The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market continues it 2024 rally in ending higher on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 76 percent and the value 59 percent lower than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 22 stocks rising, 20 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with 9,234,717 shares trading at $63,291,889 compared with 38,589,987 units at $156,062,036 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 159,219 shares at $1,091,239 compared to 677,017 units at $2,737,930 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 286,472 units at $1,291,067 compared to 299,628 units at $1,311,727 on the previous day and January with an average of 265,804 units at $2,438,118.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.91 million shares for 42.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.12 million stock units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group with 1.12 million units for 12.1 percent of market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.10 million stocks for 11.9 percent of the total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,293.92 points to 373,276.24, the JSE Main Index popped 807.06 points to close at 335,848.38, up 3.1 percent for the year to date and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.42 points to close at 72.08.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7.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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped 30 cents to end at $71.40 in swapping 373 stock units, Berger Paints climbed 38 cents to $6.58 with investors trading 153 shares, Caribbean Cement increased $1.02 to $57 in an exchange of 20,436 units. Eppley shed $1 and ended at $34.99, with 4,347 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy sank 30 cents to close at $75.30 in an exchange of 17,930 units, Guardian Holdings jumped $19.99 to $370 with traders dealing in 1,950 stocks. Jamaica Producers gained 84 cents and ended at $23.94, with 235 shares crossing the exchange, Margaritaville rallied $1.14 to close at $17.48 with a transfer of 101 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded $5.50 to end at $91.50 while trading 6,203 shares. Pan Jamaica advanced $1.01 in closing at $51.51 as 29,192 units passed through the market, Sagicor Group rose 50 cents to $44 as investors exchanged 5,201 stocks, Scotia Group rallied $1 to close at $46 closing with an exchange of 57,369 stock units. Stanley Motta increased 70 cents to end at $7 in trading 18,743 shares and Supreme Ventures popped 30 cents to $26.50 after exchanging 53,468 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $32.55 and ended at $184.45 with investors dealing in 12 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $17.94 to $101.66 after an exchange of 50 stock 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 Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 64 percent and the value 61 percent lower than on Monday, with trading in 55 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 19 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 12,851,415 shares trading for $53,884,935, down from 35,567,325 units at $139,024,409 on Monday.
Trading averaged 233,662 shares at $979,726 compared to 613,230 units at $2,396,973 on Monday and month to date, an average of 256,947 units at $1,150,430, compared with 259,799 units at $1,171,340 on the previous day and January  with an average of 265,804 units at $2,438,118.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4 million shares for 31.1 percent of total volume followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 3.94 million units for 30.7 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.83 million units for 14.3 percent of the volume of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 93.57 points to close trading at 370,839.06, the JSE Main Index fell 377.08 points to finish at 334,406.36 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.55 points to close at 71.25.
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, Barita Investments dipped $1.02 to end at $70.18 in trading 25,060 stock units, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.99 to $55.99, with 5,141 shares changing hands, Eppley popped $1.99 to $35.99 as investors exchanged 5,247 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell by $2.50 to close at $37.50, with 7,102 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy advanced 44 cents and ended at $76 with a transfer of 2,422 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose $8 to $368 with 19 units clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers declined 50 cents to close at $34 after closing with an exchange of 28,112 shares, Jamaica Producers rallied 65 cents to end at $24.20 with investors trading 84 stock units, JMMB Group shed $1.39 in closing at $24.05 while exchanging 242,450 shares. Kingston Wharves dropped $2.40 and ended at $28.10 in switching ownership of 80,542 units, Massy Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $99.50 after exchanging 26 stocks, Pan Jamaica increased $1.08 to end at $51.20 with investors trading 189 stock units. Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in closing at $44 in an exchange of 7,763 shares, Salada Foods sank 33 cents and ended at $3.12 with investors swapping 11,295 units, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to close at $45 with an exchange of 47,920 stocks. Seprod rallied $1 to $83, with 2,377 stock units crossing the market, Supreme Ventures increased $1.97 and ended at $26.50 with investors transferring 68,313 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 32 cents in closing at $3 in an exchange of 49,930 units and Wisynco Group skidded 30 cents to close at $21.70 with investors dealing in 307,864 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.80 to end at $43 after a transfer of 561 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share declined $16 to $1284 with traders dealing in 3 shares.
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 Monday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 135 percent and the value 64 percent more than on Friday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 53 on Friday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 35,567,325 shares trading for $139,024,409 up from 15,118,549 units at $85,008,912 on Friday.
