Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading sliding with 16 percent less funds entering the market than Monday and led to the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market enjoying a bounce in the market indices at the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 596.89 points to end at 429,828.08, the Main Index rallied 707.19 points to 389,095.41 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.33 points to settle at 95.34.
A total of 50 securities traded similar to market activity on Monday, with 16 rising, 21 falling and 13 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios shown in the closing quote chart below utilize ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with 7,587,100 shares changing hands for $150,880,078 versus 9,012,171 units at $158,576,454 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway controlled 24 percent of total volume to be the leading trade on Tuesday with 1.82 million shares, followed by JMMB Group accounting for 24 percent with 1.82 million units and Wigton Windfarm 14.3 percent with 1.08 million shares.
Trading averages 151,742 units at $3,017,602, compared to 180,243 shares at $3,171,529 on Monday and month to date, an average of 453,032 units at $6,230,211, compared to 527,241 units at $7,021,494 on Monday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicators hows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped 45 cents to end at $90.45 after trading 992 shares, Berger Paints lost 74 cents to $12.75 after 5,201 stocks crossed the exchange, Caribbean Cement popped $6.48 in ending at $77.48, with an exchange of 35,791 units. GraceKennedy dropped 39 cents to close at $98.50 with 64,392 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $3 in closing at $524, with 107 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.19 to $28.81 with the swapping of 10,002 units. Jamaica Producers rose 50 cents to $24.50 after trading 73,147 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed $1.50 to end at $41, with 31,546 shares changing hands, NCB Financial declined $1.21 after finishing at $120 with an exchange of 411,726 stocks. PanJam Investment spiked 90 cents in closing at $67.40 in switching ownership of 4,793 units, Proven Investments declined 34 cents to close at $33.16 in trading 11,958 shares, Sagicor Group advanced 63 cents to $52.49, with 4,085 stock units crossing the market. Seprod rallied $1.61 in closing at $65 while exchanging 45,460 stock units, Supreme Ventures lost 40 cents to end at $17.30 after exchanging 22,066 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 26 cents to $16.04 after trading 44,039 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of shares trading rising 20 percent and the value ending 54 percent higher than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining by a narrow margin.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,914.65 points to 429,231.19, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,558.17 points to end at 388,388.22 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.42 points to close at 95.01.
Trading stirred 50 securities compared to 52 on Friday, with 19 rising, 17 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 9,012,171 shares changing hands for $158,576,454 versus 7,483,770 units at $102,978,128 on Friday. Carreras led trading with 27.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.48 million followed by Wigton Windfarm 24.9 percent with 2.25 million units and Caribbean Cement took 12.9 percent with 1.17 million shares.
Trading averages 180,243 units at $3,171,529, versus 143,919 shares at $1,980,34 on Friday and for the month to date, trading averages 527,241 units at $7,021,494, compared to 640,639 units at $8,279,653 on Friday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 85 cents to close at $90 after exchanging 10,168 stocks, Berger Paints popped 74 cents to $13.49 in trading 441 units, Caribbean Cement fell $12 to close at $71 with the swapping of 1,166,242 shares. Caribbean Producers dipped 40 cents to finish at $9.95 in transferring 47,353 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.50 to settle at $36.50 in switching ownership of 648 stocks, First Rock Capital gained 60 cents to close at $10.60 after trading 1,600 stock units. Kingston Wharves declined $1 to $42.50 with 25,300 shares changing hands, Margaritaville fell $1 to $14.50 with the swapping of 12,800 stock units, Mayberry Investments spiked 99 cents to end at $7.99 with 41,946 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial shed $1.59 in closing at $121.21 with a transfer of 24,421 shares, 138 Student Living rallied $1.10 to $4.60, with 1,693 shares crossing the market, PanJam Investment fell $1.50 to $66.50 in an exchange of 78,298 units. Sagicor Group lost 54 cents to end at $51.86 in switching ownership of 1,587 stocks, Salada Foods shed 47 cents to finish at $6.03 with 31,500 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group gained 50 cents after ending at $35.50 with 133,126 units changing hands and Supreme Ventures shed 30 cents to close at $17.70 with the swapping of 505 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% rose 40 cents to $20.40 in switching ownership of 104,829 shares and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 shed 81 cents after ending at $3.17 after trading 3,454 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on Friday with the volume and the value of shares trading declining 91 percent, respectively lower than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining stocks crowed out those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index clawed back 39 percent of Thursday’s loss by jumping 3,101.27 points to 431,145.84, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,523.01 points, pulling back 23 percent of Thursday’s fall to close at 389,946.39 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.40 points to finish at 95.43.
