The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market commenced trading on the first day of October robustly, with The All Jamaican Composite Index sprinting to 460,374.69 points after 43 minutes of trading elapsed on Friday, with Caribbean Cement jumping 30 percent to a record $146.12 before pulling back to close at $120 as trading volume of shares moderated from trading levels on Thursday even as the value of stocks traded jumped 35 percent.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 202.09 points to 456,489.84, the Main Index shed 312.21 points to 414,577.75 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.64 points to end at 101.04.
Trading ended with 52 securities similar to Thursday, with 15 stocks rising, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 15,897,514 shares traded for $552,681,759 versus 18,546,540 units at $409,063,174 on Thursday. Eppley led trading with 19.8 percent of the day’s volume, after an exchange of 3.14 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 11.7 percent with1.85 million units. GraceKennedy followed with 11.4 percent from 1.82 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund accounted for 8.8 percent, with 1.40 million units, Pulse Investments 8.5 percent with 1.34 million units and NCB Financial with 7.5 percent in trading 1.19 million units.
Trading averaged 305,721 units at $10,628,495, compared to 356,664 shares at $7,866,600 on Thursday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,338.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dived $4.84 to$103.25 after trading 623,197 shares, Berger Paints lost 48 cents to end at $14 in switching ownership of 59,491 stock units, Caribbean Cement spiked $8, in closing at $120 with 29,739 stocks clearing the market after the price hit a record $146.12 in mid-morning trading. Caribbean Producers rose 75 cents to $5.50 in exchanging 568,310 units, Eppley dropped $7.50 to finish at $32.50 with a transfer of 3,144,676 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $4.25 to $42.50 in an exchange of 1,100 stocks. First Rock Capital lost 30 cents in closing at $13 with 8,977 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy popped 20 cents to $99.20, after 1,815,401 units crossed the market, Guardian Holdings fell $3 to $582, with 5,213 stocks changing hands. Jamaica Producers shed 55 cents to $23.20 in trading 4,491 shares, Kingston Properties rallied 50 cents to settle at $9 with the swapping of 170 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 74 cents to $9, with 1,262 units changing hands. Palace Amusement surged $130 to $900 in transferring 26 units, PanJam Investment shed $1 to close at $63 after trading 5,320 shares, Proven Investments declined $1.25, to $32.50 with 7,072 stock units changing hands. 
Sagicor Group dipped 70 cents to $57.30, with 31,390 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 40 cents to finish at $8.40 in trading 500 stock units, Salada Foods shed 83 cents to close at $6.07 in an exchange of 55,074 stocks. Scotia Group fell $1.15 to $37.60, with 46,115 shares clearing the market, Seprod slipped 59 cents to $62.50 in switching ownership of 4,365 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 37 cents to close at $15.98 with the swapping of 82,282 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 20 cents after ending at $5.45 in trading 35,256 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed 75 cents to end at $6.70 in exchanging 165 stock units, Eppley 7.50% preference share dropped 80 cents in closing at $6, with 10,027 stocks crossing the market and JMMB Group 7.25% popped 38 cents to $2.88 with 18 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading compared to 34 on Thursday and ended with 10 rising, 18 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial popped $2.90 to $20 with the swapping of 2 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 9 cents to $1.70, with 185,800 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power rallied 40 cents to $3.37 in switching ownership of 25,998 units. Cargo Handlers rose 79 cents to $7.79 after exchanging 447 stocks, Caribbean Cream spiked $1.01 to $7 while exchanging 50,966 shares, but the stocks had 100000 units on offer at $6.50 at the close, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents to $1.70, with 2,488 stocks crossing the exchange. Dolphin Cove gained 14 cents to end at $10, with 958 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic dropped 5 cents to close at $3 after exchanging 247,582 units, Fontana lost 9 cents in closing at $6.50 with an exchange of 33,339 stocks. Future Energy Source declined 16 cents to $2.70 in exchanging 730,160 shares, General Accident rose 15 cents to $5.45 1n trading 3,693 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 52 cents to end at $3.23 with 1,070 units changing hands. ISP Finance popped $1.50 to close at $25, with 500 stock units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas shed 10 cents to $4 in an exchange of 4,701,946 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 15 cents after ending at $1.01 and trading 19,000 stocks. 
