Trading on Friday ended with the market rising after trading 78 percent fewer shares than on Thursday, with more stocks declining than rising on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to four on Thursday with prices of one stock rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index rose 1.64 points to end at 185.95.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value of a stock, averages 12 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Just 267,463 shares traded costing US$9,495 down from 1,203,958 units at US$22,523 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 53,493 units at US$1,899, compared to 300,990 shares at US$5,631 on Thursday. Trading averaged 113,476 units for the month to date at US$9,627 in contrast to 118,832 units at US$10,317 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8 US cents in switching ownership of 1,850 shares, Margaritaville declined 0.18 of a cent to 9.02 US cents after exchanging 25,260 units, Proven Investments traded 450 stocks at 24 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 13.99 US cents in switching ownership of 39,903 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent ending at 0.75 US cents after exchanging 200,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 989.27 points to 458,112.26, the JSE Main Index shed 796.49 points to end at 420,071.66 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.30 points to 103.29.
with lower offers.
Proven Investments lost 50 cents to $34.10 with an exchange of 28,310 stocks, Scotia Group fell 50 cents in closing at $39 with a transfer of 27,409 stocks, Seprod declined $1.40 to end at $70.55 in trading 2,687 units. Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $19.10 with 50,732 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 39 cents ending at $15 with an exchange of 17,822 stock units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,348.65 points to 459,101.53, the JSE Main Index fell 1,154.18 points to end at 420,868.15 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.32 points to 103.59.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Salada Foods lost 20 cents in closing at $8 with an exchange of 71,674 stocks, Seprod rallied $2.26 to $71.95 with the swapping of 4,860 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents to close at $18.80 in trading 21,036 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 68 cents to $15.39 in switching ownership of 63,061 units.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 8 US cents with investors switching ownership of 11,506 shares, Proven Investments remained at 24 US cents with a transfer of 29,711 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.11 of a cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 0.70 US cents, with 1,159,741 stocks crossing the exchange.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,181.64 points to 460,450.18, the JSE Main Index rose 759.06 points to end at 422,022.33 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.05 points to end at 103.91.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied $1.18 to $84 with a transfer of 6,045 shares, Caribbean Cement popped 85 cents to $92 in trading 132,354 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 21 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.19 with 259,401 shares changing hands, after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $6. Carreras lost 23 cents to close at $9.07 with an exchange of 402,107 stocks, Eppley shed 27 cents to settle at $43.63 in switching ownership of 2 units. First Rock Capital declined $1 to $14.50 with the swapping of 30,573 stocks, Grace Kennedy rose 73 cents to $99.01 after 16,832 shares crossed the exchange. Guardian Holdings jumped $24 to $674 in trading 382 units, Jamaica Broilers popped 33 cents to $36.33 with 44,887 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose 70 cents to $22.90 with 4,060 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group rallied 50 cents to end at $38.50 after an exchange of 169,493 stock units, Kingston Properties popped $2.24 to $10.25 in trading 97 units. Kingston Wharves rallied $2 to end at $50 after 10,960 stocks crossed the market, Mayberry Investments lost 36 cents to finish at $6.15 in switching ownership of 1,300 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $17.35 to $117.20 with the swapping of 360 units. 
NCB Financial rose $1 to $140 in an exchange of 29,883 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $60 to $1,190 in transferring 133 stocks, PanJam Investment rose $1.49 to $67.50 in exchanging 3,355 shares. Sagicor Group fell $2 to $53 in clearing the market of 118,645 stock units. Salada Foods shed 55 cents to close at $8.20 in an exchange of 46,065 stocks and Seprod fell $1.31 to $69.69 after trading 13,042 shares.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands, compared to six on Tuesday, with the prices of one stock declining, none rising and three remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Financial Fund 13.3 percent with 738,402 units and Grace Kennedy 9.2 percent with 513,821 units changing hands.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $12.45 to settle at $134.55, with 84 units clearing the market, Palace Amusement rallied $60 to $1,250 with 7 stocks changing hands, Pan Jam Investment shed $1.49 to $66.01, with 11,233 stock units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rose 45 cents to $34.60 in switching ownership of 4,506 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $2.94 to $55 in exchanging 23,431 stock units, Seprod fell $1 to $71 in transferring 14,512 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 20 cents to $14.80 in trading 33,382 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 40 cents to $15.90 with the swapping of 17,180 stocks.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8 US cents while trading 925 shares, Margaritaville closed at 9.2 US cents after exchanging 30,890 units, Productive Business Solutions dipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 80 US cents in switching ownership of 54 stocks. Proven Investments remained at 24 US cents, with 530,672 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.11 of a cent to end at 0.81 US cents with the swapping of 3,802 stock units.
Trading averaged 2,094,775 units at $283,021,143, compared to 179,332 shares at $5,433,581 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 393,158 units at $37,484,522, versus 155,610 units at $3,207,330 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Pan Jam Investment shed $1.50 to close at $67.50 with 27,771 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group spiked $2.94 to $57.94 after an exchange of 10,433 units, Salada Foods rose 28 cents to $8.90 in trading 21,207 stocks, Scotia Group shed 68 cents in ending at $39.50 after transferring 24,895 shares. Stanley Motta rose 20 cents to $5.90 with the swapping of 15 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 32 cents to end at $19.32 in trading 1,162 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.60 with an exchange of 262,714 shares.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.98 points to end the day lower than the start of 2021 at 185.01 as all of the 2021 gains are wiped out. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value for a stock, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
First Rock Capital shed 0.89 of a cent to end at 8 US cents after exchanging 18 shares, Proven Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to end at 24 US cents, with 14,749 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.43 of a cent to 2.3 US cents, with 35 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ending at 14.45 US cents after trading 3,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.7 of a US cent, with 400,000 stock units changing hands.
