Trading dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index skidding 4,113.02 points to close at 365,793.24 and the JSE Main Index diving 5,216.14 points to 317,090.76 on Monday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 56 on Friday, with prices of 13 rising, 31 declining and 14 ending unchanged
The market closed with 5,602,541 shares trading for just $43,781,140 compared with 5,734,675 stock units at $38,148,725 on Friday.
Trading averaged 96,596 shares at $754,847, compared with 102,405 stocks at $681,227 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 133,115 units at $918,438, down from 140,344 shares at $950,821 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
On a day of very low trades, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 led trading with 1.79 million shares for 31.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 1.07 million stock units for 19 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 466,229 stocks for 8.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close, the JSE Financial Index sank 1.55 points to 65.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 21 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $4.59 in closing at $25.01 with 170 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings shed $28.86 to $326.14 in an exchange of 6,016 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost 38 cents and ended at $25.12 with investors dealing in 39,871 shares. JMMB Group slipped 96 cents to close at $20.04 after a transfer of 39,725 units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.95 to end at $32.95 with 5,645 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to finish at $77 with investors trading 200 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1 and ended at $9 with traders exchanging 53,020 units, Pan Jamaica sank $2.32 to $50.66 with 27,692 stocks clearing the market, Sagicor Group dropped 49 cents in closing at $40.51 with an exchange of 27,125 stock units. Scotia Group dipped 98 cents to finish at $54.91 as investors traded 20,351 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 74 cents to close at $19.01 with a transfer of 64,590 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 59 cents to end at $11.61 as investors exchanged 466,229 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 50 cents to $8.20 in trading 515 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share sank $1.87 to close at $18.12 after traders exchanged 99 shares and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.66 in closing at $43.37 with investors swapping 100 stock units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.ir
The market closed with trading of a mere 2,081,282 shares for $4,155,813, below the 6,258,831 units at $14,570,622 on Friday.
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, the JSE Combined Market Index dived 5,057.09 points to 327,655.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 4,113.02 points to close at 365,793.24, while the JSE Main Index sank sharply by 5,216.14 points to 317,090.76, the Junior Market Index dipped 10.43 points to close at 3,413.75 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.73 points to wrap up trading at 211.15.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on earnings for 2024-25 and 16.2 based on 2024 earnings.
On a day of moderate trading, 6,258,831 shares were exchanged for $14,570,622, up from a mere 4,299,953 units at $8,479,228 on Thursday.
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.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the 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, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 993.92 points to 332,712.82, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 621.58 points to conclude trading at 369,906.26, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,347.17 points to close at 322,306.90, the Junior Market Index slipped 40.19 points to end at 3,424.18 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 1.00 points to 209.42.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.66 to $38, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $40 to end trading at $2,649 and 138 Student Living preference share slipped $24.37 in closing at $200.
The market closed trading with 13,196,714 shares with a value of $99,480,723, soaring sharply from 5,441,255 units at $36,679,194 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the 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.
The market closed with trading of 4,299,953 shares for $8,479,228, moderately above 3,323,810 units at $5,956,247 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices along with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the end of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,156.24 points to 331,718.90, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose by 1,881.59 points to close at 369,284.68, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,174.51 points to settle at 320,959.73, as the Junior Market Index increased by 10.94 points to 3,464.37 and the JSE USD Market Index dropped 5.29 points to finish at 208.42.
The market’s PE ratio, a popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024 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, which 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 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The market closed with 5,441,255 shares trading, worth $36,679,194, slipping from 6,582,118 stock units at $50,375,973 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.