JSE Main Market skids on several fronts


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded declining by 25 percent, with little change in value compared to Monday, following trading in 62 securities compared with 58 on Monday, ending with prices of just 18 rising, 30 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 10,896,568 shares trading worth $47,423,116, falling from the 14,564,460 stock units at $47,513,938 on Monday. Trading averaged 175,751 shares at $764,889, down from 251,111 stock units at $819,206 on Monday and well below the month to date average of 514,722 units valued at $3,628,657 and the 588,723 shares at $4,253,846 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277. Wigton Energy led trading with 3.98 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.45 million stock units for 31.7 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 606,122 stocks for 5.6 percent of the volume traded. The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,832.48 points to close at 370,133.83, the JSE Main Index lost 2,120.55 points to settle at 319,974.29 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.56 points to conclude trading at 66.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and 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 2025. At the close of the market, Barita Investments slipped $1.44 to finish at $72 as investors exchanged 9,932 shares, Berger Paints advanced 90 cents and ended at $7.90 with 4,000 stocks switching owners, Caribbean Cement declined $2 to $83 with investors dealing in 83,780 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2.89 to $34.60 in exchanging 6,556 units, GraceKennedy popped 52 cents in closing at $73.99 with 7,662 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers lost 57 cents to close at $27.40 with an exchange of 22,733 shares after the price hit an a 52 weeks intraday low of $25.52. JMMB Group declined 51 cents to $20.22 in trading 29,879 units, Kingston Wharves fell 43 cents in closing at $28.90 after an exchange of 5,410 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 52 cents to end at $6.98 with investors trading 15,764 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $7 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $57 in an exchange of 10 shares, NCB Financial fell 50 cents to finish at $43.50 with traders dealing in 43,151 stocks, Pan Jamaica dipped $2.69 to close at $52.31 after a transfer of 49,381 units. Sagicor Group sank 76 cents to $43.14 with investors swapping 28,972 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 65 cents to end at $8 with a transfer of 52,489 shares, Scotia Group sank 59 cents in closing at $53.01 with 65,921 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.26 and ended at $9.40 in trading 10 stocks. In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share shed $2 to finish at $18 with 184 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased 49 cents to close at $40 with 408 shares changing hands. 138 Student Living preference share declined $18 to $172 with 80 stock units passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $50 in closing at $1,050 with an exchange of 79 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $9 to close at $99 with 1,064 units clearing the market. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading tumbles on the Junior Market


Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 14 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, and a 29 percent lower value than Monday, following trading in all 48 listed securities up from 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 23 declining and nine closing unchanged, ending with the Junior Market Index dropping 33.75 points to end at 3,489.17.

The market closed with trading of 4,991,142 shares for $9,986,456, below the 5,814,492 stock units at $14,058,219 on Monday.
Trading averaged 103,982 shares at $208,051, lower than 138,440 stocks at $334,720 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 253,581 stock units at $876,049 from 288,781 units at $1,033,226 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Tropical Battery led trading with 895,136 shares for 17.9 percent of the total volume followed by Everything Fresh that ended with 785,720 units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 610,799 stocks for 12.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 23 cents to end at $16.75 after just  2,748 shares changed hands, AMG Packaging climbed 10 cents in closing at $3 after a transfer of 1,745 units, Blue Power lost 41 cents to close at $4.59 with 3,764 shares switching owners. CAC 2000 popped 30 cents to close at $2.30 with traders dealing in 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers skidded 69 cents and ended at $10.50 with 235 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 9 cents to finish at $1.20 with a transfer of 6,445 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 15 cents and ended at $16.35 with 3,559 stock units traded at the close of the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 14 cents to $1.32 in trading 44,611 stocks, Express Catering slipped 12 cents in closing at $2.76 with 4,123 units crossing the market. Indies Pharma fell 7 cents to finish at $3.79 with an exchange of 3,117 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 40 cents to end at $3.70 in trading 118 stock units, ISP Finance advanced 10 cents to close at $13.10 in an exchange of 443 units after trading at 52 weeks’ intraday low of $11.08. Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 106,015 stocks, KLE Group dipped 14 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of 84 cents after an exchange of 3,638 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents and ended at $13.40 with investors trading 4,800 stocks. Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to close at $1.69 with 5,009 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot rallied 6 cents to end at $3.05 as investors exchanged 65,587 stock units, Mailpac Group increased 9 cents in closing at $2.40 with 132,799 shares crossing the market. Main Event lost $2.36 to close at $9.34 with investors dealing in 15,914 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents in closing at 41 cents after an exchange of 650 stocks, Omni Industries declined 17 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of 83 cents with investors swapping 350,837 units. Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents and ended at $3.40 with 55,624 stocks crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery dropped 39 cents to end at $2 in an exchange of 895,136 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Main and Junior JSE markets drop


Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Monday and ended with the prices of 37 shares rising, 56 declining and 26 remaining firm, resulting in the Main Market indices falling, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,270.91 points to 330,997.70, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,832.48 points to end at 370,133.83, the JSE Main Index sank 2,120.55 points to wrap up trading at 319,974.29, the Junior Market Index dipped 33.75 points to finish at 3,489.17 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.29 points to 214.24.
At the close of trading, 16,184,176 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 40,574,883 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $57.41 million, down from $61.57 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 296,466 shares for US$32,601 compared to 20,195,931 units at US$634,902 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 3.98 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.45 million stocks and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 606,122 units.
In Junior Market trading, Tropical Battery led with 895,136 shares followed by Everything Fresh with 785,720 stocks and Derrimon Trading with 610,799 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $2 to $18, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $18 in closing at $172, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $50 and ended at $1,050 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $9 to close at $99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 18.8 based on 2024-25 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 and 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 approach 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.

Falling stocks sink Main Market                              


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market dived sharply on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 79 percent and the value plunging 86 percent from market activities on Friday. By the close of trading, 58 securities crossed the exchange up from 52 on Friday, with prices of 20 advancing, 27 declining, and 11 ending unchanged, driving the major market indices downwards.

The market closed with just 14,564,460 shares trading for a mere $47,513,938, far below the 69,176,426 stock units at $329,968,167 on Friday.
Trading averaged 251,111 shares at $819,206, far below the 1,330,316 stocks at $6,345,542 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 588,723 units at $4,253,846 down from 675,367 shares with a value of $5,135,302 on the previous trading day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Wigton Energy led trading with 5.28 million shares for 36.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 2.95 million stocks for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.91 million stock units for 20 percent of the traded volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,074.94 points to cease trading at 372,966.31, the JSE Main Index shed 2,280.68 points to 322,094.84 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.69 points to finish at 66.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden lost $2 and ended at $29 after an exchange of 1,657 shares, Berger Paints dipped $1.99 to $7 with investors swapping 20,000 units, Caribbean Cement sank $1.93 to end at $85 with 12,837 stocks passing through the market. First Rock Real Estate rose $1 in closing at $9.50 with traders dealing in 3,212 shares, Guardian Holdings slipped $7 to close at $300 after an exchange of 1,490 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained $1 to finish at $25 in trading 100,015 shares. Kingston Wharves popped 53 cents and ended at $29.33 after a transfer of 3,309 stocks, NCB Financial fell $1 to $44 with 139,913 units switching owners, 138 Student Living climbed 60 cents to close at $3.86 after an exchange of 7,208 stock units. Pan Jamaica increased $2.69 to end at $55 with investors dealing in 3,400 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 65 cents in closing at $8.65 in an exchange of 580 stocks, Scotia Group shed 40 cents to finish at $53.60 with 27,829 units crossing the market. Seprod declined 46 cents to $88.50 in trading 11,837 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced 44 cents in closing at $20.39 after 30,745 shares crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.36 to finish at $8.14 as investors exchanged 2,336 units and Wisynco Group skidded 75 cents and ended at $21.05 with 64,316 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.15 to close at $39.51 with investors trading 2,205 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1 to end at $97 with an exchange of 13 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $1.90 in closing at $90 with 83 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading plunges on Jamaica Stock Exchange   


Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange to start the week with a fall in the volume and value of stocks exchanged compared to Friday. The Main and Junior Market indices declined and the JSE USD Market climbed at the close, following prices of 34 shares rising compared to 46 declining and 27 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 2,429.88 points to 333,268.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,074.94 points to close at 372,966.31, while the JSE Main Index declined by 2,280.68 points to 322,094.84, the Junior Market Index skidded 34.58 points to finish at 3,522.92 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.15 points to 212.95.
At the close of trading, 40,574,883 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 80,932,426 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to a mere $61.57 million, substantially below the $377 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 20,195,931 shares for US$634,902 with Transjamaican Highway USD stock, trading 20 million units compared to trading on Friday of 807,161 units at US$98,342.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 5.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.95 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.91 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 1.39 million shares followed by Atlantic Hardware with 595,761 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 394,166 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.15 to end at $40 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.90 to $90.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 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 in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares 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 approach 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 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.

