Trading surged at the close of market activity on Thursday, with the volume of shares trading rising 1,202 percent and the value jumping 2,297 percent higher than Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, even as rising stocks was half as much as those declining.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,495.30 points to end at 442,459.90, the JSE Main Index rose 2,173.27 points to 399,275.50 and the JSE Financial Index added 1.19 points to settle at 99.08. Trading ended with 51 securities, down from 55 on Wednesday, with 14 rising, 29 declining and eight left unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market quotes are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A total of 85,891,988 shares traded for $2,099,498,233, up from 6,598,285 units at $87,589,534 on Wednesday. Carreras led trading with 62.33 million shares for 72.6 percent of total volume, followed by GraceKennedy with 10.01 million units for 11.7 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 3.93 million units for 4.6 percent market share. 
Wigton Windfarm ended with 2.53 million units for 2.9 percent market share, Pulse Investments traded 1.89 million units for 2.2 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway 1.19 million units for 1.4 percent of the volume.
Trading ended with an average of 1,684,157 units at $41,166,632, up from 119,969 shares at $1,592,537 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 455,849 units at $6,006,477, compared to 393,455 units at $4,220,453 on Wednesday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $1.50 to $97 while exchanging 106,233 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.24 to end at $70.60 in switching ownership of 544,472 units, Caribbean Producers rose 45 cents to $13.45 in exchanging 35,136 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell 50 cents to close at $43, with 13,768 stocks crossing the market, First Rock Capital shed 40 cents to $11 in an exchange of 40,100 units, Guardian Holdings declined $2 to $513 after exchanging 18,386 shares. Jamaica Producers lost $1.25 to close at $22.05 with the swapping of 1,826 stock units, JMMB Group declined $1 to end at $38, with 38,027 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Properties gained 74 cents in ending at $9.49 after trading 100 stocks. 
NCB Financial fell $1.02 in closing at $125.98, with 3,926,391 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement climbed $5 to $1050 after trading 97 units, Radio Jamaica lost 35 cents to end at $2.90 in an exchange of 325,031 stock units. Sagicor Group rallied $3 to end at $56 closed trading 54,009 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 49 cents to close at $8, with 6,743 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group dropped 28 cents to $37.61 trading 104,335 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 25 cents to $14.90 with an exchange of 1,043,947 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 59 cents to close at $15.41 after exchanging 2,765 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference shares lost $1.38 to end at $6, with 10,320 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market pushes higher
Trading pushed prices and the market value higher on Thursday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with market Index surging 40.20 points to settle at 3,440.91 after the market opened with the index at 3,466.07 as 37 securities traded to end with 18 rising, 13 declining and six, closing unchanged as the volume and value traded fell 48 and 42 percent respectively against Wednesday, when stocks of 37 companies traded.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
A total of 2,513,010 shares traded for $10,180,362 down from a total of 4,846,291 units with a value of $17,572,903 on Wednesday. Lumber Depot led trading with 545,351 shares for 21.7 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 400,494 units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana 283,245 units, with 11.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 67,919 shares at $275,145 versus 130,981 shares at $474,943 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 381,298 units at $1,238,760 compared to 397,606 units at $1,288,906 on Wednesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 20,466 shares, Blue Power advanced 34 cents to end at $3.60 after exchanging 66,262 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.74 in closing at $7.35 with an exchange of 9,200 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 69 cents to close at $5.70, with 1,000 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading declined 11 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 400,494 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to close at $15.40 trading 71,722 units. Future Energy Source lost 7 cents to end at $2.83, with 204,063 stocks changing hands, General Accident popped 10 cents to $6.10 while exchanging 1,305 shares, Honey Bun dropped 90 cents in closing at $8.60after trading 55,734 units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 85 cents in ending at $3.10 after 87 shares crossed the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents to close at $3.80, with 46,676 stock units clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 7 cents in closing at $2.98 in exchanging 545,351 stocks.
Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to $3.50 after exchanging 232,032 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 89 cents to $6.39 in switching ownership of 4,237 stocks and tTech popped 73 cents to $4.78 in trading 9,956 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Plunge in JSE USD market index
Trading on Wednesday ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with the volume of shares changing hands surging 17,386 percent after pulling in 34,486 percent more funds than on Tuesday and resulting in a 14.07 points plunge in the US Denominated Equities Index to 201.50 as no stock rose for the day.
