Trading up prices fall on JSE Main Market

Trading activity jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 59 percent and the value 175 percent more than on Wednesday, after trading in 52 securities compared with 55 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 22 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
A total of 12,317,838 shares were traded for $140,029,195 compared to just 7,745,089 units at $50,833,820 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 236,882 shares at $2,692,869 compared to 140,820 units at $924,251 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 167,693 units at $1,497,509 compared to 151,113 units at $1,211,063 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 275,587 units at $2,488,949.
Wisynco Group led trading with 3.07 million shares for 24.9 percent of total volume and accounted for $61.3 million of the value of stocks traded, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% with 2.49 million units for 20.2 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 2.43 million units for 19.7 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 3,179.90 points to 344,394.76, the JSE Main Index fell 3,034.26 points to close at 309,071.45 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 1.17 points to lock trading at 66.48.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7. 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 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dipped 99 cents to close at $28.26 while exchanging 29,972 stocks, Barita Investments popped 55 cents to $70.45 in trading 11,520 units, Berger Paints fell 59 cents to end at $6.10 after an exchange of 10,348 shares. Caribbean Cement declined $1.50 in closing at $52.50 in a swapping of 24,458 stock units, GraceKennedy gained $1 and ended at $77 with traders dealing in 57,351 shares, Guardian Holdings rose $3 to $403 after a transfer of 34 stocks. Kingston Wharves lost $1.35 to close at $27, with 2,428 units clearing the market, Margaritaville dropped 97 cents to end at $16 after trading 1,000 stock units, Mayberry Investments shed 58 cents in closing at $7.51 with investors dealing in 4,080 shares. Pan Jamaica skidded $4.78 and ended at $45.02 after 2,143 stocks passed through the market, Scotia Group advanced 97 cents to $34.52 with stakeholders exchanging 822,622 units, ahead of the likely announcement of an increase in dividend payment and a big jump in full year earnings to be made on Friday. Sterling Investments rallied 42 cents in closing at $2.48 in switching ownership of 21 stock units, Supreme Ventures fell 78 cents to end at $24.72 after an exchange of 101,770 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 25 cents and ended at $10.85 with a transfer of 53,546 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 44 cents to close at $9 as investors exchanged 56 units and Wisynco Group skidded 97 cents to $19.99 with shareholders swapping 3,067,300 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share jumped $24.07 to close at $114 in an exchange of just one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.