Barita Investments and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, accounting for more than 85 percent of the day’s volume, with the market indices rising strongly helped partially by Barita that closed at over $92.
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The Eppley’s trade represents shares issued to Seprod for the purchase of real estate, which the Seprod’s directors approved as a dividend payment in kind to its shareholders.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 4,994.49 points to 410,812.72, the Main Index climbed 4,377.44 points to 374,598.05 and the JSE Financial Index gained 1.52 points to settle at 99.22.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands similar to Tuesday and closed with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 16 declining and 14 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.2 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 140 percent more shares at twenty-three times the value on Tuesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 34,264,220 shares worth $1,811,637,449 compared to 14,290,519 units at $77,620,091 on Tuesday. 
Eppley Caribbean Property Fund led trading with 45.1 percent of total volume with 15.45 million shares, followed by Barita Investments with 35.4 percent as 12.14 million units passed through the market, Transjamaican Highway ended with 6 percent market share after 2.07 million units traded and Wigton Windfarm closed with 5.7 percent market share after 1.95 million units changed hands.
Trading ended with an average of 761,427 units changing hands at $40,258,610 for each security compared to an average of 317,567 shares at $1,724,891 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 319,665 units at $5,927,670 for each security, in contrast to 268,164 units at $1,925,358. Trading month to date compares well to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
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At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $8.20 to close at $92.20 as investors switched ownership of 12,135,102 shares, Eppley shed 40 cents to settle at $21.10, with 26,977 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell by $4.85 to $43.15, after trading 15,447,465 shares. 
Jamaica Broilers Group shed 30 cents, exchanging 15,596 stock units to end at $27.20, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $17.50, after losing 55 cents with 19,433 stock units changing hands, Key Insurance declined by $1.30 to end at $9.60, after crossing the market with 520,574 shares. Kingston Wharves climbed $4.55 to $44.57 in trading 744 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced by $5 to $140, with a transfer of only one unit, NCB Financial gained 50 cents in closing at $135.50 in exchanging 12,048 units. Sagicor Group rose $1.61 to $45.72, with 15,464 units passing through the market, Scotia Group shed 33 cents trading 62,120 shares and closed at $46.41, Seprod climbed $2 to $56, in exchanging 14,820 units. Stanley Motta lost 35 cents to end at $4.65 after trading 11,537 units, Supreme Ventures slid 90 cents in closing at $14, with 32,582 units crossing the exchange and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 32 cents to finish at $6.19 after investors trading 58,707 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 389.54 points to 405,818.23, the Main Index gained 542.73 points to 370,220.61 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.73 points to settle at 97.70.
The average trade for the month to date ended at 268,164 units at $1,925,358 for each security, in contrast to 261,644 units at $1,951,813. Trading month to date compares well to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Jamaica Producers lost 30 cents to settle at $19.20 trading 34,916 shares, Kingston Wharves declined $5.98 in closing at $40.02, in an exchange of 20,483 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 45 cents to settle at $7.70, with a transfer of 2,000 units. NCB Financial advanced by $4.50 to $135 after 35,370 shares crossed the market, PanJam Investment rose $1.99 in exchanging 105 units at $70. Proven Investments closed at $40.20, after rising $2.19 with a transfer of 1,038 stock units, Salada Foods ended at $25.10, after losing $2.89 trading a mere 6 shares and Scotia Group fell $2.06 to settle at $46.74, in exchanging 9,318 stock units.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,413.26 points to end at 405,428.69, the Main Index dropped 1,717.05 points to 369,677.88 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.40 points to settle at 96.97.
The average trade for the month to date ended at 261,644 units at $1,951,813 for each security, in contrast to 239,879 units at $1,628,974. September ended with an average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Mayberry Investments lost 55 cents to end at $5.40, with 500 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended at $8.15, after gaining 40 cents with investors switching ownership of 223 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $34 to end at $135 trading 50 units. Palace Amusement dipped $175 to $1,200 in clearing the market with 13 units, PanJam Investment closed $2.49 lower at $68.01, in trading 264,228 shares, Proven Investments fell $1.78 to settle at $38.01, with 12,833 stock units passing through the market. Pulse Investments gained 41 cents in closing at $4.61 trading 1,285,098 shares, Sagicor Group lost 30 cents to end at $44.20, with investors swapping 8,665 stock units, Scotia Group gained 30 cents to close at $48.80, in exchanging 3,500 units. Seprod declined $1.50 to end at $54, trading 5,310 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 31 cents to settle at $19.21 in an exchange of 6,011 stock units.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 582.72 points to 404,829.93, the Main Index advanced 480.87 points to 369,280.09, while the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.25 points to settle at 96.81.
The average trade for the month to date ended at 268,050 units at $1,716,749 for each security, in contrast to 250,330 units at $1,500,353. Trading, month to date, compares well to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Kingston advanced by $3 to $49, with investors swapping 47 units. 138 Student Living lost 39 cents to close at $4.50, in exchange of 408 units, PanJam Investment settled at $70, with gains of $1 after trading 2,655 units, Proven Investments lost 51 cents to end at $39.99, in clearing the market with 3,991 units, Sagicor Group rose 89 cents to end at $45, after an exchange of 1,008 units. Salada Foods shed 71 cents to finish at $27.28, in trading 42 units, Scotia Group declined $3.40 to end at $46.38, with 53 929 shares trading, Seprod finished at $53.10, after losing $2.90 and exchanging 34,828 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments declined by $1.15 to end at $17.85 trading 38,411 shares.
Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Tuesday with the market still higher than the close on Friday after posting strong gains on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 233,942 units changing hands at $1,118,524 for each security compared to an average of 363,530 shares at $1,811,446 on Monday. The average trade for the month to date ended, with 250,331 units at $1,500,353 for each security, in contrast to 256,184 units at $1,636,720. Trading month to date compares adversely to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Mayberry Investments rose 59 cents to $5.99 after trading 15,997 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to close at $8 trading 419 shares, Pan Jam Investment shed 50 cents to settle at $69, with 3,600 units changing hands. Proven Investments advanced $4.50 to close at $40.50, with 8,687 stock units clearing the market, Sagicor Group finished at $44.11, with a loss of 89 cents after 12,417 stock units passed through the market, Scotia Group climbed $3.47 to finish at $49.78, in trading 4,006 units Seprod rose $1 to close at $56, in exchanging 10,611 stock units, Stanley Motta gained 43 cents to end at $5.13, with 4,000,000 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 49 cents in closing at $19, with 5,376 stock units changing hands.
Trading month to date compares adversely to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
JMMB Group gained 40 cents to close at $29.50, with an exchange of 145,377 shares, Kingston Wharves gained 85 cents to finish at $50, with 8,689 units crossing the market. Mayberry Investments shed 74 cents to end at $5.40, with 3,052 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 50 cents to $8.50, in transferring 57,660 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped $7 to $170, after exchanging 428 units. Pan Jam Investment climbed $1.50 to $69.50, with 15,507 shares crossing the market, Portland JSX closed $1.14 higher at $8.19, in transferring 10,378 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 90 cents to settle at $45, with 20,241 stocks changing hands. Scotia Group dropped $3.17 to finish at $46.31 trading 55,877 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 49 cents in closing at $19.49, with an exchange of 8,778 units and Wisynco Group lost 39 cents to close at $15.60 transferring 150,994 shares.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment remained at 9 US cents after an exchange of 1,000 shares, Sterling Investments lost one-tenth of a cent and closed at 2 US cents with investors switching ownership of 100,000 units. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 13 US cents, with 2,000 stocks crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway inched higher by 0.01 of a cent and ended at 0.091 of a US cent with the swapping 160,000 stock units.
The average trade for the month to date ended at 198,584 units at $1,542,965 for each security, in contrast to September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced by $28 to $163, after trading only one stock unit, NCB Financial fell $1 in closing at $130 and clearing the market with 91,324 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $2 to close at $68, in trading 24,433 stock units. Sagicor Group dropped $2.30 to $44.10, with investors switching ownership of 9,874 units, Seprod shed 90 cents to finish at $55, in exchanging 15,520 shares. Supreme Ventures declined by $1.25 to settle at $14.75, in transferring 120,086 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 50 cents to close at $19, after clearing the market with 23,747 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 47 cents to settle at $15.99, in trading 1,215,482 shares.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,940.46 points to 411,986.10; the Main Index declined 4,741.22 points to 375,684.76 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.90 points to settle at 98.55.
Trading ended with an average of 174,792 units changing hands at $1,114,224 for each security compared to an average of 363,264 shares at $4,595,186 on Wednesday. Trading in September averaged 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Mayberry Investments declined 95 cents to close at $5.30 while exchanging 10 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $8, with a loss of 30 cents after 1,007,542 stocks passed through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $15 to $135, in trading 361 units, PanJam Investment fell $3.50 to $66, with investors switching ownership of 4,329 units. Proven Investments finished $2.45 lower at $36, with 20,251 stock units crossing the market, Pulse Investments shed 47 cents in ending at $4.53, with investors switching ownership of 277,932 shares, Scotia Group lost 40 cents to end at $49.48 after exchanging 9,525 stock units. Stanley Motta dropped 42 cents to $4.70, in transferring 10,411 units, Supreme Ventures rose $2 to $16, in trading 222,950 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.38 to settle at $15.52, in exchanging 49,570 stock units.
</Trading month to date compares adversely to, August with an average of 497,441 units at $3,201,918.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $5 to settle at $150, with 1,605 stock units passing through the market, PanJam Investment carved out a gain of $3.49 in closing at $69.50, with 24,108 stock units passing through the market, Portland JSX dropped 45 cents to close at $7.05 with investors switching ownership of 106,892 shares. Sagicor Group carved out a gain of $2.10 to settle at $46.40 while exchanging 1,571,769 units, Stanley Motta climbed 47 cents to close at $5.12, with 33,715 stocks clearing the market. Supreme Ventures dropped 40 cents in closing at $14, with 5,437 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.70 and ended at $19.40 in exchanging 93,341 shares and Wisynco Group advanced 45 cents to close at $16.90 trading 55,901 stock units.