Falling stock prices outnumbered rising ones by a big margin, leading the Main Market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to slip moderately on Friday as the value of stocks trading surged nearly four times Thursday’s level.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 556.70 points to 551,796.09, the JSE Market Index lost 504.45 points to close at 502,418.76 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.06 points higher to 135.93.
The market closed with 39 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 9 advancing, 17 declining and the prices of 13 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 59,610,460 units for $774,571,962, in contrast to 9,942,249 units valued $213,225,571 on Thursday, from 36 securities.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 33 million shares and 60 percent of volumes traded, followed by Wisynco Group with 12 million shares for 32 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group with 2.3 million shares for 4 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 1,528,704 units valued at an average of $21,515,888 for each security traded, in contrast to 284,064 units valued at $6,092,159 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 457,043 units for $7,086,604 and previously, an average of 351,921 units for $5,507,716 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the Main Market ending at 19.1 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Caribbean Cement lost $2 to end at $74.50, with 397,460 units changing hands, Eppley climbed $1 to settle at $15, with an exchange of 100 shares, Jamaica Producers lost $1.29 in trading 31,289 stock units to end at $23.50, Kingston Wharves shed $2 to settle at $61, in trading 4,558 units. Mayberry Investments fell 69 cents to close at $8.21, after transferring 4,080 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined by 95 cents to end at $12, with 17,049 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained $1.10 to close at $201.10, in swapping 499,603 shares. 
138 Student Living added $1.13 to end at $4.93, with 31,950 shares crossing the exchange, PanJam Investment gained $2.49 to close at $101.99, swapping 1,068,431 shares. Pulse Investments rose 39 cents to $4.69, with 100 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 5,100 and lost 51 cents to end at $10, Scotia Group dropped $2 to settle at $55.50, in transferring 62,328 shares. Seprod shed 25 cents in trading 10,720 stock units to close at $50.25, Supreme Ventures lost 22 cents to close at $25.28 with 119,205 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments drifted 80 cents down to $21.20 while exchanging 20,476 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 1,042,954 units valued at US$326,173 with the market index adding 3.51 points to close at 217.42. Proven Investments traded 977,693 to close with a gain of 0.5 cents at 32 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1 cent in exchanging 65,261shares at 13 US cents.
JSE Main Market index slips
Rising prices outnumbered declining ones by a solid margin, but the Main Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange stocks slipped modestly on Thursday as the value of stocks trading remained close to Wednesday’s level.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 432.39 points to end at 552,352.79, the JSE Market Index lost 388.56 points to close at 502,923.21 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.40 points to close at 135.87.
The market closed with 37 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 17 advancing, 11 declining and the prices of 9 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 35 securities accounting for 9,942,249 units valued $213,225,571, in contrast to 26,501,648 units at $237,434,671 on Wednesday, from 37 securities.
JMMB Group dominated trading with 3.05 million shares for 31 percent of the day’s trade followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.6 million shares and 26 percent of volumes traded and Sagicor Select Funds – Financials sector with 2.44 million shares for 25 percent market share. In the US dollar market, Proven Investments exchanged 5.3 million units.
The market closed with an average of 284,064 units valued at $6,092,159 for each security traded, in contrast to 716,261 units for $6,417,153 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 351,921 units for $5,507,716 and previously, an average of 359,075 units valued at $5,438,139 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.1, with the JSE Main Market ending at 18.8 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments climbed $1.10 to settle at $71.10, with an exchange of 9,600 shares, Caribbean Cement recovered 50 cents to end at $76.50, with 926 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained $3 to close at $68, after transferring 8,258 shares. Jamaica Broilers added $1.90 to end at $40, with 30,053 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers traded 116,014 stock units and rose 79 cents to end at $24.79, JMMB Group gained $1 to end at $48 with 2,873,695 hares trading. 
Kingston Wharves gained $2 to settle at $63, in trading 6,924 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 95 cents to end at $12.95, with 1,826 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained $1 to close at $200, in swapping 183,314 shares. PanJam Investment fell $2.50 to close at $99.50, in trading 44,917 shares. Proven Investments rose $2.55 to settle at $47, in trading 330 units, Pulse Investments fell 55 cents to $4.30, with 19,000 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group dropped $2 to settle at $55.50, in transferring 62,328 shares. Seprod gained 50 cents in trading 3,213 stocks to close at $50.50, Supreme lost 99 cents to close at $25.50 with 15,300 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments rose $1 to $22 while exchanging 20,111 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 5,376,091 units valued at US$1,681,059 with the market index adding 1.14 points to close at 213.91. Proven Investments traded 5,305,158 shares to close with a gain of1.5 cents at 31.5 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 70,993 shares at 14 US cents.