Five securities, traded against six on Tuesday, with none rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratios use earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
A total of 15,364,161 units traded at US$3,329,669 compared to 87,866 shares traded for US$9,627 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 3,072,832 shares at US$665,934, compared to 14,644 units at US$1,605 on the previous day and the month to date averages 446,786 shares at US$71,142 compared to 324,073 shares at US$43,348 on Tuesday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dipped 0.46 of a cent to close at 6.5 US cents in an exchange of 1000,000 shares, Productivity Solutions traded one stock unit at $1.10 after losing 23 cents, Proven Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 22.99 US cents after trading 14,208,137 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 12.9 US cents, with 10,006 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway finished trading at 0.84 of one US cent, with 146,017 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stocks hit record high
Stocks put in another solid performance on Thursday to record another all-time record high for the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on a day when rising stocks than had a near six to one margin over those stocks that declined and sent the All T&T Index up 17.7 percent for the year with just one more day of trading remaining.
The index hit a record high on November 16, this year bettering the previous record of 2,032.53 points reached on January 3, 2014. Since then the market hit record highs on each of the seven trading days from December 21. The rally was driven by 10 stocks with Massy Holdings announcing a 25 for one stock split is by far the major mover, with a rise of $48.34 for a 79 percent gain for the year to date.
At the close of trading on Thursday, 19 securities traded up from 15 on Wednesday, with 11 stocks rising, two fell and six closing unchanged. The Composite Index climbed 10.88 points to 1,497.58, the All T&T Index spiked 17.31 points to 2,085.82 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.56 points to settle at 121.67.
A total of 303,294 shares traded, for $7,026,727 compared to 487,407 units at $11,558,864 on Wednesday. An average of 15,963 units traded at $369,828 compared to 32,494 at $770,591 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,121 units at $305,406 versus 22,477 units at $301,685. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 30 shares unchanged at $32, CinemaOne climbed 25 cents ending at $4.25 after exchanging 2,334 units, Clico Investment Fund advanced $4 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $35, with 19,475 stock units crossing the market.
First Citizens Group gained 76 cents to end at $59.26 after trading 216 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 2 cents in closing at $6.15 after 13 stock units changed hands, GraceKennedy popped 13 cents to end at $6.18 in exchanging 63 shares. JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $2.30 with an exchange of 26,788 units, Massy Holdings climbed $3.98 ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $109.98 in exchanging 150 stocks, National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $3.31, with 100 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to close at $1.95 in trading 6,530 units, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8 in an exchange of 12,339 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 34 cents to $4.35 after exchanging 68,732 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $7 with an exchange of 4,996 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $140.02, with 27,048 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to end at $68.50 with the swapping of 71 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21 after 90,454 shares changed hands, Trinidad Cement lost 8 cents to close at $3.68 in switching ownership of 42,500 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.20 after trading 29 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rallied 6 cents to $28.50 with 1,426 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Huge bounce for JSE Main Market
NCB Financial price jumped $3 at the close of market activity on Wednesday and helped with rising stocks more than doubling those declining in sparking a spirited rally and sending the All Jamaican Composite Index up a healthy 8,093.27 points to close at 439,964.60 and pushed the JSE Main Index up by a substantial 6,970.65 points to 397,102.23 at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The JSE Financial Index advanced 2.29 points to settle at 97.89.
Trading ended with 55 securities up from 54 on Tuesday, with 34 rising, 15 declining and six ending unchanged, with the volume of shares trading rising 63 percent more and the value 34 percent higher more than on Tuesday.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.2. The PE ratios for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Trading ended with 6,598,285 shares for $87,589,534 versus 4,038,953 units at $65,415,335 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 985,239 shares for 14.9 percent of total volume followed by Mayberry Investments with 950,031 units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras 506,223 units with a 7.7 percent market share.
Trading averages 119,969 units at $1,592,537 up from 74,795 shares at $1,211,395 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 393,456 units at $4,220,453, compared to 409,305 units at $4,372,756 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $3.02 to close at $95.50 after trading 224,205 shares, Caribbean Cement spiked $1.83 to $72.84 in switching ownership of 19,845 stock units. Caribbean Producers declined 49 cents in closing at $13, with 61,421 stocks clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.05 in ending at $43.50 in swapping of 5,950 shares, First Rock Capital rallied 66 cents to $11.40 with an exchange of 2,350 units. GraceKennedy dropped 50 cents to close at $100.50 in exchanging 15,926 stocks, Guardian Holdings gained $5 after ending at $515, with 1,040 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers increased $1.37 in closing at $23.30 after trading 50 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 27 cents to end at $17.27, with 8,812 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group increased 81 cents to $39 with an exchange of 351,409 units, Kingston Properties shed 75 cents to $8.75 in an exchange of 250 stock units. Margaritaville fell 79 cents to close at $16.01 trading 3,145 units, Mayberry Investments lost 86 cents in closing at $8 after 950,031 stock units crossed the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 45 cents to end at $9.45 trading 19,200 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy spiked $15 to $115 after exchanging 7 shares, NCB Financial jumped $3 in closing at $127 while exchanging 14,026 shares, 138 Student Living climbed 36 cents to end at $4.20 after exchanging 340 shares, Palace Amusement declined $5 to close at $1045 in switching ownership of 15 stocks. 
