Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 65 percent and the value jumping 27 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 55 securities compared with 60 on Monday and ended with prices of 20 stocks rising, 22 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed on Tuesday with an exchange of 9,890,713 shares valued at $58,907,474 compared to 28,085,342 units at $46,276,168 on Monday.
Trading averaged 179,831 shares at $1,071,045 compared with 468,089 units at $771,269 on Monday and month to date, an average of 221,971 units at $1,541,445, compared to 224,736 units at $1,572,318 on the previous day and December that closed with an average of 264,266 units at $3,755,946.
JMMB 9.5% preference share led trading with 2.84 million shares for 28.7 percent of the volume with Transjamaican Highway following with 1.62 million units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.17 million units for 11.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,452.88 points to close at 355,718.64, the JSE Main Index dipped 647.61 points to wrap up trading at 319,662.38 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.31 points to culminate at 69.00.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden popped 50 cents in closing at $40.50 while exchanging 1,772 units, Eppley gained 60 cents to close at $37.10 with traders dealing in 9 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $1.01 and ended at $37.54 with 6,641 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy rose 33 cents to end at $77.28 in an exchange of 70,822 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $3 to close at $375, with 460 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers dropped $2.05 to $21.65 as investors exchanged 46,402 units. Kingston Properties fell 41 cents to end at $7.02 with a transfer of 3,479 stocks, Kingston Wharves skidded 55 cents in closing at $26.40 after exchanging 51,925 stock units, Margaritaville increased 45 cents to close at $17.50, with 76 shares crossing the market. Mayberry Group sank $1.12 and ended at $7.08 in switching ownership of 1,600 units, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 43 cents to $9.53 with investors trading 576 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $1 and ended at $90 after an exchange of 1,239 stock units. NCB Financial advanced $2.79 in closing at $68 with investors swapping 80,317 shares, Sagicor Group lost 70 cents to end at $41, with 55,710 units crossing the market, Scotia Group declined $1.49 to close at $39.51 with investors dealing in 33,778 stocks. Seprod popped $2.30 to $84.30 in an exchange of 4,656 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 52 cents to end at $10.36 after trading 113,303 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share skidded $2.64 in closing at $16.26 with an exchange of 6,125 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $7.99 to $49.99 after closing with an exchange of 435 units and Transjamaican Highway 8% fell 33 cents and ended at $2.17 in trading 68,719 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 28,085,342 shares being traded for $46,276,168 versus 7,609,408 units at $89,452,687 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
JMMB Group dipped 94 cents to end at $23.76 in an exchange of 36,987 units, Margaritaville increased $1.55 in closing at $17.05 with traders dealing in 7 shares, NCB Financial declined $2.78 to $65.21 in switching ownership of 14,720 stock units. 138 Student Living rallied 68 cents and ended at $4.18 after 120,803 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica shed 55 cents to close at $49.45 in trading 2,198 units, Proven Investments sank 54 cents to end at $21.40, with 4,956 stocks crossing the market. Sagicor Group shed 30 cents to $41.70 with an exchange of 4,824 stock units, Salada Foods dropped 55 cents to close at $3.30, with 107,023 shares crossing the market and Scotia Group gained $2 in closing at $41 after a transfer of 3,868 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
There was just one stock with a notable gain in the Junior Market TOP 10 and four with sizable losses while in the Main Market, only one stock rose with a gain of three percent and 7 declined, with sizable moves by five. Junior Market listed Access Financial, rose 11 percent to $22.68 but Caribbean Cream fell a hefty 23 percent to close at $3.41 followed by a 7 percent fall by Jamaican Teas to $2.40, while Lasco Distributors lost 6 percent to close a $3.85 and Paramount Trading fell 4 percent to $1.54.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 311 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 185 percent over the same time frame.
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The market closed on Friday after 7,609,408 shares were traded for $89,452,687 versus 9,945,485 units at $87,264,668 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2024.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 53 cents to close at $9 after exchanging 8,000 units, NCB Financial rose $1.89 to $67.99 in swapping 44,530 stocks, 138 Student Living lost 68 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50 with traders dealing in 37,005 stock units. Pan Jamaica gained $4.45 in closing at $50 after a transfer of 460 shares, Seprod skidded $3.70 and ended at $82 in trading 94,382 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to close at $20, with 165,509 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
of stocks traded declining 43 percent, with the value 50 percent lower than on Wednesday, with trading in 53 securities compared with trading in 57 on Wednesday and closed with prices of 21 stocks rising, 18 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,879.32 points to 357,059.58, the JSE Main Index sank 971.08 points to lock up trading at 322,099.07 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.58 points to end at 69.09.
