares at $952,887 on Wednesday.
Trading month to date averaged 861,796 units at $2,698,684 up from 151,297 units at $1,411,203 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 202,406 stock units at $1,736,493.
Radio Jamaica led trading with 241.05 million shares for 97.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.10 million units for 1.3 percent of trading and Pulse Investments with 699,740 units for 0.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,606.04 points to end at 384,667.98, the JSE Main Index fell 1,030.71 points to 340,401.94 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.31 points to close at 81.95.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped $4.07 to end at $90.90 trading 8,629 shares, Eppley was marked up by $4.83 to $37 after a transfer of 39 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2 to $44 with an exchange of 651 stocks. First Rock Real Estate shed $1 in ending at $12.50 after a transfer of 10,022 stock units, GraceKennedy declined $2.99 in closing at $82 with 74,313 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings climbed $20 to $540 with the swapping of just one share. Jamaica Broilers shed $1.57 to close at $26.03 in an exchange of 44,823 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose $1.50 to settle at $22.50 in switching ownership of 885 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.47 to $15 with 2,514 stock units clearing the market. JMMB Group popped $1.45 to end at $33.45 trading 12,437 stocks, Kingston Wharves jumped $1.69 to $31.69 with 145,284 shares passing through the market, NCB Financial rose $1.99 to $82 in switching ownership of 21,195 units. Sagicor Group dropped $3 to finish at $48 in exchanging 233,350 stocks, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to close at $33.50 after 9,645 stock units crossed the exchange and Supreme Ventures dipped $1.01 to $26.95 with 105,169 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share popped $1.91 in closing at $21.03 as investors exchanged 11 shares, Eppley 7.25% preference share jumped $2.98 to $19.99 in transferring 200 stocks and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share fell 50 cents to close at $2.81 in trading 351 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks bounced on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the volume slipping moderately after the values passing through the market falling 59 percent compared with Tuesday, resulting in 54 securities trading compared to 58 on Tuesday and ending with 22 rising, 21 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
A total of 12,913,414 shares were exchanged for $51,455,919 versus 11,957,180 units at $124,947,760 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 239,137 shares at $952,887 versus 206,158 shares at $2,154,272 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 151,297 shares at $1,411,203 compared with 130,026 units at $1,522,185 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 8.44 million shares for 65.4 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.02 million units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% due 2028 with 797,953 units for 6.2 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,446.25 points to 387,274.02, the JSE Main Index rallied 3,125.71 points to 341,432.65 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.99 points to 82.26.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained $2 to end at $60 as investors exchanged 24,591 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $2.89 to $42 and closed at 1,348 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose $1 in closing at $13.50 as 11 stocks passed through the market. GraceKennedy climbed $1.09 to close at $84.99 in switching ownership of 84,938 units, Guardian Holdings rallied $27.90 ending at $520 with the swapping of 1,479 stocks, Jamaica Broilers advanced 70 cents to end at $27.60 with an exchange of 1,582 units. Jamaica Producers lost $1 ending at $21 with a transfer of 60,162 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $2.89 to close at $16.47 crossing the exchange 931 shares, JMMB Group shed $1 to $32 in an exchange of 130,363 shares. Margaritaville popped $4.35 in closing at $23 in an exchange of one stock unit, Mayberry Investments increased 70 cents to close at $8 trading 35,101 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 39 cents to $13 changing hands 1,700 stocks. NCB Financial fell $3.88 ending at $80.01 exchanging 21,730 stocks, PanJam Investment climbed 50 cents in closing at $57.50 crossing the market 31,357 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.26 to end at $7.80 clearing the market with 9,953 units and Supreme Ventures advanced $1.01 in closing at $27.96 after exchanging 108,642 shares.

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

Falling stock prices were the dominant development on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday following an 88 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 154 percent higher than on Monday, and resulted in  58 securities trading down from 61 on Monday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 28 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 11,957,180 shares were traded for $124,947,760, up from 6,352,026 units at $49,169,596 on Monday.
