The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped at the end of trading on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 19 percent with a marginally higher value than on Friday, after dealing in 60 securities compared to 57 on Friday, with 21 rising, 23 falling and 16 ending unchanged.
Palace gained $69.98 on Monday.
A total of 7,422,777 shares were traded for $85,555,430 versus 9,143,240 units at $81,104,853 on Friday.
Trading averaged 123,713 units at $1,425,924, versus 160,408 shares at $1,422,892 on Friday and month to date, an average of 151,175 shares at $1,589,801, compared to 154,055 units at $1,606,991 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.16 million shares for 29.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.36 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.14 million units for 15.3 percent market share and Caribbean Cement with 1.0 million units for 13.5 percent of the total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 335.04 points to 406,039.02, the JSE Main Index declined 1,583.59 points to 354,153.90 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.08 points to settle at 85.56.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $1.30 to $102.90 after a transfer of 7,233 shares, Berger Paints advanced 44 cents to $11.24 with a transfer of 352 stocks, Caribbean Cement declined $1.50 to close at $58 after trading 1,003,552 units. Caribbean Producers popped 48 cents in closing at $12.98, with 90,985 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1.99 to $38.01 after trading 1,404 units, GraceKennedy dipped $1.30 to $88.70 with investors transferring 70,957 stocks. Kingston Wharves rose $1 to $39, with 8,662 shares changing hands, Margaritaville increased $1.95 in closing at $21.35 after an exchange of two stock units, Massy Holdings shed $3.97 to close at $80.03 as investors exchanged 1,748 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $1.60 to $84 after switching ownership of 821 stock units, NCB Financial lost 50 cents in closing at $88.50 and exchanging 30,501 units, 138 Student Living declined 73 cents to $4.77 with the swapping of 894 shares. Palace Amusement jumped $69.98 to $800 in trading seven shares, PanJam Investment shed $1 to end at $55 after 764 stocks were traded, Proven Investments climbed $1.38 to close at $32.38, with 3,060 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to close at $50, with 18,075 units clearing the exchange, Scotia Group rallied 45 cents to $36 with an exchange of 5,245 shares, Stanley Motta dipped 44 cents to $4.56 after exchanging 3,740 units. 
Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased $1.31 to $14.37 in an exchange of 824 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 75 cents to 10 in exchanging 1,000 stocks and Wisynco Group fell $1.05 to $18.15 while trading 64,845 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $3 to $64 after trading 60 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share gained $19.44 to close at $126.59 as investors exchanged 98 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 294,958 shares were traded for US$41,204, up from 185,693 units at US$5,262 on Friday.
Sterling Investments declined 0.23 of a cent to 2 US cents, with 25,275 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share slipped 1.01 cents to 9.51 US cents while exchanging 56,082 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.62 cents to 10 US cents, with 5,370 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.9 US of one cent with an exchange of 49,550 units.
A total of 9,143,240 shares were exchanged for $81,104,853 compared with 10,652,600 units at $71,783,616 on Thursday. Trading averaged 160,408 units at $1,422,892, versus 183,666 shares at $1,237,649 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 154,055 units at $1,606,991, compared to 153,352 units at $1,627,367 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
At the close, Barita Investments declined $2.04 ending at $104.20 clearing the market with 181,009 units, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to close at $59.50 after a transfer of 37,879 stocks. Caribbean Producers fell 64 cents to end at $12.50 while exchanging 1,258,697 stock units, Eppley lost 50 cents to end at $38.50 in exchanging 230 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $4 to close at $40, with 11,184 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings dropped $5 to $500 with an exchange of 752 stocks, JMMB Group increased 45 cents in closing at $38.45 with investors transferring 14,379 units, Massy Holdings advanced $1.50 to end at $84, seven shares changing hands. NCB Financial fell $1 to $89 in switching ownership of 33,107 stock units, Palace Amusement lost $19.98 to close at $730.02 after trading four units, PanJam Investment dipped $1 to $56 after 1,206 stocks crossed the market. Proven Investments popped $1 to end at $31 after exchanging 501 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after 99,108 stocks changed hands, Scotia Group climbed 55 cents after ending at $35.55 in trading 60,131 shares. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.05 to close at $9.25 as investors exchanged 200 units and Wisynco Group gained 70 cents in ending at $19.20 with a transfer of 18,537 stocks.