Transjamaican grabs 89% of Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market


Transjamaican Highway, Jamaica’s major toll-road operator’s big trade on Friday, captured 89 percent of the stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and was the main factor pushing the volume of stocks changing hands 168 percent higher than on Thursday, with a 48 percent lower value and resulting in trading in just 52 securities down from 57 on Thursday with prices of 22 rising, 16 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 69,176,426 shares trading worth $329,968,167, substantially above the 25,828,337 stock units with a value lower than $632,142,176 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 1,330,316 shares at $6,345,542 above the 453,129 stocks at $11,090,214 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 675,367 stock units at $5,135,302 compared with 479,635 shares at $4,773,622 on the previous day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 61.59 million shares for 89 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.85 million stocks for 2.7 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 1.60 million stock units for 2.3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,379.00 points to close at 375,041.25, the JSE Main Index gained 1,496.05 points to end at 324,375.52 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.47 points to 67.31. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden rose $1.50 to $31 with just one share being traded, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.93 to conclude trading at $86.93 with 3,052 units, Caribbean Producers sank 40 cents to close at $8.30 with a transfer of 10,244 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $4.49 to end at $37.49 with 51 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy climbed 67 cents in closing at $73.67 after an exchange of 22,644 stock units, Jamaica Broilers increased 93 cents to finish at $27.99 with 15,093 shares clearing the market. Jamaica Producers shed 50 cents and ended at $24 with an exchange of 275,236 stocks, Mayberry Group rallied 61 cents to $7.51 and closed after an exchange of just two units,  Pan Jamaica dropped $1.79 in closing at $52.31 with investors trading 168,674 stock units. Sagicor Group gained 70 cents to finish at $43.70 with 61,936 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group rose 60 cents to close at $54 with 570,364 units switching owners, Seprod climbed 61 cents to end at $88.96 with 57,915 stocks passing through the market and Supreme Ventures popped 39 cents to $19.95 after an exchange of 91,261 stock units.

In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $6.18 and ended at $190 with investors trading 105 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped $1 to a 52 weeks’ closing at low of $96 in an exchange of 5,811 stock units after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $83.30 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $14.90 to finish at $88.10 in the trading of 1,029 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Atlantic Hardware lands on Junior Market


Atlantic Hardware, fresh from the successful public issue of shares in March, was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday and closed with 1.90 million stocks trading, with the price declining from the public issue price. The listing restored the number of listed companies to 48, following the delisting of tTech in February.

Trading ended with just 38 securities changing hands compared with 37 on Thursday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 10,948,839 shares for $47,033,318, down from 11,731,854 stock units at $80,157,352 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 288,127 shares at $1,237,719, down from the 317,077 stocks at $2,166,415 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 327,758 units at $1,214,320 compared to 339,903 stock units at $1,207,149 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Fontana led trading with 4.05 million shares for 37 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 1.97 million stocks for 18 percent of the day’s trade, newly listed, Atlantic Hardware closed with 1.90 million stocks for 17.4 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.08 million stock units for 9.8 percent market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index skidded 19.86 points to finish at 3,557.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, newly listed Atlantic Hardware dropped 5 cents from the $1 IPO price and to 95 cents with trading in 1,902,934 shares, Caribbean Cream popped 30 cents to $2.60 after an exchange of 3,582 stocks, Derrimon Trading dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.85 with a transfer of 596,195 units. Dolla Financial sank 8 cents in closing at $2.65 with 80,222 shares passing through the market, Fontana dropped 18 cents to end at $9.50 in trading 4,047,971 stock units, Fosrich fell 25 cents to close at $2.45 with the trading of 213,403 shares. Indies Pharma gained 14 cents to end at $3.55 with 73,467 stocks switching owners, Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to close at $1.18 as investors exchanged 5,000 units, Knutsford Express skidded $1.09 to end at $13.40 after a transfer of 160 stock units. Medical Disposables climbed 22 cents in closing at $1.71 after investors ended trading 10,000 shares, Omni Industries increased 14 cents and ended at $1 in an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 16 cents to finish at $3.55 with traders dealing in 136,802 units and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 18 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 62,183 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big Transjamaican Friday trade


Transjamaican Highway ended trading to close out the week with an exchange of 61.59 million shares on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, pushing the volume of stocks exchanged vastly higher, with the value failing to better Thursday’s level. Trading resulted in the JSE Main Market major indices rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Markets falling, with prices of 32 shares rising, 38 declining and 26 remaining firm. Atlantic Hardware traded on the Junior Market for the first time, with the stock price slipping from the $1 IPO offer.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,284.37 points to 335,698.49, the All Jamaican Composite Index increase by 1,379.00 points to settle at 375,041.25, the JSE Main Index rose 1,496.05 points to 324,375.52, the Junior Market Index dropped 19.86 points to 3,557.50 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 4.38 points to wrap up trading at 209.80.
At the close of the market, 80,478,817 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 37,626,914 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $377 million, down from $712.3 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 353,552 shares for US$57,064 well above the 66,723 units at US$3,837 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 61.59 million shares dwarfing Wigton Energy’s 1.85 million stocks and Carreras with 1.60 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, Fontana led with 4.05 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.97 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.90 million stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $6.18 to $190 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $14.90 and ended at $88.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 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 ordinary shares 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 approach 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.

