The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday after the market rising after trading 86 percent fewer shares than Monday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
At the close of the market, trading ended with three securities changing hands compared to four on Monday and ending with one stock rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index carved out a gain of 3.01 points to settle at 195.54, with the average PE Ratio ending at 12.6 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 580,012 shares, accounting for US$14,354 compared to 4,211,063 units at US$42,648 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 193,337 units changing hands at US$4,785, in contrast to an average of 1,052,766 shares at US$10,662 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 199,396 units for the month to date at US$12,001 in contrast to 199,964 units at US$12,677. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments shed 1 US cent to settle at 27 US cents, with 34,979 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 1 US cent to close at 14.5 US cents with investors switching ownership of just one stock and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.81 US cent, with 545,032 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD market
JSE Main market pulls back
Investors pumped in 239 percent more money into the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 85 percent more shares crossing the exchange Friday and the market ended down after more stocks fell than gained.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,413.26 points to end at 405,428.69, the Main Index dropped 1,717.05 points to 369,677.88 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.40 points to settle at 96.97.
Trading ended with 43 securities changing hands compared to 41 on Friday and closed with the prices of 16 stocks rising, 21 declining and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.3 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 17,736,805 shares for $180,133,973 compared to 9,609,776 units at $53,167,158 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 32.2 percent of total volume after trading 5.7 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 20.8 percent and 3.69 million units, Carreras closed with 12.5 percent market share for 2.22 million units. Sagicor Select Financial Fund pulled 8 percent of shares traded for 1.43 million shares and Pulse Investments closed with 7.2 percent after accounting for 1.29 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 412,484 units changing hands at $4,189,162 for each security, versus an average of 234,385 shares at $1,296,760 on Friday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 261,644 units at $1,951,813 for each security, in contrast to 239,879 units at $1,628,974. September ended with an average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $4.50 to $84, after clearing the market with 426,207 shares, Berger Paints gained 49 cents to close at $12.49, in exchanging 1,810 units. Caribbean Cement declined by $4.50 to $44, with investors switching ownership of 701,044 shares, Eppley shed 75 cents to end at $18.25, in an exchange of 3,330 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $7.70 to $42, after trading 530 units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.69 to $27.69, in an exchange of 69,276 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents after ending at $19.50 and trading 2,296 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 35 cents to close at $17.95, with investors swapping 83,936 shares. JMMB Group shed $1 to end at $29, with 157,471 shares crossing the market, Key Insurance rose $1.30 to $10.80, with 194,661 shares passing through the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $1 to $46, as investors swapped 3,334 units. 
Mayberry Investments lost 55 cents to end at $5.40, with 500 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended at $8.15, after gaining 40 cents with investors switching ownership of 223 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $34 to end at $135 trading 50 units. Palace Amusement dipped $175 to $1,200 in clearing the market with 13 units, PanJam Investment closed $2.49 lower at $68.01, in trading 264,228 shares, Proven Investments fell $1.78 to settle at $38.01, with 12,833 stock units passing through the market. Pulse Investments gained 41 cents in closing at $4.61 trading 1,285,098 shares, Sagicor Group lost 30 cents to end at $44.20, with investors swapping 8,665 stock units, Scotia Group gained 30 cents to close at $48.80, in exchanging 3,500 units. Seprod declined $1.50 to end at $54, trading 5,310 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 31 cents to settle at $19.21 in an exchange of 6,011 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference shares climbed $1.03 to $7.91, with 72 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD index drops
Trading volume surged on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, after more than 4 million shares of Transjamaican Highway crossed the market and leading to 598 percent more shares than on Friday.
At the close of the market, trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to four on Friday and ended with the prices of one stock rising, three declining and none remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index dipped 4.52 points to settle at 192.53, with the average PE Ratio ending at 12.5 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,211,063 shares for $42,648 compared to 602,952 units at US$128,445 on Friday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 1,052,766 units changing hands at US$10,662, in contrast to an average of 150,738 shares at US$32,111 on Friday. Trading ended, with an average of 199,964 units for the month to date at US$12,677 in contrast to 78,135 units at US$12,965. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments lost 1.8 cents to end at 28 US cents with an exchange of29,580 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost eight-tenths of a cent and closed the trading of 930 shares at 13.5 US cents and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.011 of a cent to close at 0.081 of a US cent with investors switching ownership of 4,180,389 units of the stock.
