The volume of shares trading slipped moderately on Tuesday with the value ending 24 percent higher than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with rising stocks exceeding those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 994.99 points to end at 451,243.73, the Main Index slipped 12.55 points to 398,132.95 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.12 points to close at 96.27.
Trading ended with 56 securities compared to 58 on Monday, with, 22 rising, 18 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.7. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 16,430,568shares were exchanged for $153,703,292 versus 17,366,999 units at $123,870,428 on Monday. QWI Investments led trading with 29.4 percent of total volume after a transfer of 4.83 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 21.9 percent for 3.60 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 8.5 percent for 1.39 million units and Carreras with 6.6 percent market share for 1.09 million units.
Trading averages 293,403 units at $2,744,702, compared to 299,431 shares at $2,135,697 on Monday and month to date, an average of 257,879 units at $2,492,383, compared to 250,996 units at $2,443,491 on the prior day. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined 99 cents to close at $91.99 in trading 19,797 units, Caribbean Cement advanced $2 to $81 with the swapping of 37,613 stock units. Eppley rose $1.75 to $36 in exchanging 1,598 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.90 to $38.10 after transferring 777 shares, GraceKennedy rose $1.48 to close at $104.98 with 56,839 units changing hands. Guardian Holdings lost $39 after ending at $536 with a transfer of 1,849 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents in closing at $27.50 in switching ownership of 96,266 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 30 cents to $18 after trading 1,674 shares. JMMB Group popped $1.10 to end at $43 in switching ownership of 631,294 stock units, Kingston Wharves fell $1.98 to close at $40 with an exchange of 5,447 stocks, Massy Holdings dropped $44 after ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $1,950 with 6,497 units clearing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 33 cents in closing at $119.50 after an exchange of 137 units, NCB Financial dropped $11.01 to end at $119 with the swapping of 325,401 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 36 cents in closing at $4.96 with 39,625 shares clearing the market, Palace Amusement declined $5 to $925 after an exchange of 2 stock units. 
Portland JSX advanced $2.23 to $9.15 in transferring one share, Sagicor Group fell $1.98 to close at $53.02 in switching ownership of 16,348 stocks, Salada Foods popped $1.60 to $8.50 in trading 475,812 shares. Scotia Group rose $1.49 in closing at $37 with 3,732 stock units crossing the market, Seprod shed 50 cents after ending at $61 with 12,953 units changing hands and Wisynco Group gained 47 cents to end at $19.50 with 272,939 stocks traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,714.09 points to 450,248.74, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,343.48 points to end at 398,145.50 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.08 points to settle at 96.39.
QWI Investments led trading with 28.4 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.93 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm, 13.2 percent with 2.29 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 11.7 percent, with 2.03 million units, Transjamaican Highway accounted for 11 percent with 1.91 million units, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share with 7.1 percent for 1.23 million units and Carreras with 6.8 percent after trading 1.18 million units.
Proven Investments picked up 48 cents in ending at $33.48 after exchanging 67,415 shares, Sagicor Group rose $1 to close at $55 in transferring 129,595 units, Scotia Group declined $2.09 to end at $35.51 with 14,043 stock units changing hands. Seprod lost 60 cents to settle at $61.50 after 7,226 stock units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures popped 30 cents in closing at $18.30 in trading 179,005 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 43 cents to end at $14.80 with the swapping of 61,345 stocks. Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 36 cents to $7.10 in switching ownership of 237,292 units, Wisynco Group shed 97 cents in closing at $19.03 with 286,810 shares clearing the market.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 12 percent for 1.55 million units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share accounted for 9.6 percent with 1.24 million units and Transjamaican Highway, 1.07 million units with 8.3 percent market share.
Mayberry Investments shed $1.09 to settle at $6.11 with 8,258 stocks changing hands, Portland JSX fell $2.08 to end at $6.92 in switching ownership of 10,001 shares, Proven Investments popped 99 cents to $33 with 8,854 units traded. Sagicor Group climbed $1 to $54 in an exchange of 35,143 stock units, Scotia Group advanced $1.60 to $37.60 with 25,221 units crossing the exchange, Seprod rallied $3.10 to $62.10 with the swapping of 24,328 shares. Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents after ending at $18 with 247,772 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $2.70 in closing at $18.20 with an exchange of 780 stocks and Wisynco Group popped $2.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20 in trading 703,826 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 128.30 points to 444,083.39, the JSE Main Index shed 748.16 points to end at 394,699.55 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.01 points to 96.64.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $2.50 to $90.50 after swapping of 10,004 shares, Berger Paints rose $1 to $13.50 in exchanging one stock unit, Caribbean Cement shed $1.45 to end at $70.05 with 22,242 units changing hands. Eppley lost 49 cents to settle at $34.50 with a transfer of 1,468 stocks, Guardian Holdings declined $25 in closing at $535after exchanging 799 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to end at $27 in trading 37,827 shares. Jamaica Producers slipped 37 cents after ending at $23, with ownership of 24,322 units switched, JMMB Group rose $1.10 in closing at 52 weeks’ closing high of $43 after exchanging 286,808 shares, Kingston Wharves shed $1.15 to end at $40.30 after 16,595 stock units crossed the market. Margaritaville advanced $2.92 to $23.95 with the swapping of 6,611 units, Massy Holdings dropped $100 to close at $2,100 in trading 3,379 shares, Mayberry Investments advanced $1.64 to $7.20 with 4,205 stocks clearing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 43 cents to $8.95 in trading 26,825 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $5 to $120 in switching ownership of 2 stock units, NCB Financial fell 51 cents to $132.49 with the swapping of 279,319 shares. Palace Amusement rallied 52 cents to close at $930 in transferring 57 stocks, PanJam Investment popped 30 cents in closing at $65.80 after trading 7,461 units, Proven Investments declined 99 cents to end at $32.01 with 59,351 stock units changing hands. 
