Trading continues to be moderate on Friday, with the volume of shares trading declining 22 percent and the value falling 31 percent below Thursday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with rising stocks exceeding those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 496.38 points to 442,782.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 522.37 points to 402,122.99 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.28 points to end at 97.75.
Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 49 on Thursday, with 23 rising, 19 declining and nine ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 16. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 9,110,023 shares changing hands for $124,148,064 versus 11,639,219 units at $178,753,267 on Thursday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 26.9 percent of total volume with a transfer of 2.45 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 12.8 percent for 1.17 million units and Scotia Group with 8.8 percent for 798,805 units changing hands.
Trading averages 178,628 units at $2,434,276, compared to 237,535 shares at $3,648,026 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 252,197 units at $2,638,711, down from 271,242 units at $2,691,636 on Thursday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 48 cents in ending at $93.50 after transferring 9,979 units, Caribbean Cement dipped 47 cents to $103.51 in trading 13,300 stock units. Eppley gained 50 cents to end at $38 in an exchange of 4,750 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $17.10 to $565 with the swapping of 64,846 units, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.30 to close at $30 with an exchange of 1,179 shares. Jamaica Producers gained 40 cents after ending at $23.50, with 20,104 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group popped 32 cents in closing at $37.32 in 662,971 stocks switching ownership Kingston Properties fell 65 cents to $8.85 with 1,000 stock units crossing the market. Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to end at $47, trading 6,964 stocks, Mayberry Investments rallied $1.69 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.20 with 317,215 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 50 cents in closing at $8.50 with the swapping of 20,100 units. 138 Student Living lost 29 cents to close at $4.70 after exchanging 3,000 shares, PanJam Investment popped $2.49 to finish at $66.49 with 5,738 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments rallied 90 cents to $33.90 with the transfer of 11,423 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents at $53.50 in switching ownership of 6,376 stocks. Salada Foods rose 73 cents in closing at $7.48 after 62,505 units changed hands, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to $36 with the swapping of 798,805 stocks, Seprod gained 25 cents to settle at $63.50 in exchanging 20,477 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 44 cents in ending at $5.10 with 30,000 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 46 cents to end at $18.05 in switching ownership of 115,748 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 50 cents to $18 in trading 2,289 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined by $11 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $70, with 3,550 stock units crossing the market.
In the corporate bond segment, Jamaica Broilers 6.75% traded 2,500,000 units and rose 39 cents to $102.91 and Seprod 6.75% traded 8,500,000 units and popped 36 cents to $101.60.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on Wednesday with the volume of shares trading inching higher than Tuesday and leading to a mild rise of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market at the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,026.18 points to 445,055.15, the JSE Main Index rose 582.88 points to 403,071.17 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.73 points to end at 98.15.
A total of 49 securities traded compared to 47  on Tuesday, with 20 rising, 20 declining and nine ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 8,132,722 shares changing hands for $85,190,963 versus 7,552,797 units at $94,059,701 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 25.7 percent of total volume with a transfer of 2.09 million shares, followed by Mayberry Investments with 13.6 percent for 1.11 million units and Carreras 11.9 percent after an exchange of 968,112 units.
Trading averages 165,974 shares at $1,738,591 versus 160,698 shares at $2,001,270 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 282,402 units at $2,374,994 compared to 340,028 units at $2,689,981 on Tuesday. October averaged 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 51 cents to close at $94.50 with the swapping of 4,575 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $3.99 to $107.90 after clearing the market of 1,997 stocks, Carreras gained 49 cents in closing at $7.99 after exchanging 968,112 units. Eppley rose 50 cents to $37.50 after switching ownership of 852 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $5.40 to end at $37.50 in trading 230 stocks, First Rock Capital spiked 41 cents to $12.30, with an exchange of 20,065 shares. GraceKennedy advanced $1.93 to $99.94 in switching ownership of 37,165 units, Guardian Holdings dropped $29.90 to $520 in transferring 129 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 70 cents to $28.70 after exchanging 39,741 shares. Jamaica Producers popped $1.75 to $23.75 with 36,398 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.04 to $17.06 in trading 549 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 49 cents in closing at $37.50 after exchanging 79,021 units. Kingston Wharves fell $2.50 to $44.50 with a transfer of 2,649 stocks, Margaritaville shed 45 cents to close at $14.40 in switching ownership of 1,490 stock units, Mayberry Investments popped 50 cents to end at $7 in an exchange of 1,106,140 shares. NCB Financial climbed $4.39 to $130.89 with the swapping of 378,991 stocks, Proven Investments advanced $1.34 to close at $32.55 in trading 4,644 units, Sagicor Group increased $3 to $56 with 9,039 shares changing hands. Scotia Group popped 69 cents to end at $36.49 after 10,433 units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures fell 50 cents to $17.50 in trading 36,986 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 52 cents in closing at $5.75 after exchanging 147,743 units and Wisynco Group dipped 35 cents to $15.80 with 92,947 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference shares fell $1.10 to close at $6.50 in an exchange of 853 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference shares rose $1 to $81 in trading 239 stock units. In the corporate bond segment, Guardian Holdings 2027 7% traded 3,000,000 units and gained 33 cents to close at $104.24, Jamaica Broilers 6.75% had an exchange of 2,500,000 units but fell 13 cents to $102.52 and Seprod 6.75% ended with trading in 8,500,000, with the price rising $1.24 to $101.24.

