Montego Bay Sangster International Airport processed just 0.9 percent fewer passengers in October this year, with 257,600 passing through Jamaica’s largest airport compared with 259,800 in 2025, the month Hurricane Melissa hit the western end of the country and severely disrupted the tourism sector.
It is unclear what impact the reduction in room count, arising from the closure of a number of hotels since November last year, is playing in the reduced visitor traffic.
While the numbers reflect stability, they are far less than the 319,200 commuters that passed through Montego Bay in October 2024. The 2026 outturn reflects a fall of 19.3 percent, compared with 2025, slightly worse than the decline in September of 17.6 percent. For the ten months to October this year, Sangster processed 23.9 percent less passengers than for 2025 with 3,124,500 versus 4,107,100 in 2025.
Kingston, Norman Manley Airport processed 3.8 percent more passengers this year October with 126,700 that passed through, up from 122,000 in October 2025. Year to date movements slipped 1.3 percent 1,511,400 from 1,531,800 in 2025. Last year, October, Kingston Norman Manley Airport handled 13.0 percent fewer passengers compared to the previous year, with 121,500 in 2025 vs 139,600 in 2024.
The data was extracted from the website of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., operator of both airports.
The market closed with an exchange of 326,949 shares for US$20,128 compared to 320,051 stock units at US$39,583 on Tuesday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2.25 US cents with a transfer of 100 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.26 of a cent in closing at 6.46 US cents with 27,343 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.15 US cents in trading of 2 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.28 of one cent to end at 6.35 US cents with an exchange of 229,255 stocks.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is second in the ICTOP10, with the potential to increase 471 percent, followed by Express Catering at 279 percent after rising more than 16 percent this past week. All ten stocks in the forecast are projected to gain at least 140 percent.
ICInsider.com’s forecast Kintyre Holdings as the dominant stock with projections, of 1,076 per cent over the next twelve months, on the assumption that trading in the stock will resume. That is more than double the projection for the second-placed stock, and reflects the stock’s extremely low price. Caribbean Assurance Brokers follows with potential gains of 471 percent, with Express Catering at 279 percent and could be better with the company now charging interest on its intercompany loan that will raise profits above forecast. Caribbean Cream is in at 220 percent and R.A. Williams Distributors at 197 percent. Interestingly, this stock was listed at a $1 in 2024 and was oversubscribed but profits for the 2026 first quarter is more than 50 percent of the 2024 profits. MFS Capital Partners sits with potential of 190 percent, K.L.E. Group at 170 percent, Main Event Group at 165 percent, Omni Industries at 153 percent and Fontana 143 percent.
Caribbean Cream and Express Catering both posted weekly gains and are also forecast to be among the best performers, so the recent momentum is consistent with the outlook. By contrast, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, R.A. Williams and Main Event appear among this week’s biggest losers, each is projected to gain between 165 percent and 471 percent.
Aided by the big move in the price of Scotia Group’s shares, the JSE Combined Market Index surged 6,784.22 points to 384,119.79, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 7,035.81 points to finish at 450,658.36, a 4 year high the JSE Main Index rallied 6,842.80 points to wrap up trading at 378,537.42, for a high of just over four years, the Junior Market Index gained 33.65 points to conclude trading at 3,090.85 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 3.38 points to settle at 291.14.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $5 to finish at $355.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $3 and ended at $18.00, Proven Investments lost 98 cents to finish at $9.02, Jamaica Producers skidded 96 cents to end at $18.02 and JMMB Group dipped 43 cents in closing at $20.00.
Pertinent information is required to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.
The market closed with trading of 521,846 shares for $4,471,077 after climbing from 246,697 stock units at $2,210,244 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden rose 11 cents to finish at $1.50 after trading of 196 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced by 3 cents to $7.55 with trading of 21,280 units, CinemaOne ended at $2.87 in switching ownership of 34 stocks. Endeavour Holdings dropped by $1.85 to $12.75 with 4,000 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group popped 18 cents and ended at $39.48 with an exchange of 1,181 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $4.30 with 85 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings rallied 5 cents to finish at $16.35 with investors trading 7,015 stock units, JMMB Group gained 4 cents to end at 88 cents after a transfer of 101 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with a mere one stock being traded. Massy Holdings gained 3 cents and ended at $3.39 with an exchange of 9,428 shares, National Enterprises rallied 4 cents to finish at $4.64, with 9,509 stocks changing hands, National Flour Mills shed 32 cents and ended at $1.53 following trading of 7,360 units. 
