Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 158 percent and the value 29 percent more than on Tuesday, following trading in 59 securities down from 62 on Tuesday, with 20 rising, 26 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 12,894,594 shares were exchanged for $48,653,770 up from 5,006,796 units at $37,626,082 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 218,552 shares at $824,640, versus 80,755 shares at $606,872 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 200,493 units at $878,096, compared to 196,767 units at $889,124 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 356,137 units at $3,015,416.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.72 million shares for 36.6 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.06 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade, Stanley Motta ended with 2.01 million units for 15.6 percent market share and QWI Investments with 1.52 million units for 11.8 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,016.96 points to 368,294.60, the JSE Main Index increased 2,386.74 points to 333,584.65 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.44 points to close at 75.89.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined $1.30 in closing at $79.70 after a transfer of 49,873 shares, Berger Paints rallied 53 cents to $8.48 after an exchange of 13 units, Caribbean Cement advanced 45 cents to close at $59.95 with an exchange of 2,002 stock units, Eppley dipped $3.93 after ending at $33.55 with the swapping of 486 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $3.42 to end at $40.50 in an exchange of 640 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied $5 after ending at $490 in an exchange of 222 stock units, Jamaica Broilers fell 98 cents to end at $35.50 after trading 34,040 shares, Jamaica Producers shed $1.30 to $20.65 while exchanging 4,285 units, JMMB Group dropped $2.28 to close at $29.50 in trading 10,295 stock units,Kingston Properties gained 60 cents in closing at $7, with 36,697 units changing hands, Margaritaville shed 50 cents to end at $18 after closing with an exchange of 4,732 shares, Massy Holdings popped $8 after ending at $99, with 2,848 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 60 cents in closing at $11 in switching ownership of 16,091 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $4 to close at $75 with investors transferring 1,699 shares, NCB Financial climbed $2.99 to $74, with 28,178 stocks crossing the market, Pan Jamaica Group fell $1.94 to $54 after an exchange of 11,508 units, Proven Investments increased $1.38 to close at $27.33 as 7,570 shares passed through the market, Sagicor Group declined 50 cents after ending at $47.50 with a transfer of 85,383 stock units, Salada Foods dropped 43 cents in closing at $3.56, with 9,951 stocks crossing the exchange and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 66 cents to end at $11.82 with 2,923 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.50% preference share dropped $50 to $1200 as investors exchanged 82 shares, Eppley 7.75% preference share fell $2.96 to close at $16.94 with an exchange of 2,500 units and Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $11.53 in ending at $50, with 170 stock units crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 52 percent, with a 6 percent lower value than on Thursday, after trading in 62 securities compared to 55 on Thursday, with 22 rising, 28 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,006,796 shares were traded for $37,626,082, compared to 10,510,147 units at $39,934,059 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 80,755 shares at $606,872 versus 191,094 shares at $726,074 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 196,767 units at $889,124, compared with 228,878 units at $967,247 on the previous trading day. March had an average of  356,137 units at $3,015,416.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.32 million shares for 26.4 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.14 million units for 22.7 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 740,233 units for 14.8 percent market share.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,204.07 points to end at 369,311.56, the JSE Main Index dropped 195.10 points to 331,197.91 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.14 points to conclude trading at 76.33.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose $1.75 to $81 in an exchange of 26,109 shares after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $77.05. Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $59.50 with investors trading 9,116 units, First Rock Real Estate fell 85 cents to end at $11 with a transfer of 4,490 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped $10 in closing at $485 while exchanging 245 stocks, Jamaica Producers popped 95 cents to $21.95 after trading 5,617 stocks. Kingston Properties shed 67 cents in closing at $6.40 as investors exchanged 22,951 units. Kingston Wharves dipped 60 cents to end at $30.55, with investors trading 5,849 stock units, Margaritaville gained $2.04 to close at $18.50 in trading 103 shares. Massy Holdings climbed $1 after ending at $91 with the swapping of 804 shares, Mayberry Investments increased 40 cents to $8 with an exchange of 10,000 units, NCB Financial lost $3.47 after ending at $71.01 as 20,912 stock units passed through the market, Salada Foods advanced 46 cents in closing at $3.99 in an exchange of 1,152 stocks. Scotia Group increased 73 cents to end at $35 after an exchange of 14,909 shares, Seprod declined $4.40 to $63.60, with 16,383 stock units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 50 cents to close at $27 in switching ownership of 244,880 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents to close at $11.60 as 36,446 stocks cleared the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.97 in closing at $11.16 after 1,087 shares crossed the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% crossing the market preference share, fell $2.90 to $19.10 t 25 units and Jamaica Public Service 7%, with 172 stock units dipping $8.17 after ending at $61.53 changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading remained at recent low levels at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 19 percent and the value 7 percent lower than the already puny level on Wednesday, with trading in 55 securities compared to 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 19 rising, 18 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
A total of 10,510,147 shares were traded for $39,934,059 compared to 12,992,157 units at $42,746,105 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 191,094 shares at $726,074 compared with 227,933 shares at $749,932 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 228,878 units at $967,239, compared with 241,174 units at $1,045,725 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 356,137 units at $3,015,416.
