Market activity ended on Thursday with reduced volume and value of shares compared to Wednesday, in 5 percent dip in volume, with 14 percent lower value leading to more stocks declining than rising, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,348.65 points to 459,101.53, the JSE Main Index fell 1,154.18 points to end at 420,868.15 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.32 points to 103.59.
Trading ended with 48 securities compared to 47 on Wednesday, with 14 stocks rising, 19 declining and 15 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 6,426,972 shares trading for $45,152,359, down from 7,526,686 units at $52,205,562 on Wednesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 22.7 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.46 million shares followed by JMMB Group 7.50% 15.7 percent with 1.01 million units for 15.7 percent and Sterling Investments with 10 percent, with 642,808 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 133,895 units at $940,674, compared to 160,142 shares at $1,110,757 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 324,980 units at $27,908,331, in contrast to 343,472 units at $30,518,104 on Wednesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 10 cents to $84.10 in exchanging 5,599 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 21 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.40 with the swapping of 148,503 stock units. Eppley plunged $4.13 in closing at $39.50 after an exchange of 903 units. First Rock Capital lost 49 cents to settle at $14.01 in switching ownership of 3,128 shares, Grace Kennedy popped 99 cents to $100 in trading 68,101 stocks, Jamaica Broilers dipped 33 cents to $36 with a transfer of 13,465 stocks. Kingston Properties shed 35 cents to end at $9.90 in trading 16,638 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 95 cents to $10 in switching ownership of 75,000 stocks, Palace Amusement plunged $130 to $1,060, with 171 units crossing the market. PanJam Investment fell $3 to $64.50 with 55,556 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group popped $2 to close at $55 with the swapping of 34,723 shares. 
Salada Foods lost 20 cents in closing at $8 with an exchange of 71,674 stocks, Seprod rallied $2.26 to $71.95 with the swapping of 4,860 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents to close at $18.80 in trading 21,036 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 68 cents to $15.39 in switching ownership of 63,061 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 lost 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.60 with 20,000 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,181.64 points to 460,450.18, the JSE Main Index rose 759.06 points to end at 422,022.33 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.05 points to end at 103.91.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied $1.18 to $84 with a transfer of 6,045 shares, Caribbean Cement popped 85 cents to $92 in trading 132,354 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 21 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.19 with 259,401 shares changing hands, after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $6. Carreras lost 23 cents to close at $9.07 with an exchange of 402,107 stocks, Eppley shed 27 cents to settle at $43.63 in switching ownership of 2 units. First Rock Capital declined $1 to $14.50 with the swapping of 30,573 stocks, Grace Kennedy rose 73 cents to $99.01 after 16,832 shares crossed the exchange. Guardian Holdings jumped $24 to $674 in trading 382 units, Jamaica Broilers popped 33 cents to $36.33 with 44,887 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose 70 cents to $22.90 with 4,060 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group rallied 50 cents to end at $38.50 after an exchange of 169,493 stock units, Kingston Properties popped $2.24 to $10.25 in trading 97 units. Kingston Wharves rallied $2 to end at $50 after 10,960 stocks crossed the market, Mayberry Investments lost 36 cents to finish at $6.15 in switching ownership of 1,300 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $17.35 to $117.20 with the swapping of 360 units. 
NCB Financial rose $1 to $140 in an exchange of 29,883 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $60 to $1,190 in transferring 133 stocks, PanJam Investment rose $1.49 to $67.50 in exchanging 3,355 shares. Sagicor Group fell $2 to $53 in clearing the market of 118,645 stock units. Salada Foods shed 55 cents to close at $8.20 in an exchange of 46,065 stocks and Seprod fell $1.31 to $69.69 after trading 13,042 shares.
Financial Fund 13.3 percent with 738,402 units and Grace Kennedy 9.2 percent with 513,821 units changing hands.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $12.45 to settle at $134.55, with 84 units clearing the market, Palace Amusement rallied $60 to $1,250 with 7 stocks changing hands, Pan Jam Investment shed $1.49 to $66.01, with 11,233 stock units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rose 45 cents to $34.60 in switching ownership of 4,506 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $2.94 to $55 in exchanging 23,431 stock units, Seprod fell $1 to $71 in transferring 14,512 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 20 cents to $14.80 in trading 33,382 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 40 cents to $15.90 with the swapping of 17,180 stocks.
