Trading climbed on JSE Main Market

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 95 percent and the value 554 percent more than on Tuesday, with 55 securities trading compared with 54 on Tuesday, with 23 rising, 18 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
Overall, 9,982,907 shares were traded at $279,360,313 compared with 5,126,354 units at $42,703,699 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 181,507 shares at $5,079,278 versus 94,932 units at $790,809 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 275,178 units at $2,565,792, compared with 279,823 units at $2,441,137 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
GraceKennedy led trading with 3.58 million shares for 35.8 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.82 million units for 28.2 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.90 million units for 19 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 193.70 points to conclude trading at 346,967.04, the JSE Main Index gained 939.00 points to close at 313,164.96 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.70 points to 68.00.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 30 cents to $70.30 while exchanging 2,230 stocks, Berger Paints increased 66 cents to end at $6.67 with 4,086 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $3.50 in closing at $39.50 after an exchange of 881 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $20 to close at $420 with shareholders swapping just one stock unit, JMMB Group advanced 28 cents and ended at $26.38 in an exchange of 23,742 shares, Kingston Properties rose 49 cents to $7.49 after investors exchanged 63,164 units. Kingston Wharves declined $1.95 to close at $26.50 with stakeholders exchanging 2,398 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1 to end at $68 in trading 20,469 stock units, Pan Jamaica lost $4.30 in closing at $45.25, with 3,329 shares crossing the market. Proven Investments skidded $2.54 and ended at $22.50 after an exchange of 200 stocks, Seprod fell $3.23 to $72.10 in switching ownership of 1,243 units and Supreme Ventures dropped 50 cents to close at $26 as investors exchanged 151,520 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 70 cents and ended at $6.20 after 87 shares crossed the market and 138 Student Living preference share rallied $17.21 to close at $106.49 after an exchange of 39 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.