JSE Main Market in big recovery
Stocks surged on Wednesday to erase most of Tuesday’s sharp fall on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as advancing stocks just outnumbering declining ones.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 6,965.33 points to close at 552,785.17, the JSE Market Index gained 6,206.67 points to 503,311.77 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.34 points to close at 136.27.
The market closed with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 15 advancing, 14 declining and the prices of 12 closed unchanged. Main market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 26,501,648 units for $237,434,671, in contrast to 9,259,581 units valued at $69,761,481 on Tuesday from 38 securities.
138 Student Living dominated trading with 13 million shares for 49 percent of the day’s trade followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 4.5 million shares and 17 percent of volumes traded and Wigton Windfarm with 3.9 million shares for 14.7 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 716,261 units at $6,417,153 for each security traded, in contrast to 255,401 units valued at an average of $1,835,828 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 359,075 units valued at $5,438,139 units for $5,438,139 and previously, an average of 383,292 units valued at $5,297,192 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.1, with the JSE Main Market ending at 18.8 times the current year’s earnings.
In the prime market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to settle at $70, with an exchange of 7,942 shares, Berger Paints gained $1.90 to close at $18.40 trading 4,810 shares, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to end at $76, with 855 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slid $1.30 to $38.20, after transferring 1,200 shares. Eppley closed 95 cents lower to $14, in switching ownership of 15,290 shares, Jamaica Broilers added $1.73 to end at $38.10, with 30,558 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves gained $1.50 to settle at $61, in trading 5,888 units, 
Mayberry Investments lost 60 cents to end at $9, with 3,060 units changing hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $30 to $200, after exchanging a mere 150 units, NCB Financial Group gained $2 to close at $199, in swapping 93,674 shares. 138 Student Living dropped $1.22 to close at $3.80, with 13,020,000 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments lost $3.05 to settle at $44.45, in trading 19,416 units, Pulse Investments closed with a gain of 30 cents at $4.85, with 69,492 units changing hands and Scotia Group gained 50 cents to settle at $57.50, in transferring 19,585 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 358,568 units valued at US$108,806, with the market index climbing 1.67 points to 212.77. Margaritaville traded at a 52 weeks’ high of 30 cents after rising 3 cents with 100 units changing hands, Proven Investments exchanged 234,488 to close with a loss of 2 cents at 30 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 103,080 shares at 14 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at US$1.01, with 21,000 units changing hands.
TTSE 2019 gains continue to grow
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued its upward climb on Wednesday as 2019 ages and the bull slowly awakens amidst the Trinidad warmth leading to two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with three stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 5.49 points on Wednesday to 1,462.74. The All T&T Index gained 9.11 points to 1,841.39, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 146.90.
Investors traded 363,101 units valued at $10,508,456 compared to 158,719 shares amounting to $1,971,657 on Tuesday.
Gains| First Citizens Bank recovered the $1 lost on Tuesday to close at $44, with 4,550 units changing hands. JMMB Group closed with an increase of 1 cent at $2.54, after exchanging 8,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings gained 85 cents with 3,675 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $131. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 39 cents in trading 6,196 shares to close at $21.50 and West Indian Tobacco added 50 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $42.50 after exchanging 203,080 shares.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 6 cents and closed at $5.49 with 549 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial shed 10 cents and settled at $11.30, with 69,222 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas declined by 2 cents to close at $3.58 while trading 2,026 shares, Scotiabank lost 25 cents in settling at $59.75, with 1,670 units changing hands and
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings ended at $21, with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings closed at $59.75, in trading 329 units and National Flour ended at $1.36, with investors exchanging 61,304 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Sharp drop for JSE Main Market
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered a significant fall at the close on Tuesday with declining stocks outnumbering advancers two to one.
The market closed with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 11 advancing, 22 declining, with prices of 7 unchanged. Main market activity ended with 38 securities accounting for 9,259,581 units valued at $69,761,481, in contrast to 5,684,180 units valued at $90,557,890 on Monday from 34 securities.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 8,562.68 points to close at 545,819.64, the JSE Market Index plunged 7,743.45 points to 497,105.10 while the JSE Financial Index lost 2.58 points to close at 134.93.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 4.8 million shares for 51.6 percent of the day’s trade, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 2.3 million shares and 25 percent of volume and QWI Investments with 1.1 million shares and 11.5 percent.