A total of 10,652,600 shares were traded for $71,783,616 up from 7,390,135 units at $69,722,827 on Wednesday.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $1.63 in closing at $106.24 with a transfer of 31,702 stocks, Berger Paints lost 45 cents to end at $10.80, with 2,444 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Cement fell 73 cents to $59 after a transfer of 6,923 units, Caribbean Producers declined 86 cents to $13.14, with 357,429 stocks crossing the market, Eppley rallied 50 cents to end at $39 while exchanging 247 stock units. GraceKennedy dipped $1 to end at $90, with 77,947 units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings advanced $10 in closing at $505 with investors transferring 200 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 60 cents to $29.60 after exchanging 11,391 stocks. Mayberry Investments gained 80 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 7,252 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 50 cents to $13.50 in switching ownership of 46,013 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $11 in closing at $82.40, with 105 shares crossing the exchange. NCB Financial popped $1 to $90 as investors exchanged 56,170 stock units, PanJam Investment increased $7 to close at $57 after trading 2,917 units, Scotia Group shed 97 cents in ending at $35 after exchanging 8,000 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 60 cents to $13.30 with the swapping of 284,491 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 79 cents in closing at $10.30 with 100 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share dipped 48 cents to close at $2.72 with an exchange of 2,283 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $3.48 in ending at $68, with 697 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $49 to close at $1149 after trading 163 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $10.85 to end at $107.15 in an exchange of 111 shares.
Overall, 359,174 shares were traded for US$18,682 up from 191,964 units at US$14,483 on Wednesday.
Transjamaican Highway declined 0.08 of one cent in closing at 0.91 of a US cent, with 288,969 stocks changing hands.
Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.99 of one US cent after 16,439 stock units passed through the exchange.
A total of 7,390,135 shares were exchanged for $69,722,827 up from 5,859,528 units at $42,404,581 on Tuesday.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 76 cents to close at $107.87 after trading 57,097 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund jumped $5.50 to $44 in trading 322 units, First Rock Real Estate lost $1.48 in ending at $14.51 with an exchange of 55,094 stock units. Guardian Holdings dropped $15 in closing at $495 with the swapping of 403 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed 89 cents to close at $29 after exchanging 20,691 units, Jamaica Producers fell $1 in closing at $19 in an exchange of 39,839 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 49 cents to $15.51 after a transfer of 1,053 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 65 cents to end at $38 in exchanging 64,607 stock units, Massy Holdings dipped $4.40 to close at $82.50 after exchanging 1,362 stocks. Mayberry Investments fell 80 cents to $7.20 while exchanging 66,434 stock units, NCB Financial declined 99 cents to close at $89 with investors transferring 9,135 shares, PanJam Investment lost $8 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $50 with a transfer of 545,065 units. Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to $50 and closed with 6,508 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group lost 53 cents in ending at $35.97, with 23,560 stocks crossing the market, Seprod rallied $1.04 in closing at $70.99, with 18,551 units changing hands. 
Stanley Motta increased 95 cents in closing at $4.95, with 1,295 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 60 cents after ending at $12.70, with 70,956 units crossing the exchange and Wisynco Group rose 58 cents to close at $18.48 in switching ownership of 111,079 stock units.
Overall, 1,284,881 shares were traded for US$85,810 compared to 358,019 units at US$12,771 on Monday.
Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share popped 0.03 of a cent to 15.63 US cents, with 12 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased 1.2 cents to close at 10.62 US cents with the swapping of 100 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.08 of a cent to 1 US cent after trading 699,900 shares.
A total of 6,759,817 shares were traded for $52,493,451 versus 11,090,416 units at $78,193,167 on Friday.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $1.02 in ending at $109.02 with 140,243 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 in closing at $58 after trading 193,211 units. Eppley climbed 8 5 cents to $40.45 as investors exchanged two stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $6 to$3 8.50, with 8,930 stocks crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate shed 50 cents to close at $13.90 with 3,330 units changing hands. GraceKennedy gained $1 in ending at $90 in trading 19,936 shares, Guardian Holdings increased $10 to $510 in exchanging 130 stock units, Jamaica Producers lost 84 cents to end at $20.10 and closed after 1,718 shares changed hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 49 cents in closing at $15.51 in an exchange of 2,520 stock units, Kingston Wharves fell 49 cents in closing at $38.01 with an exchange of 1,161 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped by $1 to $84 after trading 1,147 units. PanJam Investment dropped $1.99 in ending at $58 after switching ownership of 64 shares, Proven Investments shed 53 cents to close at $30.65, with 2,661 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 40 cents to end at $7.75 after the exchange of 10,676 units. Scotia Group rallied $1.46 to end at $35.98 with a transfer of 49,137 stocks and Seprod rose 99 cents to $69.99 with the swapping of 1,573 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share advanced 96 cents to $7.38 after a transfer of 4,048 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share dipped $11.50 to close at $57.50 after exchanging 158 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share declined $52 to end at $1100 with investors transferring 152 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $11.22 in closing at $107.78 while exchanging 120 stocks.
Investors traded 358,019 shares for US$12,771, down from 358,034 units at US$26,938 on Friday.
Sterling Investments lost 0.2 of a cent to 2 US cents, clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 1.21 cents after ending at 9.42 US cents, with 1,361 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.06 of a cent to end at 0.92 of one US cent after trading 236,064 units.