The Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains in the leading market indices on Monday but just barely dented the massive 55,391 points loss since the beginning of March. At the close the JSE, All Jamaican Composite Index, advancing 4,841.49 points to close at 479,172.89, the JSE Market Index climbed 4,382.37 points to 436,435.40, while the JSE Financial Index gained 2.13 points to 120.25.
The market closed with 47 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with the prices of 13 stocks advancing, 27 declining and seven securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 43 securities accounting for 28,292,088 units valued at $246,450,479 in contrast to 28,587,236 units valued at $124,299,870 from 41 securities on Friday.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund led trading with 9.6 million shares for 34 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 9.5 million units for 33.7 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.7 million units for 9.5 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 657,956 units valued at an average of $5,731,406 for each security traded, in contrast to 697,250 units valued at an average of $3,031,705 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 722,611 units valued at $5,069,124 for each security changing hands compared to 734,052 units valued at $4,928,837 for each security traded. Trading in February resulted in an average of 624,731 units valued at $3,239,665 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 16.7, while the Main Market ended at 15.9 times the 2019 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments closed $2.01 lower to $61.50, in exchanging 27,091 shares, Berger Paints gained $1 to finish at $12 after trading 18,252 units, First Rock added 84 cents to end at $11.59, with 12,613 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy tumbled $5.86 to $60, after transferring 161,855 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange slid to $23.99, with a loss of $2.51 swapping 33,983 shares, JMMB Group shed 60 cents to end at $38.40, after exchanging 130,451 shares. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents trading 1,000 units and closed at $5.50, Kingston Wharves gained $3 to end at $46, in transferring 9,865 units, NCB Financial dived $10 to $170, after swapping 353,119 shares, 138 Student Living ended 45 cents lower to close at $6.30, with 5,328 units changing hands. PanJam Investment ended the day at $89, with a loss of $5 trading 38,140 shares, Portland JSX shed $1.45 transferring 5,100 units to finish at $7.50, Pulse Investments gained $1 to close at $10, with 123,025 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group lost 60 cents to end at $60, in swapping 40,421 stock units.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed 93 cents lower at $8.80, with an exchange of 9,592,783 shares, Salada Foods settled at $29, with gains of 50 cents trading 1,857 units, Scotia Group climbed $2 to $52, in transferring 523,149 shares. Seprod gained $1 exchanging 63,730 shares to end at $43, Supreme Ventures rose $1.30 and closed at $21, after trading 40,678 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $20.95, with gains of $2.80 swapping 72,927 units. Victoria Mutual Investments ended 80 cents lower to settle at $6, with 987,897 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group dropped $1.10 to $17 in transferring 493,670 stock units.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 152,698 units valued at over US$36,268. The market slid 1.37 points to close at 210.42. First Rock exchanged 736 units at 8 US cents, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share closed at US$2.15, after trading 3,025 units, Proven Investments lost 2 cents to end at 26 US cents, in transferring 50,481 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 2.5 cents with 98,456 shares changing hands and closed at 15 US cents.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

The Market closed with an average of 697,250 units at $3,031,705 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,393,670 units valued at an average of $6,983,180 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 734,052 units valued at $4,928,837 for each security changing hands compared to 924,613 units valued at $5,408,975 for each security traded. Trading in February resulted in an average of 624,731 units valued at $3,239,665 for each security.
Sagicor Group lost 50 cents, ending the day at $60.60, with 188,479 stock units traded, Salada Foods closed with a loss of 50 cents at $28.50 in swapping 535 units. Scotia Group ended at $50, after losing 50 cents in transferring 112,800 stock units, after it traded down to an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $40. Seprod declined by $3 exchanging 69,800 shares to close at $42, Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.70, with an exchange of 211,976 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost $2.35 to close at $18.15 while transferring 455,294 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments shed 70 cents to end at $6.80, in trading 382,192 stock units and Wisynco Group closed $1.90 lower to $18.10 in exchanging 439,672 shares.
Trading in February resulted in an average of 624,731 units valued at $3,239,665 for each security.
Supreme Ventures lost $1 to end at $20, with 73,161 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $20.50, with a loss of $3.30 swapping 124,690 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments lost 50 cents to end at $7.50, in trading 295,373 shares, Wisynco Group lost $2.45 in transferring 495,518 shares at $20, and in the preference section, Productivity Business Solution closed with 5,000 units crossing the exchange and rose $5 to $105.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 5,335.20 points to close at 505,830.27, the JSE Market Index dropped 4,832.90 points to 460,484.22 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.47 points to 124.12.
Trading in February resulted in an average of 624,731 units valued at $3,239,665 for each security.
Sagicor Group dropped $3.90 to end at $61.10, with an exchange of 1,136,646 shares, Salada Foods closed at $34, with a loss of $1 trading 1,592 shares. Scotia Group ended at $52.50, after losing $1.51 transferring 179,479 shares, Seprod declined by $4.34 after exchanging 24,220 units and closed at $47.07, Supreme Ventures lost $1.35 to end at $21, in swapping 58,263 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $23.80, with a loss of 70 cents trading 43,363 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 50 cents to end at $8, with 669,559 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group shed 45 cents to settle at $22.45, in transferring 2,114,845 shares.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 14,424.69 points to close at 511,165.47. The previous biggest fall in the JSE Composite index was 12,616.74 points on October 18, 2018. The JSE Market Index nose-dived 13,201.50 points to 465,317.12 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 3.55 points to 125.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 18.1, while the Main Market ended at 17.4 times the 2019 earnings.
