The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Wednesday with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose as investors exchanged 51 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,979.75 points to 425,569.16, the Main Index dropped 1,835.84 points to 388,248.59 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.54 points to 98.79.
Trading ended with 47 active securities, up from 45 on Tuesday and closed with prices of 16 stocks rising, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The PE Ratio closed with an average of 16.7 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with trading of 9,831,136 shares for $72,026,838 compared to 19,931,036 units at $67,469,926 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 22 percent of total volume, after exchanging 2.16 million shares followed by Pulse Investments with 18.9 percent for 1.86 million units. QWI Investments ended with 14.7 percent for 1.45 million units after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of 99 cents and Transjamaican Highway with 11.8 percent of the day’s trade for 1.16 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 209,173 units at $1,532,486, compared to 442,912 shares at $1,499,332 on Tuesday. 
The month to date averaged 498,459 units at $2,982,324 or each security, in contrast to 649,530 units at $3,739,461 on the prior trading day. Trading in January averaged 311,275 units at $1,432, 133.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Eppley shed 63 cents to end at $22.12, in exchanging 1,337 shares, First Rock Capital gained 51 cents to close at $13.21, with 24,949 units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy slipped 31 cents to $74.60 trading 116,636 shares, having traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $77.47. Jamaica Broilers fell by $4 to $26, with 892,635 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers gained 40 cents to close at $20, with 1,285 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced by $1.80 to $19, in switching ownership of 22,367 stock units. JMMB Group fell $1.60 to $32, with an exchange of 116,860 units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.20 to $46.50, in trading 3,234 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced by $1.08 to $7.50, in exchanging 72,000 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished $8 lower at $137 trading 12 shares, NCB Financial Group rose $1 to $137, with 7,146 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $200 to end at 52 weeks’ low of $850, after an exchange of 24 shares.
Pan Jam Investment fell by $1 to $64, in switching ownership of 821 units, Pulse Investments lost 28 cents at $4.70, with an exchange of 1,857,207 stock units, Sagicor Group declined by $3 to $49, with 61,577 shares crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 25 cents to close at $8.25, with a transfer of 3,826 stocks. Salada Foods advanced by $5.75 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $42.75, in switching ownership of 17,465 units. Seprod climbed $2.98 to $73.50, with an exchange of 9,932 units, Stanley Motta gained 29 cents to end at $5.35 trading 1,000 shares and Wisynco Group rose 30 cents to $16.55, with the swapping of 521,881 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,248.43 points to 427,548.91 the Main Index climbed 3,864.20 points to 390,084.43 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.84 points to settle at 99.33.
Trading for the day averaged 442,912 units at $1,499,332 for each security, down from 856,148 shares at $5,979,591 on Monday. The month to date averaged 649,530 units at $3,739,461. Trading in January averaged 311,275 units at $1,432,133.
Pulse Investments picked up 38 cents to end at $4.98, after an exchange of 3,233,145 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $37, with 48,187 shares changing hands, Scotia Group gained 78 cents to close at $43.78 in trading 7,334 stock units. Seprod jumped $6.52 to a record closing high of $70.52 after 3,980 shares crossed the market after trading at a record high of $83.99 earlier in the trading session and Supreme Ventures ended 30 cents lower at $16.70, in transferring 13,037 stocks.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands at the close, compared to five on Monday and ended with two stocks rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital lost 0.02 cents to close at 8.77 US cents exchanging 57 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy settled at US$1.14 after trading 718 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.02 cents in ending at 26.95 US cents, with 57,127 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.97 of a cent to end at 16 US cents after exchanging 101 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased by 0.09 of a cent to end at 0.99 of a US cent crossing the market 485,869 shares.
Trading ended with 45 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Friday and closed with rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 62 percent leaving prices of 12 stocks rising, 28 declining and five remaining unchanged. Ciboney traded at a 52 weeks’ high of 26 cents and Palace Amusement fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $950.
Trading for the day averaged 856,148 units at $5,979,591 for each security, compared to an average of 272,282 shares at $4,886,953 on Friday. Trading in January with an average of 311,275 units at $1,432,133.
Salada Foods rose $1 to close at $38, in exchanging 42,886 stock units, Scotia Group shed 79 cents to finish at $43, with 24,748 shares changing hands. Seprod gained 50 cents to settle at $64 after 6,678 stock units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures lost 49 cents to end at $17 trading 38,797 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 30 cents to $15.70, after transferring 85,391 shares.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands at the close, compared to four on Friday and ended with one rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
Proven Investments lost 0.02 of a cent to end at 26.97 US cents in trading 95,772 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shares denominated in Jamaican dollars ended at 12.8 US cents, with 961 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar-denominated stock climbed 0.03 of a cent to end at 15.03 US cents with an exchange of 11,617 stock units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.06 of a cent to close at 0.9 US cents, with 59,062 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with 11,980,396 shares, 30 percent more than Thursday and 168 percent more in value at $215,025,944, up from 9,368,496 units at $83,242,802 on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,827.24 points to 425,254.53, the JSE Main Index rose 2,558.50 to 387,937.83 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.56 points to close at 99.32.
Pan Jam Investment declined by $3 to $67, with 134,726 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group advanced by $3.01 to $52 after trading 598,948 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 95 cents to $8 in exchanging 19,000 shares. Salada Foods climbed $3 to $37, in swapping of 80,784 units, Scotia Group rose 79 cents to close at $43.79, in an exchange of 28,402 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents in closing at $16, with 34,889 units crossing the market and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 30 cents to end at $5.55, with the swapping of 62,867 stocks.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,030.64 points to 422,427.29, the Main Index advanced by 2,742.58 points to 385,379.33 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.83 points to settle at 98.76.
Trading for the day averaged 234,212 units at $2,081,070 for each security, compared to an average of 135,516 shares at $991,633 on Wednesday. The month to date averaged 313,511 units at $1,254,396, in contrast to 317,481 units at $1,213,011 on Wednesday. Trading in December averaged 455,206 units at $7,774,631.
Salada Foods rose $1 to end at $34, with 130,075 shares changing hands, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to end at $43 trading 47,495 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to $16.50, with an exchange of 190,585 stocks.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer. At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investments gained 0.05 of a cent to close at 8.75 US cents after switching ownership of 227 units, Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 26.99 US cents in trading 39,479 units. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.05 of a cent to close at 16.2 US cents, with 24,700 units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.96 of a US cent with 17,097 units clearing the market.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 41 percent of total volume for 2.45 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 22.7 percent for 1.35 million units and Wigton Windfarm with 9 percent market share, with 533,829 units changing hands.
Pan Jam Investment advanced by $2 to $68, with 4,690 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group declined $1.50 to end at $42.50 trading 28,644 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 34 cents to close at $17.25 and finishing with an exchange of 31,430 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments ended 30 cents higher at $16.40, after crossing the market with 10,730 stocks.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment climbed 0.7 of a cent to close at 8.7 US cents with 14,000 shares changing hands, Proven Investments ended at 27 US cents while exchanging 6,095 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.24 of a cent to close at 16.25 US cents in switching ownership of 83,316 units. Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.08 of a cent to end at 0.99 US cents 811,111 stock units crossed the market and in the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.96 in trading 100 shares.