Seprod jumped $6.97 to $79.99 while trading 1.46 million units and accounted for more than a half of the total value of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, on a day when the volume of stocks traded jumped 243 percent and the value, 508 percent more than in trading on Monday and ended, with 53 securities changing hands, down from 59 on Monday, with prices of 20 risings, 19 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
At the close, 17,113,084 shares were traded with a value of $207,420,352, pushed by Seprod accounting for $113.5 million of the value traded. Monday trading ended with 4,982,626 units at $34,117,477.
Trading averaged 322,888 shares at $3,913,592, sharply higher than the 84,451 shares, with an average of $578,262 on Monday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 146,335 units at $1,691,498, up from 103,994 units at $1,158,598 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 5.27 million shares for 30.8 percent of total volume, followed by Carreras with 4.06 million units for 23.7 percent of the day’s trade, First Rock Real Estate with 2.01 million units for 11.7 percent market share, Seprod with 1.46 million units for 8.5 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway with 1.42 million units for 8.3 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 342.51 points to close at 346,001.30, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,171.68 points to finish at 311,866.67 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.31 points to end at 68.27.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments skidded 85 cents to $70.05 and closed with an exchange of 1,765 shares, Berger Paints rallied 40 cents in closing at $7.40 with stakeholders exchanging 2,178 units, First Rock Real Estate fell 50 cents to close at $7.50 in switching ownership of 2,009,206 shares. GraceKennedy rose 99 cents and ended at $72.50, with 51,377 stock units clearing the market after the price hit a 52 weeks’ low of $60 before the price rebounded to close out the day positively, Guardian Holdings advanced $15 to end at $440 after an exchange of just two shares,
Jamaica Broilers popped 95 cents to $34.95 after 152,408 stock units were traded. Jamaica Producers gained 85 cents to close at $20 with a transfer of 218,591 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 49 cents to $9.19 after 35,951 units passed through the market, Massy Holdings rose $1 in closing at $91 in trading 10,596 shares. Mayberry Investments popped $1 and ended at $8 after exchanging 75,606 stock units, NCB Financial increased $2.50 to $65 with investors transferring 240,233 stocks, Sagicor Group declined $1.48 in closing at $42 in an exchange of 40,903 units. Seprod climbed $6.97 and ended at $79.99, with 1,459,106 stocks changing hands, Stanley Motta shed 80 cents to end at $5.20 as investors exchanged 2,092 units and Wisynco Group rose 70 cents to close at $21 trading 52,967 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained 54 cents to $49 with just one stock unit crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share lost $19.99 to end at $101 with traders dealing in 6 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market trading ended mixed
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 195 percent valued 70 percent less than trading on Friday, resulting in five securities being traded, compared to nine on Friday, with two rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 148,704 shares were traded for US$3,173 compared with 50,369 units at US$10,547 on Friday.
Trading averaged 29,741 shares at US$635 compared with 5,597 shares at US$1,172 on Friday, with a month to date average of 16,578 shares at US$944 compared with 13,717 units at US$1,011 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 0.60 points to settle at 230.39.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Proven Investments ended trading at 15.99 US cents, with shareholders swapping 4,635 units, Sterling Investments shed 0.08 of a cent to 1.85 US cents, with 1,552 stocks crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.32 of one cent to close at 9 US cents with investors trading 391 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent in closing at 1.65 US cents in an exchange of 142,124 stock units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share gained 5 cents and ended at US$1.10 after a mere two shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks crushed decliners on JSE USD market
Rising stocks crushed those declining in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 74 percent, but with a 41 percent higher value than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of nine securities up from to seven on Thursday with prices of seven rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 50,369 shares were traded for US$10,547 compared to 191,624 units at US$7,484 on Thursday.
Trading on Friday averaged 5,597 shares at US$1,172 compared to 27,375 units at US$1,069 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date average 1s3,717 shares at US$1,011 compared with 18,937 units at US$908 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.94 points to 230.99.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages nine. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville gained 0.98 of one cent and ended at 12.98 US cents, with 121 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 4.99 cents to 58.99 US cents with stakeholders exchanging 2 stocks, Proven Investments shed 0.01 of a cent to close at 15.99 US cents in switching ownership of 4,314 shares.
Sterling Investments rallied 0.03 cents to end at 1.93 US cents as investors exchanged 2,212 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.11 of a cent in closing at 8.68 US cents after trading 520 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents, with 305 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.69 US cents with investors dealing in 38,311 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% increased 5 cents to close at US$2 while exchanging 4,490 units and JMMB Group 6% advanced 4 cents in closing at US$1.05, with 94 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on the JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 161 percent valued 43 percent more than on Wednesday, and resulting in trading in seven securities, similar to market activity on Wednesday and ended with prices of three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 191,624 shares were traded, for US$7,484 up from 73,498 units at US$5,221 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 27,375 units at US$1,069, versus 10,500 shares at US$746 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 18,937 shares at US$908 compared with trading in October that ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.03 points to end at 229.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.26 of one cent and ended at 4.11 US cents after exchanging 10,652 stock units, Margaritaville shed 0.7 of a cent to close at 12 US cents in trading 16 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 54 US cents, with 132 units clearing the market.
