Market activity ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 11 percent within 18 percent greater value than on Thursday as rising stocks edged out those declining, sending the market indices into positive territory at the close.
Trading ended with 56 securities changing hands compared to 54 on Thursday, with 22 rising, 19 sliding, with 15 unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,636.40 points to 443,816.22, the JSE Main Index 678.54 points to 387,816.69 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.10 points to settle at 92.77.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Overall, Overall, 11,037,154 shares were exchanged for $85,895,992 versus 12,027,193 units at $67,590,197 on Thursday. Trading averages 197,092 units at $1,533,857, compared to 222,726 shares at $1,251,670 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 237,747 units at $3,689,672, compared to 240,017 units at $3,810,037 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 532,209 units at $5,709,319.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.72 million shares for 24.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.51 million units for 22.8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments, 961,802 units for 8.7 percent of market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $2.21 to close at $87.65, with 48,902 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers lost 71 cents to end at $15 in switching owners of 192,169 stocks, Eppley rallied $6.23 in ending at $46.23 after 35 stock units crossed the exchange. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $2.95 in closing at $41.05 and trading 687 units, First Rock Capital climbed 85 cents to $12.40, with 12,035 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group gained 65 cents to end at $46 trading 160,986 stocks. Kingston Wharves increased $1.25 in ending at $39.70 after exchanging 6,212 units, Massy Holdings rose $1.80 to $95 with 4,080 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced $1.36 in closing at $14.60 in an exchange of 23,809 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $9.99 to close at $105 with the swapping of 91 stock units, NCB Financial shed 50 cents to close at $106.50 with an exchange of 21,683 units, 138 Student Living advanced 43 cents to $5.19 with 15,946 shares clearing the market. PanJam Investment increased $2 to $66 after exchanging 3,106 stocks, Portland JSX fell 30 cents to $10 with 40,349 shares changing hands, Proven Investments fell $1.85 to end at $36.05 after exchanging 88,068 stock units. Sagicor Group rose $1.49 to $57.99, with 107,192 units crossing the market, Scotia Group popped 52 cents to close at $36 while exchanging 334,902 stocks, Seprod lost 39 cents, ending at $70.01 trading 5,380 units. Stanley Motta shed 40 cents in closing at $4.90 while exchanging 186,644 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 98 cents to $16.08 and closed after trading 65,064 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 55 cents, ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.95, with 1,175 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined 65 cents to end at $19.30 in switching ownership of 266,327 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share declined $1.66 to close at $16.50 in exchanging 311 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Market activity ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining marginally, with a 36 percent lower value than on Wednesday but led to rising stocks exceeding those declining by a solid margin and leading to gains in the market indices.
Trading led to 54 active compared to 56 on Wednesday, with 28 rising, 17 declining and nine ending unchanged. 138 Student Living preference share surged to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.16 and Sygnus Real Estate Finance close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.50.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,244.12 points to 442,179.82, the JSE Main Index rallied 693.48 points to close at 387,138.14 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.41 points to settle at 92.87.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years, ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investors exchanged 12,027,193 shares for $67,590,197 versus 12,344,026 units at $106,516,410 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 222,726 units at $1,251,670, compared to 220,429 shares at $1,902,079 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 240,017 units at $3,810,037, compared to 241,000 units at $3,955,613 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 532,209 units at $5,709,319.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.26 million shares for 27.1 percent of the total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.37 million units for 19.7 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway, 2.10 million units for 17.4 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints climbed 30 cents to $10.60, with 246,149 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement increased $2 to $63 after exchanging 42,623 units, Caribbean Producers advanced $1.75 in closing at $15.71 after trading 357,498 stocks. Eppley gained $1.33 to close at $40 in an exchange of 884 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund jumped $4 to $44, with 3,571 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy popped 40 cents to end at $107.40 and closed with 61,067 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers rallied 95 cents in closing at $28 with the swapping of 12,269 stocks,  JMMB Group lost 64 cents to close at $45.35, with 77,049 stock units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves advanced $2.35 to $38.45 after trading 11,879 units. Massy Holdings popped $2.20 to $93.20, with 3,065 stocks clearing the market, Mayberry Investments increased 50 cents to $10.50 in trading 293,161 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped $1.51 after ending at $13.24 in switching ownership of 110,924 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $15.49 to end at $95.01 while exchanging 10 shares, NCB Financial declined $2 to $107 in exchanging 50,872 units, 138 Student Living fell 42 cents to close at $4.76 after 1,578 stocks passed through the exchange. PanJam Investment declined 50 cents to end at $64 with an exchange of 45,687 stock units, Portland JSX rallied $1.70 in ending at $10.30, with 105,172 stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments climbed $1.90 to close at $37.90 trading 13,369 shares. Pulse Investments rose 50 cents to $3.85 in an exchange of 353,396 stocks, Sagicor Group lost $1 to end at $56.50 while exchanging 48,327 units, Salada Foods gained 50 cents to end at $6 in exchanging 9,143 shares. Seprod rallied 39 cents to $70.40, with 4,502 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 30 cents to close at $15.10 with an exchange of 19,503 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.50 after 4,840 units passed through the market and Wisynco Group popped 55 cents in ending at $19.95 while trading 577,465 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share shed 42 cents in closing at $2.79 in switching ownership of 12 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share surged $1.65 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.16 in trading two stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share fell $7.24 to $107 in trading one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Prices plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market Tuesday after 56 securities traded compared to 58 on Friday, leading to a mere five rising, 46 declining and five ending unchanged market activity ended, with the volume of stocks traded surging 264 percent and the value climbing 155 percent more than on Friday as investors sold stocks to raise funds to purchase shares in the latest IPO – Dolla Financial, hitting the market later this week.
At the close, five stocks, including PanJam Investment, ended at a 52 weeks’ low. The All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 7,520.59 points to settle at 442,250.18, the JSE Main Index dived 6,564.71 points to 385,333.83 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.13 points to 92.59.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
A total of 24,048,471 shares were exchanged for $165,423,987 up from 6,597,987 units at $64,884,016 on Friday. Trading averages 429,437 units at $2,954,000, versus 113,758 shares at $1,118,690 on Friday and month to date, an average of 242,561 units at $4,088,390, compared to 229,769 units at $4,160,020 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 532,209 units at $5,709,319.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 6.0 million shares for 24.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.97 million units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments chipped in with 2.71 million units for 11.3 percent market share, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 2.48 million units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and 1834 Investments, 1.16 million units for 4.8 percent of trading.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dropped $2.21 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.01 after an exchange of 16,122 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $1.49 to end at $60.51, with 126,043 units crossing the market, Caribbean Producers lost 55 cents in closing at $14.30, with 626,248 stocks changing hands. Carreras popped 60 cents to $9.90, trading 149,627 stock units, Eppley fell $6.50 to close at $43 after 5,479 stocks passed through the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $7.27 to close at $40 in exchanging 12,460 units. First Rock Capital declined 64 cents to $11.52 after an exchange of 32,461 stock units, GraceKennedy dropped $2.67 in ending at $107.32, while exchanging 151,958 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $19 to end at $511 in switching ownership of 3,283 stocks. Jamaica Broilers increased $1.20 in closing at $28.30 in an exchange of 76,347 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 95 cents to close at $19.05 after 14,387 units crossed the market, JMMB Group lost $2.25 in ending at $43 after exchanging 452,538 shares. Key Insurance declined 68 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.60, trading 128,492 stocks, Kingston Wharves shed $2.09 to $36.11 with the swapping of 9,310 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost $1 in closing at $13 with an exchange of 793,609 units. 138 Student Living fell 82 cents in closing at $4.35, with 98,926 shares clearing the market, Palace Amusement dropped $90 to $950, trading 51 stocks, PanJam Investment lost $13.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $53 in trading 22,176 units. Proven Investments shed $2.50 to end at $36 after exchanging 42,595 shares, Pulse Investments dropped 40 cents to $3.59 with an exchange of 170,274 stock units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.40 to $56, with 211,959 stock units crossing the market. Scotia Group fell 60 cents in closing at $35.20 with an exchange of 87,916 stocks, Seprod declined 49 cents to end at $71.50 after exchanging 22,654 shares, Stanley Motta dropped 40 cents to close at $5.10, with 3,885 units clearing the market. Supreme Ventures fell $2.05, ending at $27.95 while exchanging 525,207 units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 70 cents to close at $15.50 in exchanging 308,530 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $14 after trading 4,006 stocks. Victoria Mutual Investments declined 36 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.21 in switching ownership of 449,801 shares and Wisynco Group fell $1.48 to $20, with 247,442 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 40 cents after ending at $2.85, trading 145 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.