Investors pumped up the volume of shares trading on Tuesday, with a 23 percent increase pushed by 40 percent more funds higher than they did on Monday at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 887.99 points to 441,748.67, the Main Index rose 875.77 points to 400,024.12 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.13 points to end at 96.62.
Trading ended with 53 securities similar to Monday, with 22 rising, 21 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.9. 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.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 12,270,585 shares for $83,634,712, up from 10,000,311 units at $59,648,996 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 32.2 percent of total volume with a transfer of 3.95 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 21.2 percent for 2.60 million units and Mayberry Investments 11 percent with an exchange of 1.35 million shares.
Trading averaged 231,520 units at $1,578,013, compared to 188,685 shares at $1,125,453 on Monday and month to date, an average of 239,592 units at $2,253,345, down from 241,013 units at $2,372,257 on Monday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 32 cents to end at $92.98 in switching ownership of 9,641 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.34 to $104.85 with 4,946 stock units changing hands, Eppley rose 99 cents in closing at $37.99 after trading 16 units. First Rock Capital fell 50 cents to close at $11.45 with an exchange of 52,964 stocks, GraceKennedy spiked $1 to $99 after 194,437 shares cleared the market, Guardian Holdings advanced $2.99 to $539.99 in trading 213 stock units. Jamaica Producers popped $1.70 to $23.45 with 1,633 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 56 cents ending at $17.56 with the swapping of 28,342 units, Key Insurance lost 26 cents in closing at $4.12 with 2,016 stocks changing hands. Kingston Properties rose 50 cents to close at $8.50 in trading 138,717 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 95 cents to $46 after exchanging 248 units, Mayberry Investments shed $1.71 to end at $7.06, with 1,346,670 shares crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $5 to $115 with a transfer of 15 stock units, Palace Amusement climbed $19 to $1,019 after exchanging 102 units, PanJam Investment spiked $6.90 to close at $69.90 in trading 2,111 shares. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 60 cents in closing at $8 in switching ownership of 54,271 stocks, Salada Foods shed 56 cents to close at $7 with 27,736 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group gained 28 cents to end at $36.49 with the swapping of 57,141 shares. Seprod advanced $3.10 to $63.25 after trading 7,942 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents to $17.50 in transferring 1,990 units and Wisynco Group slipped 39 cents to $16.61 switching ownership of 301,777 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended, with 18 securities traded similar to Monday’s outturn. At the close stocks traded were split evenly at six each between those rising, declining and remaining unchanged. 
First Citizens Group remained at $51 with an exchange of 3,815 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded six stocks at $6.50. GraceKennedy popped 10 cents in closing at $6.20 after exchanging 1,305 units, Guardian Holdings declined 43 cents to $30.32 in an exchange of 58,661 stock units, Guardian Media dropped 6 cents to $3.15 after trading 10,000 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents to $2.22, with 19,010 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings climbed $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $92 with 21 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.29 in an exchange of 227 units. NCB Financial Group ended at $8.05 in trading 12,450 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings advanced 53 cents to $137 with an exchange of 1,483 shares, Scotiabank gained 10 cents in closing at $63, with 771 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to close at $18.25 with the swapping of 23,204 stocks, Unilever Caribbean closed unchanged at $16.20 in switching ownership of 614 units and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to $30 after 500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Similar to trading on Monday, Tuesday ended with eight securities changing hands, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged, leaving the JSE US Denominated Equities Index with a loss of 2.10 points to end at 195.63.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 12 cents to end at US$1.08 after two stock units crossed the market, Productive Business Solutions climbed 14.7 cents to US$1.127 with the swapping of 239 units. Proven Investments fell 1.43 cents to 22.56 US cents with an exchange of 29,105 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share dropped 0.89 cents in closing at 12.08 US cents, with 2,508 stocks changing hands, Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to 0.81 of a US cent in switching ownership of 195,000 shares.
The heavily weighted NCB Financial and Guardian Holdings prices dived sharply, they took a big bite out of the market index, leaving the All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 1,922.10 points to 440,860.68, the JSE Main Index plunging 2,974.64 points to 399,148.35 and the JSE Financial Index to fall 1.26 points to end at 96.49.
