The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Friday, with Junior Market Index plunging 62.76 points to end at 3,728.49 following trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 14 stocks rising, 19 declining and 10 closing unchanged accompanied by a big 1,701 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 1,912 percent surge in value over Thursday with Fosrich contributing most to trading on the overall stock exchange.
The market closed with trading of 121,305,240 shares for $259,384,829 compared with 6,736,179 units at $12,893,338 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 2,821,052 shares at $6,032,205 compared to 160,385 stock units at $306,984 on Thursday with trading month to date, averaging 463,421 stock units at $1,012,497 compared to 126,617 stock units at $295,396 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Fosrich led trading with 117.31 million shares for 96.7 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.35 million stocks for 1.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 541,231 units for 0.4 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.27 in closing at $19.85 with investors trading 6,435 shares, AMG Packaging rose 15 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 1,013 stocks, Blue Power rallied 55 cents to end at $3.71, with 8 shares changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 30 cents and ended at $3.52 with an exchange of 548 stock units, Caribbean Cream popped 17 cents to $4.18 after 15,003 shares were traded, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 12 cents to end at $2.18 in switching ownership of 10 stocks. Dolphin Cove increased $1.02 to $21 after an exchange of 1,719 units, Express Catering advanced 15 cents and ended at $3.95 with a transfer of 5,063 stock units, Fontana slipped 15 cents to end at $8.80 with investors swapping 81,646 shares. GWest Corporation gained 12 cents in closing at $1.04 with 41,022 units clearing the market, 
Honey Bun popped 40 cents to close at $7.90 in trading 1,242 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 9 cents to finish at $2.72 with 127,023 stock units crossing the market after the stock hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $2.25. KLE Group increased 28 cents to $2.20 with investors transferring 555 shares, Lumber Depot fell 11 cents to close at $2.71 after an exchange of 2,614 units, MFS Capital Partners declined 9 cents in closing at $1.43 after 14,383 stocks passed through the market. Regency Petroleum lost 6 cents to finish at $2.09 with traders dealing in 276,021 stock units, Tropical Battery shed 7 cents and ended at $2.33 as investors exchanged 4,130 shares and tTech skidded 25 cents to end at $2.01 with trading of 4,352 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fosrich pushed trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading surged on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the volume and value of stocks changing hands leaping sharply over the previous trading day, with Fosrich being the market leader with over 117 million shares, resulting in prices of 32 shares rising and 41 declining as the Main Market closed moderately lower, the Junior Market dropped sharply but the JSE USD market rose at the close of the week.
At the close of trading, 137,437,210 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up sharply from 13,481,892 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumped to $397.68 million, well above the $63.38 million that was exchanged on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed trading of 24,785 shares at US$735 down from 727,558 stock units at US$21,301 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.66 million shares followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 4.11 million stock units, Transjamaican Highway ended with 2.24 million units and JMMB Group with 1.05 million shares.
In the Junior Market, Fosrich led trading with 117.31 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.35 million stocks and Mailpac Group with 541,231 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.40 to end at $48.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index dived 1,769.31 points to finish trading at 331,364.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 624.47 points to close at 356,196.59, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,389.45 points to end at 318,562.02. The Junior Market Index skidded 62.76 points to 3,728.49 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 3.15 points to settle at 236.53.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.6 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.3 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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 rises on the JSE Main Market
The volume of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market rose modestly on Thursday, with the value jumping 51 percent over Wednesday’s trades, following trading in 60 securities compared with 61 on Wednesday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 21 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
Investors traded 6,285,352 shares for $62,015,913 compared to 6,012,380 units at $41,169,914 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 104,756 shares at $1,033,599 compared to 98,564 units at $674,917 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 153,638 units at $1,054,452 compared with 161,763 units at $1,057,918 on the previous day and April that closed with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.96 million shares for 31.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.54 million units for 24.5 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 904,952 stock units for 14.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 990.72 points to 356,821.06, the JSE Main Index advanced 439.08 points to close at 319,951.47 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.09 points to 68.12.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden popped $4.85 and recovered all of the $3.64 fall on Wednesday to end at $37.96 after investors ended trading 255 shares, Berger Paints jumped 27 percent with a gain of $1.47 in closing at $6.97 after 134,577 stock units passed through the market, following solid first quarter results released after the market closed on Wednesday. Caribbean Cement skidded $3.49 to $61.51 after a transfer of 9,828 units as the stock continues to struggle to hold on to the recent highs close to $70 reached when the company reported record first quarter profit. Eppley lost 50 cents and ended at $39.50 with 837 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy dipped $1.50 to finish at $73.50 as investors exchanged 89,655 shares, ahead of the release in nearly flat first quarter results, Guardian Holdings sank $10 to close at $360 with a transfer of 424 stock units. 
Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents to $31.50 with investors swapping 921 stocks, JMMB Group declined 99 cents to finish at $24.01 in an exchange of 5,566 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 40 cents and ended at $5.15 with investors dealing in 14,074 stocks. Margaritaville shed 52 cents to end at $15.73 in switching ownership of just 2 units, Massy Holdings advanced $1.40 in closing at $90 with investors trading 281 shares, Mayberry Group climbed 50 cents to close at $8 with an exchange of 46,450 stock units. NCB Financial increased $1.96 to $64.48, with 66,134 shares changing hands, ahead of results that jumped 70 percent in the March quarter and 85 percent for the half year to March. Pan Jamaica rallied 40 cents to finish at $45.50 with traders dealing in 21,241 stocks, Sagicor Group popped $1.26 and ended at $41.26 after an exchange of 2,851 units. 
Seprod dropped 48 cents to end at $81.50, with 13,805 stock units crossing the market, Supreme Ventures slipped 44 cents in closing at $24.56 after exchanging 253,936 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.37 to close at $11.89 with investors transferring 403 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share sank 48 cents to $5.65, with 995 units crossing the exchange and Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $5.40 to end at $42.60 in trading 185 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks push up Junior Market
Rising stocks trumped those declining at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 12 declining and 11 unchanged, following a 272 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 235 percent higher value than Wednesday.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 6,736,179 shares for $12,893,338 up from just 1,811,654 units at $3,852,277 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 160,385 shares at $306,984, compared with 44,187 units at $93,958 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 126,617 units at $295,396 compared with 121,141 stock units at $293,517 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Mailpac Group led trading with 3.33 million shares for 49.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.03 million stocks for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 610,100 units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 30.89 points to end at 3,791.25.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power dropped $1.04 to finish at $3.16 after investors ended trading 8,931 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 62 cents to $3.82 after a transfer of 128,172 shares as investors continued to respond to the release of full year results at the end of last week, Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to end at $4.01 with traders dealing in 205 units. Derrimon Trading increased 14 cents in closing at $2 with an exchange of 54 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank $1.02 to close at $19.98 with 2,437 units clearing the market, Fontana popped 15 cents to end at $8.95 as investors exchanged 50,181 shares. Future Energy lost 8 cents to close at $3.40, with 114,350 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents in closing at 92 cents with an exchange of 1,592 stocks, 
Honey Bun dropped 41 cents and ended at $7.50, with 3,749 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 610,100 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to finish at 99 cents with just 10 units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd gained 9 cents to end at $1.23 with investors trading 5,703 stocks. Lasco Financial popped 9 cents to $1.69 in an exchange of 51,826 units, Limners and Bards advanced 20 cents to close at $1.46 with investors dealing in 20,669 shares, Lumber Depot rose 12 cents in closing at $2.82 in switching ownership of 43,480 stock units and MFS Capital Partners gained 15 cents to end at $1.52 after an exchange of 343,490 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Recent profit results ignite stocks
Some recent company results excited investors who pushed prices of the stocks to trigger the circuit breaker, with Berger and Caribbean Assurance Brokers, with recent outstanding results being pushed higher in trading to record gains of 26.7 and 16 percent respectively at the close on a day when the Main and Junior Market Indices rose and the JSE USD fell as trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Thursday with the number and the value of stocks traded rising over the previous day, resulting in prices of 37 shares rising and 31 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 636.15 points to 333,134.30, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 990.72 points to 356,821.06, the JSE Main Index popped 439.08 points to 319,951.47. The Junior Market Index rallied 30.89 points to end at 3,791.25 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 3.12 points to end the day at 233.38.
At the close of trading, 13,481,892 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 8,017,130 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $63.38 million, much more than the $45 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 727,558 shares for US$21,301 compared to 193,096 units at US$13,524 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.96 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.54 million units and Carreras with 904,952 stocks.
In the Junior Market, Mailpac Group led trading with 3.33 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.03 million units and Jamaican Teas with 610,100s shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $5.40 to $42.60.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.6 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.2. times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Rising Main Market stocks trounced decliners
Rising stocks trounced declining ones at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following trading in 61 securities the same as Tuesday, with prices of 27 stocks rising, 18 declining and 16 ending unchanged with the volume of stocks traded declining 26 percent and the value 40 percent lower than the previous day.