PanJam Investment rose 30 cents to $64.80 after trading 24,522 stock units, Sagicor Group fell $1.90 to end at $53, with 362,580 units crossing the market, Scotia Group popped $2.14 in ending at $37.89 after exchanging 4,111 stocks. Seprod lost 30 cents to end at $62 after exchanging 8,522 stock units, Supreme Ventures climbed 36 cents to end at $18.25 in an exchange of 249,082 shares and Wisynco Group rallied 27 cents to close at $16.92 after 29,876 units changed hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share advanced $1.58 in closing at $7.38, with 600 units clearing the market, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 popped 57 cents to end at $3.10 in trading 25 shares and JMMB Group 7.25% dropped 77 cents in closing at $2.40 trading 16,367 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for JSE USD market
Trading on Wednesday ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with the volume of shares changing hands declining after trading 56 percent attracting 163 percent more funds than on Tuesday and resulting in a 2.55 points rise in the US Denominated Equities Index to 215.57 as rising stocks edged out those falling.
Similar to trading Tuesday, six securities changed hands, with two rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. The PE ratios use earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 87,866 shares traded for US$9,627 versus 198,530 units at US$3,666 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 14,644 units at US$1,605, against 33,088 shares at US$611 on the previous day, with the month to date averaging 324,073 shares at US$43,348 versus 342,455 units at US$45,828 on Tuesday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share popped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.96 US cents in an exchange of 5,450 shares, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents after trading 10,911 units, Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents as 2,522 stock units changed hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose 0.85 of a cent to end at 12.9 US cents, with 50,485 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 cents in ending at 0.84 of one US cent, with 18,489 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.999 with an exchange of 9 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading volume drops for Junior Market
Trading on Wednesday, return to more normal levels at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market as the volume trading fell 82 percent and the value plunged 83 percent compared to Tuesday, with the absence of any major trade, unlike Tuesday, when Limners and Bards led trading with 21.41 million shares, with 81.7 percent of stocks trading.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 40 on Tuesday and ended with 14 rising, 10 declining and 13, closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 6.43 points to end at 3,400.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratios shown in the chart below, are computed based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
A total of 4,846,291 shares were traded for $17,572,903 compared to 26,214,746 units at $101,388,552 on Tuesday. tTech led trading with 2.09 million shares for 43.2 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 756,379 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 368,203 units for 7.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 130,981 shares at $474,943 in contrast to 655,369 shares at $2,534,714 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 397,606 units at $1,288,906, compared to 412,242 units at $1,333,589 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cream dropped 69 cents to end at $5.01 with an exchange of 20,960 shares, Caribbean Flavours climbed 8 cents in closing at $1.99 in switching ownership of 418 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 31 cents to $2.99 after exchanging 200 stocks. Fontana rose 19 cents to close at $7.49, with 56,830 stock units trading, Honey Bun slipped 10 cents to $9.50 while exchanging 8,545 stocks, iCreate declined 6 cents in ending at 84 cents with an exchange of 175,996 shares. ISP Finance fell $3.79 to $38 trading 10 stock units, Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents in closing at $3.98 after exchanging 17,939 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 13 cents to end at 80 cents, with 296,260 shares changing hands. 
Knutsford Express gained 28 cents to close at $8.35 in an exchange of 1,860 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 5 cents to $4.80, with the swapping of 7,308 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.75, with 121,239 units clearing the market. Lumber Depot popped 10 cents in closing at $2.91, with 290,515 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to end at $3.45 in trading 241,180 stocks, Main Event increased 49 cents to $4.50 trading 22,957 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 45 cents in closing at $6.50 after exchanging 4,973 units, Paramount Trading shed 5 cents to $1.25, with 18,000 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 5 cents to close at $4.05 in trading 2,093,452 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Best results in 8 years for Trinidad stocks
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange is on track to record its best performance in eight years, with market activity gathering momentum in the second half of the year to be up nearly 17 for the year to date, just shy of the 17.7 percent in 2013.
Trading ended Wednesday, with two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high as an equal number of stocks rising and falling after trading 299 percent more shares, valued 142 percent more than on Tuesday, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 15 securities traded compared to 17 on Tuesday, with five stocks each rising, declining and trading unchanged. The Composite Index added 1.41 points to close at 1,486.70, for a rise of 12.4 percent year to date. The All T&T Index rose 6.47 points to 2,068.51, up 16.7 percent for the year to date and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.56 points to settle at 121.11, up by 2.6 percent for the year.
