The volume of shares trading on Monday fell 91 percent below Friday’s level but the market index gained at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading involved six securities, compared to seven on Friday with four rising, none declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index rose 2.61 points to 207.06. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 460,180 shares traded on Monday for US$70,670, down from 5,394,877 units at US$743,518 on Friday.
Trading averaged 76,697 units at US$11,778, in contrast to 770,697 shares at US$106,217 on Friday. Trading averaged 138,035 units for the month to date at US$17,391 in contrast to 141,321 units at US$17,692 on Friay. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 5,015 shares at 9 US cents, Proven Investments climbed 0.1 of a cent to 26 US cents, with an exchange of 174,572 shares, Sterling Investments gained 0.25 of a cent to close at 2.25 US cents with an exchange of 900 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.3 of a cent to 15 US cents in exchanging 213 units, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 15.01 US cents after an exchange of 169,025 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.07 of a cent to 0.93 US cents, with 110,455 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market gains
JSE USD Market slides into weekend
Trading closed on Friday with the market declining, with slightly more stock slipping than rising, after the day’s volume jumped 422 percent with 384 percent less value than on Thursday’s trading, at the end of market activity on the US dollar market of Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with two rising, three declining and two closing unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 2.63 points to end at 204.45. The average PE Ratio ended at 12.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 5,394,877 shares were traded for US$743,518, up from 1,033,909 units at US$153,480 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 770,697 units at US$106,217, in contrast to 172,318 shares at US$25,580 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 141,321 units at US$17,692 in contrast to 99,362 units at US$11,790 on Thursday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital rose 0.51 of a cent to 9 US cents after trading 6,019 shares,
Margaritaville traded 110,700 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments slipped 0.4 of a cent to 25.9 US cents with 43,825 stocks traded. Sterling Investments dropped 0.21 of a cent to settle at 2 US cents with 200,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.89 of a cent to close at 15.01 US cents with a transfer of 4,758,333 stock units and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to close at 0.86 of a US cent with 275,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 with 1,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks slide but market rises
Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution Fund dominated the volume traded on Friday, accounting for an 871 percent rise in the number of shares traded, with the value jumping 363 percent higher than on Thursday, on a day when declining stocks beat out rising ones two to one on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,817.92 points to 454,375.81, the JSE Main Index gained 754.27 points to end at 422,066.55 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.44 points to settle at 104.74.
At the close, 49 securities traded, compared to 48 on Thursday, with 13 stocks rising, 28 declining and eight ended unchanged. The PE Ratio ended with an average of 16.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 119,750,700 shares trading for $599,497,233 versus 12,330,202 units at $129,542,064 on Thursday. Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution Fund accounted for 89.8 percent of total volume, with 107.57 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.9 percent for 3.49 million units, 
Transjamaican Highway with 2.2 percent for 2.58 million and NCB Financial Group with 1.7 percent for 2.13 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 2,443,892 stock units at $12,234,637 versus 256,879 shares at $2,698,793 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 436,367 units at $4,623,132, in contrast to 326,458 units at $4,206,413 on Thursday. Trading in April ended with an average of 234,200 units at $1,772,561.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints advanced $1.80 to $16 with the swapping of 3,852 stocks, Carreras lost 25 cents to end at $10.25 with 87,730 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2 to $42 after a transfer of 100 units, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents to settle at $16.39 with 16,146 stocks clearing the market. Grace Kennedy ended 59 cents lower at $88.41 with 36,654 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings dropped $7 in closing at $763 in trading 192,040 stocks, Jamaica Broilers slipped 35 cents to $34 in transferring 249,442 shares. Jamaica Producers fell 20 cents to end at $24 after an exchange of 14,192 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 90 cents to finish at $17 with 141,930 units changing hands, JMMB Group rose 48 cents to $32.48 in transferring 96,740 shares. Kingston Wharves lost 30 cents to close at $46.20 with an exchange of 13,784 shares. Margaritaville slid 75 cents to $14.25 in switching ownership of 7,698 units, PanJam Investment rose 95 cents to close at $67 in transferring 6,393 stocks. 
