Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of shares trading rising moderately and the value nose-diving 75 percent from Friday trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market leading to declining stocks beating out those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,704.02 points to close at 432,000.32, the Main Index fell 1,466.39 points to 390,763.90 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.40 points to end at 95.65.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 48 on Friday, with 18 rising, 23 declining and nine ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A total of 46,377,442 shares traded for $108,050,479 versus 40,219,894 units at $438,749,529 on Friday. QWI Investments led trading with 88.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 41.1 million shares followed by JMMB Group with 2.4 percent for 1.1 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 2.1 percent after trading 952,806 units.
Trading averages 927,549 units at $2,161,010, compared to 837,914 shares at $9,140,615 on Friday and month to date, an average of 483,933 units at $4,995,646, compared to 427,920 units at $5,353,555 on Friday. 
November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 44 cents to $13.20 in trading 1,347 shares, Eppley slipped 70 cents to $35 with the transfer of 1,807 stocks, First Rock Capital fell 59 cents to $10.01 in switching ownership of 12,970 units. GraceKennedy rallied 98 cents to $98.98, with 5,974 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 95 cents in closing at $520.05 after trading 966 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents in closing at $31.40 after an exchange of 1,297 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 34 cents to $18.15 with 1,418 shares changing hands, JMMB Group slipped 28 cents to $38.11 in transferring 1,097,799 shares, Kingston Wharves rose 49 cents to $43.99 in an exchange of 3 units. Mayberry Investments advanced $1.50 to end at $9 with 11,530 stocks changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 57 cents to finish at $9.07 in switching ownership of 900 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $1 to close at $100 trading 9 units. 
NCB Financial shed 90 cents to $119 with 14,714 stocks clearing the market, PanJam Investment declined $1.10 to $66.90 after an exchange of 31,304 units, Proven Investments gained 40 cents in ending at $33.90 in 16,308 shares switching owners. Sagicor Group spiked 40 cents to $52.40 in exchanging 7,501 stock units, Scotia Group shed $1.48 to close at $37 with the swapping of 135,945 stocks, Seprod popped 55 cents to end at $63.06 in transferring 19,824 shares. Stanley Motta fell 50 cents to $5 in trading 897 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents ending at $15 with 13,167 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Seven securities traded, compared to five on Friday, with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Productive Business Solutions rose 17.25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1.334 with the swapping of 29 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.5 of a cent to end at 22.5 US cents after exchanging 28,513 stock units. Sterling Investments ended at 2.1 US cents in an exchange of 3,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share spiked 0.98 of a cent to close at 12.98 US cents after two shares changed hands shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of a cent to 0.86 US cents with 50,000 units clearing the market.
At the close, 35 securities traded down from 37 on Friday and ended with 19 rising, 12 declining and four unchanged. The Junior Market Index rallied 34.96 points to 3,372.98.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined by 7 cents to finish at $2 with an exchange of 3,000 shares, Blue Power gained 24 cents to end at $3.54 with a transfer of 10 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 10 cents to settle at $2.70 with 12,213 stock units traded. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to $5.70 with investors switching ownership of 101,75 units, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to $1.90 with 22,670 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic shed 50 cents to close at $2.50 with an exchange of 4,347 units. Express Catering dropped 15 cents to $5.60 with a transfer of 59,422 stock units, Fontana lost 6 cents to end at $7.19 with 26,788 stocks crossing the market, Fosrich jumped 46 cents to $8.95 with 65,724 units traded. General Accident climbed 35 cents to $6.75 with 17,428 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun advanced 40 cents to $9.42 with an exchange of 9,885 stock units, iCreate fell 6 cents to 75 cents with an exchange of 28,000 shares. Indies Pharma rose 5 cents to $3.05 with a transfer of 5,434 shares, Jamaican Teas advanced 9 cents to $3.84 with 255,894 stock units traded, Jetcon Corporation rallied 11 cents to $1.01 with investors switching ownership of 72,913 units. 
Knutsford Express jumped 47 cents to $7.97 with 564 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors climbed 43 cents to $3.44 with an exchange of 23,468 shares, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 10 cents to $4.85 with 2,682 units crossing the market. Limners and Bards rose 5 cents to $3.55 with 36,237 stocks traded, Main Event popped 10 cents to $3.91 with 34,661 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables jumped 55 cents to $6.55 with a transfer of 2,005 stocks and Paramount Trading gained 13 cents to close at $1.32 with 8,000 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, versus six on Thursday with prices of two rising and two declining and one trading firm.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,669.64 points to 433,704.34, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,283.57 points to 392,230.29 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.45 points to end at 96.05. Trading ended with 4 securities against 50 on Thursday, with 17 rising, 18 declining and 13 trading unchanged.
Trading on Friday averaged 837,914 units at $9,140,615 versus 152,959 shares at $1,253,780 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 427,920 units at $5,353,555 compared to 371,370 units at $4,831,202 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Kingston Wharves popped 50 cents after ending at $43.50 with 4,479 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Investments fell 99 cents to $7.50 in an exchange of 2,325 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 51 cents to settle at $8.50 with the swapping of 1,377,094 shares. Palace Amusement dropped $30 to end at $1,000 after trading 53 units, Sagicor Group shed $1 to close at $52 with an exchange of 64,397 stock units, Scotia Group rose 58 cents to $38.48 in transferring 42,472 shares. Seprod fell 69 cents in closing at $62.51 with 26,500 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 50 cents to end at $15.50 after trading 83,428 stock units.
