The volume of stocks trading on Monday fell 21 percent below Friday’s level with a 12 percent lower value as 13,828,390 shares were exchanged for $222,616,334 versus 17,485,254 units at $253,862,892 on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market leading to an equal number of rising and declining stocks.
Trading ended with 54 securities compared to 55 on Friday, with 22 rising, 22 declining and ten ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 860.46 points to 435,411.11, the JSE Main Index fell 521.64 points to 381,006.57 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.07 points to settle at 91.17.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Trading averages 256,081 units at $4,122,525, compared to 317,914 shares at $4,615,689 on Friday and month to date, an average of 257,923 units at $3,722,324, versus 258,064 units at $3,691,843 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.87 million shares for 20.8 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Group with 1.96 million units for 14.2 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm with 1.94 million units for 14 percent market share and Jamaica Broilers with 1.06 million units for 7.6 percent of stocks trading.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 98 cents to close at $12, with 1,802 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement shed $1.50 to end at $63, with 44,250 units changing hands, Carreras lost 48 cents in ending at $9.50 after exchanging 830,839 stocks. Eppley declined $2.50 in closing at $42.50 with an exchange of 1,130 stock units,  Caribbean Property Fund dropped 50 cents to $42 in switching ownership of 2,957 stock units, First Rock Capital fell $1.49 to $12.01, with 988,026 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy shed 50 cents to close at $104.50 after exchanging 75,084 shares, Guardian Holdings declined $3 after ending at $507 and trading 222 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 50 cents in closing at $18.50 after trading 4,188 units. JMMB Group popped 50 cents to end at $43 with an exchange of 123,034 stock units, Kingston Properties increased 29 cents in closing at $7.89 with the swapping of 4,207 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $11.75 to end at $96 with 45 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial fell $4.01 to close at $97, trading 34,111 stock units, 138 Student Living rose 30 cents to $5.06 after closing with 5,247 stocks changing hands, Palace Amusement gained $1 after ending at $901 in exchanging ten units. PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $65 in an exchange of 539 shares, Proven Investments declined 50 cents to end at $37 while exchanging 54,755 units, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $56.50 in exchanging 1,964,393 shares. Scotia Group increased 82 cents in closing at $37.85 after trading 3,033 stocks, Seprod gained $1.10 in ending at $71.60 with the swapping of 27,965 stock units and Stanley Motta rose 38 cents to end at $5.50 after trading 347 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share popped 60 cents after ending at $6.60 after exchanging 306 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share lost $7 in closing at $100, with 2,001 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 40 percent over trading on Thursday but with a 48 percent lower value as the market closed with an equal number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with slightly more securities trading than on Thursday, with 55 changing hands up from 54 before and ended with 19 rising, 19 declining and 17 ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 101.02 points to close at 436,271.57, the JSE Main Index slipped 324.63 points to 381,528.21 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.03 points to settle at 91.24.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Overall, 17,485,254 shares were exchanged for $253,862,892 versus 12,502,865 units at $487,965,172 on Thursday. Trading averages 317,914 units at $4,615,689, compared to 231,535 shares at $9,036,392 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 258,064 units at $3,691,843 compared to 253,031 units at $3,614,150 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
JMMB Group 7.25% preference share due 2024 led trading with 3.33 million shares for 19 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.82 million units for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway ended with 2.02 million units for 11.6 percent market share, Seprod 1.69 million units for 9.7 percent of trading and Wigton Windfarm with 1.43 million units for 8.2 percent share of the volume of stocks traded.