Pulse Investments gained 44 cents to end at $4.80 with 706,754 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose 74 cents to close at $52.75 in switching ownership of 12,435 stocks, Seprod advanced $1.49 to $75 after clearing the market with 27,751 shares, Sterling Investments shed 30 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 94,051 stocks, Victoria Mutual Investments declined 5 cents to close at $6.96 after trading 137,328 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 65 cents to $15.75 with 28,000 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Community & Workers Credit Union preference share shed 21 cents to close at $1.69 in trading 119,727 units. Eppley 7.5% preference shares declined $3.81 to end at $7.19 with 548 units changing hands and Eppley 8.25% lost 19 cents to close at $6.80, trading 2,024 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Thursday with only the All Jamaican Composite rising after more stocks advanced than declined, with an exchange of 55 percent fewer shares valued 83 percent lower than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 109.54 points to 452,557.89, the JSE Main Index shed 184.88 points to 421,312.28 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.05 points to settle at 104.30.
Trading ended with 48 securities, similar to Wednesday, with 23 stocks rising, 17 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 12,330,202 shares trading for $129,542,064 versus 27,181,743 units at $767,234,675 on Wednesday. Pulse Investments led trading with 25.6 percent of total volume after an exchange of 3.16 million, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 18.3 percent for 2.26 million units and Jamaica Broilers 8.6 percent with 1.06 million.
Trading averaged 256,879 units at $2,698,793, compared to 566,286 shares at $15,984,056 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 326,458 units at $4,206,413, in contrast to 330,401 units at $4,291,851 on Wednesday. 
April closed with an average of 234,200 units at $1,772,561.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints fell $2.19 to $14.20, with an exchange of 14,388 shares. Caribbean Cement shed $1.48, ending at $88 in transferring 13,449 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2 to close at $44 with 275 units changing hands, First Rock Capital gained 29 cents to close at $16.19 with 1,948 stock units crossing the market. Grace Kennedy rose $1 to $89 after exchanging 30,663 stocks, Jamaica Broilers closed 35 cents higher at $34.35 in transferring 1,062,269 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.10 to $24.20 with 2,972 units changing hands. JMMB Group shed 91 cents to finish at $32 with a transfer of 56,649 stocks, Mayberry Investments picked up 30 cents to end at $5.95 with investors switching ownership of 50,238 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 29 cents to close at $8.10, trading 78,268 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $7 to $127 in trading 40 units, 138 Student Living rose 40 cents to $5.50 with the swapping of 147,219 shares, Palace Amusement climbed $60 to close at $970 in an exchange of 44 shares, PanJam Investment fell $1.90 to $66.05 after 6,502 shares crossed the exchange. 
Proven Investments declined $1.99 to $35.01 with 251,559 stock units clearing the market, Seprod gained 51 cents in ending at $73.51 and switching ownership of 12,312 stocks, Stanley Motta lost 29 cents in closing at $5.95 with the swapping of 2,480 units, Sterling Investments gained 20 cents to end at $3.30 with an exchange of 172,032 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments finished 23 cents higher at $15.43 in transferring 21,885 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 77 cents to close at $15.10 with an exchange of 179,935 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% rose 62 cents to close at $6.99 in exchanging 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks had upper hand on JSE USD market
Trading on Thursday ended with the market index rising after trading 153 percent more shares than on Wednesday, with the value jumping 659 percent higher at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Wednesday, with one stock rising, four declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 4.08 points to end at 208.08. The average PE Ratio ends at 12.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close of trading, 1,033,909 shares changed hands for US$153,480, up from 408,971 units at US$20,220 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 172,318 units at US$25,580, up from 58,424 shares at US$2,889 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 98,348 units for the month to date at US$11,504 in contrast to 94,121 units at US$10,700 on the prior trading day. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 8.49 US cents in exchanging 10,088 stocks, Margaritaville fell half a cent to close at 9 US cents after an exchange of 345,474 stock units, Productive Business Solutions closed unchanghed at US$1.01, with the trading of 54 stock units. Proven Investments rose 0.3 of a cent to end at 26.3 US cents with an exchange of 435,121 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.06 of a cent to close at 15.9 US cents after 43,172 stocks crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to 0.84 US cents while exchanging 200,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Guardian dominates JSE trading
Guardian Holdings dominated market activity after trading 713,248 shares, with a value of just over $549 million, after a drop in the price by $19.50 to a new low of $770 on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with the market losing ground for a second consecutive day after advancing stocks beat out declining ones 3 to 2 with an exchange of 116 percent more shares valued 348 percent higher than on Tuesday.