Trading averaged 613,230 shares at $2,396,973 compared with 285,256 units at $1,603,942 on Friday and month to date, an average of 259,799 units at $1,171,340, in comparison with 207,372 units at $989,533 on the previous day and January closing with an average of 265,804 units at $2,438,118.
QWI Investments led trading with 13.42 million shares for 37.7 percent of total volume, following one major seller and two main buyers, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 8.98 million units for 25.3 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway ended with 5.22 million stock units for 14.7 percent market share, Mayberry Group finished trading with 1.31 million units for 3.7 percent of the overall volume, Carreras chipped in with 1.26 million stocks for 3.5 percent stocks traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.04 million units for 2.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 775.69 points to end at 370,745.49, the JSE Main Index shed 467.96 points to close trading at 334,783.44 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.22 points to end at 71.80.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. 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 nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 93 cents to end at $71.20 in trading 144,505 units, Berger Paints climbed 46 cents and ended at $6.23 with 100 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement rose 49 cents in closing at $54 with investors dealing in 5,877 shares. Eppley declined $4.50 to end at $34 with a transfer of 447 stock units, Guardian Holdings shed $8 to close at $360 with investors swapping 539 shares, Jamaica Broilers advanced 50 cents to $34.50 in an exchange of 24,238 stocks. Jamaica Producers dropped $1.45 in closing at $23.55, with 274,748 units crossing the market, JMMB Group fell 94 cents to $25.44 as investors traded 535,797 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $2.50 to end at $30.50 after 38,792 shares were traded. Massy Holdings gained $1 and ended at $100 with investors transferring 594 units, NCB Financial rallied 60 cents to $68.50 after exchanging 43,508 stocks, Sagicor Group skidded 49 cents and ended at $43.50, with 54,195 stock units crossing the market. Salada Foods rose 35 cents to close at $3.45 with traders dealing in 285 shares, Scotia Group lost $1 to end at $44.50 and closed after an exchange of 208,902 units, Supreme Ventures dipped $1.17 to close at $24.53 with investors trading 326,625 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 42 cents to $10.94 in an exchange of 855 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments sank 52 cents to end at $2.68 changing hands 196,536 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share increased 90 cents in closing at $18.90 after an exchange of 500 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $1.80 and ended at $48.80 as 225 units passed through the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share advanced $210 to close at $1,300 with 10 stock units crossing the exchange.
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 Friday, with a 42 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a value 158 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 53 securities compared with 50 on Thursday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 19 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The market closed with the trading of 15,118,549 shares at $85,008,912 up from 10,666,602 units at $32,927,053 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 285,256 shares for $1,603,942 compared to 213,332 units at $658,541 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 207,372 units at $989,533 compared with 195,160 units at $893,191 on the previous day and January with an average of 265,804 units at $2,438,118.
JMMB 9.5% preference share led trading with 5.81 million shares for 38.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 4.47 million units for 29.6 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.05 million units for 6.9 percent of stocks trading.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,908.19 points to finish at 371,521.18, the JSE Main Index popped 2,195.36 points to finish at 335,251.40, with a gain of 2.9 percent for 2024 to date and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.89 points to finish at 72.02.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 50 cents to in closing at $42 after 1,410 stocks were traded, Guardian Holdings lost $2 to end trading with 235 units at $368, Jamaica Broilers dipped 50 cents to $34 with investors trading 2,496 shares. Jamaica Producers popped $1.68 in closing at $25 with an exchange of 5,683 stock units, JMMB Group climbed 39 cents to end at $26.38 with 57,594 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 59 cents to $9.53 with investors transferring 52,767 stock units. NCB Financial rose $2.85 in closing at $67.90 after exchanging 424,334 units,

Scotia Group rallied 50 cents to close at $45.50 with investors trading in 53,020 stocks, Seprod shed $3.50 to end at $82 in an exchange of 213,669 shares. Stanley Motta advanced 50 cents to end at $7, with 11,946 stock units crossing the market, Supreme Ventures rose 50 cents to $25.70 in an exchange of 5,297 units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined $1.21 in closing at $10.52 after 286,438 stock units crossed the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1 to close at $18 after a transfer of 6,400 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $2.30 and ended at $47 with 193 stock units crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share popped $15 to end at $1,090 with a transfer of 300 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.