Barita Investments and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained over $1 but sharp declines in Caribbean Cement, down $4.85, Kingston Wharves falling $3.16, Jamaica Producers losing $1.35 and Pan Jamaica skidding $1 pressured the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. Trading activity dropped sharply, with a 41 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with 55 percent lower value than Monday, resulting from trading in 53 securities compared with 54 on Monday, with 18 rising, 20 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,365,366 shares were traded for $60,054,838 versus 9,156,436 units at $134,445,305 on Monday.
Trading averaged 101,233 shares at $1,133,110 versus 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 on Monday and month to date, an average of 137,507 units at $1,211,952 compared to 142,462 units at $1,222,721, the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.57 million shares for 29.2 percent of total volume followed by Carreras with 1.40 million units for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 469,969 units for 8.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,710.4 points to close at 350,631.24, JSE Main Index skidded 526.78 points to 317,310.39  and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.27 points to 70.42.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PEs are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted 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 four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $2.14 and ended at $78.20 after investors ended trading 46,794 shares, Berger Paints declined 59 cents to $7.15 in an exchange of 1,292 units, Caribbean Cement dropped $4.85 to $45.15 while exchanging 14,426 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $2 in closing at $37 with stakeholders trading 16,143 stock units. Jamaica Producers fell $1.35 to $18.70 with 5,350 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents to $10.15, with 19,583 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed $1 to end at $28.50 after 34,852 stock units were traded, Kingston Properties rose 80 cents and ended at $7.40 in trading 10,000 stocks. Kingston Wharves dropped $3.16 to close at $26.80 after a transfer of 5,313 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped $1 in closing at $45 in an exchange of 2,716 stock units, Sagicor Group skidded 50 cents in closing at $44.50, with 155,542 units changing hands, Scotia Group rallied 40 cents and ended at $33.90 after an exchange of 119,374 stocks after the group reported nine month’s profit up 74 percent, to $12.8 billion. Seprod increased 90 cents to end at $69.90 after 963 stocks passed through the market, Stanley Motta advanced 59 cents to $5.34 with investors dealing in 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 30 cents to close at $11.30, with 58,391 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity climbed sharply relative to that on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 74 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded and 149 percent climb in value, with trading in 54 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of 19 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 9,156,436 shares at  $134,445,305, up from 5,259,080 units at $54,075,283 on Friday.
Trading averaged 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 that jumped sharply above the 92,265 units for $948,689 on Friday, and month to date, an average of 142,462 units at $1,222,721, compared with 138,081 units at $1,017,876 on the previous trading day. Trading in August averaged 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 3.50 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.97 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.11 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 672.31 points to 352,341.68, the JSE Main Index declined 2,517.03 points to finish at 317,837.17 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.42 points to settle at 70.69.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 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 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $2.90 to end at $76.06 with a transfer of 56,959 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 30 cents to $50 with shareholders swapping 2,760 stocks, First Rock Real Estate shed 59 cents to close at $7.80 while exchanging 10,002 units, GraceKennedy skidded 30 cents in closing at $70.20 with stakeholders trading 70,580 stocks. Guardian Holdings shed $34.80 to $401.20, with 182 units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to $31 with an exchange of 66,931 shares, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.44 to end at $20.05 after 2,766 stocks changed hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 35 cents in closing at $9.65 with trading of 17,938 stock units. JMMB Group fell $2.20 and ended at $27.50, with 43,366 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Properties, lost 72 cents to $6.60, with 5,350 units crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves advanced $3.39 to $29.96 with investors dealing in 3,501,338 shares, Massy Holdings dipped $4.20 to close at $96 with 4,965 stocks being traded. NCB Financial skidded $1.50 in closing at $68.50 after trading 18,481 shares, Pan Jamaica popped $3 to end at $46 with investors transferring 878 units, Pulse Investments rallied 31 cents and ended at $2.51 and closed after trading in 16,227 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $45, with 9,649 stock units crossing the market. Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $69 in trading 17,450 shares, Stanley Motta declined 46 cents in closing at $4.75 with traders dealing in 30,730 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents to close at $11 after an exchange of 71,631 stocks and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $18 after exchanging 122,891 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading resulted in a 50 percent decline in the volume of stocks trading with a 32 percent fall in the value compared, with trading on Thursday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 51 on Thursday and ending, with 19 rising, 18 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
On Friday 5,259,080 shares were traded for $54,075,283 compared to 10,619,694 units at $79,408,765 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 92,265 shares at $948,689 compared to 208,229 units at $1,557,035 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averages 138,081 stocks at $1,017,876, down from 147,509 units at $1,032,113 on the previous day. Trading ended in August with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.60 million shares for 30.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 851,566 units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 700,528 units for 13.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 490.45 points to conclude trading at 351,669.37, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,820.33 points to settle at 320,354.20 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.91 points to 71.11.