Trading averaged 2,094,775 units at $283,021,143, compared to 179,332 shares at $5,433,581 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 393,158 units at $37,484,522, versus 155,610 units at $3,207,330 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Pan Jam Investment shed $1.50 to close at $67.50 with 27,771 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group spiked $2.94 to $57.94 after an exchange of 10,433 units, Salada Foods rose 28 cents to $8.90 in trading 21,207 stocks, Scotia Group shed 68 cents in ending at $39.50 after transferring 24,895 shares. Stanley Motta rose 20 cents to $5.90 with the swapping of 15 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 32 cents to end at $19.32 in trading 1,162 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.60 with an exchange of 262,714 shares.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.98 points to end the day lower than the start of 2021 at 185.01 as all of the 2021 gains are wiped out. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value for a stock, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
First Rock Capital shed 0.89 of a cent to end at 8 US cents after exchanging 18 shares, Proven Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to end at 24 US cents, with 14,749 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.43 of a cent to 2.3 US cents, with 35 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ending at 14.45 US cents after trading 3,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.7 of a US cent, with 400,000 stock units changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 223.23 points to 464,466.25, the JSE Main Index slipped just 71.20 points to end at 426,626.34 and the JSE Financial Index ended 0.38 points lower to 105.42.
Trading averaged 179,332 units at $5,433,581, compared to 177,786 shares at $4,496,230 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 155,610 units at $3,207,330, within distance of 151,484 units at $2,820,155 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Palace Amusement spiked $150 to $1,300 with the swapping of 36 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose $1.40 to $69 in trading 2,065 units, Proven Investments lost 22 cents to $34.10 in crossing the market with 33,999 stocks. Sagicor Group shed $1 to settle at $55 in exchanging 457,729 shares, Salada Foods rallied 37 cents in closing at $8.62 in trading 47,287 stock units. Scotia Group shed 82 cents to $40.18 after exchanging 25,980 stocks, Supreme Ventures spiked 95 cents to $19 after crossing the market with 12,971 units and Wisynco Group shed 25 cents to close at $15.50 in exchanging 41,535 stock units.
First Rock Capital dipped 0.11 of a cent to finish at 8.89 US cents with 1,860 shares passing through the market, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with an exchange of just one unit, Proven Investments gained 0.38 of a cent to end at 24.48 US cents with 1,010,948 stocks changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.03 of a cent to 1.87 US cents with 110,000 stock units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.45 cents to 14.45 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.11 of a cent to a 52 weeks’ low of 0.71 US cents with 1,809,928 units crossing the exchange.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 4,025.26 points to 464,689.48, the JSE Main Index sprung 3,462.72 points higher to 426,697.54 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.87 points to 105.80.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Proven Investments slipped 78 cents to $34.32 with 1,024 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied $4 to $56 with 278,687 stock units crossing the market, Salada Foods picked up 25 cents to settle at $8.25 with the swapping of 56,192 stock units and Supreme Ventures shed 96 cents to close at $18.05, with 237,056 shares clearing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,454.90 points to 460,664.22, the JSE Main Index shed 674.44 points to end at 423,234.82 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to 103.93.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
PanJam Investment climbed 40 cents to $68 after exchanging 11,951 stock units, Sagicor Group dived $4.50 to $52 in trading 183,871 shares, Salada Foods lost 30 cents to close at $8 with 69,919 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $40.90 in transferring 134,985 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 39 cents in ending at $19.01 with the swapping of 852,216 shares.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,326.49 points to 463,119.12, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,307.14 points to 423,909.26 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.84 points to 104.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has thirteen stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
Scotia Group shed 50 cents to end at $40, with 8,550 units changing hands, Seprod picked up 50 cents in ending at $72, with 46,730 shares clearing the market and Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $19.40 with the swapping of 12,519 stock units.