The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Thursday, with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose after investors exchanged 50 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,900.02 points to settle at 401,910.62, the Main Index declined by 1,720.64 points to close at 366,825.76 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.39 points to settle at 96.76.
Trading ended with 43 securities changing hands compared to 43 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 14 stocks rising, the prices of 21 declining and eight remaining unchanged and the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.3 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 11,372,477 shares for $74,529,571 compare to 22,689,448 units at $201,190,246 on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 5.58 million shares for 49 percent of total volume followed by QWI Investments with 2.11 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.33 million units for 11.7 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 264,476 units changing hands at $1,733,246 for each security, in comparison to an average of 527,662 shares at $4,678,843 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 441,102 units at $2,920,753 for each security, in contrast to 451,449 units at $2,990,321. 
Trading month to date is well ahead of July with an average of 392,128 shares for $2,444,356.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped 90 cents to close at $53.20, with 5,447 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cement advanced $3.63 in ending at $47.63 while exchanging 3,967 shares, First Rock Capital shed 40 cents to close at $12.50 with investors switching ownership of 1,997 units. Grace Kennedy carved out a gain of $1.44 in closing at $56.45, with an exchange of 3,254 shares, Jamaica Broilers Group fell 80 cents to $24 with 62,057 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers Group advanced $1 to end at $21 in trading 414 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1.47 to end at $17.53 after trading 46,764 units, 
JMMB Group carved out a loss 50 cents to close at $30, with 44,422 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Properties shed 40 cents in closing at $7.20 with an exchange of 169 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 95 cents to close at $50 in exchanging 572,067 stocks, NCB Financial Group dropped $3.97 to end at $136.01 after trading 158,851 shares, Palace Amusement dropped by $50 in closing at $1700 crossing the market one stocks. PanJam Investment gained $6 to end at $71 in trading 1,520 stocks, Proven Investments advanced 40 cents to $36.50 with investors swapping 20,001 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to close at $45 after exchanging 18,139 units. Scotia Group dropped by $2.50 in ending at $47, with an exchange of 112,320 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 40 cents and closed $6.90, with investors switching ownership of 117,840 units.
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 six securities changing hands compared to three on Wednesday and concluded with the prices of four stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
Proven Investments climbed 0.79 of a cent in closing at 24.8 US cents with 1,024,551 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed half of a US cent to close at 13.5 US cents with 200 shares traded and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.09 of a cent to settle at nine-tenths of a US cent with 10,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.06 million shares for 48.8 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 5.38 million units for 23.7 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments with 1.55 million units for 6.8 percent market share and Wigton Windfarm ended with 1.17 million shares changing hands for 5 percent of total shares changing hands.
Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 50 cents to end at $50 after 6,411 units passed through the market, Grace Kennedy carved out a loss $1.48 to settle at $55.01, with 99,348 stocks passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers Group gained $1.30 to end at $24.80 in exchanging 6,351 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 80 cents to settle at $19 after 23,485 stocks crossed the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $5 to close at $150 in an exchange of 66 shares, NCB Financial Group gained $1.48 in closing at $139.98, trading 728,385 stocks. Proven Investments dropped by $1.90 in closing at $36.10, with 700 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained $1.45 to close at $45.50, after 266,558 stocks passed through the market, Scotia Group jumped $4.50 to close at $49.50 with an exchange of 36,229 stock units and Seprod advanced by $2.99 in closing at $54 and exchanging 7,026 shares.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to six on Monday and closed with the prices of two stocks rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| 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 one with lower offers.
Transjamaican Highway was the only other stock to exceed a million shares and ended with 2.12 million units changing hands.
Jamaica Producers Group lost 50 cents to close at $20 with investors swapping 2,147 shares, JMMB Group climbed 44 cents to $30.47 while exchanging 20,425 stock units. Key Insurance shed 70 cents to close at $7.69 and finished trading 75,312 stocks, NCB Financial Group carved out a loss 50 cents in closing at $138.50 while 207,362 stock units changed hands, 138 Student Living carved out a loss 32 cents to close at $5.50 after exchanging 330,439 shares. Proven Investments rose $2 to end at $38 in trading 37,208 stocks. Scotia Group lost 51 cents to end at $45, with 282,290 stock units passing through the market and Seprod declined $3.49 to settle at $51.01 in exchanging 290,603 shares.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.3 million units or 10.8 percent of overall trade and QWI Investments with 1.2 million stock units for 10 percent of stocks trading.
