The USD Equities market was the best performing of the three Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) markets, with gains of 23.56 percent, in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly as a result of a 44 percent jump in Transjamaican Highway USD stock price and a 29 percent rise in AS Bryson US dollar listing. The 2026 performance is compares with a 10.7 percent contraction in the first quarter last year.
Jamaica Stock Exchange Indices at the end of March 2026 vs December 2025
The JSE Main Market closed the first quarter of 2026 on a notably positive note, mainly driven by 722 percent jump in the price of late 2025 listed West Indies Petroleum, with the JSE Index advancing 8.83 percent from 317,986.88 at the close of 2025, to 346,079.71 at the end of March, this year, compared to a decline of 1.7 percent in 2025 for the same period.. The All Jamaican Composite Index performed even more strongly, rising 11.91 percent over the same period from 365,314.38 to 408,845.09. In the 2025 first quarter it fell 1.3 percent.
The Junior Market Index edged up 0.21 percent from 3,401.41 at the end of December, 2025, to 3,408.64 at the close of March, 2026, while the market slipped 1.6 percent in the 2025
first quarter.
The market closed with trading of 16,001,765 shares for $15,955,173, after rising from 9,681,842 units at $12,581,625 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose by 17.02 points to 3,382.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Indies Pharma advanced 5 cents in closing at $2.90 after a transfer of 39,550 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with traders dealing in 100 units. Knutsford Express shed 25 cents to end at $9.25 with 1,903 stock units crossing the market, Paramount Trading rose 12 cents to $1.17 in trading 1,100 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents and ended at $4.59 with 35,345 stock units clearing the market. Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1 with investors swapping 79,370 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 20 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 82,456 stocks.
The market ended following an exchange of 9,681,842 shares for $12,581,625, in sliding from 15,013,414 units at $20,901,682 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed by 29 cents to $17.76 with investors trading 3,702 shares, AMG Packaging popped 17 cents to end at $2.18 with 7,772 stocks crossing the market, Blue Power declined by14 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 286 shares. Cargo Handlers increased $1.94 to finish at $18.50 with investors swapping 5,013 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose by 5 cents to $1.80 with traders switching ownership of 799 units, Dolla Financial sank 11 cents to close at $2.49 with traders dealing in 785,810 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents to $1.51 as investors exchanged 2,100 units, Everything Fresh rallied 22 cents to close at $2.32 following trading of 1,000 shares, Future Energy gained 5 cents and ended at $3.76 with investors dealing in 440,650 stock units. GWest Corporation dropped 10 cents in closing at 80 cents with 160,060 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 10 cents to finish at $2.85 with investors trading 1,161,685 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 5 cents to end at $2.65 with 100 stocks clearing the market.
ISP Finance lost 15 cents to $12 after hitting a low for the day of $10, with an exchange of 6,385 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 45 cents to end at $9.50 with 1,367 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial popped 8 cents in closing at $1.97 in trading 101,067 shares. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents and ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 234,994 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 13 cents to close at $2.79 with 2,386 units changing hands, Main Event rose 5 cents to $6.49 after an exchange of 1,536 stocks. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents and ended at 56 cents with 10,444 units passing through the market, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to 94 cents with an exchange of 183,546 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 8 cents in closing at $4.50, with investors swapping 10,999 stock units. Spur Tree Spices increased 5 cents to $1.08 in an exchange of 5,010 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents to end at $1.65 after a transfer of a mere 1,771 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 15,013,414 shares for $20,901,682, down from 17,994,569 stock units at $24,916,920 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1, 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 their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
The market closed with trading of 17,994,569 shares, up 16 percent over Friday’s trade of 15,546,356 units, with the value slipping from $27,162,207 on Friday to finish at $24,916,920.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Everything Fresh increased 38 cents in closing at $2.10 with an exchange of 198,557 shares, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of 43,020 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to end at 83 cents as investors exchanged 46,148 units. Indies Pharma dropped 7 cents in closing at $2.88, with the trading of 73,326 stock units, ISP Finance fell $1.74 to $10.75, with 1,212 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.60 in switching ownership of 234,486 stocks. Jetcon Corporation dipped 24 cents to close at $2.56 with investors trading 44,103 units, JFP popped 5 cents and ended at 45 cents, with 11,045 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group sank 5 cents to finish at 90 cents with a transfer of 1,301 shares. Knutsford Express declined 99 cents and ended at $9, with 13,024 units changing hands, Lasco Financial rallied 17 cents to $1.97 with an exchange of 368,044 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents in closing at $2.66 following trading of 835,272 stock units. Medical Disposables shed 18 cents to close at 52 weeks low
The market closed with trading of 15,546,356 shares for $27,162,207, up from 10,344,107 stock units at $13,309,078 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 11 cents to finish at $17.66, with 490 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rose 24 cents to $2.20 with an exchange of 1,358 stocks, Atlantic Hardware fell 19 cents to $1.60 with 629,599 shares traded. Blue Power popped 15 cents to end at $3.85 after a transfer of 1,309 units, CAC 2000 gained 6 cents in closing at $1.57, with 529 stock units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers dipped 14 cents and ended at $18.37 in trading 500 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to $1.63 and closed with an exchange of 24,276 stocks, Derrimon Trading climbed 20 cents to close at $1.83 after trading of 2,175,065 shares, Dolla Financial lost 22 cents in closing at $2.40 with investors trading 221,911 stock units. Dolphin Cove slipped 32 cents to finish at $10.61, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh sank 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.72 with investors swapping 46,314 units, Express Catering increased 28 cents to end at $2.44 after 13,500 stocks passed through the market. Fosrich rallied 18 cents in closing at $2.19 with traders dealing in 2,034,172 stock units, Future Energy popped 22 cents to $3.94 after an exchange of 167,774 shares, Image Plus rallied 6 cents to finish at 81 cents with investors dealing in 45,500 units.