The market closed with 6,012,380 shares being traded for $41,169,914, down from 8,127,453 stock units at $68,683,585 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 98,564 shares at $674,917 compared to 133,237 units at $1,125,960 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 161,763 units at $1,057,918 down from 174,614 units at $1,135,795 on the previous day and April that closed with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.25 million shares for 37.4 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 690,330 units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 505,038 units for 8.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,083.37 points to end the day at 357,811.78, the JSE Main Index slipped 44.74 points to 319,512.39 as declines in overseas-based stocks had a drag on the index and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.54 points to cease trading at 68.21.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped $3.64 to finish trading of 3,515 shares at $33.11, Barita Investments rose $1.45 to $72.47 in an exchange of 5,900 units, Berger Paints rallied 50 cents to $5.50 with investors transferring 200,686 shares before the release of results showing the company returning to profit of $48 million in the first quarter with earnings of 23 cents per share. General Accident shed $1.07 to end at $6.50 with 2,155 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy popped $1 in closing at $75 after investors ended trading 11,507 shares, Jamaica Broilers declined 46 cents to close at $31 in switching ownership of 20,798 stocks. Jamaica Producers fell 55 cents to $22 with investors swapping 21,865 units, JMMB Group dipped 50 cents in closing at $25 with a transfer of 7,752 stock units, Kingston Properties climbed 65 cents to close at $8.46 as investors exchanged 21,200 shares. 
Margaritaville increased 54 cents and ended at $16.25 in trading 366 stock units, Mayberry Group sank 50 cents to end at $7.50 after closing with an exchange of 2,474 units, 138 Student Living gained $1.13 to finish at $4.14 with traders dealing in 19 stocks. Pan Jamaica advanced 38 cents and ended at $45.10 after an exchange of 1,020 shares, Sagicor Group slipped $1.93 to $40 with investors dealing in 258,545 stock units, Scotia Group popped $1.90 to close at $43.15 after 53,613 units passed through the market. Seprod gained $5.38 in closing at $81.98, with 63,375 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.37 to end at $10.52 with an exchange of 1,396 units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to finish at $20.50, with 8,297 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $18 to $218 after a transfer of just 4 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed 99 cents to end at $109.99 after an exchange of 1,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading drops
Trading plunged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an 87 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by an 89 percent drop in value compared to Tuesday and ended with trading in 41 securities down from 45 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed trading of 1,811,654 shares for $3,852,277 down sharply from 14,317,132 units at $36,679,561 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 44,187 shares at $93,958, down from 318,158 units at $815,101 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 121,141 units at $293,517 compared to 135,614 stock units at $331,049 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Fosrich led trading with 353,541 shares for 19.5 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 270,376 units for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 228,034 stocks for 12.6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 1.72 points to end at 3,760.36.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 7 cents in closing at $3.35 after closing with an exchange of 8,961 shares, Blue Power climbed 37 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 in an exchange of 24,010 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 40 cents to finish at $3.20 with 39,788 shares changing hands. Caribbean Cream rallied 20 cents and ended at $4.21 after 67 stock units crossed the exchange, Express Catering slipped 17 cents to close at $3.80 after a transfer of 45,672 shares, Fontana sank 13 cents to end at $8.80 with investors trading 71,686 stocks. 
GWest Corporation increased 6 cents to $1.01 with an exchange of 15 units, Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents and ended at $2.52 after 35,008 stock units passed through the market, JFP Ltd dipped 13 cents to end at $1.14 in an exchange of 90,394 shares. Lasco Financial fell 9 cents in closing at $1.60 with investors swapping 7,700 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 26 cents to finish at $1.26 in switching ownership of 7,248 stocks, Main Event gained 43 cents to close at $13.43 with investors transferring 1,001 units. OneonOne fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 84 cents following the trading of 159,607 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 10 cents to $2.41 after investors ended exchanging 8,839 shares and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents in closing at $2.37, with 69,100 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Modest trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange
The markets closed trading with modest changes in the major indices following lower trading activity compared with Wednesday as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with a lower value than the previous day, resulting in prices of 40 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped a mere 54.85 points to 332,498.14, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,083.37 points to end the day at 357,811.78, but the JSE Main Index dipped 44.74 points to close trading at 319,512.39. The Junior Market Index fell 1.72 points to 3,760.36 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.71 points to end at 236.50.
At the close of trading, 8,017,130 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 22,556,104 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $45 million, well below the $105.36 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 193,096 shares for US$13,524 compared to 111,519 units at US$25,798 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.25 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 690,330 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments with 505,038 units.
In Junior Market, Fosrich led trading with 353,541 shares followed by One Great Studio with 270,376 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 228,034 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $18 to $218 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed 99 cents to end at $109.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.7 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.2
times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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 dips on JSE Main Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 26 percent and the value 22 percent lower than on Monday, with activity in 61 securities compared with 61 on Monday and ended with prices of 19 stocks rising, 24 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,127,453 shares trading for $68,683,585 down from 11,028,594 units at $88,599,929 on Monday.
