Kingston Wharves led trading with shares worth $494 million on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, as the volume of stocks traded jumped 72 percent and the value 617 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 62 securities down from 63 on Thursday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 21 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 35,253,440 shares trading for $575,934,190 up from just 19,936,991 stock units at $79,827,961 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 568,604 shares at $9,289,261 compared to 316,460 stocks at $1,267,110 on Thursday and for the month to date, trading averaged 686,928 units at $6,523,672 compared with 695,683 shares at $6,319,058 Thursday, up from November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 19.38 million shares for 55 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 5.62 million stock units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 5.11 million stock units for 14.5 percent market share and Lasco Distributors with 2.65 million units for 7.5 percent of total volume.The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,518.92 points to 369,206.77, the JSE Main Index shed 2,097.30 points to finish at 321,450.95 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.16 points higher to 66.13. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden lost $1.31 to finish at $30.69 with 25,216 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints sank 69 cents and ended at $7.01 with investors swapping 59 stocks, Caribbean Cement slipped 41 cents to $77.59 after a transfer of 7,517 shares. Eppley rallied $2.88 in closing at $32.88 with 5,773 stock units clearing the market, First Rock Real Estate rose $1.35 to close at $9.96 in an exchange of 8,168 shares, Jamaica Producers sank $1 to end at $22 with investors trading 22,127 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded $1.26 to $11.96 after an exchange of 3,236 stocks, JMMB Group advanced 61 cents and ended at $22.01 in trading 210,249 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $2.20 to finish at $32.20 with 19,379,328 shares passing through the market. Scotia Group fell 86 cents in closing at $53.89 as investors exchanged 27,662 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to end at $10.90 in switching ownership of just 10 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 44 cents to close at $21.05 with traders dealing in 31,202 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $1.95 to $42 in an exchange of 30 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.