The JSE Main Market bounce

Trading jumped Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with a 53 percent increased volume of stocks traded over Monday, as investors exchanged 7,889,885 shares, with 274 percent greater value of $136,235,111 versus 5,149,053 units at $36,443,360 on Monday and pushing the market value higher at the close.
Trading ended with 57 securities against 58 on Monday, with 22 rising, 23 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 3,348.28 points to 431,124.89, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,441.47 points to 377,168.46 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.72 points to 89.97.
Trading averaged 138,419 units at $2,390,090, compared to 88,777 shares at $628,334 on Monday and month to date, an average of 163,533 units at $1,583,820, compared to 165,057 units at $1,534,877 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 281,913 units at $5,309,050.
Jamaica Broilers led trading with 1.91 million shares for 24.2 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.62 million units for 20.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.05 million units for 13.3 percent of market share.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined 70 cents to end at $88.06 with an exchange of 29,688 shares, Berger Paints gained 69 cents after finishing at $12.19 with five stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement rallied 51 cents to $63.49 with the swapping of 2,645 units. Jamaica Broilers rallied 50 cents to close at $29 in an exchange of 1,908,234 stocks, Jamaica Producers shed 49 cents in closing at $22 with 20,587 shares clearing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 95 cents in closing at $17.95 after exchanging 2,204 stocks. JMMB Group fell 54 cents to $42.91, with 405,966 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings advanced 50 cents to close at $91 in trading 44,934 units, Mayberry Investments popped 59 cents to $10.59 after an exchange of 4,056 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 49 cents to end at $15.50, with 34,029 stock units crossing the market, but only after hitting a record high of $16. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $4 after ending at $81 in switching ownership of 173 stocks, NCB Financial shed $1.93 to close at $95.07, with 43,592 shares crossing the market. Palace Amusement climbed $136.63 to $890 after exchanging three units, PanJam Investment declined 50 cents in closing at $63.50 while exchanging 3,503 stock units, Portland JSX rose 50 cents to end at $8.50 trading 20 stocks. Proven Investments gained 64 cents after ending at $33.99 and finishing trading 12,649 shares, Salada Foods dropped 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 in exchanging 28,295 units and is poised to fall further. Seprod advanced $2.90 to $71, with 8,519 stocks clearing the market. Stanley Motta popped 50 cents in closing at $5.50, with 10,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Supreme Ventures climbed $1.60 to $30.60 after trading 151,914 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 43 cents to $13.52, with 37,100 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased $1.57, ending at a record closing high of $34, with 70 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.