Stocks hardly traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with a 97 percent plunge in the volume exchanged following a 90 percent fall in value compared with Thursday and resulted in trading in six securities, down from seven on Thursday with prices of two rising, four declining.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,705 shares for US$1,717 down sharply on 326,941 units at US$17,135 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 1,618 units at US$286 versus 46,706 shares at US$2,448 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 35,733 shares at US$2,368 compared with 39,263 units at US$2,583 on the previous day and March with an average of 49,394 units for US$3,593.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.26 points to finish at 242.15.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.8 of one cent to end at 4.1 US cents with a transfer of 3,000 stocks, 
Proven Investments lost 0.09 of a cent in closing at 13.91 US cents, with 286 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.09 of a cent to end at 7.87 US cents with trading of 426 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.03 cent to finish at 2.22 US cents with 4,872 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share advanced 0.85 of one cent and ended at US$1.1985 with traders dealing in 1,113 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 30 cents to close at US$10.80, with 8 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Muted trading on JSE USD market
Steady trading in Trinidad
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining moderately with a 15 percent lower value than on Thursday resulting in 16 securities trading down from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of two stocks rising, four declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 149,549 shares with a value of $2,042,881 compared with 153,211 stock units at $2,400,195 on Thursday.
An average of 9,347 shares were traded at $127,680 compared to 7,661 units at $120,010 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 14,811 shares at $166,980 compared t0 15,418 units at $171,347 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index slipped 0.15 points to end at 1,218.03, the All T&T Index declined 0.29 points to end trading at 1,835.73, the SME Index remained at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 77.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 36 cents to $68.63 in switching ownership of 5,000 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $57, with 30 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group slipped 9 cents and ended at $48.10 in trading 4,543 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.01 after an exchange of 400 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 with investors transferring 10,470 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 1,147 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $4.37, with 36,150 units changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.88 in an exchange of 749 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 after 38,408 units crossed the market. NCB Financial ended at $3.15 after a transfer of 30,000 shares, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $14, with 1,415 stock units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial remained at $119 with investors trading 5,985 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 10 cents to $70 after exchanging 1,374 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to close at $8.50 with investors dealing in 9,050 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.71 after 3,000 units passed through the market and Unilever Caribbean lost 22 cents in closing at $12.50 with investors swapping 1,828 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume plunges on JSE combined market
The Junior Market cleared the 3,800 barrier at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday but the Main Market JSE USD market closed with losses as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling and the value jumping sharply over the previous trading day, as the Junior and Main markets switched roles for the level of stocks traded compared with Thursday, with the value of stocks traded in the Main Market jumping 390 percent even as the volume dropped by 32 percent, with the Junior Market trading dropping over 95 percent compared with Thursday as trading resulted in prices of 33 shares rising and 32 declining in the markets.
At the close of trading on Friday, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,284.91 points to end at 339,745.60, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,102.99 points to close at 366,500.95, the JSE Main Index fell 1,547.35 points to 326,755.24. The Junior Market Index popped 28.47 points to end trading at 3,804.02 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.26 points to settle at 242.15.
At the close of trading, 14,089,380 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down on the 83,531,081 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $166.13 million, moderately below the $188.25 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 9,705 shares for US$1,717 compared to 326,941 units at US$17,135 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Group led trading with 3.08 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.93 million units and Wigton Windfarm with 2.60 million stocks, while in the Junior Market trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers led trading with 864,573 shares followed by EduFocal with 851,715 units and MFS Capital Partners with 497,347 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $3 to end at $213 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $4 in closing at $110.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20.37 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Junior Market bounce
Stocks posted gains as trading closed sharply lower on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, following heavy trading in Spur Tree spices on Thursday and ended on Friday with a 95 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, worth 96 percent less than Thursday’s trades, with trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Thursday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 14 falling and 13 closing firm.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 28.47 points to wrap-up trading at 3,804.02.
The market closed with trading of only 3,153,277 shares for just $5,829,829 well down from 67,112,668 units at $155,529,698 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 71,665 shares at $132,496, compared with 1,491,393 units at $3,456,216 on Thursday with a month to date average 283,220 units at $650,048 compared to 310,046 stock units at $715,674 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers led trading with 864,573 shares for 27.4 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 851,715 units for 27 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 497,347 units for 15.8 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined $1.18 in closing at $20.01 in switching ownership of 1,009 stock units, AMG Packaging slipped 10 cents to $3.20 as investors exchanged 33,381 shares, Cargo Handlers popped $1.08 to end at $13.88, with 152 stocks being traded. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 11 cents and ended at $2.32 with traders dealing in 864,573 units, Caribbean Flavours dipped 12 cents to close at $1.58 in an exchange of 1,002 shares, Consolidated Bakeries fell 18 cents to finish at $2.01 after trading 1,221 stock units. EduFocal slipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of 93 cents with 851,715 units clearing the market, Everything Fresh increased 17 cents to $1.74 with investors transferring 26,955 stocks, Future Energy climbed 7 cents in closing at $3.49 after exchanging 42,409 shares. 
