Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 93 percent and the value 88 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 26 stocks rising, 16 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 15,645,101 shares were traded for $167,372,295 compared with 8,091,866 units at $89,053,515, on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 260,752 shares at $2,789,538 compared to 130,514 units at $1,436,347 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 846,359 units at $2,376,538, in comparison with 878,131 units at $2,354,246 on the previous day and February that closed with an average of 387,306 units at $3,375,928.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.06 million shares for 25.9 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.67 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica added 2.42 million stock units for 15.5 percent market share, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.85 million units for 11.8 percent of trading and Sagicor Group with 1.08 million units for 6.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,274.96 points to 368,584.26, the JSE Main Index popped 787.45 points to end at 327,798.70 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.62 points to wrap up trading for March at 70.25.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped $4.50 in closing at $35 with investors dealing in 11,552 shares, Barita Investments climbed $4.85 to close at $74.90, with 649,603 stocks crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement increased $5.50 and ended at $61.50 with investors swapping 78,540 shares. Eppley shed $6.19 to close at $34.21 with an exchange of 5,242 stock units, First Rock Real Estate popped 50 cents to end at $10.50 after trading 50,319 shares, GraceKennedy advanced 79 cents in closing at $73.94 after an exchange of 19,656 stock units. Guardian Holdings fell $6 to $360 in switching ownership of 136 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 84 cents to end at $33.99 after a transfer of 24,561 units, Jamaica Producers rallied 48 cents to close at $23.98, with 162,049 stocks changing hands. JMMB Group gained $1.50 and ended at $26.50 with investors trading 105,451 shares, Kingston Properties popped 40 cents to $8.40 with 185,028 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Wharves advanced 40 cents and ended at $30.40 after an exchange of 4,749 units. Massy Holdings rose $1 in closing at $90 in trading 10 shares, Mayberry Group gained 40 cents to end at $7.60 after an exchange of 32,888 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 87 cents to close at $10.77 after 15,476 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial increased 95 cents to $65.95 in an exchange of 277,782 stock units, Pan Jamaica skidded $1 and ended at $49 with 177,822 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group rallied $1 to end at $41 while exchanging 1,083,084 stock units. Scotia Group rose 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $47.44 with traders dealing in 38,043 stocks, Seprod climbed 44 cents to close at $84.99 in an exchange of 55,720 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased $1.65 to $12.66 with investors trading 9,204 shares and Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $21, with 48,442 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share advanced $1.17 in closing at $6.25 as investors exchanged 25 stocks and Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.99 and ended at $42.01 with a transfer of 25 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 43 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded at a 38 percent lower value than on Tuesday, with trading in 62 securities compared with 60 on Tuesday, with prices of 15 stocks rising, 25 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,091,866 shares being traded for $89,053,515 compared with 13,924,449 units at $141,822,725 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 130,514 shares at $1,436,347 compared to 240,077 units at $2,408,705 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 878,131 units at $2,354,246 compared to 922,487 units at $2,408,705 on the previous day and February with an average of 387,306 units at $3,375,928.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.84 million shares for 47.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.03 million units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 404,211 units for 5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,210.62 points to close at 366,309.30, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,536.68 points to settle at 327,011.25 and the JSE Financial Index sank 1.00 points to settle at 69.63.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden advanced $1.95 in closing at $39.50 with an exchange of 31 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped $1 to $56 with an exchange of 24,911 units, First Rock Real Estate fell 48 cents and ended at $10 with investors dealing in 109,503 shares. General Accident skidded 62 cents to end at $5.48 in an exchange of 104,707 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 85 cents to close at $73.15 with traders dealing in 402,893 shares, Guardian Holdings popped $15 to $366 as investors exchanged 353 stock units. Jamaica Producers climbed $1 and ended at $23.50 with a transfer of 170,650 stocks, JMMB Group shed 49 cents to close at $25 while exchanging 18,296 units, Kingston Wharves declined 40 cents in closing at $30 with investors trading 2,197 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing migrated to the Main market on Wednesday and rose 70 cents to end at $6.10 in an exchange of a mere 620 units, following an absence of meaningful offers to sell. Massy Holdings sank $1 in closing at $89, with 425 shares changing hands, Mayberry Group dropped 68 cents to $7.20 with an exchange of 2,660 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $1.50 and ended at $93.50, with investors trading 52 shares, NCB Financial declined 70 cents to close at $65 with a transfer of 102,264 stocks, Portland JSX fell 40 cents to end at $10.50 after exchanging 79 units. Sagicor Group skidded $1.78 in closing at $40 with investors swapping 90,279 stock units, Seprod rallied 85 cents to $84.55 with 3,750 shares clearing the market, Stanley Motta lost 57 cents to close at $6.92 in switching ownership of 20,352 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 43 cents to end at $10.80, with 30,061 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased 91 cents and ended at $11.01 in trading 4,794 units and Wisynco Group dropped 50 cents to $20.50 after a transfer of 6,113 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share dipped $1.21 to end at $5.08, with 10,840 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 46 percent and the value 31 percent lower than on Monday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 55 on Monday, with prices of 27 stocks rising, 14 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed on Tuesday with the trading of 13,924,449 shares with a value of $141,822,725 compared with 25,850,445 units at $206,255,781 on Monday.
