Declining stocks continued to dominate trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with more bloodletting on Thursday and resulting in 6 of 8 trading days for September that closed, with more stocks falling than rising, with the volume of shares trading rising 11 percent and the value down 55 percent compared to trading on Wednesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,742.24 points to close at 448,496.34, the Main Index declined 2,069.01 points to 408,308.74 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.53 points to end 99.08.
Trading ended with 51 securities, similar to Wednesday, with 14 stocks rising, 26 declining and 11 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7 at the close based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 12,534,457 shares trading for $121,087,956 versus 11,280,652 units at $270,814,131 on Wednesday. Pulse Investments led trading with 32.6 percent for an exchange of 4.09 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 14.4 percent for 1.81 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 11.7 percent for 1.46 million units and QWI Investments with 10.4 percent after exchanging 1.30 million units.
Trading averages 245,774 units at $2,374,274, versus 221,189 shares at $5,310,081 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 439,092 units at $2,737,425, in contrast to 471,739 units at $2,798,752 on Wednesday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1 to end at $105, with 4,751 shares changing hands, Eppley gained 90 cents in closing at $41.40 and exchanging 200 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $14 to $599 with the swapping of 2,987 stock units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.10 to $33.10 after exchanging 6,270 units, Jamaica Producers declined $2.22 to close at $22.18, with 7,596 units crossing the market, JMMB Group fell $1.80 in closing at $35.01 after trading 254,098 stock units. Kingston Properties lost $1.45 in ending at $8.55, with 3,000 stocks crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped $1.30 to $130 with 41,098 shares clearing the market, Palace Amusement fell $10 to $940, with 94 units changing hands. 
PanJam Investment increased $2 to end at $64 in an exchange of 2,877 shares, Pulse Investments dropped 36 cents to $3.52 after exchanging 4,085,000 stock units, Sagicor Group fell $1 to $55 while exchanging 24,140 stocks. Scotia Group popped 49 cents in closing at $39 with an exchange of 832,069 shares after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $38 and Supreme Ventures shed 55 cents to close at $17.55, trading 9,281 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% declined $2 to $20, trading 1,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main market stocks down again
Market activity ended on Wednesday with the volume of shares declining 84 percent and value climbing 84 percent compared to Tuesday after declining stocks exceded rising ones almost two one at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 1,914.17 points to 451,238.58, the Main Index dropped 1,512.01 points to 410,377.75 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.69 points to 99.61.
Fifty one (51) securities traded compared to 48 on Tuesday, with 13 rising, 22 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
Overall, 11,280,652 shares trading for $270,814,131 versus 71,748,172 units at $147,521,115 on Tuesday. Pulse Investments led with 36.7 percent of total volume after trading 4.14 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 18.6 percent, with 2.10 million units and Barita Investments, with 15.2 percent after an exchange of 1.71 million units.
Trading averages 221,189 units at $5,310,081, versus 1,494,754 shares at $3,073,357 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 471,739 units at $2,798,752, compared to 522,647 units at $2,288,482 on Tuesday. 
August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 16 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $1 to $106 with 3,721 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley lost 25 cents at $40.50 in trading 4,327 units, Guardian Holdings declined $7 to $585 with a transfer of 5,459 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 57 cents to $17.75 in exchanging 155 stocks, Kingston Properties rose $1.50 to $10 with the swapping of 539 shares, Kingston Wharves lost 35 cents to settle at $48.10 after owners swapped 488 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $1 to $119 after exchanging 13 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $100 to end at $950 in trading 86 units, Proven Investments shed 69 cents to $33.51 with 8,296 stocks changing hands. 
Sagicor Group advanced $1 to $56 in transferring 6,908 stock units, Scotia Group declined $1.47 to $38.51 with the swapping of 42,386 units, Seprod fell 67 cents to $64.33 with 1,336 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 55 cents to $15.50 in exchanging 53,421 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks beat up decliners
Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading surging 199 percent, but with 30 percent less value than Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining, resulting in a mild drop in the Main market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 197.40 points to 453,152.75, the Main Index shed 135.29 points to end at 411,889.76 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.10 points to settle at 100.30.
