Trading activity dropped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 36 percent, with the value 52 percent lower than on Thursday, after dealing in 55 securities compared with 51 on Thursday, with 20 rising, 15 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
The market rally benefitted from some significant price increases after Guardian Holdings jumped $29, Massy Holdings rose $8.80, Pan Jamaica climbed $3.46, followed by Sagicor Group, adding $1.29 and Caribbean Cement gaining $1.27.
A total of 5,448,012 shares were traded for $31,523,597, down from 8,555,217 units at $65,664,035 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 99,055 shares at $573,156 versus 167,749 shares at $1,287,530 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 224,992 units at $1,391,827, compared with 232,031 units at $1,437,586 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.56 million shares for 28.7 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.41 million units for 25.9 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 688,813 units for 12.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 168.58 points to finish at 346,820.31, the JSE Main Index popped 3,589.20 points to end at 315,399.16 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.19 points to close at 68.67.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dipped 93 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50 in trading 6,563 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.27 to $50.32 and closed with an exchange of 13,083 stocks before the company reported nine months results with profit for the quarter rising bly from $1.2 billion in the 2022 third quarter to $1.94 billion on increasing revenues, with the nine months profit up modestly to $4.39 billion from $4.25 billion in 2022. Eppley rose 80 cents and ended at $34 with investors dealing in 209 shares, Guardian Holdings climbed $29 to close at $440 after an exchange of just one stock unit, Jamaica Producers lost 95 cents to end at $19 with 4,000 shares, clearing the market. JMMB Group popped 50 cents to $27.50 after trading 36,025 units, Massy Holdings gained $8.80 and ended at $98.80, with just three stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded $13.50 in closing at $76.50 as investors exchanged 100 stock units. Pan Jamaica increased $3.46 to close at $50.46 after a transfer of 50 shares, Proven Investments fell $2.24 to end at $21.50 with stakeholders trading 6,000 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.29 to $43.50 in switching ownership of 3,697 stocks. Seprod popped 50 cents to close at $71.50 after 2,054 stock units crossed the market and Wisynco Group advanced 71 cents in closing at $19.95 in an exchange of 107,030 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $9 to end at $2,890, with one stock changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share rose $4.25 and ended at $125 with traders dealing in 10 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, but still remained dismally low even with the volume of stocks traded rising 57 percent and the value jumping 55 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 58 securities, up from 53 on Wednesday, with 22 rising, 18 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
A total of 6,370,228 shares were traded for $39,980,722 compared with 4,057,118 units at $25,768,191 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 109,832 shares at $689,323 versus 76,549 shares at $486,192 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 263,942 units at $1,644,181, compared with 277,403 units at $1,727,587 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.04 million shares for 32 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.35 million units for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 529,471 units for 8.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,669.02 points to settle at 347,821.93, the JSE Main Index increased 2,954.52 points to conclude trading at 315,397.91 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.59 points to 69.50.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 44 cents to close at $7.44 with an exchange of 130 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $1 and ended at $50 in trading 2,304 stock units, General Accident increased 71 cents to end at $5.72 with stakeholders exchanging 12,882 units, GraceKennedy declined 77 cents in closing at $72.23, with 56,996 stocks changing hands. Jamaica Broilers dropped 52 cents to $33.48 in an exchange of 11,241 stock units, Jamaica Producers skidded 50 cents to end at $19.50 after an exchange of 109 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1.21 to a 52 weeks’ closing low $8.11, with 230,481 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves shed $1.30 to close at $25.70 in an exchange of 1,668 stocks. Massy Holdings dipped 60 cents to $96.50 with 1,251 shares clearing the market, Mayberry Investments rose 45 cents and ended at $7.45 after 75 stock units passed through the market, but before the company released nine months result with a $985 million loss for the third quarter and $693 million loss for the nine months, after reporting big investment losses in both periods. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $9 in closing at $90 while exchanging 56 stocks, NCB Financial fell $1.01 to $63.99 as investors exchanged 97,603 units, Pan Jamaica popped $2.10 to close at $50.10 in switching ownership of 90 shares, Sagicor Group dipped 98 cents and ended at $43.50 and closed with an exchange of 4,169 stock units. Scotia Group gained 95 cents to end at $34.70 with traders dealing in just 2,800 stocks, Seprod rallied $4.74 to $70 with shareholders swapping 55,404 units, Supreme Ventures popped 50 cents in closing at $26.75 after 3,600 shares crossed the exchange and Wisynco Group gained $1.40 to end at $19.50 with a transfer of 293,089 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share jumped $54 to close at $1100 after trading 19 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The level of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market was a shadow of its usual self at the close on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 71 percent and the value 81 percent lower than on Tuesday, with 53 securities trading compared with 58 on Tuesday, with a mere 4,057,118 shares traded for just $25,768,191 compared with 14,138,225 units at $134,834,411 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with prices of rising and declining stocks totalling 19 each with 15 ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 76,549 shares at $486,192 versus 243,763 shares at $2,324,731 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 277,403 units at $1,727,587, compared with 294,826 units at $1,835,269 on the previous day. Trading in September averaged 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.81 million shares for 44.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 429,792 units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras chipped in with 381,152 units for 9.