Transjamaican Highway headed trading with 3.96 million shares for 37.7 percent of the total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.69 million units for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm ended with 1.68 million units for 16 percent market share and QWI Investments with 1.32 million units for 12.6 percent of day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,349.36 points to conclude trading at 370,515.63, the JSE Main Index increased 1,175.40 points to 331,393.01 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.17 points to close at 76.47.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped 94 cents in closing at $59 with investors transferring 2,463 shares, Eppley rallied $4.98 to $37.49 as investors exchanged 86 stock units, First Rock Real Estate gained, with $1.11 to end at $11.85 with an exchange of 42 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 46 cents to close at $13.51 with investors exchanging of 371 stocks, JMMB Group climbed $2.49 after ending at $31.49, with 9,256 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced 61 cents to $31.15 w ith investors exchanging 150,000 units, Mayberry Investments declined 40 cents to close at $7.60 in switching ownership of 17,378 stocks, Proven Investments fell 60 cents in closing at $26 after 4,792 shares crossed the market, Sagicor Group increased by $1 after in ending at $48, with 10,735 stocks crossing the market, Seprod popped 99 cents to end at $68 after trading 27,037 units, Sterling Investments advanced 42 cents to $2.96 as 88,527 shares passed through the market, Supreme Ventures dipped 50 cents to close at $26.50 in trading 107,575 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 40 cents in closing at $12 after an exchange of 10,840 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.50 to $13.13 after a transfer of 227 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $14.30 to end at $69.70 after exchanging 87 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

 Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 36 percent and the value 48 percent more than on Tuesday, after trading 57 securities compared to 55 on Tuesday, and close with 19 rising, 25 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 12,992,157 shares were traded for $42,746,105 compared to 9,556,783 units at $28,842,985 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 227,933 shares at $749,932, up from 173,760 shares at $524,388 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 241,174 units at $1,045,735 compared with 247,913 units at $1,196,263 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 356,137 units at $3,015,416.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.15 million shares for 31.9 percent of total volume followed by JMMB Group 7.5% with 2.37 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm ended with 2.27 million units for 17.5 percent market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.56 million units for 12 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,088.91 points to 369,166.27, the JSE Main Index shed 1,159.46 points to end at 330,217.61 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.01 points to close at 76.30.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost $1.53 after ending at $78.97 while exchanging 31,055 shares, Berger Paints dropped 69 cents to close at $8, with 1,698 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement popped $2.94 to end at $59.94 with 2,830 units changing hands. Caribbean Producers dipped 56 cents in closing at $9.20 with a transfer of 46,610 stocks, Eppley fell $4.98 to $32.51, with 726 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $3.60 to close at $44 after trading 235 shares. Guardian Holdings rose $5 to $495 in trading 198 units, Jamaica Broilers increased $1.50 to end at $36.50 after exchanging 17,292 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 90 cents in closing at $13.05 in switching ownership of 2,448 shares. JMMB Group shed $2.79 after ending at $29 as investors exchanged 113,841 stocks, Key Insurance advanced 48 cents in closing at $3.48 after a transfer of 300 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $3.46 to $30.54 and closing with 5,626 units being traded. Margaritaville climbed $1.49 to $16.46 after an exchange of 239 shares, Massy Holdings gained $1 to $90, with 5,741 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 60 cents to close at $11.60 with an exchange of 11,691 stock units. NCB Financial rose $1.48 to end at $74.48 as 31,311 stocks passed through the market, Sagicor Group dipped 50 cents in closing at $47 in an exchange of 16,886 stock units, Seprod dropped $2.98 to close at $67.01 with the swapping of 1,602 stocks. Sterling Investments fell 42 cents to $2.54 in an exchange of 57,819 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 49 cents after ending at $11.60 with investors transferring 12,879 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped $1.43 to end at $11.63, with 1,342 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $14 in closing at $84 with the swapping of 785 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share dipped 42 cents to $77.08, with 150 stocks crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $1 in ending at $106 with 16 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity ended with 48 percent fewer shares changing hands on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with 73 percent lower value than trading on Monday, with 55 securities trading compared to 57 on Monday, with 21 rising, 19 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 9,556,783 shares were traded for $28,842,985 compared to 18,209,479 units at $105,140,128 on Monday.
Trading averaged 173,760 shares at $524,418 versus 319,465 shares at $1,844,564 on Monday and month to date, an average of 247,913 units at $1,196,278 compared with March with an average of 356,137 units at $3,015,416.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.46 million shares for 57.2 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.01 million units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and Ciboney Group with 947,765 units for 9.9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 494.93 points to 371,255.18, the JSE Main Index dipped 390.22 points to 331,377.07 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.19 points to close at 76.29.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 52 cents to end at $80.50 in an exchange of 16,038 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1 after ending at $57 in trading 16,291 stocks, Eppley advanced 49 cents to $37.49 with the swapping of 561 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.10 to close at $40.40 w with investors trading 3,390 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $2.50 to $80 in switching ownership of 39,584 units, Guardian Holdings climbed $5 after ending at $490 as investors exchanged 19 stocks. Jamaica Broilers dipped $2.35 to end at $35, with 12,988 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers dropped 80 cents to $21 with investors transferring 20,061 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost 49 cents to close at $34 with an exchange of 339 stocks. Massy Holdings popped $3.80 in closing at $89 after an exchange of 5,529 units, NCB Financial dropped $2 to $73 after 17,263 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica Group increased $3.94 to end at $55.94 after a transfer of 10,135 stock units. Sagicor Group fell $3.40 in closing at $47.50 in an exchange of 37,018 shares, Seprod rose $2.49 after ending at $69.99 with a transfer of 5,493 stock units and Supreme Ventures gained 90 cents to close at $26.90, with 15,373 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share rose $2 in closing at $22 after 11 units crossed the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $30.99 to $98, with 46 units crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $2 to end at $3000 after exchanging one stock unit and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share increased $16.05 in ending at $107 while exchanging 28 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.