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $3 to end at $64.50 in exchanging 16,764 shares, Eppley increased $5 to $45 in switching ownership of 1,097 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $3.38 to $42.50 after trading 2,180 stocks. First Rock Capital climbed 47 cents to close at $13.50 with an exchange of 206,073 units, Jamaica Broilers fell 50 cents in closing at $26 in trading 170,838 stock units, Kingston Properties dropped 29 cents to end at $7.60 with 4,573 units clearing the market. Kingston Wharves lost $2.69 in ending at $36.31 while exchanging 7,001 stocks, Massy Holdings declined 60 cents to $92 after exchanging 18,432 shares, Mayberry Investments declined 45 cents in closing at $10.90 after 66,520 units crossed the exchange. NCB Financial lost $1.49 to $101.01 in trading 57,805 shares, Palace Amusement gained $45 to end at $900 in an exchange of two stock units, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 in closing at $66, with 9,404 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments dropped $1.50 to $37.50 after exchanging 9,224 units, Pulse Investments advanced 29 cents to close at $3.59, with 550,211 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to $56, with 174,119 stocks changing hands. Salada Foods popped 25 cents in ending at $5.50 with the swapping of 2,363 stock units, Seprod shed 50 cents to end at $70.50 after trading 1,694,903 shares, Stanley Motta gained 32 cents in closing at $5.12 with the swapping of 14,345 stock units. Supreme Ventures climbed 36 cents to close at $30.35 in switching ownership of 535,642 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 31 cents to $14.20 in an exchange of 29,102 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share declined 52 cents in closing at $2.68 after trading 11,222 stocks, JMMB Group 7.25% due 2024 preference share lost 32 cents to $1.95 with 3,329,855 units crossing the market and 138 Student Living preference share fell $3.63 to end at $17 with 50 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading surged on Thursday, with the volume traded rising 51 percent compared to trading on Wednesday, with a 926 percent jump in value on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,238.52 points to 436,372.59, the JSE Main Index lost 1,477.94 points to 381,852.85 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.18 points to 91.21. Trading ended with 54 securities up from 52 on Wednesday, with 24 rising, 20 declining and ten ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.1 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
A total of 12,502,865 shares were traded for $487,965,172 compared to 8,303,766 units at $47,547,654 on Wednesday. Trading averages 231,535 units at $9,036,392, compared to 159,688 shares at $914,378 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 253,031 units at $3,614,150, compared to 254,965 units at $3,126,148 on the previous trading day. May averaged 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.82 million shares for 30.5 percent of total volume, followed by Productive Business Solutions with 9.75% Preference share with 3.62 million units for 29 percent of the day’s trade and Pulse Investments with 697,969 units for 5.6 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained $6.49 in ending at $67.50 while exchanging 45,734 shares, Caribbean Producers dropped 50 cents to $14 after trading 362,316 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $3.63 to end at $39.12, with 3,800 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy declined $2 in closing at $105 with the swapping of 24,989 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $3.88 to close at $510 in switching ownership of 1,708 stocks, JMMB Group increased 50 cents in closing at $42.50, with 35,661 shares crossing the market. Margaritaville popped $2.10 to end at $22.60, closing with 1,267 units changing hands, NCB Financial rose $1.49 to $102.50 with 147,580 stock units clearing the market, Palace Amusement rallied $35 to $855, with nine stocks crossing the market. PanJam Investment lost 79 cents in ending at $64.50 in an exchange of 8,900 stock units, Proven Investments advanced $1.90 to $39 in trading 23,609 shares, Sagicor Group fell $1.40 to close at $55.50 in exchanging 638,627 units. Seprod lost 40 cents to $71 in trading 108,333 stocks, Stanley Motta fell 35 cents in closing at $4.80 after 136,395 shares crossed the exchange, Supreme Ventures rose 99 cents in ending at $29.99 after exchanging 139,762 units. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 29 cents to $14.51 after trading 30,243 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.43 in ending at $15.43 with an exchange of 459 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share due 2024 increased 30 cents to close at $2.27, with 1,000 stocks crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $1.25 to end at $107, with 3,622,977 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with the volume of stocks traded declining 13 percent with a 54 percent lower value than on Tuesday and ended with 4 stocks declining for every 3 rising after 8,303,766 shares were exchanged for $47,547,654 versus  9,560,292 units at $102,831,242 on Tuesday. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 332.58 points to 437,611.11, the JSE Main Index slipped 219.82 to 383,330.79 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.15 points to 91.39.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 55 on Tuesday, with 18 rising, 24 declining and  10 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years, ending up to the close of August 2023.