A total of 487,407 shares traded, for $11,558,864, in contrast to 122,108 units at $4,034,922 on Tuesday. An average of 32,494 units traded at $770,591 compared to 7,183 at $237,348 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,477 units at $301,865 versus 21,998 units at $279,285. The average trade in November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Ansa McAl traded 440 shares unchanged at $59.49, Clico Investment Fund rose $2.50 in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $31 with 60,645 units changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 2 cents to $6.13 with an exchange of 2,000 stock units. 
GraceKennedy declined 13 cents to close at $6.05, with 120,000 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to close at $30 with the swapping of 7,914 units, JMMB Group dropped 2 cents in ending at $2.24 after exchanging 330 stocks. Massy Holdings climbed $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $106 in an exchange of 12,238 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.30 after 6,000 shares changed hands, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in switching ownership of 69,100 units. One Caribbean Media lost 11 cents to close at $4.69 in trading 5 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.02 to end at $140.02, with 22,011 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank finished unchanged at $68, with 243 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.35 in closing at $21 after trading 185,866 units, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16.20 after trading 158 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $28.44 while exchanging 457 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Santa rally for JSE Main Market on Tuesday
Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading declining 71 percent less and the value plunged 68 percent lower than Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining and sent the market indices substantially higher by the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,803.79 points to 431,871.33, the JSE Main Index spiked 3,178.62 points to close at 390,131.58 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.12 points to settle at 95.60.
Trading ended with 54 securities up from 51 on Friday, with 25 rising, 21 declining and eight closed unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.2. The PE ratios in the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Just 4,038,953 shares traded for $65,415,335 down from 13,887,175 units at $205,378,180 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 654,165 shares for 16.2 percent of total volume followed by Pulse Investments with 552,036 units for 13.7 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm 452,476 units with 11.2 percent market share.
Trading averages 74,795 units at $1,211,395, down from 272,298 shares at $4,027,023 on Friday and month to date, an average of 409,305 units at $4,372,756, compared to 429,488 units at $4,563,497 on Friday. Trading in November averaged 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $2.46 to $92.48 after exchanging 86,288 stock units, Berger Paints dipped $1.20 to $12.50 in an exchange of 9,154 units. Caribbean Cement fell 99 cents to $71.01 in trading 19,492 stocks, Caribbean Producers popped $1.51 to end at $13.49 after 155,338 units changed hands, Eppley gained $1.77 to end at $36, with 155 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings rallied 50 cents to $510 after trading 1,599 stock units, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.52 to $21.93 in exchanging 272,747 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 50 cents to close at $17 with the swapping of 20,976 stocks. JMMB Group lost 26 cents in closing at $38.19 while exchanging 54,023 units, Mayberry Investments rallied 86 cents to $8.86 after 110,577 stock units passed through the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 49 cents to $9 in switching ownership of 8,218 shares. NCB Financial spiked $2.50 to close at $124, with 217,511 units crossing the market, 138 Student Living declined 40 cents to close at $3.84, with 101 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments increased 28 cents to end at $4.88 trading 552,036 stocks, Sagicor Group rose $1.90 in closing at $54.90, with 49,413 stock units crossing the market.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 50 cents to close at $8.50 with an exchange of 20,250 shares, Scotia Group dropped $1.75 to $35.75 trading 116,304 shares, Seprod declined $1.70 to $62.30, with 8,951 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.50 after an exchange of 24,904 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 79 cents in closing at $16 with 3,548 units changing hands and Wisynco Group fell 25 cents to $16.65 in exchanging 13,797 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% popped 41 cents to $3.17 in an exchange of 200 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed trading for JSE USD stocks
Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 91 percent, but with 77 percent lower value than on Friday, as the final week of the year for the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, commenced activity, resulting in more stocks declining than those rising.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and one left unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.21 points to end at 213.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 198,530 shares traded for US$3,666 compared to 103,747 units at US$16,128 on Friday. Trading averaged 33,088 units at US$611, versus 14,821 shares at US$2,304 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 342,455 shares at US$45,828 versus 361,994 units at US$48,684 on Friday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dropped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.95 US cents, with 40 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions declined 0.4 of a cent in closing at US$1.33 in trading one unit, Proven Investments rose half a cent to end at 23 US cents in exchanging 5,734 stocks. Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents after trading 100 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.85 of a cent to 12.05 US cents in an exchange of 7,156 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.14 of one cent to end at 0.85 of a US cent trading 185,499 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