Forty eight securities traded similar to Monday and ended, with 22 stocks rising, 15 declining and 11 finishing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 71,748,172 shares trading for $147,521,115 versus 24,034,258 units at $209,918,283 on Monday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading by controlling 91 percent of total volume, with 65.3 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm, 2.4 percent, with 1.75 million units and QWI Investments with 566,303 units for 0.8 percent market share.
Trading averages 1,494,754 units at $3,073,357, compared to 500,714 shares at $4,373,298 on Monday and month to date, an average of 522,647 units at $2,288,482 versus 292,789 units at $2,103,896 on Monday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell 99 cents to end at $107, trading 4,081 shares, Eppley rose 25 cents to close at $40.75 in trading 1,275 stock, GraceKennedy popped $1 to $102 in switching ownership of 488,001 stock units. Guardian Holdings spiked $12 to end at $592 in trading 3,359 units, Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.07 in closing at $32.03 while exchanging 22,103 shares, Jamaica Producers shed 43 cents to end at $24.24 after 260,006 stock units crossed the exchange. JMMB Group climbed 32 cents to $36.83 with the swapping of 39,284 stocks, Kingston Properties declined $1.75 to $8.50, with 16,969 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.90 to $48.45 with an exchange of 1,001 stock units. Mayberry Investments rallied 25 cents to $6, with 500 shares crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $1 to $120, with 1,032 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial gained $1.40 to $131.40 after exchanging 116,300 stock units. Palace Amusement fell $50 to $1050 in exchange of just two shares, Proven Investments gained $1.20 in closing at $34.20 and exchanging 71,444 stock units, Sagicor Group dropped $2.39 to $55 in an exchange of 28,393 shares.
Seprod climbed 25 cents to end at $65, with 6,168 units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures rose 30 cents to $18.10 with the swapping of 155,281 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 39 cents to $16.05 after trading 142,871 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% declined 25 cents, ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $20 with an exchange of 224 stocks and JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 increased 36 cents to $3.35 trading 9,600 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Another day of losses for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended with the volume of shares trading climbing 23 percent, with a 22 percent lower value on Friday than Thursday to end the week with a decline for a second day on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks failed to match those declining by a huge margin.
A total of 49 securities traded compared to 51 on Thursday, with nine rising, 28 declining and 12 left unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,882.09 points to 452,937.27, the Main Index fell 1,574.98 points to 412,336.62 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.18 points to close at 100.42.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 15,882,164 shares trading for $73,938,627 versus 12,931,119 units at $94,458,438 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 41.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 6.61 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 16.8 percent for 2.67 million units and Transjamaican Highway 10.5 percent with 1.67 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 324,126 units at $1,508,952, compared to 253,551 shares at $1,852,126 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,351 units at $1,395,224, compared to 184,149 units at $1,350,041 on Thursday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.97 to $89, with 299,363 shares clearing the market, Berger Paints shed 93 cents to $12.71 in trading 29,889 stock units, Caribbean Cement slipped 24 cents to close at $106 with an exchange of 19,281 stocks, Eppley fell 80 cents to $40.50 with the swapping of 1,793 stock units. First Rock Capital rallied 24 cents to $12.85 in exchanging 1,854 units, GraceKennedy advanced $2 to $103 with the transfer of 39,930 shares, Guardian Holdings declined $4 to $595 with 5,982 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers rose $1.06 to $33.10 in trading 3,785 stock units, JMMB Group shed 47 cents to close at $37.03 with 64,849 shares crossing the market. Key Insurance lost 36 cents to end at $4.03 in switching ownership of 300,731 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 49 cents to end at $8.50 in exchanging 51,567 shares, NCB Financial declined $1.30 to $128 in transferring 12,543 stocks. 138 Student Living shed 54 cents to finish at $4.55 with the swapping of 12,990 shares, PanJam Investment fell $1 to $63 in switching ownership of 4,673 stock units, Portland JSX popped 98 cents to $8 after exchanging 1,000 shares, Proven Investments dropped 54 cents to $33.06 with 49,528 stocks crossing the exchange. Pulse Investments shed 45 cents to end at $3.53 in switching ownership of 849,203 units, Radio Jamaica dipped 33 cents to $3.17 with an exchange of 680,251 units. 