Trading on Wednesday averages 159,688 units at $914,378 compared to 173,823 shares at $1,869,659 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 254,965 units at $3,126,148, compared to 264,006 units at $3,336,024 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.38 million shares for 28.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.95 million units for 23.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.06 million units for 12.8 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints shed $1 to end at $11 after trading 25,240 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $3.79 to $61.01 in trading 19,460 units, Caribbean Producers rallied 80 cents to $14.50, with 85,170 stocks changing hands. Eppley dropped $5.95 to $40 after exchanging 203 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed $1.25 to close at $107 after 79,803 units crossed the market, Guardian Holdings lost $3.98 to end at $506.12 in an exchange of 845 shares. Jamaica Broilers increased 44 cents to $26.49 with an exchange of 6,807 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose $2.05 to close at $39 while trading 1,477 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell $2.10 in closing at $13 with 259,339 units changing hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $12.94 in ending at $107.95 after trading 10 shares, 138 Student Living declined 30 cents in closing at $4.76 in exchanging 794 stock units, Palace Amusement lost $90 in ending at $820 with the swapping of 5 stocks. PanJam Investment popped 29 cents to $65.29 after exchanging 607 units, Portland JSX rallied $1.41 to close at $10.84 with 1,728 stocks clearing the market, Salada Foods fell 45 cents to end at $5.15 trading 7,136 shares. Scotia Group dropped 33 cents ending at $37.03 after 30,234 stock units crossed the market, Seprod advanced 37 cents to end at $71.40 in switching ownership of 3,155 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 70 cents to $14.80 after trading 144,255 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed $1.52 in closing at $14 with the swapping of 2,200 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments increased 25 cents to close at $5.57 with 36,803 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks mostly fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, after an exchange of 55 securities down from 59 on Monday, with 30 declining and only 16 rising and nine ended unchanged as the volume of stocks traded slipped 11 percent and the value of funds chasing stocks fell 78 percent from Monday.
Trading ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index falling 2,221.13 points to 437,943.69, the JSE Main Index slipping 1,733.32 points to 383,550.61 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.29 points to 91.24.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investors exchanged 9,560,292 shares for $102,831,242, down from 10,717,973 units at $468,094,270 on Monday. Trading averaged 173,823 units at $1,869,659, compared to 181,661 shares at $7,933,801 on Monday and month to date, an average of 264,006 units at $3,336,024, compared to 274,067 units at $3,499,615 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.68 million shares for 28 percent of total volume, followed by Carreras with 1.19 million units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 1.11 million units for 11.6 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.90 to $64.80 after trading 4,579 shares, Caribbean Producers shed 60 cents to end at $13.70 after an exchange of 135,144 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost 74 cents to end at $42.76, with 3,637 stocks crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings fell $1.90 to $510.10 after trading 290 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 25 cents to close at $18.10 after exchanging 5,734 stock units, JMMB Group lost 99 cents in closing at $42.01 while trading 605,310 stocks. Key Insurance fell 35 cents to $3.83 in an exchange of 25,371 shares, Kingston Properties advanced 44 cents to $7.95, with 1,339 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $2.05 in ending at $36.95 after exchanging 1,441 stock units. Margaritaville shed $2.10 to close at $20.50, with 4,000 units changing hands, Massy Holdings declined $1.49 in closing at $92.51 with 4,696 stocks clearing the market, Mayberry Investments rallied 90 cents to close at $11.40 with an exchange of 153,246 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 40 cents to $15.10, with 1,105,805 units changing hands, 138 Student Living climbed 30 cents to $5.06 in trading 801 stock units, PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $65 in switching ownership of 9,327 stocks. Portland JSX fell $1.37 to $9.43 with the swapping of 478 shares, Pulse Investments popped 39 cents in closing at $3.40 after trading 667,922 stock units, Salada Foods declined 40 cents to $5.60 after exchanging 8,385 shares on its long way back into the $4 range before too long. Seprod shed 96 cents to end at $71.03, with 27,430 stocks crossing the market, Stanley Motta lost 35 cents to $5.15 in trading 19,928 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.42 to close at $15.52, with 283 units clearing the market and Wisynco Group dropped 78 cents to end at $19 in an exchange of 489,872 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 69 percent and the valuing surging 185 percent over trading Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and ended with rising stocks just edged out by those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 44.74 points to 440,164.82, the JSE Main Index fell 1,246.97 points to 385,283.93 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.22 points to settle at 91.53.