In the preference segment JMMB Group 6% traded 164 shares and gained 1 cent to close at US$1.18.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market falters on Friday
After rising for two consecutive days, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended down on Friday after more stocks fell than rose, with an exchange of 126 percent more shares, with 16 percent less value than on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 739.29 points to settle at 406,841.95, the Main Index lost 674.19 points to finish 371,394.93, the JSE Financial Index shed 0.06 points to end at 97.37.
Trading ended with 41 securities changing hands compared to 42 on Thursday and ended with the prices of 11 stocks rising, the prices of 18 declining and 12 with prices remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.6 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,609,776 shares for $53,167,158 compared to 4,243,411 units at $63,166,132 on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 26.2 percent of total volume with an exchange of 2.52 million shares, followed by Pulse Investments with 24.8 percent for 2.38 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 15.9 percent after 1.53 million units changed hands and Transjamaican Highway with 11.8 percent in exchanging 1.13 million shares.
Trading concluded with an average of 234,385 units changing hands at $1,296,760 for each security, compared to an average of 101,034 shares at $1,503,956 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 239,879 units at $1,628,974 for each security, in contrast to 240,756 units at $1,681,973 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date compares adversely to September’s average of 265,170 at $3,271,625.
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 three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to finish at $79.50 after exchanging 24,695 shares, Berger Paints dropped 50 cents to settle at $12 with 500 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement gained 38 cents to end at $48.50 with 1,736 stock units passing through the market. 
Eppley shed $1.75 to close at $19 with 1,435 units trading, First Rock Capital fell 50 cents to finish at $12.40 with investors transferring 29,575 stocks, Key Insurance rose 57 cents to settle at $9.50 with an exchange of 38,491 stocks. Kingston Wharves dropped $1.90 to end at $47 with 13,114 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Investments gained 58 cents to close at $5.95 trading 11,797 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $1 to finish at $169 with investors transferring 59 stock units. PanJam Investment climbed 50 cents to settle at $70.50 with 1,000 units passing through the market, Pulse Investments fell 38 cents to end at $4.20 with an exchange of 2,378,564 stock units, Scotia Group lost $1.47 to close at $48.50 with 13,037 stocks changing hands. Seprod dropped 49 cents to settle at $55.50 after trading 14,388 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 84 cents to finish at $16.19 with 10,818 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for each stock’s last transaction unless otherwise stated.
Increased JSE USD market trading
The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Friday, with the market declining after trading 48 percent more shares than on Thursday, resulting in the prices of more stocks rising than falling.
At the close of the market, trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to three on Thursday and ended with the prices of two stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index dipped 4.16 points to settle at 197.05, with the average PE Ratio ending at 13 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 602,952 shares, for US$128,445, compared to 408,238 units at US$6,204 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 150,738 units changing hands at US$32,111, in contrast to an average of 136,079 shares at US$2,068 on Thursday. Trading ended, with an average of 78,135 units for the month to date at US$12,965, in contrast to 66,034 units at US$9,774 on Thursday. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
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 a lower offer.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment carved out a loss of 1.79 US cents in ending at 7.21 US cents, with 9,925 shares changing hands, Proven Investments gained 0.08 of a cent to end at 29.80 US cents with an exchange of 455,441 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments closed the trading of 13,281 shares at 14.35 US cents and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to close at 0.092 of a US cent with investors switching ownership of 124,305 units of stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for JSE main Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Thursday with the market rising after investors exchanged 71 percent fewer shares as investors expended 44 percent less money in trading than on Wednesday, leading the market to close with more stocks advancing than declining.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,751.31 points to 407,581.24, the Main Index rose 2,789.03 points to 372,069.12 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.62 points to settle at 97.43.
