For the second consecutive day, Main Market stocks moved ahead of the previous day’s close, with the JSE index surpassing 388,000 points in early on Wednesday, just as it played out on Tuesday, with the market failing to hang to the gains at the close of trading.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,972.21 points to 421,131.86, the JSE Market Index fell 1,936.13 points to 383,725.38 and the JSE Financial Index slid 0.40 points to 104.29. The Main Market has gone seven days without closing with gains in the Indices.
The market closed with 46 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 15 stocks advancing, 23 declining and eight securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 40 securities accounting vastly higher volume and value that on Tuesday as 129,075,289 units valued at $205,583,712 crossed the market, in contrast to 33,848,653 units valued at $70,459,639 from 39 securities on Tuesday.
QWI Investments led trading with 91.2 million shares for 70.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 26.4 million units for 20.4 percent of the day’s trade and Trans Jamaican Highway with 6.4 million units for 5 percent market share. Pulse Investments was the only other stock trading more than one million units, as it ended trading with 1.46 million units.
The Market closed with an average of 3,226,882 units valued at $5,139,593 for each security traded, in contrast to 867,914 units valued at an average of $1,806,657 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,105,053 units valued at $3,825,298 for each security changing hands, compared to 960,218 units valued at $3,728,658 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14, while the Main Market ended at 14.4 times 2020/21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Berger Paints lost 50 cents to end at $13.50, in transferring 1,100 units, Caribbean Cement closed at $46.50, with a loss of 50 cents after exchanging 1,315 units, Carreras finished 53 cents lower at $6.20, after trading 194,352 shares. First Rock Capital gained 32 cents swapping 1,680 units and closing at $11, Grace Kennedy shed 65 cents to end at $57.35, with 762,082 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers climbed $2.78 to $19, with 9,039 stock units changing hands.
Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 98 cents to end at $21.98, in trading 81,638 shares, JMMB Group ended at $37.99, with gains of $1.05 and the exchanging 213,440 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined by $29 to $147, in swapping 100 units. NCB Financial Group closed $1.92 higher to $154.93, after transferring 142,312 shares, PanJam Investment gained 58 cents and ended at $74.78, trading 6,709 stock units, Proven Investments closed 50 cents lower to $36, in exchanging 563 shares. Salada Foods fell by $2.05 to $26.95 trading 151 units, Scotia Group lost 41 cents to finish at $45.01, with an exchange of 6,276 stock units, Seprod closed with a loss of 49 cents in transferring 12,903 stock units to finish at $47.50 and Sygnus Credit Investments picked up 50 cents to end at $16.50, with 54,861 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 421.48 points to 423,104.07, the JSE Market Index fell 411.64 points to 385,661.51 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.57 points to close at 104.69.
The Market closed with an average of 867,914 units valued $1,806,657 for each security traded, in contrast to 755,502 units valued at an average of $1,774,456 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 960,218 units valued at $3,728,658 for each security changing hands, compared to 966,799 units valued at $3,877,090 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Jamaica Producers fell by $2.78 to $16.22, after swapping 200,696 shares, JMMB Group shed 46 cents to finish at $36.94, with 30,709 shares changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped to $176, with a loss of $4.58 trading a mere 30 units. NCB Financial Group declined $1.99 to $153.01, in transferring 13,994 stock units, 138 Student Living picked up 30 cents exchanging 30,500 shares and closed at $7, PanJam Investment ended the day at $74.20, after losing $3.55 after swapping 8,643 stock units. Proven Investments closed $1.99 lower to $36.50, with a transfer of 1,404 units, Scotia Group gained 41 cents to finish at $45.42, with an exchange of 14,792 units, Seprod added $2 to close at $47.99, in trading 52,988 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $16, with a loss of $1 after exchanging 171,557 shares.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,223.70 points to 423,525.55, the JSE Market Index fell by 1,987.23 points to 386,073.15 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.49 points to 105.26.
Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
138 Student Living ended at $6.70, after a losing 30 cents swapping 1,276 units, PanJam Investment rose $1.75 to $77.75, with 126,281 shares changing hands. Proven Investments added 39 cents to finish at $38.49, with a transfer of 2,300 units, Sagicor Group closed at $50, after picking up $1 trading 39,750 shares, Salada Foods gained $1 swapping only I unit at $29. Scotia Group shed 80 cents to finish at $45.01, with an exchange of 61,455 shares, Seprod rose 99 cents to $45.99 trading 5,496 units, Supreme Ventures lost 48 cents transferring 509,318 shares to end at $15. Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $17, with gains of $2 swapping 24,526 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed $2.80 to $18.80, ending with 348,655 shares changing hands.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,030.54 points to 425,749.25, the JSE Market Index fell 1,694.44 points to 388,060.38 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.25 points to 105.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.1, while the Main Market ended at 14.5 times 2020/21 earnings.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped by $30.58 after transferring 494 units to end at $180.58, NCB Financial Group shed 50 cents to close at $155, with an exchange of 105,674 shares, Proven Investments picked up $1.01 to finish at $38.10, in swapping 2,500 units. Sagicor Group closed at $49, with a loss of 75 cents with 434,646 shares crossing the exchange, Salada Foods lost 50 cents after swapping 7,102 units at $28, Scotia Group fell by $2.08 to $45.81, with a transfer of 34,866 stock units. Seprod dropped $1 to close at $45, in trading 8,911 units, Stanley Motta picked up 41 cents to finish at $5.03, in exchanging 6,000 units, Supreme Ventures ended at $15.48, with a loss of $1.52 and the swapping of 47,463 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $15, after losing $2.45 trading 57,900 shares and Wisynco Group ended the exchanging of 341,913 stock units at $16, with a loss of $1.10.
The Market closed with an average of 3,336,907 units valued at $6,733,425 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,216,630 units valued at an average of $3,485,017 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,022,515 units valued at $4,256,393 for each security changing hands, compared to 779,477 units valued at $3,967,296 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Kingston Wharves picked up 42 cents and closed at $44, with 26,422 units changing hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sustained a loss of $33 in swapping 499 units and closed at $150, NCB Financial Group fell 50 cents to $155.50 trading 35,964 units, PanJam Investment shed 85 cents to close at $75.98, with an exchange of 9,929 stock units. Portland JSX picked up 80 cents in trading only one stock unit to end at $8.90, Sagicor Group finished at $49.75, with a loss of 77 cents in exchanging 86,774 shares, Salada Foods closed at $28.50, after losing $4.95 in exchanging 10,299 units. Scotia Group gained 39 cents swapping 50,079 shares and closed at $47.89, Seprod climbed $2 to $46, with 18,441 units crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta slipped 38 cents to $4.62, in swapping 4,200 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments ended at $7.50, with a loss of 30 cents while transferring 420,041 shares.
The market closed with 50 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of nine stocks advancing, 28 declining and 13 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 44 securities accounting for 53,531,710 units valued at $153,340,745, in contrast to 21,215,763 units valued at $102,509,485 from 46 securities on Tuesday.
Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
NCB Financial Group declined by $2 to $156 transferring 98,627 shares, PanJam Investment picked up 83 cents to close at $76.83, after trading 24,331 units, Proven Investments climbed $2.95 to $37 after exchanging 940 units. Sagicor Group dropped $2.98 to end at $50.52, after trading 179,780 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 41 cents to close at $7.99, with 41,292 units changing hands. Salada Foods closed at $33.45, after climbing $5.05 in swapping a mere 120 units. Scotia Group shed 45 cents to finish at $47.50 in transferring 17,694 units, Seprod lost $3 to end at $44, with an exchange of 33,846 units, Stanley Motta lost 65 cents to close at $5, in swapping 36,575 stock units. Supreme Ventures dropped $1.99 to $17, after trading 131,365 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments ended at $7.80, with a loss of $1.20 in transferring 518,294 shares and Wisynco Group fell by $2.49 to $17, with 667,525 shares changing hands.
