Trading pulled back on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with 26 percent less funds entering the market and resulting in trading 51 percent more shares than on Tuesday, following trading in 56 securities similar to Tuesday, with prices of 19 rising, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,517,427 shares valued at $45,330,088 up from 8,944,979 stock units at $61,640,185 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 241,383 shares at $809,466 compared to 159,732 stocks, at $1,100,718 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 200,557 units with a value of $955,092 versus June, with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Wigton Energy led trading with 6.23 million shares for 46.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 2.75 million stocks for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund closing with 1.52 million stocks for 11.2 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.10 million units for 8.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 3,493.96 points to wrap up trading at 359,801.55, the JSE Main Index skidded 2,270.65 points to end at 311,691.44 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.79 points to close at 64.35. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending on or around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden rose $4.17 to $24.17, with an exchange of 4,974 shares, while Caribbean Cement rallied $3.78 to $84.98 with investors trading a mere 850 stock units, Eppley popped 99 cents and ended at $32.99 after a transfer of 61 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.97 in closing at $38 in switching ownership of 1,399 stocks, Guardian Holdings gained $5.63 to finish at $320 as investors exchanged 3,415 units, Jamaica Broilers declined $2 to close at $23.60 with 39,863 shares clearing the market. JMMB Group advanced 84 cents to $20.84 after an exchange of 19,914 stocks, Mayberry Group lost 50 cents in closing at $7.20 with investors dealing in 11,600 units,
Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped $1.50 to $9.25 in an exchange of 4,000 stock units. NCB Financial sank 93 cents to close at $40.07, with 76,896 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group shed $1.60 to end at $39.40 after an exchange of 5,684 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 79 cents to finish at $7.20, with investors trading 211 units. Sterling Investments climbed 63 cents and ended at $3.93 with an exchange of 3,444 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.27 to $7.18 after it closed with an exchange of 1,027 shares and Wisynco Group skidded $1.49 to close at $20.50 after trading of 43,001 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $6.66 in closing at $36.59 with a transfer of 281 stocks.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 4,571.03 points to 363,295.51, the JSE Main Index fell 3,350.89 points to 313,962.09 while the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.60 points to 65.14. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with the bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped $4 to close at a 52 week low of $20, with 20,000 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement sank $6.80 to $81.20, with investors dealing in 817 stock units, Eppley skidded 50 cents to close at $32, with 1,472 shares being traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased by $3.47 to finish at $41.97, with 101 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy lost $1 and ended at $72 after 36,036 shares passed through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $6.37 to end at $314.37 as investors exchanged 219 units. JMMB Group dipped $1.40 in closing at $20 in trading 27,749 stocks, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to $77 after a transfer of 25,342 shares, Mayberry Group slipped 69 cents and ended at $7.70, with 908 stock units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica fell $1.99 to finish at $52 with a transfer of 30,363 shares,
The market closed with 33,243,094 shares trading worth $207,945,862 compared with 17,403,798 stock units at $193,831,769 on Friday.
At the close, AS Bryden declined $1 to end at $24 as investors traded 3,463 shares, Berger Paints rose 97 cents in closing at $7.47, with 855 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement climbed $6.99 to $88 with investors trading 124,697 shares. Eppley fell 50 cents and ended at $32.50 with an exchange of 1,346 units, Eppley Caribbean Fund popped 50 cents to close at $38.50 with 1,340 stocks passing through the market. Guardian Holdings sank $11 to finish at $308 with investors dealing in 1,435 units. Jamaica Broilers advanced 55 cents and ended at $25.50 after an exchange of 69,676 stocks, JMMB Group gained 55 cents to $21.40 and closed with an exchange of 69,698 shares, Kingston Wharves rallied $3.18 to finish at $32.49 in an exchange of 11,454 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 50 cents to close at $77.50 with investors swapping 320,000 shares, Mayberry Group popped $1.49 to end at $8.39 in switching ownership of 1,290,459 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 50 cents in closing at $11, with 27,060 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading in 17,403,798 shares with a value of $193,831,769 versus 18,495,766 stock units at $94,742,564 on Thursday.
