Two stocks declined for every one that rose at the close of market activity on Friday, but the All Jamaican Composite eked out gains with 20 percent more shares traded valued 148 percent more than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 743.96 points to 463,917.06, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,388.16 points to end at 424,163.22 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.03 points to 104.16.
A total of 50 securities were traded compared to 51 on Thursday, with 13 stocks rising, 26 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 5,760,799 shares trading for $127,050,791, up from 4,808,070 units at $51,284,621 on Thursday. Pulse Investments led trading with 17 percent of total volume after trading 977,680 shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 13 percent with 749,981 units and Scotia Group with 10.9 percent for 625,364 units.
Trading averaged 115,216 units at $2,541,016, compared to 94,276 shares at $1,005,581 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 104,642 units at $1,765,697. June closed with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement advanced $2.83 in closing at $94.83 with 5,786 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dived $4.99 to $45 in an exchange of 1,494 units, First Rock Capital fell 24 cents to $15.75 in trading 7,772 shares, Grace Kennedy rallied $5.98 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $105.98 with an exchange of 19,195 stocks. Guardian Holdings dropped $50.99 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $640 after 118,213 stock units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents to $35.50 with 3,482 units clearing the market Jamaica Producers slipped $1.10 to $23.50 in transferring 479 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 45 cents to end at $17.05 with 21,551 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group dipped 50 cents to close at $37.49 in switching ownership of 58,059 shares, Kingston Properties rose $1.20 to $8.70 with 10,289 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Investments rallied 30 cents to $6 with a transfer of 197 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 70 cents to $9.20 in switching ownership of 4,806 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $31.49 to $117 after exchanging 23 stocks, NCB Financial fell 99 cents to $139.01 with 10,741 stock units crossing the market, 
138 Student Living lost 30 cents to close at $4.90 in exchanging 9,884 shares, Palace Amusement plunged $150 to $1,350 with the swapping of 79 stocks. PanJam Investment fell $1.40 to $67.60 after trading 1,150 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 55 cents to $55.55 in exchanging 8,321 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 20 cents to close at $8.30, with 1,970 units crossing the exchange, Seprod sagged $2.90 to $70 in trading 15,395 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed $1.14 to finish at $19.51 after exchanging 96,734 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% lost 40 cents to close at $6.80 in clearing the market with 10 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Guardian Holdings spiked 50 cents to $33.01 after 5,324 stocks crossed the exchange, Guardian Media remained at $3.25 after trading 45 stocks, JMMB Group exchanged 71,837 stock units at $2, Massy Holdings popped 10 cents to $80.10, with 1,662 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $3 after trading 88,687 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 in exchanging 4,647 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 300 stock units at $8.51, Scotiabank ended at $59.74 after trading 75 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $18 after 6,199 units crossed the market. Trinidad Cement traded 11 stock units at $3.30 and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to $32.50 in trading 1,301 units.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 632.10 points to 463,173.10, the JSE Main Index popped 987.23 points to end at 426,551.38 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.12 points to 105.19.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.05 to $81.95 with an exchange of 10,953 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $2.98 to $92 in switching ownership of 2,107 stock units. Carreras rallied 20 cents to $9.50 with a transfer of 242,839 stocks, Eppley shed 65 cents to $42, with 1,925 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.79 to $49.99 in exchanging 4,350 shares. First Rock Capital gained 29 cents to end at $15.99 with the swapping of 4,236 stock units, Grace Kennedy sprung $3 higher to $100 with 119,597 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings dropped $8.01 to close at $690.99 with 8,181 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers spiked 98 cents to $36 with the swapping of 4,092 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.10 to $24.60 after exchanging 40,153 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to finish at $17.50 in switching ownership of 8,038 units. JMMB Group picked up 26 cents to end at $37.99 trading 51,048 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 75 cents to close at $5.70 with the swapping of 28,827 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped $1.38 to $9.90 after 5,374 units crossed the market, 138 Student Living rallied 20 cents to $5.20 in exchanging 1,035 stock units, Palace Amusement spiked $50 to $1,500 in trading 200 units, Sagicor Group fell $2.15 to $55 with 143,472 shares changing hands, Salada Foods rallied $1.20 to $8.20 with 6,191 units clearing the market, Scotia Group fell $1.65 to $40 with an exchange of 14,205 stock units. 
Seprod gained 45 cents to finish at $72.90 with the swapping of 13,546 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 26 cents to $15.16 after trading 96,399 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 30 cents to $15.80 in switching ownership of 53,694 stocks.
At the close, 16 stocks traded compared to 15 on Wednesday, with 10 rising, four declining and two remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 4.25 points to 1,406.81, but the All T&T Index dropped 14.85 points to 1,913.34, and The Cross-Listed Index popped 3.46 points to 121.19.
