The Main Market surged more than 8,300 points on Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, while the Junior and JSE USD inched higher at the close, with both volume and value lower than on Wednesday.
In the preference section of the market that is not reflected in the TOP10 graphs, JPS 7 percent dropped $43.39 to $220 and JPS 9.5 percent dived $98 to $2,900 and PBS 19.75% fell $16.05 to $90.95.
At the close, investors exchanged 45,525,550 shares in all three markets, compared with 71,333,661 units on Wednesday, with the value of trading on Thursday amounting to $183.2 million, down from $318.78 million on the previous trading day. Trading on the JSE USD market resulted in investors trading 1,608,959 shares for US$20,097 compared to 1,034,991 units at US$21,566 on Wednesday.
The JSE Combined Market Index jumped sharply by 7,994.08 points to 346,528.89, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 8,472.58 points to 377,465.17, the JSE Main Index gained 8,348.24 points to 335,070.77, the Junior Market climbed 23.51 points to close at 3,701.89 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.26 points to close at 231.64.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.6 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.2 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that also show the closing volume pertaining to the bids and offers for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Trading climbs on JSE Main Market
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday with a 252 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued at 233 percent more than on Tuesday, with 56 securities trading compared to 55 on Tuesday, with 18 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
A total of 60,107,710 shares were traded for $290,707,932, up from 17,081,333 units at $87,212,275 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,073,352 shares at $5,191,213 compared with 310,570 shares at $1,585,678 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 360,213 units at $2,739,813, compared with 324,461 units at $2,616,913 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Key Insurance led trading with 44.75 million shares for 74.5 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.36 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm with 2.69 million units for 4.5 percent market share and Supreme Ventures with 1.19 million units for 2 percent of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 3,756.40 points to 368,992.59, the JSE Main Index popped 976.04 points to finish at 326,722.53 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.68 points to 76.15.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost $1.17 to end at $80.03 in switching ownership of 10,847 shares, Berger Paints shed 65 cents in closing at $8.50, with 1,081 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement fell $7.49 to $51 after trading 9,596 stocks. 
GraceKennedy dipped $2.50 in ending at $80 as 270,948 units passed through the market, Guardian Holdings dropped $4 to close at $490 in an exchange of 25 units, JMMB Group gained 45 cents to close at $30 after trading 88,644 shares. Massy Holdings declined $8 to end at $81 after trading 500,481 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased $1 in closing at $12.50 with the swapping of 7,309 stocks, NCB Financial popped 98 cents to close at $74.98 after exchanging 11,726 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 50 cents after ending at $26.50 with investors transferring 1,144 stocks, Seprod shed $2.88 after finishing at $67 with a transfer of 21,165 shares, Stanley Motta rose 54 cents to $5.34, with 190,246 units changing hands. Supreme Ventures advanced 82 cents to end at $27.82, with 1,194,866 stocks crossing the market, 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 67 cents to close at $9.30, with 1,600 stock units clearing the market and Wisynco Group climbed 40 cents to $16.70 while exchanging 206,419 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $41.61 to end at $263.39 and closed with 649 units changing hands and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $98 to close at $2998 as investors exchanged just one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Huge surge in JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 205 percent with a 40 percent lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in seven securities being traded, compared to five on Tuesday with three rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 1,034,911 shares were traded for US$21,566 compared with 339,743 units at US$36,245 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 147,844 shares at US$3,081 versus 67,949 shares at US$7,249 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 170,037 shares at US$13,731 compared with 171,109 units at US$14,245 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index surged 36.77 points to end at 229.38.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share increased 0.39 of a cent in closing at 6.4 US cents after trading 460 shares, 
Productive Business Solutions rallied 55 cents to close at US$1.90 after closing with an exchange of one stock unit, Proven Investments lost 0.49 of a cent after ending at 17.5 US cents with 43,111 stocks changing hands. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after trading 1,100 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.18 of a cent to 7 US cents with investors transferring 25 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.97 of one US cent with an exchange of 988,002 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 as investors exchanged 2,212 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on Junior Market but prices fall
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, but the market value slipped after the volume of stocks traded rose 24 percent and the value 26 percent more than on Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with nine rising, 24 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,202,465 shares for $28,165,787 up from 8,256,705 units at $22,347,499 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 226,721 shares at $625,906, compared to 187,652 shares at $507,898 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 494,951 units at $1,001,159 compared to 508,761 stock units at $1,020,480 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 2.82 million shares for 27.6 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 2.17 million units for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 792,425 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 15.98 points to close at 3,678.38.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 fell $1.10 to $7.10 after trading 973 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 49 cents to $13.50 with investors transferring 10 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries shed 18 cents to end at $2.01 in switching ownership of 726 stock units. Dolla Financial declined 12 cents after ending at $2.66 with a transfer of 596,131 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 30 cents to close at $15 while exchanging 200 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 11 cents to close at $1.45 as investors exchanged 2,104 units. 
