Market activity ended on Monday with fewer securities trading than on Friday and the market rising after more stocks advanced than declined and 35 percent more shares valued 44 percent changed hands compared to Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
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.
Trading ended with 46 securities compared to 50 on Friday, with 25 stocks rising, 16 declining and five remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with 7,760,356 shares for $70,527,298 versus 5,760,799 units at $127,050,791 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 35.6 percent of the volume after exchanging 2.76 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund 20.3 percent, with 1.57 million units and JMMB Group 10.2 percent, after an exchange of 792,910 units.
Trading averaged 168,703 units at $1,533,202, compared to 115,216 shares at $2,541,016 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 124,689 units at $1,692,944, compared to 104,642 units at $1,765,697 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1.83 to $93 in exchanging 48,084 shares, Eppley spiked $3 to a record high of $45 in switching ownership of 4,766 stock units, First Rock Capital fell 25 cents to $15.50 with 33,951 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy dipped $2.98 to $103 with the swapping of 11,816 stocks. Guardian Holdings bolted $15 higher to $655 in transferring 684 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.25 to $36.75 with 34,818 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.10 to $24.60 in trading 6,545 stocks, Margaritaville fell 70 cents to $14, with 10,673 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 20 cents to $9 in an exchange of 430,059 shares, Portland JSX dropped $2.29 to $7.12 after exchanging 31,400 stocks, Proven Investments shed 45 cents to $35.05 with a transfer of 40,242 shares. Sagicor Group popped 46 cents to $56.01 in trading 12,921 stocks, Salada Foods gained 25 cents to finish at $8.45 with the swapping of 24,077 units, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to $40.50 in switching ownership of 2,233 shares, Seprod rallied $1.50 to settle at $71.50 in trading 4,864 stocks. 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.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.75% preference shares rose 77 cents to $7.28 in switching ownership of 2,660 shares, Eppley 8.25% gained 30 cents ending at $7.10 with 2,727 units crossing the market and JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 picked up 30 cents in closing at $3.50 in exchanging 350 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.