Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in the major indices of the market rising and with the JSE USD Market climbing to a new record closing high. At the end of trading the prices of 37 shares rose, 36 declined and 38 remained firm.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,839.96 points to end at 352,650.63, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,501.05 points to end at 402,778.44, the JSE Main Index rallied by 1,863.87 points to close at 343,375.69, the Junior Market Index inched 7.94 points higher to 3,388.80 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 3.03 points to end at 289.17.
At the close of the market, a total of 24,929,737 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 27,606,444 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $162.72 million, up from $128.04 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 8,117,402 shares for US$7,853,389, up sharply from 558,881 units at US$46,365 on Wednesday, as S Bryden 6% ended with an exchange of 7,840,121 shares.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led with 2.60 million shares followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.54 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 1.28 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Future Energy led with 3.30 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.91 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 891,883 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $4.94 to end at $38.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.1 computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used to value shares and is computed by dividing the stock price by the earnings per share of each company.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, 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 be inclined to 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 shows 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.