Trading ended with 42 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 17 falling and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.7 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,243,411 shares for $63,166,132 compared to 14,824,256 units at $112,540,610 on Wednesday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 35.4 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.5 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 13.3 percent for 565,696 units and Transjamaican Highway with 528,293 units for 12.4 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 101,034 units changing hands at $1,503,956 for each security, compared to an average of 336,915 shares at $2,557,741 on Wednesday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 240,756 units for $1,681,973 for each security, in contrast to 268,050 units at $1,716,749. Trading for the month to date compares to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Barita Investments advanced $2.10 to $80 at the close of the market after trading 292,728 shares. Berger Paints rose 50 cents in closing at $12.50, with investors swapping 398 units, Caribbean Cement shed 88 cents to end at $48.12, in exchanging 8,483 stock units, Eppley climbed $2.75 to $20.75, with 1,000 units crossing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $5.75 to close at $49.70, with 295 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 75 cents to finish at $18.35, in trading 24,525 shares, JMMB Group gained 70 cents to settle at $30, with 14,986 stock units changing hands. 
Mayberry Investments shed 62 cents to end at $5.37, with investors switching ownership of 3,540 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 36 cents after ending at $7.65 with an exchange of 12,210 stock units, NCB Financial gained 50 cents to close at $130.50, after crossing the exchange with 26,856 shares. 138 Student Living rose 35 cents to close at $4.85 while exchanging 1,330 units, Palace Amusement jumped $74.93 in closing at $1,375, after transferring a mere 4 units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to $44.50, with 16,230 stock units changing hands, Salada Foods rose 71 cents to $27.99 trading 233 units. Scotia Group climbed $3.59 to settle at $49.97, with 525,487 shares passing through the market, Seprod closed at $55.99, after rising $2.89 after 6,843 units crossed the market, Sygnus Credit Investments gained $1.05 to settle at $18.90, in exchanging 11,324 stock units and Wisynco Group slipped 55 cents to $15.35, after crossing the exchange with 64,560 shares. In the preference segment of the Main Market, 138 Student Living Preference shares gained 90 cents to close at $6.88, after exchanging 72 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market recovering
The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Thursday with the market rising after investors traded 268 percent more shares than on Wednesday and close with three securities changing hands compared to four on Wednesday and resulting in two stocks rising and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 2.71 points to settle at 201.21, to be down by 11 percent for the year to date after being down 21 percent at the low point for the year. The market closed with the average PE Ratio ending at 13.2 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 408,238 shares, for US$6,204, compared to 110,846 units at US$15,976 on Wednesday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 136,079 units changing hands at US$2,068, compared to an average of 27,712 shares at US$3,994 on Wednesday. Trading ended, with an average of 66,034 units for the month to date at US$9,774 in contrast to 56,028 units at US$10,875. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Holdings rose four-tenths of a cent to 9 US cents, with the trading of 1,300 shares, Proven Investments gained 1 US cent to end at 29 US cents, after crossing the exchange with 8,638 stock units and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.09 of a cent with 398,300 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE majors move higher
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Wednesday, with the market rising moderately after investors exchanged 41 percent more shares than on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 582.72 points to 404,829.93, the Main Index advanced 480.87 points to 369,280.09, while the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.25 points to settle at 96.81.