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

Market activity closed off the first trading day of new month, with the number of shares trading declining 17 percent and the value down 31 percent from Friday out-turn at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 47 on Friday, with 23 rising, 20 declining and nine ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index slid 1,513.58 points to settle at 446,185.80, the Main Index fell 1,121.73 points to 402,843.29 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.30 points to end at 97.43.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 26,109,974 shares down from $172,248,423 versus 31,416,493 units at $248,939,891 on Friday. Mayberry Investments led trading with 74 percent of total volume with a transfer of 19.32 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 5.9 percent for 1.54 million units and Radio Jamaica, with 5 percent after trading 1.31 million units.
Trading averages 502,115 units at $3,312,470, versus 668,436 shares at $5,296,593 compared to October that averaged 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 90 cents to $94.90 in exchanging 5,294 shares, Berger Paints gained 83 cents to close at $14.83 with the swapping of 2,418 stock units, Caribbean Cement slumped $10.95 to $103.05 in trading 27,188 stocks. Caribbean Producers popped 30 cents to end at $8.30 with an exchange of 114,526 units, Eppley rose $1.35 to $37.35 after 2,105 stocks cleared the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2.49 to $42.90 with a transfer of 14,323 stock units. Guardian Holdings bounced $29.80 to $549.80 with 954 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.20 in ending at $29.80 after 352,064 shares switched owners, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.35 to $23.50 with 3,837 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group shed 75 cents to close at $37.25 with the swapping of 152,756 units, Kingston Properties rallied $1 to $9.50 in an exchange of 302 shares, Kingston Wharves lost 48 cents to finish at $44.52 with 6,396 stocks crossing the market. Margaritaville rallied 68 cents to end at $14.88 in trading 7,030 shares, Mayberry Investments climbed 30 cents to $6.30 with the swapping of 19,315,460 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $15 to $100 after exchanging 240 stock units. Palace Amusement dropped $60 to $955 in switching ownership of 8 stocks, PanJam Investment popped 50 cents to close at $65 with the swapping of 14,469 shares, Portland JSX lost 50 cents to settle at $7.50 after 1,045 stock units crossed the exchange. Proven Investments dipped 34 cents to close at $33.01 after transferring 84,505 units after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $30, Sagicor Group declined $4.25 in closing at $53.75 trading 9,821 stocks, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to settle at $36 in trading 14,076 stock units. Seprod fell 25 cents to $63.70, with 3,633 stocks clearing the market, Stanley Motta rose 92 cents to end at $5.84 with 16,403 shares changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 25 cents to close at $18 in exchanging 1,000 units.

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