The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Monday with the losers outpacing the winners after trading in 63 securities, compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 18 rising, 22 declining and 23 ending unchanged, resulting in a sharp jump in the market indices. The volume of stocks traded fell 52 percent with a moderate decline in value compared to Friday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 6,732.90 points to close trading at 385,303.96, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,565.08 points to 332,600.05 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.44 points to 63.58.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The market closed with 9,166,185 shares trading for $75,224,446, with the volume plunging from 19,130,466 stock units at $77,290,456 on Friday.
Trading averaged 145,495 shares at $1,194,039 after declining from 318,841 stock units at $1,288,174 on Friday and month to date, an average of 244,536 units at $1,665,466, after sliding from 261,724 shares at $1,747,284 on the previous day and December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.24 million shares for 24.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy ending with 1.71 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.39 million stock units for 15.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.4.JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced by 84 cents to end at $31.19 with an exchange of a mere two shares, Barita Investments declined $1.65 to $71.35 with investors exchanging 5,308 stocks, Berger Paints sank 95 cents to finish at $5.30 with dealers switching ownership of 4,609 shares. GraceKennedy skidded $2 and ended at $70 with investors dealing in 21,979 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $4.88 in closing at $340 in an exchange of 781 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped 45 cents to close at $16.50 with 48,866 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group lost 86 cents to $16.62 with a transfer of 219,054 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.20 to close at $34.10 with 3,111 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to end at $75.50 in trading 44,714 stock units. Mayberry Group fell 45 cents in closing at $7 with 2,223 shares crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica slipped $4.94 and ended at $46.51 with investors dealing in 3,441 stock units, Proven Investments popped $1.93 to finish at $15.88 after an exchange of 78,074 units. 
Seprod gained 70 cents and ended at $83.70 with trading of 1,041 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 49 cents to $16.99 with an exchange of 57,312 units and West Indies Petroleum climbed $2.16 to close at a record high of $9.42 with 34,943 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $3.81 in closing at $43.89 with investors trading 58 shares, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $49 to finish at $250 in an exchange of 12 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $76.75 to end at $1,050 with 69 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $3 in closing at $109, with investors swapping just one stock and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $2 to $100, with 215,561 units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.