Market activity ended on Friday with the volume of shares trading declining 19 percent and the value jumping 44 percent higher than on Thursday at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and leading to rising stocks exceeding those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 515.13 points to 432,465.86, the JSE Main Index rose 415.79 points to 391,220.36 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.63 points to end at 95.60.
Trading resulted from 50 securities compared to 52 on Thursday, with 25 rising, 13 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. 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 7,647,903 shares changing hands for $78,855,103 versus 9,485,143 units at $54,811,242 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 38.4 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.94 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 22.6 percent with 1.72 million units and Jamaica Producers with 10.2 percent after 781,128 units changed hands.
Trading averages 152,958 units at $1,577,102, compared to 182,407 shares at $1,054,062 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 241,379 units at $2,751,371, versus 245,918 units at $2,811,652 on Thursday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints popped $1.15 to $14.70 with 31 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cement declined $2.31 to end at $86.50 in exchanging 131,025 stock units, Caribbean Producers rallied 40 cents to $10 after 134,963 stocks cleared the market. Eppley gained 40 cents to settle at $36 after exchanging 403 stock units, First Rock Capital advanced $1.01 to $11.03 with the swapping of 438 units, Jamaica Broilers rose 45 cents to end at $29.45 in an exchange of 30,102 shares. Jamaica Producers spiked 55 cents in closing at $23.95, in switching ownership of 781,128 stocks, JMMB Group lost 32 cents ending at $38.18 in the transfer of 96,246 shares, Kingston Properties gained 40 cents to close at $9 in trading 1,550 stocks. NCB Financial gained 30 cents in closing at $119.30 with the swapping of 14,362 stock units, 138 Student Living picked up 29 cents to finish at $4.69 after 5,301 shares crossed the exchange, Palace Amusement climbed $45 to $1,030 in trading 138 units.
PanJam Investment advanced $9.70 to finish at $73 with a transfer of 11,523 shares, Proven Investments popped 50 cents to close at $33.80 with 3,356 units changing hands, Scotia Group spiked $3.47 to $37.97 in switching ownership of 577,189 stocks. Seprod popped 80 cents to $64 in exchanging 34,014 stock units, Stanley Motta lost 35 cents to end at $5.25 with 19,955 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 49 cents to close at $15.50 with the swapping of 42,632 units and Wisynco Group rose 40 cents to $17 with a transfer of 94,656 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, similar to Thursday, with one rising, four declining. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.34 points to end at 196.55.
October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, down from eight on Wednesday with prices of two rising, none declining and three ending unchanged.
First Rock Capital USD share finished unchanged at 6.6 US cents, with 1,509 shares crossing the market, Proven Investment popped 0.41 of a cent to 22.99 US cents in exchanging 591,933 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 13 US cents trading 7,480 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of a cent to 0.81 US cents with 50,000 stocks changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 2,262.59 points to 431,950.73, the JSE Main Index shed 1,959.04 points to 390,804.57 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.88 points to end at 94.97.
Trading averages 182,407 units at $1,054,062, compared to 246,812 shares at $1,461,488 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 245,918 units at $2,811,652, compared to 249,500 units at $2,910,778 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Proven Investments dipped 30 cents to end at $33.30 with a transfer of 15,877 shares. Sagicor Group rose 50 cents to $52.70 after an exchange of 73,402 stocks, Scotia Group lost 40 cents ending at $34.50, with 15,947 stock units changing hands, Seprod dipped 55 cents to $63.20 in exchanging 6,169 units. Supreme Ventures fell 63 cents in closing at $17.85 with the swapping of 73,324 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 99 cents to $15.99, with 159,129 stocks crossing the market.
Overall, 51 securities traded compared to 50 on Tuesday, with 26 rising, 17 declining and eight unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 2,767.79 points to 434,213.32, the JSE Main Index jumped 2,471.24 points to 392,763.61 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.42 points to end at 95.85.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $2.25 to $90 with 25,365 shares changing hands, Berger Paints slipped 54 cents in closing at $13.56 after trading 3,799 stocks, Caribbean Cement climbed $7.01 to $86.50 with 117,109 stock units clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $4 to close at $42 in switching ownership of 1,334 units, First Rock Capital rose 85 cents to $11.50 after exchanging 54,379 stock units, GraceKennedy advanced 94 cents to close at $98.94 with the swapping of 15,926 shares. Guardian Holdings spiked $20 to $540 in an exchange of 334 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed $2 to end at $28.70 in trading 14,930 units, Jamaica Producers rallied $2.50 in closing at $23.95 in switching ownership of 20,200 stocks. JMMB Group popped 61 cents to $38.80 after transferring 223,545 shares, Kingston Wharves lost 30 cents in closing at $43.70 with the swapping of 100 units, Mayberry Investments gained 31 cents to $7.81 in trading 41,417 stock units. 
