Radio Jamaica dominated trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with nearly 95 million shares accounting for 87 percent of total volume on a day when the market declined marginally after the volume of shares exchanged soared 873 percent and the value rose 63 percent higher than on Wednesday. At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 48.69 points to 430,693.51, the JSE Main Index declined 53.00 points to 392,618.43 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.09 points to settle at 98.64.
Trading ended with 48 securities, down from 51 on Wednesday and closed with prices of 21 stocks rising, 14 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 108,504,798 shares trading for $315,828,525 compared to 11,146,482 units at $193,454,160 on Wednesday. Radio Jamaica led trading with 87.4 percent of total volume for 94.78 million shares, followed by Carreras with 4.7 percent for 5.09 million units, Wigton Windfarm 2.2 percent for 2.43 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 1.4 percent for 1.48 million units and Sagicor Group 1.1 percent for 1.20 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 2,260,517 units at $6,579,761, compared to 218,558 shares at $3,793,219 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 350,058 units at $2,478,082 in contrast to 240,236 units at $2,242,297 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has thirteen stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 90 cents to $84 with an exchange of 117,814 shares, Caribbean Cement shed 51 cents to close at $65.50 trading 194 units, Eppley advanced $1.12 to $32.99 in the swapping of 3,486 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund finished $1.49 higher at $43.49 in an exchange of 590 units. Grace Kennedy rose 83 cents to $88.25, with 174,402 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers gained 41 cents to settle at $29.41 in transferring 14,968 shares, JMMB Group picked up 24 cents to close at $32.90 with 376,901 stocks changing hands. Key Insurance lost 32 cents at $4.98 after exchanging 33,711 units, Margaritaville fell $2 to $35, with 200 shares clearing the market, Mayberry Investments gained 31 cents to close at $5.50, with a transfer of 1,200 stock units. NCB Financial shed 49 cents to $137.52 with the swapping of 23,902 shares, 138 Student Living gained 49 cents to close at $5.99, with 16,768 stocks crossing the market, PanJam Investment rose 99 cents to $66 trading 51,313 units. Proven Investments advanced $1.50 to $35.50 in an exchange of 122,469 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $1.75 to $49.75 in exchanging 1,195,665 shares, Scotia Group ended 74 cents lower at $40.51 with the swapping of 14,908 stock units, Seprod rose $1 to $73 with 45,709 units changing hands. Sterling Investments gained 21 cents to settle at $2.91in the transfer of 24,212 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 62 cents to close at $15.38, with 28,391 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% dropped 16 cents in closing at $1.25 in an exchange of 1,130 shares.

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

Stocks trading on Wednesday ended with the market bouncing after Tuesday decline in the market indices, as investors put down 90 percent funds in trading 8 percent more shares than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,009.51 points to 430,742.20, the Main Index rose 966.73 points to 392,671.43 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.38 points to settle at 98.73.
Overall, 51 securities traded, up from 50 on Tuesday and closed with prices of 19 stocks rising, 23 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 11,146,482 shares trading for $193,454,160 compared to 10,353,699 units at $101,569,397 on Tuesday. Ciboney Group led trading with 17.6 percent of total volume for 1.96 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 14.1 percent for 1.57 million units, PanJam Investment with 9.8 percent for 1.10 million units and JMMB Group with 9.4 percent for an exchange of 1.05 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 218,558 units at $3,793,219, up from 207,074 shares at $2,031,388 on Tuesday. Month to date, trading averaged 240,236 units at $2,242,297, in contrast to 241,646 units at $2,141,408 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3 to $83.10 after exchanging 590,667 stock units, Berger Paints shed 46 cents to end at $13.01 in switching ownership of 2,664 stocks, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.51 to $66.01, with 26,035 units clearing the market, Eppley shed 86 cents to $31.87 with an exchange of 1,841 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $1.50 to $42 with 5,794 stocks changing hands, Grace Kennedy fell $1.08 to $87.42 after a transfer of 4,822 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 30 cents to close at $29 trading 174,370 shares. Jamaica Producers fell $1 to $21, with 109,300 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 23 cents to end at $18.98 after exchanging 34,463 units, JMMB Group lost 22 cents to close at $32.66 in trading 1,050,163 shares. Key Insurance gained 25 cents to end at $5.30 in exchanging 119,217 stocks, Mayberry Investments declined 44 cents to $5.19 with the swapping of 302 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities picked up 27 cents ending at $8.10 after a transfer of 107,392 stocks. NCB Financial declined $1.99 to $138.01 with 38,583 stock units changing hands, 138 Student Living dropped $1.38 to $5.50 in trading 1,050 units, PanJam Investment rose $1.31 to $65.01 with the swapping of 1,097,749 shares, Sagicor Group declined $2 to $48 in trading 60,966 stock units. Salada Foods fell $1.49 to $43 in exchanging 21,731 units, Seprod advanced $2 to $72 in switching ownership of 28,284 shares and Supreme Ventures lost 22 cents to close at $15.28 with 139,631 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained 55 cents to close at $4.32 after exchanging just two stock units and Eppley 8.25% fell 59 cents to end at $6.41 in transferring 6 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

For a second consecutive day, stocks led the market into a decline on Thursday as 38 percent more shares changed hands, with 54 percent higher value than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,456.58 points to 432,347.80, the JSE Main Index shed 1,284.83 points to 394,204.94 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.07 points to settle at 99.02.
Trading ended with 45 securities, down from 47 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 stocks rising, 17 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 10,771,883 shares for $75,221,344 up from 7,798,057 units at $48,760,883 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 28.6 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 3.08 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 21.5 percent for 2.32 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 10.5 percent of the day’s trade for 1.13 million units and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 10 percent for 1.08 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 239,375 units at $1,671,585, compared to an average of 165,916 shares at $1,037,466 on Wednesday. The average trade month to date ends at 256,266 units at $2,210,133, in contrast to 257,553 units at $2,251,139 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Carreras fell 29 cents to $8.71 trading 98,683 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 96 cents to $41 with 50 stock units changing hands. First Rock Capital gained 40 cents to close at $16.50 in switching ownership of 58,298 units, Jamaica Broilers finished 49 cents higher at $30 in trading 39,230 shares, Jamaica Producers declined $1 to $22 after trading 15,304 stock units. Kingston Wharves fell $1.09 to $43.90 with the swapping of 14,722 units. Mayberry Investments shed 28 cents to close at $5.35, with 16,479 shares crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 49 cents to end at $7.50 in transferring 3,306 stocks, NCB Financial gained 60 cents in closing at $142.50, with 246,999 shares changing hands. 138 Student Living gained 24 cents in ending at $5.40, after clearing the market with 15,702 shares, Pan Jam Investment declined by $1 to $66 with the swapping of 794 units, Proven Investments advanced $1.50 to $34.50 in exchanging 72,037 stock units. Pulse Investments shed 28 cents to close at $4.14 after trading 496,531 units, Scotia Group dropped $3.59 to close at $40.11, with 29,893 stocks crossing the market, Seprod shed $1 to end at $72 in exchanging 17,660 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 49 cents to close at $15.03, with 216,294 units clearing the market.

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