L.J Williams B share closed at $1.34, with 400 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to $80 in an exchange of 2,228 stock units, National Flour Mills popped 15 cents to $2.25 in trading 88,047 shares. NCB Financial Group spiked 51 cents to $8.51, with 71,450 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost $4.89 to close at $135.10 in an exchange of 48 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 48 cents to $18 in trading 15,792 stock units. Trinidad Cement gained 3 cents in closing at $3.30 after exchanging 18 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 51 cents to $32.51 after trading 71,881 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 5,655.18 points to 462,541.00, the JSE Main Index surged 6,000.74 points to end at 425,564.15 and the JSE Financial Index picked up 1.38 points to end at 105.07.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3 to $83 with 694,456 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement rallied 48 cents to $94.98 in transferring 5,540 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose by $1.20 to $46.20 with 88,039 shares crossing the market, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents to end at $15.70 with the swapping of 4,103 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $49 to $699 in switching ownership of 58,775 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.01 in closing at $35.02 after trading 64,951 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to close at $17.25 with 17,600 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 27 cents to $37.73 with the swapping of 71,764 stock units, Kingston Wharves spiked $1 to $48 in exchanging 6,029 shares, Margaritaville jumped $1.10 to $14.70 with 11,171 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 57 cents to finish at $8.52 in trading 134,696 shares. NCB Financial declined $2 to $140 with a transfer of 30,450 units, Palace Amusement dropped $50 to $1,450 after exchanging 185 units, PanJam Investment rallied $4 to $69 in switching ownership of 26,674 stock units. 
Proven Investments spiked $1.21 to $35.61 after an exchange of 1,478 shares, Pulse Investments gained 26 cents to finish at $4.36 with 359,704 stocks changing hands, Salada Foods declined $1 to $7 in exchanging 104,473 shares. Scotia Group rose 65 cents to $41.65 in trading 10,367 units, Seprod declined $2.04 to close at $72.45 with a transfer of 4,354 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 85 cents to $20.80 with 17,957 units changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents to close at $15.50 with the swapping of 1,359,269 shares,
Guardian Holdings lost 58 cents to end at $32.92, trading 11,626 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 5 cents to $1.95, with 42,986 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings rose 50 cents to $80.50 in switching ownership of 21,494 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 after 10 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial Group inched 1 cent higher to $8 after exchanging 19,168 units, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent to close at $7 after trading 365 shares. Republic Financial Holdings surged $4.91 to $139.99 trading 10 stock units, Scotiabank popped $2.74 to $59.74 with an exchange of 10 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 22 cents to end at $17.52, trading 19,792 stock units. Trinidad Cement closed at $3.27 with the swapping of 3,910 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32, with 162 shares changing hands.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 51 on Monday, with 17 rising, 21 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value stocks, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Seprod gained 99 cents to finish at $74.49 with the swapping of 175,821 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 95 cents in closing at $19.95 after an exchange of 53,982 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 20 cents to close at $15.75 in transferring 50,623 units.
At the close, eighteen securities traded, down from 22 on Monday, with three rising, four declining and eleven ending unchanged. The Composite Index declined 4.78 points to 1,387.87, the All T&T Index slipped 3.96 points to 1,903.26 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.79 points to settle at 117.21.
Grace Kennedy remained at $5.35, with 2,245 stock units crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings fell $1.19 to $33.50, after swapping 3,741 shares, JMMB Group popped 2 cents to $1.90, with 30,394 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings remained at $80 in an exchange of 270,803 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 6,287 units, NCB Financial Group exchanged 16,000 shares at $7.99, Prestige Holdings advanced 24 cents to $6.99, trading 15 units. Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent to $135.08 after 1,823 units crossed the market, Scotiabank remained at $57, with 269,805 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.30 in trading 9,787 units. Unilever Caribbean traded 5,000 stocks at $16.33.
The All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 7,165.97 points to 464386.22, the JSE Main Index dived 5,561.25 points to 425,548.58, while the JSE Financial Index slipped just 2.42 points to 104.87. Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 48 on Friday, with 13 stocks rising, 25 declining and 13 remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Scotia Group fell 60 cents to $41 with the swapping of 10,820 units, Seprod slipped $1 to $73.50 trading 6,685 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 20 cents to close at $2.80 with 300,000 shares crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures spiked $1.10 to $20.90 in switching ownership of 30,505 stocks.
National Flour Mills fell 15 cents to $2.10 in trading 1,152 stocks, NCB Financial Group closed at $7.99 while exchanging 2,364,066 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.51 in swapping 200 units. Prestige Holdings shed 24 cents to close at $6.75 in exchanging 4,582 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rose 7 cents to $135.07 after exchanging 10,000 shares, Scotiabank closed at $57, trading 27,639 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 70 cents in closing at $17.30 with an exchange of 8,606 shares, Trinidad Cement dipped 3 cents to $3.27 after trading 1,000 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.33 after an exchange of 182,149 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32, with 5,172 units changing hands.