nitThe Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Monday for the eight in ten days as the market closed higher with the prices of more stocks rising than falling.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 2,548.29 points to 414,021.75, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,365.35 points to 377,431.84 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.56 points to 100.98.
The market closed with 49 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 18 stocks advancing, 15 declining and 16 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 42 securities accounting for 20,915,712 units valued at $107,984,225, in contrast to 24,395,591 units valued at $156,997,429 from 41 securities on Friday.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.6 million shares for 31.7 percent of total volume followed by Trans Jamaican Highway with 5.7 million units for 27.4 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.9 million units for 9 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 497,993 units at $2,571,053 for each security traded, in contrast to 595,014 units valued at an average of $3,829,206 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 356,991 units valued at $2,821,161 for each security changing hands, compared to 344,979 units with an average cost of $2,844,401. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and ten stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.2, while the Main Market ended at 14.4 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.60 to $52 while transferring 31,886 stock units, Eppley added 75 cents higher to end at $15 trading 15,729 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced to $35.50, with gains of $3.22 in swapping 1,160 units. First Rock Capital closed at $11.40, after picking up 90 cents and transferring 10,481 units, Jamaica Broilers closed $2.49 higher to $26.49, in trading 38,228 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed 50 cents to settle at $21, with 53,033 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1 after swapping 4,605 units and closed at $20, JMMB Group transferred 384,909 shares at $34.51, after rising 51 cents, Key Insurance lost 60 cents exchanging 101,689 shares to end at $7. Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed 45 cents higher at $9.44, in swapping 33,490 stock units, 138 Student Living fell by $1.80 to $7, after trading 20,700 units, Proven Investments shed 60 cents to settle at $35.90, with 11,305 units changing hands. Salada Foods climbed $2 to $27, transferring 1,024 units, Scotia Group advanced by $$2.98 to $45, with an exchange of 59,670 shares, Supreme Ventures closed $1.36 lower to $14.01, after swapping 935,846 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments declined by $3.45 to end at $15.15, in trading 266,450 stock us and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 63 cents transferring 550,159 shares to finish at $7.17.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.