Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the market indices rising meaningfully following a solid 71 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after six companies traded more than 1 million shares led to a 362 percent jump in value compared to that on Friday, following trading in 58 securities, similar to that on the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 19 stocks rising, 25 declining and 14 ending unchanged after Transjamaican Highway traded at another record high and Sagicor Group hit a new 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with 24,637,211 shares trading for $361,770,151 up robustly from 14,408,912 stock units at $78,350,856 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 424,780 shares at $6,237,416 in comparison to 248,430 stocks at $1,350,877 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 250,640 stock units at $2,424,323 up from 235,029 shares at $2,082,500 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
Wigton Energy was the leading traded stock with 6.22 million shares for 25.2 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Group with 5.48 million stock units for 22.3 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway ended with 5.16 million stock units for 20.9 percent market share, Wisynco Group chipped in with 4.03 million stock units for 16.4 percent of traded shares and Carreras with 1.17 million units for 4.7 percent of total volume.
For a third consecutive day, the Main Market two major indices rose, with the All Jamaican Composite Index advancing 1,489.75 points to end at 362,505.92, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,016.57 points to close at 314,506.05 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.17 points to conclude trading at 64.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments rallied 50 cents to end at $73.50 with investors trading 2,354 shares, Berger Paints popped 99 cents to close at $7.99 with just 642 stocks passing through the market, Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $72.50 after a transfer of 15,814 shares. First Rock Real Estate lost 50 cents to end at $10 with 726 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings rose $12.79 and ended at $310 with 64 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers gained $3.28 to finish at $38.88 with 194,027 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings skidded 75 cents and ended at $74 with 13,440 stocks crossing the exchange,
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $2.94 to $72.06 with investors dealing in 243 units, Sagicor Group declined $2.70 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $36.55 after an exchange of 5,481,963 stock units. Scotia Group increased $1.97 to $48.97 with a mere 8,738 units crossing the market, Seprod climbed 79 cents to finish at $84.79 with traders dealing in 2,782 shares, Supreme Ventures fell 88 cents to $21.50 after a transfer of 18,473 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended with trading of 5.16 million stock units with a rise of 11 cents to a record close of $4.20 after trading a an intraday record high or $4.49.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $1.50 to $42 with 240 shares having been traded, 138 Student Living preference shares sank $41.72 to $236.42 after an exchange of 14 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $45.50 and ended at $1,060.50 with investors trading 301 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 1,044.79 points to 327,265.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,489.75 points to 362,505.92, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,016.57 points to end trading at 314,506.05, the Junior Market Index climbed 10.14 points to settle at 3,696.89, and the JSE USD Market Index popped 3.33 points to 226.38.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 on 2024-25 earnings 20.2 based on the 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and 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, and are grouped by industry, for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
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.
The market closed with 14,408,912 shares trading for $78,350,856 down sharply from 24,228,317 stock units valued $219,452,208 on Thursday. Trading averaged 248,430 shares at $1,350,877 from 397,186 stocks at $3,597,577 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 235,029 units at $2,082,500 compared to 233,710 shares at $2,154,544 on the prior day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
At close of the market, AS Bryden gained $2.88 and ended at $33.99 with traders dealing in just one share, Barita Investments rose $1.80 to $73 with 6,160 stock units switching owners, Berger Paints shed $1.50 to $7 with 3,801 shares changing hands, following the release of nine months results with a third quarter loss and a small profit year to date. Caribbean Cement climbed $1 to end at $72 after a transfer of 6,490 stock units, First Rock Real Estate popped 50 cents to end at $10.50 with investors dealing in 102 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $7.79 to finish at $297.21 with 4,286 stock units clearing the market and sitting at an extremely undervalued price. Jamaica Broilers declined 84 cents to $35.60 with investors trading 26,387 units, Jamaica Producers shed $1.84 and ended at $20.15 in an exchange of 12,955 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced 60 cents to close at $31 following the trading of 801,675 shares. Mayberry Group increased 59 cents to finish at $8 after an exchange of 26,613 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 65 cents to end at $9.65 with investors swapping 61,180 units, 
NCB Financial rose 56 cents to $51.39 after an exchange of 194,903 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 99 cents to $18.99 trading 4,462 shares, Sagicor Group dropped 75 cents to $39.25 as investors exchanged 6,191 units, Scotia Group sank $1.99 to close at $47 with 30,567 stocks crossing the market. Seprod skidded $1 to end at $84 with investors trading 9,002 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.20 to finish at $13 in an exchange of 279,705 shares. 