Trading ended with 44 securities changing hands compared to 45 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 17 stocks declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.4 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 14,824,256 shares for $112,540,610 versus 10,527,397 units at $50,333,563 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading, with 56.1 percent of total volume, accounting for 8.32 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 16.5 percent or 2.44 million stock units and JMMB Group, with 9.9 percent market share for 1.47 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 336,915 units changing hands at $2,557,741 for each security compared to an average of 233,939 shares at $1,118,524 on Tuesday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 268,050 units at $1,716,749 for each security, in contrast to 250,330 units at $1,500,353. Trading, month to date, compares well to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints slipped $1 to $12, in trading 3,804 shares, Caribbean Cement ended at $49, after gaining $1 with investors switching ownership of 3,416 stock units, Eppley declined $3.75 to close at $18, in exchanging 133,002 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced by $1.80 to $43.95, with a transfer of 50 shares. First Rock Capital rose 78 cents to close at $12.90, in exchanging 14,570 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1 in closing at $26, with 1,419 units crossing the market, 
Kingston advanced by $3 to $49, with investors swapping 47 units. 138 Student Living lost 39 cents to close at $4.50, in exchange of 408 units, PanJam Investment settled at $70, with gains of $1 after trading 2,655 units, Proven Investments lost 51 cents to end at $39.99, in clearing the market with 3,991 units, Sagicor Group rose 89 cents to end at $45, after an exchange of 1,008 units. Salada Foods shed 71 cents to finish at $27.28, in trading 42 units, Scotia Group declined $3.40 to end at $46.38, with 53 929 shares trading, Seprod finished at $53.10, after losing $2.90 and exchanging 34,828 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments declined by $1.15 to end at $17.85 trading 38,411 shares.
In the preference segment of the market, Community & Workers of Jamaica Credit Union rose 34 cents to end at $1.99, trading 5,148 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market pulled back on Tuesday
The All Jamaican Composite Index pulled back 3,769.65 points to close at 404,247.21, the Main Index dropped 3,353.79 points to end at 368,799.22, but 
Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Tuesday with the market still higher than the close on Friday after posting strong gains on Monday.
At the close, and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.68 points to settle at 96.56.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Monday and closed with the prices of 20 stocks rising, 14 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.3 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed after trading 34 percent fewer shares than Monday, with an exchange of 10,527,397 shares for $50,333,563 compared to 15,995,307 units at $79,703,616 on Monday. Trading was led by Stanley Motta, with 38 percent of total volume for 4 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 23.5 percent or 2.48 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 16.4 percent for 1.73 million stock units.
Trading ended with an average of 233,942 units changing hands at $1,118,524 for each security compared to an average of 363,530 shares at $1,811,446 on Monday. The average trade for the month to date ended, with 250,331 units at $1,500,353 for each security, in contrast to 256,184 units at $1,636,720. Trading month to date compares adversely to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints shed 48 cents to end at $13, with an exchange of 240 units, Eppley rose 75 cents to close at $21.75, with 453 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $1.15 to settle at $42.15, in trading 2,000 units. First Rock Capital ended at $12.12, after losing 78 cents after transferring 6,225 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 39 cents to close at $18.89, in trading 15,493 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined by $4 to settle at $46, in an exchange of 2,085 units. 
Mayberry Investments rose 59 cents to $5.99 after trading 15,997 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to close at $8 trading 419 shares, Pan Jam Investment shed 50 cents to settle at $69, with 3,600 units changing hands. Proven Investments advanced $4.50 to close at $40.50, with 8,687 stock units clearing the market, Sagicor Group finished at $44.11, with a loss of 89 cents after 12,417 stock units passed through the market, Scotia Group climbed $3.47 to finish at $49.78, in trading 4,006 units Seprod rose $1 to close at $56, in exchanging 10,611 stock units, Stanley Motta gained 43 cents to end at $5.13, with 4,000,000 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 49 cents in closing at $19, with 5,376 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All JSE USD market stocks rose
The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday, with the market rising after traded 92 percent more shares than on Monday, resulting in all stocks rising.
At the close of the market, trading ended with two securities changing hands compared to four on Monday and ended with all the prices of the two stocks rising.
The JSE USD Equities Index gained 2.11 points to settle at 196.44, with the average PE Ratio ending at 13.1 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 503,852 shares, for US$140,501 compared to 263,000 units at US$3,752 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 251,926 units changing hands at US$70,250, in contrast to an average of 65,750 shares at US$938 on Monday. Trading ended, with an average of 62,690 units for the month to date at US$12,494 in contrast to 37,459 units at US$4,793. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows one stock ended with the bid to buy stocks, higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments rose 0.01 of a cent and settled at 28 US cents finishing at 500,000 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained half a cent to end at 13.5 US cents in exchanging 3,852 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.