Market activity ended on Wednesday with the market declining, with the volume of shares exchanged rising 75 percent with the value climbing 504 percent higher than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,454.90 points to 460,664.22, the JSE Main Index shed 674.44 points to end at 423,234.82 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to 103.93.
Trading ended with 51 securities similar to Tuesday, with 16 stocks rising, 19 declining and 16 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 11,432,806 shares traded for $317,069,162 versus 6,642,522 units at $52,483,080 on Tuesday. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund led trading with 44.5 percent of total volume for 5.09 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 12.7 percent, with 1.45 million units and Wigton Windfarm 11.7 percent, with 1.34 million units.
Trading averaged 224,173 units at $6,217,042, compared to 130,246 shares at $1,029,080 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 146,203 units at $2,483,594, in contrast to 126,120 units at $1,521,948 on Tuesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement popped $1.80 to $94.80 after exchanging 43,185 stock units, Eppley dropped $4.04 to $39.86 in transferring 958 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $9.46 to $50 with the swapping of 5,093,289 shares, First Rock Capital rallied 26 cents to $15.81 in an exchange of 9,021 units, Grace Kennedy fell $1.99 to $102 in switching ownership of 34,826 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $39.99 to $689.99 with 6,272 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers declined $1.15 to $35.55 with the swapping of 7,584 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1 to end at $23 after 11,621 stocks crossed the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 38 cents to $17.50 in trading 530 units, JMMB Group lost 44 cents in ending at $37.56 with a transfer of 43,241 stocks, Kingston Properties rose $1.10 to $9.50 in an exchange of 738 units. Margaritaville shed $1.20 to $14.10, with 2,457 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Investments lost 25 cents in closing at $5.85 in exchanging 1,000 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 76 cents to settle at $9.75 in switching ownership of 500 stocks, NCB Financial fell 50 cents to $141 with 42,327 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dived $75 to $1,350 in trading 29 units.
PanJam Investment climbed 40 cents to $68 after exchanging 11,951 stock units, Sagicor Group dived $4.50 to $52 in trading 183,871 shares, Salada Foods lost 30 cents to close at $8 with 69,919 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $40.90 in transferring 134,985 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 39 cents in ending at $19.01 with the swapping of 852,216 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% shed 24 cents in closing at $1.26 with 4,941 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
but the market index recovered some of the losses suffered on the previous trading day at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market.
At the close, First Rock Capital slipped 0.1 of a cent to 8.4 US cents with an exchange of 606 shares, Margaritaville ended at 9.2 US cents with 5,040 stocks traded, Proven Investments fell half a cent to 24.5 US cents with 56,472 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.12 of a cent to 0.82 US cents with 68,500 shares crossing the exchange.
Six securities traded, compared to eight on Monday with one rising, three declining and two remaining unchanged.
Proven Investments dropped 0.4 of a cent to end at 25 US cents, with 53,422 units traded. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to close at 13.52 US cents, with a transfer of 40 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.1 of a cent to 0.70 of a US cent with 600,285 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,326.49 points to 463,119.12, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,307.14 points to 423,909.26 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.84 points to 104.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has thirteen stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
Scotia Group shed 50 cents to end at $40, with 8,550 units changing hands, Seprod picked up 50 cents in ending at $72, with 46,730 shares clearing the market and Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $19.40 with the swapping of 12,519 stock units.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 528.55 points to close at 464,445.61, the JSE Main Index surged 3,053.18 points to 427,216.40 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.97 points to 105.13.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Supreme Ventures lost 41 cents to end at $19.10 in an exchange of 3,205 stock units and Wisynco Group spiked 19 cents ending at $15.99, clearing the market with 36,426 stock units.
The prices of all stocks trading on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market declined with five securities changing hands, compared to two on Thursday with none of the five stocks trading was able to post gains at the close with 35 percent fewer shares changing hands than on Thursday. 