The market closed with trading of 31,202,579 shares for $72,811,860 compared with 3,168,694 units at $8,066,603 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 34 cents to $3.34 in an exchange of 1,299 shares, Dolphin Cove gained 11 cents to $20 with investors dealing in 12,268 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 26 cents to close at $2.10 with a transfer of 5,025 shares. Everything Fresh skidded 28 cents to end at $2.12 after an exchange of 12,000 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents to finish at $8.10 with investors trading 908,530 shares, Fosrich sank 12 cents and ended at $2.07 with 841,200 units traded. Honey Bun dipped 19 cents to $8.50 with 13,270 stocks passing through the market, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents to close at $2.90 with investors trading 682,707 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 23 cents to finish at $4.05 after a transfer of 94,109 shares. ISP Finance increased $3 and ended at $23 with a mere 2 stock units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd slipped 10 cents to 90 cents trading 128,509 units, KLE Group climbed 25 cents to end at $1.34 with a mere 11 stock units crossing the market.
Knutsford Express rallied 43 cents to $12.45 in an exchange of 1,255 shares, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to $1.75 and closed trading with 133 stocks, Mailpac Group sank 16 cents and ended at $2.34 with traders dealing in 15,229 units. Medical Disposables fell 57 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.55 with 6 stock units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners shed 11 cents to close at 58 cents after an exchange of 1,178,460 shares, Paramount Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.18 with investors swapping 135,793 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 13 cents to $2.93 with 170,839 units clearing the market and tTech increased 50 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 21,242,055 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,261.07 points to conclude trading at 326,220.68, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 322.06 points to end at 361,016.17, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,227.82 points to close at 313,489.48, the Junior Market Index gained 12.13 points to settle at 3,686.75 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.27 points to 223.05.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $4.98 to $2,890, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $12.85 to close at $278.14, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share sank $85 to end at $1,015.
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.
The market closed with 24,228,317 shares trading for $219,452,208 well over 10,953,752 stock units valued $119,800,922 on the previous day. Trading averaged 397,186 shares at $3,597,577 up healthily from just 195,603 stock units at $2,139,302 on Wednesday. For the month to date, trading ended with an average of 233,710 units at $2,154,544 up from 214,823 shares at $1,987,830 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. 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.
Mayberry Group fell 49 cents and ended at $7.41 with investors dealing in 5,521 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 78 cents to $9 after an exchange of 659 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $13 to close at $75 with investors swapping 2,375 stocks. Portland JSX dropped 50 cents to finish at $10.30 with 50,000 stock units clearing the market, Proven Investments gained $1 to end at $18 with traders dealing in 5,660 shares, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to $40 with 9,973 units switching owners. Scotia Group rallied $1.99 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $48.99 with investors trading 75,002 stocks, Seprod increased 50 cents and ended at $85 as 1,122 stock units changed hands and Wisynco Group climbed 50 cents to $21.50 with 2,206,238 shares having been traded.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $3.28 to $43.50 in an exchange of 1,150 stock units and 138 Student Living preference shares advanced $81 to close at $290.99 with a mere 5 units passing through the market.
The market ended with trading of 3,168,694 shares for just $8,066,603 down from 18,313,636 stock units at $49,138,059 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 70,415 shares at $179,258 versus 436,039 stocks at $1,169,954 on Wednesday. The month to date, averages 371,577 units at $981,433 compared to 406,327 stock units at $1,073,991 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance sank 59 cents in closing at $3.82, after 50,000 units passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $3.98 to end at $20 with a transfer of 70 stocks, KLE Group fell 23 cents to finish at $1.09 with investors swapping 10,000 stock units. Knutsford Express skidded 43 cents to $12.02 with 1,724 shares traded, Mailpac Group advanced 18 cents to close at $2.50 after 242,018 units crossed the market, Main Event dropped 43 cents and ended at $10.80 after investors traded 30,255 stocks. Paramount Trading rallied 8 cents to $1.28 with 18,157 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to end at $2.50 after an exchange of 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 731.49 points to 324,959.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,603.80 points to 360,694.11, the JSE Main Index rallied 989.89 points to close at 312,261.66, the Junior Market Index sank 29.94 points to 3,674.62 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.69 points to close trading at 221.78.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.7 on 2024-25 earnings 20.21 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares 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 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
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.
If the above is achieved, it would put murders in line to match the 976 cases in 2003 and the lowest in more than two decades. If the security forces make further inroads the social malady, the numbers next year could fall well below the 2003 outcome.
Unemployment rose sharply between in 1977 as the economy contracted significantly, accompanied by capital and human flight. The unemployment rate of just over 11.2 percent in 1975 jumped to 23.8 percent in 1977 and to 27.7 percent in 1979 and remained around 26 percent to 1989, with a few years of modest fall. From 1990 the unemployment numbers started to moderate as can be seen from the chart, but increased murders had just started to climb in 1990 a 15 year lag from the sharp jump in unemployment that provided a greater pool of recruits for criminal activities for several years.