Sagicor Group fell $1 to $55 with the swapping of 64,105 shares, Salada Foods lost 24 cents in closing at $7.01 after 49,882 stock units crossed the market, Seprod shed $1.50 to settle at $63.49 with 13,866 stocks changing hands, Supreme Ventures lost 28 cents to close at $17.77 in trading 23,689 shares and Wigton Windfarm lost 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 50 cents, trading 6,607,371 stocks, as investors continue to desert the stock.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share spiked $2 to $104 after exchanging 1,999 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises but stocks prices tumble
The value and volume of stocks traded on Thursday almost doubled trading levels on Wednesday, with volume rising 96 percent and the value 94 percent at the close of market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks were outpaced by those declining 3 to 1 resulting in a fall in the market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 3,971.73 points to settle at 454,819.36, the Main Index fell 3,556.65 points to 413,911.60 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.35 points to close at 100.60.
Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 55 on Wednesday, with 11 stocks rising, 29 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.8 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 12,931,119 shares trading for $94,458,438 versus 6,588,680 units at $48,572,521 on Wednesday. Pulse Investments led trading with 36 percent of total volume after 4.64 million shares changed hands, followed by Wigton Windfarm 22.4 percent, with 2.90 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 14.5 percent for an exchange of 1.87 million units.
Trading averages 253,551 units at $1,852,126, compared to 119,794 shares at $883,137 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 184,149 units at $1,350,041. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed 96 cents in closing at $106.24 in an exchange of 7,444 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $1.47 to $38.53 with 47,391 shares crossing the market, First Rock Capital fell $1.11 to $12.61 with 21,248 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy dipped 50 cents to $101 with the swapping of 79,434 shares, Jamaica Broilers shed 96 cents to close at $32.04 after 305,900 units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Producers advanced $2.45 to $24.50 in transferring 5,955 stocks. JMMB Group lost 50 cents to end at $37.50, with the swapping of 112,533 shares, Kingston Wharves dipped 60 cents to $48 in exchanging 1,095 stock units. Margaritaville fell $1.95 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.20, with an exchange of 634 stock units. Mayberry Investments lost 25 cents in ending at $5.75 and trading 44 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $5.50 to $120 in trading 555 shares, NCB Financial fell 70 cents to $129.30 in switching ownership of 205,686 stock units, 138 Student Living popped 59 cents to $5.09 in an exchange of 4,448 shares, Palace Amusement surged $101 to $1,100 with 2 units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rose 57 cents to $33.60 in transferring 3,380 stocks, Pulse Investments rallied 43 cents to $3.98 with the swapping of 4,641,053 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 25 cents to end at $3.50 in switching ownership of 311,137 stocks.
Sagicor Group declined $1 to $56 in exchanging 24,877 shares, Salada Foods traded 201 shares and gained 20 cents to close at $7.25, Seprod shed $1.01 in ending at $64.99 after 21,342 stock units crossed the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 46 cents in closing at $16.44 in switching ownership of 70,957 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose 57 cents to $6.57 in an exchange of 46 units, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 lost 36 cents to end at $2.99 with 100 shares changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% spiked $20.50 to close at $102 after an exchange of 10,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market pulls back on Wednesday
Market activity ended Wednesday with the volume and value of shares trading declining 62 percent and 68 percent, respectively, than on Tuesday, leading to a decline in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market indices and ended with fewer rising stocks than those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,051.55 points to 458,791.09, the Main Index fell 396.65 points to 417,468.25 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.49 points to end at 101.95.
The number of stocks trading remained high, with 55 securities compared to 50 on Tuesday, with 14 stocks rising, 26 declining and 15 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
The market closed with 6,588,680 shares trading for $48,572,521 versus 17,371,190 units at $150,660,788 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 45.3 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.99 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 8.1 percent for 532,579 units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 7.5 percent, with 493,056 shares.