Trading ended with 52 securities up from 50 on Thursday, with 15 rising, 21 declining and 16 left unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 7,483,770 shares changing hands for $102,978,128 versus 84,940,496 units at $1,131,398,700 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 24.9 percent of total volume with a transfer of 1.86 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 13 percent 974,341 units and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 7.4 percent after trading 556,634 units.
Trading averages 143,919 units at $1,980,349, versus 1,698,810 shares at $22,627,974 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 640,639 units at $8,279,653, down from 896,377 units at $11,522,859 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $2 to $83 in trading 5,716 shares, GraceKennedy spiked 70 cents to $98.70 after trading 14,252 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $19 and ended at $521 with the swapping of 89 units. Jamaica Producers rallied 90 cents to $24 with 4,895 stock units crossing the market, Margaritaville fell $1.50 to $15.50 in switching ownership of 9,227 shares, Mayberry Investments shed 50 cents to end at $7 in transferring 201,029 units. NCB Financial advanced $1.80 in closing at $122.80 with 26,559 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments dipped 30 cents to close at $33.50 in trading 7,122 stock units, Scotia Group fell $2 to $35 with the swapping of 97,734 stocks and Seprod lost 61 cents after ending at $63.39 in switching ownership of 8,854 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% – due 2028 slipped 50 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.50 after 32,000 stock units crossed the exchange, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 rose 85 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $3.98 in transferring 556,634 stock units and 138 Student Living preference shares shed 57 cents to end at $6 with 20 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Investors engaged in a lacklustre trading session to start trading for the first day of the final month of 2021 resulted in an exchange of 27 percent fewer shares value 76 percent less than Tuesday. With a mere $32 million trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and ended with declining stocks outnumbering those falling.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,704.80 points to 435,963.59, the JSE Main Index dived 2,729.98 points to 395,100.69 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.43 points to end at 96.85.
Trading ended with 51 securities similar to Tuesday, with 16 rising, 20 declining and 15 left unchanged. The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7. The PE ratios for the JSE Main and USD Market are based on earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 5,593,564 shares changing hands for $32,410,085 versus 7,613,507 units at $134,588,814 on Tuesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 27 percent of total volume with a transfer of 1.51 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 21.6 percent after 1.21 million units traded and QWI Investments 10.5 percent, with 587,611 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 109,678 units at $635,492 down from 149,284 shares at $2,638,996 on Tuesday.  November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 30 cents to $90.70 with an exchange of 4,183 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $7.50 in closing at $85 after transferring 12,346 stock units, Caribbean Producers lost 25 cents to finish at $9.50, trading 514,534 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 to $40 with 149 stocks crossing the market, First Rock Capital shed 38 cents to end at $10.62 in exchanging 5,572 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped $1 to $539 with the swapping of 56 units. Jamaica Broilers declined $2.20 to $28.80 after trading 5,170 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to $24.50 in trading 73,215 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined $1.15 to close at $18 in switching ownership of 2,764 stocks. Kingston Wharves fell $5.50 to $38.50 with 33,093 stock units changing hands, Margaritaville rose $1 to $17 with a transfer of 1,766 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 238,187 units. Palace Amusement popped $18 to close at $975 in trading 14 shares, PanJam Investment declined $3.78 in closing at $69.98 with 8,512 stocks clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 30 cents to finish at $8.30 with the swapping of 2,581 stock units. Scotia Group spiked 75 cents to end at $38.50 with 36,434 units crossing the market, Seprod popped 31 cents to $63.51 in switching ownership of 7,381 shares, Supreme Ventures rallied 49 cents in closing at $17.99 and trading 16,389 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 59 cents to $15.79 in transferring 60,631 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 51 cents to close at $15.50 in trading 2,224 units and Wisynco Group dipped 43 cents to $16.50 with the swapping of 80,624 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.