Sagicor Group advanced $1.25 to $53 with an exchange of 63,042 shares, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to $36 in trading 8,092 stocks, Seprod slipped 91 cents in closing at $59 with 10,603 stock units crossing the exchange. Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents to finish at $17.70 after exchanging 28,346 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 60 cents to end at $15.30 in switching ownership of 299,610 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.50 to $15.50 in trading 12,100 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,070.35 points to 443,955.09, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,606.20 points to 395,447.71 as Massy Holdings dipped to a low during the day since listing last week and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.19 points to end at 96.63.
In trading, Barita Investments lost 49 cents to finish at $93 in exchanging 13,158 shares, Berger Paints slipped 50 cents to $12.50 with a transfer of 24,808 units, Caribbean Producers fell $3.72 to $20 with 1,547,894 stocks clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $5.15 to $42.99 after trading 454 stock units, First Rock Capital gained 35 cents in closing at $12.15 with 23,437 units changing hands, GraceKennedy declined $1.95 to close at $101.50 with an exchange of 125,259 stock units. Guardian Holdings climbed $29 to $560 after exchanging 221 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 90 cents to $17 in switching ownership of 7,610 stocks, JMMB Group rose 61 cents to end at $41.90 with the swapping of 121,622 stock units. Kingston Wharves gained 45 cents in ending at $41.45 after 19,723 shares crossed the market, Massy Holdings popped $51 to close at $2,200 in exchanging 13,779 stocks after hitting a slow of $2,050 since listing last week, Mayberry Investments fell $1.94 to $5.56 in switching ownership of 35,359 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 48 cents in ending at $8.52 with 39,274 stock units changing hands, Palace Amusement shed $20.52 in closing at $929.48 with the swapping of 29 stocks, PanJam Investment rallied 50 cents to $65.50 in transferring 3,393 shares. 
Proven Investments popped 99 cents to settle at $33 after 9,405 units crossed the market, Sagicor Group fell $1.45 to $51.75 in an exchange of 38,073 stocks, Scotia Group rallied 50 cents in closing at $35.50 trading 439,789 shares. Stanley Motta rose 83 cents to close at $5.83 with 695 stocks changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to finish at $18 with the swapping of 146,271 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 30 cents to end at $14.70 with 297,540 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 95 cents to close at $17 in exchanging 3,511 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 532.85 points to settle at 446,025.44, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,606.23 points to 399,053.91 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.29 points to close at 97.82.
Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents to $71.50 after 5,494 shares crossed the exchange with, Caribbean Producers rose 82 cents to close at $23.72 in trading 1,033,334 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced $3.45 to end at $103.45 in switching ownership of 218,380 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined $8.99 in closing at $531 with 729 units clearing the market, JMMB Group popped $1.29 to $41.29 with the swapping of 369,420 stocks, Kingston Properties rose 89 cents in closing at $9.74 with 500 units changing hands. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents to finish at $41 in transferring 6,301 shares, Massy Holdings dropped $314 to close at the lowest point since listing on this market at $2,149 in exchanging 7,385 stock units, NCB Financial rallied $3 to end at $133 in switching ownership of 260,052 shares. Palace Amusement climbed $10 to $950 in an exchange of 147 stocks, PanJam Investment advanced $1.98 to $65 after trading 15,609 stock units, Sagicor Group declined $5.05 to close at $53.20 with 95,833 units changing hands. Scotia Group fell 50 cents to$35 with 94,066 stock units crossing the market, Stanley Motta lost 83 cents to settle at $5 with the swapping of 204,812 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $17.50 after trading 19,042 stock units.