Trading ended with 59 securities up from 56 on Friday, with 24 rising, 25 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years, ending up to the close of August 2023.
Overall, 10,717,973 shares were exchanged for $468,094,270 versus 34,028,346 units at $164,480,692 on Friday. Trading averages 181,661 units at $7,933,801, compared to 607,649 shares at $2,937,155 on Friday and month to date, an average of 274,067 units at $3,499,615, compared to 286,629 units at $2,896,811 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share led trading with 3.63 million shares for 33.9 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway ended with 1.80 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.07 million units for 9.9 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined $1.41 to end at $86.99, with 213,628 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints rallied $1 to close at $12 with an exchange of 11,736 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed $1.30 to $68.70 with the swapping of 25,573 stocks. Eppley jumped $7.90 in closing at $46 after trading two units, First Rock Capital gained $1.07 in ending at $13.07 and finishing trading with 6,954 units, Guardian Holdings fell $25 to close at $512 in switching ownership of 34 stocks. Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.49 in closing at $26 trading 73,934 stock units, Jamaica Producers lost 95 cents to end at $21.27 in an exchange of 1,736 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.60 to $18.35, with 4,545 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group popped $1 in ending at $43 after an exchange of 149,358 stock units, Kingston Properties shed 40 cents to close at $7.51 while trading 15,395 shares, Massy Holdings advanced $1.50 to $94 after 47,901 units changed hands. Mayberry Investments climbed $1.50 to $10.50 with 532,238 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 29 cents to $14.70, with 35,083 units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $12.94 in closing at $95.01 after exchanging 10,624 shares. 138 Student Living dropped 43 cents in closing at $4.76, with 3,271 stocks changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $78 to $910 in an exchange of 19 units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to $66 in exchanging 22 shares. Pulse Investments declined 59 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.01 with 621,901 stocks changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied 90 cents to end at $56.90 in an exchange of 5,878 stock units, Scotia Group advanced $1.46 to close at $37.50 after exchanging 18,617 units. Stanley Motta climbed 40 cents in closing at $5.50 with the swapping of 3,590 shares and Supreme Ventures shed $1 to end at $29, with 113,240 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share lost $1.23 to end at $6, with 10,000 stocks crossing the market, 138 Student Living preference share fell 25 cents to $20.63 with 5 stock units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share gained $1.25 to $108.25 with 3,628,039 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 221 percent and 21 percent higher than on Thursday as declining stocks continue to exceed those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 510.21 points to settle at 440,209.56, the JSE Main Index gained 102.53 points to close at 386,530.90 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.06 points to settle at 91.75. Trading ended with 56 securities compared to 54 on Thursday, with 17 rising, 21 falling and 18 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Overall, 34,028,346 shares were exchanged for $164,480,692 versus 10,590,832 units at $135,566,664 on Thursday. Trading averages 607,649 units at $2,937,155, compared to 196,127 shares at $2,510,494 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 286,629 units at $2,896,811, compared to 239,071 units at $2,890,834 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of  238,645 units at $3,561,016.