General Accident fell 60 cents to close at $4.75 with an exchange of 3,000 units, Guardian Holdings rose $20 and ended at $389 after closing with an exchange of a mere 7 stock units, Jamaica Producers advanced $1 to end at $27 after an exchange of 103,751 shares. JMMB Group rose 30 cents in closing at $24.70 with a transfer of 4,519 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $3.95 to end at $45.55 while exchanging 2,035 stocks, Proven Investments advanced 63 cents and ended at $21.94 after facilitating trading of 906 stock units. Sagicor Group sank 99 cents to close at $42 after an exchange of 12,294 shares, Scotia Group declined $2.34 to end at $39.06, with 23,083 stock units crossing the market, Seprod popped $2.70 in closing at $85.70 in an exchange of 46,853 stocks and Stanley Motta increased 30 cents to $6.45 with investors trading 100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with an exchange of 17,298,746 shares for $174,984,093 compared with 7,620,490 units at $62,076,383 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 446.67 points to close trading at 358,938.90, the JSE Main Index climbed 237.24 points to settle at 323,070.15 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.53 points to finish at 69.67.
Jamaica Producers rallied $3.50 to close at $26 after a transfer of 3,963,336 shares, JMMB Group rose 40 cents to $24.40, with 6,362 stock units crossing the exchange, Margaritaville advanced 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with investors transferring 8 units. Mayberry Group sank 85 cents in closing at $7.56 after an exchange of 1,224 stocks, NCB Financial declined $1 to end at $66, with 18,192 units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica fell 50 cents to close at $49.50 with an exchange of 2,136 shares. Proven Investments shed 64 cents to $21.31 with 1,836 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group gained 99 cents to end at $42.99 as investors exchanged 6,404 shares, Seprod fell $3.17 in closing at $83 with a transfer of 2,973 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped 48 cents and ended at $20.50 while exchanging 29,423 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The volume of stocks traded declined by 52 percent, but the value jumped by 54 percent than on Monday, after an exchange of 48 securities down from 55 on Monday, with prices of 19 rising, 18 declining and 11 ending unchanged as the market closed with an exchange of 7,620,490 shares for $62,076,383 compared with 15,892,941 units at $40,238,845 on Monday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,400.43 points to close at 359,385.57, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,467.74 points to end the day at 322,832.91 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.81 points to wrap up trading at 69.14.
Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.02 to end at $32.50 with 20,709 shares crossing the exchange, JMMB Group sank 67 cents in closing at $24 with trading of 15,379 stocks. Margaritaville lost $2.58 to end at $15 in switching ownership of 31,000 units, Massy Holdings declined by $1 to $88 with investors swapping 211,913 stocks, Mayberry Group rose 86 cents to close at $8.41 after an exchange of 1,699 shares. NCB Financial shed 40 cents to $67 with investors trading 13,181 units, Pan Jamaica skidded 42 cents to $50 with an exchange of 92,892 stocks, Scotia Group jumped $2.47 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $41.50, with 35,353 units crossing the market and Stanley Motta popped 88 cents in closing at $6.15 with investors dealing in 31,297 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,892,941 shares valued $40,238,845 compared to 19,335,881 units at $380,400,356 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $1 to end at $91, with 380 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial rallied $1.95 to $67.40 in an exchange of 39,356 units, Scotia Group dipped 35 cents to close at $39.03 after 27,475 stocks were traded. Seprod increased $1.95 and ended at $85.95 as investors exchanged 2,639 units, Stanley Motta sank 76 cents to $5.27 in trading 47,893 stocks, Supreme Ventures dropped 81 cents to end at $25 with 45,360 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 48 cents in closing at $10.50 with traders dealing in 102,871 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Caribbean Cement has both limited buying and selling currently, suggesting the price may stay around the mid $50 range for some time. Selling in General Accident is down but buyers are not yet close to the prices for limited stocks on offer. Watch Seprod as a visible supply of the stock below the $90 range is very limited. Stanley Motta has only three offers amounting to 10,437 shares between $6.04 and $8
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The volume of stocks traded climbed 15 percent and the value surged 904 percent higher than in Thursday’s market activity, with trading in 52 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 17 stocks rising, 18 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
GraceKennedy ended with 3.29 million units for 17 percent of market share, Carreras closed with 2.46 million units for 12.7 percent market share and Radio Jamaica had an exchange of 1.12 million units for 5.8 percent of total volume.
First Rock Real Estate declined $1.04 and ended at $6.01 in switching ownership of 31,007 units, General Accident increased 75 cents to end at $5.75, with 6,000 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy fell 50 cents in closing at $79 in an exchange of 3,289,510 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded 47 cents to $10.03 with investors dealing in 12,696 shares, JMMB Group climbed 88 cents and ended at $24.68 with a transfer of 1,638 stock units, NCB Financial lost $2.05 to end at $65.45, with 434,995 shares clearing the market. Pan Jamaica popped 30 cents to close at $50.50 with investors transferring 4,051 stock units, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to close at $39.38 after 599,431 stocks were traded and Supreme Ventures rose 51 cents in closing at $25.81 with traders dealing in 4,470 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.