Radio Jamaica grabs market share

Media house RJR traded most shares on Friday.

Market activity ended on Friday with Radio Jamaica finishing as the leading stock with 53 percent of volume traded after investors gobbled up 9.21 million shares, following the release of the June quarter results and pushing the price to a 52 weeks’ high, with the overall volume and value of shares traded climbing 87 percent and 103 percent respectively over Thursday’s out turn on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 518.74 points to 456,518.25, the Main Index slipped 312.91 points to 416,728.75 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.39 points to end at 102.50.
Trading ended with 46 securities compared to 50 on Thursday, with 14 stocks rising, 20 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 15.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 17,455,607 shares traded for $87,019,322, up from 9,341,446 units at $42,964,627 on Thursday. QWI Investments was the second leading trade, with 11 percent after an exchange of 1.92 million units, Transjamaican Highway chipped in, with 8.4 percent for 1.46 million and Wigton Windfarm ended with 8 percent for an exchange of 1.39 million units.
Trading averaged 379,470 units at $1,891,724, up from 186,829 shares at $859,293 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 192,325 units at $1,482,074, in contrast to 167,373 units at $1,427,454 on Thursday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $2.96 to $83 with 900 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy spiked $1.05 to $103 after 271,057 shares cleared the market, Guardian Holdings climbed $4 to $620 in switching ownership of 978 stock units. Jamaica Producers declined $2 to $21.50 in trading 138 units, JMMB Group popped $1.80 to $40 with an exchange of 216,175 stocks, Margaritaville lost 35 cents to finish at $13.60 in exchanging 7,270 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 40 cents to $8.80 with a transfer of 13,763 stocks, NCB Financial declined $3.49 to $132 with 21,781 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments spiked $1.09 to $35.50 in switching ownership of 8,102 stock units. Pulse Investments fell 40 cents to $3.50 with the swapping of 679,437 shares, Salada Foods lost 59 cents in ending at $7.20 in an exchange of 52,240 stock units, after posting results that exceeded that of 2020 but well below amounts required to support the stock at recently elevated prices, Scotia Group shed 20 cents in closing at $39.60 and trading 72,819 stocks and Seprod fell $2.90 to $66 with 5,713 shares clearing the market.

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

Main Market drops

Trading ended Wednesday with the market major indices dropping after an exchange of 135 percent more shares valued 473 percent greater than on Tuesday and leading to 48 securities changing hands compared to 50 on Tuesday and 21 stocks rising, while 23 declined and four closed unchanged at the close of the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 1,490.87 points to 455,894.84, the Main Index dived 1,960.9  points to 416,088.17 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.68 points to settle at 101.74.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines appropriate stock values, averages 16.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 12,706,408 shares trading for $132,153,212 versus 5,409,606 units at $23,077,314 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 25.1 percent of total volume for an exchange of 3.19 million shares followed by JMMB Group 16.9 percent, with 2.15 million, Radio Jamaica cornered 16.3 percent for 2.08 million units, Transjamaican Highway controlled 13.5 percent, with 1.71 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 7.9 percent accounted for 1 million units changing hands.
264,717 units at $2,753,192, up from 108,192 shares at $461,546 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 164,075 units at $1,523,753, compared to 144,517 units at $1,284,834 on Tuesday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 41 cents to $82.58 with 25,585 shares crossing the market, Eppley rose $2.17 to $40.45 in exchanging 36 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.83 to $45 in trading 5,200 shares. First Rock Capital shed 40 cents to $13.60 after 15,372 stocks crossed the market, GraceKennedy rose 98 cents to $103.98 with an exchange of 7,128 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $5 to end at a closing low of $625 with 10,619 units clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents at $36 in swapping 9,095 shares, Jamaica Producers slipped 40 cents to $23.50 in an exchange of 843 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 25 cents to $17.35 with the swapping of 9,015 stocks, Kingston Properties fell 30 cents to $9.30 in trading 1,063 units. Kingston Wharves shed 24 cents to close at $47.76 with an exchange of 6,338 shares, Mayberry Investments spiked $1.50 to end at $7 in exchanging 72,196 units. NCB Financial popped $2.90 to $135.50 with 32,146 stock units changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $11 to $1,139 with a transfer of two shares. Sagicor Group rallied 81 cents to $56.86 in an exchange of 10,978 stocks, Seprod shed 90 cents to close at $69 with the trading of 8,692 stock units, Supreme Ventures slipped 95 cents to $19, with 81,840 shares clearing the market and Wisynco Group gained 29 cents to close at $15.95 after exchanging 949,997 stock units.

