Transjamaican Highway captured 48 percent of the total volume of stocks traded on the JSE Main Market on Tuesday on a day of shrunken trades, with the volume and value of stocks falling 32 percent and 28 percent, respectively, than Monday. At the close of market activities, investors exchanged 60 securities, the same as Monday, with prices of 23 rising, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged as the market closed higher at the end of trading.
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e market closed with 14,713,604 shares trading for $82,057,557, down from 21,696,953 stock units at $113,302,776 on Monday.
Trading averaged 245,227 shares at $1,367,626 well below the 361,616 stocks at $1,888,380 on Monday and month to date, an average of 614,596 stock units at $20,299,059, slightly below the 639,582 shares at $21,579,652 on the Monday compared with February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 7.01 million shares for 47.6 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 2.88 million stocks for 19.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.30 million stock units for 8.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,444.50 points to close at 378,728.70, the JSE Main Index gained 917.90 points to settle at 325,675.34 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.36 points to close at 67.81. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 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 14.9. The JSE Main and 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 dropped 80 cents to end at $7.15 after an exchange of 759 shares, Eppley Property Fund gained $3.79 to close at $38.29 with investors trading 22 stocks, GraceKennedy shed $1 to finish at $72.50 in an exchange of 72,882 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $6 and ended at $295 with traders dealing in 110 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.34 in closing at $35.34 after a transfer of 25,159 shares, JMMB Group rose 80 cents to close at $22.80 with 77,023 stock units switching owners. Lasco Manufacturing advanced 50 cents to $7.50 with 36,225 units changing hands, Margaritaville climbed 78 cents to end at $15.50 with 10 stocks crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings increased $2 in closing at $80 with investors dealing in 960 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 59 cents to finish at $10 with 870 stocks passing through the market, NCB Financial gained $1.95 and ended at $44.95 after an exchange of 12,249 shares, Proven Investments rose $1.44 to close at $18.49 with investors trading 302,924 stock units. 
Sagicor Group lost $1.35 to close at $42.15 after an exchange of 6,483 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 40 cents and ended at $8 with investors swapping 13,650 stocks, Scotia Group sank $3.70 to end at $53 with 380,744 stocks crossing the market. Seprod advanced 81 cents in closing at $85.02 as investors exchanged 855 units, Stanley Motta declined $1.05 to finish at $5.95 with a transfer of 10,232 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 50 cents to close at $12.40 with 43,051 units crossing the market. Transjamaican Highway skidded 35 cents to $4.08 in trading 7,007,006 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 52 cents to finish at $21.30 after closing with an exchange of 42,384 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dipped $40 and ended at $2,650 with 14 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $10 to end at $100 in the trading of 650 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
Investors traded 21,696,953 shares at $113,302,776 comfortably above 15,065,778 stocks at $82,569,896 trading on Friday. Trading averaged 361,616 shares at $1,888,380 well above the 264,312 stock units at $1,448,595 on Friday and month to date, an average of 639,582 units at $21,579,652 within the vicinity of the 659,748 shares at $23,008,281 on the previous trading day and well below February that ended with an average of 405,332 stock units at only $1,953,730. Wigton Energy led trading with 11.20 million shares for 51.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.78 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 1.83 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 7.2 percent of market share. The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,298.70 points to end at 377,284.20, the JSE Main Index slipped 283.03 points to close trading at 324,757.44 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.28 points to 67.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers. 
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. The JSE Main and 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 for the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 95 cents to finish at $83.05 with 3,305 stocks switching owners, Eppley gained 40 cents and ended at $35.40 with investors trading 281 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.50 to $34.50 in an exchange of 2,993 shares. First Rock Real Estate dipped 74 cents to close at $8.21 with 802 stock units crossing the market, General Accident fell 56 cents to end at $5.16 as investors exchanged 636 shares, Guardian Holdings shed $18 in closing at $289 with 70 stocks being traded. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.24 to $34 with traders dealing in 37,617 units, Jamaica Producers popped 49 cents to close at $24.49 after an exchange of 4,372 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 80 cents to finish at $22 with investors swapping 66,055 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1 and ended at $28.90 with 2,472 units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 50 cents to end at $7 in trading 40,017 stocks, 
Margaritaville dropped 78 cents in closing at $14.72 with 20 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings sank $2.98 to $78 with a transfer of 90,119 shares, while Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 45 cents to end at $9.41 with investors dealing in 11,901 stocks, NCB Financial climbed $1 in closing at $43 in an exchange of 67,320 units. Sagicor Group gained $1.51 and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50 after trading of 14,649 stock units, Seprod sank $5.68 to close at $84.21 with an exchange of 82,776 shares and Supreme Ventures rallied $1 to finish at $20 with 14,619 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,258,988 shares trading for $109,778,942 up from 7,555,395 stock units valued at $61,391,837 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden fell 95 cents to $28 with traders dealing in 510 stock units, Berger Paints dropped 81 cents to $7.15 after investors exchanged 10,791 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied 66 cents in closing at $83.98 as 3,864 stocks were traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1 to finish at $36 as 287 units passed through the market, First Rock Real Estate sank 50 cents to $8.52 with investors trading 2,412 shares, General Accident slipped 80 cents to close at $5 with 500,016 stocks crossed the market. GraceKennedy climbed 37 cents to $73.50 after investors ended trading 12,289 units, Guardian Holdings sank $14 to close at $289 after a transfer of 29 stock units, Jamaica Producers dipped 84 cents to end at $22 with investors trading 37,392 shares. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents in closing at $9 with 4,593 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $1.30 and ended at $26.60 in an exchange of 1,482,888 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 39 cents to finish at $7.50 after 88,399 stock units crossed the market. Margaritaville declined 47 cents and ended at $15.53 after an exchange of 1,004 shares, 
Massy Holdings shed $2.97 to close at $78 with a transfer of 100,000 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 58 cents to finish at $10 after an exchange of 1,000 units. NCB Financial lost 62 cents in closing at an eight and a half year low of $43.78 with investors dealing in 246,064 stock units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.70 to end at $53.20 with 6,258 shares switching owners and Stanley Motta increased 75 cents to close at $6.75 with 122 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
an additional 750 million shares with a total consideration of $8.82 billion and resulted in a 36 percent oversubscription.