Guardian Holdings hit a 52 weeks’ high of $30 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,023.18 points to 452,448.35, the JSE Main Index declined 1,934.22 points to 421,497.16 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.86 points to settle at 104.35.
Trading ended with 48 securities down from 49 on Tuesday, with 24 rising, 17 declining and seven remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 16.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 27,181,743 shares trading for $767,234,675 versus 12,559,445 units at $171,180,809 on Tuesday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 69.9 percent of total volume for an exchange of 18.99 million shares, followed by Pulse Investments with 6.4 percent for 1.74 million units, Wigton Windfarm chipped in with 5.1 percent for 1.37 million units and NCB Financial Group with 4.2 percent for 1.15 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 566,286 units at $15,984,056, compared to 256,315 shares at $3,493,486 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 330,401 units at $4,291,851, in contrast to 316,230 units at $3,589,441 on Tuesday. April closed with an average of 234,200 units at $1,772,561.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose $1.39 to $16.39 in exchanging 2,654 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed $1.98 higher at $89.48 with a transfer of 1,089 stocks. Carreras gained 25 cents to finish at $10.50 with 85,097 shares clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $2.99 to $42 with 115 units changing hands, First Rock Capital shed 50 cents to $15.90 with 10,162 stocks clearing the market. Grace Kennedy rose 30 cents to close at $88 in trading 49,741 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.40 to $34 with the swapping of 13,768 units. Jamaica Producers shed $1.40 to end at $23.10 in trading 26,348 shares, JMMB Group finished 91 cents higher at $32.91 with 125,312 stocks clearing the market. Margaritaville rose 75 cents to $15 in switching ownership of 200 stock units, Mayberry Investments gained 38 cents to close at $5.65 in transferring 72,379 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities picked up 27 cents to settle at $7.81 after crossing the exchange with 143,942 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $18.19 to $120 with 244 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group advanced $2.50 to $140 trading 1,149,802 shares. 
Palace Amusement dropped $20 to $910 in switching ownership of 219 stocks, Pan Jam Investment advanced $2.95 to $67.95 after trading 1,139 units, Scotia Group gained 20 cents in ending at $40 with 133,171 stocks crossing the market, Seprod lost 59 cents to finish at $73 in exchanging 10,376 stock units. Stanley Motta gained 24 cents in closing at $6.24 after exchanging 17,000 units, Sterling Investments
shed 23 cents to $3.10 with a transfer of 182,875 stock units, Supreme Ventures dipped 49 cents to $20.01 after exchanging 196,302 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments increased 4 cents to close at $7 after trading 110,475 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% fell 62 cents to close at $6.37 with 5,127 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Nice fall for JSE USD market
Trading on Wednesday ended with the market declining after trading 51 percent more shares than on Tuesday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Seven securities changed hands, compared to eight on Tuesday, with one stock rising, five declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 7.00 points to end at 203.00. The average PE Ratio ends at 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 408,971 shares traded at US$20,220 compared to 270,159 units at US$16,319 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 58,424 units at US$2,889, up from 33,770 shares at US$2,040 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 94,941 units, month to date at US$10,955 in contrast to 97,719 units at US$11,568 on Tuesday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital dropped 0.39 of a cent to 8.5 US cents in switching ownership of 55,017 shares, 
Margaritaville lost 0.49 of a cent to end at 9.5 US cents while trading 2,000 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 95 US cents trading 307 units. Proven Investments declined half a cent to 26 US cents after exchanging 48,212 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.96 of a cent to 15.96 US cents, with 3,415 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.1 of a cent to 0.85 of a US cent with an exchange of 300,009 shares.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share closed at US$2 in trading 11 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market stocks fell
The majority of Main Market stocks fell on Tuesday after the market reopened for the Labour day holiday activity ended 49 securities trading with prices of 16 rising, 26 declining and seven remained unchanged, with the seven percent fewer shares trading at double the value of stocks trading on Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,007.80 points to 453,471.53, the JSE Main Index fell 871.80 points to 423,431.38 and JSE Financial Index slipped 0.12 points to 105.21.