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

Funds chasing stocks plunged on Tuesday

Funds chasing after stocks tumbled big time at the close of market activity on Tuesday, with the market rising modestly after the volume of shares exchanged fell 46 percent with the value plunging 71 percent from Monday levels at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 200.20 points to 457,385.71, the JSE Main Index popped 148.16 points to end at 418,049.14, and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.03 points to 102.42.
Trading ended with 50 securities similar to Monday, with 20 stocks rising, 19 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 5,409,606 shares trading for a mere $23,077,314 versus 9,969,713units at $73,681,632 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 43.5 percent of total volume after trading 2.35 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 9.7 percent for 522,144 units and Wigton Windfarm ended with 7.5 percent after exchanging 404,484 units.
Trading averaged 108,192 units at $461,546, compared to 199,394 shares at $1,473,633 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 144,517 units at $1,284,834, in contrast to 153,737 units at $1,493,790 on Monday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 74 cents at $82.99 after exchanging 15,834 shares, Berger Paints rose 80 cents to $13.50 with 328 units crossing the market. Eppley dipped 72 cents to $38.28 in trading 1,338 stocks, GraceKennedy declined $1 to $103 with an exchange of 21,756 units, Jamaica Broilers popped 40 cents to $36.40 after 1,769 stock units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Producers jumped $1.90 to $23.90 in switching ownership of 3,548 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 21 cents at $17.10 with 17,421 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 33 cents to $37.45 in exchanging 104,827 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 45 cents to end at $5.50 in trading 25,790 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 50 cents to $9 with a transfer of 7,750 shares, NCB Financial popped $1.39 to $132.60 with 8,482 stocks changing hands. Palace Amusement spiked $116.24 to $1,150 in switching ownership of 2 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose 95 cents to $64 with an exchange of 700 stocks, Pulse Investments slipped 20 cents to $3.76 in transferring 238,941 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $2.45 to $56.05 with the swapping of 8,209 stock units, Salada Foods fell 25 cents to $7.75 in trading 80,748 shares. Scotia Group advanced $1.90 $41.20 after clearing the market of 4,197 shares, Seprod rose 88 cents to $69.90 in trading 5,876 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 20 cents to close at $5.80 with 22,233 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.5% preference share lost 25 cents in ending at $12.50 after exchanging 33 stocks and Eppley 8.25% rallied 39 cents to $6.49 in swapping ownership of 50 units.

