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The majority of prices fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. The difference between rising and declining stocks narrowed sharply from Monday’s levels but still lagged behind the losing stocks as the volume passing through the market increased 47 percent, with the value jumping 370 percent.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,959.50 points to settle at 403,412.62, the Main Index shed 1,852.03 points to close at 368,158.32 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.13 points to end at 95.96.
Trading ended with 44 securities changing hands compared to 47  on Monday and ended with the prices of 18 stocks rising, the prices of 20 shares declining and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.3 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 33,825,327 shares for $268,427,066  compared to 23,030,074 units at $57,044,608 on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 14.87 million shares for 44 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 8.83 million units for 26 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Broilers Group came next with 4.07 million units for 12 percent market share. Tranjamaica Highway traded 1.95 million shares and 5.8 percent of the volume and Grace Kennedy with 1.8 million units and 5.4 percent of trading.
Trading ended with an average of 768,757 units changing hands at $6,100,615 for each security, in comparison to an average of 490,004 shares at $1,214,010 on Monday. The average trade for the month to date, ended at 449,855 units at $2,394,484 for each security, in contrast to 417,892 units at $2,023,026. Trading month to date compares well, with July that ended with an average of 392,128 shares for $2,444,356.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments shed 80 cents to end at $55.20 in an exchange of 2,447 stock units, Berger Paints fell $1.44 to settle at $11 and finishing with 1,959 stock units changing hands, Eppley carved out a gain of 40 cents to end at $17.90 trading 12,000 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed 60 cents in closing at $49.10 in exchanging 6,700 units, Grace Kennedy fell 51 cents to $56.49, with 1,822,315 shares passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers Group dropped $1.25 to close at $24.50 in trading>4,067,555 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 52 cents to $20.52 after 161,468 units changed hands, Key Insurance increased 62 cents in closing at $8.13 with investors switching ownership of 1,448 stock units, Kingston Properties declined by $1.09 to $6.16, with 1,826 shares changing hands. Mayberry Investments advanced by 75 cents in closing at $5.85, with 36,930 units passing through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $10.99 to close at $152.01 after exchanging 123 stock units, NCB Financial Group declined by $7.50 to close at $131 and finishing with 199,286 stock units crossing the exchange. Palace Amusement rose 50 cents to close at $1,552 after clearing the market with 19 units, PanJam Investment climbed $2 to close at $72 with investors swapping 3,804 stocks, Proven Investments rose $2.04 to close at $35.94 and finishing trading of 18,376  shares. Salada Foods carved out a gain of $1 to settle at $29 with investors swapping 50 units, Scotia Group rose $1 to end at $46, with 1,660 stock units changing hands, Seprod carved out a gain of $1 to settle at $55 in trading 16,225 stock units. Stanley Motta fell 33 cents in finishing at $4.80 trading 1,000 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 39 cents to end at $15.50, with 22,258 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.