Proven Investments popped 0.5 of one cent in closing at 16 US cents with investors dealing in 22,233 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 0.06 of a cent to close at 1.9 US cents, with 502 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to end trading at 8.57 US cents with an exchange of 11,625 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to end at 1.68 US cents after trading 146,464 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading falls but JSE USD Market rises
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 75 percent, valued 85 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting from trading in seven securities, compared to four on Tuesday with one rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
A total of 73,498 shares were traded for US$5,221 compared to 296,100 units at US$34,738 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 10,500 units at US$746, versus 74,025 shares at US$8,685 on Tuesday compared to trading in—October with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 3.00 points to finish at 229.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4.37 US cents, with 640 units crossing the market, Margaritaville remained at 12.7 US cents after trading 1,411 stocks,
Proven Investments ended at 15.5 US cents closed with an exchange of 1,372 shares. Sterling Investments advanced 0.26 of a cent in closing at 1.96 US cents in an exchange of 50,816 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.12 of a cent to close at 8.56 US cents with investors transferring 162 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 1.65 US cents after exchanging 17,297 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% shed 5 cents in closing at US$1.95 after 1,800 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 4,982,626 shares were exchanged at $34,117,477 compared to 4,087,425 units for $30,292,867 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending in August 2024.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $5.70 in closing at $75.17 with an exchange of 103 stock units, NCB Financial rose $1.99 and ended at $62.50 after 84,449 shares passed through the market. Sagicor Group advanced $1.48 to close at $43.48 in an exchange of 2,598 stocks, Scotia Group climbed 50 cents to $34.50 after investors cleared the market of 29,605 units, Seprod declined $6.78 to close at $73.02 after exchanging 19,768 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $2.32 and ended at $11.87 after completing with 900 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 85 cents in closing at $5.92 with an exchange of 123 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $1.01 to end at $120.99, as 18 units passed through the market.
The market closed with only MPC Caribbean Clean Energy up $7.36 and Seprod $4.80, ended with worthwhile gains with the others up 30 cents or less while losses were more prominent across the top 10, led by Pan Jamaica falling $2.40 and NCB Financial, down $23.9 with the lowest top 10 decliner, Jamaica Broilers with a 50 cents decline.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 417,841 units for 10.2 percent of market share.
Jamaica Producers fell 75 cents to close at $19.15 with a transfer of 2,866 shares, Kingston Properties fell 54 cents to $7.01 after an exchange of 15,523 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased $7.36 and ended at $80.87 with just one stock changing hands, NCB Financial dipped $2.39 to close at $60.51 in an exchange of 74,210 stock units, Pan Jamaica lost $2.40 in closing at $47.65 after 1,118 shares passed through the market. Scotia Group skidded 50 cents to end at $34 as investors exchanged 16,794 stocks, Seprod climbed $4.80 in closing at $79.80 in trading 12,312 units and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to $20.50, with 131,691 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share declined 90 cents to end at $5.07 while exchanging 379 shares and 138 Student Living preference share shed $17.73 and ended at $89.27 after closing with an exchange of 50 units.
A total of 5,596,104 shares were traded for $102,723,231 compared to 8,316,427 units at $88,916,615 on Wednesday.
the JSE Main Index rallied 1,202.56 points to 315,905.85 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.24 points to conclude trading at 68.50.
Jamaica Broilers rallied 51 cents to $33.50 with investors swapping 1,077,445 units. Kingston Properties rallied 55 cents to $7.55 in switching 6,831 stocks, Massy Holdings fell $1 and ended at $97, with 503 stock units clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $14.46 in closing at $73.51 with investors transferring two shares. Pan Jamaica declined 35 cents and ended at $50.05 after exchanging 800,704 units, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to $34.50 in trading 57,408 stocks, Seprod lost $1.50 in closing at $75 after a transfer of 8,808 stock units, and Wisynco Group skidded 93 cents and ended at $21 as investors exchanged 8,588 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $10 to end at $2,900 after investors ended trading six units and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share popped 41 cents to close at $2.50 with an exchange of one stock.
A total of 8,316,427 shares were traded valued at $88,916,615 compared with 7,470,394 units at $65,380,690 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Kingston Properties dipped 70 cents to close at $7, with 730 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced 50 cents in closing at $28.50 in an exchange of 25,283 stock units, Massy Holdings dropped 80 cents to end at $98, with 824 shares crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $11.47 and ended at $87.97 after exchanging 10 stock units, Proven Investments gained 64 cents to finish the day at $23.69 in trading 939 units, Sagicor Group shed $2 and ended at $42.60, with 25,185 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group declined 70 cents to end at $34 with a transfer of 1,505,779 units, Seprod lost $2 in closing at $76.50 with stakeholders exchanging 1,699 stocks, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents to close at $26, with 187,628 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.40 to $9.55 with an exchange of 16,028 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share fell 78 cents to end at $19.22 after 500 shares passed through the market and Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $6.46 in closing at $48.46 while exchanging 361 stock units.
A total of 7,470,394 shares were traded for $65,380,690 compared with 5,763,109 units at $15,955,473 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to end at $28, with 72,619 stocks changing hands, Margaritaville advanced $2.45 to $16.50, after just one unit passed through the market, Massy Holdings popped $7.93 and ended at $98.80 after a transfer of 28 stock units. NCB Financial shed 30 cents to end at $62.85, with 146,019 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments declined 45 cents in closing at $23.05 with investors dealing in 1,356 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $1.10 to close at $44.60 after 25,814 stocks crossed the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 20 cents to $8.30 after an exchange of 9,794 units, Scotia Group climbed 20 cents in closing at $34.70, with 35,513 stocks clearing the market, Seprod rose $7.50 and ended at $78.50 with an exchange of 91,825 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 95 cents to close at $10.95 as investors exchanged 10 shares and Wisynco Group advanced $1.05 to end at $21.95 in trading 676,252 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $3.22 to $42 after exchanging 1,110 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $1 and ended at $122 with a transfer of 11 stock units.