Sagicor Group advanced $2.10, followed by Jamaica Producers with a rise of $1.46 and Seprod, a gain of $1.10, the leading price movers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, but did not prevent the market from falling, as Sagicor X Fund fell $1.40 and Proven Investments $1.09, helping to push the market down. Trading ended with an exchange of 57 securities compared with 50 on Wednesday, and ending in prices of 20 rising, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged, following a 10 percent fall in volume of stocks traded, with a 69 percent lower value than on Wednesday.
The market closed with 6,629,484 shares trading for $28,683,781 compared with 7,392,747 stocks at $92,547,726 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 116,307 shares at $503,224, after declining from 147,855 stocks at $1,850,955 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 147,028 units at $1,231,648 from 149,397 shares at $1,287,832 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.08 million shares for 31.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.91 million stock units for 28.8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 501,500 stocks for 7.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All-Jamaican Composite Index dipped 264.23 points to 358,341.41, the JSE Main Index fell 935.66 points to settle at 310,119.74 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.09 points to settle at 64.25. 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 13.2. T
he 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, Berger Paints climbed 38 cents to close at $6.60 with investors trading a mere 500 shares, Caribbean Producers declined 55 cents to $7.95 after an exchange of 409,341 stock units, Jamaica Producers popped $1.46 and ended at $23.96 as traders chased 216 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 59 cents to end at $12.89 as investors exchanged 1,809 stocks, JMMB Group fell 92 cents in closing at $20.01 with 61,256 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 65 cents to finish at $6.19 in an exchange of 69,400 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 97 cents and ended at $10 with traders dealing in 32,673 units, Proven Investments sank 64 cents to $17.05 with 7,218 shares crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Group advanced $2.10 in closing at $42.11 with a transfer of 7,917 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.40 to end at $7.10 with investors swapping 1,550 shares, Scotia Group gained 47 cents to finish at $53.47 as traders switched ownership of 26,641 stock units, Seprod increased $1.10 to close at $79 with investors trading 1,187 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped 35 cents to $19.95 after a transfer of 89,067 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $35.50 to finish at $194.50 after trading of 100 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost 50 cents and ended at $100 with an exchange of 2,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 7,392,747 shares trading for $92,547,726, down from 11,072,953 units at $50,190,156 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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.
138 Student Living skidded 40 cents and ended at $3.28 in an exchange of 2,785 shares, Pan Jamaica sank 40 cents to finish at $51.10 with investors swapping 861 stock units, Proven Investments gained $1.19 to close at $17.69 with a transfer of 766 stocks. Sagicor Group rose $1 to $40.01 with 13,471 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 40 cents to finish at $8.50 in trading 1,168 shares, Scotia Group shed 50 cents and ended at $53 after a transfer of 77,499 stock units and Seprod increased 90 cents in closing at $77.90 as investors exchanged 20,098 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,072,953 shares traded worth $50,190,156, climbing from 5,165,643 stock units at $32,043,934 on Monday.
At the close of active trading, AS Bryden popped $1 to close at $27 with investors trading 10,032 shares, Barita Investments dipped 77 cents to $70.02 in an exchange of 4,111 stocks, Berger Paints rallied 58 cents to finish at $7.58, after trading at a 52 week intraday low of $5.97, in trading of 6,675 shares. Caribbean Producers fell 65 cents and ended at $8.10 after closing with 2,223 units changing hands, Carreras increased 55 cents in closing at $15.86 in trading 72,523 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $6.59 to end at $42.59 with 519 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $23.50, with investors trading 45,922 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 48 cents to $20.02 with 234,619 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose 77 cents to end at $31.77 in an exchange of 302 stock units. Lasco Distributors advanced 58 cents and ended at $3.58 with traders dealing in 6,336 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost $1 to close at $6.10 as investors exchanged 93,641 stocks, Massy Holdings skidded 45 cents to finish at $77.05 as traders switched ownership of 41 units. 
Mayberry Group gained 71 cents to $7.25 as 86 stock units crossed the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 67 cents to end at $9.70 with investors dealing in 650 shares, Pan Jamaica advanced 85 cents in closing at $51.50 as 14,676 units crossed the market. Proven Investments sank $1.25 to finish at $16.50 after an exchange of 1,286 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped $1 and ended at $39.01 with investors clearing 26,701 stock units in the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.06 to close at $8.10 after an exchange of 1,250 shares. Scotia Group sank 50 cents to $53.50 with a transfer of 60,148 stock units, Seprod declined $1 in closing at $77 as 1,152 stock units passed through the market, Stanley Motta shed 52 cents to close at $6.28 with an exchange of 26,047 stocks. Supreme Ventures lost 35 cents and ended at $19.55 with investors swapping 25,201 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 37 cents to finish at $11.90 after a transfer of 187,648 stocks and Wisynco Group slipped 41 cents to end at $20.99 with traders switching ownership of 17,826 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PEs are based on last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for companies whose financial year ends around August 2025.
Kingston Wharves fell $1.98 and ended at $31 after an exchange of 29,217 shares, Lasco Distributors skidded 63 cents to finish at 52 week low of $3 with investors swapping 302,697 stock units, Mayberry Group sank 78 cents to close at $6.54 in an exchange of 4,469 units. Pan Jamaica lost $1.35 in closing at $50.65 with investors trading 32,898 stocks, Scotia Group dipped 50 cents to end at $54 after traders exchanged 42,129 shares, Seprod sank $1.75 in closing at $78 with 2,851 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 57 cents to finish at $11.53 with traders dealing in 15,103 units and Wisynco Group increased 41 cents and ended at $21.40 as investors exchanged 12,910 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with only 5,920,137 shares trading for a mere $33,057,831 compared to 12,257,707 stocks with a value of $76,185,624 on Thursday.
