Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday led to an almost equal number of securities rising and declining, but with a substantial fall in volume and values of stocks crossing the market and declines in the two Main Market indices.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,431.70 points to close at 553,153.41, the JSE Market Index declined by 1,368.17 points to 503,424.21 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.58 points higher to 137.25.
The market closed with 39 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 14 advancing, 16 declining and the prices of 9 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 15,225,126 units valued $142,466,453, in contrast to 23,258,908 units at $2,096,079,296 on Monday, from 39 securities.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 6.5 million shares accounting for 43 percent of volume traded, followed by Sagicor Select Funds – Financial stocks with 4 million units for 26 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 690,754 shares for 4.5 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 411,490 units for $3,850,445 for each security traded, in contrast to 596,382 units, for an average of $53,745,623 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 464,870 units for $10,941,397 and previously, an average of 469,338 units for $11,590,816 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 eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.1, with the Main Market ending at 18.6 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to settle at $71.50 with 8,320 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement jumped $3 to end at $77, with 43,375 units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Fund dropped 50 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $30 with 16,538 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy gained $1 to end at $69, trading 5,132 shares, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1 to settle at $41 with 527,466 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers exchanged 15,353 stock units and gained $1.35 to end at $24.85 with. Kingston Wharves lost $1.75 to settle at $61, in exchanging 2,762 units, Mayberry Investments climbed 87 cents to settle at $9.17 with 388 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained $1 to end at $13 with 115,580 stock units trading, NCB Financial Group lost $2 to close at $201, in swapping shares, 95,644 shares, PanJam Investment fell $1.99 to end at $100, with 55,839 shares crossing the exchange. 
Proven Investments jumped $2.15 in trading 1,326 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $50, Sagicor Group gained $2.01 to end at $70, trading 134,893 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 74,773 after declining 51 cents to end at $10. Scotia Group dropped $1.49 to settle at $54, in transferring 45,530 shares, Seprod shed $1.45 in trading 22,564 stock units to close at $49. Supreme Ventures lost 55 cents to close at $25.01, with 119,205 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group fell 48 cents to $23.02, with 553,635 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 223,174 units valued at US$135,657 with the market index adding 5.09 points to close at 222.51. Proven Investments gained 2 cents in trading 280,559 shares to close at 34 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments in exchanging 1,289,640 shares fell by a cent at 14 US cents.
TTSE stocks continue the climb
The upward rise of Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued apace on Tuesday with the three primary market indices rising with advancing stocks bettering decliners 5 to 2.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands, against 18 on Monday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining while 7 remained unchanged as investors exchanged 424,712 units for $5,733,529, compared to 162,777 units for $6,159,062 on Monday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 7.63 points to 1,482.33. The All T&T Index rose 4.12 points to 1,851.56, while the Cross Listed Index added 1.52 points to close at 150.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at two stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Mcal gained $2.50 ended at $55, with 10,957 stock units trading, Grace Kennedy rose 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4, with investors exchanging 25,000 shares, NCB Financial added 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50, with investors trading 1,700 shares. Scotiabank closed with an increase of 20 cents at $60, with 1,989 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 50 cents in trading 39,849 shares to close at $22.
Losses| First Citizens Bank lost 25 cents and settled at $44.50, with 648 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media ended trading 10 cents lower and settled at 52 weeks’ low of $9, in swapping of 16,100 shares and
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund settled at $27, trading of 36,279 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $22, with investors exchanging 4,400 shares, JMMB Group settled at $2.80, with 84,500 stock units changing hands. LJ Williams closed at $1.50 after 50,000 shares changed hands, National Flour traded 100,000 units at $1.36, Republic Financial completed trading of 772 units at $131 and West Indian Tobacco ended the day at $42.50, while transferring 50,234 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Surge in trading on JSE Main Market
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by a substantial margin leading the Main Market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to gains on Monday as the value of stocks trading surged nearly three times Friday’s level.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped by 2,789.02 points to close at 554,585.11, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,373.62 points to close at 505,948.81 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.74 points higher to 136.67.
The market closed with 43 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 20 rising, 10 declining and the 12, closing unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 39 securities accounting for 23,258,908 units at $2,096,079,296, in contrast to 59,610,460 units for $774,571,962 on Friday, from 37 securities.