Trading averaged 188,685 units at $1,125,453 compared to 178,628 shares at $2,434,276 on Friday and month to date, an average of 241,013 units at $2,372,257, compared to 252,197 units at $2,638,711 on Friday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Palace Amusement dropped $23 to $1,000 with the swapping of 205 stock units, PanJam Investment shed $3.49 to end at $63 in an exchange of 12,453 shares, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents in ending at $53 in transferring 3,972 stocks. Seprod fell $3.35 to $60.15 in switching ownership of 22,913 units, Wisynco Group popped $1.20 to $17 after trading 198,417 stocks.
Eight securities changed hands compared to seven on Friday, with four rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share popped 0.1 of a cent to end at 7 US cents with an exchange of 43,116 shares, Proven Investments gained 1.19 cents to finish at 23.99 US cents with a transfer of 23,969 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share advanced 0.89 of a cent to close at 12.97 US cents with 55,479 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance US share declined by 1 cent to15 US cents with investors switching ownership of 20 units while Transjamaican Highway shed 0.05 of a cent to finish at 0.79 US cents with 200,000 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, 18 securities traded compared to 17 on Friday, with five rising, one declining, while 12 remained unchanged.
National Enterprises traded 5,000 shares at $3.29, National Flour Mills rose 15 cents to close at $2.05, with 44,136 stock units clearing the market, NCB Financial Group remained at $8.05 while exchanging 6,750 stocks. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.05 with 280 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings traded 4,266 shares at $136.47, Scotiabank ended at $62.90 after an exchange of 40 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to $18.30 with 15,469 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement increased 10 cents to end at $3.90, with 3,920 stock units crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 in switching ownership of 3 shares.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to seven on Thursday with prices of two rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share traded 1,527 shares at 6.9 US cents, Productive Business Solutions gained 3 cents to end at 98 US cents with 11 units clearing the market, Proven Investments ended at 22.8 US cents, with 12,237 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share shed 0.9 of a cent to close at 12.08 US cents after trading 20,232 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 1 cent in closing at 16 US cents after an exchange of 26 units.
At the close, 17 securities traded up from 16 on Wednesday, with four rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. Calypso Macro Investment Fund and Massy Holdings closed trading at 52 weeks’ high. The Composite Index fell 2.67 points to settle at 1,429.12, the All T&T Index dropped 1.75 points to settle at 1,942.89 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.51 points to settle at 123.24.
Clico Investment Fund remained unchanged at $26.99 with 12,798 units changing hands, First Citizens Group remained at $51 after exchanging 1,923 shares, GraceKennedy lost 13 cents to end at $6.10 with the swapping of 40,828 stocks. Guardian Holdings inched 1 cent, ending at $30.33 with an exchange of 21,064 units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to $2.23 after exchanging 7,097 stock units, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $90 trading 31,412 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $3.29, with 15 units changing hands, National Flour Mills traded 250 stock units at $1.90, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.75, with 1,065 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $136.47 in trading 1,254 stocks, Scotiabank had an exchange of 1,552 shares at $62.90, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents in closing at $18.31 in switching ownership of 466 units. Trinidad Cement dropped 9 cents in closing at $3.80 while exchanging 4,975 stock units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 20 cents to $30.50 after 911 stock units changed hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 496.38 points to 442,782.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 522.37 points to 402,122.99 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.28 points to end at 97.75.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Salada Foods rose 73 cents in closing at $7.48 after 62,505 units changed hands, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to $36 with the swapping of 798,805 stocks, Seprod gained 25 cents to settle at $63.50 in exchanging 20,477 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 44 cents in ending at $5.10 with 30,000 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 46 cents to end at $18.05 in switching ownership of 115,748 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 50 cents to $18 in trading 2,289 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,775.99 points to settle at 443,279.16 after the market opened at just over 445,891, the JSE Main Index shed 1,470.55 points to 401,600.62 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.68 points to end at 97.47.
Trading averages 237,535 units at $3,648,026, compared to 165,974 shares a $1,738,591 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 271,242 units at $2,691,636, compared to 282,402 units at $2,374,994 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
NCB Financial dropped $5.89 to $125 in trading 118,380 stocks, PanJam Investment popped $1 to $64 after exchanging 10,452 stock units, Proven Investments rose 45 cents to $33 with the swapping of 11,026 stocks, Sagicor Group declined $2.99 to close at $53.01 in switching ownership of 8,069 stock units. Seprod shed 69 cents to end at $63.25 in transferring 1,744 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 49 cents to end at $17.99 after trading 7,153,341 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 51 cents to $18.51 with an exchange of 188,476 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 49 cents in closing at $18.50 trading 11,052 stocks and VM Investments advanced 44 cents to $6.19 in exchanging 50,688 stock units.
