The rally that started on Monday continues on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with gains in the market’s major indices with an exchange of 48 percent fewer shares, JSE Main Market continues to climb valued eight percent more than on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,871.01 points to 415,885.38, the Main Index climbed 2,587.62 points to 379,339.68 and the JSE Financial Index added 1.05 points to settle at 99.38.
Trading ended with 40 securities changing hands compared to 43 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 16 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 12,814,652 shares for $230,585,736 compared to 24,745,227 units at $212,755,395 on Wednesday. Grace Kennedy led trading with 26.3 percent of total volume after 3.36 million shares traded, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 24.9 percent as 3.19 million units changed hands and Wigton Windfarm with 21.1 percent for 2.70 million shares.
The average traded was 320,366 units changing hands at $5,764,643 for each security, compared to 575,470 shares at $4,947,800 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date ends at 259,799 units at $3,740,044 for each security, in contrast to 252,610 units at $3,499,735 on Wednesday. Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments advanced $1.53 to settle at $84, with 4,384 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement fell $1.94 to end at $53, with an exchange of 11,206 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2.80 to $27.95, after trading 15,190 units. Key Insurance lost 30 cents to close at $8.10, with investors swapping 7,100 shares, Kingston Properties shed 49 cents and ended at $6.98, after exchanging 100 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities finished 50 cents lower at $7 trading 3,130 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $2 to $140, in clearing the market with 2,589 shares, Palace Amusement climbed $245.13 to $1,245.13 after trading of 20 units, Pan Jam Investment declined $2.48 to $61.51, with 43,886 shares changing hands. Proven Investments gained 43 cents to end at $36.50, in exchanging 750 units, Sagicor Group climbed $2 to $50, with investors swapping 11,448 stock units, Salada Foods advanced $1.90 to $28.29, with 5 stocks changing hands.
Scotia Group rose $1.75 to $47.75, after trading 80,862 shares, Seprod closed $1.50 higher at $63.50, with investors switching ownership of 29,826 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 80 cents to end at $17.80, in exchanging 554,552 units. Victoria Mutual Investments rose 38 cents to end at $5.79, with 99,884 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group gained 32 cents to close at $15.26 after 119,591 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to three on Wednesday and closed with the prices of two stocks rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment lost 0.02 of a cent to settle at 8.63 US cents trading 500 units, Proven Investments fell seven-tenths of a cent to 25.30 US cents in exchanging 110,257 shares, Sterling Investments gained nine-tenths of a cent to close at 2.85 US cents, with 352 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.4 cents to end at 14.50 US cents, in trading 7,533 stock units and Transjamaican Highway unchanged at 0.9 of a US cent, with 55,555 shares crossing the market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 18.27 points and closed at 413,014.37, the Main Index shed 21.33 points to 376,752.06, but the JSE Financial Index gained 0.17 points to settle at 98.33.
Trading ended with an average of 575,470 units changing hands at $4,947,800 for each security, compared to 200,644 shares at $2,777,019 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date ends at 252,610 units at $3,499,735 for each security, in contrast to 205,389 units at $3,287,944. Trading month to date continues to compare adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
Kingston Wharves rose $2.25 to $48.95 after clearing the market with 3,837 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 42 cents to close at $7.50, with 77,364 shares changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $8, in ending at $142 with the trading of 382 units, Pan Jam Investment gained 99 cents to close at $63.99, in trading 3,719 units. Proven Investments declined $2.43 to $36.07, with 4,000 units crossing the exchange, Salada Foods fell $1.90 to $26.39, after an exchange of just one tock unit, Scotia Group advanced $1.39 to $46, with the swapping of 159,766 shares. Seprod dropped $2 to $62 in exchanging 9,908 stock units, Supreme Ventures rose 44 cents to close at $15.89 trading 38,592 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 45 cents in closing at $17, with a transfer of 42,707 shares.
At the close of the market, trading ended with three securities changing hands compared to five on Tuesday and ended with the price of one stock rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Trading ended with an average of 200,644 units at $2,777,019 for each security, in comparison to an average of 305,645 shares at $4,326,426 on Monday. The average trade for November to date ends with 205,389 units at $3,287,944 for each security, in contrast to 206,115 units at $3,366,085. Trading month to date continues to compare adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
First Rock Capital closed at $12.50, after losing $1.43 and trading 46,329 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2.79 to $27.94, with an exchange of 8,766 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 57 cents in closing at $21.75, with a transfer of 235,267 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange settled at $18.48, with gains of 67 cents after crossing the market with 11,465 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $2.25 to $46.70, trading 532 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 42 cents to settle at $7.08, in trading 2,997 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $1.50 to $150, with 1,360 units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 75 cents to $4.60, in exchanging 30 shares, Pan Jam Investment shed 95 cents and ended at $63, with 13,491 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments gained 50 cents to close at $38.50, with investors swapping 20,539 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents to finish at $15, after exchanging 115,122 shares.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to seven on Monday and closed with the prices of one stock rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
Trading ended with 40 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Friday and closed with the prices of 16 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The average PE Ratio ends at 15.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
First Rock Capital gained 73 cents trading 47,343 shares to close at $13.93. Jamaica Broilers fell $1.35 to $25.15, with an exchange of 219,898 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.58 to $21.18 trading 10,972 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 64 cents to settle at $17.81, with 8,699 units crossing the market Kingston Wharves advanced $3.38 to $48.95, after clearing the market with 4,517 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $7.50 to settle at $148.50, in trading 100 units, 138 Student Living declined $1.04 to $3.85 after 9,491 units crossed the market, Proven Investments fell $1.80 to $38, in an exchange of 3,097 units. Sagicor Group climbed $6 to $48, with 2,694,651 shares changing hands, Seprod advanced $3.96 in closing at $63.96, with investors swapping 2,790 units and Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents exchanging 38,023 shares to close at $15.50.
The market closed with an exchange of 246,227 shares, accounting for US$69,436 compared to 28,919 units at US$4,294 on Friday.
Proven Investments lost one-tenth of a cent and ended at 26.9 US cents, with an exchange of 22,666 stocks. Sterling Investments shed 1 US cent to end at 2 US cents after exchanging 57,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced half a cent to close at 13.5 US cents passing through the market 8,036 units and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.9 US cent in trading 8,810 shares.
Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $9 to close at $141, in exchanging100 units, NCB Financial finished at $133.90, with gains of 30 cents after an exchange of 22,786 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 95 cents to end at $63.95, with the trading of 632 units. Portland JSX lost 97 cents ending at $8.99, with a transfer of 36,015 stock units, Proven Investments advanced $4.80 to settle at $39.80, with 3,440 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group fell $2 to end at $42 and clearing the market with 13,510 units. Scotia Group rose 80 cents in closing at $45, with an exchange of 3,820 units, Seprod declined by $4 to end at $60, with 17,581 stock units passing through the market, Stanley Motta gained 85 cents to settle at $5.50, after exchanging 107 units and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 40 cents to close at $5.35 after trading 26,384 stock units.
At the close of the market, trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to four on Thursday and ended with two stock prices rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows one stock ending with bids higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.