The Jamaican stock market is in consolidation mode as quarterly earnings season just started with Supreme Ventures releasing nine months results on Thursday and Caribbean Cement expected shortly, leaving investors waiting for confirmation of corporate performance ahead of any more major movement in stocks and leaving the volume of shares trading slipping marginally, but with 36 percent higher value than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 62.66 points to 443,700.01, the JSE Main Index rose 802.24 points to 403,206.07 as Guardian Holding price jumped sharply and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to end at 97.45.
Trading ended with 50 securities, compared to 53 on Wednesday, with 20 stocks rising, 18 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratios in the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending between now and July 2022.
Trading ended with 10,649,478 shares changing hands for $80,317,054 versus 10,819,493 units at $58,904,046 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 44.3 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.72 million shares, followed by Ciboney Group 16.5 percent with 1.75 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.7 percent after trading 715,998 units.
Trading averages 212,990 units at $1,606,341, compared to 204,141 shares at $1,111,397 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 235,838 units at $2,648,677, compared to 237,543 units at $2,726,463 on Wednesday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
In trading, Caribbean Producers popped 32 cents to $6.82 with an exchange of 101,634 units, Carreras gained 22 cents to close at $8.22 in trading 27,017 stock units. GraceKennedy jumped $1.15 to $101 in switching ownership of 420,256 stocks, Guardian Holdings surged $33 to $573 after 124 units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rallied 40 cents to $30.40 with 8,753 shares changing hands. JMMB Group dipped 50 cents to close at $37.50 in trading 52,413 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost 20 cents after ending at $43.15 in exchanging 6,905 units, Mayberry Investments shed 49 cents to $5.50 in swapping of 21,500 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities spiked 25 cents to $9 with an exchange of 257,083 shares, NCB Financial popped 20 cents to $126 with a transfer of 8,988 stock units, 138 Student Living rose 45 cents to end at $5 after switching ownership of 39 shares, Palace Amusement popped $74 in closing at $1,024 with the swapping of 447 units. 
PanJam Investment gained 75 cents to close at $63.25 with 10,917 stocks crossing the market, Pulse Investments lost 27 cents after ending at $4 in an exchange of 47,950 units, Seprod declined $3.08 to $60.90 after 9,342 shares cleared the market and Sterling Investments lost 20 cents to settle at $2.80 with 160,000 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25 preference share dropped $2.90 to $20 in an exchange of 2,000 stocks and Eppley 7.50% preference share spiked 75 cents to $8.25 in transferring five units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 128.09 points to443,762.67, the JSE Main Index fell 269.20 points to 402,403.83 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.16 points to end at 96.93.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stanley Motta lost 39 cents in closing at $5.31 with an exchange of 62,150 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 48 cents to close at $18.48 in switching ownership of 132,157 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 40 cents ending at $18 with 821 units changing hands.
Five securities changed hands comedown from nine on Tuesday with prices of two stocks rising and three declining.
First Rock Capital USD fell 0.35 of a cent to end at 6.65 US cents with 8,230 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to settle at 23.1 US cents with 81,610 units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped 2 cents to 11 US cents with a transfer of 85,021 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.14 of a cent to finish at 0.95 US cents with 944 stocks crossing the exchange.
Nine securities traded, compared to seven on Friday, with prices of three rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1 with 38 stocks changing hands. Proven Investments dropped 1.6 cents to end at 23.11 US cents with 67,914 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.45 of a cent to settle at 13.45 US cents with a transfer of 25,100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.5 of a cent to 14.5 US cents with 1 unit traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.16 of a cent to close at 0.81 of a US cent, with 852,781 stock unit crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 40 cents to end at $8.40 in switching ownership of 357 stocks, Scotia Group declined $3.63, ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $33.02 in trading 148,478 stocks, making it an interesting stock to watch and Seprod gained 55 cents to close at $63.80 in a transfer of 11,013 stock units.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to eight on Thursday, with three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
First Rock Capital US share dropped 0.28 of a cent in closing at 6.65 US cents after exchanging 23,089 shares, Proven Investments popped 1.61 cents to end at 24.71 US cents after trading at 39,822 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents while exchanging 22 units. Sygnus Credit Investments US share lost 0.012 of a cent to close at 13.45 US cents with 100 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.14 of a cent to 0.97 of a US cent with 1,069,998 stocks crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 507.43 points to settle at 445,850.64, the JSE Main Index shed 707.68 points to 403,998.83 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.02 points to end at 98.03.
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Proven Investments gained 38 cents after ending at $33.48, with 3,710 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $1.97 to $53 with an exchange of 111,784 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to settle at $8 in trading 15,450 stock units. Scotia Group popped 55 cents to $36.65 with 75,005 stocks crossing the market, Seprod advanced $1.25 in closing at $63.25 with a transfer of 48,064 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 63 cents to end at $17.80 with 281,612 units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to close at $18.40 in switching ownership of 98 stock units.
Productive Business Solutions fell half of a cent to finish at 73.5 US cents with an exchange of 400 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 1.5 cents to close at 23.1 US cents with investors swapping 3,931 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 19,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained unchanged at 13.47 US cents, with 846 units traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.83 US cents with 200,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 304.56 points to 445,343.21, the JSE Main Index popped 571.83 points to 404,706.51 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.41 points to end at 98.01.
Trading averages 132,408 units at $854,799, down from 346,507 shares at $1,779,698 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 239,708 units at $3,047,095, compared to 251,039 units at $3,278,609 on Wednesday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
NCB Financial gained 50 cents to close at $126 in switching ownership of 36,740 shares, PanJam Investment shed 90 cents ending at $63.50 with 336 units crossing the market, Pulse Investments dipped 49 cents to end at $4.11 after crossing the market with 816,668 stock units. Sagicor Group declined $2.96 in closing at $51.03 with 43,264 units changing hands, Seprod advanced $4.20 to $62 in trading 32,062 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 50 cents to close at $18 with a transfer of 1,914 stocks.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a bid lower offer.