Market activity ended Wednesday with the volume and value of shares trading declining 62 percent and 68 percent, respectively, than on Tuesday, leading to a decline in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market indices and ended with fewer rising stocks than those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,051.55 points to 458,791.09, the Main Index fell 396.65 points to 417,468.25 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.49 points to end at 101.95.
The number of stocks trading remained high, with 55 securities compared to 50 on Tuesday, with 14 stocks rising, 26 declining and 15 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
The market closed with 6,588,680 shares trading for $48,572,521 versus 17,371,190 units at $150,660,788 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 45.3 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.99 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 8.1 percent for 532,579 units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 7.5 percent, with 493,056 shares.
Trading averages 119,794 units at $883,137, compared to 347,424 shares at $3,013,216 on Tuesday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.43 to $90.97 in switching ownership of 188,629 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $1.20 to $107.20 in exchanging 2,613 stocks, Caribbean Producers gained 29 cents to end at $4.64 with 16,300 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $6.75 to $40 in trading 8,108 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped 50 cents to $101.50 with a transfer of 38,713 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $9 to $599 with 892 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.45 to $33 with the swapping of 104,714 shares. Jamaica Producers declined $2.45 to $22.05 after 288,971 stocks cleared the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 80 cents to close at $17.20 in transferring 3,410 stock units, Key Insurance popped 22 cents to $4.43 after exchanging 11,302 stocks. Mayberry Investments rallied 25 cents to $6 in exchanging 35,530 units, NCB Financial declined $2.99 to $130 in switching ownership of 5,487 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $135.99 to end at $999 with 152 stock units changing hands, Portland JSX shed 98 cents to $7.02 with the swapping of 23 stocks. 
Proven Investments fell 92 cents to $33.03 with 8,471 stock units crossing the market, Radio Jamaica rallied 25 cents to $3.75 in an exchange of 396,352 shares. Sagicor Group shed $1 in, ending at $57 after switching ownership of 10,741 stocks, Seprod popped $1.21 to $66 in trading 4,387 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% spiked 20 cents to $1.50 after 8,797 stocks crossed the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $22.50 to close at $81.50, switching ownership of 1 share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 2,773.29 points to 459,842.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,670.20 points to 417,864.90 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.59 points to close trading at 101.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
PanJam Investment popped $2 to end at $64, with 4,216 stock units clearing the market, Pulse Investments rallied 26 cents to close at $3.60 after exchanging 435,638 units. Radio Jamaica dived 70 cents to $3.50 after exchanging 8,366,194 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $1.10 to end at $58 in trading 1,176,211 units, Scotia Group rallied 70 cents in closing at $39.50, with 4,106 stock units crossing the market. Seprod rose 79 cents to $64.79 in exchanging 2,978 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 65 cents to $17 with the swapping of 203,098 units.
Trading averaged 305,774 units at $16,700,628, compared to 319,594 shares at $3,515,324 on Friday and month to date an average of 487,063 units at $8,855,423, in contrast to 497,417 units at $8,407,376 on Friday. July closed with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Kingston Properties climbed $1.25 to $10.25 with 220 stock units traded, Kingston Wharves dropped $2 to $46.50 with an exchange of100,933 shares, Mayberry Investments advanced 39 cents to $6.14 with investors switching ownership of 2,636 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 25 cents to end at $9 with 24,756 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed 90 cents to $132 with an exchange of 5,809,459 shares, Palace Amusement shed $5.01 to close at $1134.99 with 10 stocks traded.PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $62 with a transfer of 3,253 units, Scotia Group fell 65 cents to $38.80 with 29,179 stock units passing through the market, Seprod declined $3.99 to $64 with 10,001 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.35 to $16.35 with 1,262,824 shares crossing the exchange after the company posted strong gains in full year’s profit.
The Main Market All Jamaican Composite Index surged 4,560.86 points to 457,710.62, the highest daily close since July 23, while the JSE Main Index jumped 3,833.76 points to 415,715.09 and the JSE Financial Index inched 1.17 points to 101.13 as rising stocks beating declining ones nearly 2 to 1 on Friday, with the volume and value of shares trading, rising moderately over Thursday levels, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. 
Transjamaican Highway controlled 12.5 percent, with 1.96 million units and GraceKennedy with 7.4 percent after 1.16 million units changing hands.
Mayberry Investments shed 25 cents to $5.75 with a transfer of 5,620 units, NCB Financial Group fell 90 cents to $131.10, with the swapping of 31,524 stock units, Palace Amusement rallied $15 to $1,140 in switching ownership of 71 shares. PanJam Investment rose $1 to $63 in trading 1,550 units, Sagicor Group popped 49 cents to $56.99 with 62,270 shares clearing the market, Seprod spiked $5.98 to $67.99 after exchanging 6,959 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 23 cents to $5.53 with 45,965 stock units crossing the market.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 21 cents at $93.21 with 17,793 shares crossing the market, Berger Paints dipped 38 cents to $13.12 in trading 1,974 stock units, Caribbean Cement spiked 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $106.50 with the swapping of 65,044 shares, but traded at an intraday high of $115, as demand is picking for the stock at the same time that supply is dwindling. Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents to close at $4.75 in exchanging 19,800 units, Eppley lost 20 cents to end at $40.90 in switching ownership of 1,600 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.50 to $38 with 86 stock units changing hands, First Rock Capital rallied 50 cents to close at $12 in exchanging 38,363 units. GraceKennedy shed 60 cents to end at $101.50 after 669,124 stock units cleared the market, Guardian Holdings declined $7 to $584 in trading 9,914 shares, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.64 to $33.15 with the transfer of 56,942 stocks. Jamaica Producers advanced $2 to $24.20 with 42,911 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rose 20 cents to $38.20 in an exchange of 152,841 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 65 cents to $9.25 with the swapping of 22,599 stock units. NCB Financial Group rose $2 in closing at $132 after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $121.03 and switching ownership of just 19,875 shares, Palace Amusement surged $175 to $1,125 after exchanging just 2 units, PanJam Investment shed 55 cents to close at $62 in transferring 3,203 shares.