At the close, the PE Ratio averages 16.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading accounted for 12,559,445 shares for $171,180,809 compared to 13,537,949 units for $85,630,782 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 256,315 units at $3,493,486 compared to 282,041 shares at $1,783,975 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 316,230 units at $3,589,441, in contrast to 320,145 units at $3,595,710 on Friday. April closed with an average of 234,200 units at $1,772,561.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Berger Paints slipped $1.39 to $15 with the swapping of 5,190 shares, Carreras fell 45 cents to $10.25, with 183,936 stocks crossing the exchange. Eppley advanced $1 to $34 with 1,040 units changing hands, First Rock rose 55 cents to $16.40 trading 1,100 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 30 cents in trading 47,364 shares at $87.70, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $789.50 after trading 6,164 shares, Jamaica Broilers fell $2.10 to $32.60 in a transfer of 36,324 shares. Jamaica Producers rose $1.50 to $24.50, with 880,287 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose 31 cents to $46.31 after trading 3,528 shares, Margaritaville fell 35 cents to $14.25 trading 26,300 stock units, NCB Financial Group shed $1 to end at $137.50 in a transfer of 521,766 units, Palace Amusement rose $4 to $930 with 82 stock units changing hands, PanJam Investment dropped $6.60 to $65 after exchanging 16,245 stocks, Sagicor Group lost 70 cents to close at $52 in switching ownership of 525,679 stocks, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 30 cents to close at $8 while trading 2,030 shares, Scotia Group fell $1 to $39.80 in exchanging 28,625 units, Supreme Ventures fell $1.25 to $20.50 in trading 58,706 stocks and Wisynco gained 39 cents to finish at $15.89 after exchanging 23,510 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
USD stocks rose
Market activity ended with the market rising after the number of securities trading climbed above Friday’s level on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in eight securities changing hands, compared to six on Friday with prices of five stocks rising, none declining and three remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.95 points to end at 210.00. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 270,159 shares traded, for US$16,319 compared to 483,586 units at US$38,961 on Friday.
Trading averaged 33,720 units at US$2,040, in contrast to 80,598 shares at US$6,494 on Friday. Trading averaged 97,219 units for the month to date at US$11,568 in contrast to 103,810 units at US$12,476 on Friday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital added 0.028 of a cent to end at 8.89 US cents, with an exchange of 908 shares, 
Margaritaville rose 0.099 to settle at 9.99 US cents trading 50,021 stocks, Proven Investment rose 0.05 of a cent in closing at 26.5 US cents, with 7,356 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments gained 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.29 US cents in an exchange of 52,718 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.03 of a cent to close at 15 US cents after exchanging 51,507 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.95 US cents with the swapping of 107,644 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investments traded just one stock at US$2 and JMMB Group 6% exchange just four shares at US$1.10.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks hit JSE USD market
Trading on Friday ended with the market declining after trading 125 percent more shares than on Thursday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in declining stocks clobbering those rising.
Six securities changed hands, compared to four on Thursday with one stock rising, four declining and one closing unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 3.63 points to end at 208.05. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 483,586 shares traded, for US$38,961 compared to 214,841 units at US$54,388 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 80,598 units at US$6,494, in contrast to 53,710 shares at US$13,597 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 103,810 units at US$12,476 in contrast to 105,595 units at US$12,936 on Thursday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending trading with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined by 0.35 of a cent to 8.61 US cents, trading 14,086 shares, Margaritaville ended trading of 309,135 stock units and closed at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 0.9 of a cent in closing at 26 US cents, with 6,240 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments shed 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.21 US cents in an exchange of 477 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined by 1.23 cents to 14.7 US cents after exchanging 50,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.02 of a cent to end at 0.95 US cents with the swapping of 103,648 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.