Trading rises but JSE Main Market falls

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 396 percent and the value 372 percent more than on Monday, following trading in 51 securities compared with 57 on Monday, with prices of 14 stocks rising, 20 declining and 17 ending unchanged, with most of the price changes being very low.
The market closed with 40,671,064 shares being traded at $148,618,570 compared with 8,193,460 units at $31,489,985 on Monday.
Trading averaged 797,472 shares at $2,914,090 compared with 143,745 stocks at $552,456 on Monday and trading for the month to date, with an average of 539,355 stock units at $9,570,905 compared with 518,559 shares at $10,107,236 on the prior day and August that closed with an average of 290,511 stock units at $2,258,494.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 35.58 million shares for 87.5 percent of total volume followed by Radio Jamaica with 1.70 million stock units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.57 million units for 3.9 percent of the share of the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,453.30 points to 349,044.26, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,168.34 points to  306,644.15 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.48 points to finish at 64.06.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rallied 49 cents to $63.99 with investors swapping 1,029 shares, GraceKennedy fell $1 to end at $72.50 in an exchange of 85,398 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $15 in closing at $295 after trading of 374 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost $1.90 and ended at $31.50 with 68,500 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers popped $1.49 to close at $21.55 in trading 5,141 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 30 cents to finish at $7, with 10,333 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings rose $2 to $78 with investors trading 2,561 stocks, Pan Jamaica shed 21 cents to $48.99 in an exchange of 902 stock units, Pulse Investments declined 21 cents and ended at $1.36 with traders dealing in 27,605 shares. Scotia Group sank 80 cents to end at $44 crossing with an exchange of 2,067 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 24 cents in closing at $21 with investors trading 64,453 stocks.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $1.61 to close at $103 with an exchange of 46 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.