In closing out the week, AS Bryden fell 70 cents to close at $25.30 in an exchange of 5,438 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 50 cents to end at $81.50 with investors swapping 1,104 stocks, Caribbean Producers shed 97 cents to end at $8.02 after a transfer of 3,121 shares. Carreras popped 69 cents to $15.99 after trading of 288,615 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank 50 cents to finish at $36 as investors exchanged 6,608 units, GraceKennedy rallied $1.40 and ended at $73.50 in switching ownership of 10,511 shares. Jamaica Broilers rose 82 cents to $25.82 with investors trading 13,047 stock units, Jamaica Producers advanced 50 cents and ended at $23 after an exchange of 999 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 40 cents to finish at $12.90 with a transfer of 42,714 units. JMMB Group declined 82 cents to close at $20.03, with 44,508 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves climbed 51 cents to end at $32.98, with investors trading 2,205 stocks, Massy Holdings popped $1.20 in closing at $77.50, with an exchange of 10,163 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 67 cents to $9.03 and closed with an exchange of 1,329 stock units, 
NCB Financial skidded 64 cents to close at $41.31 with 63,892 shares crossing the market. Pan Jamaica increased $1.29 and ended at $52 with an exchange of 13,529 stocks. Proven Investments climbed 45 cents to finish at $17.70, with 45 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group sank $1.18 to end at $40.01 after an exchange of 84,158 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.55 in closing at $7 after 11,871 shares passed through the market. Sterling Investments rose 43 cents to $3.30, with the swapping of 56,904 stock units and Supreme Ventures rallied 60 cents in closing at $19.65, with investors dealing in 35,764 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,257,707 shares trading worth $76,185,624, after sliding from 14,941,475 stocks at $283,960,943 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints dropped 54 cents to $7.04 as investors exchanged 3,300 shares, Carreras lost 40 cents and ended at $15.30, with 1,709,794 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy skidded $1.88 to end at $72.10 with traders swapping ownership of 8,013 shares. while Guardian Holdings sank $1 in closing at $318 after an exchange of 652 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $1.30 to close at $22.50 with investors trading 1,113 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced $2.97 to finish at $32.47 with 17,330 units crossing the market. Margaritaville popped $1.81 to $12.36 after a transfer of 10 stocks, Massy Holdings fell $1.20 in closing at $76.30 with 4,125 shares being traded, NCB Financial increased 65 cents to end at $41.95 with 58,216 stock units crossing the exchange. 138 Student Living climbed 42 cents to close at $3.68 with investors dealing in 1,796 shares, Pan Jamaica sank $1.79 to finish at $50.71 with 180 units changing hands, Proven Investments dipped 65 cents and ended at $17.25 after an exchange of 2,565 stocks. 
Sagicor Group slipped $1.20 to $41.19 with 4,941 stock units crossing the market, Seprod rose $4.27 and ended at $79.77, but after hitting an intraday 52 week low of $75.10, with investors swapping 6,909 shares and Supreme Ventures declined 85 cents to end at $19.05 in an exchange of 34,746 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,493,436 shares trading for $283,786,562, increasing from 7,330,601 stock units at $61,349,989 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. 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 2025.
Kingston Wharves declined 45 cents to $29.50 with investors dealing in 9,962,826 units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 36 cents to close at $7.11, with 222,413 stock units clearing the market. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to finish at $77.50 with traders dealing in 14 shares, Mayberry Group fell 35 cents in closing at $7 after a transfer of 956 stocks, NCB Financial dropped 60 cents to end at $41.30 with an exchange of 48,346 units. Sagicor Group gained $2.38 to close at $42.39 with investors trading 65,301 stock units, Seprod shed $6.60 and closed at a 52 week low of $75.50 with an exchange of 8,259 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced 85 cents to end at $19.90 after closed with 9,392 stock units being traded and Wisynco Group skidded 45 cents and ended at $21 after an exchange of 9,165 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Lasco Distributors traded at a 52 week low of $3.45 after falling 25 cents and VM Investments closed at a 52 week low of $1.95.
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.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 75 cents to $9.75 with a transfer of 696 stock units, NCB Financial skidded 55 cents to end at $41.90 with 30,625 units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living fell 48 cents in closing at $3.26 with investors swapping 20,707 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $1.84 and ended at $52.50 with 120 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to close at $40.01 with traders dealing in 90,371 stock units, Stanley Motta gained 52 cents to finish at $6.80 after an exchange of 7,512 stocks. Sterling Investments lost 60 cents to $2.85 with 32,711 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 56 cents to finish at $12.17 in an exchange of 250 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.ir
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.
Proven Investments rose 96 cents to close at $18.16 after a transfer of 528 units. Sagicor Group lost $1.50 in closing at $41 with investors exchanging 201,523 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 42 cents to $8.58 with traders swapping 401,000 shares to close out trading activities, Scotia Group rallied 59 cents to end at $55.89 with an exchange of 66,767 stock units. Seprod increased 66 cents in closing at $82.10, with 721 stock units being traded and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 39 cents to $8.70, with a transfer of 4,129 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.