Future Energy Source lost 12 cents to end at $4.35 with 497,865 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident dropped 35 cents to close at $4.70, with 5,150 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance declined $5.56 in closing at $20 after a transfer of 3,028 units. Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents to end at $2.29 with an exchange of 13,870 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied $1.33 to close at $11.33 with the swapping of 69,943 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped 23 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 13,792 shares. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents after ending at $4 and an exchange of 7,155 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 26 cents in closing at $2.25 after trading 6,624 shares, Main Event shed 15 cents to land at $12.10 in an exchange of 19,599 units. 
MFS Capital Partners fell 14 cents to end at $3.31 as 792,425 stock units passed through the market, Paramount Trading rose 19 cents to close at $2.34 after exchanging 545 units and tTech lost 30 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2, with 117,880 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surges on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading surged on Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with both volume and value jumping but sharply over that on Tuesday as the first quarter for the year, is only a few days away.
Movements in the preference section of the market that is not reflected in the TOP10 graphs, JPS 7 percent dropped $41.61 to $263.39 and JPS 9.5 percent jumped $98 to $2,998.
At the close, investors exchanged 71,333,661 shares in all three markets, compared with 25,677,581 units on Tuesday, with the value of trading on Wednesday amounting to $318.78 million, up sharply from $109.6 million on the previous trading day. Trading on the JSE USD market resulted in investors exchanging 1,034,991 shares for US$21,566 compared to 339,743 units at US$36,245 on Tuesday.
The JSE Combined Market Index rose 760.40 points to 337,774.41, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 3,756.40 points to 368,992.59, the JSE Main Index advanced 976.04 points to 326,722.53, the Junior Market shed 15.98 points to close at 3,678.38 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.13 points to close at 192.61.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.3 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that also show the closing volume pertaining to the bids and offers for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Winning Main Market stocks beat out losers
Rising stocks had the upper hand over decliners in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, following an 80 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued 49 percent less than Monday, following trading in 55 securities down from 59 on Monday, with 24 rising, 18 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 17,081,333 shares were exchanged for $87,212,275 versus 83,621,528 units at $169,448,467 on Monday.
