Market activity ended on Friday with the volume of shares trading falling 59 percent and the value marginally greater than Thursday as declining stocks overpowered those rising three to two on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as NCB Financial hit a closing 52 weeks’ low.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,854.98 points to 437,644.58, the JSE Main Index declined 2,810.34 points to 395,171.32 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.88 points to end at 95.52.
Trading ended with 53 securities compared to 49 on Thursday, with 16 rising, 25 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.7. 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 11,630,690 shares changing hands for $178,515,393 versus 28,191,943 units at $175,549,676 on Thursday. Scotia Group led trading with 23 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.68 million shares, followed by Radio Jamaica with 17.3 percent after trading 2.01 million units, Transjamaican Highway accounted for 11.9 percent with 1.39 million units and Mayberry Investment 10 percent after trading 1.16 million shares.
Trading averages 219,447 units at $3,368,215, compared to 575,346 shares at $3,582,646 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 262,931 units at $2,448,639, compared to 267,974 units at $2,341,992 on Thursday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell $2.20 to $100 trading 17,409 shares, Eppley fell 79 cents to $37 with 265 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 94 cents to $99 after exchanging 387,356 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined $10 to $510, with 889 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.40 to $23.40, after 3,880 units cleared the market, JMMB Group gained 30 cents after ending at $37.80 after an exchange of 116,390 shares. Kingston Properties lost 43 cents to close at $8.57 in trading 738 stock units, Margaritaville dipped 60 cents to $15.30 with a transfer of 74,498 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 61 cents to $9.12, in swapping of 1,900 units. NCB Financial declined $4.68 to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $115.02 in transferring 34,177 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $20 to $960 after trading two stocks, PanJam Investment fell $1.70 to $66.30 with the swapping of 6,504 stock units.
Proven Investments advanced $1.99 to $33.50 with 1,706 units changing hands, Radio Jamaica shed 70 cents in closing at $3.50 with the swapping of 2,014,280 stocks, following the release of record six months results, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to finish at $54 in trading 404 stock units. Salada Foods slipped 50 cents to $7 with an exchange of 45,736 shares, Scotia Group fell $1.95 to end at $34.05 after trading 2,680,542 stock units, Supreme Ventures shed 71 cents to close at $17.23 in switching ownership of 18,990 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 78 cents to $18.90 in an exchange of 143,034 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.99 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $16 with 10,981 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Compared to seven on Thursday, just five securities traded, with three rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Similar to Wednesday, seven securities traded, with three rising, two declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.08 points to end at 199.44.
In trading, First Rock Capital US share lost 0.99 of a cents to close at 6.01 US cents after trading 17,153 shares, Proven Investments rallied 0.07 cents to 22.63 US cents after exchanging 33,707 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.85 of a cent in closing at 12.12 US cents while trading 34,288 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.1 of a cent to end at 16.1 US cents with the swapping of 38 stock units and Transjamaican Highway edged 0.01 of a cent higher to 0.89 US cents with ten shares crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,608.31 points to 440,499.56, the JSE Main Index rose 1,916.17 points to 397,981.66 and the Financial Index popped 0.93 points to end at 96.40.