Trading averages 119,794 units at $883,137, compared to 347,424 shares at $3,013,216 on Tuesday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.43 to $90.97 in switching ownership of 188,629 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $1.20 to $107.20 in exchanging 2,613 stocks, Caribbean Producers gained 29 cents to end at $4.64 with 16,300 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $6.75 to $40 in trading 8,108 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped 50 cents to $101.50 with a transfer of 38,713 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $9 to $599 with 892 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.45 to $33 with the swapping of 104,714 shares. Jamaica Producers declined $2.45 to $22.05 after 288,971 stocks cleared the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 80 cents to close at $17.20 in transferring 3,410 stock units, Key Insurance popped 22 cents to $4.43 after exchanging 11,302 stocks. Mayberry Investments rallied 25 cents to $6 in exchanging 35,530 units, NCB Financial declined $2.99 to $130 in switching ownership of 5,487 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $135.99 to end at $999 with 152 stock units changing hands, Portland JSX shed 98 cents to $7.02 with the swapping of 23 stocks. 
Proven Investments fell 92 cents to $33.03 with 8,471 stock units crossing the market, Radio Jamaica rallied 25 cents to $3.75 in an exchange of 396,352 shares. Sagicor Group shed $1 in, ending at $57 after switching ownership of 10,741 stocks, Seprod popped $1.21 to $66 in trading 4,387 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% spiked 20 cents to $1.50 after 8,797 stocks crossed the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $22.50 to close at $81.50, switching ownership of 1 share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market suffers setback on Monday
Market activity ended on the Main Market on Monday with the volume of shares trading marginally lower, with the value jumping 394 percent from Friday and the market indices falling, as declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by some distance.
The market closed, with the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 641.27 points to end at 457,069.35. The JSE main Index dropped 520.39 points to 415,194.70 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.26 points to settle at 100.87.
A total of 51 securities traded on Monday compared to 49 that traded on Friday, and ended, with 17 stocks rising, 25 declining and nine remained unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.7 based on ICInsider.com’s earnings forecast for 2021-22. The market closed with 15,594,454 shares changing hands for $851,732,015 as NCB Financial dominated trading on Monday, versus 15,660,104 units at $172,250,884 on Friday.
NCB Financial led trading with 37.3 percent of total volume as 5.81 million shares changed hands, followed by Wigton Windfarm 11.6 percent, with 1.81 million units, 1834 Investments 9.9 percent market share, with 1.55 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 8.3 percent market share or 1.29 million units, Sygnus Credit Investments 8.1 percent market share, with 1.26 million units and Radio Jamaica 6.6 percent market share, with an exchange of 1.03 million units.
Trading averaged 305,774 units at $16,700,628, compared to 319,594 shares at $3,515,324 on Friday and month to date an average of 487,063 units at $8,855,423, in contrast to 497,417 units at $8,407,376 on Friday. July closed with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 48 cents to end at $92.52 with 242,695 shares changing hands, Berger Paints advanced 61 cents to $13.74 with a transfer of 24,016 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed $2.99 to end at $110, with 16,989 units traded. Eppley fell $1.50 to $39 with an exchange of 1,257 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed 31 cents to $38.31 with 300 shares passing through the market, First Rock Capital gained 28 cents to close at $12.40 with 65,667 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy rallied 99 cents to $104 with a transfer of 14,480 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost $3 to end at $581 with 4,691 units traded, Jamaica Broilers popped 30 cents to $33.40 with an exchange of 1,738 shares. Jamaica Producers fell 50 cents to $24 with 4,623 stock units passing through the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 55 cents to $17.15 with 64,297 units changing hands, JMMB Group rallied $1 to $38.70 with a transfer of 183,748 stocks. 