JMMB Group 7.35% preference share due 2028 led trading with 27.48 million shares for 80.7 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaica Broilers with 1.1 million units for 3.2 percent of Friday’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 970,028 units for 2.9 percent market share.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rose $9 to close at $70 with the swapping of 1,296 shares, Caribbean Producers rallied 33 cents to $14.50 with an exchange of 40,540 stocks, Eppley fell $8.90 to $38.10, with 10,859 stock units crossing the exchange. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $1.50 to $43.50 with 1,045 units changing hands, First Rock Capital shed $1.10 in ending at $12 while exchanging 51,837 shares,GraceKennedy climbed $1 to close at $106 in switching ownership of 32,735 units. Guardian Holdings advanced $26 to $537 with 2,783 stock units clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers lost 49 cents in ending at $27.49 after exchanging 1,098,934 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1.95 to end at $19.95, with 400 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group dropped $1 in closing at $42 with 273,211 units changing hands, Key Insurance increased 25 cents to $4.20 while exchanging one share, Kingston Wharves popped $2.49 to end at $38.99 in trading 1,474 stocks. Massy Holdings dropped $1.50 to $92.50 with 266 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments shed $1.06 to close at $9 in exchanging 254,204 shares, NCB Financial lost $2 in closing at $101 in an exchange of 106,486 stock units. PanJam Investment rose $1 to $65.50 after trading 8,419 stocks, Proven Investments declined 77 cents to end at $37.05 after 13,981 stocks passed through the market, Sagicor Group fell 90 cents in closing at $56 with the swapping of 81,399 units. Stanley Motta fell 40 cents to close at $5.10 in trading 8,000 shares and Supreme Ventures dropped 25 cents to $30 after exchanging 75,133 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share lost $1.95 to end at $20.05 in switching ownership of 801 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 20 percent with 72 percent lower value than on Wednesday, leading to more stocks declining than rising.
Trading ended with 54 securities down from 56 on Wednesday, with 20 rising, 22 declining, and 12 remaining unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,384.19 points to 440,719.77, the JSE Main Index lost 543.36 points to close at 387,606.85 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.06 points to settle at 91.81.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Overall, 10,590,832 shares were traded for $135,566,664 versus 13,218,682 units at $481,286,926 on Wednesday. Trading averages 196,127 units at $2,510,494, compared to 236,048 shares at $8,594,409 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 239,071 units at $2,890,834, compared to 246,228 units at $2,954,224 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Caribbean Producers led trading with 1.87 million shares for 17.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.56 million units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund chipped in with 1.46 million units for 13.8 percent of market share. JMMB Group 7.25% preference share due 2024 ended with 1.20 million units for 11.4 percent market share, Portland JSX traded 1.14 million units for 10.8 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.05 million units for 9.9 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 40 cents to close at $88.40, with 13,879 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement dropped $11.60 in ending at $61 after trading 53,771 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1 to end at $45, with 5,633 units changing hands. GraceKennedy fell $2.50 in closing at $105 in trading 497,646 stock units, Guardian Holdings lost $1 to close at $511 in exchanging 39 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed 91 cents to end at $27.98, with 10,735 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Producers dropped 40 cents to close at $22.30 with the swapping of 2,245 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 60 cents to $18 and closed with 10,640 shares changing hands, Kingston Properties rallied 42 cents to $7.91 after exchanging 343 stocks. Kingston Wharves shed $2.49 in closing at $36.50 while trading 5,394 units, Massy Holdings advanced $1.25 to $94 with 76,770 shares clearing the market, Mayberry Investments declined 34 cents to close at $10.06 with an exchange of 4,460 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.22 to $15.22 in exchanging 6,283 shares, NCB Financial increased $2.01 in closing at $103 in switching ownership of 47,734 units, Portland JSX gained $1.37 to end at $10.80 in an exchange of 1,142,163 stocks. Proven Investments popped 77 cents in, ending at $37.82, with 9,842 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group rallied 90 cents to close at $56.90 after trading 46,587 shares, Scotia Group fell $1.12 in closing at $36.03 with an exchange of 23,712 stock units. Supreme Ventures slipped 25 cents to $30.25, trading 40,907 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.52 to end at $14 after exchanging 173 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange, Main Market indices, climbed on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 47 percent and the value surging 434 percent above Tuesday’s activities, but it closed with declining stocks exceeding rising ones on a 3 to 2 basis.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,841.97 points to  443,103.96, the JSE Main Index popped 4,026.85 points to end at 388,150.21 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.42 points to settle at 91.75.
