Friday’s trades ended with a 15 percent volume drop and a 17 percent lower value than Thursday at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday. Market activity resulted in trading of 40 securities compared to 39 on Thursday and ended with prices increasing for 18, while 10 declined and 12 closed unchanged, resulting in a market index bounce.
The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 175,348 shares at $193,206, dipping from 211,311 shares at $238,937 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 368,764 stock units at $531,442 in shrinking from 382,266 stock units at $555,054 on the previous day and higher than November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.49 million shares for 35.5 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 1.26 million stock units for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 900,063 stocks for 12.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 11.52 points to 3,261.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 11 cents to close at $1.50 in trading of 1,261,359 shares, CAC 2000 dropped 7 cents to $2.22 with 474 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 after an exchange of 3,000 shares. Caribbean Flavours advanced 14 cents to $1.89 in trading of 8,859 stocks, Dolla Financial dipped 10 cents and ended at $2.30 after an exchange of 118,796 units, Future Energy rose 8 cents to $2.87 after swapping of 116,119 shares. GWest Corporation gained 6 cents and ended at 70 cents in trading 1,946 stocks,
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.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 declined 1,167.81 points to close at 323,151.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to finish at 313,492.87, the Junior Market Index rose 11.52 points to 3,261.76 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.28 points to 205.03.
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Market activity concluded with an exchange of 11,535,147 shares, worth $180,404,058, after soaring from 7,408,031 shares, valued at $54,644,759 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial rallied $2 to end at $44 with investors trading 46,634 stocks, 138 Student Living declined 43 cents to $3.36 after an exchange of 104,289 units. Sagicor Group rose 55 cents and ended at $40 with 22,180 shares crossing the market, Seprod climbed $7.88 to close at $88.88 with traders dealing in 23,754 stocks, Supreme Ventures fell 55 cents to finish at $15.45 after a transfer of 157,567 units and Wisynco Group slipped 40 cents to $19.50 with investors swapping 133,419 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 8,241,131 shares for $9,318,536, moving up from 3,286,969 units at $3,981,031 on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market ended with an average PE of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas dropped 7 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 19 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 49,223 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group increased 8 cents to close at 94 cents as investors exchanged 489 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.50 to finish at $10.50 following the trading of 434 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents and ended at $2.85 closing with an exchange of 1,064,556 units. Medical Disposables sank 30 cents to $1.30 with traders dealing in 2,324 stocks and Paramount Trading climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.10 in an exchange of 226,946 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 664.87 points to 324,319.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,943.82 points to settle at 361,621.99, the JSE Main Index shed 855.61 points to end at 314,799.28, the Junior Market Index rallied by 21.58 points to 3,250.24 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.40 points to close trading at 203.75.
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 market closed with 7,408,031 shares traded, worth $54,644,759, following trading of 7,936,401 units valued at $47,529,234 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 in closing at $28 after an exchange of 14,998 shares, Barita Investments rose 49 cents to $72 with 4,693 units being traded, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to $115 after investors traded 14,614 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.30 to finish at $40 with 426 shares being traded, General Accident fell 43 cents to $5.72 in an exchange of a mere 101 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to end at $17.35 with 6,022 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 79 cents to $17.01 with an exchange of 14,855 stock units, Kingston Properties lost 52 cents to $8.13 with 299 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $7.18 and ended at $29.72 with traders dealing in 23,238 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.39 to finish at $6.40 after a transfer of 663 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $9.74 to close at $42.25 in trading 12 units, NCB Financial dropped 95 cents to end at $42 after an exchange of 508,894 stocks.
138 Student Living popped 53 cents in closing at $3.79 after trading of 106 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 60 cents to $39.45 after closing with an exchange of 2,588 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.87 and ended at $54.99 with dealers switching ownership of just 1,663 stocks. Seprod increased $2.50 to close at $81, with investors swapping 2,898 units and Stanley Motta rallied 93 cents to end at $7.13 after 25,558 stock units passed through the exchange.
Overall, 3,286,969 shares were traded for $3,981,031, down from 4,231,454 units at $4,558,548 on Tuesday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Fontana popped 31 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,633 stock units, Future Energy gained 8 cents to finish at $2.80 with 23,053 units passing through the market, GWest Corporation sank 6 cents and ended at 64 cents after an exchange of 13,916 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $7.06 with investors swapping 12,836 shares, Image Plus climbed 19 cents in closing at 98 cents in an exchange of 33,281 stocks, KLE Group fell 16 cents to end at 86 cents with traders dealing in 200 units. Knutsford Express advanced $1.50 to $12 with 1,016 stock units changing hands and Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to close at $1 with an exchange of 48,074 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 535.28 points to 324,983.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,562.91 points to settle at 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index rallied by 640.29 points to close at 315,654.89, the Junior Market Index fell 10.85 points to finish at 3,228.66, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 0.63 points to 201.35.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.6 on historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The market closed with trading of 4,231,454 shares for $4,558,548 after plunging from 8,494,875 units at $11,114,748 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun climbed 29 cents and ended at $7.15 with traders dealing in 178 units. Image Plus lost 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 79 cents in an exchange of 312,350 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents in closing at $1.39 with 3,981 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to end at $10.50, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $9 with investors trading 6,678 units. Mailpac Group sank 12 cents in closing at $2.37 with 26,844 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to $4.10, after 986 shares passed through the market.