The market closed with an average of 255,401 units valued at an average of $1,835,828 for each security traded, in contrast to 243,673 units for an average of $3,283,732 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 383,292 units valued at $5,297,192 and previously, an average of 402,202 units valued at $5,897,793 for each security changing hands. 
The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.6, with the prime market stocks ending at 19.4 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the JSE Main Market, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to settle at $70.50, with 8,573 shares changing hands, Berger Paints fell 50 cents to $16.50 while trading 3,799 stock units, Caribbean Cement declined by 50 cents to end at $76.50, in swapping 1,066 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund added $1.50 to close at $39.50, with an exchange of 1,565 shares, Grace Kennedy declined by $1 to $65, in transferring 10,263 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed $1.63 lower to $36.37, with 22,923 shares crossing the exchange. Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents to settle at $24, after swapping 17,273 shares, JMMB Group closed at $46.75, after losing 35 cents in transferring 99,844 shares, Kingston Wharves ended at $59.50, with a loss of $1 trading 5,774 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed $1.09 lower to $12 while exchanging 4,056 units, NCB Financial Group declined to $197, after losing $3 and trading 159,487 shares, 1
38 Student Living added 32 cents to close at $5.02, with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange. PanJam Investment gained 59 cents to settle at $102 in exchanging 19,837 units. Proven Investments lost 39 cents to close at $47.50, with 7,537 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell to $10.51, after losing 49 cents and transferring 12,180 shares, Stanley Motta lost 61 cents to close at $5.29, in exchanging 2,920 shares. Sterling Investments gained 45 cents to end at $3.45, in swapping 3,400 shares, Supreme Ventures rose to $26.45, after climbing $1.44 with 10,467 units changing hands and Sygnus Investments closed $2 lower to $21, with an exchange of 212,489 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 71,801 units valued at US$12,559, with the market index falling 2.64 points to 211.25. Proven Investments traded 28,242 to close at 32 US cents, and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 27,002 shares at 14 US cents.
MailPac drops out of IC TOP 10
Newly listed MailPac Group more than doubled in price, trading as high as $2.60 but closed the week at $2.22 and dropped out of the TOP Junior Market listing.
IC Insider.com has upgraded the average targeted PE to March 2020 based on the valuation of more than 22 times earnings, that the market has placed on several stocks currently.
Honey Bun also jumped ship after posting strong growth with full-year results showing profit rising 67 percent to hit $157 million from a 17 percent rise in revenues to $1.54 billion. The stock closed at $8, up from $7 last week, but traded at a record high of $9.20 on Friday. Honey Bun entered the TOP 10 in the first week in October at $6.15 and left with a gain of 30 percent, but it still has more gains ahead of it. tTech price fell to $5.35 and re-entered the TOP 10 along with Caribbean Flavours, with its price dropping from $17.90 last week to close at $15.64 to return to the TOP 10. PanJam Investment moved into the JSE Main Market Top 10 at the expense of Stanley Motta.
The past week was generally good for stocks as the JSE Main Market rose 4,691 points and the Junior Market climbed 89 points. The Junior Market movement was partially helped by the steep rise in the price of MailPac, from the IPO price of $1. Importantly,
the Junior Market has made a sharp break out of a downward sloping channel that started after the market peaked in Mid-August. It now seems to be heading higher, with a healthy break out of the channel.
IC Insider.com has upgraded the target PE ratios to 25 with several stocks trading at that around 22 currently. The average projected gains for the IC TOP 10 stocks are 187 percent for Junior Market stocks and 145 percent for JSE Main market Top 10 shares.
Medical Disposables lead the top three Junior Market stocks with projected gains of 257 percent, followed by Main Event with potential profits of 246 percent and Lumber Depot with 233 percent.
Radio Jamaica is the lead stock with projected gains of 247 percent, followed by Pulse Investments in the number two spot with a projected growth of 164 percent and Carreras with a likely increase of 111percent is next.
The JSE Main Market closed the week, with an overall PE of 21.5 and the Junior Market at 14.6, an improvement over the previous week’s 14.2, based on current year’s earnings. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 8.9 from 8.7 last week with the Main Market PE at 10.5.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at a discount of 39 percent to the average for Junior Market stocks and JSE Main Market stocks trade at a discount of 51 percent to the overall market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns to March next year. Projected earnings, along with the PE ratio for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining potential gains with the likely gains ranked in descending order with highest-ranked being the most attractive. Possible values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
This report is compiled by persons who may have an interest in the securities commented on.
