Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar-denominated market increased after the long weekend break for the Easter holidays as market activity resulted in seven securities changing hands.
The market closed with three stocks rising, the price of one declining and three stocks closing unchanged. The market ended with 285,192 units valued at US$123,486 changing hands, in contrast to 147,823 units for US$12,944 on Thursday from just three stocks. At the close, the market index gained 0.62 points to end at 202.99 and the PE ratio ended at an average of 13.6 times 2020 earnings.
In the ordinary shares segment of the market, Margaritaville traded 490 units at 20.1 US cents, Proven Investments closed at 26 US cents, with 47,555 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 0.3of a cent to end at 2 US cents, after exchanging 17,457 units. Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 14 US cents trading 46,705 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway finished at 1.03 US cents, with gains of 0.03 of a cent after 123,915 shares changed hands. In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% FR preference share gained 1 cent after transferring 47,570 stock units and closed at US$2.13 and JMMB Group 6% preference share rose 8 cents to US$1.10 exchanging 1,500 units.
7 US$ stocks trade
Main market in consolidation mode
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed moderately higher on Thursday with just 20 securities changing hands, resulting in 2,566,192 units valued at $67,621,781 traded.
At the close of trading, 4 securities advanced, 9 declined and 8 traded firm leading to the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index inched higher by 166.44 points to close at 320,626.86 and the JSE Index rose just 151.64 points to close at 292,127.34.
In the main activity, Berger Paints closed at $15, with 26,148 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents at $1.05, with 312,850 shares, Caribbean Cement finished trading at $33, 
with 1,166 stock units, Carreras settled at $11.50, with 301,939 units, Grace Kennedy settled with a loss of 30 cents at $42.70, with 89,708 shares. Jamaica Broilers ended trading at $18.90, with 740,517 stock units, Jamaica Producers finished trading at $15.80, with 20,982 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $7, with 3,015 shares, JMMB Group closed at $29.50, with 79,059 shares. Kingston Wharves concluded trading 10 cents higher at $32.60, with 55,930 units, Mayberry Investments finished at $5, with 400 shares, NCB Financial Group finished with a loss of $1.16 at $106.85, with 198,782 shares, PanJam Investment finished 45 cents higher at $43, with 25,550 units. 
Portland JSX ended trading $1.15 higher at $8.65, with 800 shares, Pulse Investments concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.80, with 400 shares, Radio Jamaica ended with a loss of 2 cents at $1.13, with 52,971 stock units, Sagicor Group finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $37.98, with 166,163 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $15, with 6,100 shares, Scotia Group settled 50 cents higher at $51.50, with 168,909 stock units, Seprod closed with a loss of 99 cents at $28.01, with 2,146 units and Supreme Ventures ended trading with a loss of $1.10 at $11.90, with 313,557 shares. In the US dollar Equities market, Magaritaville ended trading 500 units at 20 US cents after dropping 10 cents and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 11,500 units at 23 US cents 23.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