Trading on Tuesday averaged 310,570 shares at $1,585,678 compared to 1,417,314 shares at $2,872,008 on Monday and month to date, an average of 324,461 units at $2,616,876, compared with 325,180 units at $2,670,281 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.06 million shares for 53 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.16 million units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 1.21 million units for 7.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 40.23 points to 365,236.19, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,546.17 points to 325,746.49 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.16 points to close at 75.47.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 65 cents to $9.15 after a transfer of 150 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $2.59 to $58.49 with the swapping of 5,002 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $1 to close at $43 after exchanging 203 stocks. GraceKennedy climbed 50 cents to end at $82.50 after 9,092 units passed through the market, Guardian Holdings advanced $24 to $494 after an exchange of 181 shares, Jamaica Broilers popped $4.03 after ending at $37 with investors transferring 411,918 stocks. JMMB Group dipped 46 cents to close at $29.55 as investors exchanged 501,919 stock units, Kingston Properties rose 69 cents to $7.04 in an exchange of 183,876 units, Massy Holdings gained $7 in closing at $89 in trading 1,531 stock units. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost $1.05 to end at $11.50 with 1,209,652 shares crossing the exchange, NCB Financial shed 99 cents in closing at $74, with 30,174 stocks changing hands, PanJam Investment climbed $1 to end at $54 after 14,552 units passed through the market. Portland JSX increased $1.57 after ending at $11.27 with 103 units changing hands, Proven Investments lost 50 cents to $26 in an exchange of 24,024 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied 45 cents to close at $47 in trading 5,002 shares. Scotia Group popped 88 cents to $34.94 with 129,877 stocks clearing the market, Seprod rose $8.87 to end at $69.88 while exchanging 21,814 stock units and Supreme Ventures advanced $1.50 to close at $27 in trading 358,872 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined by $94.99 after ending at $305 in switching ownership of 226 shares and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased by $200 in closing at $2,900 with an exchange of one unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD stocks
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 45 percent and valued 41 percent lower than on Monday, resulting in five securities traded, compared to nine on Monday, with two rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 339,743 shares were traded for US$36,245 compared to 620,736 units at US$61,293 on Monday.
Trading averaged 67,949 shares at US$7,249 versus 68,971 shares at US$6,810 on Monday, with a month to date average of 171,109 shares at US$14,245, marginally lower than 174,793 units at US$14,495 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index gained 1.13 points to end at 192.61.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.24 of a cent to close at 6.01 US cents after trading 65,888 shares, Margaritaville remained at 11 US cents after 12,000 units changed hands, Proven Investments rose 1.49 cents to 17.99 US cents in an exchange of 177,107 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9.5 US cents after 1,825 stocks crossed the exchange and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.01 of a cent to 0.95 of one US cent with 82,923 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market climbs
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday with an 89 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 96 percent greater value than on Monday with trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday. It ended with 25 rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged.
A total of 8,256,705 shares were exchanged for $22,347,499 up from 4,366,193 units at $11,400,138 on Monday.
Trading averaged 187,652 shares at $507,898, compared with 97,027 units at $253,336 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 508,761 units at $1,020,480 compared with 525,784 stocks at $1,047,653 on the previous day. Februaryc losed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 1.88 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume, followed by Limners and Bards with 1.46 million units for 17.7 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 687,146 units for 8.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 38.90 points to settle at 3,694.36.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 78 cents to $22.20, with 2,283 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging popped 55 cents to end at $3.15 after a transfer of 2,100 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 10 cents after ending at $2.08, with an exchange of 33,749 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 30 cents to $14.70 with 3,135 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 25 cents in closing at $2.45, with 52,140 units crossing the market, Everything Fresh increased by 15 cents to $1.56 with the swapping of 137 shares.
Express Catering advanced 19 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 4,636 stock units, Fosrich declined 10 cents in closing at $2.74 after exchanging 1,879,393 stocks, Future Energy Source rose 19 cents to $4.47 in trading 376,387 stocks. GWest Corporation rallied 13 cents to $1.06 in switching ownership of 5,423 shares, Honey Bun gained 30 cents after ending at $6.30 as investors exchanged 6,202 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 9 cents to close at $2.09 after trading 4,956 units. Jamaican Teas fell 14 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 201,530 stocks, KLE Group popped 24 cents to $1.70, with 3,177 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express dipped 30 cents to end at $10, with 97,416 shares clearing the market. Lasco Distributors advanced 22 cents to $2.68 in trading 28,430 stock units, Limners and Bards rose 22 cents in closing at $2.51 with a transfer of 1,461,352 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 26 cents after ending at $2.40 as 268,060 stocks passed through the market. Mailpac Group gained 19 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 558,371 shares, Main Event climbed 25 cents to end at $12.25 while exchanging 20,646 units,Medical Disposables popped 15 cents to $5, with 1,877 stocks crossing the market.