Kingston Properties climbed $1.25 to $10.25 with 220 stock units traded, Kingston Wharves dropped $2 to $46.50 with an exchange of100,933 shares, Mayberry Investments advanced 39 cents to $6.14 with investors switching ownership of 2,636 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 25 cents to end at $9 with 24,756 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed 90 cents to $132 with an exchange of 5,809,459 shares, Palace Amusement shed $5.01 to close at $1134.99 with 10 stocks traded.PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $62 with a transfer of 3,253 units, Scotia Group fell 65 cents to $38.80 with 29,179 stock units passing through the market, Seprod declined $3.99 to $64 with 10,001 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.35 to $16.35 with 1,262,824 shares crossing the exchange after the company posted strong gains in full year’s profit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big bounce into the weekend for JSE majors
The Main Market All Jamaican Composite Index surged 4,560.86 points to 457,710.62, the highest daily close since July 23, while the JSE Main Index jumped 3,833.76 points to 415,715.09 and the JSE Financial Index inched 1.17 points to 101.13 as rising stocks beating declining ones nearly 2 to 1 on Friday, with the volume and value of shares trading, rising moderately over Thursday levels, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
A total of 49 securities traded compared to 48 on Thursday, with 20 stocks rising, 12 declining, with 17 unchanged. Caribbean Cement ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high at the close of the market. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.6 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 15,660,104 shares trading for $172,250,884, up from 15,130,149 units at $148,604,629 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 39.1 percent for an exchange of 6.12 million shares followed by Radio Jamaica 21.7 percent, with 3.40 million units, 
Transjamaican Highway controlled 12.5 percent, with 1.96 million units and GraceKennedy with 7.4 percent after 1.16 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 319,594 units at $3,515,324, compared to 315,211 shares at $3,095,930 on Thursday and month to date averaging 497,417 units at $8,407,376, in contrast to 507,741 units at $8,691,971 on Thursday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments declined 21 cents to $93 with 49,717 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement advanced $6.49 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $112.99 in exchanging 13,140 stocks. Eppley shed 40 cents to $40.50, with a transfer of 1,222 units, GraceKennedy popped $1.51 to $103.01 in trading 1,157,481 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 30 cents to end at $24.50 in switching ownership of 12,182 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 60 cents to $16.60 after swapping 35,540 stock units, JMMB Group fell 50 cents to $37.70 with 135,625 stocks changing hands. 
Mayberry Investments shed 25 cents to $5.75 with a transfer of 5,620 units, NCB Financial Group fell 90 cents to $131.10, with the swapping of 31,524 stock units, Palace Amusement rallied $15 to $1,140 in switching ownership of 71 shares. PanJam Investment rose $1 to $63 in trading 1,550 units, Sagicor Group popped 49 cents to $56.99 with 62,270 shares clearing the market, Seprod spiked $5.98 to $67.99 after exchanging 6,959 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 23 cents to $5.53 with 45,965 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market index rises with reduced trading
Market activity ended on Wednesday, with the indices rebounding strongly, but trading ended with prices of more stocks declining than rising after the volume and value traded dropped 41 percent and 92 percent respectively from Tuesday’s outturn on the Main Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 4,192.74 points to close at 453,321.02, the Main Index climbed 3,384.75 points to 412,952.02 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.88 points to 101.00.
Trading ended with 51 securities similar to Tuesday, with 17 stocks rising, 24 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. Caribbean Cement and Radio Jamaica closed at a 52 weeks’ high and Guardian Holding traded at an intraday low. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.4 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 10,754,378 shares trading for $69,882,256 versus 18,303,242 units at $861,108,533 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 34.8 percent of total volume for an exchange of 3.75 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway 16 percent with 1.73 million units and Radio Jamaica controlling 12.7 percent after exchanging 1.36 million units.
