Trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market rose on Tuesday 35 securities accounting for 35,982,542 units valued at $119,732,182, in contrast to 13,987,345 units valued at $42,027,052 on Monday from 36 securities.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 16 stocks advancing, 9 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 473.92 points to close at 553,280.38, the JSE Market Index lost 372.64 points to 503,789.16 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.21 points to close at 136.92.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 27.7 million shares for 77 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Fund followed with 5 million units and 14 percent of volume and Supreme Ventures chipped in with 1 million shares and 2.8 percent of the day trades.
The market closed with an average of 1,028,356 units valued at an average of $3,420,919 for each security traded, in contrast to 388,537 units valued $1,167,418 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 703,941 units valued at $2,278,299. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 23 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.2, with the Main Market ending at 18.9 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $71 in trading 1,666 shares. Grace Kennedy closed 98 cents higher to $65.98, with 6,322 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to $38, in transferring 426,784 shares, JMMB Group exchanged 394,116 shares ended at $47, after gaining 70 cents.
Mayberry Investments rose 50 cents to settle at $8.70, with 1,021 units traded, NCB Financial Group dived $4.97 to $200.03, after swapping 44,995 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1 to settle $55, in exchanging 3,944 shares, Seprod closed at $49, after losing $1.55 and trading 22,835 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments closed 73 cents higher at $23.73 in trading 14,192 units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 38 cents to close at $8.52, after exchanging 146,429 shares and Wisynco Group lost 66 cents in trading 93,349 stock units at $23.30.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 65,901 units valued at US$4,888, with the market index gaining 0.68 points to close at 214.09. Proven Investments closed at 32 US cents, trading 9,101 shares, Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with 49,800 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 7,000 shares at 14 US cents.
JSE Main Market indices made gains on Monday on lower volumes and value compared to Friday but with stocks rising outnumbered by those falling.
JMMB Group lost 60 cents to end at $46.30, with 177,321 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves gained $1.72 to close at $60.50 in exchanging 14,053 units. NCB Financial Group dipped $3 to $205, with 16,016 units traded. Portland JSX fell 48 cents to end at $8.02, with 6,350 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 95 cents to close at $10.80, in transferring just 1,000 units, Scotia Group gained 98 cents to end at $54 while exchanging 51,012 shares. Seprod settled at $50.55, in losing 34 cents while trading 28,813 stock units, Stanley Motta lost $1 to close at $5.30, with 24,566 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures shed 99 cents to close at $25.01, in swapping 14,500 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments closed 64 cents lower at $23 in trading 3,135 units.
Main market stocks indices tumbled on Friday, the last trading day of the month even as more stocks recorded gains than losses but the market is still up 32 percent for the year to date.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 and previously, an average of 638,084 units valued at $8,537,415 for each security changing hands. The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
Scotia Group dropped $1.98 to $53.02, in transferring 169,848 shares, Seprod ended at $50.89 after losing 80 cents in trading 48,617 shares, Stanley Motta climbed 90 cents to $6.30, after swapping 25,600 units and Sygnus Credit Investments closed 64 cents higher, ending the day at $23.64 with 52,609 shares changing hands.
Kingston Wharves climbed $2 to $57 trading just 250 units, Mayberry Investments gained $1 to close at $10, with 46,680 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended at $12.20, after gaining $1.20 in swapping 181,769 stock units, 
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday with the premier market indices gaining more than 1,000 points and leaving the indices with overall positive gains for the week-to-date and the market being at the highest point since mid-month. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 50 cents lower to $229.50 after 304 units changed hands, 138 Student Living gained 72 cents, ending at $4.62 with 10,026 shares traded, PanJam Investment settled at $102, after losing 50 cents and swapping 14,385 shares. Proven Investments dipped by $1.50 to $46.50, in an exchange of 16,822 shares, Sagicor Group added $1 to close at $67, with 49,907 shares changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $2 to $55 trading 19,362 stock units, Stanley Motta closed 45 cents higher to $5.60, with 17,450 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group lost 49 cents and ending at $23.01 with 154,935 shares changing hands.
