Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a modest fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a steeper lower value than on Thursday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 40 shares rose, 49 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,640.94 points to end at 371,856.89, at the same time, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,548.49 points to close 438,887.15, the JSE Main Index shed 2,690.66 points to conclude trading at 366,751.67, the Junior Market Index skidded 9.51 points to end at 2,952.35 and the JSE USD Market Index popped just 0.09 points to 315.49.
At the close of trading, 28,282,760 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 29,952,633 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $196.54 million, down from $299.3 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,084,551 shares for US$79,042 compared to 522,273 units at US$51,007 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Stanley Motta led with 10.0 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 6.36 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 876,185 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 2.21 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 2.07 million stocks and Mailpac Group with 1.90 million units.
In Main Market, Guardian Holdings gained $27.97 to end at $377.97 to be the leading ordinary share winner, Pan Jamaica popped $4 to $44.00, Sagicor Group advanced $2.54 and ended at $44.94, Margaritaville rose $1.99 in closing at $11.41 and Jamaica Producers rallied $1.75 to finish at $18.95.
Seprod skidded $2.90 to close at $71.70 as the top losers, followed by Quantas Advantage with a loss $2.10 to $17.90, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $2 to end at $42.00, NCB Financial fell $1.20 to end trading at $68.80 and Barita Investments declined 67 cents to $67.10.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose by $2 to $19, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $1.80 to $112 and 138 Student Living preference share skidded $25 to finish at $200 and .
Amongst the Junior Market top winners, Main Event increased 63 cents and ended at $3.99, Caribbean Cream climbed 43 cents to $2.69, Elite Diagnostic increased 39 cents and ended at $1.94, Knutsford Express rallied 34 cents to $9.00 and Jetcon Corporation rose 22 cents to finish at $4.21.
Access Financial dropped $1.70 in closing at $16.83, to be the leading top losers, Dolphin Cove shed 38 cents to end at $9.62, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $4.05, Iron Rock Insurance fell 19 cents to $2.50 and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.3 and 16.2 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates 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 to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not 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 includes 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.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.30 in trading 31 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 with 300,748 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group lost 3 cents to close at $40.02 with investors dealing in 48,421 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 with an exchange of 172,396 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16 with 696 units passing through the market, JMMB Group shed 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 84 cents in an exchange of 169 stocks. Massy Holdings settled at $3.36 with investors swapping 75,969 units, Medcorp fell $4 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $32 with 6,744 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises dipped 4 cents to close at $4.55 with investors trading 269 stock units. National Flour Mills dropped 14 cents to $1.60 with 1,805 shares changing hands, NCB Financial declined 20 cents to finish at $3.30 after an exchange of 4,300 stock units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.65 with a transfer of 60 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $7.25 after trading of 1,752 units, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $12 in an exchange of 105 stocks, Republic Financial gained $1.49 to close at $111.99 with 675 shares clearing the market. Scotiabank ended at $48 with an exchange of 65,122 stock units, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 3 cents and finished trading of 6,104 shares at $10.55 with a and West Indian Tobacco increased 11 cents to close at $4.18 as investors exchanged 2,252 stocks.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 9,294,685 shares up from 3,132,549 units on Wednesday with a value of $24,506,403, rising from $7,271,958 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 83 cents to end at $18.53 following trading of 91 stocks. AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $1.80 with investors swapping 29,567 shares, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.60 to end at $16.25 after an exchange of 429 units. Caribbean Cream fell 14 cents to $2.26 in trading of 504,860 stock units, Derrimon Trading shed 8 cents to end at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,166 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to end at $3.50 as investors exchanged 5,084,417 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 45 cents to $10 with 18,856 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 24 cents to close at $1.55 with 13,573 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors dealing in 20,051 shares. Express Catering slipped 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 3,531 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 38 cents to end at $5.78 with investors trading 6,676 units, KLE Group dipped 24 cents in closing at 86 cents with 9,952 stock units clearing the market.
Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to end at $1.53 in trading of 6,861 shares, Lumber Depot slipped by 6 cents to finish at $2.63 after a transfer of 88,977 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors trading 29,654 units. Main Event rallied 35 cents in closing at $3.36 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 8 cents to 50 cents after trading of 26,372 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4.25 in switching ownership of 125,526 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 5 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 165,300 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,251.08 points to close at 374,497.83, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,559.89 points to end at 442,435.64, the JSE Main Index shed 3,315.70 points to end at 369,442.33, the Junior Market Index fell by 11.26 points to finish at 2,961.86 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.75 points to 315.40.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings slipped $15 in closing at $350.00, Pan Jamaica lost $4.50 to $40.00, AS Bryden dropped $3.67 to end at $21.12, Carreras shed $2.95 to close at $29.05 and Sagicor Group declined $2.55 to $42.40.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The market closed with trading of 219,729 shares for $1,780,811 after climbing from 205,585 stock units at $1,473,856 on Wednesday.
Ansa McAl dipped 88 cents to $46.12 after an exchange of 12 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.30 with 402 shares changing hands. AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after the trading of a mere one stock unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with 119,829 shares passing through the market, First Citizens Group fell 95 cents to end at $40.05 after a transfer of 1,189 units. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15 with investors dealing in 52,500 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16 with a transfer of 8,921 stock units, JMMB Group declined by 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of 86 cents with 51 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $3.36 with investors trading 20,876 stock units, Medcorp gained $3.50 in closing at $36 with an exchange of 46 stocks, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $4.59 with 3,539 units clearing the market. National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to $1.74 after an exchange of 13 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7.25 with a transfer of 2,478 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings settled at $12 in switching ownership of a mere 2 units. Republic Financial popped by 1 cent to $110.50, with investors swapping 1,537 shares, Scotiabank climbed 56 cents to finish at $48 in an exchange of 1,855 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 24 cents and ended at $10.54 with investors swapping 553 stocks. Unilever Caribbean shed 18 cents to $15.01 in an exchange of 3,595 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 11 cents to $4.07 with 1,869 units crossing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 845,195 shares for US$62,437 cup from 517,105 stock units at US$47,725 on Tuesday.
cents after an exchange of 5,049 units, Sterling Investments dropped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 2.2 US cents with a transfer of 40,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.88 US cents with investors swapping 11,120 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents after a transfer of 170 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.35 of a cent to finish at 7.15 US cents with investors trading 763,020 stock units.
The market closed following trading of 3,132,549 shares for $7,271,958, after tumbling from 6,008,618 units at $12,184,309 on Tuesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to end at $2.65 with investors trading 5,073 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $3.98 with 218,766 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express fell 34 cents to $8.66 in an exchange of 4,924 shares, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 with 15,909 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 38 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 18,058 units. Main Event skidded 94 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.01, with investors swapping 35,369 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 12 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 55,579 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents to finish at $1.35 with 14,842 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,719.49 points to end at 377,748.91, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,063.31 points to 445,995.53, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,587.60 points to conclude trading at 372,758.03, the Junior Market Index declined 8.08 points to 2,973.12 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 2.81 points to settle at 314.65.
In the preference share segment, 138 Student Living preferred stock fell $4.75 to close at $230.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not 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 includes 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.
The market closed with trading of 205,585 shares for $1,473,856 after sliding from 229,088 stock units at $1,754,320 on Tuesday.
First Citizens Group fell $1.50 to $41 after trading of 93 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 with 30,619 units being traded, Guardian Holdings dropped 20 cents to $16 with an exchange 1,104 stocks crossing the . L.J. Williams B share fell 12 cents to 68 cents following trading of 19,000 shares, Massy Holdings closed trading at $3.36 following an exchange of 78,260 stocks, National Enterprises increased 5 cents and ended at $4.60 with a transfer of 15,039 shares. One Caribbean Media popped by 2 cents in closing at $1.65 with investors dealing in 1,077 stock units, Republic Financial rose 26 cents to finish at $110.26 in an exchange of 3,500 units, Scotiabank settled at $47.44 with the swapping of 113 stocks. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 25 cents to $10.30 after a transfer of 17,060 units, Unilever Caribbean eidned at $15.19 with investors exchanging 12,658 shares, West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents in closing at $4.18 in switching ownership of 38 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 after trading of 83 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 517,105 shares for US$47,725 after sliding from trading of 1,186,972 stocks at US$82,527 on Monday.
Sterling Investments gained 0.3 of one cent and ended at 2.3 US cents with 3,464 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.9 US cents as investors exchanged 6 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.09 of a cent to 4.79 US cents after trading of 10,703 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.25 of one cent in closing at 7.5 US cents with 487,428 units changing hands.