Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market to close of the week on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 16 percent and the value 63 percent more than on Thursday, with 51 securities trading compared with 53 on Thursday, with 19 rising, 19 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 10,571,793 shares were traded for $57,562,911 up from 9,151,844 units at $35,266,609 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 207,290 shares at $1,128,685 compared to 172,676 shares at $665,408 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 338,081 units at $1,620,947, compared with 345,517 units at $1,648,935 on the previous day. Trading in July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Stanley Motta led trading with 6.01 million shares for 56.9 percent of total volume, Wigton Windfarm followed with 1.82 million units for 17.2 percent of market share and Transjamaican Highway with 1.14 million units for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,591.81 points to finish at 353,416.92, the JSE Main Index popped 23.12 points to end at 320,329.81 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.19 points higher to close at 70.60.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Markets’ PE ratios are calculated 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 seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 71 cents to end at $7.76 with stakeholders exchanging 127 shares, Caribbean Cement fell $2 to end at $50 and in exchanging 6,100 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.10 to close at $41.10 with investors transferring 220 stock units. First Rock Real Estate gained 79 cents in closing at $8.50, with 2,400 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings jumped $37.84 to $439.75 after an exchange of 1,029 units,Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 23 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.77 after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $9.10 in trading 86,890 shares. Jamaica Producers shed 31 cents to end at $19.18 after an exchange of 1,100 shares, JMMB Group rallied $1.76 to $28.79 with traders dealing in 82,869 stock units, Kingston Properties skidded 39 cents to $7 with a transfer of 1,302 stocks. Kingston Wharves dipped $1.90 and ended at $27 with shareholders swapping 16,096 shares, Massy Holdings climbed 90 cents in closing at $101 in an exchange of 960 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 40 cents to end at $11.80, with 38,877 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial rallied $1 to $74, with 26,455 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group lost 41 cents to end at $46.49 as investors exchanged 1,711 shares, Scotia Group dropped $1 in closing at $33 in trading 4,346 units, Seprod increased 50 cents to close at $68 with 18,577 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group rose 94 cents and ended at $17.95 trading 7,870 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 21 percent but with a 56 percent lower value than Wednesday, with trading in 53 securities compared with 50 on Wednesday, and ended with 14 rising, 23 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
A total of 9,151,844 shares were traded for $35,266,609 versus 7,549,896 units at $79,965,770 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 172,676 shares at $665,408 compared with 150,998 units at $1,599,315 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 345,517 units at $1,648,935 compared to 356,373 units at $1,710,697 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
QWI Investments led trading with 2.91 million shares for 31.7 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.94 million units for 21.2 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway ended with 1.31 million units for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,860.37 points to close at 355,008.73, the JSE Main Index dived 3,329.09 points to settle at 320,306.69 and the JSE Financial Index fell 1.14 points to close at 70.41.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are calculated using the last traded prices in conjunction with ICInsider.com forecasted earnings for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement climbed 50 cents to end at $52 in switching ownership of 247 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1.94 to $40 in trading 4,648 stocks, First Rock Real Estate declined $1.04 and ended at $7.71 with investors exchanging 4,414 units, Guardian Holdings dropped $37.84 to close at $401.91 after an exchange of a mere 2 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1.49 to close at $19.49 with an exchange of 1,048 units, Massy Holdings dipped 90 cents and ended at $100.10 after 32,732 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 40 cents to $11.40 with 78,223 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded $12.30 to $69.70 with 2,285 shares clearing the market. NCB Financial shed $2 to close at $73 with investors dealing in 12,895 units, Sagicor Group increased $2.82 to $46.90 with traders exchanging 2,625 shares, Seprod dipped 50 cents in closing at $67.50 with 6,941 stocks crossing the market. Supreme Ventures shed 46 cents and ended at $27.99 with an exchange of 176,814 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 55 cents to end at $11.99 after trading 25,143 units and Wisynco Group skidded 84 cents to close at $17.01 with a transfer of 123,716 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share dipped 49 cents to $5.51, with 17,000 stocks changing hands, Eppley 7.75% preference share fell $1.85 to close at $18.20 as investors exchanged 10,000 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $5 and ended at $50 in an exchange of 1,000 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dived $249.99 to end at $2800.01 after just one stock was traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 12 percent and the value 36 percent lower than Monday, with 56 securities trading compared with 58 on Monday, with 25 rising, 20 falling and 11 ending unchanged.
A total of 8,602,396 shares were traded for $48,412,908 compared with 9,803,797 units at $75,092,515 on Monday.