The Market closed with an average of 461,212 units valued at $2,228,467 for each security traded, in contrast to 909,064 units valued at an average of $10,809,850 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 728,184 units valued at $4,031,021 for each security changing hands, compared to 765,512 units valued at $4,319,932 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended $2.39 higher at $24.74, after swapping 16,514 units, JMMB Group closed at $39, with gains of $1 exchanging 73,496 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy soared $44 to $184, with 375 stock units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living added 30 cents to reach $7, in transferring 52,564 units, Proven Investments fell $3.95 to $34.05, in swapping 185,350 shares. Sagicor Group closed $2.50 higher to $53.50, in an exchange of 60,754 units, Scotia Group gained 35 cents to finish at $47.95 after trading 20,574 stock units, Seprod declined by $2 to $47, with 101,771 shares changing hands. Supreme Ventures rose $1.99 to $18.99, in transferring 65,409 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 40 cents trading 153,409 shares and closed at $17.60 and Wisynco Group added 49 cents to end at $19.49, with 336,917 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, Blue Power exchanged 25,109 shares after rising 15 cents to end at $4.33, Caribbean Assurance Brokers traded 20,300 shares and rose 28 cents to close at $2.19, Caribbean Cream dipped 24 cents in swapping 9,542 units at $2.50. Caribbean Producers closed trading of 510,860 units and gained 20 cents to end at $2.90, Consolidated Bakeries added 7 cents to end at $1.79 with 102,400 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove closed trading of 8,821 units and gained 3 cents to settle at $7.80, Elite Diagnostic shed 2 cents in trading of 42,386 units at $4.97. Everything Fresh ended at 95 cents after shedding1 cent and exchanging 10,191 shares, Express Catering jumped 50 cents and traded 25,350 shares at $3.70, Fontana closed 35 cents higher at $6.35 with 1,555,291 units changing hands. Fosrich gained14 cents and exchanged 1,250 shares at $3.49, General Accident declined by 46 cents to settle at $5.20 with 12,000 units traded, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at 89cents with 1,800 stock units changing hands. iCreate dipped 2 cents in trading 24,065 units at 56 cents, Indies Pharma closed trading of 61,924 units and gained 8 cents to end at $2.88, Iron Rock Insurance fell 1 cent to $2.99 with 9,500 stock units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas closed trading of 371,802 units and added 1 cent to finish at $4, KLE Group climbed 25 cents after exchanging 3,000 shares at $1.70, Knutsford Express dipped 15 cents to $9 with 3,332 units traded. 
Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.24 with 45,675 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed 3 cents higher at $4.23, with 228,919 shares trading, Limners and Bards shed 5 cents in trading of 16,950 units at $2.11. Lumber Depot fell 3 cents in trading of 235,061 units at $1.20, Medical Disposables climbed 12 cents and exchanged 5,849 shares at $7.50, Paramount Trading exchanged 28,788 units and gained 19 cents to end at $2.24. SSL Venture slipped 7 cents to 98 cents in the trading 1,450 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 15 cents swapping 16,100 units to settle at $7 and tTech closed 75 cents higher at $4.25, with 500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Market activity closed with 34 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 3,831,781 units valued at $12,509,279 compared to 8,266,110 units valued at $19,972,528 from 33 securities on Monday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial surged $5.55 to finish at $28.55 with 9,214 units traded, AMG Packaging fell 4 cents to $1.64 with an exchange of 150,243 shares, Blue Power swapped 51,780 stock units and gained 16 cents to settle at $4.18. Cargo Handlers climbed 47 cents in trading 123,064 shares to close at $6, Caribbean Assurance rose 26 cents higher at $2.17 with 23,097 shares traded, Caribbean Cream exchanged just 900 units and lost 8 cents to settle at $2.74. Caribbean Producers climbed 30 cents to $2.70 with 725,027 shares changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rose 27 cents exchanging 463 shares to close at $1.72, Dolphin Cove slipped 3 cents to $7.77 with 2,007 units traded. Elite Diagnostic exchanged 153,500 shares and gained 48 cents to finish at $4.99, Everything Fresh slipped 1 cent to 96 cents with 70,752 units changing hands, Express Catering moved 7 cents higher to $3.20 after swapping 134,026 shares. Fontana closed trading of 418,060 units and shed 30 cents to end at $6, Fosrich slipped 5 cents to $3.35 in exchanging 48,782 units, General Accident finished 5 cents lower at $5.66 with 11,000 units crossing the market. Honey Bun ended with an exchange of 206,570 shares, with a fall of 55 cents to end at $5.95, Indies Pharma shed 9 cents in swapping 114,227 units at $2.80, Jamaican Teas lost 1 cent and traded 17,050 shares to end at $3.99. 
