Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a higher volume and value of stocks changing hands, than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, with the Junior Market index putting in another day of sizable bounce, while the JSE USD Market dropped. At the end of trading the prices of 47 shares rose, 32 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 1,975.65 points to 353,968.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 2,308.98 points to finish at 406,683.84, the JSE Main Index gained 1,707.19 points to end at 345,556.72, the Junior Market Index rose 47.71 points to end at 3,282.53 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 6.07 points to end trading at 264.14.
At the close of trading, 50,444,333 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 16,255,174 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $207.76 million, up from $71.11 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 757,093 shares for US$111,640 compared to 179,979 units at US$64,295 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led with 4.01 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.29 million stocks and Scotia Group with 1.15 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 20.89 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 4.48 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 2.01 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.04 to $38 and 138 Student Living preferred share skidded $10 to $210.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.8. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.3 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from 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.