At the close, Proven Investments dipped 1 cent to 25 US cents with 11,020 shares traded, Sterling Investments slipped 0.4 of a cent to 1.9 US cents, with 4,000 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.7 of a cent to 14 US cents, after 8,228 stocks crossed through the exchange and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to 0.88 US cents, with 1,850 stock units crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
138 Student Living lost 30 cents to close at $4.90 in exchanging 9,884 shares, Palace Amusement plunged $150 to $1,350 with the swapping of 79 stocks. PanJam Investment fell $1.40 to $67.60 after trading 1,150 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 55 cents to $55.55 in exchanging 8,321 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 20 cents to close at $8.30, with 1,970 units crossing the exchange, Seprod sagged $2.90 to $70 in trading 15,395 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed $1.14 to finish at $19.51 after exchanging 96,734 stock units.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 632.10 points to 463,173.10, the JSE Main Index popped 987.23 points to end at 426,551.38 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.12 points to 105.19.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.05 to $81.95 with an exchange of 10,953 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $2.98 to $92 in switching ownership of 2,107 stock units. Carreras rallied 20 cents to $9.50 with a transfer of 242,839 stocks, Eppley shed 65 cents to $42, with 1,925 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.79 to $49.99 in exchanging 4,350 shares. First Rock Capital gained 29 cents to end at $15.99 with the swapping of 4,236 stock units, Grace Kennedy sprung $3 higher to $100 with 119,597 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings dropped $8.01 to close at $690.99 with 8,181 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers spiked 98 cents to $36 with the swapping of 4,092 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.10 to $24.60 after exchanging 40,153 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to finish at $17.50 in switching ownership of 8,038 units. JMMB Group picked up 26 cents to end at $37.99 trading 51,048 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 75 cents to close at $5.70 with the swapping of 28,827 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped $1.38 to $9.90 after 5,374 units crossed the market, 138 Student Living rallied 20 cents to $5.20 in exchanging 1,035 stock units, Palace Amusement spiked $50 to $1,500 in trading 200 units, Sagicor Group fell $2.15 to $55 with 143,472 shares changing hands, Salada Foods rallied $1.20 to $8.20 with 6,191 units clearing the market, Scotia Group fell $1.65 to $40 with an exchange of 14,205 stock units. 
Seprod gained 45 cents to finish at $72.90 with the swapping of 13,546 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 26 cents to $15.16 after trading 96,399 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 30 cents to $15.80 in switching ownership of 53,694 stocks.
Trading for June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 5,655.18 points to 462,541.00, the JSE Main Index surged 6,000.74 points to end at 425,564.15 and the JSE Financial Index picked up 1.38 points to end at 105.07.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3 to $83 with 694,456 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement rallied 48 cents to $94.98 in transferring 5,540 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose by $1.20 to $46.20 with 88,039 shares crossing the market, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents to end at $15.70 with the swapping of 4,103 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $49 to $699 in switching ownership of 58,775 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.01 in closing at $35.02 after trading 64,951 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to close at $17.25 with 17,600 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 27 cents to $37.73 with the swapping of 71,764 stock units, Kingston Wharves spiked $1 to $48 in exchanging 6,029 shares, Margaritaville jumped $1.10 to $14.70 with 11,171 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 57 cents to finish at $8.52 in trading 134,696 shares. NCB Financial declined $2 to $140 with a transfer of 30,450 units, Palace Amusement dropped $50 to $1,450 after exchanging 185 units, PanJam Investment rallied $4 to $69 in switching ownership of 26,674 stock units. 
Proven Investments spiked $1.21 to $35.61 after an exchange of 1,478 shares, Pulse Investments gained 26 cents to finish at $4.36 with 359,704 stocks changing hands, Salada Foods declined $1 to $7 in exchanging 104,473 shares. Scotia Group rose 65 cents to $41.65 in trading 10,367 units, Seprod declined $2.04 to close at $72.45 with a transfer of 4,354 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 85 cents to $20.80 with 17,957 units changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents to close at $15.50 with the swapping of 1,359,269 shares,