Jetcon finished 14 cents higher at $1.16 with 57,632 units changing hands, Key Insurance exchanged 114,796 units to end at $3.85 after adding 35 cents, Lasco Distributors gained 6 cents in trading 37,750 shares to finish at $3.05. Lasco Financial picked up 2 cents and swapped 400 units to close at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing jumped 69 cents to $4.20 with 98,285 shares traded, Limners and Bards ended 6 cents higher at $2.16 with 32,350 units changing hands. Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to $1.23 with an exchange of 97,133 stock units, MailPac closed trading of 452,052 units and gained 5 cents to end at $1.75, Medical Disposables shed 58 cents in the exchanging of 49,030 shares to close at $7.38. Paramount Trading declined by 15 cents with 495,040 shares crossing the exchange to settle at $2.05 and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.14 to close at $7.15 with 5,000 stock units changing hands.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers exchanged 26,087 shares and climbed 23 cents to close at $2.17, Caribbean Cream finished 1 cent higher at $2.82 with 5,350 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers swapped 696,817 shares, after slipping 10 cents to end at $2.40. Consolidated Bakeries shed 20 cents exchanging 12,701 stock units at $1.45, Dolphin Cove added 1 cent to close at $7.80 with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic traded 98,336 shares, after rising 41 cents to end at $4.51. Everything Fresh closed 5 cents higher at 95 cents, with 353,495 stock units changing hands, Express Catering gained 13 cents in trading of 256,472 units at $3.13, Fontana closed trading of 571,861 units and jumped 40 cents to end at $6.30. FosRich picked up 5 cents in exchanging 13,178 shares at $3.40, GWest finished 10 cents higher at 90 cents with an exchange of 10,000 units, Honey Bun gained 50 cents after trading 513,160 shares to settle at $6.50. iCreate finished 8 cents higher at 58 cents with the transfer of 737,372 stock units, Indies Pharma closed trading of 129,871 units and lost 1 cent to end at $2.89, ISP Finance fell 10 cents to $15.90 with the trading of a mere 6 units. Jetcon Corporation exchanged 19,078 shares and added 3 cents to close at $1.02, Key Insurance closed 50 cents higher at $3.50, with 170,430 stock units trading, Lasco Distributors climbed 4 cents to settle at $2.99 in trading 182,893.
Lasco Financial closed trading of 71,211 units and slipped 1 cent to end at $3.23, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 14 cents to $3.51, with 80,623 stock units trading, Limners and Bards closed at $2.10, having lost 10 cents with 6,000 units changing hands. Lumber Depot gained 8 cents to end at $1.13, with 1,697,016 shares changing hands, MailPac gained 10 cents in exchanging a volume leading 2,056,859 shares to close at $1.70, Medical Disposables slipped 28 cents to settle at $7.96 with 34,418 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading exchanged 12,688 shares to close at $2.20 after rising 5 cents, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 99 cents to $6.01 with 50,500 shares traded and tTech closed 75 cents lower at $3.50, with 42,063 stock units crossing the exchange.