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

Stocks pushed lower on Monday

After the close of the market or the Independence holiday on Friday, trading resumed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with 54 percent more stocks changing hands, with an exchange of 7 percent more funds passing through the market and resulted in a spirited decline in the market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,947.10 points to 457,185.51, the Main Index dived 3,831.32 points to 417,900.98 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.06 points to end at 102.45.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 49 on Thursday, with 16 stocks rising, 21 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 9,969,713 shares trading for $73,681,632 versus 6,485,437 units at $73,527,010 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 36.4 percent of total volume after an exchange of 3.63 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund 13.6 percent with 1.35 million units and Transjamaican Highway 11.5 percent with 1.14 million shares, QWI Investments controlled 10.2 percent of the market, with 1.02 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 199,394 units at $1,473,633, compared to 132,356 shares at $1,500,551 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 153,737 units at $1,493,790, in contrast to 138,207 units at $1,500,646 on Thursday. Trading for July averages 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints fell $1.04 to $12.70 after exchanging 200 shares, Eppley spiked 72 cents to $39 in an exchange of 1,254 units, First Rock Capital fell 32 cents to end at $14.05 in exchanging 292 stock units. GraceKennedy popped $6.25 to $104, with 228,414 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings shed $10 to $630 with the swapping of 10,588 stocks, Jamaica Producers declined $1 in closing at $22 trading 3,769 stock units. JMMB Group rallied 28 cents to close at $37.78, with 163,033 shares clearing the market, Kingston Wharves lost $1 to end at $48 while exchanging 2,388 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped 47 cents to $8.50 after trading 8,501 units, NCB Financial Group shed $6.29 to close at $131.21 after an exchange of 82,261 stock units. 138 Student Living rallied 65 cents to $5.10, with 64,807 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $28.24 to $1033.76, with an exchange of 8 stocks, Pulse Investments rose 21 cents in closing at $3.96 trading 214,612 stock units. Sagicor Group popped 55 cents to $58.50 in exchanging 7,219 shares, Salada Foods gained 20 cents ending at $8, with 5,912 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group fell 20 cents to $39.30 in switching ownership of 202,916 stock units, Seprod dropped 98 cents to $69.02, with 1,945 units crossing the market, Stanley Motta spiked 69 cents to $5.99 after 4,878 stocks crossed the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 72 cents to $15, with 73,359 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment Community & Workers Credit Union climbed 21 cents to $1.68, with 41 units crossing the exchange, Eppley 8.75% preference shares lost 18 cents ending at $7.30 in trading 200 stocks, JMMB Group 7.25% advanced 35 cents to close at $2.67 with the swapping of 14 units and JMMB Group 7.50% slipped 15 cents to 75 cents after exchanging 421,088 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market gives up early gains

Market activity ended on Thursday with the majority of stocks declining, overpowering those that advanced, with the volume of shares traded marginally different than on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the opening of the market, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose to 465,388.11 points, within 90 minutes of the market opening, but the market was unable to d onto the gains at the close. In the end, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 463.58 points to 461,132.61, the JSE Main Index gained 74.68 points to end at 421,732.30 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.05 points to 103.51.
Trading ended with 49 securities compared to 46 on Wednesday, with 12 stocks rising, 27 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines appropriate stock values, averages 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 6,485,437 shares trading for $73,527,010 versus 6,341,667 units at $102,594,305 on Wednesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 19.3 percent of the total of 1.25 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm 17.6 percent, with 1.14 million units and Radio Jamaica 12.5 percent with 809,342 units.
Trading averaged 132,356 units at $1,500,551, compared to 137,862 shares at $2,230,311 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 138,207 units at $1,500,646, in contrast to 141,133units at $1,500,693 on Wednesday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.99 to $94.99 after exchanging 32,538 shares, Eppley fell $1.72 to $38.28 with an exchange of 39 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 83 cents to close at $41.17 after 510 units crossed the market, GraceKennedy declined $4.25 to $97.75 with the swapping of 60,620 shares, Guardian Holdings climbed $10 to $640 with 92 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers slipped 30 cents to $36 in trading 6,251 shares, Jamaica Producers fell 50 cents to close at $23 with 1,752 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group gained 50 cents in closing at $37.50 with a transfer of 206,612 shares, Kingston Properties dipped 29 cents to $9.50 in exchanging 1,000 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose $1.24 to $49 in trading 823 stocks, Mayberry Investments popped 24 cents to $5.90, with 32,943 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities spiked 27 cents to $8.97 in transferring 4,486 stocks. NCB Financial shed $1 to $137.50 with an exchange of 34,163 units, Palace Amusement popped $22 to $1,062 after 7 stocks cleared the market, PanJam Investment dipped 95 cents to $63.05 with the swapping of 10,963 stock units. Proven Investments lost 34 cents to settle at $34.95 in switching ownership of 15,264 units, Pulse Investments dipped 26 cents to $3.75 in trading 261,984 stock units, Sagicor Group spiked 95 cents to end at $57.95 after exchanging 224,934 shares. Salada Foods lost 20 cents to close at $7.80 with 9,199 units clearing the market. Scotia Group declined $2.50 to $39.50 in trading 646,232 shares, Seprod fell $1 to $70 after an exchange of 3,401 stock units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $20 with 76,037 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 52 cents to $14.28 with 75,437 stock units crossing the market.