Trading averages 210,870 units at $1,370,240, down from 358,887 shares at $16,884,481 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 519,351 units at $9,028,808, in contrast to 540,468 units at $9,552,607 on Tuesday. July trading averaged 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 23 cents to $93 with the swapping of 238,128 shares, Berger Paints picked up 38 cents to close at $13.50 after 9,273 units crossed the market, Caribbean Cement advanced $2 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $106 in exchanging 16,232 stocks. Eppley shed 76 cents to $41.10 with 3,542 stocks changing hands. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $2.91 to $36.50 in trading 10,721 shares, First Rock Capital fell $1.29 to $11.50 with 24,143 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy rose $1.10 to $102.10 after an exchange of 36,878 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped $16 to $591 in transferring 1,039 units, Jamaica Producers spiked 70 cents to $22.20 in switching ownership of 7,557 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 83 cents to $17.20 with the swapping of 48,002 shares, Key Insurance lost 20 cents in ending at $4.20 after an exchange of 18,976 stock units, Kingston Properties fell $1.25 to $9 with a transfer of 2,000 units. 
Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to $48.50 with 2,000 stocks clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 75 cents in closing at $8.60 with the swapping of 7,592 stock units, NCB Financial Group slipped 25 cents to $130 with 8,867 stocks changing hands. Palace Amusement dropped $84 to $950 in trading 30 shares, Portland JSX rose $1 to $8 in switching ownership of 1,754 stocks. Radio Jamaica popped 35 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.65 after exchanging 1,362,141 shares. Sagicor Group rallied $4.60 to $56.60 in trading 160,355 stock units, Scotia Group shed 88 cents to $39.12 with 10,802 units crossing the exchange, Seprod shed $1 to $63 with the swapping of 4,784 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 45 cents to $14.30, with 55,555 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 lost 28 cents to end at $3 with an exchange of 351,177 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading spikes on Friday for JSE majors
Market activity ended on Friday with a fourth consecutive day of decline after three stocks falling for every two that rose, with volume traded and value surging 567 percent and 650 percent higher than on Thursday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 158.71 points to 454,372.96, the Main Index dropped 804.45 points to settle at 414,361.10 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.08 points to end at 102.30.
A total of 51 securities traded compared to 53 on Thursday, with 16 stocks rising, 24 declining and 11 remaining unchanged one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and three at 52 weeks’ lows. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 15.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 148,849,986 shares trading for $1,392,050,084 versus 22,302,736 units at $185,523,053 on Thursday. Mayberry Jamaican Equities led trading with 86.6 percent of total volume after exchanging 128.94 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm 4.3 percent, with 6.4 million units, JMMB Group with 2.8 percent for 4.11 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 1.9 percent after 2.87 million units traded and Radio Jamaica with 1.8 percent for 2.73 million shares.
Trading averaged 2,918,627 units at $27,295,100, compared to 420,806 shares at $3,500,435 on Thursday. Month to date Trading averages 576,923 units at $8,797,046, in contrast to 376,542 units at $7,214,159 on Thursday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has twelve stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 49 cents to $93.50 in exchanging 11,172 stocks, Berger Paints shed 69 cents to close at $13.01 in trading 7,316 units, Caribbean Cement spiked $2.43 to $93.43 after 15,013 stock units crossed the exchange, First Rock Capital popped 30 cents to $12.87 in swapping 32 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $10 to at $610, the lowest price since listing earlier this year in switching ownership of 1,503 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 24 cents to finish at $17.24 with a transfer of 1,529 units, JMMB Group shed $1.85 to $38 after exchanging 4,105,538 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $17.80 to $120 with 326 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial shed 99 cents in closing at $133.01 after transferring 212,348 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $115 to $1,025 with 26 shares changing hands.
PanJam Investment advanced $3.18 to $65 with the swapping of 1,559 units, Portland JSX dived $2.20 to $7, with 4,824 stocks crossing the market, Proven Investments declined $3.97 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $30.05 with an exchange of 56,205 shares. Pulse Investments shed 21 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.09 in trading 628,045 stocks, Radio Jamaica rose 7 cents to end at a 52 week’s closing high of $3.57 in trading 2,732,191 units, Scotia Group shed 90 cents to $38.80 in trading 7,235 stock units. Seprod popped $6.80 to $68 with the swapping of 52,385 shares, Stanley Motta rose 67 cents to $5.90 in switching ownership of 2,079 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 93 cents to end at $14.02 in an exchange of 56,400 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 41 cents to $5.76 after exchanging 13,647 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.