The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back on Monday as declining stocks climbed sharply over declining ones leaving the All Jamaica Index down more than 1,700 points as the value of stocks trading climbed more than three times the amount on Friday.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,739.08 points to 415,922.76, the JSE Market Index lost 1,591.95 points to 379,245.00 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.59 points to 99.01. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.8, while the Main Market ended at 15.0 times 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 51 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 16 stocks advancing, 24 declining and 11 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 45 securities accounting for 18,388,256 units valued at $319,619,070, in contrast to 13,579,954 units valued at $104,517,041 from 37 securities on Friday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 3.1 million shares for 16.9 percent of total volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 3 million units for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 2.05 million units for 11.2 percent market share. Other stocks trading more than one million units were Jamaica Broilers with 1.9 million shares and Supreme Ventures with 1.3 million units.
The average security trading on Monday amounted to 408,628 units at $7,102,646, in contrast to 367,026 units valued at an average of $2,824,785 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 454,239 units valued at $6,396,116 for each security changing hands, compared to 462,352 units with an average of $6,245,434. Trading in May resulted in an average of 475,543 units valued at $3,077,280 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks closing with lower offers.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments fell 41 cents to $50.10, with an exchange of 10,108 units, Eppley gained 68 cents to settle at $16.90, in transferring 1,020 units, First Rock Capital shed 99 cents to close at $15.40 trading 74,855 stock units. Jamaica Producers closed $1.95 lower to $20.05, after exchanging 282,110 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $23.01, after losing 97 cents swapping 40,222 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost 79 cents trading 509 units and closed at $55. Mayberry Jamaican Investments ended 50 cents lower at $10, in transferring 502 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $6 to close at $159, with 600 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group sustained a loss of $7 trading 989,511 shares to finish at $140. 138 Student Living lost 31 cents to settle at $6.60, with 106,049 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement jumped $500 to reach $2,200 after a mere eight units traded, PanJam Investment closed 75 cents lower to $74, in exchanging 12,670 units. Proven Investments advanced by $2.40 to $35.40 after transferring 28,462 units, Sagicor Group fell $1.50 to $44 trading 228,087 shares, Salada Foods shed 49 cents to end at $29.01, after swapping 3,400 units. Seprod declined $1.24 in transferring $147,046 shares and closed at $53.56 and Sygnus Credit Investments ended the day at $17.47, with gains of $1.47 trading 22,438 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.