The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market Index crept higher on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 24 percent, and the value 27 percent more, compared to Wednesday, following trading in 60 securities, up from 59 on Wednesday, resulting in prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 7,514,497 shares trading for $84,772,061 after jumping from 6,538,417 stock units at $77,664,984 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 125,242 shares at $1,412,868, from 110,821 stock units at $1,316,356 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 166,232 units at $1,856,937, down from 179,746 shares at $2,003,333 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.69 million shares for 49.1 percent of the total volume, followed by QWI Investments, with 1.11 million units for 14.8 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 524,238 stocks for 7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 584.54 points to close at 404,861.97, the JSE Main Index increased 89.31 points to 346,574.09 and the JSE Financial Index popped a mere 0.17 points to end at 63.42. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 20.4. 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 2026.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement sank $2.40 to $104 after an exchange of 12,367 shares, Caribbean Producers dipped 60 cents to $6 in trading 4,540 stock units, First Rock Real Estate lost $1.43 to close at $8.32 after an exchange of 3,000 shares. Jamaica Producers gained 88 cents to finish at $23.40 with a transfer of 4,071 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 50 cents and ended at $36, following trading of 3,974 units, Massy Holdings slipped 50 cents in closing at $74 in an exchange of 206,502 stocks. 138 Student Living sank 42 cents to $3.04 with traders dealing in 10,919 shares, Pan Jamaica rallied $1 to end at $49 in switching ownership of 5,855 stock units, Portland JSX popped $1.84 in closing at $8.25 as investors exchanged 31 units. 
Proven Investments advanced 93 cents to close at $12.99 with 886 shares clearing the market, Seprod declined 99 cents to finish at $79 in an exchange of 2,006 units, Stanley Motta climbed 38 cents and ended at $5.71 with investors dealing in 5,470 stocks and Wisynco Group shed $1.40 to $21.60 after an exchange of 627,763 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased 45 cents to finish at $19 with trading of 1,900 shares, 138 Student Living preference share popped $32.36 and ended at $239.50 with 46 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.92 in closing at $109 with an exchange of a mere one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Some 14,685,086 shares were traded for $23,967,844, up from 13,650,004 units at $15,782,587 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived at 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 their financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance dropped 29 cents to $2.50 with investors swapping 428,754 stock units, ISP Finance climbed 17 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 32 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents and ended at $2.30 with traders dealing in 400,000 stock units. KLE Group declined by 12 cents to close at 91 cents with 210 shares passing through the market, Omni Industries lost 8 cents to end at 91 cents with an exchange of 721,450 stock units, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents in closing at $5 with 413,407 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 12 cents to $1.67 after a transfer of 23,875 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 lost 2,562.29 points to 353,159.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,021.38 points to close at trading at 400,383.26, the JSE Main Index sank 2,641.27 points to 344,057.03, the Junior Market Index slipped 4.89 points to end at 3,368.57 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.23 points to conclude trading at 282.63.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $5.95 to close at $37, 138 Student Living preferred share increased by $2.70 and finished at $244, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped $20 to $1,200 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dropped $1.92 to $107.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement 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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed by 2,067.08 points to 352,095.13, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,082.76 points to close at 399,616.22, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,633.64 points to 342,814.29, the Junior Market Index jumped 70.96 points to finish at 3,386.22 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 8.34 points to conclude trading at a record high of 284.51.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $7.99 to end at $35, 138 Student Living preference share advanced by $1.99 to $238 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $5 and ended at $107.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement 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.