Trading ended with 56 securities compared to 53 on Tuesday, with 18 rising, 26 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Some 13,218,682 shares were exchanged for $481,285,926 versus 8,858,814 units at $90,095,210 on Tuesday. Trading averages 236,048 units at $8,594,409, cup from 167,147 shares at $1,699,910 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 246,228 units at $2,954,224, compared to 248,355 units at $1,775,677 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Productive Business Solutions 9.75% Preference share led trading with 3.62 million shares for 27.7 percent of total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 preference share, 2.5 million units for 18.1 percent of total trading, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.69 million units for 12.9 percent market share and Supreme Ventures, 1.21 million units for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $1.40 in closing at $72.60 with 19,225 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Producers shed $1 to end at $14, closing with 426,521 units changing hands, Eppley jumped $7.99 to $47 after trading 1,220 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $1, ending at $44 in switching ownership of 2,785 stocks, First Rock Capital increased 40 cents to $13.05 in exchanging 40,657 units, GraceKennedy lost 50 cents to end at $107.50 in trading 10,091 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $21 to $512 after exchanging 2,783 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.07 to close at $27.07, with 10,986 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers climbed 90 cents to $22.70 with an exchange of 8,526 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 60 cents in closing at $18.60 with the swapping of 2,450 stock units, Mayberry Investments gained 95 cents in ending at $10.40 after trading 5,583 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed $1 to close at $14, with 523 shares crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $2.95 in closing at $107.95 after exchanging 11 units, PanJam Investment dropped $1.50 to $64.50, trading 15,265 stock units, Portland JSX climbed $2.93 to $9.43 while exchanging 350 shares. Proven Investments fell 40 cents in closing at $37.05 in an exchange of 6,885 stocks, Sagicor Group lost $1 to $56, with 121,771 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group gained $1.14 to close at $37.15, with 60,571 stock units crossing the market. Seprod rose 98 cents to end at $72 in exchanging 29,674 units, Stanley Motta declined 45 cents ending at $5.50 in switching ownership of 2,067 shares and Wisynco Group fell 40 cents in closing at $19.50, clearing the market with 46,343 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined $2.75 to end at $107 in trading 3,622,980 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Declining stocks exceeded those rising by three to two on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday as the volume of stocks traded fell 40 percent, with a modest rise in the value traded over Monday’s activity. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 4,175.98 points to close at 438,261.99, the JSE Main Index dropped 4,103.95 points to 384,123.36 and the JSE Financial Index fell 1.26 points to settle at 90.33.
Trading ended with 53 securities compared to 54 on Monday, with 15 rising, 22 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios use earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com’s for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
A total of 8,858,814 shares were traded for $90,095,210 versus 14,684,649 units at $86,847,608 on Monday. Trading averages 167,147 units at $1,699,910, compared to 271,938 shares at $1,608,289 on Monday and month to date, an average of 248,355 units at $1,775,667, compared to 268,374 units at $1,794,355 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 238,645 units at $3,561,016.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.27 million shares for 25.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.68 million units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 798,271 units for 9 percent of market share.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rose $8 to end at $74 in an exchange of 68,331 shares, following an announcement by the company to recommend the payment of a dividend of $1.50 per share to the annual general meeting. Eppley dropped $9.99 to $39.01, with 2,000 units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.25 to close at $45 in trading 4,486 stocks. GraceKennedy rallied 47 cents in closing at $108 31,333 stock units after crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped $13, ending at $533 while exchanging 1,849 stock units, Jamaica Broilers declined $1 to $26, trading 32,400 units. Jamaica Producers fell 95 cents in closing at $21.80 with the swapping of 36,235 shares, Kingston Properties shed 41 cents to close at $7.49 in exchanging 4,499 stocks, Mayberry Investments dropped 50 cents in ending at $9.45 with an exchange of 39,766 units. NCB Financial fell 50 cents to end at $101 with the trading of 77,865 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $2 in ending at $988 after an exchange of just one stock, Portland JSX declined $2.06 to end at $6.50 after the exchange of 1,055 stock units. Proven Investments lost 36 cents to end at $37.45 as 232,629 units changed hands, Sagicor Group gained $3.23 in closing at $57 in switching ownership of 167,268 shares and Seprod shed 48 cents to close at $71.02 with 11,725 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.