The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market recovered all the losses in the leading indices and more suffered on Tuesday, at the end of trading on Wednesday. At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surging 7,405.57 points to 417,275.34, the JSE Market Index jumping 6,660.37 points to 380,411.56 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.86 points to 100.72.
The market closed with 46 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 15 stocks advancing, 16 declining and 15 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 41 securities changing hands accounting for 11,610,708 units valued at $178,231,093, in contrast to 17,254,018 units valued at $121,600,273 from 45 securities on Tuesday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 4.8 million shares for 41.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.4 million units for 11.7 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 785,416 units for 6.8 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 283,188 units valued $4,347,100 for each security traded, in contrast to 383,423 units valued at an average of $2,702,228 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 354,034 units valued at $2,919,802 for each security changing hands, compared to 359,042 units with an average of $2,811,232. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.4, while the Main Market ended at 14.8 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Caribbean Cement ended at $49.99, with a loss of $1.51 trading 34,732 stock units, Eppley advanced to $16.99, after climbing $1.49 exchanging 188,437 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund closed $1.37 lower to $36.02, in swapping 905 units. First Rock Capital picked up 50 cents to settle at $11.50, with 500 units changing hands,
Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents transferring 262,775 shares and closed at $21.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced $1.10 to $21.90, in trading 29,956 stock units. Key Insurance fell 70 cents to $5.50, with an exchange of 34,397 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 63 cents to end at $10, after swapping 15,664 units, NCB Financial Group declined by $10 to end at $140, after exchanging 397,829 shares. Palace Amusement ended the day’s trade $60 lower at $1,300, in transferring 50 units, Proven Investments fell $1 to $35, with 1,284 units changing hands, Sagicor Group picked up 49 cents to finish at $45.49, in trading 84,426 shares and Scotia Group closed at $45, with gains of $1 exchanging 92,849 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,151.98 points to 409,869.77, the JSE Market Index declined by 3,680.65 points to 373,751.19 and the JSE Financial Index shed 2.12 points to close at 98.86.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.4, while the Main Market ended at 14.8 times 2020-21 earnings.
PanJam Investment shed 45 cents to settle at $75.75, in trading 9,717 units, Portland JSX picked up 94 cents swapping a mere five units to end at $8.60. Sagicor Group finished 50 cents lower at $45, with an exchange of 80,664 shares, Salada Foods added $1 to end at $28, in transferring 420 units, Scotia Group closed at $44, with a loss of $1 in trading 95,850 shares. 
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 2,548.29 points to 414,021.75, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,365.35 points to 377,431.84 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.56 points to 100.98.
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 356,991 units valued at $2,821,161 for each security changing hands, compared to 344,979 units with an average cost of $2,844,401. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 45 cents higher at $9.44, in swapping 33,490 stock units, 138 Student Living fell by $1.80 to $7, after trading 20,700 units, Proven Investments shed 60 cents to settle at $35.90, with 11,305 units changing hands. Salada Foods climbed $2 to $27, transferring 1,024 units, Scotia Group advanced by $$2.98 to $45, with an exchange of 59,670 shares, Supreme Ventures closed $1.36 lower to $14.01, after swapping 935,846 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments declined by $3.45 to end at $15.15, in trading 266,450 stock us and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 63 cents transferring 550,159 shares to finish at $7.17.
Market activity ended in seven securities changing hands, with two advancing while five remained unchanged. Investors exchanged 355,751 units at US$22,821, in contrast to 1,343277 units for US$36,373 on Friday.
The JSE Market Index lost 2,003.95 points to end at 375,066.49, the JSE Financial Index inched 1.04 points lower to 100.42 and the PE ratio of the market ended at 14.1, while the Main Market ended at 14.4 times 2020-21 earnings.
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 344,979 units valued at $2,844,401 for each security changing hands, compared to 322,299 units with an average of $2,746,160. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined by $1 to $175 after trading 1,000 units, NCB Financial closed at $150, with gains of $1 in swapping 82,819 shares. 138 Student Living added 80 cents to reach $8.80, after exchanging 43,495 stock units, PanJam Investment declined by $4 to settle at $76, in transferring 126,313 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 45 cents trading 1,905 units at $7.95. Salada Foods dropped $3.50 to $25, in exchanging 8,263 units, Scotia Group shed $5.38 to close at $42.02, with 85,576 shares crossing the exchange, Seprod closed 49 cents higher at $49.99 after transferring 4,857 units and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 79 cents to end at $18.60, with 27,602 stock units changing hands.
Friday’s decline brings the year to date loss to 17.4 percent as a number of the stocks pulled back from the highs they were trading at earlier in the year. At the close of trading, the PE ratio of the market ended with an average of 13.0 times 2020 earnings.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rebounded 2,484.31 points to 413,689.01, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,275.43 points to 377,070.44 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.98 points to 101.46.
Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
Palace Amusement advanced $100 to $1,500 with just 21 units changing hands, Portland JSX gained 36 cents to settle at $7.66, in an exchange of 9,300 units, Sagicor Group shed 90 cents to end at $45.50, in switching ownership of 124,406 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 39 cents transferring 500 units and closed at $7.50, Salada Foods fell by $1.50 to $28.50, with an exchange of 3,525 units, Scotia Group gained $2.40 and ended at $47.40, in trading 750 units. Seprod had 17,733 stock units changing hands at $49.50, after rising $3. Supreme Ventures shed 80 cents to end at $15.45, with 1,042,478 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $2.39 to $19.39, in transferring 10,451 units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 43 cents in exchanging 158,093 shares to close at $7.57 and Wisynco Group shed 90 cents to end at $17.95 in trading 582,316 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,208.25 points to end at 411,204.70, the JSE Market Index fell 981.01 points to 374,795.01 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.49 points to 100.48.
Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
Pan Jam Investment climbed $2 exchanging 1,256 units to settle at $80. Portland JSX closed $1.40 lower at $7.30 with 100 units changing hands, Sagicor Group added 41 cents to reach $46.40, with 9,447 units passing through the market, Scotia Group ended at $45, with a loss of $3 trading 704,571 shares. Seprod exchanged 41,542 shares at $46.50, after shedding $2.50. Supreme Ventures advanced by $1.25 to $16.25, with 101,618 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 48 cents to end at $17, in trading 369,311 shares, VM Wealth Investments gained 70 cents exchanging 305,611 shares and closed at $$8 and Wisynco Group added 95 cents to end at $18.85, with 265,968 shares changing hands.
The market closed with 48 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 14 stocks rising, 17 declining and 17 securities trading unchanged. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ended 830.48 points higher at 411,374.54, the JSE Market Index added 751.79 points to close at 374,947.97 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.16 points higher to 100.83.
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 336,031 units valued at $2,945,387 for each security changing hands, compared to 340,094 units with an average value of $3,082,315. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
Mayberry Investments picked up 42 cents trading 8,200 units to end at $5.75, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed $1.10 higher at $11, with 26,000 shares crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group fell 49 cents to settle at $145.01, in transferring 85,741 shares. 138 Student Living shed 45 cents swapping 16,048 units and closed at $6.05, Palace Amusement fell by $50 to $1,400, with 93 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended $1.45 lower at $6.50, after transferring 10,367 units. Scotia Group closed at $47, with a loss of 99 cents exchanging 8,863 units, Seprod jumped $3.49 in trading 70,599 shares at $47.50 after the company reported first quarter profits that doubled that of last year and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 73 cents to end at $16.20, with 4,189 units changing hands.