After closing for the long weekend following the two-day break for Easter celebrations, trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resumed on Tuesday with all markets closing higher, with the Junior Market hitting an intraday high of 4,300.73, just below the record intraday high of 4,303.77 reached on April 13, this year, before the market index ended at a new closing record high after the market rallied 15.46 points to end at 4,268.73 and helped the JSE Combined Index to add 1,070.71 points in ending at 408,164.44.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,364.08 points to 450,589.27, the JSE Main Index rose 996.90 points to 395483.75 and the JSE USD market index popped 3.50 points to end at 224.94.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 23.3 based on 2021-22 earnings and 13 times those for 2022-23 at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
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The increase in profit follows moderate growth for 2021 over the previous year when the company posted $61 million after tax compared to $56 million in 2020.
But Elite is not the only Junior Market stock posting solid gains. Jetcon rose 18 percent to close at $1.30, against a background of one or more investors seeking to buy a sizable number of shares. AMG Packaging and Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 16 percent while tTech added 7 percent to close the week at $4. Price movements in Main Market were more subdued than in the Junior Market, with JMMB Group the biggest mover dropping 11 percent from $51.89 to $46.25, followed by Guardian Holdings with a fall of 4 percent.
General Accident returned to the Junior Market TOP10 as tTech dropped out and VM Investments returns to the Top10 Main Market as Jamaica Stock Exchange fell out.
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The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 953.08 points to settle at 449,225.19, the JSE Main Index fell 1,195.68 points to close at 394,486.85 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.01 points to 93.42. Trading ended with 60 securities against 59 on Wednesday, with 26 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 2.79 million units for 4 percent market share, 138 Student Living ended with 2.04 million units for 2.9 percent market share and Pulse Investments exchanged 1.27 million units for 1.8 percent market share.
NCB Financial rallied $9.15 to end at $117, with 25,463 units crossing the market, Proven Investments rose $1.20 in closing at $38.20 after exchanging 1,800 stocks, Sagicor Group increased $1.98 to $56.98 in an exchange of 7,639 stock units. Scotia Group dropped $1.88 in ending at $35 after exchanging 93,519 shares, Seprod climbed 88 cents to end at $61.98 with the swapping of 6,700 units, Supreme Ventures declined 51 cents in closing at $24.49 in an exchange of 362,832 stock units and Wisynco Group shed $1.10 to close at $23.20 after trading 700,949 shares.
Seven securities were traded versus six on Wednesday, with one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.20 points to end at 221.43.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7.95 US cents with an exchange 1,238 shares, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents in trading 124 units, Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1.19 while exchanging 653 stock units. Proven Investments rose 1 cent to close at 25 US cents with 13,416 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments declined 0.25 of a cent to end at 2 US cents with 33,169 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.4 of a cent in ending at 12.45 US cents after an exchange of 41,171 shares and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.07 of a cent to 0.98 of a US cent after trading 76,000 stocks.
At the close, Access Financial rose 11 cents to $22 with the swapping of 135,553 shares, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents in ending at $3.70 after exchanging 444,178 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.09 trading 16,610 stocks. CAC 2000 shed 50 cents to end at $7 as 3,801 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents to close at $2.60 while exchanging 89,226 stocks, Caribbean Cream dropped 19 cents to $4.80 in switching ownership of 7,655 stock units. Dolphin Cove climbed $1.07 to end at $22.87 in an exchange of 9,428 shares, Elite Diagnostic fell 12 cents to $3.67 after 1,344,708 units crossed the market, Express Catering popped 28 cents in closing at $6.43 after finishing trading of 12,500 shares. Fontana popped 90 cents to close at $10.90 in trading 84,769 units, Fosrich lost $1.69 to end at $22.11, with 68,399 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun dropped 35 cents to close at $9.60 after exchanging 4,026,875 stocks. iCreate advanced 16 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.36 after trading 773,133 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 15 cents to $3, with 83,580 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents ending at $3.54 after 34,000,140 stock units crossed the exchange but only after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 43.01.
Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to end at $1.30, clearing the market with 468,547 stocks, KLE Group popped 10 cents in closing at $2.68 with an exchange of 24 shares, Main Event shed 29 cents to close at $7.85, with 119,562 units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 68 cents in ending at $7.95 with the swapping of 218,236 stocks and tTech lost 13 cents to $4, trading 75 stock units.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
A total of six securities traded, similar to Tuesday, with two rising, three declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.17 points to end at 221.63.