JSE declines at start of week
The Main Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange started the week on a negative note with declines in the major indices, even as advancing stocks edged out decliners.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 925.08 points to close at 554,382.32, the JSE Market Index dipped 825.96 points to 504,848.55 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.22 points to close at 137.51.
The market closed with 42 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 12 advancing, 10 declining and 16 changing hands with prices unchanged. Main market activity ended with 38 securities accounting for 9,259,581 units valued at $124,781,798, in contrast to 20,866,388 units valued at $599,807,083 on Friday from 35 securities.
Jamaica Stock Exchange stock dominated trading with 2.9 million units for 31 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm followed with 2.7 million shares for 29 percent of the day’s volume and Sagicor Select Funds was next with 1.8 million shares for 20 percent of traded volume.
The market closed with an average of 243,673 units valued at an average of $3,283,732 for each security traded, in contrast to 162,405 units at $2,587,368 on Friday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 402,202 units valued at $5,897,793 and previously, an average of 429,709 units valued at $6,446,602 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.5, with the Main Market ending at 19.3 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market segment, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 50 cents to close at $38, with an exchange of 2,491 shares, Eppley closed 77 cents higher to end at $14.95 trading 695 units, Grace Kennedy climbed $1 to $66, in transferring 12,980 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 60 cents to settle at $24.40, after swapping 5,463 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.41 to close at $60.50, in swapping 2,929 units, Mayberry Investments rose to $9.84, after gaining 84 cents trading 200 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 94 cents higher at $13.09, with 350 shares changing hands, 
138 Student Living closed 70 cents higher to $4.70, in swapping 21,300 shares. PanJam Investment lost 59 cents to settle at $101.41 after exchanging 6,229 units, Portland JSX closed a $7.90, after dropping $1.10 trading 23,728 stock units, Sagicor Group slumped of $4 to $66 in transferring 82,241 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $2.25 to end at $11 with 76,000 shares crossing the exchange. Scotia Group lost 98 cents to close at $57.01, in exchanging 21,180 shares, Seprod lost 50 cents in swapping 16,589 units, to end at $50 and Sterling Investments closed 45 cents lower to $3, with an exchange of 138,482 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 71,801 units valued at US$19,617, with the market index falling 2.84 points to 211.25. Proven Investments traded 44,986 to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 12,020 shares at 14 US cents, Margaritaville Turks ended at 27 US cents, with 833 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6% preference shares closed at US$1.01, with 1,700 units crossing the exchange.
JSE Main Market slips
The Jamaica Stock Exchange on closed trading on Friday slightly down, after rallying more than four thousand points rally on Thursday even as advancing stocks edged out decliners.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 949.99 points to close at 555,307.40, the JSE Market Index dipped 860.37 points to 505,674.51 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.43 points to close at 138.73.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 12 rising, 10 declining and 16 trading unchanged. Main market activity ended with 34 securities accounting for 5,684,180 units at $90,557,890, in contrast to 20,866,388 units valued at $599,874,907 on Friday from 38 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 2.1 million shares for 38 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.6 million shares and 28 percent and Scotia Group with 492,803 shares and 8.7 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with an average of 162,405 units at $2,587,368 for each security traded, in contrast to 563,956 units valued at an average of $16,212,835 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 429,709 units valued at $6,446,602 and previously, an average of 605,631 units valued at $7,371,761for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the primary market ending at 19.1 times, current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments added $1 to close at $72, with 131,692 shares changing hands, Eppley lost 82 cents to end at $14.18 trading 1,000 units, Grace Kennedy dropped 99 cents to $65, in exchanging 54,098 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 75 cents to settle at $25 after 1,767 shares changed hands. JMMB Group rose $1.99 to $47, in transferring 44,915 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $4.09 to $59.09, with 3,550 units traded, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 95 cents lower to $12.15, with 250 shares changing hands. NCB Financial slid $5.45 to $200, in swapping 92,695 stock units, 
Proven Investments added 61 cents to settle at $47.99, with an exchange of 84,032 units, Sagicor Group added 50 cents to end at $70, while transferring 189,674 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.25 to $8.75 after trading 53,416 units, Scotia Group added $1.99 to close at $57.99, in exchanging 492,803 shares. Seprod gained $1.50 with 5,550 units crossing the exchange, to end at $50.50, Supreme Ventures lost 99 cents to end at $25.01, in trading 66,307 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 98 cents to close at $23, with 13,692 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 125,314 units valued at US$37,013, with the market index falling 2.84 points to 211.25. Proven Investments traded 113,491 to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 11,512 shares at 14 US cents and Margaritaville Turks gained 2 cents and ended at 27 US cents with an exchange of 311 shares.