Trading averages 575,346 units at $3,582,646, compared to 175,120 shares at $1,797,342 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 267,974 units at $2,341,992, versus 231,059 units at $2,192,992 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Sagicor Group rose 50 cents to $54.50 in switching ownership of 71,078 stocks, Salada Foods rallied 51 cents to $7.50 with 6,846 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group gained 50 cents in ending at $36 with the swapping of 35,147 shares. Seprod spiked $2.20 in closing at $63.30 in exchanging 1,361 units, Stanley Motta rose 43 cents to end at $5.50 after 24,289 stock units changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 33 cents to close at $18.12 trading 52,125 units and Wisynco Group declined $1.10 to $16.65 in an exchange of 127,695 stock units.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share ended unchanged at 7 US cents with 800 shares changing hands, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents trading 166,768 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1.08 in trading two shares. Sterling Investments rallied 0.09 cents to 2.09 US cents in an exchange of 25,000 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share climbed 0.89 cents to 12.97 US cents after 15,000 units crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 1 cent to end at 16 US cents after 67 stocks crossed through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 cents to 0.88 of a US cent after 1,569 stock units crossed the exchange.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 32 cents to end at $92.98 in switching ownership of 9,641 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.34 to $104.85 with 4,946 stock units changing hands, Eppley rose 99 cents in closing at $37.99 after trading 16 units. First Rock Capital fell 50 cents to close at $11.45 with an exchange of 52,964 stocks, GraceKennedy spiked $1 to $99 after 194,437 shares cleared the market, Guardian Holdings advanced $2.99 to $539.99 in trading 213 stock units. Jamaica Producers popped $1.70 to $23.45 with 1,633 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 56 cents ending at $17.56 with the swapping of 28,342 units, Key Insurance lost 26 cents in closing at $4.12 with 2,016 stocks changing hands. Kingston Properties rose 50 cents to close at $8.50 in trading 138,717 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 95 cents to $46 after exchanging 248 units, Mayberry Investments shed $1.71 to end at $7.06, with 1,346,670 shares crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $5 to $115 with a transfer of 15 stock units, Palace Amusement climbed $19 to $1,019 after exchanging 102 units, PanJam Investment spiked $6.90 to close at $69.90 in trading 2,111 shares. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 60 cents in closing at $8 in switching ownership of 54,271 stocks, Salada Foods shed 56 cents to close at $7 with 27,736 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group gained 28 cents to end at $36.49 with the swapping of 57,141 shares. Seprod advanced $3.10 to $63.25 after trading 7,942 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents to $17.50 in transferring 1,990 units and Wisynco Group slipped 39 cents to $16.61 switching ownership of 301,777 units.
Similar to trading on Monday, Tuesday ended with eight securities changing hands, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged, leaving the JSE US Denominated Equities Index with a loss of 2.10 points to end at 195.63.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 12 cents to end at US$1.08 after two stock units crossed the market, Productive Business Solutions climbed 14.7 cents to US$1.127 with the swapping of 239 units. Proven Investments fell 1.43 cents to 22.56 US cents with an exchange of 29,105 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share dropped 0.89 cents in closing at 12.08 US cents, with 2,508 stocks changing hands, Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to 0.81 of a US cent in switching ownership of 195,000 shares.
The heavily weighted NCB Financial and Guardian Holdings prices dived sharply, they took a big bite out of the market index, leaving the All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 1,922.10 points to 440,860.68, the JSE Main Index plunging 2,974.64 points to 399,148.35 and the JSE Financial Index to fall 1.26 points to end at 96.49.
Trading averaged 188,685 units at $1,125,453 compared to 178,628 shares at $2,434,276 on Friday and month to date, an average of 241,013 units at $2,372,257, compared to 252,197 units at $2,638,711 on Friday. October closed with an average of 251,350 units at $2,773,208.
Palace Amusement dropped $23 to $1,000 with the swapping of 205 stock units, PanJam Investment shed $3.49 to end at $63 in an exchange of 12,453 shares, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents in ending at $53 in transferring 3,972 stocks. Seprod fell $3.35 to $60.15 in switching ownership of 22,913 units, Wisynco Group popped $1.20 to $17 after trading 198,417 stocks.
Eight securities changed hands compared to seven on Friday, with four rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share popped 0.1 of a cent to end at 7 US cents with an exchange of 43,116 shares, Proven Investments gained 1.19 cents to finish at 23.99 US cents with a transfer of 23,969 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share advanced 0.89 of a cent to close at 12.97 US cents with 55,479 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance US share declined by 1 cent to15 US cents with investors switching ownership of 20 units while Transjamaican Highway shed 0.05 of a cent to finish at 0.79 US cents with 200,000 shares crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 496.38 points to 442,782.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 522.37 points to 402,122.99 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.28 points to end at 97.75.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Salada Foods rose 73 cents in closing at $7.48 after 62,505 units changed hands, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to $36 with the swapping of 798,805 stocks, Seprod gained 25 cents to settle at $63.50 in exchanging 20,477 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 44 cents in ending at $5.10 with 30,000 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 46 cents to end at $18.05 in switching ownership of 115,748 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 50 cents to $18 in trading 2,289 shares.