NCB Financial dominated trading with 8 million shares and 35 percent of volumes traded followed by Caribbean Cement with 5.3 million units for 23 percent of the day’s trade and with Sagicor Select Funds financial sector with 4.6 million shares for 20 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 596,382 units for $53,745,623 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,528,704 units valued at an average of $21,515,888 on Friday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 469,338 units for $11,590,816 and previously, an average of 457,043 units for $7,086,604 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 eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19, with the Main Market ending at 18.6 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments climbed $1 to settle at $72 with 10,200 shares changing hands, Berger Paints traded 373 shares and gained 60 cents to end at $17.80, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to end at $74, with 5,257,837 units crossing the exchange. Eppley Caribbean Fund dropped $7.52 to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $30.50 with 32,346 shares changing hands, JMMB Group dived $8 to end at $40, trading 10,185 stock units. Kingston Wharves gained $1.75 to settle at $62.75, in trading 1,326 units, NCB Financial Group gained $1.90 to close at $203, in swapping 8,065,181 shares, 138 Student Living fell 83 cents to end at $4.10, with 750 shares crossing the exchange. Proven Investments traded 32,239 and rose 85 cents to close at $47.85, Pulse Investments fell 39 cents to $4.30, with 5,320 units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained $1.99 to end at $67.99, trading 17,141 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 600 after rising 51 cents to end at $10.51.
Salada Foods climbed 95 cents to settle at $30.95 with 16 shares changing hands, Scotia Group dropped $2 to settle at $55.50, in transferring 62,328 shares, Seprod shed 20 cents in trading 17,900 stock units to close at $50.45, Stanley Motta gained 60 cents to end at $5.90, trading 81 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 28 cents to close at $25.56 with 14,671 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $1.59 to $22.79 while exchanging 10,599 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to $23.50 with 197,674 shares changing hands. In the preference sector, Productive Business Solution 9.75% traded 100 units and rose $3 to close at $103.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 223,174 units valued at US$135,657 with the market index adding 5.09 points to close at 222.51. Productive Business Solution traded 100 units and rose 6 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of 65 US cents. Proven Investments transferred 206,054 shares to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 1 cent in exchanging 12,020 shares at 15 US cents and JMMB Group 5.5% preference share closed trading of 5,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $2.02.
TTSE stocks set to break 5 years drought
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Five years of unbroken market decline comes to an end this year, with The All T&T Index poised to recover the losses over the past three years and more with the market index already at a higher level than the end of 2016, by more than 13 points.
Monday was another day of rising market indices on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange as all three indices recorded gains with advancing stocks beating decliners 2 to 1 as the market ended trading with three stock closing at new highs.
Trading ended with 18 securities changing hands, against 12 on Friday, with four advancing, 2 declining while 12 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 6.30 points to end at 1,474.70. The All T&T Index gained 2.59 points to 1,847.44, while the Cross Listed Index gained 1.37 points to close at 149.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at three stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Investors traded 162,777 units for $6,159,062, compared to 919,670 units for $8,793,895on Friday.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund jumped $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $27 with 50 stock units trading, Grace Kennedy gained 51 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.95, while trading 5,000 units. Guardian Holdings jumped $1 and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $22, with 1,475 units crossing the exchange and Scotiabank advanced 4 cents to settle at $59.80, with 24,075 units passing through the exchange.
Losses| Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 49 cents in trading 5,000 shares to close at $21.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 1 cent at $23.49, with 170 stock units trading.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 40 shares to close at $52.50, Calypso Micro Index Fund exchanged 1.000 shares at $15.75, Endeavour Holdings traded 400 shares at $12.50, First Citizens Bank settled at $44.75, with 648 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group closed at $2.80, after exchanging 57,466 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.55, with 700 units crossing the exchange. National Flour ended at $1.36, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3.55, after swapping 1,015 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.40, with an exchange of 6,057 shares. Republic Financial concluded trading of 27,863 stock units at $131.00, West Indian Tobacco closed at $42.50, with investors exchanging 14,318 shares and Trinidad Cement completed trading of 7,500 stock units at $1.95.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Lumber Depot set to leave IC TOP 10
Newly listed Lumber Depot traded for the first time after listing on Friday to close at $1.59, up 32.5 percent from the IPO issue price of $1.20. The stock remains in the TOP Junior Market listing at 6th position from third, last week, but may not be in it much longer.
Honey Bun that jumped ship at the end of the prior week, returns to sit at 10th spot with the fall of tTech while the JSE Main Market welcomed back Stanley Motta to the TOP 10 at the expense of NCB Financial.
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 companies.
The top three Junior Market stocks are Medical Disposables with projected gains of 252 percent, followed by Main Event with a potential appreciation of 246 percent and Jamaican Teas with 233 percent.
Radio Jamaica holds the lead of Main Market stocks with projected gains of 238 percent, followed by Carreras in the number two spot with projected growth of 168 percent and Pulse Investments with likely increases of 167 percent is next.
The JSE Main Market closed the week, with an overall PE of 20.8 and the Junior Market at 14.9, based on current year’s earnings. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 9.1 with the Main Market PE at 10.4.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at a discount of 39 percent of the average for Junior Market stocks and Main Market stocks trade at a discount of 50 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. Future 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 Main Market index down again
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.