NCB Financial traded to an intraday low for the day of $91.01 as demand for the stock melted away made worse by the stock hitting 52 weeks’ lows in the Trinidad and Tobago market, but it closed at $115, with few bids that are weak. Elsewhere market activity ended, with the volume of shares trading declining moderately but the value dropped 44 percent lower than on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining stocks exceeded those rising leaving the market falling at the close on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 4,466.69 points to settle at 427,939.81, JSE Main Index declined 2,641.22 points to close at 382,730.79 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.80 points to settle at 92.18.
Trading ended with 54 securities compared to 55 on Wednesday, as 20 rose, 24 fell and 10 ended unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 11,327,830 shares traded at $87,135,931 versus 11,622,326 units at $156,171,406 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 6.08 million shares accounting for 53.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway, 1.30 million units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 1.03 million units with 9.1 percent market share.
Trading averages 209,775 units at $1,613,628, compared to 211,315 shares at $2,839,480 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 408,901 units at $6,551,408, compared to 426,733 units at $6,993,598 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 87 cents to close at $89.10 with an exchange of 33,219 shares, Berger Paints fell 30 cents to close at $12.10 trading 102 stock units, Eppley rallied 60 cents in closing at $40.50, with 199 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy dropped $1 to end at $101.50, with 366,663 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose $27 in ending at $550 with the swapping of 1,820 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 96 cents to end at $17.03 after 4,495 stock units were traded. JMMB Group popped $1.50 to close at $41.50, with 258,062 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Properties increased $1 in ending at $9.50 while exchanging 35 shares, Kingston Wharves declined $1.51 in closing at $39.49, with 2,495 units clearing the market. Margaritaville advanced $2.20 to $24.20 with 5,300 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained $6.19 in ending at $113.99 after exchanging 26,384 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 49 cents to close at $6.02 after trading 906 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 84 cents to end at $7.90 in switching ownership of 2,535 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $10.50 in closing at $115.50 in an exchange of 20 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.96 to $8.19 in exchanging 36,732 stocks. Supreme Ventures dropped 35 cents in closing at $17.25, with 6,098 units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 43 cents to end at $16.50 in trading 3,603 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.