Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday with an 85 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with the value slipping moderately lower than on Wednesday, with trading in 54 securities compared with 56 on Wednesday, with prices of 11 stocks rising, 18 declining and 25 ending unchanged and leading the market indices higher at the close.
A total of 7,395,292 shares were traded for $44,075,720 compared to 3,998,798 units at $44,873,267 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 136,950 shares at $816,217 compared to 71,407 units at $801,308 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 141,743 units at $1,472,344, compared with 142,086 units at $1,519,272 on the previous day and well below November  with an average of 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
JMMB Group 7.5% led trading with 2.06 million shares for 27.9 percent of the total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.73 million units for 23.4 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 739,401 units for 10 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 571.53 points to close at 351,983.29, the JSE Main Index advanced 723.66 points to 315,985.82 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.11 points to finish at 68.64.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. 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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped 90 cents to $70.05 crossing the market 6,662 units, GraceKennedy fell $2.17 to close at $76.40, with investors exchanging 5,277 stocks, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.49 to end at $34.50 in trading 36,006 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 38 cents in closing at $9.98 after 26,161 stock units passed through the market, Kingston Properties skidded 39 cents and ended at $6.93 with traders dealing in 2,012 shares, NCB Financial sank 40 cents to $65.40 with 30,214 units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica dipped 40 cents to close at $49.10 as investors exchanged 2,230 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $1 in closing at $41.50 after an exchange of 87,851 stock units, Scotia Group popped 38 cents to end at $37.50 with investors dealing in 89,402 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 29 cents and ended at $10.99 with a transfer of 4,558 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1 to $41, with 51 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share lost $30 to end at $1,060 with investors trading 110 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity dived on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, but rising prices beat out those declining, following a 77 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and an 87 percent fall in value from Tuesday, resulting from trading in 56 securities compared with 62 on Tuesday, with prices of 19 rising, 13 declining and 24 ending unchanged.
Overall, 3,998,798 shares were traded for $44,873,267 in comparison with 17,429,449 units at $353,349,332 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 71,407 shares at $801,308 down from 281,120 units at $5,699,183 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 142,086 units at $1,519,272 compared to 147,748 units at $1,576,792 on the previous day. Trading in  November averaged 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 972,604 shares for 24.3 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 810,804 units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 500,542 units for 12.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index blasted 3,444.03 points higher to 351,411.76, the JSE Main Index jumped 2,092.44 points to end trading at 315,262.16 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.19 points to 68.53.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. 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 seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments increased 90 cents in closing at $70.95 with an exchange of 9,553 stock units, Caribbean Cement rose 29 cents to $53.59 after 1,390 shares were traded, GraceKennedy popped 57 cents and ended at $78.57 with investors dealing in 116,168 stock units. Guardian Holdings rallied $8 to close at $400 and closed with an exchange of 548 stocks, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.10 to end at $33.01 with a transfer of 56,112 units, Jamaica Producers rose 97 cents in closing at $23.72 as investors exchanged 16,902 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 40 cents to $9.60, after 48 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings gained 44 cents to end at $89.94 with investors swapping 40 stock units, Mayberry Group dropped 45 cents to close at $8.40, with 203,772 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial rose 30 cents and ended at $65.80 in switching ownership of 106,244 stock units, Pan Jamaica rallied 50 cents to $49.50 with investors trading 738 stocks, Scotia Group increased 72 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.12 in an exchange of 96,527 units after the price hit a new intraday 52 weeks’ high of $41.50 that induced new selling to come into the market. At the close, there were only 5 offers to sell less than 30,000 units at $40 or below, but bids to buy are mostly below $37. Seprod shed 40 cents and ended at $74 after trading 1,848 shares, Stanley Motta popped 78 cents to end at $5.99 while exchanging 900 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 29 cents in closing at $10.70 with traders dealing in 6,058 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JMMB Group dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with an exchange of more than 11 million shares with a value of $278 million which led to a 143 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with the value climbing 221 percent more than on Monday, following trading in 62 securities compared with 52 on Monday and ended with prices of 22 stocks rising, 18 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 17,429,449 shares at $353,349,332 compared with 7,174,227 units at $110,200,209 on Monday.
