Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a minor fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a much greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in the major indices of the market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 42 shares rose, 37 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 943.19 points to 351,069.54, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 800.71 points to 401,278.84, the JSE Main Index dropped by 761.02 points to wrap up trading at 342,570.91, the Junior Market Index shed 29.9 points to finish at 3,276.33 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.23 points to close at 275.63.
At the close of trading, 26,882,956 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 27,193,621 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $220.8 million, up from $120.79 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 558,299 shares for US$24,736 compared to 496,078 units at US$22,659 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 4.06 million shares followed by Supreme Ventures with 4.05 million stocks and Kingston Wharves with 2.0 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 1.94 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.77 million stocks and MFS Capital Partners with 1.43 million units.
In the preferred share segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $29 to $1,150.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.5, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing stock prices by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart.
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.