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 3,302.43 points to close at 344,152.91, the JSE Main Index shed 2,782.98 points to 312,443.39 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.40 points to 68.91.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in closing at $49 with traders dealing in 34,016 shares, General Accident declined 79 cents to end at $5.01, with 20,000 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy fell $1.99 and ended at $73 while exchanging 2,619 units. Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.25 to $34 with shareholders swapping 113 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 58 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $9.32 after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.01, with stakeholders exchanging 167,778 stock units. Kingston Wharves dipped $3.75 to $27 in an exchange of 7,549 stocks, NCB Financial popped $1 and ended at $65 after closing with an exchange of 5,183 shares, Proven Investments skidded $2 to end at $22 in an exchange of 2,403 units. Sagicor Group rose $1.46 in closing at $44.48 after investors traded 26,043 stock units, Salada Foods advanced 42 cents to close at $3.04 104,742 stocks crossing the market, Seprod shed $6.24 and ended at $65.26, with 8,024 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta increased 80 cents to close at $6 with investors dealing in 1,845 units, Supreme Ventures dipped 75 cents to end at $26.25 in trading 30,032 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped 36 cents in closing at $18.10 after 44,718 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $8 to close at $50 with a transfer of 149 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $10 to end at $2,900 with an exchange of 2 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share jumped $21.75 to $120.75 after a transfer of 1,655 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 34 percent and the value 9 percent more than on Friday, after trading in 58 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with rising and declining stocks numbering 18 each with 22 ending unchanged but resulted in solid gains for Kingston Wharves, GraceKennedy and Seprod that helped keep the market in positive territory at the close.
A total of 14,138,225 shares were exchanged for $134,834,411 up from 10,576,110 units at $124,236,160 on Friday.
Trading averaged 243,763 shares at $2,324,731 compared to 185,546 units at $2,179,582 on Friday and month to date, an average of 294,826 units at $1,835,269 compared with 300,182 units at $1,783,933 on the previous trading day and above September’s average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Wisynco Group led trading with 5.16 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.77 million units for 26.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 1.59 million units for 11.2 percent market share, Carreras with 1.54 million units for 10.9 percent market share and Palace Amusement with 1.01 million units for 7.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,148.31 points to end at 347,455.34, the JSE Main Index advanced 341.60 points to conclude trading at 315,226.37 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.04 points to end at 69.31.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 40 cents and ended at $72.50 after an exchange of 8,822 shares, Caribbean Producers shed $1.53 in closing at $9.14 with investors exchanging 35,929 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $2.98 to end at $74.99 after exchanging 1,127 units, Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.25 to $32.75 after a transfer of 36,766 stock units, JMMB Group dropped 97 cents to close at $27.50 as investors traded 31,660 units, Kingston Wharves rallied $3.24 to close at $30.75 with an exchange of 53,840 stocks, Pan Jamaica lost $2.22 to $47.98 with traders dealing in 15,171 stock units, Proven Investments increased $2 to end at $24, with 5,956 shares changing hands, Seprod climbed $2.50 and ended at $71.50 in an exchange of 3,891 stocks, Stanley Motta fell 85 cents in closing at $5.20 with investors dealing in 1,049 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 35 cents and ended at $18.46 with a transfer of 5,160,425 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share declined 43 cents in closing at $2.05 with investors transferring 4,787 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $1 to end at $99 after 729 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 64 percent but with a value 49 percent more than on Thursday, following trading in 57 securities up from 53 on Thursday, and ended with prices of 22 rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
A total of 10,576,110 shares were traded for $124,236,160 compared with 29,125,035 units at $83,569,212 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 185,546 shares at $2,179,582 versus 549,529 shares at $1,576,778 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 300,182 units at $1,783,933 compared to 313,356 units at $1,738,466 on the previous day. In contrast, September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Jamaica Producers led trading with 4.22 million shares for 39.9 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.02 million units for 19.1 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.94 million units for 18.4 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 192.48 points to finish at 346,307.03, the JSE Main Index rallied 212.42 points to conclude trading at 314,884.77 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.92 points to close at 69.27.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2 based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement climbed 60 cents to close at $50 and closed with an exchange of 377 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $3 to $39.50 with a transfer of 1,663 units, GraceKennedy fell 49 cents in closing at $72.01 with 5,322 stock units clearing the market. Jamaica Producers popped 50 cents and ended at $20 with traders dealing in 4,215,027 stocks, Kingston Wharves lost $3.38 to end at $27.51 with shareholders swapping 1,382 shares, Massy Holdings skidded $2.89 to $97.10 with investors transferring 33,175 units. NCB Financial dipped 39 cents to close at $64 in switching ownership of 51,418 stocks, Proven Investments increased 70 cents in closing at $22 after exchanging 1,000 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $1 to $43 in trading 12,457 shares. Salada Foods fell 42 cents to end at $2.62, with 128,964 units crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced 58 cents to end at $10.14 while exchanging 38 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 89 cents to close at $18.11 after 85,017 stock units changed hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $6 and ended at $42, with 620 units passing through the market and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $10 to close at $2890 with stakeholders exchanging 2,100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.