Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday with the JSE Combined Market Index surging 4,596.49 points to 331,227.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 5,926.89 points to 369,318.79, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,710.76 points to settle at 320,857.81, while the Junior Market Index rose just 12.46 points to 3,406.80 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 5.15 points to 208.83, with the prices of 51 shares rose, 35 declined and 19 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 4,596.49 points to conclude trading at 331,227.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 5,926.89 points to end at 369,318.79, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,710.76 points to settle at 320,857.81, the Junior Market Index climbed 12.46 points to 3,406.80 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 5.15 points to wrap up trading at 208.83.
At the close of trading, 48,270,848 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 40,825,894 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $169.08 million, down from $202.14 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 3,052,858 shares for US$79,166 compared to 97,198 units at US$6,151 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 8.27 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.0 million stocks and Radio Jamaica with 2.73 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 6.57 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 4.39 million stocks and Honey Bun with 3.61 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $3 and ended at $40, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $2.15 to $242 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $15 to finish at $1,085.
The market’s PE ratio, the most widely used measure for valuing stocks, ended at 13.5 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.2 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 the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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 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.