Scotia Group ended at $54.01, after losing 49 cents and transferring 92,235 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $3, with a loss of 60 cents as 71,000 shares crossed the exchange. Supreme Ventures climbed $1.35 to settle at $22.35, in swapping 153,799 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents to finish at $24.50, after trading 30,562 units and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 45 cents to end the day’s trade a $8.50, with 188,051 shares changing hands.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index plummeted 4,132.06 points to close at 525,590.16, the JSE Market Index tumbled 3,791.47 points to 478,518.62 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.47 points to 129.14.
In the prime market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents in closing at $66, with an exchange of 10,807 shares, Berger Paints ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.75, after losing $1.25 in transferring 1,238 stock units, Caribbean Cement dropped $6.49 to settle at $71.50, in swapping 19,413 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slid $4 to $42 trading 1,699 shares, First Rock Capital fell $2.10 to a 52 weeks’ low of $9.90, with 102,462 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy slipped $2.01 to $65.99, exchanging 44,838 units. Jamaica Broilers shed $3.70 to end at $36 in transferring 66,313 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained $1 to close at $22 after trading 54,510 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange dived $4.10 to $27.50, after swapping 601,102 stock units. JMMB Group ended at $40.75, with a loss of $3.80 in exchanging 234,108 shares, Kingston Wharves closed $2.03 lower to $51, in transferring 27,387 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 59 cents to end at $10.85, in swapping 10,000 stock units, NCB Financial shed $2 to end at $182 trading 56,333 units, 138 Student Living gained of 62 cents to $6.85, with and 8,056 stock units changing hands. PanJam Investment closed 49 cents higher to $99.99, with 125,859 shares traded, Portland JSX lost $1.30 to finish at $9.70, after exchanging 9,139 units, Proven Investments lost $1 to settle at $48, in trading 6,763 stock units. Pulse Investments gained 35 cents to close at $11.45, in swapping 66,358 shares, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to end at $66.50, with an exchange of 42,533 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $9.50, with a loss of 35 cents after trading 120,731 shares. Salada Foods finished 75 cents higher after swapping 100 units and closed at $35.
Scotia Group ended at $54.50, with gains of 50 cents in transferring 7,975 shares, Seprod declined by $2.59 to $51.41, with 38,386 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 74 cents to close at $4.86 in trading 17,700 shares, Sterling Investments jumped 69 cents and ended at $3.60, after exchanging 556,975 shares. Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to settle at $21, in swapping 100,761 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 94 cents to finish at $25, after transferring 36,384 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments dropped $1.20 to $8.05, trading 221,309 shares and Wisynco Group lost 43 cents to end the day’s trade of 1,334,069 shares at $22.67.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,949.68 points to close at 529,722.22, the JSE Market Index slipped 1,727.36 points to 482,310.09 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.52 points to 130.61.
The Market closed with an average of 1,473,859 units valued at an average of $8,907,441 for each security traded, in contrast to 678,890 units valued at an average of $4,524,631 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 624,731 units valued at $3,239,665 for each security changing hands compared to 596,981 units valued at $2,909,960 for each security traded. Trading in January resulted in an average of 626,134 units valued at $3,511,981 for each security.
PanJam Investment dipped $1.44 to $99.50 with an exchange of 15,383 units, Pulse Investments lost 35 cents to close at $11.10, in swapping 8,059,323 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1 to settle at $67, in exchanging 61,960 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $9.85, with gains of $1.05 in trading 362,100 shares. Scotia Group ended at $54, with a loss of $1 in transferring 272,072 shares, Seprod climbed $3 to $54, with 184,717 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta rose 40 cents to $5.60, trading 319,182 shares. Supreme Ventures lost 55 cents to settle at $21.50, in swapping 561,008 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed $1.06 to finish at $25.94, after transferring 88,979 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments slipped 50 cents to $9.25, with the trading of 226,844 shares and Wisynco Group gained 50 cents to end the day’s trade at $23.10, with an exchange of 1,803,893 shares.
The Market closed with an average of 678,890 units valued at $4,524,631 for each security traded, in contrast to 565,203 units at an average of $3,795,319 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 596,981 units valued at $2,909,960 for each security changing hands compared to 592,330 units valued at $2,812,748 for each security traded. Trading in January resulted in an average of 626,134 units valued at $3,511,981 for each security.
NCB Financial closed $1.64 lower to $186 after trading 17,864 units, Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to $66, in exchanging 762,613 shares, Salada Foods jumped $5.75 as 8,426 shares changed hands at $34.25. Scotia Group gained $1 and closed at $55, with 79,701 shares changing hands, Seprod lost $2 to close at $51 trading 16,104 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $26.99, after gaining 79 cents transferring 15,194 shares.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 5,157.29 points to 532,915.18. The JSE Market Index dropped 4,667.89 points to 485,163.15, while the JSE Financial Index fell 0.99 points to 131.31.
Trading in January resulted in an average of 626,134 units valued at $3,511,981 for each security.
Sagicor Group dropped $3.50 to $66.50, in exchanging 372,430 shares, Scotia Group closed at $54, with gains of 89 cents with 17,300 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost $1.30 to close at $22.20 trading 660,220 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $26.99, after gaining 79 cents transferring 15,194 shares.
The market closed with 47 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with the prices of 15 advancing, 18 declining and 14 trading firm.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six finishing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 18.8, while the Main Market ended at 18.2 times the 2019 earnings.
Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to settle at $70, in exchanging 98,849 shares, Salada Foods climbed $2.50 to $28.50 trading a mere 34 units, Scotia Group ended at $53.11, with a loss of 89 cents swapping 183,872 shares. Supreme Ventures advanced to $23.50, with gains of $1.49 exchanging 6,218 units and Sygnus Credit Investments closed 75 cents lower to $26.20, with 49,345 shares changing hands.