Trading averaged 133,237 shares at $1,125,960 compared to 180,797 units at $1,452,458 on Monday and month to date, an average of 174,614 units at $1,135,795 compared with 185,174 units at $1,138,305 on the previous day and April that closed with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.65 million shares for 32.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.19 million units for 14.6 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.03 million units for 12.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,855.81 points to close at 356,728.41, the JSE Main Index lost 1,104.98 points to finish at 319,557.13 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.32 points to 67.67.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 98 cents to $71.02 after an exchange of 25,437 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $2.60 in closing at $65, with 103,908 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Producers rose 73 cents to close at $8.73 with an exchange of 19,810 shares. General Accident advanced 67 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $7.57, with 103,656 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped $9.90 to finish at $370 with investors trading 22 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 63 cents to close at $10.27 after a transfer of 15,024 stock units. JMMB Group rallied $1.10 to $25.50 in trading 158,327 units, Kingston Properties fell 67 cents and ended at $7.81 with 1,314 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing increased 38 cents to finish at $5.48 with investors dealing in 108,774 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.20 to close at $10.80 with investors trading 9,795 stock units, NCB Financial gained $1.50 in closing at $62.50 as investors exchanged 66,221 stocks, 138 Student Living skidded 87 cents to end at $3.01 with a transfer of 26,331 units. 
Pan Jamaica lost $2.78 in closing at $44.72 after 2,684 stocks passed through the market, Portland JSX declined 50 cents to $9 in an exchange of 3,201 units, Proven Investments shed 40 cents to close at $20.90 and closed after an exchange of 5,082 shares. Sagicor Group rose 93 cents and ended at $41.93 in switching ownership of 80,103 stock units, Scotia Group slipped 75 cents to finish at $41.25 with investors swapping 22,101 shares, Seprod sank 40 cents to end at $76.60 in an exchange of 13,086 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped 51 cents in closing at $20 with traders dealing in 571,693 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell 93 cents to $48, with 234 stock units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $1 to finish at $109 with investors transferring 3,350 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
CAB dominates Junior Market on Tuesday
Caribbean Assurance Brokers (CAB) dominated trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, helping to push the volume of stocks traded up 444 percent, valued 514 percent more than market activity on Monday, from trading in 45 securities up from 43 on Monday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 20 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 14,317,132 shares at $36,679,561 with Caribbean Assurance accounting for 63 percent of the volume traded, with the overall trading comparing with 2,632,539 stock units at $5,970,320 on Monday.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers led trading with 9.03 million shares for 63.1 percent of total volume followed by MFS Capital Partners with 1.96 million units for 13.7 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 960,813 units for 6.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 318,158 shares at $815,101 compared with 61,222 units at $138,845 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 135,614 units at $331,049 compared to 88,131 stock units at $205,139 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 21.65 points to conclude trading at 3,762.08.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.31 and ended at $21.12 with investors swapping 226 shares, AMG Packaging skidded 39 cents to $3.42 in switching ownership of just 11 stocks, Blue Power climbed 31 cents to close at $3.83 with investors transferring 3,529 shares. CAC 2000 lost 45 cents in closing at $3.84 after investors ended trading 1,951 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped 97 cents to end at $13 after a transfer of just one share, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 6 cents to finish at $2.80 with investors gobbling up 9,029,844 units. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $4.01 closed with an exchange of just one stock, Consolidated Bakeries shed 13 cents to end at $2.05 in an exchange of 505 stock units, Derrimon Trading sank 19 cents in closing at $1.83, with 38,175 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove rose 97 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $21 with a transfer of 29,377 stock units, 
Fontana rallied 33 cents to finish at $8.93 after 74,373 units passed through the market, Future Energy gained 10 cents to close at $3.45 with an exchange of 41,805 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 10 cents to $7.90 with 54,138 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma fell 8 cents and ended at $2.62 after an exchange of 4,832 units, ISP Finance dropped $1 in closing at $29.50 in trading 100 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 12 cents to close at 87 cents, with 14,233 stock units crossing the market, JFP Ltd rose 11 cents to end at $1.27 after investors exchanged 16,164 shares, KLE Group fell 38 cents to finish at $1.92, with 27,557 stocks crossing the market. Mailpac Group climbed 7 cents to $2.10 in an exchange of 10,789 units, Main Event fell 69 cents in closing at $13 with traders dealing in 128,495 stock units, MFS Capital Partners shed 11 cents to end at $1.33 after 1,958,225 shares passed through the exchange. Spur Tree Spices dropped 18 cents and ended at $2.31 with investors trading 960,813 units and Tropical Battery gained 17 cents to close at $2.29 after an exchange of 9,455 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.