Proven Investments rallied 97 cents to $34 in trading 19,555 stock units, Radio Jamaica traded as high as $4.7t, but selling came into the market and it lost 25 cents at the close to end at $4.40 after 2,190,629 shares cleared the market. Scotia Group spiked 38 cents to $39.50, with 34,731 stocks crossing the market. Seprod fell 99 cents to $62.01 with an exchange of 15,490 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 70 cents in closing at $15 in trading 18,260 units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to $48.50 with 2,000 stocks clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 75 cents in closing at $8.60 with the swapping of 7,592 stock units, NCB Financial Group slipped 25 cents to $130 with 8,867 stocks changing hands. Palace Amusement dropped $84 to $950 in trading 30 shares, Portland JSX rose $1 to $8 in switching ownership of 1,754 stocks. Radio Jamaica popped 35 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.65 after exchanging 1,362,141 shares. Sagicor Group rallied $4.60 to $56.60 in trading 160,355 stock units, Scotia Group shed 88 cents to $39.12 with 10,802 units crossing the exchange, Seprod shed $1 to $63 with the swapping of 4,784 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 45 cents to $14.30, with 55,555 stock units crossing the market.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 23 cents in ending at $92.77 in trading 34,183 shares, Berger Paints fell 48 cents to $13.12 after 913 stock units changed hands, Caribbean Cement surged $7 to a record high of $104 while exchanging 49,694 stocks. GraceKennedy popped $1 to $101 in trading 63,601 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $30 to an all-time low of $575 with an exchange of 8,493 units. Jamaica Producers shed $1.99 to close at $21.50, exchanging 226,120 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 87 cents to $16.37 after exchanging 18,340 stocks. JMMB Group dropped 99 cents to $38 in an exchange of 94,028 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained $1.49 to end at $48, after 15,658 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial Group shed $1.29 to $130.25, with 5,861,813 stock units crossing the market, Palace Amusement spiked $72.99 to $1034, with 93 units clearing the market, PanJam Investment shed $2.50 to $62.50, with an exchange of 2,513 shares. Proven Investments rose 40 cents to $33 after 5,768 stocks changed hands, Radio Jamaica bolted 80 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.04 after trading 5,994,344 stock units.
Sagicor Group lost $5.25 in ending at $52 after exchanging 169,589 stock units, Seprod fell $3.50 to $64 with 8,721 stocks changing hands. Supreme Ventures dropped 48 cents to close at $18.02 trading 164,627 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 25 cents to end at $14.75 in trading 62,463 shares.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight stocks with lower offers.
Palace Amusement shed $63.99 to $961.01 while exchanging 171 stock units, Proven Investments rose $2.55 to $32.60 in trading 69,166 units, Sagicor Group rose 25 cents to $57.25 in an exchange of 169,719 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.20 to $40 while exchanging 27,735 stocks, Seprod declined 50 cents to close at $67.50 after exchanging 5,025 units. Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents to $18.50, 7,932 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments spiked 98 cents to $15 in switching ownership of 47,248 stock units and Wisynco Group rallied 19 cents to $15.84, with 35,271 shares clearing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 158.71 points to 454,372.96, the Main Index dropped 804.45 points to settle at 414,361.10 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.08 points to end at 102.30.
Trading averaged 2,918,627 units at $27,295,100, compared to 420,806 shares at $3,500,435 on Thursday. Month to date Trading averages 576,923 units at $8,797,046, in contrast to 376,542 units at $7,214,159 on Thursday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
PanJam Investment advanced $3.18 to $65 with the swapping of 1,559 units, Portland JSX dived $2.20 to $7, with 4,824 stocks crossing the market, Proven Investments declined $3.97 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $30.05 with an exchange of 56,205 shares. Pulse Investments shed 21 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.09 in trading 628,045 stocks, Radio Jamaica rose 7 cents to end at a 52 week’s closing high of $3.57 in trading 2,732,191 units, Scotia Group shed 90 cents to $38.80 in trading 7,235 stock units. Seprod popped $6.80 to $68 with the swapping of 52,385 shares, Stanley Motta rose 67 cents to $5.90 in switching ownership of 2,079 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 93 cents to end at $14.02 in an exchange of 56,400 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 41 cents to $5.76 after exchanging 13,647 stock units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Radio Jamaica spiked 52 cents to end at 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.50, after hitting a new intraday high of $3.85 in the morning session, in completing an exchange of 669,972 stock units, Salada Foods rallied 28 cents to $7.39, with 2,552 units crossing the exchange, Scotia Group fell 30 cents to end at $39.70, with an exchange of 261,002 shares. Seprod declined $4.80 in closing at $61.20 in trading 21,923 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments dipped 35 cents at $5.35 with 126,154 units clearing the market.