At the close, Access Financial shed 50 cents to end at $19.50 after an exchange of 7,434 shares, AMG Packaging rose 7 cents to $2.07, trading 20,000 stock units, Cargo Handlers increased 93 cents to $7.98 with an exchange of 6,139 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents to close at $2.60 in trading 76,750 units, Caribbean Cream climbed 30 cents to $5.80 with 500 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours lost 10 cents in closing at $1.80 after trading 26,852 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries fell 9 cents to $1.26 in switching ownership of 4,429 shares, Dolphin Cove rallied 5 cents to $13.50 119,898 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic gained 15 cents to close at $3, with 16,329 stocks clearing the market. Everything Fresh popped 7 cents to end at $1, with 100,072 stock units crossing the market, General Accident dropped 20 cents to $6.40 with the swapping of 117,475 shares, Honey Bun shed 28 cents in closing at $9.02, with 296,852 units crossing the market. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to close at 90 cents after exchanging 134,036 stocks, KLE Group fell 33 cents to $1.97 after trading 16,100 shares, Knutsford Express lost 47 cents to $7.50 after trading 4,972 stock units. Limners and Bards advanced 8 cents to $3.50 while exchanging 38,896 units, Medical Disposables declined 45 cents to $6 in trading 10,000 stocks, Paramount Trading dropped 11 cents to close at $1.19 after trading 46,000 units. Stationery and Office Supplies lost 40 cents after ending at $5.60 with an exchange of 11,220 stock units and tTech spiked 48 cents to $4.50 in trading 2,000 shares.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 45 on Wednesday, with 18 rising, 16 declining leaving 16 unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8.The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 35 cents to $8.10 with 13,794 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $3.87 to $37.90 with the swapping of 87,019 stocks, Seprod declined $1.79 to close at $63.20 in an exchange of 3,064 units and Supreme Ventures fell 39 cents to $18.10 in the swapping of 185,634 shares.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 15 cents to $2 with 54,556 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers gained 5 cents to close at $7.05 in swapping 4,498 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 30 cents to end at $2.70 after trading 437,313 stocks. Caribbean Cream fell 34 cents to $5.50 with 2,204 stock units crossing the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents to settle at $1.35 in exchanging 105,063 units, Dolphin Cove spiked 35 cents to $13.45 with 144,316 stock units clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 20 cents to $2.85 after an exchange of 7,243 stocks, Everything Fresh lost 5 cents to close at 93 cents with a transfer of 12,034 shares, Express Catering rallied 8 cents to $5.75 after an exchange of 193,895 stock units. Fontana picked up 5 cents to finish at $7.25 with the swapping of 111,048 units, General Accident gained 10 cents in closing at $6.60 trading 132,744 stocks, Honey Bun fell 28 cents to $9.30 after exchanging 11,091 shares.
iCreate popped 5 cents to close at 80 cents in trading 81,645 stock units, Indies Pharma slipped 5 cents to $3 with the swapping of 3,116 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance gained 7 cents to finish at $3.65 with 27,035 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents to $3.79 after 66,006 shares cleared the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined 11 cents to $4.75 in exchanging 49,539 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 6 cents to close at $3.42 in switching ownership of 34,991 units. Main Event shed 30 cents to $3.80 in transferring 400 shares and Medical Disposables lost 5 cents to end at $6.45 after 28,061 stocks changed hands.
Trading jumped sharply on Thursday, with the volume of shares changing hands surging 2,339 percent and valued 627 percent higher than Wednesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in twice the number of stocks rising than falling. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 45 cents ending at $90 in switching ownership of 11,378 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $1.49 in closing at $75.99 after trading 42,732 stocks, Eppley advanced $2 to $38 in exchanging 439 stock units. First Rock Capital lost 60 cents to close at $10, with 19,949 units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy gained 50 cents to end at $99 with a transfer of 55,967 units, Guardian Holdings fell $4 to $520 finishing with 3,104 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers advanced $1.19 to $30 with 11,382 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 40 cents to settle at $16.50 in exchanging 11,203 stock units, Kingston Properties fell 50 cents to $8.50 in transferring 1,010 stocks. Kingston Wharves popped $3 to close at $44 after trading 5,079 units, Palace Amusement dropped $35 to $995 trading 1 share, PanJam Investment rallied 60 cents to $68 with the swapping of 8,643 stock units. Proven Investments gained 34 cents in closing at $33.50 with 700 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Group shed $1.49 to end at $51 after exchanging 8,154 units, Salada Foods rose 33 cents to close at $6.35 in trading 292 stocks.
Scotia Group declined $1.47 to $34.03 in an exchange of 37,793 stock units, Supreme Ventures spiked $1.19 to finish at $18.49 with 7,659 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 49 cents to close at $15 in exchanging 86,031 stocks and Wisynco Group popped 26 cents in closing at $16.30 with 175,332 stock units crossing the market.