PanJam Investment declined $7.90 to close at $63.10 with 26,012 shares changing hands, Proven Investments gained 35 cents to end at $33.60 with a transfer of 12,467 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $1.79 to $52.20 after crossing the exchange with 57,067 stock units. Salada Foods gained 25 cents to end at $7 in trading 38,973 units, Scotia Group rose 60 cents to close at $34.90 with the swapping of 124,679 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 50 cents to $15 in exchanging 182,678 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.51 to $16.01 after trading 2,629 shares.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, similar to Tuesday with our rising, one declining and three unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.67 points to end at 195.65.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 6.6 US cents in exchanging 1,135 shares, Margaritaville advanced 0.49 of a cent to 9.49 US cents while exchanging 13,928 units, Proven Investments increased 0.02 of a cent in ending at 22.58 US cents, with 49,538 stocks crossing the market. Sterling Investments spiked 0.09 of a cent in closing at 2.09 US cents after 4,331 stock units changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 13 US cents after exchanging 5,280 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1 cent to close at 16 US cents in exchanging 1,389 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.05 of a cent to 0.8 US cents, with 140,000 shares crossing the market.
Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 98 percent and the value 99 percent lower than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks falling stocks than rising.
First Rock Capital USD share shed 0.4 cents of a cent to 6.6 US cents while exchanging 1,002 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.08 in an exchange of one stock unit, Proven Investments declined 0.44 of a cent in closing at 22.56 US cents and trading 9,884 stocks. Sterling Investments ended unchanged at 2 US cents in trading 2,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 13 US cents after exchanging 1,558 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 15 US cents in switching ownership of 657 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.85 US cents after 100,000 stock units crossed the exchange.
A total of 9,056,607 shares traded for $98,885,368 up from 8,605,350 units at $61,182,683 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 32.7 percent of total volume after an exchange of 2.96 million shares followed by Wisynco Group 15.7 percent, with 1.43 million units, Wigton Windfarm contributed 12 percent with 1.09 million units and Pulse Investments 11.3 percent for an exchange of 1.02 million units.
NCB Financial rose $1 to $119 in exchanging 18,541 stock units, PanJam Investment rallied $3.50 to $71 with the swapping of 117,621 units, Sagicor Group spiked 49 cents to $53.99 after 1,940 stocks crossed the market. Scotia Group popped 30 cents to end at $34.30 with 41,558 stock units changing hands, Seprod rose 65 cents to close at $63.75 in switching ownership of 3,824 units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 48 cents in closing at $15.50 after trading 264,810 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 40 cents to close at $5.60 in transferring 51,422 stocks.
Trading averaged 165,488 units at $1,176,590, down from 168,071 shares at $3,760,319 on Friday and month to date, an average of 253,830 units at $3,057,633, versus 259,804 units at $3,184,829 on Friday. October averaged 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
PanJam Investment fell $2.50 to $67.50 in exchanging 100 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $1.29 to $53.50 after trading 6,861 stock units, Scotia Group lost 30 cents in closing at $34 with the swapping of 86,295 units. Seprod shed 60 cents to close at $63.10 in switching ownership of 15,550 shares, Stanley Motta gained 32 cents to end at $5.82 in trading 1,000 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 32 cents to $15.98 after an exchange of 66,912 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 65 cents to $14.70 with 5,007 stocks changing hands.
Margaritaville finished unchanged at 9 US cents with an exchange of 65,070 stocks, Proven Investments declined 0.44 of a cent in ending at 23 US cents with the swapping of 40,373 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar denominated share remained at 12.83 US cents in an exchange of 53 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose half a cent to end at 13 US cents, with 4,481 units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 15 US cents after trading 5,000,478 shares. Transjamaican Highway finished unchanged at 0.85 f a US cent with 60,764 stocks changing hands.