Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged on Tuesday, with a greater value than on Monday. At the end of trading, prices of 40 shares rose, 32 declined and 29 ended firm, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market rising, but the All Jamaican Composite Index fell.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 543.37 points to 332,226.74, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 809.11 points to 366,588.27, the JSE Main Index climbed 411.21 points to 322,286.12, the Junior Market Index popped 21.11 points to finish at 3,355.01 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.10 points to 193.57.
At the close of trading, 9,235,540 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 9,676,833 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $58.93 million, up from just $38.81 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 16,150 shares for a mere US$433 compared to 154,719 units at US$32,863 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.50 million shares, followed by Kingston Wharves with 707,805 stocks and Wigton Energy with 496,477 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 671,125 shares, followed by Future Energy with 388,902 stocks and JFP with 378,918 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $33 to finish at $220.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 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 listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, that 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 to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from 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.