Honey Bun rose 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.92 after 21,824 shares were traded, Iron Rock Insurance lost 32 cents to finish at $2.20, with 1,770 units crossing the market, ISP Finance rose $4.65 to end at $31 after a transfer of a mere 3 stock units, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at 95 cents, with 6,731 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express gained 30 cents to $11.50 in an exchange of 38 shares, Lumber Depot shed 12 cents to end at $2.55, after 14,656 stocks passed through the market and MFS Capital Partners popped 11 cents in closing at $1.87 after an exchange of 497,347 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on the JSE USD market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 40 percent after 167 percent more US dollars were exchanged than on Wednesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, compared to four on Wednesday with prices of three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 326,941 shares for US$17,135 compared to 233,494 units at US$6,425 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 46,706 units at US$2,448 versus 58,374 shares at US$1,606 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 39,263 shares at US$2,583 compared with 38,241 units at US$2,602 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 49,394 units for US$3,593.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.06 points to close at 242.41.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.83 of one cent to close at 4.9 US cents in switching ownership of 1,000 stock units, 
Proven Investments skidded 0.76 of one cent to 14 US cents as investors exchanged 3,588 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents with trading taking place in 14,440 units. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.86 of one cent in closing at 7.96 US cents crossing the market 100 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.02 cent to finish at 2.25 US cents in an exchange of 303,149 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 2 cents and ended at US$2.10 after closing with an exchange of 4,650 units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% declined 30 cents to US$10.50 after an exchange of 14 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main market trading climbs but…
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 83 percent and the value 17 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 61 securities compared with 64 on Wednesday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 21 declining and 21 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 16,091,472 shares for $32,718,333 up from 8,771,865 units at $27,969,713 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 263,795 shares at $536,366 compared to 137,060 units at $437,027 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 1,363,030 units at $4,979,719 compared with 1,520,802 units at $5,617,470 on the previous day and March with an average of 828,473 units at $2,341,254.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.73 million shares for 41.8 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 5.18 million stock units for 32.2 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 3.09 million units for 19.2 percent of the market’s trading.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 45.90 points to conclude trading at 367,603.94, the JSE Main Index increased 163.28 points to close at 328,302.59 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.29 points to 70.55.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 70 cents to finish at $73.70 with investors swapping 2,233 shares, Caribbean Cement shed 31 cents to close at $59.49 after an exchange of 2,601 units, First Rock Real Estate dropped 90 cents to end at $9, with 6,321 shares crossing the market. Guardian Holdings popped $9.50 in closing at $369.50 after an exchange of 14 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed 90 cents to close at $33.90 with investors trading 17,157 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 59 cents and ended at $10.06, with 6,490 units crossing the exchange. 
JMMB Group rose 97 cents to $25.99 after a transfer of 25,334 stocks, Kingston Properties skidded 34 cents in closing at $7.75 after 2,000 stock units passed through the market, Mayberry Group fell 30 cents to end at $7, with 10 shares changing hands. NCB Financial declined by $1.70 and ended at $65 in an exchange of 17,898 stocks, Pan Jamaica lost $2 to finish at $48 with investors transferring 637 units, Stanley Motta advanced 79 cents to close at $7.10 after closing with an exchange of 540 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to $21 with a transfer of 14,045 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share gained $50 to end at $1,150, with investors dealing in 180 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big Junior Market trade led to sold gains
Trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, after investors traded 60 million shares in Spur Trees Spices with a value of $135 million and driving the volume of stocks traded up a solid 3,095 percent, 
following a 2,785 percent jump in value over Wednesday after trading in 45 securities similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 67,112,668 shares for $155,529,698 compared with 2,100,844 units at $5,391,292 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 1,491,393 shares at $3,456,216, compared with 46,685 units at $119,806 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 310,046 units at $715,674 compared to 134,017 stock units at $307,315 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 60.03 million shares for 89.4 percent of total volume followed by Future 
Energy with 4.04 million units for 6 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 832,703 units for 1.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 41.06 points to end trading at 3,775.55.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rose $1.34 to close at $21.19 after an exchange of just one share, AMG Packaging declined 10 cents to $3.30 after exchanging 111 units, Cargo Handlers shed $1.10 and ended at $12.80 in switching ownership of 152 shares. 