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

Negative August start for JSE Majors

Stocks started off with losses in the Main Market indices on Tuesday to commence the new month with declining stocks outclassing rising ones more than two to one, with an exchange of 56 percent fewer shares valued 82 percent less than in trading on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,057.62 points to end at 461,426.03, the JSE Main Index fell 2,288.15 points to 421,846.86 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.74 points to 103.74.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 48 on Friday, with 11 rising, 25 declining and 16 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.2 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 7,489,347 shares trading for $44,473,648 versus 16,885,082 units at $243,553,449 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 21.3 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.60 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm 20.3 percent, with an exchange of 1.52 million units, QWI Investments controlled 16.8 percent of the market with 1.26 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 14.4 percent after 1.08 million units changed hands.
Trading averaged 144,026 units at $855,262, compared to 351,773 shares at $5,074,030on Friday. Trading for July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments spiked 90 cents to $83.90 in trading 1,918 units, Caribbean Cement declined $2.99 to close at $92 with the swapping of 13,745 stock units, Eppley fell $1.70 to $38.30 in switching ownership of 1,891 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to $650 in transferring 317 shares, after hitting a 52 weeks’ low of $630. Jamaica Broilers rose 77 cents to $36.40 after 14,855 stocks cleared the market. Jamaica Producers lost 20 cents ending at $23.50 with 8,274 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 39 cents to $17.40 with the swapping of 14,293 shares, Kingston Wharves shed $1.24 to finish at $47.76 with an exchange of 4,660 stocks. Margaritaville slipped 42 cents to $14.08 with 60 units crossing the market, NCB Financial dropped $2.40 to $139.60 in transferring 44,860 stock units, Palace Amusement dived $10 to $1,040 in an exchange of 97 units. PanJam Investment shed $1 to close at $64 in trading 3,648 stocks, Pulse Investments fell 20 cents to $3.80 with 20,645 shares clearing the market. Sagicor Group shed $2 to settle at $56 with 71,600 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group fell $1 to $41 after crossing the exchange with 9,844 units, Stanley Motta shed 45 cents at $5.30 with a transfer of 38,239 stocks, Supreme Ventures popped 20 cents to $20.20 in trading 27,025 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 28 cents to close at $14.22 in switching ownership of 30,162 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% gained 40 cents to close at $6.50 in an exchange of 718 shares.

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

Mixed trading for JSE Main Market

On the penultimate trading day of July, market activity ended with mixed on Thursday, just one stock separating stocks rising and declining after an exchange of 18 percent fewer shares, with 41 percent higher value than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index added just 48.11 points to end at 460,076.56, the JSE Main Index shed 405.69 points to finish at 420,886.99 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.23 points to 103.72.
Similar to Wednesday, 49 securities traded, with 20 rising, 19 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines appropriate stock values, averages 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 11,830,600 shares traded for $136,776,530 versus 14,440,911 units at $97,082,889 on Wednesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 38.8 percent after 4.59 million shares changed hands, followed by Radio Jamaica 13.2 percent, with 1.56 million units and QWI Investments 9.1 percent after an exchange of 1.08 million units.
Trading averaged 241,441 units at $2,791,358, compared to 294,712 shares at $1,981,283 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 321,606 units at $15,666,712, in contrast to 325,554 units at $16,300,774 on Wednesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose $1.20 to end at $84.70 after exchanging 8,897 shares, Eppley popped $5.77 to $41.87 in trading 1,017 stocks, GraceKennedy lost 30 cents to finish at $99.70 in switching ownership of 117,507 stock units, Guardian Holdings shed $9 to $640 with the swapping of 3,932 units. Jamaica Broilers popped 49 cents to $36.49 in exchanging 6,875 shares, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.50 to $23.50 after transferring 1,500 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 53 cents to $17.83 in trading 3,054 stocks. JMMB Group fell 48 cents to $37.40 with a transfer of 252,605 stock units, Kingston Properties gained 36 cents to end at $9.90 in switching ownership of 5,437 units. Mayberry Investments fell 20 cents to $5.70 in exchanging 11,932 stocks, NCB Financial declined $3 to $139 after 23,985 shares cleared the market. Palace Amusement popped $30 to close at $1,050 in switching ownership of 75 units, Pulse Investments lost 25 cents in closing at $3.76 with the swapping of 414,730 shares, Sagicor Group declined $1 to $55 with 57,606 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group spiked 50 cents to $41.50 with 446 units clearing the market and Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents at $20 in switching ownership of 10,621 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7% rose 24 cents to $1.84 in trading 541 units.