Paramount Trading fell 25 cents to end at $2.15, as 350 stock units passed through the market, Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 while exchanging 535,937 units, Spur Tree Spices climbed 10 cents after ending at $2.50 with an exchange of 153,009 shares but only after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.33 and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents in closing at $2 after exchanging 141,447 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All Jamaican Stock Markets closed higher
Trading dropped back from Monday’s increased activity on Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday but led to gains for all three markets following lower trading activity than on Monday.
At the close, investors exchanged 25,677,581 shares in all three markets, compared with 87,702,748 units on Monday, with the value of trading on Tuesday amounting to $109.6 million, down from $173.1 million on the previous trading day. Trading on the JSE USD market resulted in investors exchanging 339,743 shares for US$36,245 compared to 620,736 units at US$61,293 on Monday.
The JSE Combined Market Index jumped 2,733.45 points to close at 337,774.41, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 40.23 points to 365,236.19, the JSE Main Index rose 2,546.17 points to 325,746.49, the Junior Market gained 38.90 points to settle at 3,694.36 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.13 points to close at 192.61.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.5 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.1 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that also show the closing volume pertaining to the bids and offers for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Trading gains for JSE Main Market
Trading volume surged 765 percent after 157 percent more money entered the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday compared to Friday and resulted in 59 securities trading, up from 55 on Friday, with 27 rising, 20 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
A total of 83,621,528 shares were exchanged for $169,448,467 versus 9,662,580 units at $65,850,660 on Friday.
Trading averaged 1,417,314 shares at $2,872,008 versus 175,683 units at $1,197,285 on Friday and month to date, an average of 325,180 units at $2,670,281, up from 260,937 units at $2,658,456 on the prior day. February averaged 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 75.63 million shares for 90.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.86 million units for 3.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 905,709 units for 1.1 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 2,102.98 points to 365,195.96, the JSE Main Index advanced 780.03 points to 323,200.32 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.47 points to end at 75.31.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints fell 65 cents to $8.50 after trading 8,022 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 60 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $55.90, with 14,091 units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers rose 53 cents to close at $9.60 after a transfer of 78,660 stock units. Eppley climbed $6.50 after ending at $37.50 as investors exchanged 299 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rallied 99 cents to end at $12 with a transfer of 625 units, GraceKennedy popped 50 cents after ending at $82, with 68,926 stock units changing hands. 
Guardian Holdings dropped $25 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $470 with 1,890 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Producers gained 75 cents to end at $21.75 after an exchange of 6,547 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 86 cents to $13.86, with 774 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group advanced $1.01 in closing at $30.01 after 50,284 stocks changed hands, Kingston Wharves gained $1 after ending at $33, with 1,413 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings climbed $2 to end at $82 after an exchange of 1,950 shares. NCB Financial rose $3.99 to close at $74.99, with 29,173 stocks crossing the market, PanJam Investment rallied 51 cents to $53 in an exchange of 696 units, Proven Investments lost $1.35 in closing at $26.50 with the swapping of 3,354 shares. Sagicor Group declined 45 cents to $46.55 with investors transferring 3,778 stock units, Scotia Group shed 89 cents to end at $34.06 in an exchange of 7,082 stocks, Seprod declined $5.41 after ending at $61.01 while exchanging 196,078 shares and Supreme Ventures advanced $1.25 to close at $25.50 and closed with 57,785 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share popped 47 cents in closing at $7.97 in switching ownership of 1,801 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $300 to close at $2700 in trading one stock and 138 Student Living preference share increased $7.43 in closing at $77.43 with investors transferring 30 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
