Trading rises on JSE Main Market

Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading slightly more and the value 26 percent higher than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks were just edged out by those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 111.44 points to close at 446,300.87, the JSE Main Index fell 1,550.37 points to 393,538.93 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.04 points to close at 95.54.
Trading ended with 56 securities versus 57 on Monday, with 22 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.9. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 20,207,005 shares were exchanged for $174,517,332 versus 19,292,252 units at $138,707,283 on Monday. QWI Investments led trading with 32 percent of total volume for an exchange of 6.47 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 31.8 percent for 6.43 million units, JMMB Group controlled 11.3 percent for 2.28 million units and Transjamaican Highway ended with 5.7 percent after trading 1.14 million units.
Trading averages 360,839 units at $3,116,381, compared to 338,461 shares at $2,433,461 on Monday and month to date, an average of 314,121 units at $2,966,627, compared to 311,071 units at $2,956,852 on the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 72 cents in ending at $90.10 after exchanging 5,536 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $1.01 in closing at $75.99 with a transfer of 8,119 units, Caribbean Producers fell $1.25 to $17 in trading 407,013 stocks. Eppley advanced $1 to end at $38 with 2,818 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.22 to close at $40.75 in switching ownership of 15 units, GraceKennedy rose 95 cents in closing at $103 with the swapping of 39,314 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped $17.99 to $532.01 in exchanging 101 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 30 cents to end at $30.20 with 1,889 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers shed 65 cents to close at $22.35 in transferring 5,607 stock units. JMMB Group advanced $1.76 to $44.26 after exchanging 2,284,744 shares, Key Insurance gained 30 cents to finish at $4.60 in trading 23,329 units, Margaritaville advanced $3 to close at $28 in switching ownership of 363 stocks. Massy Holdings declined $15 in closing at $2,000 with the swapping of 725 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 51 cents in ending at $9.01 with 700 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $21 to end at $98 in an exchange of 77 stock units. NCB Financial fell $2.50 in closing at $126.50 with 28,734 units crossing the market, Palace Amusement jumped $99.99 to end at $950 with 20 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments lost 47 cents at $35.01 with 15,304 stock units changing hands. Salada Foods fell 41 cents to close at $6.69 with a transfer of 27,000 stocks, Scotia Group gained 40 cents to end at $35.40 in trading 77,695 shares, Seprod fell $2.95 to close at $57.05 in exchanging 20,491 stocks and Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents to end at $18.50 after exchanging 59,722 units.
In the preference segment, Community & Workers Credit Union gained 30 cents in closing at $2.10 with 13,148 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.