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

Strong rebound for Main Market on Wednesday

Market activity ended on Wednesday with the indices rebounding strongly after advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones, with the volume of shares traded up 5 percent, but the value dropped 44 percent lower than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close at trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index bolted 4,368.07 points to 460,028.45, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,966.51 points to end at 421,292.68 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.49 points to 103.95.
Trading ended with 49 securities compared to 50 on Tuesday, with 21 stocks rising, 14 declining and 14 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 14,440,911 shares trading for $97,082,889 versus 13,712,829 units at $174,075,107 on Tuesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 27.2 percent for an exchange of 3.93 million shares, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share 24.3 percent, with 3.51 million units and Wigton Windfarm with 12.4 percent exchanging 1.79 million units.
Trading averaged 294,712 units at $1,981,283 compared to 274,257 shares at $3,481,502 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 325,554 units at $16,300,774, compared to 327,152 units at $17,042,482 on Tuesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.20 to $83.50 with the swapping of 3,683 shares, Berger Paints rose 64 cents to $13.74 with 29 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $93.50 in trading 61,824 stock units. Caribbean Producers popped 30 cents to $4.85 with 41,147 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $1 to settle at $42 in transferring 545 units, GraceKennedy rose $1 to $100 in an exchange of 149,602 stocks. Guardian Holdings bolted $8 to $649 with the swapping of 11,460 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained 29 cents in closing at $22 after exchanging 5,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 53 cents to $17.30, with the swapping of 3,117 units. JMMB Group lost 37 cents to settle at $37.88, with 59,540 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves shed 34 cents to end at $47.66 with 5,080 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 33 cents to $9 in exchanging 34,122 shares. NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents to $142 with 8,605 stocks clearing the market, Palace Amusement shed $1 to end at $1,020 in transferring 67 units, Scotia Group popped $2.01 to $41 after 325,790 stock units crossed the exchange and Supreme Ventures advanced $1.25 to $20.50, with 708,931 shares changing hands.
Guardian Holdings 2025 6.5% corporate bond traded 5 million units and rose 29 cents to $103.32.