The market closed with 9,312,867 shares changing hands valued at $93,820,699, after falling from 11,655,439 units at $101,650,621 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped $1.23 and ended at $69.02 with 16,148 shares passing through the market, Berger Paints increased 52 cents to $6.14 with investors swapping 2,001 stock units, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to close at $113 with 46,138 shares changing hands. Eppley popped $1.38 to end at $33.94, following the trading of 1,827 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $8.65 to $47.15 with the transfer of 1,344 units, GraceKennedy rose 39 cents to finish at $71.89 with investors trading 17,850 stocks. Guardian Holdings climbed $12.06 and ended at $362 after an exchange of 14,033 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1.20 to $22.80 with investors trading 7,193 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange allied 62 cents to close at $11.28 with 14,851 stock units clearing the market. Kingston Wharves lost 99 cents to end at $35.01 in an exchange of 6,979 shares, Mayberry Group advanced 76 cents in closing at $6.77 with investors dealing in 496 stock units, 
Sagicor Group declined 94 cents to finish at $39.05 with 23,561 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group rose 40 cents and ended at $50.50 with a transfer of 322,276 units, Seprod fell 55 cents to $78.31 after an exchange of 5,796 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 63 cents to $10.07 after trading 57,328 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 415,487 shares for US$33,408, following a jump from 321,131 units at US$14,336 on Friday.
Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with investors swapping 1,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.88 of a cent to end at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 34,717 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.23 of a cent after closing at 4.2 US cents as investors exchanged 373,331 stock units.
At the same time, Kingston’s Norman Manley international airport saw a 7.2 percent fall over the same period with 155,000 passengers, down from 167,000 last year, data released on traffic by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, operator of both airports, shows.
The Composite Index popped 1.53 points to close 961.39, the All T&T Index advanced 2.94 points to close at 1,394.60, the SME Index ended unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 69.63.
AS Bryden remained at $1.67, after 122 stocks passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 2 cents to close at $8.28 with investors swapping 2,033 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 after trading of a mere one share. Eric Solis Marketing fell 9 cents to end a 52 weeks low of $3.91, after trading of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced 50 cents to close at $40 after a transfer of 1,355 units, GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.40 as investors exchanged 13 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.07 with a transfer of 202 shares, Guardian Media sank 1 cent in closing at 62 cents, after one stock changed hands, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to finish at 80 cents with investors trading 15,453 stock units. Massy Holdings rose 3 cents to $3.45, with 23,369 stock units clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $47 with traders dealing in two shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.35, with 43,343 stock units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills increased by 1 cent to finish at $1.43 with investors trading 19,500 stocks, NCB Financial dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.97 after an exchange of 327 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35, with 2,522,524 stocks crossing the market.
Point Lisas remained at $5 in switching owners of 13,500 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.49 after closing at 525 shares, Republic Financial ended at $105.60 with an exchange of 3,804 stock units. Scotiabank lost 12 cents in closing at $48.38 after trading of 79 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 38 cents to end at $5.90 in an exchange of 6,702 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.74 after 20 units changed hands. Unilever Caribbean rallied 21 cents to $15.20 in an exchange of 2,360 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents in closing at $2.61 with investors swapping 17,892 shares.
The market closed with trading of 4,375,732 shares for $7,036,255 after falling from 16,450,367 units at $22,859,222 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express lost 61 cents in closing at $10.50 with a transfer of 1,794 units. Lasco Financial rose 30 cents to end at $1.90 with 383,841 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot shed 33 cents and ended at $2.41 after a transfer of 181,192 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 19 cents to finish at $1.34 as investors exchanged 2,600 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational declined 6 cents to 88 cents after trading of 77,397 units, Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to end at $1.09 in an exchange of 123,808 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 11 cents to $1.66 with investors trading 22,314 units.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The decline in 2026 continues momentum from 2023, which accelerated into 2025, when Jamaica recorded under 673 total murders for the year, a 42 percent drop from 2024 and the lowest count in decades. For years, Jamaica exceeded 1,000 annual murders, and as high as 1,683 in 2009 and 1,647 as far back as 2017. The reduction in crime since 2023 makes this transformation historic, with a positive impact on the wider economy.
2026 Forecast: At the current trend, Jamaica is on track to record around 300 murders for the year, potentially the lowest since 1975 when murders ended at 266.