Transjamaican Highway cornered trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with more than 60 percent of the volume of stocks traded on Friday, resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 137 percent and the value 173 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 56 on Thursday. At the close prices of 18 stocks rose, 21 declined and 19 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 28,048,957 shares being traded for $98,812,380 compared with 11,839,057 units at $36,250,961 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 483,603 shares at $1,703,662 compared to 211,412 units at $647,339 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,041 units at $1,086,304 compared with 165,233 units at $934,580 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 16.87 million shares for 60.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 7.92 million units for 28.3 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 832,520 stocks for 3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 409.02 points to settle at 360,751.03, the JSE Main Index lost 854.79 points to end the day at 320,829.62 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.13 points to culminate at 68.92.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. 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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints skidded 43 cents to finish at $8.26, with 13,183 stock units crossing the exchange with the price hitting an intraday high of $10.10, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to close at $62.50 with a transfer of 8,562 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $9.86 in closing at $360.09 after 64 stocks passed through the market. 
JMMB Group rose 49 cents and ended at $25.49, with 17,973 units changing hands, Kingston Properties rose 48 cents to close at $8.48 after 62,979 stocks were traded, Pan Jamaica sank $1.19 to $50 in switching ownership of 11 units. Proven Investments popped $1.04 in closing at $20.99 with 1,809 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Group dipped $1 to $40 with investors dealing in 2,363 stock units and Stanley Motta gained $1.19 to close at $7.30 after a transfer of 19 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 46 cents to finish at $6.59 as investors exchanged 58 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $5 and ended at $115 in trading 1,517 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican dominates Main Market trades
June 7, 2024 by IC Insider.com
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