Market activity ended Friday, with the All Jamaican Composite being the only major index of the Main market to rise following a 141 percent spike in the volume of shares traded with the value climbing 98 percent higher than on Thursday at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sprung 2,108.95 points higher to 471,552.19, the JSE Main Index fell 623.96 points to end at 431,109.83 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.23 points to 107.29.
Trading ended with 48 securities similar to Thursday, with 19 stocks rising, 16 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
At the close, 19,122,031 shares traded for $179,348,158 versus 7,921,981 units at $90,793,813 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 66.1 percent of total volume after trading 12.63 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 7.6 percent, with 1.46 million units and QWI Investments 5.2 percent, with 985,428 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 398,376 units at $3,736,420, compared to 165,041 shares at $1,891,538 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 247,075 units at $4,093,190, in contrast to 238,979 units at $4,112,281 on Thursday. May ended with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has twelve stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 39 cents to $81.99 with an exchange of 4,792 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $2.18 to $95 after a transfer of 6,763 shares, Eppley rose $1 to $44 with 1,515 units crossing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $2.90 to $44.90 in trading 11,396 stocks, First Rock Capital rallied 25 cents to $16.25, with 3,435 clearing the market, Grace Kennedy fell 95 cents to $98 with 9,117 stocks changing hands. Guardian Holdings dropped $5 to an all-time low of $680 in switching ownership of 185,472 shares, Jamaica Broilers popped 50 cents to $36.50 with 21,212 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers shed $1.50 to close at $23.50 in exchanging 63,154 shares, Kingston Properties ended $1.65 lower at $8.42 with the swapping of 8,250 units. Kingston Wharves spiked $3.50 to $50 in exchanging 104,631 shares, Margaritaville shed 65 cents at $13.60 with 3,233 units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell $1.95 to $143 after trading 23,105 shares, Palace Amusement rose $1 to $1,175 in transferring 177 units, Pan Jam Investment surged $3.84 to $68.84 in switching 3,770 stock units. Portland JSX sprung 61 cents higher to $9.41 with 948 units changing hands, Proven Investments shed 37 cents to close at $35.02 in trading 20,407 stocks, Sagicor Group dived $4.23 to $58.61, with 267,469 shares clearing the market, Stanley Motta gained 25 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 68,437 stocks, Sterling Investments rallied 20 cents to $3 with 973 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group popped 49 cents higher to $15.98 in trading 176,609 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% dipped 30 cents to end at $6.60 after trading 754 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.