Fall for JSE Main Market

Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 23 percent but with a 14 percent higher value than on Monday, after trading in 54 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with 14 rising, 18 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,126,354 shares were traded for $42,703,699 compared with 6,629,759 units at $37,460,689 on Monday.
Trading averaged 94,932 shares at $790,809 versus 114,306 units at $645,874 on Monday and month to date, an average of 279,823 units at $2,441,137, compared with 289,287 units at $2,525,609 on the previous day and better than October with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.73 million shares for 33.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.40 million units for 27.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 377,890 units for 7.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,930.88 points to end the day at 347,160.74, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,454.22 points to lock up trading at 312,225.96 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.24 points to cease trading at 67.30.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed 98 cents to end at $54 as investors exchanged 4,401 stocks, Caribbean Producers rose 62 cents to $9.42 with a transfer of 29,843 units, Eppley gained $2 in closing at $36.50, with 400 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $76 with an exchange of 133,749 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $10 to close at $400 with 63 shares clearing the market, Kingston Properties climbed 27 cents to $7 after an exchange of 115,141 stock units. Massy Holdings lost $1.50 in closing at $88.50 in switching ownership of 465 units, Mayberry Investments increased 30 cents to close at $8.10 with, 4 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial dipped $2.20 and ended at $67 after trading ended with 40,436 units changing hands. Pan Jamaica fell 45 cents to end at $49.55 and closed with 2,455 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments advanced $1.44 in closing at $25.04 with shareholders swapping 9,459 stock units, Pulse Investments rallied 38 cents to $2.29, with 22,000 stocks crossing the exchange. Seprod dropped 67 cents and ended at $75.33 with traders dealing in 9,108 units, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 47 cents to close at $11.55 in an exchange of 23,259 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 49 cents to end at $19.70 as 9,255 shares passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 90 cents to $5.50 with investors transferring 205 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $12 to end at $100 in an exchange of 25 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.