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

Declining stocks control on Tuesday

Declining stocks were the dominant feature of trading activity on Tuesday, with the market indices falling for a second consecutive day after almost twice the number of stocks declined than those gaining, with the volume of shares traded climbing 78 percent and the value rising 34 percent above Monday levels, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,098.23 points to 455,660.38, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,177.18 points to end at 417,326.17 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.31 points to close at 102.46.
Trading ended with 50 securities down from 51 on Monday, with the prices of 16 rising, 26 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines the appropriate value stocks, averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 13,712,829 shares trading for $174,075,107, up from 7,709,340 units at $130,066,476 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 15.7 percent of total volume for 2.15 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund 12.5 percent, with 1.72 million units, Wisynco Group 12.5 percent, with 1.71 million units, Radio Jamaica 12.4 percent, after trading 1.70 million units and Transjamaican Highway 7.7 percent after exchanging 1.06 million units.
Trading averaged 274,257 units at $3,481,502, compared to 151,164 shares at $2,550,323 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 327,152 units at $17,042,482, in contrast to 330,103 units at $17,799,233 on Monday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose $1.20 to $84.70 with the swapping of 5,696 shares, Berger Paints shed $1.73 to finish at $13.10 after an exchange of 5,700 units, Caribbean Cement gained 50 cents to close at $93 in trading 22,003 stocks. Caribbean Producers lost 45 cents to settle at $4.55 in switching ownership of 408,848 stock units, Eppley declined $3.40 to end at $36.10 in transferring 787 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $1 to end at $43 with 3,368 stock units changing hands. First Rock Capital fell $1.04 to finish at $13.50 in an exchange of 65,704 shares, Grace Kennedy shed 22 cents in closing at $99 with the swapping of 565,520 units, Guardian Holdings dropped $7 to $641 in trading 4,495 stock units. Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents at $36 in switching ownership of 618,309 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 33 cents to $17.83 with the swapping of 39,371 units, JMMB Group slipped 43 cents to $38.25 after clearing the market of 168,439 shares. Key Insurance picked up 29 cents to close at $4.80 with 162,141 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves shed 99 cents to $48 with a transfer of 68 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 38 cents to finish at $8.67 with an exchange of 2,242 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped $18.51 to $138 after 64 units cleared the market, NCB Financial spiked $2.50 to $141.50 in trading 31,831 stock units, Palace Amusement bolted $41 to $1,021 with the swapping of 4 stocks. Proven Investments popped 89 cents to $34.99 with 33,406 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group rose $2.08 to $56 with 20,997 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group spiked 29 cents to $38.99, with 58,593 stocks trading. Seprod popped 50 cents to $70.50 in transferring 404,614 units, Sterling Investments shed 20 cents to end at $2.80 with the swapping of 350,000 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 29 cents to finish at $15.99 in switching ownership of 1,714,772 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference shares fell $1.91 to end at $12.89, with 1,900 units crossing the exchange.

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

JSE Main Market falters to start of week

Market activity ended with the market declining after an equal number of stocks gained and fell on Monday, with an exchange of 51 percent fewer shares valued 24 percent more than on Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,091.39 points to 456,758.61, the JSE Main Index shed 853.02 points to end at 418,503.35 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.48 points to 102.77.
Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 49 on Friday, with 19 stocks rising, 19 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.6 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 7,709,340 shares trading for $130,066,476 versus 15,681,808 units at $104,944,658 on Friday and 5 million units of corporate bonds traded. Jamaica Broilers led trading with 30.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.35 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 13.9 percent for 1.07 million units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 7.7 percent for 594,882 units.
Trading averaged 151,164 units at $2,550,323, compared to 320,037 shares at $2,141,728 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 330,103 units at $17,799,233, in contrast to 340,903 units at $18,719,581 on Friday. June ended with an average of Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints spiked $1.13 to $14.83 with 2,083 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley fell $3.50 to $39.50 in trading 367 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 50 cents ending at $42 in exchange of 265 stock units, First Rock Capital lost 35 cents to finish at $14.54 with a transfer of 10,832 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $2 to $648 after exchanging 2,419 units. Jamaica Broilers rallied 48 cents to $36.50 with 2,353,116 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group pushed 36 cents higher to $38.68 in switching ownership of 74,727 stocks, Key Insurance shed 49 cents to $4.51, with 548,051 units clearing the market, Kingston Properties spiked $1.15 to $9.55 with 609 stock units changing hands. Kingston Wharves shed 95 cents to $48.99 in switching ownership of 3,600 stocks, Margaritaville slipped 77 cents to $14.50 with the swapping of 1,226 stock units, Mayberry Investments climbed 35 cents to $6.05 in exchanging 10 units, NCB Financial shed $1 to $139 after transferring 22,714 stocks, 138 Student Living lost 30 cents to close at $4.50 in exchanging 27,372 units, Pan Jam Investment fell $1 to $64 in switching ownership of 685 stocks. Portland JSX advanced $1.20 to $9.20 with the swapping of 541 units, Proven Investments fell 90 cents to $34.10 after exchanging 15,417 shares, Radio Jamaica spiked 11 cents to end trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.15, with 578,444 shares clearing the market. Sagicor Group dropped $1.83 to $53.92 with the transfer of 55,508 units and Seprod gained 90 cents to end at $70 in exchanging 83,359 stocks.

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