TTSE stocks closed down
Guardian Holdings hit 52 weeks high on TTSE.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 17 securities against 12 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.90 points to end at 1,452.63. The All T&T Index fell 2.47 points to 1,823.28, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.08 points higher to close at 146.61.
Investors traded 790,993 shares amounting to $4,244,292 compared to 197,680 shares amounting to $2,775,811 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at two stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 50 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.50, with investors exchanging 5,195 shares, JMMB Group rose 10 cents and ended at $2.50, after trading 631,311 shares and West Indian Tobacco gained 25 cents to end at $41, with 16,204 units crossing the exchange.
Losses|Clico Investment Fund ended trading 2 cents lower at $24.98, in swapping 2,861 shares, Ansa Mcal dropped $1.49 and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $52.50, with 2,040 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at $59.75, with 1,054 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed 4 cents down at $1.36, with 15,876 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial dropped 10 cents and ended at $11.20, with 79,906 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 4 cents in trading 3,707 shares to close at $21.11.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $35.50, after exchanging 637 shares, First Citizens Bank closed at $43, in trading 90 units, Guardian Media settled at $7.80, with 1,141 units changing hands, National Enterprises ended at $5.55, with 588 stock units trading. Republic Financial concluded trading of 832 stock units, at $130.10, Scotiabank settled at $60, after exchanging 6,959 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 and completed trading of 20,025 units and Unilever Caribbean settled at $23.50, after exchanging 2,567 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market jumps
Trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the major market indices jumping sharply as advancing stocks had the upper hand over declining ones.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 4,438.41 points to close at 556,256.89, the JSE Market Index climbed 4,050.98 points to 506,534.88 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.68 points to close at 138.30.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 21 advancing, 8 declining and 11 trading firm. Main market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 20,866,388 units valued at $599,874,907 in contrast to 17,575,871 units valued at $314,642,943 on Wednesday from 40 securities.
JMMB Group dominated trading with 11.1 million shares valued at $500 million for 53 percent of the day’s trade, followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 5.5 million shares and 26 percent and QWI Investments with 945,356 shares and 4.5 percent of the day’s volume.
he market closed with an average of 563,956 units valued at an average of $16,212,835 for each security changing hands, in contrast to 462,523 units valued at an average of $8,280,077 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 605,631 units valued at $7,371,761 and previously, an average of 619,777 units valued at $4,370,662 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the primary market ending at 19.1 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments gained 45 cents to close at $71 while trading 438,561 shares, Berger Paints closed 40 cents higher at $17, with 6,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement fell by 50 cents to $77, in swapping 25,468 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 90 cents to end at $37.50, with 100 shares crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy gained 99 cents to end at $65.99, in transferring 33,872 shares. Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to $38, after swapping 7,377 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange added 89 cents to settle at $27.99 after trading 255,064 units, JMMB Group slumped to $45.01, after losing $2.99 while exchanging 11,092,457 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed to $55, with a gain of $1.95 in transferring 771 units. Mayberry Investments closed 30 cents higher to $9, with 10,996 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed $1.45 to end at $205.45, in swapping 23,453 shares, Proven Investments closed $1.38 higher to $47.38, with an exchange of 22,116 units, Pulse Investments gained 44 cents to settle at $4.74, with 24,000 units changing hands. 
Sagicor Group climbed $2.50 to $69.50, in transferring 30,005 shares, Scotia Group closed $1.80 higher at $56, in exchanging 30,005 shares, Stanley Motta rose 90 cents to end at $5.90 after exchanging just 200 shares. Supreme Ventures closed at $26 after gaining 99 cents and trading of 11,752 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 31 cents to close at $8.59 in exchanging 210,710 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% share added 38 cents to end at $1.98 in trading just 100 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 8,385 units valued at US$2,683, with the market index advancing 6.87 points to close at 214.09. Proven Investments, the sole trade and closed unchanged at 32 US cents.
