Trading in Sagicor Group shares overshadowed activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with an exchange of 414 million units for $15.7 billion resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 1,119 percent and the value 2,644 percent more than on Friday, with trading in 64 securities compared with 62 on Friday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 18 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 429,821,047 shares at a value of $15,801,536,064 compared with 35,253,440 units at $575,934,190 on Friday.
Trading averaged 6,715,954 shares at $246,899,001 up from 568,604 stocks at $9,289,261 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 1,087,196 shares at $22,482,200 compared with 686,928 shares at $6,523,672 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Sagicor Group led trading with 413.89 million shares for 96.3 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.81 million stocks for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 2.77 million units for 0.6 percent market share, Sterling Investments traded 1.51 million shares for 0.4 percent of the total volume and Wigton Energy with 1.45 million units for 0.3 percent of the market volume after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.40.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 5,196.86 points to 374,403.63, the JSE Main Index gained 3,736.63 points to end at 325,187.58 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.52 points to 66.65.The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments advanced 49 cents to end at $74 5,443 after stock units crossed the market, Berger Paints popped 79 cents to $7.80 with investors trading 2,662 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 41 cents to close at $78 in switching ownership of 35,742 units. First Rock Real Estate sank 45 cents to finish at $9.51 after trading 303 stocks, Jamaica Broilers slipped 40 cents to $36.40 with 13,868 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose $2 in closing at $24 after a transfer of 4,760 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 94 cents to $12.90 with 970 stocks passing through the market, Margaritaville sank 48 cents to close at $12.02 after an exchange of 398 stock units, Pan Jamaica increased 55 cents to end at $52 with 139,586 shares clearing the market and Scotia Group skidded $1.74 in closing at $52.15 with an exchange of 27,523 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1.95 to finish at $43.95 and closed with an exchange of just 6 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $105 and ended at $2,860 after investors exchanged 25 units. 138 Student Living preference share lost $45.02 to close at $254.98 in trading 9 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $3.60 to finish at $105 with 47 units crossing the exchange.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $1.95 to $42 in an exchange of 30 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.