At the close of the week, Berger Paints fell 98 cents to end at $6.50 as investors exchanged a mere 14 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped 49 cents in closing at $81.01 after trading 9,632 stock units, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to $319 after an exchange of 249 stocks. Jamaica Broilers rose 97 cents to close at $24.95 in trading 100,096 shares, Jamaica Producers increase 40 cents to end at $24.90 after an exchange of 103,731 stock units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to close at $77 with investors trading 64,623 shares. NCB Financial declined $1.50 to $40 in switching ownership of 757,913 stocks, Sagicor Group gained $1 and ended at $42, with 76,840 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents to finish at $8.50, with 500 stock units changing hands. Seprod climbed $1.25 to close at $81 as 10,276 shares passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.20 in closing at $13.50 in an exchange of 451,466 stock units and
Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $21, with 280,992 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with 18,495,766 shares trading worth $94,742,564 compared with 11,890,305 stocks at $79,422,000 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 96 cents to end at $8.11 after an exchange of 458 shares, Seprod popped $2.25 to close at $79.75, after 85,598 shares cleared the market. Sterling Investments sank 36 cents to close trading at $3.10 in an exchange of 7,557 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 78 cents and ended at $12.30 with 221,813 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group rose $1.55 to $20.50 in switching ownership of 157,838 shares.
The market closed with 8,675,194 shares trading for $149,588,060, increasing from 7,001,365 stock units at $53,652,770 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year, ending on or around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $41.50 in an exchange of 7,582 shares, Salada Foods rose 44 cents and ended at $3.29, with 7,411 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to close at $52.80 as investors exchanged 1,528,259 units. Seprod advanced 96 cents to $78.95, with 1,389 stock units clearing the market. Sterling Investments declined 35 cents to end at $2.85 with an exchange of 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 54 cents in closing at $20.50 after trading at an intraday 52 week low of $18.01 after 210,974 stock units passed through the market.
The market closed with 7,001,365 shares trading for $53,652,770, compared with 4,863,576 stock units at $68,352,713 on Friday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 and ended at $25 with an exchange of 1,815 shares, Barita Investments lost 68 cents to $70.29 with 10,542 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers slipped 49 cents to $8 with investors trading 7,806 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.68 to $42.68 with trading in 40 stocks, GraceKennedy sank $1.68 to close at $72.11 after an exchange of 17,014 units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 93 cents to end at $24.93 with investors trading 15,525 stocks. Kingston Wharves fell 75 cents in closing at $31.25 with 2,630 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville popped 99 cents to $13.35 after trading 8 units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to finish at $77 with a transfer of 18,017 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 74 cents and ended at $10.99 with investors swapping 251 shares, NCB Financial skidded $2.49 to end at $40.51 in an exchange of 421,291 units, Pan Jamaica increased 50 cents to close at $51.50 with 3,765 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with only 4,863,576 shares trading worth $68,352,713, versus 6,629,484 stock units at $28,683,781 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments gained 97 cents to end at $70.97 with 70,007 shares changing hands, Berger Paints rose 92 cents to finish at $7.52 with investors trading 466 stock units, Caribbean Cement slipped 39 cents and ended at $81.70 with 5,656 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Producers climbed 54 cents to $8.49 with traders dealing in just 912 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2.69 in closing at $40 with 2,416 units passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers dropped 93 cents to end at $24 with investors swapping 5,361 shares. JMMB Group increased 99 cents to $21 with 407,001 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing popped 46 cents and ended at $6.65 with a transfer of 118,962 units, Massy Holdings advanced 50 cents to $77.50 with investors trading 136 stocks. NCB Financial rallied $2.75 to end at $43 after an exchange of 314,079 shares, 138 Student Living popped 52 cents to finish at $4.02 after investors finished trading 68,154 stock units, Proven Investments sank 94 cents to close at $16.11 in an exchange of 143 units. Sagicor Group skidded $2.11 to $40 with traders clearing 37,767 stocks,
The market closed with 6,629,484 shares trading for $28,683,781 compared with 7,392,747 stocks at $92,547,726 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. T
Sagicor Group advanced $2.10 in closing at $42.11 with a transfer of 7,917 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.40 to end at $7.10 with investors swapping 1,550 shares, Scotia Group gained 47 cents to finish at $53.47 as traders switched ownership of 26,641 stock units, Seprod increased $1.10 to close at $79 with investors trading 1,187 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped 35 cents to $19.95 after a transfer of 89,067 units.
The market closed with just 7,392,747 shares trading for $92,547,726, down from 11,072,953 units at $50,190,156 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.