In the preference segment, Community & Workers Credit Union gained 37 cents to end at $2.45 after exchanging 295 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $322.57 to a record $2,473.07 with a mere transfer of 2 units, JMMB Group 7.25% popped 39 cents to close at $3.19 in trading 3,000 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference shares rallied $38 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $138 with 1,443 shares crossing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,483.91 points to 445,492.59, the JSE Main Index gained 1,195.33 points to end at 401,660.14 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.27 points to 99.11.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $72 with 24,367 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers advanced $2.90 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $22.90 with the swapping of 1,399,893 units, Eppley shed $1.30 to end at $35.20 trading 276 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $4.36 in closing at $37.84 with an exchange of 434 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $3.50 to $100 in switching ownership of 208,862 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $10.01 to close at $539.99 in exchanging 469 units. Jamaica Producers rallied 49 cents to $23.49 with a transfer of 49,196 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.17 in closing at $17.94 with the swapping of 110,303 stocks, JMMB Group shed 99 cents to end at $40 with 226,181 shares clearing the market. Kingston Properties lost 65 cents in ending at $8.85 with 1,628 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced $1.60 to $41.60 in trading 1,829 stocks, Margaritaville popped $2.50 to $21 in switching ownership of 94 units. Massy Holdings dropped $257 in closing at $2,463 after an exchange of 24,441 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $14.87 to close at $114.87 with 100 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial declined $3 to $130 in transferring 159,694 units. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to settle at $32 with the swapping of 26,315 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 40 cents in closing at $4.48 in an exchange of 696,349 stock units, Sagicor Group popped $4.74 to finish at $58.25 with 340,252 units changing hands. 
Salada Foods gained 40 cents to close at $6.90 after 16,436 shares cleared the market, Scotia Group rose 94 cents to $35.50 in exchanging 35,368 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 71 cents to end at $15.13 in switching ownership of 152,529 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $2.18 to $16.02 with the swapping of 1,605 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 35 cents to close at $17.85 with an exchange of 152,587 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,421.50 points to 442,008.68, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,294.94 points to close at 400,464.81 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.82 points to end at 98.84.
Radio Jamaica accounted for 4 percent with a transfer of 1.74 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 2.9 percent after 1.24 million units changing hands.
Margaritaville dropped $4.50 in closing at $18.50 in transferring 538 units, Massy Holdings climbed $256.92 to close at $2,720 with an exchange of 35,938 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 35 cents to $7.50 in trading 1,005 shares. Palace Amusement fell $5 in closing at $940 with 40 units changing hands, PanJam Investment fell $2.50 to end at $63 in switching ownership of 12,061 stocks, Proven Investments gained 45 cents after ending at $32.45 with the swapping of 27,723 shares and Sagicor Group lost 39 cents to finish at $53.51 in exchanging 1,043,597 stock units.
In the overall market, the volume of shares trading was 58 percent less and the value 28 percent higher than on Wednesday as rising stocks exceeded those declining after 55 securities traded, similar to Wednesday, with 22 rising, 16 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
Overall, 9,854,246 shares were exchanged for $213,910,310 versus 23,550,929 units at $167,256,472 on Wednesday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 23 percent of total volume with a transfer of 2.27 million shares followed by Kingston Wharves, 18.3 percent with 1.81 million units and Transjamaican Highway, 13.6 percent, with 1.34 million units changing hands.
Margaritaville fell $3 to $23 with 1,111 stocks changing hands, Mayberry Investments rallied 64 cents to $7.85 in transferring 4,183 shares, NCB Financial popped $6 to finish at $133, with 580,328 units crossing the exchange. PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to $65.50 in trading 213 units, Proven Investments declined $1.20 to end at $32 with 17,120 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $1.39 to $53.90 after an exchange of 17,121 shares. Seprod shed $1 to close at $60 in transferring 13,140 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 50 cents to $16 with 102,082 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $2.23 to $18.25 in switching ownership of 100 units and Wisynco Group lost 30 cents to end at $17.50 with 389,966 stock units crossing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,169.31 points to 436,515.05, the JSE Main Index fell 2,739.24 points to settle at 395,499.17 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.10 points to close at 97.49.
At the close, Berger Paints fell 59 cents to $12.40 with 89,460 units clearing the market, Caribbean Producers shed 72 cents in closing at $16.23 after 171,442 stock units changed hands. Eppley rose $1.45 to end at $36.45 in switching ownership of 590 stocks, First Rock Capital lost 63 cents to close at $10.37 with the swapping of 24,812 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $10.65 to end at $537.35 in trading 87 units. Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents in closing at $27.50 with 1,610,187 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 32 cents after ending at $22.68 in transferring 1,574 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.67 to close at $15.83 in exchanging 126,376 shares. Margaritaville popped $1 to end at $26 in switching ownership of 3,266 units, Mayberry Investments declined 69 cents after ending at $7.21 and trading 9,074 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $3 to close at $100 with an exchange of 3,228 stock units. 
NCB Financial declined $5 to end at $127 with the swapping of 594,363 units, 138 Student Living traded 662 shares and gained 40 cents to land at $4.20, PanJam Investment advanced $2 in closing at $65 after 759 stock units crossed the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 62 cents to $15.50 with a transfer of 234,060 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $2.23 to $16.02 with the swapping of 2,124 shares.