Trading averaged 281,120 shares at $5,699,183 compared with 137,966 units at $2,119,235 on Monday and month to date, an average of 147,748 units at $1,576,792, compared to 134,767 units at $1,175,554 on the previous day and below November with an average of 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
JMMB Group led trading with 11.12 million shares for 63.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.07 million units for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade and Kingston Wharves with 1.60 million units for 9.2 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 486.87 points to conclude trading at 347,967.73, the JSE Main Index fell 15.87 points to cease trading at 313,169.72 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.35 points to wrap up trading at 68.34.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Producers skidded 25 cents to close at $9.07 after 41,669 stock units passed through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced 50 cents to close at $39.50 in an exchange of a mere 4 units, General Accident rose 44 cents and ended at $4.85 after 9,604 shares were traded. GraceKennedy rallied $1.50 in closing at $78 after an exchange of 11,942 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $10 to $392 with a transfer of 651 shares, Jamaica Producers popped 74 cents to $22.75 after exchanging 8,105 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 40 cents and ended at $9.20, with 5,047 stocks, clearing the market Massy Holdings sank 45 cents in closing at $89.50 while exchanging 430 stock units, NCB Financial gained 50 cents to close at $65.50 in switching ownership of 19,537 shares. Proven Investments increased 48 cents to end at $22.63 with investors transferring 2,400 stocks, Scotia Group climbed 90 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $36.40, with 31,462 units crossing the market, Seprod increased $2.90 to close at $74.40 with investors dealing in 73,172 stock units. Stanley Motta dipped 84 cents to end at $5.21 with 720 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures climbed 30 cents in closing at $26 as investors exchanged 47,117 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 49 cents and ended at $10.99 after a transfer of 7,180 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 80 cents to $9.50 with investors swapping 114 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 49 cents in closing at $20.01, with 76,908 units changing hands,
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share dropped 80 cents to close at $6 with investors trading 10,511 stocks. Eppley 7.75% preference share gained $2.66 to end at $19 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share popped 35 cents and ended at $2 after trading 216 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $24 to $114, with 133 shares crossing the exchange. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share fell $10 and ended at $1,090 in trading 55 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share advanced $10.50 in closing at $115.50 with traders dealing in 51 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading ended on Monday with a 35 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded after the value surged 312 percent more than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and resulted from trading in 52 securities compared with 53 on Friday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 17 declining and 15 ending unchanged, with the market rising to close off the day after the market indices gained much more than it lost on Friday
A total of 7,174,227 shares were traded for $110,200,209 up from 5,322,135 units at $26,717,369 on Friday.
Trading averaged 137,966 shares at $2,119,235 which is above the 100,418 units at $504,101 on Friday and month to date, an average of 134,767 units at $1,175,554, compared to 134,482 units at $1,091,671 on the previous trading day and well below November with an average of 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
Wisynco Group led trading with 3.08 million shares for 42.9 percent of total volume, Transjamaican Highway was next with 2.27 million units for 31.7 percent of the day’s trade and Kingston Wharves 420,053 units for 5.9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,418.86 points to 348,454.60, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,868.21 points to 313,185.59 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.46 points to end the day at 67.99.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. 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 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden climbed $1.65 to end at $30 after an exchange of 45,227 stock units, Caribbean Cement increased 30 cents to close at $53.30, with 407 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers popped 82 cents and ended at $9.32 with an exchange of 8,031 stocks. GraceKennedy rallied $1 to $76.50 with 124,616 units clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.12 to close at $33.88 as investors exchanged 3,531 shares, Jamaica Producers dropped 99 cents to $22.01 in trading 12,000 stock units. Kingston Wharves shed $1.50 in closing at $27 after a transfer of 420,053 units, Margaritaville rose 90 cents and ended at $17 with investors dealing in 785 stocks, Mayberry Group gained 55 cents to end at $8.85 in an exchange of 5,723 units. NCB Financial lost 50 cents to close at $65 with investors exchanging 47,185 stocks, Pan Jamaica jumped $6.28 to $49, with 63,010 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group skidded 50 cents to close at $35.50 with traders dealing in 259,776 stock units, following the stocks trading at a one year high of $37. Seprod sank $3.40 to $71.50 in switching ownership of 3,006 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with investors swapping 14,266 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped $1.30 to close at $10.30 after 558 stocks were traded.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed 56 cents to $6.80 after an exchange of 186 stock units and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share dipped 35 cents in closing at $1.65 with investors trading 924 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with rising stocks outdoing those declining stocks by more than three to two and led to moderate changes in the market indices after the volume of stocks traded rose 90 percent over Thursday and the value dipped just 7 percent lower, after trading in 53 securities compared with 52 on Thursday.
Trading ended with prices of 22 stocks rising, including Scotia Group that traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $26.69 following release of record profits on Monday. Prices of 15 stocks declined and 16 closed unchanged.
A total of 5,322,135 shares were traded for $26,717,369 compared to 2,797,752 units at $28,650,079 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 100,418 shares at $504,101 in comparison to 53,803 units at $550,963 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 134,482 units at $1,091,671 compared to 137,876 stock units at $1,150,207 on the previous day and running below November, with an average of 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.20 million shares for 22.6 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.10 million units for 20.7 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 939,280 units for 17.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 451.88 points to lock up trading at 346,035.74, the JSE Main Index skidded 392.04 points to 311,317.38 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.23 points to 67.53.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden shed 65 cents to end at $28.35 while exchanging 283 stock units, Caribbean Producers declined 55 cents to $8.50, with 202,378 shares crossing the market, Eppley gained $4 and ended at $39 as investors exchanged 5,429 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $3.80 in closing at $39 after 13,016 stocks were traded, First Rock Real Estate rallied 29 cents to close at $7.50, with 4,696 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy increased $1 to $75.50 with investors swapping 40,616 units. Guardian Holdings climbed $2 and ended at $402, with 17 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Properties rose 40 cents to close at $7.40 after trading of 1,979 stock units, NCB Financial lost $1.47 to end at $65.50 with investors dealing in 11,542 shares. Pan Jamaica sank $6.73 in closing at $42.72 after an exchange of 9,445 units, Proven Investments fell 90 cents to $22.10, as 3,677 stocks passed through the market, Sagicor Group advanced 50 cents in closing at $40.50 with an exchange of 30,535 stock units. Scotia Group popped $1.50 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $36, with 211,460 shares clearing the market up to a high of $36.69, Supreme Ventures increased 94 cents to close at $25.50 with traders dealing in 11,951 units and Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 49 cents to end at $11, with 2,229 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share skidded 54 cents in closing at $6.24 with a transfer of 3,251 stock units and Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $4.50 to $40 after an exchange of 452 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.