The PE Ratio, a formula to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed using the last traded prices and earnings forecasted 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 three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints increased 55 cents to close at $7.70, with an exchange of 2,773 shares, First Rock Real Estate popped 39 cents in closing at $8.39, with 2,659 stock units changing hands, GraceKennedy fell $1 to $70.50 with 30,505 stocks being traded, Guardian Holdings rallied $34.80 to $436 with 145 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents and ended at $10 with investors dealing in 98,700 stock units, JMMB Group climbed $2.21 in closing at $29.70 with 175,016 stocks being traded, following an announcement by the company that it will be buying back 10 million shares in the open market. Kingston Wharves dropped $2.44 to close at $26.57 with a transfer of 22,863 shares, Margaritaville advanced 30 cents to end at $16.30 after a transfer of a mere unit. NCB Financial gained $1.90 to close at $70 after 27,066 shares changed hands, Pan Jamaica skidded $1 to $43 with investors swapping 1,645 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 59 cents to close at $44.51 in trading 112,999 units. Scotia Group advanced 39 cents in closing at $33.44 as investors exchanged 309,106 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 61 cents to end at $5.21, with 1,001 shares crossing the market and Supreme Ventures fell 76 cents and ended at $26.74 with an exchange of 138,995 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rose $1.39 to $20 in an exchange of 69 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% gained $109.99 in closing at $3099.99 after investors traded just one stock and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $135 to $1.200, with 150 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Declining stocks outgunned rising stocks nearly 2 to 1 at the close of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, as the volume of stocks traded declined 10 percent as the value climbed 27 percent over Wednesday, leading to trading in 51 securities down from 56 on Wednesday, with prices of 15 rising, 28 declining and eight ending unchanged.
A total of 10,619,694 shares were traded for $79,408,765 compared with 11,780,581 units at $62,395,782 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 208,229 shares at $1,557,035 compared with 210,368 shares at $1,114,210 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 147,509 units at $1,032,113 compared to 133,806 units at $913,657 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
JMMB Group 7.5% preference share led trading with 4.82 million shares for 45.4 percent of total volume followed by Wisynco Group with 1.66 million units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 957,709 units for 9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,632.39 points to close at 352,159.82, the JSE Main Index dipped 707.07 points to 318,533.87 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.39 points to close at 70.20.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 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 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined 60 cents and ended at $50.30 after a transfer of 1,130 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 30 cents to close at $9.95 while exchanging 100 units, Carreras shed 50 cents to end at $8.20 with an exchange of 324,379 stock units. GraceKennedy dipped 68 cents in closing at $71.50 after exchanging 76,459 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 69 cents to close at $9.50 with stakeholders exchanging 5,073 stock units, Kingston Properties rallied 57 cents to close at $7.32 after trading 3,430 stocks. NCB Financial skidded $1.90 to end at $68.10 with investors trading 35,818 shares, Sagicor Group fell 90 cents to $45.10 with traders dealing in 4,827 units, Scotia Group lost 70 cents in closing at $33.05, with 211,602 stocks crossing the market. Seprod skidded 90 cents and ended at $70.10 after 977 units passed through the market and Stanley Motta dropped 61 cents in closing at $4.60 as investors exchanged 44,895 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $14 to $55 and closed trading with 62 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market lost ground at the end of trading on Wednesday, even as the volume of stocks traded rose 217 percent and the value 27 percent more than on Tuesday, with trading occurring in 56 securities as was the case on Tuesday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 27 declining and nine ending unchanged.
A total of 11,780,581 shares were traded for $62,395,782 compared with 3,715,775 units at $49,296,741 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 210,368 shares at $1,114,210, up from 66,353 units at $880,299 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 133,806 stocks at $913,657, compared to 108,586 units at $847,593 on the previous day, but trading remains below August’s level with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
JMMB Group 7.5% led trading with 3.56 million shares for 30.2 percent of trading, Transjamaican Highway was next with 3.18 million units for 27 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 797,850 units for 6.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,333.01 points to 353,792.21, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,522.83 points to 319,240.94 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to end at 70.59.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 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 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed $1 to $79 trading 283,275 shares, Berger Paints fell 59 cents and ended at $7.11 in an exchange of 311 stocks, Caribbean Producers skidded 35 cents to end at $9.65 with an exchange of 5,525 stock units, Carreras increased 40 cents in closing at $8.70 with a transfer of 147,606 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1.36 to close at $35 in switching ownership of 3,572 shares, First Rock Real Estate declined 60 cents to $8 as 5,153 stock units passed through the market, GraceKennedy lost 47 cents in closing at $72.18 after a transfer of 51,533 stocks, Jamaica Producers dropped 85 cents to end at $18.65 with an exchange of 4,474 units. JMMB Group rose 6 cents in trading 83,965 shares to close at $27.55 after the price hit an intraday low of $25.01, Key Insurance fell 37 cents to close at $2.50 with 1,449 units crossing the market, Kingston Properties lost 59 cents and endedat $6.75 with investors swapping 8,600 stocks, Massy Holdings dropped $3.54 to $100.30 after exchanging 63 units. NCB Financial fell $1 to $70 while exchanging 42,609 shares, Portland JSX rose 35 cents to $8.35 after an exchange of 100 units, Pulse Investments dipped 38 cents to end at $2.15 with investors transferring 198,513 stock units, Salada Foods shed 44 cents to $2.60 with traders dealing in 95,849 stocks. Scotia Group rallied 75 cents to $33.75 and closed with an exchange of 29,305 shares, Seprod declined $2 to close at $71 with investors dealing in 13,284 shares, Stanley Motta popped 50 cents to $5.21, with 9,494 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 55 cents and ended at $11.05 as investors exchanged 140,422 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share advanced 98 cents in closing at $6.98 in trading 437 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5%  preference share climbed $235 to close at $1335 in an exchange of 120 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.