Activities picked up a bit on the Jamaica Stock Exchange primary market on Tuesday but left the market in a stalemate with an almost equal number of securities rising and falling as the market tries to claw its way higher ahead of the final month of 2019. 
Jamaica Broilers lost $2 to close at $38, with an exchange of 32,186 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.80 to finish at $26.80 after 807,402 shares changed hands. Mayberry Investments closed with a rise of $1.80 to $10, in transferring 92,283 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 40 cents, ending the day at $3.90 with 515,355 units changing hands. PanJam Investment climbed to $102.50, with gains of $1.40 in swapping 2,730 shares, Sagicor Group closed $1 higher to $66, with an exchange of 281,208 stock units, Seprod climbed $1.37 higher to $51.99, with 19,942 units traded and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents in ending at $23.50 with 66,497 shares crossing the market.
Kingston Wharves closed $1.53 lower to $57.25, with 2,600 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents in transferring 28,450 shares to settle at $8.20, Mayberry Jamaica Equities closed $1.10 higher at $13.30 trading 207,200 units. 138 Student Living added 42 cents, ending the day at $4.30, transferring 626 shares, PanJam Investment lost 90 cents to close at $101.10 with 537 units trading. Proven Investments added 50 cents to $48, after exchanging 21,603 units, Pulse Investments rose to $4.55 with gains of 55 cents while trading 106,793 shares, Scotia Group tumbled to $52.95 with a fall of $2.05 in transferring 105,340 shares and Seprod closed 38 cents lower to $50.62, with 43,247 units changing hands.
NCB Financial Group dropped $5 to close at $205, in exchanging 49,914 units, 138 Student Living gained 38 cents, ending the day at $3.88, in transferring 43,183 shares. Proven Investments climbed 50 cents to $47.50, after trading 17,142 units, Scotia Group lost 55 cents to settle at $55, in swapping 82,307 shares, Stanley Motta closed 30 cents lower to $5.15, with 27,800 units exchanged and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 30 cents trading 100 units, ending the day’s trade at $22.30.
Main market indices declined again on Thursday, with the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 893.74 points to close at 551,020.45, while the JSE Index lost 809.86 points to 501,805.90 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.26 points to close at 136.55.
The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $13, after climbing $1.29 and trading 247,379 units. 138 Student Living rose to $3.50, gaining 45 cents while exchanging 1,843 units, PanJam Investment slid $2 to $102, with 97,750 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments gained $2 to end at $47, trading 16,199 units. Sagicor Group gained 47 cents to close at $64.99, after transferring 31,573 shares, Salada Foods lost 50 cents to settle at $31.50, with 100 units changing hands. Scotia Group rose $2.55 to end at $55.55, in swapping 1,515,643 shares, Seprod lost 95 cents, ending the day at $51.05 with an exchange of 14,998 units and Wisynco Group closed 99 cents lower to settle at $24 after trading 164,160 shares.
Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange rebounded on Tuesday with all major indices slipping from the revised close on Tuesday.
JMMB Group gained $2.50 to close at $45.50 with 26,911 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves closed $2.50 higher at $60.50 with an exchange of 8,765 units, Mayberry Investments lost $1.12 to settle at $7.28, with 300 units traded. NCB Financial rose $4.94 to $209.94, after trading 7,493,008 shares, Proven Investments tumbled to $45, after losing $5 in exchanging 19,185 units. Sagicor Group lost 48 cents to end at $64.52, after transferring 46,008 shares, Salada Foods advanced $3 to $32 in trading 600 units, Scotia Group slid $2 to settle at $53, in swapping 12,614 shares. Seprod added $1 to close at $52, with 20,373 units changing hands and Wisynco added 99 cents to settle at $24.99 with 106,904 shares crossing the exchange.