Trading picks for JSE Main Market

Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday with the volume of stocks traded jumping 78 percent with the value surging 323 percent above Wednesday’s level, after an exchange of 51 securities compared to 52 on the previous day, with 19 rising, 27 declining and five ending unchanged.
A total of 16,899,213 shares were exchanged for $398,378,363 versus 9,512,250 units at $94,127,743 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 331,357 units at $7,811,340 compared with 182,928 shares at $1,810,149 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 172,653 units at $2,149,183 compared with 148,706 units at $1,294,834 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 205,236 units at $1,805,558.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 6.18 million shares for 36.6 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 4.13 million units for 24.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 966,026 units for 5.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,288.52 points to 380,579.16, the JSE Main Index rose 1,520.99 points to 335,983.12 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.43 points to end at 79.73.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 14.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $2.73 in closing at $56.77 with an exchange of 302,365 shares, Eppley fell $1.51 to end at $37.49 after 2,522 stock units were traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $6.09 to finish at $46.09 with 52 stocks crossing the market. First Rock Real Estate shed 65 cents to settle at $12.10 in transferring 26,411 units, Jamaica Broilers rose 67 cents to close at $32 with 699,263 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Producers popped 85 cents to close at $21 with the swapping of 500,397 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 65 cents to end at $14.50 in exchanging 2,345 units, JMMB Group fell 95 cents to $32.95 in switching ownership of 6,127 shares, Massy Holdings gained $1 to close at $80 as investors traded 848,567 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost $1 in ending at $11.40 with the swapping of 1,344 stock units, NCB Financial popped $2 to finish at $76 in an exchange of 20,998 units, 138 Student Living lost 72 cents to end at $5 in switching ownership of 103,573 stocks. Palace Amusement climbed $38 in closing at $2,488 after 272 shares passed through the market, Portland JSX shed $1 after ending at $9 as investors traded 299,950 stock units, Proven Investments advanced $2.80 to $29.30 in trading 6,447 stocks. Scotia Group rose 89 cents to $34.89 with an exchange of 41,685 units, Seprod fell $1.05 to end at $65.20 with investors transferring 6,225 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 93 cents in closing at $26 with the swapping of 101,847 units. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped $1.02 to t $11.96 after an exchange of 8,965 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 45 cents in ending at $10 with a transfer of 100 stock units and Wisynco Group dipped 40 cents to close at $17.20 as investors switched ownership of 39,946 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $7 after a transfer of 5,808 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.