Trading averaged 240,077 shares at $2,445,219 compared to 470,008 units at $3,750,105 on Monday and month to date, an average of 922,487 units at $2,408,707, in comparison to 962,588 units at $2,406,562 on the previous day and February with an average of 385,143 units at $3,418,046.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.61 million shares for 18.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.93 million units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments ended with 1.65 million units for 11.8 percent of market share, Wisynco Group closed with 1.54 million units for 11.1 percent of shares trading and Radio Jamaica with 1.17 million units for 8.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,960.46 points to culminate at 368,519.92, the JSE Main Index jumped 5,377.41 points to 328,547.93 and the JSE Financial Index popped 1.42 points to lock up trading at 70.63.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $1.95 in closing at $37.55 after 298 stock units cleared the market, Caribbean Cement gained $1 to $57 after exchanging 1,070 shares, Eppley rose 90 cents and ended at $40.40 with a transfer of 586 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.78 to end at $39.99 with investors dealing in 46 stocks, First Rock Real Estate popped 48 cents to close at $10.48 with 89,169 units crossing the market, General Accident rallied 62 cents to $6.10 with investors transferring 375,835 stocks. GraceKennedy lost $1 and ended at $74 trading 558,081 shares, Jamaica Producers increased 60 cents to close at $22.50 in switching ownership of 705 stock units, Kingston Properties advanced 50 cents to end at $8 with investors swapping 330,269 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1.35 in closing at $30.40, with 675 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial shed 80 cents to end at $65.70 after a transfer of 15,783 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 38 cents to end at $4.28 after 161 stock units passed through the market. Pan Jamaica declined $1.01 in closing at $49.99 while exchanging 8 shares, Sagicor Group popped 53 cents to close at $41.78 with investors trading 13,154 units, Seprod sank 95 cents and ended at $83.70 with an exchange of 619 stocks and Wisynco Group increased 55 cents to $21, with 1,543,476 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed $1.27 to end at $6.29 in an exchange of 7 shares, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 rallied 34 cents in closing at $3.10 after 183 stock units passed through the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $1 to close at $109 as investors exchanged 1,300 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks plunged on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, sending the market indices sharply lower by the close after the volume of stocks traded rose 174 percent and the value surged 587 percent over Friday’s levels, with trading in 55 securities compared with 57 on Friday, ending with prices of 16 stocks rising, 29 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The market closed on Monday with an exchange of 25,850,445 shares at $206,255,781 compared to 9,443,669 units at $30,041,719 on Friday.
Trading averaged 470,008 shares at $3,750,105 compared to 165,678 units at $527,048 on Friday and month to date, an average of 962,588 units at $2,406,562 compared with 991,657 units at $2,327,275 on the previous trading day and February that closed with an average of 385,143 units at $3,418,046.
General Accident led trading with 12.0 million shares for 46.4 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 6.55 million units for 25.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Group chipped in with 1.33 million stocks for 5.1 percent of market share and Proven Investments with 1.0 million units for 3.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,751.24 points to 363,559.46, the JSE Main Index sank 5,752.15 points to end at 323,170.52 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.80 points to 69.21.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell $1 to close at $56 after34,423 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings skidded $18 to $351 with an exchange of 415 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 31 cents to end at $33.09, with 17,995 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 38 cents in closing at $10.02 with traders dealing in 22,631 stock units, JMMB Group popped 50 cents and ended at $25.50 in switching ownership of 160,816 shares, Kingston Properties climbed 43 cents to $7.50, with 272,880 units crossing the exchange. Kingston Wharves dropped $3.32 and ended at $29.05 with investors swapping 241 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 88 cents in closing at $9.90, with 1,370 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial declined 50 cents to close at $66.50 with trading of 177,410 shares. Pan Jamaica rose 92 cents to end at $51 after an exchange of 20,113 stock units, Proven Investments dipped $1.60 to $22 with investors trading 1,003,200 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced 75 cents to end at $41.25 after an exchange of 1,329,774 units. Scotia Group gained $1.15 in closing at $47.15 with investors dealing in 20,811 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.01 to close at $10 after a transfer of 833 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share skidded 88 cents and ended at $5.02 while exchanging 8,045 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $51 to $2,900 with investors transferring 4 stock units, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 sank 34 cents to close at $2.76 in an exchange of 50,259 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $10 in closing at $105 after 7 stocks changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.