Main market stocks declined for the seventh day out of eight trading days of October as the number of stocks declining overwhelmed the numbers rising at the end of market activity on Tuesday, after the volume and value of shares trading rose 24 percent and 29 percent, respectively over Monday trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,515.24 points to 447,353.07, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,445.83 points to 405,664.69 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.15 points to end at 98.71.
On Monday, trading ended with 49 securities down from 56, with 12 rising, 29 declining, and eight ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.4 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with 9,957,383 shares changing hands for $95,786,617 versus 8,028,740 units at $74,362,299 on Monday.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 15.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.54 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 12.7 percent for 1.27 million units, QWI Investments with 11.7 percent for 1.17 million units and Caribbean Producers with 10.4 percent after trading 1.03 million units.
Trading averages 203,212 units at $1,954,829, compared to 143,370 shares at $1,327,898 on Monday and month to date, an average of 239,510 units at $3,459,637, versus 244,382 units at $3,661,653 on Monday. 
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1 to $116 after exchanging 50,264 shares, Eppley fell $1.90 to end at $35 with 1,933 stocks changing hands, First Rock Capital rallied 54 cents to $12.65 with 65 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy shed $1.32 in ending at $97.92 in switching ownership of 10,622 units, Guardian Holdings spiked $10 to $570 with 323 shares clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers popped 50 cents to $30.50 in trading 7,464 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 49 cents to $17.49 in transferring 527 stock units, JMMB Group lost 34 cents at $37.16 after exchanging 70,816 units, Kingston Properties rose $1.24 to close at $10 in switching ownership of 1,163 shares. Kingston Wharves fell 95 cents in closing at $43.05 with the swapping of 6,713 stocks, NCB Financial lost 51 cents to end at $125 in an exchange of 38,921 units, PanJam Investment declined $1.41 to close at $63 with 16,806 stock units changing hands. Proven Investments gained 48 cents to end at $33.48 with a transfer of 3,275 stock units, Sagicor Group shed $1 in closing at $54 in trading 142,204 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.49 to $7 with an exchange of 9,583 stocks. 
Scotia Group declined $2.24 to a 52 week’s low of $36.70 in transferring 167,009 units, Seprod gained 39 cents in closing at $57.51 with 29,054 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments picked up 24 cents to end at $17.24 in exchanging 124,241 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share gained 49 cents to end at $6.50 after trading eight stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
After spiking to 453,200.45 at the market’s opening, the All Jamaican Composite Index ended up falling 2,348.80 points to settle at 448,868.31, the Main Index declined 1,280.33 points to 407,110.52 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.51 points to end at 98.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Pulse Investments dipped 53 cents to close at $4.50 with 1,157,544 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group spiked $2.98 in closing at $55 after 92,433 stocks cleared the market, Scotia Group rose $1.84 to $38.94 with an exchange of 2,211 stock units. Seprod declined $5.98 to $57.12 with 76,822 units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed $1.35 to end at $17.60 in switching ownership of 1,645 stocks.
Five securities traded compared to eight on Friday, with prices of one rising, three falling and one ending unchanged. The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 2.55 points to end at 183.81.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 7 US cents with 415 shares changing hands, Margaritaville declined 0.01 of a cent to end at 9.99 US cents with 1,037 stocks traded, Proven Investments fell 1 cent to 23 US cents with a transfer of 1,496 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped half a cent to 13 US cents with investors swapping 8,540 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.06 of a cent to close at 0.9 US cents with 1,500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Watch these stocks that are expected to release quarterly financial statements this coming week, in addition to CPJ that is in demand and 
In the Main Market, 
The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 203 percent to 210 percent and Main Market stocks moved from 180 percent to 170 percent.
The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 15.7, a little distance from 19 the market ended at in March, suggesting a 27 percent rise at a PE of 19 and 21 percent at a PE of 20 from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.6, with a 49 percent discount to the PE of that market, well off the potential of 20, but 12 stocks trade above a PE of 19, with most of them over 20, suggesting that the accepted multiple maybe around 25 times current year’s earnings.
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Overall, eight securities traded compared to seven on Thursday, with four stocks rising, none declining and four ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 7 US cents with investors switching ownership of 9,570 shares, Margaritaville rose 0.49 of a cent to 10 US cents with 987 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions settled at 74 US cents in exchanging 265 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 0.9 of a cent to 24 US cents with 2,955 units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 1.5 cents to close at 13.5 US cents with 14,437 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 14 US cents with investors swapping three stocks and Transjamaican Highway inched 0.01 of a cent higher to close at 0.84 US cents with 124,963 stock units crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose for the first time in six days by 1,429.76 points to close at 451,217.11, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,093.61 points to 408,390.85 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.69 points to end at 98.35.
on Thursday and month to date, an average of 262,689 units at $4,084,598, compared to 253,960 units at $3,923,610 on Thursday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
NCB Financial fell $1.28 to $125.50 with a transfer of 38,743 stocks, 138 Student Living popped 49 cents to $5 in trading 2,228 shares, PanJam Investment popped $1.20 to $64.45 with 100 units clearing the market. Sagicor Group declined $2.88 to close at $52.02 in transferring 4,171 units, Scotia Group rose 43 cents to end at $37.10 in an exchange of 658,325 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 36 cents to $16.96 with 96,855 shares changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 597.88 points to 449,787.35, the Main Index declined 1,399.33 points to 406,297.24 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.43 points to end at 97.66.
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Pulse Investments gained 26 cents after ending at $5.10 with the swapping of 1,252,651 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.90 to $54.90, with 66,292 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group shed 83 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $36.67 in trading 296,755 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 91 cents to $18.95, with a transfer of 2,541 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 35 cents in closing at $6 after exchanging 98,789 units.
Proven Investments dropped 1.59 cents to 23.1 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,674 units, Sterling Investments declined by 0.09 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with 72,601 stock units passing through the market, newly listed Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD gained 14 cents to settle at 14 US cents with 4 shares traded and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.83 of a cent with 130,000 units changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,499.34 points to end at 450,385.23, the JSE Main Index shed 2,983.16 points to 407,696.57 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.11 points to settle at 98.09.
A total of 13,717,047 shares traded for $178,931,191 versus 11,674,398 units at $83,242,103 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 25.4 percent of total volume after trading 3.48 million shares. QWI Investments followed, with 15 percent, after 2.06 million shares changed hands, Transjamaican Highway contributed 10.2 percent with 1.4 million units, Carreras controlled 9.6 percent market share, with 1.32 million units and Scotia Group 7.7 percent with 1.06 million shares.
Kingston Wharves lost $1.20 to $43.80 in exchanging 2,686 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 25 cents to $8.95 in an exchange of 79,409 units, Proven Investments dropped 30 cents to $32.70, with 5,001 units crossing the exchange. Pulse Investments declined 26 cents to close at $4.84 after 712,107 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost $2 in ending at $53 after exchanging 72,941 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 49 cents to $8.49 in switching ownership of 1,362 units. Scotia Group fell $1 to $37.50 after trading 1,062,158 units, Seprod climbed 95 cents to $63.10, with 47,604 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.16 to end at a new low of $18.04 after exchanging 15,175 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 72 cents to end at $6.35 with an exchange of 118,979 shares.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to five on Tuesday, with the prices of two stocks rising and two declining.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.4 of a cent to 6.6 US cents with a transfer of 4,000 shares, Margaritaville gained 1.93 cents to finish at 10.93 US cents with investors switching ownership of 14,700 units, Proven Investments advanced 1.24 cents to 24.69 US cents with 26,757 stocks traded and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 1 cent to settle at 12 US cents with 17,452 stock units crossing the exchange.
