Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended Wednesday with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged with a value above Tuesday’s levels, resulting in the indices of all markets index closing lower as prices of 38 shares rose, 41 declined and 35 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 115.79 points to 335,712.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 154.90 points to end at 371,601.54, the JSE Main Index shed 111.91 points to 323,575.90, the Junior Market Index lost 1.22 points to end the day at 3,665.54, and the JSE USD Market Index declined 4.21 points to end at 223.16.
At the close of trading, 34,151,151 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 18,391,923 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $91.11 million, just above the $81.64 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of a hefty 19,338,949 shares for US$528,367 up from 6,731,611 units at US$194,285 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.01 million stocks followed by Wigton Energy with 1.63 million shares and Wisynco Group with 942,658 units.
In Junior Market, RA Williams led trading with 558,065 stocks followed by MFS Capital Partners with 531,006 shares and Derrimon Trading with 514,187 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $65 to end at $2,690 and 138 Student Living preference share fell $26.70 to $300.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20.5 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in making decisions. The PE ratio chart covers ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for an easy comparison within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one time income or expenses
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