Trading climbs on Junior Market


Trading activity dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 51 percent with the value jumping 40 percent compared to Wednesday. The market closed with 37 securities changing ownership compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 12 advancing, 11 declining and 14 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 11,731,854 shares for $80,157,352, down from 24,097,251 units at $57,354,315 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 317,077 shares at $2,166,415 compared to 587,738 stocks at $1,398,886 on the prior day, with trading the month to date, averaging 339,903 stock units at $1,207,149 compared to 349,610 stocks at $799,185 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Fontana led trading with 8.13 million shares for 69.3 percent of the total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.01 million stock units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 786,388 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 7.76 points to close at 3,577.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices and projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 24 cents to finish at $3.04 with 4,501 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents to $2.30 with traders dealing in 2,119 stock units, Derrimon Trading sank 5 cents and ended at $1.90 with 6,021 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial gained 13 cents to close at $2.73 with investors swapping 786,388 units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 19 cents in closing at $1.60 with 36,182 stocks crossing the exchange, Fontana rose 13 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.68 with investors dealing in 8,133,730 units. Indies Pharma fell 22 cents to $3.41 with 39,265 stocks being traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents to finish at $2.46 after an exchange of 10,639 shares, Jetcon Corporation declined 12 cents and ended at $1.06 with 27,728 stock units changing hands Knutsford Express increased 33 cents to close at $14.49 in trading 296 shares, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to end at $2.38 with 8,514 stocks units crossing the market, Omni Industries shed 5 cents in closing at 86 cents in trading 437,330 units. Regency Petroleum advanced 44 cents to $3.39 with a transfer of 7,971 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dipped 5 cents to close at $1.30 as investors exchanged 42,912 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB Financial leads JSE trading


NCB Financial traded 12.85 million shares valued at just over $578 million on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, the major driver in the value surging 532 percent more than on Wednesday from a declined by 27 percent drop in shares changing hands, with trading in 57 securities swapped similar to trading on Wednesday, ending with prices of 15 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

market closed with 25,828,337 shares trading for $632,142,176 compared to 35,151,057 stocks at $100,056,439 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 453,129 units at $11,090,214 compared with 616,685 stocks at $1,755,376 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 479,635 units at $4,773,622 falling below the 492,548 shares at $1,696,308 on the previous day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
NCB Financial led trading with 12.85 million shares for 49.8 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 6.47 million stocks for 25.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.08 million stock units for 11.9 percent of the volume traded and JMMB 9.5% preference share ended with 1.06 million shares for 4.1 percent of market trade with the price closing at a 52 weeks; low of $1.01.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 1,783.85 points to 373,662.25, the JSE Main Index fell 2,156.94 points to finish at 322,879.47 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.56 points to settle at 66.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints rose 70 cents and ended at $8.99 with a transfer of 366 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped $1.97 to $85 with 37,777 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Producers rallied 70 cents to close at $8.70 with an exchange of 4,394 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell 50 cents to end at $33 with 2,230 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers declined 70 cents to close at $24.50 with investors trading 151,326 units, Kingston Wharves shed 74 cents to finish at $28.75 with 13,099 stocks clearing the market. Margaritaville increased 73 cents to $13.90 as investors exchanged 1,100 units, Massy Holdings sank $2.47 to $78.53 and closed with an exchange of 15,054 shares, NCB Financial dipped $5 and ended at $44.99 with investors dealing in 12,852,020 stock units. Sagicor Group lost $1 to close at $43 in an exchange of 1,866 shares, Seprod popped 35 cents in closing at $88.35 with investors swapping 8,497 stocks and Supreme Ventures sank 83 cents to end at $19.56 with 16,009 stock units passing through the market.

In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.99 to $20 with a mere one stock unit crossing the exchange, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $5.64 to end at $34.36 with 18 shares switching owners, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $33.82 to close at $196.18 after an exchange of 2 units. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% lost $3 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $97 with investors trading 600 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $2 and ended at $103 after an exchange of 2,815 stock units after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $76.25.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.