Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Friday, resulting in major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market dropping, even as winners edged out losers at the close. Investors’ action ended with prices of 39 shares rising, 34 declining and 30 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank by 1,861.33 points to end trading at 323,796.15, while the the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,450.29 points to end at 357,036.03, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,819.88 points to 313,419.28, the Junior Market Index fell 16.88 points to conclude trading at 3,362.67 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.08 points to end at 191.90.
At the close of trading, 15,694,964 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 20,628,256 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets dropping to $44.84 million, down from $86.82 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 231,242 shares for US$8,374, up from 30,428 units at US$3,003 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.63 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 943,195 stocks and Wigton Energy with 935,619 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 4.92 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 1.09 million stocks and Fosrich with 1.03 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $105 to close at $330 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $145 to $1,155.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, averages 13,1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.8 that is based on 2024 historical earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps remove emotions from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, while remaining close to the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.