Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a lower value than on Friday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market ending with mixed movements; the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market rising marginally. At the end of trading, prices of 39 shares rose, 40 declined and 36 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 781.56 points to end at 331,571.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 320.94 points to 367,000.88, the JSE Main Index rose 692.21 points to wrap up trading at 321,077.53, the Junior Market Index popped 16.79 points to end at 3,425.55 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 0.51 points to finish at 192.48.
At the close of trading, 32,752,486 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 49,097,499 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $97.6 million, down from $198.96 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,583,893 shares for US$52,197 compared to 626,353 units at US$69,226 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 6.59 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.47 million stocks and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 2.60 million shares, followed by Fosrich with 2.08 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 2.0 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share, shed $16.73 to end at $200 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $1.90 in closing at $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.3 based on 2024 historical earnings.
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