Trading averaged 206,158 units at $2,154,272 compared with 104,132 shares at $806,059 on Monday and month to date, an average of 130,026 units at $1,522,185 compared to 103,264 units at $1,299,997 on the previous day. November closed with an average of  202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Jamaica Producers led trading with 3.73 million shares for 31.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.27 million units for 27.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 13.1 percent of the market and Transjamaican Highway with 1.11 million units for 9.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,524.39 points to settle at 382,827.77, the JSE Main Index dived 1,994.02 points to 338,306.94 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.45 points to close at 81.27.
The PE Ratio a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $7 in closing at $95 with 21,007 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints advanced $1.90 to $10 after a transfer of 174 stocks, Caribbean Cement shed $1.30 after ending at $58 with an exchange of 1,401 units. Eppley climbed $3.17 to close at $32.17 with investors transferring 20 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $3.14 to $44.89 in switching ownership of 1,592 stocks, First Rock Real Estate fell $1.70 to $12.50 in exchanging 6,003 units. GraceKennedy rallied $1.78 to $83.90 after trading 13,081 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped $32.90 to end at $492.10 with the swapping of 1,719 shares, Jamaica Broilers dipped 70 cents to $26.90 with 8,518 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers declined $3.24 in closing at $22 after trading 3,734,778 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed $1.44 to settle at $13.58 after exchanging 45,309 units, Kingston Properties lost 90 cents to end at $6.25 in switching ownership of 5,500 stocks, Margaritaville dipped $4.35 to $18.65 with an exchange of 1,348 shares, NCB Financial gained $1.89 after ending at $83.89 in transferring 10,519 stock units, PanJam Investment lost 40 cents to close at $57 with 2,275 stocks clearing the market. Portland JSX rose $1.39 to $10.49 in switching ownership of 18 units, Sagicor Group fell $1.99 to $51.01 in exchanging 4,766 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed $1.16 to end at $6.54 with the swapping of 9,690 shares. Scotia Group rallied 50 cents to close at $34.05 trading 45,443 units, Seprod lost 56 cents in ending at $69.99 after 7,767 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost 50 cents to settle at $20 in trading 698 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday with a modest decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 33 percent lower value than on Friday, after 61 securities were exchanged compared to 51 on Friday leading to 27 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
A total of 6,352,026 shares were traded for $49,169,596 down from 6,541,604 units at $73,470,799 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,132 units at $806,059, versus 128,267 shares at $1,440,604 on Friday and month to date, an average of 103,264 units at $1,299,997, compared to 102,756 units at $1,589,711 on the previous trading day. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.61 million shares for 41 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 651,840 units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 537,618 units for 8.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,730.75 points to 385,352.16, the JSE Main Index popped 147.08 points to 340,300.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.26 points to settle at 81.72.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied $2.50 to end at $88 with the swapping of 25,783 shares, Berger Paints declined $1.35 ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.10 in trading 5,122 units, Caribbean Cement popped $2.30 to $59.30 with 100,610 stock units crossing the exchange. Eppley dropped $9 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $29 with an exchange of 5,455 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2.25 to end at $41.75 after trading 234 stocks, First Rock Real Estate popped $1.44 to end at $14.20 as investors exchanged 195 units. Guardian Holdings climbed $29.99 to $525 with a transfer of 143 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents in closing at $27.60 after a transfer of 1,409 shares, Jamaica Producers dipped $1.11 to $25.24 with 339,967 stocks changing hands. JMMB Group fell $1 to close at $33 in transferring 46,236 shares, Kingston Properties gained 65 cents to settle at $7.15 with 40,654 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.85 to $30 in trading 39,058 stock units. Margaritaville advanced 44 cents to $23 in an exchange of 22 units, NCB Financial declined 95 cents to $82 with the swapping of 24,235 shares, Sagicor Group rose $2 to $53 after an exchange of 1,250 stock units. Scotia Group advanced 55 cents to $33.55 after 465,742 stocks passed through the market, Seprod rose $1.55 to $70.55 in an exchange of 4,994 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 94 cents to $27 in switching ownership of 4,078 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share shed $3.37 in closing at $19.12 in switching ownership of 200 stocks, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained 50 cents to settle at $20.50 after a  transfer of 200 units, 138 Student Living preference share surged $7.65 to $58.65 with 32 units clearing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $10 to close at $120 with investors transferring nine stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.