Proven Investments shed 0.71 of a cent to close at 24 US cents in trading 211,139 units, Sterling Investments lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 2.25 US cents after exchanging 400 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.85 US cents, with 16,419 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.04 of one cent to 1.05 US cents with an exchange of 25 shares.In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% popped 14.83 cents to close at US$1.15 after trading 1,500 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,270.23 points to 450,178.27, the JSE Main Index edged 195.57 points higher to 395,682.53 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.23 points to 93.43.
Caribbean Cement rose 42 cents to end at $71.64, clearing the market with 3,168 stock units, Eppley dropped 33 cents in closing at $42, with 544 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy popped $1.35 in, ending at $105.40 after exchanging 100,275 units, Guardian Holdings shed $10 to $520 with an exchange of 5,611 shares, Jamaica Broilers advanced 99 cents to end at $28.99 while 1,993 units changed hands. Jamaica Producers fell 74 cents to $22.36, with 1,032,168 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 40 cents in closing at $23.70 after exchanging 21,531 stock units, Kingston Properties declined 70 cents to close at $7.50 in trading 174,744 units. Kingston Wharves increased 90 cents to $41 with 1,372 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings lost 45 cents to end at $100, with 1,515,090 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Investments rallied 40 cents to $6.90 in an exchange of 511,626 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $3.07 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.27 in switching ownership of 77,696,272 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $1 in ending at $114 after trading 181 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $49.99 in closing at $950.01 with 18 stock units changing hands. Portland JSX climbed $1.20 to $11 in trading 283 units, Proven Investments lost $1.50 to close at $37 after 45,802 stock units crossed the market, Pulse Investments declined 53 cents to end at $4.18 after trading 3,581,096 units. 
Sagicor Group fell $2.09 in ending at $55 after exchanging 10,570 shares, Scotia Group advanced $1.38 in closing at $36.88 with an exchange of 11,638 stocks, Seprod rallied $1.45 to $61.10, trading 18,753 units. Stanley Motta shed 55 cents to end at $5.35 with 9,233 stock units changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained $2 to close at $25 in an exchange of 66,809 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 58 cents in closing at $15.38 in switching ownership of 17,994 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased 68 cents to end at $16.29 after an exchange of 1,681 units and Wisynco Group popped $1.80, in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $24.30 in trading 160,489 stocks units.
As was the case on Tuesday, trading was broad-based with 44 securities changing hands and ended with prices of 22 rising, declining and 11 closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 39 cents to $21.89 in switching ownership of 57 shares, AMG Packaging declined 10 cents to end at $3.55, with 278,333 stocks changing hands, CAC 2000 rose 45 cents to close at $7.50 in trading 3,487 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 33 cents in ending at $2.70 with 88,049 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove shed 55 cents in closing at $21.80, with 23,389 stocks clearing the market, Elite Diagnostic rallied 19 cents to end at $3.79 with an exchange of 777,460 shares. Express Catering fell 35 cents to $6.15 after exchanging 1,046,233 stock units, Fosrich popped 90 cents in closing at $23.80 in an exchange of 62,225 units, Honey Bun increased 25 cents to close at $9.95 with the swapping of 22,944 units. Indies Pharma dropped 30 cents in ending at $2.85 after exchanging 2,666,673 shares, KLE Group climbed 26 cents to end at $2.58 after trading 340 stocks, Knutsford Express advanced 20 cents to close at $7.90, with 17,876 stock units changing hands.
Limners and Bards increased 14 cents to $3.29 after just 950 stock units crossed the market, Lumber Depot lost 12 cents in ending at $3.55 after trading 1,278,664 shares, Main Event gained 14 cents in closing at $8.14 after 12,106 units crossed the exchange. Paramount Trading rose 10 cents in closing at $1.76 in an exchange of 62,462 stocks, SSL Venture popped 17 cents to end at $1.84 while exchanging 11,262 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 62 cents to $7.27 while trading 10,977 shares and tTech climbed 13 cents to close at $4.13 in switching ownership of 204 units.
