Wigton Energy led trading with nearly 52 percent of the total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, but accounted for just under 11 percent of the value, with the trading volume rising 44 percent and the value 37 percent higher than on Friday, following trading in 60 securities up from 57 on Friday, with prices of 23 rising, 25 declining and 12 ending unchanged and Sagicor Group ending at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50.
Investors traded 21,696,953 shares at $113,302,776 comfortably above 15,065,778 stocks at $82,569,896 trading on Friday. Trading averaged 361,616 shares at $1,888,380 well above the 264,312 stock units at $1,448,595 on Friday and month to date, an average of 639,582 units at $21,579,652 within the vicinity of the 659,748 shares at $23,008,281 on the previous trading day and well below February that ended with an average of 405,332 stock units at only $1,953,730. Wigton Energy led trading with 11.20 million shares for 51.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.78 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 1.83 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 7.2 percent of market share. The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,298.70 points to end at 377,284.20, the JSE Main Index slipped 283.03 points to close trading at 324,757.44 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.28 points to 67.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025. At the close for the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 95 cents to finish at $83.05 with 3,305 stocks switching owners, Eppley gained 40 cents and ended at $35.40 with investors trading 281 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.50 to $34.50 in an exchange of 2,993 shares. First Rock Real Estate dipped 74 cents to close at $8.21 with 802 stock units crossing the market, General Accident fell 56 cents to end at $5.16 as investors exchanged 636 shares, Guardian Holdings shed $18 in closing at $289 with 70 stocks being traded. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.24 to $34 with traders dealing in 37,617 units, Jamaica Producers popped 49 cents to close at $24.49 after an exchange of 4,372 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 80 cents to finish at $22 with investors swapping 66,055 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1 and ended at $28.90 with 2,472 units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 50 cents to end at $7 in trading 40,017 stocks, Margaritaville dropped 78 cents in closing at $14.72 with 20 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings sank $2.98 to $78 with a transfer of 90,119 shares, while Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 45 cents to end at $9.41 with investors dealing in 11,901 stocks, NCB Financial climbed $1 in closing at $43 in an exchange of 67,320 units. Sagicor Group gained $1.51 and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50 after trading of 14,649 stock units, Seprod sank $5.68 to close at $84.21 with an exchange of 82,776 shares and Supreme Ventures rallied $1 to finish at $20 with 14,619 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $4.54 and ended at $41.45 after an exchange of 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.99 to $100 with investors trading 194 stock units. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.