Eppley jumped $3.18 to settle at 52 weeks’ high of $21 with an exchange of 40,535 units. Jamaica Broilers Group carved out a gain of $2 to close at $25 while trading 2,197 stocks, Jamaica Producers Group fell $2.48 to end at $20.50 with investors swapping 193,306 units, JMMB Group dropped by $1.27, in ending at $30.03 after 24,388 stocks passed through the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 46 cents in closing at $8.29, with 153 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $2.99 to end at $155, after an exchange of 1,587 units, PanJam Investment declined $3 to end at $65 and cleared the market with 11,980 stock units. Proven Investments climbed $1.90 to $36 after trading 23,024 shares, Scotia Group carved out a loss $2.49 to end at $45.51 with investors switching ownership of 245,287 stock units and Wisynco Group fell 40 cents to close at $16.50 while exchanging 17,470 stocks.
At the close of the market, trading ended with six securities changing hands compared to four on Friday and ended with the prices of one stock rising, four declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment lost 0.45 of a cent to close at 8.5 US cents in trading 750 units, Productive Business Solutions remained at 70 US cents finishing, with 30 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost one-tenth of a cent and settled at 24.75 US cents, with investors swapping ownership of 2,612 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 1 US cent in closing at 13 US cents and clearing the market with 135,477 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained six-tenths of a cent and settled at 0.09 of a US cent in an exchange of 3,000 stocks.
Trading for the day ended with an average of 229,432 units changing hands for the day at $1,207,987 for each security, in comparison to an average of 441,246 shares at $1,282,200 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 460,700 units at $2,591,884, in contrast to 479,152 units at $2,702,302. Trading month to date compares adversely to July with an average of 392,128 shares for $2,444,356.
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 35 cents to settle at $20.14 with 3,815 stock units traded, JMMB Group advanced 60 cents to close at $31.30 with investors switching ownership of 38,865 units, Kingston Properties finished 40 cents higher at $7.60 with 250 stock units changing hands. Kingston Wharves declined by 90 cents to end at $49.10 with an exchange of 3,134 units, NCB Financial Group increased by $1 to close at $139, with 30,821 stocks traded, PanJam Investment climbed $3.50 to end at $68 with investors transferring 932 stock units. Proven Investments carved out a loss of $1.75 to finish at $34.10 with 40,514 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $1.75 to settle at $48 in the exchange of 27,903 stock units, Seprod dropped 50 cents to end at $54.50 with 5,874 stock units traded and Wisynco Group carved out a loss of 50 cents to close at $16.90 with 48,649 stock units crossing the exchange.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 223.64 points to settle at 401,551.48, the Main Index declined by 383.35 points to end at 366,312.01, the JSE Financial Index lost 0.10 points to settle at 95.85.
Trading ended with an average of 441,246 units changing hands at $1,282,200 for each security, in comparison to an average of 871,770 shares at $7,874,805 at the close on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 479,152 units at $2,702,302 for each security, in contrast to 482,123 units at $2,813,629. Trading month to date compares well, with a July average of 392,128 shares for $2,444,356.
Key Insurance declined by 30 cents in closing at $8.09 with investors swapping 4,549 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained $1 to close at $50 after trading at 4,058 shares, Mayberry Investments rose 39 cents to end at $6 and crossing the exchange, with 424,095 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 46 cents to $8.75, after exchanging 250 shares, Palace Amusement rose $198 to settle at $1750, with 33 units clearing the market, PanJam Investment fell 50 cents in closing at $64.50 in an exchange of 1,366 shares. Proven Investments increased $1.83 to settle at $35.85 in exchanging 3,100 stocks, Seprod carved out a gain of 85 cents to end at $55, after 9,670 shares passed through the market and Wisynco Group increased 85 cents to end at $17.40 in exchanging 9,404 stock units.