NCB Financial rose 19 cents to $3.49, with a transfer of 25 stock units, One Caribbean Media advanced 8 cents to end at $1.63 as investors exchanged 100 shares, Republic Financial increased 25 cents in closing at $110.25 after an exchange of 1,984 units. Scotiabank climbed 59 cents to $47 with investors trading 2,441 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 40 cents to $10.52 after an exchange of 51,157 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 60 cents in closing at $16.10 with investors swapping 1,003 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with investors dealing in 202 stock units.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,406.71 points to 376,197.13, while the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 3,317.10 points to close at 442,544.26, the JSE Main Index rose 2,363.89 points to 371,390.27, the Junior Market Index rallied by 20.41 points to settle at 2,939.12 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 4.93 points to a record high of 314.64.
Among the top losers, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $4 to close at $25.00, Kingston Properties fell $1.49 to end at $9.50, AS Bryden dipped $1.05 to $23.50, Proven Investments lost 88 cents to close at $9.00 and Quantas Advantage shed 85 cents in closing at $14.65. In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $330 to end at $1,870, 138 Student Living preference share lost $2.08 in closing at $230 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $11.80 to end at $100.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,370.39 points to close at 379,369.28, as the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped a solid 2,439.96 points to 447,123.45, the JSE Main Index gained 1,819.07 points to 375,103.68, the Junior Market Index lost a hefty 51.40 points to end at 2,886.41 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 10.78 points to finish at 296.85.
Among the top losers, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $2.11 to finish at $7.39, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1.99 to close at $42.00, Pan Jamaica skidded $1.51 to $43.49, Seprod fell $1.50 to close at $72.50 and Jamaica Producers shed $1.48 and ended at $20.50.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 ended with an average of 525,661 shares at US$34,833, up from 128,233 stocks at US$8,586 on Friday, compared with July, with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 12.51 points to settle at 286.07. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden remained at 16.9 US cents with investors dealing in 1,337 units, Productive Business Solutions dropped 12.75 cents and ended at 72.25 US cents with 14 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments lost 0.47 of a cent to 5.51 US cents with a transfer of 408,402 shares. 
Quantas Advantage ended at 11 US cents following investors swapping 10,346 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after trading of 104 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.93 of a cent to close at 5.97 US cents in an exchange of 614 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.4 of a cent to record high of 7 US cents after investors swapped 4,835,167 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2.03 as investors exchanged 33 stock units, AS Bryden 6% slipped 15 cents and closed at 85 US cents with 11 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 after an exchange of 585 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction. 
The market closed with trading of 28,603,521 shares for $37,608,677, up sharply from 15,947,334 units at $9,317,090 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to end at $1.70 and closed with an exchange of 30,734 stock units, Atlantic Hardware declined by 23 cents to close at $1.17 with investors trading 722,147 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed by 20 cents to $17.95, with 2,786 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream rose 43 cents to $2.14 following an exchange of 34,390 stocks, Caribbean Flavours fell 9 cents and ended at $1.09, with 24,309 units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 23 cents to close at $1.22 with a transfer of 8,560 stocks. Derrimon Trading rallied 6 cents to $1.31 with 22,607,633 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped 23 cents to end at $11.02 with investors swapping 4,529 stock units, Fontana shed 8 cents in closing at $6.12 after 68,996 shares passed through the market. Fosrich slipped 17 cents to close at $1.40 with investors dealing in 20,188 units, Future Energy skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.70 after an exchange of 861,989 stocks, 
Image Plus fell 8 cents to finish at $1.03, with 454,123 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 14 cents and ended at $2.01 as investors traded 103,200 shares, Knutsford Express shed 20 cents to $8 after trading of 1,134 units, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 393,400 stocks. Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to end at $2.60 with investors trading 11,286 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 8 cents in closing at $1 with an exchange of 200 shares, ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to close at 73 cents after an exchange of 20,517 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.54 in trading 10,818 stocks.
The closing prices of securities traded are those of the last transaction.