Losing stocks edged winners on Main Market

More funds flowed into trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, but it bought 41 percent fewer shares valued 79 percent more than on Thursday, after trading ended with 50 securities changing hands compared with 54 on Thursday, with 18 rising, 21 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
Overall, 3,872,550 shares were traded for $72,059,401 up from 6,606,269 units at $40,160,944 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 77,451 shares at $1,441,188 versus 122,338 shares at $743,721 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 174,613 units at $1,521,345, compared with 180,611 units at $1,526,293 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.17 million shares for 30.2 percent of the volume, Transjamaican Highway followed with 620,445 units for 16 percent of the day’s trade and Barita Investments with 253,835 units for 6.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,768.93 points to end at 343,636.27, the JSE Main Index increased 876.64 points to 312,277.29 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.17 points to close at 69.41.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE of 12.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE are based on the 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 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments jumped $1.99 to end at $78.99 in switching ownership of 253,835 shares, Berger Paints dropped 59 cents to $7.15 while exchanging 3,273 units, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents in closing at $49 with shareholders swapping 131,630 stocks, Caribbean Producers shed 21 cents to close at $10.19 with an exchange of 18,203 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $1.90 and ended at $38.90 after 12 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy rallied 49 cents to $72, with 148,464 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped $5 and ended at $445 with a transfer of 366 units, Jamaica Broilers fell 47 cents to $31.03 after investors ended trading 7,824 stock units. Jamaica Producers climbed 50 cents to close at $20.50 with 60,097 units changing hands, Key Insurance declined 23 cents to end at $2.55, with 224 stock units crossing the exchange, Kingston Properties rose 28 cents and ended at $6.90 with investors dealing in 512 shares, Kingston Wharves skidded $3.72 to close at a multiyear low of $24 with stakeholders exchanging 45,945 stocks. Massy Holdings dipped 23 cents to end at $104.17 with traders dealing in 178 shares, Mayberry Investments shed 81 cents to $7.10 after a transfer of 18,129 stocks, Pan Jamaica increased $3.90 in closing at $45 with 230,694 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group climbed 80 cents in closing at $44.60 with investors transferring 15,345 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 34 cents to close at $8, with 20,000 shares changing hands, Scotia Group popped 50 cents and ended at $34 in trading 92,228 stocks and Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to end at $27.50 after exchanging 19,296 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share advanced 23 cents to $1.90 after an exchange of 544 stock units and 138 Student Living preference share jumped $11.52 and ended at $105 as investors exchanged 114 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.