Trading averaged 153,614 shares at $864,516 compared with 169,031 units at $1,294,699 on Monday and month to date, an average of 369,304 stocks at $1,717,711, compared to 385,670 shares at $1,782,452 on the previous day. Trading in July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.17 million shares for 36.9 percent of total volume, Transjamaican Highway followed with 1.55 million units for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 888,086 units for 10.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,282.01 points to close at 355,528.89, the JSE Main Index declined 1,867.4  points to 322,356.77 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.64 points to end at 71.23.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are calculated 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 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped 49 cents to close at $51.50, with investors transferring 29,125 shares, First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.05 to end at $8.75, with 2,095 units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 65 cents in closing at $10.05 as investors exchanged 849 stocks. Kingston Properties rallied 44 cents and ended at $7.44 after an exchange of 3,998 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $1.10 to $28.90 as 5,630 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Investments shed 57 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 15,942 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 40 cents in closing at $11.40 in an exchange of 251 stock units, NCB Financial gained $2.98 to close at $75, after 64,578 units crossed the exchange, 138 Student Living rallied 40 cents to close at $4.65 in switching ownership of 1,400 shares. Pan Jamaica rose $4.19 to $47.19 with 500 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group rallied $1.81 to $46.90, with 29,098 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group lost 99 cents to end at $33.01 after a transfer of 109,584 stock units. Seprod popped 99 cents to close at $69.99 after an exchange of 53,646 stocks, Supreme Ventures climbed $1.39 and ended at $28.50 with investors swapping 5,620 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 67 cents in closing at $11.99 and closed with 28,630 stocks being traded and Victoria Mutual Investments declined 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70, with 104,183 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share rallied $8 to end at $100 while exchanging 2,195 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks closed much higher on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with the market index surging more than 4,000 points following a mild decline in the volume of stocks traded as the value surged 91 percent above the outcome on Friday, after trading in 58 securities compared with 55 on Friday, resulting in 20 rising, 23 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 9,803,797 shares were traded for $75,092,515 against 10,256,198 units at $39,416,576 on Friday.
Trading averaged 169,031 shares at $1,294,699 compared with 186,476 units at $716,665 on Friday and month to date, an average of 385,670 stock units at $1,782,452 versus 404,148 units at $1,824,055 on the previous trading day. Trading in July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
JMMB Group 7.35% was the leading trade, with 2.42 million shares for 24.7 percent of total trades followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.82 million units for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.18 million units for 12 percent market share and Wigton Windfarm with 1.10 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 4,373.19 points to close at 357,810.90, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,153.40 points to 324,224.20 and the JSE Financial Index popped 1.39 points to 71.87.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are calculated 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 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments increased 94 cents and ended at $74.95 with a transfer of 48,849 shares, Berger Paints rose 74 cents to end at $7.79 and closed with 1,964 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $5.95 in closing at $41.95 as 710 stock units passed through the market. First Rock Real Estate lost $1.10 to close at $7.70, with 7,000 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings advanced $18.25 to $439.75 with investors transferring 45 stock units, Kingston Wharves rallied $1.79 and ended at $27.80, with 520 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings fell 75 cents to close at $100.25 in trading 691 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped 40 cents in closing at $11 with investors exchanging 36,852 stocks, NCB Financial declined 98 cents to $72.02 with an exchange of 562,220 shares. 138 Student Living shed 40 cents to end at $4.25 with stakeholders trading 2,445 stock units, Pan Jamaica dipped $4.18 to $43 after a transfer of 630 units, Portland JSX popped 50 cents to $10 in switching ownership of 144 shares. Proven Investments dipped 36 cents in closing at $22.35 with shareholders swapping 4,445 stock units, Radio Jamaica fell 16 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.38 after an exchange of 45,658 shares, Sagicor Group gained $1.01 and ended at $45.09, with 58,600 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group rose $1 to end at $34 after an exchange of 7,749 shares, Seprod popped $1.99 to end at $69 in an exchange of 1,343 units, Supreme Ventures lost 39 cents to close at $27.11 in an exchange of 36,633 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 68 cents and ended at $11.32, with 30,018 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed 75 cents in closing at $56, with 6,058 units clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share increased by $2 to $1002 after trading 200 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share shed $8 to close at $92 while exchanging three stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with an 86 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded as the value rose moderately compared to trading on Thursday, which resulted in 55 securities trading similar to Thursday and ended with 11 rising, 21 declining and 23 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 129.65 points to end at 353,437.71, the JSE Main Index dropped 684.90 points to close at 320,070.80 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.16 points to end trading at 70.48.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed positively with 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and only two with lower offers, an indication that the market seems set to open higher on Monday.
A total of 10,256,198 shares were traded for $39,416,576 up from just 5,505,100 units at $37,890,404 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 186,476 shares at $716,665 compared with 100,093 shares at $688,916 on Thursday with a month to date average of 404,148 units at $1,824,055, compared to 423,304 stock units at $1,921,505 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 283,368 units at $2,135,482.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.51 million shares for 34.2 percent of total volume, followed by Stanley Motta with 2.80 million units for 27.3 percent of trading and Transjamaican Highway with 1.45 million units for 14.1 percent of market share.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.6 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 97 cents and ended at $74.01 with a transfer of 20,256 shares,  Caribbean Producers lost 30 cents in closing at $10 with investors transferring 71,971 units, Carreras advanced 33 cents to close at $8.48 in an exchange of 672,556 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $5.94 to $36 after exchanging 500 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rose 70 cents to  $8.80 as investors traded 22,920 stocks, GraceKennedy fell $1 to close at $76 while exchanging 9,262 units. Guardian Holdings shed $18.25 to $421.50 after 51 stock units were traded, Kingston Wharves dropped $2.89 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $26.01 with an exchange of 6,154 shares, Massy Holdings popped 75 cents to end at $101 with stakeholders exchanging 5,500 stock units. Mayberry Investments climbed 64 cents to $8.64 in switching ownership of 14,745 shares, NCB Financial rose 60 cents to close at $73 after an exchange of 28,933 stocks, Stanley Motta fell 48 cents to end at $4.52 in an exchange of 2,800,110 units and Supreme Ventures declined 50 cents to $27.50 with 34,040 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share increased 50 cents in closing at $18.50, following trading in 300 stocks, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share traded 9,271 units and slipped 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.45 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share dived $100 and ended at $1000, with 150 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.