Caribbean Flavours rallied 12 cents to end at $1.70 with 85,913 stock units crossing the market, Dolla Financial popped 10 cents in closing at $2.79 with an exchange of 508,972 shares, Express Catering gained 53 cents to finish at $4.47 after investors ended trading 111,110 stock units. Fontana increased 31 cents and ended at $9 with the transferring of 125,869 stocks, GWest Corporation sank 9 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 71,581 units, Honey Bun climbed 58 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.87 with investors dealing in 41,013 stocks. ISP Finance slipped 36 cents to finish at $26.35, with 16 units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards advanced 21 cents in closing at $1.71 in trading a mere 4 shares, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents to end at $2.10, with 16,443 stock units changing hands. MFS Capital Partners gained 21 cents to close at $1.76 with investors trading 717,173 shares and Paramount Trading popped 20 cents to finish at $1.46 in an exchange of 75,645 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Juniors jump Main & USD markets steady
Trading activity surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday following a 60 million trade in Spur Tree ASpices with a value of $135 million with the Junior Market index being pushed solidly higher at the close the Main Market closed mixed and the JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number of and value of stocks changing hands jumped, over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 37 shares rising and 33 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 442.69 points to close at 341,030.51, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 45.90 points to 367,603.94, the JSE Main Index rallied just 163.28 points to close at 328,302.59. The Junior Market Index rallied 41.06 points to end the day at 3,775.55 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.06 points to end the day at 242.41.
At the close of trading, 83,531,081 shares were exchanged in all three markets, well up on the 11,106,203 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumping to $188.25 million, well over the $33.36 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 326,941 shares for US$17,135 compared to 233,494 units at US$6,425 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.73 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 5.18 million stock units and Transjamaican Highway with 3.09 million stocks.
In the Junior Market, Spur Tree Spices led trading with 60.03 million shares followed by Future Energy with 4.04 million units and One Great Studio with 832,703 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share gained $50 to end at $1,150.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Steady trading on Trinidad Exchange
Trading resumed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following the closure on Wednesday for a public holiday with the volume of stocks traded declining 5 percent valued 6 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 22 on Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, four declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 153,177 shares for $2,399,413 compared to 161,785 stock units at $2,265,487 on Tuesday.
An average of 7,661 shares were traded at $120,010 compared to 7,354 units at $102,738 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 15,418 shares at $171,347 compared with 16,669 units at $179,628 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index declined 1.67 points to end trading at 1,218.18, the All T&T Index fell 0.01 points to close at 1,836.02, the SME Index remained at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.48 points to culminate at 77.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s fell 1 cent to close at $68.99, with 1,460 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings dipped 21 cents to $22.74 in trading 2,100 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $57 after 46 units passed through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $45.30, with 90 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23 after an exchange of 34 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 with investors swapping 57 stock units. First Citizens Group climbed 9 cents to $48.19 in an exchange of 4,324 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.01 after investors traded 350 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 17 cents to finish at $3.90 after an exchange of 13,308 units. JMMB Group ended at $1.50 with investors dealing in 2,040 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $4.36, with 8,313 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended at $3.88 with traders dealing in 83,693 stock units. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82 in an exchange of 645 shares, Prestige Holdings rose $1 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $14 after 10,000 stock units were traded, Republic Financial remained at $119 with an exchange of 11,160 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $70.10 with 586 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL d at $8.47 as investors exchanged 2,908 shares, Trinidad Cement advanced 9 cents to $2.71 with a transfer of 8,000 units. Unilever Caribbean popped 17 cents to $12.72 with 143 stocks clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco dropped 2 cents and ended at $15.48 after a transfer of 3,954 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market stocks post gains
Stocks rose at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with trading in 64 securities compared with 62 on Tuesday and resulting in prices of 22 stocks rising, 19 declining and 23 ending unchanged after a 14 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and valued 35 percent less than Tuesday’s low value.
The market closed after 8,771,865 shares were traded for $27,969,713 compared with 10,147,599 units at $42,871,556 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 137,060 shares at $437,027 compared with 163,671 units at $691,477 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, averaged 1,520,802 units at $5,617,470 versus 1,766,120 units at $6,535,887 on the previous day and March with an average of 828,473 units at $2,341,254.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.43 million shares for 50.5 percent of the total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.75 million units for 19.9 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 663,546 stocks for 7.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,140.00 points to settle at 367,649.84, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,376.12 points to end at 328,139.31 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.78 points to finish at 70.84.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden gained 98 cents to close at $38.98 with traders dealing in 8 shares, Barita Investments slipped 70 cents to $73 after 2,800 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cement rose $3.80 to end at $59.80 after an exchange of 2,113 shares. Eppley lost $4 in closing at $36 in trading 6,286 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $3 to finish at $40 after just one share was exchanged, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 34 cents and ended at $10.65 as investors traded 235,838 units. 
JMMB Group dropped 88 cents to close trading at $25.02 in swapping 8,178 stocks, Margaritaville rose $1.42 to close at $15.50 with investors trading 1,000 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 85 cents to finish at $10.85 in an exchange of 38,031 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $12.62 and ended at $94.86, with 100 units crossing the market, NCB Financial popped $2.05 to end at $66.70 after an exchange of 29,438 stocks, Proven Investments advanced 82 cents to close at $22.43 with a transfer of 544 stock units. Scotia Group rose $2 to $47, with 13,217 shares crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures rallied 93 cents to end at $24.70 with investors dealing in 15,597 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $2.03 in closing at $216, with 5 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $5 to finish at $106 with investors transferring 800 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