Lasco Distributors fell 49 cents to $3.50, with 23,144 shares crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined 30 cents to end at $4.50 after swapping 22,583 shares, Limners and Bards dropped 35 cents to $3.50 in trading 15,895 stocks. Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to $3.84 after exchanging 418,371 stock units, Main Event lost 8 cents to close at $4.20 while trading 1,037 units and Medical Disposables climbed 15 cents to $5.15 after 46,950 units crossed the market.
Jamaica’s sole cement producer Caribbean Cement hit a record high of $147.12 in today’s early trading and was suspended after the JSE circuit breaker was triggered. The stock, which closed on Thursday at $112, has risen 31 percent for the day. 
Productive Business Solutions gained 15 cents to 90 US cents with two stocks changing hands. Proven Investments rallied 1 cent to close at 24 US cents, with the swapping of 25,215 stock units, Sterling Investments advanced 0.09 of a cent to 2.09 US cents with 720 units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined by 0.01 of a cent to end at 12.99 US cents with a transfer of 12,208 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.96 US cents with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange.
The market closed lower than August, measured by the market indices but recorded gains for a fifth straight day, with the All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 4,591.49 points on Thursday to 456,691.93. The Main Index gained 3,991.06 points to end at 414,889.96 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.96 points to end at 101.68.
Trading averages 356,664 units at $7,866,600, compared to 364,516 shares at $3,267,741 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,338, compared to 334,642 units at $7,489,764 on Wednesday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
PanJam Investment climbed $1 to $64 after trading 7,022 units, Portland JSX rose $1 to close at $9 in exchanging 1,670 stocks, Proven Investments popped $1.59 to $33.75 in switching ownership of 17,756 units. Sagicor Group advanced $2 to $58 with 1,047,226 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 50 cents to $8 after 5,485 stock units crossed the market, Salada Foods rose 75 cents in closing at $6.90 with the swapping of 60,713 shares. Scotia Group gained 35 cents to finish at $38.75 after exchanging 33,237 stocks, Stanley Motta picked up 23 cents to $5.80 in switching ownership of 87,104 units and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 85 cents to $16.35 with 270,538 stock units crossing the exchange.
Margaritaville rose 1.4 cents to finish at 10.4 US cents with investors switching ownership of 234 stocks, Proven Investments dropped 0.15 of a cent to end at 23 US cents with an exchange of 103,455 stock units. Sterling Investments declined by 0.09 of a cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 2 US cents with 189 units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 1.24 cents to settle at 13 US cents with a transfer of 500 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.97 US cents with 207,933 stocks crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Pulse Investments gained 23 cents to close at $4.93 with an exchange of 3,890,553 shares, Sagicor Group advanced $2 to $56 in transferring 152,988 stocks, Scotia Group declined 60 cents to end at $38.40 in switching ownership of 85,570 units. Seprod lost 20 cents to close at $63.10 with 120,483 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 35 cents to end at $15.50 after 49,632 stock units cleared the market.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents to end at $4.50, with 33,084 stock units clearing the market, Mailpac Group fell 10 cents to $3.65 while exchanging 499,531 stocks, Main Event popped 10 cents to $4.30 in trading 32,995 stocks. Medical Disposables declined 15 cents to $4.85 with 208,597 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 15 cents to 95 cents, with 125,100 stock units crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to $6 after trading 7,000 units and tTech shed 25 cents in closing at $4.10 with the swapping of 1,314 units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
PanJam Investment rose 95 cents to close at $63 in clearing the market with 5,204 stock units, Proven Investments lost 25 cents in ending at $32.75, with 2,387 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to end at $54, with 22,229 stock units crossing the market. Salada Foods dropped 22 cents in closing at $6.03 and exchanging 45,550 stocks, Scotia Group climbed 50 cents to $39 while exchanging 33,390 units, Seprod fell 20 cents to $63.30 in exchanging 9,641 shares. Supreme Ventures advanced 22 cents to $17.92, with 16,152 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 25 cents to $15.85 with 21,608 units changing hands.
Seven securities traded, on a day when no stock gained compared to six on Monday and ended, with prices of four declining and three ending unchanged. The US Denominated Equities Index fell 1.10 points to end at 186.79.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 7 US cents with an exchange of 5,479 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy settled at US$1 with a transfer of 498 stocks, Proven Investments declined by 0.34 of a cent to end at 23.15 US cents with 64,918,595 units changing hands. Sterling Investments finished at 2.09 US cents with investors switching ownership of 200 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD dropped 1.24 cents to 11.76 US cents with a transfer of 6,530 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.97 US cents with 553 units crossing the exchange.