Jamaican Teas increased 33 cents and ended at $2.55 in an exchange of 1,798,194 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 5 cents to end at $2.80, with 90,891 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rose 9 cents to close at 95 cents in trading 21 shares. Knutsford Express advanced 59 cents to $9.99 with a transfer of 94 units, Lasco Financial gained 29 cents to close at $1.80 as investors exchanged 119,971 stocks, Lumber Depot rose 29 cents to finish at $2.74 in switching ownership of 1,011,820 stock units. MFS Capital Partners advanced 6 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors trading 9,436 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 95 cents in an exchange of 957,355 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 15 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 3,050,900 units, following the official opening of the Seek factory and warehouse during the morning session.
The market closed with trading of 10,344,107 shares with a valued of $13,309,078, following a slide from 20,780,796 stocks at $30,614,536 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 29.95 points to 3,276.33. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to end at 73 cents with 200,075 shares clearing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents in switching ownership of 40,363 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents to $2.97 with traders dealing in 92,289 units. Jetcon Corporation shed 9 cents to close at $2.75 after an exchange of 222,658 stock units, KLE Group fell 9 cents to end at 86 cents with investors trading 2,938 shares, Knutsford Express dipped 10 cents in closing at $9.40 with an exchange of 7,889 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 14 cents to finish at $1.51 with 30,963 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 22,506 stock units, MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents to close at 37 cents with a transfer of 1,434,961 shares and Paramount Trading shed 6 cents to $1.11 with investors swapping 23,043 units.
The market closed with trading of 20,780,796 shares at $30,614,536, up from 13,247,341 stock units at $17,559,717 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, 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 their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Future Energy advanced 9 cents and ended at $3.65, after trading of 195,498 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to finish at 66 cents with investors dealing in 2,283 units, Indies Pharma dipped 9 cents to close at $2.87 with 2,500,866 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas sank 5 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 14,074 stock units, Jetcon Corporation dropped 6 cents and ended at $2.84 with 4,849 shares passing through the market, JFP slipped 5 cents to close at a record low of 36 cents with traders dealing in 1,269,117 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 50 cents to end at $9.50 with 1,011 units clearing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 14 cents in closing at $1.65 after an exchange of 15,580 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 5 cents to finish at 90 cents after a transfer of 37,475 shares. Main Event dipped 30 cents to $6.44 with 4,101 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum rose 5 cents to end at $4.56 in an exchange of 21,700 units and Woodcats International lost 5 cents in closing at 85 cents after the trading of 4,508,995 stock units.
Elsewhere trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the value and volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent and 36 percent, respectively, compared with Monday. Trading closed with an exchange of 47 securities, up from 44 on Monday after ending, with the prices of 15 rising, 21 falling and 11 closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 23.33 points to end trading at 3,306.77. 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.
Fosrich declined 13 cents to finish at $2.05 with a transfer of 427,831 shares, Future Energy sank 20 cents and ended at $3.56 with 883,145 stock units crossing the exchange. ISP Finance climbed $2.16 to $12.49 in trading 3,189 shares, JFP skidded 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of 41 cents after an exchange of 647,832 stock units, KLE Group increased 7 cents to close at 96 cents with 300 stocks clearing the market. Knutsford Express gained 45 cents to $10 in an exchange of 925 units, Medical Disposables popped 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with traders dealing in 200 stocks, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $4.51 in switching ownership of 17,490 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 8 cents in closing at $1.53 as investors exchanged 342,840 stock units.
The market closed with trading of an average of 241,024 shares at $294,475, after declining from 453,980 stock units at $610,735 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 441,577 units at $544,959, just below 454,887 stocks $561,582 on the previous day and more that the average of 301,118 shares at $408,514 for February.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers lost 5 cents and ended at $18.70, in trading of 3,688 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 15 cents to finish at $1.80 with 325 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial popped 35 cents in closing at $2.65 with investors swapping 63,654 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 44 cents to close trading at $10.51 with 6,710 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 33 cents to end at $1.25 after an exchange of 60,000 stock units, Express Catering increased 8 cents to $2.44 with 43,241 shares passing through the market. Fontana skidded 5 cents to $7.35 with an exchange of 27,444 stocks, Future Energy sank 29 cents and ended at $3.76 with 839,575 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at 60 cents in trading 27,846 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.98 with 7,950 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance fell $1.67 to end at $10.33 in an exchange of 37 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 40 cents to close at $2.90 with investors dealing in 65,543 stocks.
Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents to $9.55 in an exchange of 30,117 units, Lasco Financial slipped 15 cents to close at $1.50 with traders dealing in 119,573 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents to end at 85 cents as investors exchanged 211,628 shares. Lumber Depot skidded 5 cents in closing at $2.40 with 8,402 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 10 cents to $1.10 after an exchange of 44,052 stock units, Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.59 after traders swapped 27,222 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 7 cents to $1.61 in switching ownership of 2,716 units and Woodcats International sank 7 cents to finish at 92 cents with investors trading 5,971,175 shares.