Winners & losers shared JSE Main Market

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 13 percent and the value 43 percent lower than on Wednesday, after trading took place in 57 securities compared with 56 on Wednesday, with prices of 21 rising, 21 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 19,516,550 shares were traded for $47,807,103 compared with 17,334,420 units at $83,845,979 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 342,396 shares at $838,721 in comparison with 309,543 stocks at $1,497,250 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 540,168 units at $3,937,787compared to 606,480 shares at $4,976,885 on the previous day. Trading in June closed with an average of 366,795 units at $6,952,581 including trading in Bonds.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 7.61 million shares for 39 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.62 million units for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade,Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.16 million units for 16.2 percent of market share and Ciboney Group ended with 3.06 million units for 15.7 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 655.47 points to close at 365,339.57, the JSE Main Index dipped 445.92 points and closed at 327,931.58 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.13 points to end at 72.06.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 49 cents to close at $75.49 after trading 2,266 shares, Eppley gained $2.45 to end at $36.45 in switching ownership of 100 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $3.48 to $42.48, with 11,384 units changing hands, First Rock Real Estate increased 73 cents in closing at $9.75 after a transfer of 71 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 79 cents and ended at $11 after closing with 2,144 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings dipped $2.20 to $98.80 with a transfer of 167 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 56 cents and ended at $11, with 33,200 units crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $8.99 to close at $69 in an exchange of 387 stocks. NCB Financial declined 30 cents in closing at $65.20 in an exchange of 51,169 stock units, Proven Investments dropped 35 cents to $23.71 with an exchange of 2,154 stocks, Sagicor Group lost 47 cents in closing at $47.53 in trading 122,107 units and Seprod popped $2.99 to $73 with 6,267 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $1.21 in ending at $56.21 while exchanging 252 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.