At the close of a day of slow trading, Berger Paints rallied 81 cents to end at $7.96 with an exchange of 722 stock units, Caribbean Cement skidded 68 cents to $83.32 with 2,634 shares passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Fund sank 73 cents to close at $35 in trading 224 units. First Rock Real Estate rose 50 cents to finish at $9.02 in an exchange of 7,472 stocks, Guardian Holdings jumped with a $12 gain and ended at $303 with investors trading 184 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped $1.70 in closing at $33.60 with 38,485 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Producers sank $1 to $22.84 in trading 222 shares, Kingston Properties lost 40 cents in closing at $9.50 with 136 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 38 cents to end at $7.11 with investors swapping 139,993 shares. Margaritaville popped 75 cents to close at $16 with 7,010 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed $1.66 and ended at $80.97 with an exchange of 348,865 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 58 cents to finish at $9.42 after 4,504 stock units changed hands.
Pan Jamaica increased $1.50 to $51.50 with a transfer of 16,050 shares, Scotia Group slipped 99 cents to end at $56.01 after an exchange of 48,091 stocks, Seprod advanced $2.55 in closing at $89.90 with investors trading 2,725 units. Stanley Motta shed 85 cents and ended at $6 in an exchange of 9,506 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 64 cents to close at $12.70 with traders dealing in 16,917 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,196,021 shares trading for $61,375,187 compared with 14,777,464 stock units at $61,524,284 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden gained 95 cents to finish at $28.95 with 32 units crossing the market, Berger Paints skidded 80 cents and ended at $7.15 with an exchange of just 54 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 85 cents to $35.73 after a mere 3 shares were traded, Guardian Holdings fell $12 to close at $291 with just 149 stocks being traded, Jamaica Broilers dipped $1.69 to end trading at $35.30 with investors swapping 12,331 shares, Kingston Wharves advanced 50 cents to close at $28 with 10,199 stocks crossing the exchange. Margaritaville rose 52 cents to $15.25 with investors trading 329 units, Massy Holdings lost $2.19 to close at $79.31 with 183,055 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 58 cents to end at $10 as investors exchanged 607 shares. NCB Financial slipped 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $44.45 in trading 65,397 stock units, Pan Jamaica sank $1.25 and ended at $50 after a transfer of 101,000 stocks, 
Proven Investments shed $1.49 to finish at $17.23 trading 18,342 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 40 cents and ended at $8.40 with 608 shares switching owners, Scotia Group declined 50 cents to $57 after an exchange of 238,889 stock units and Stanley Motta rallied 45 cents in closing at $6.85 with 500 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with a moderate decline in the volume of stocks changing hands with a 59 percent lower value than on Friday after an exchange of 61 securities, up from 59 on Friday, with prices of 21 rising, 24 declining and 16 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the market indices.
Transjamaican Highway was the lead trade with 8.76 million shares for 59.3 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 2.31 million stocks for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.56 million stock units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade.
Jamaica Producers rose 84 cents and ended at $23.84 with 1,250 stock units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dipped 50 cents to $27.50 with 997 stock units switching owners, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 48 cents to finish at $7.49 after an exchange of 2,855 shares. Massy Holdings increased $2.19 to close at $81.50 with investors trading 10 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 58 cents in closing at $9.42 in an exchange of 610 units, Pan Jamaica shed $1.10 to end at $51.25 with 13,491 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 65 cents in closing at $8 with a transfer of 537 shares, Stanley Motta skidded 55 cents to $6.40 with 977 stock units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 85 cents and ended at $12.05 after a transfer of 14,357 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $23 to finish at $308 with 38 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $2.95 to close at $100 in trading 19,647 units.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 15,689,285 shares at $148,621,916 up from 7,389,877 stock units at $109,962,525 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending in or around August 2025.
Lasco Manufacturing fell 49 cents to end at $7.01 after a transfer of 68,009 stocks, Massy Holdings sank $2.19 in closing at $79.31 as investors exchanged 902 units, Pan Jamaica popped 35 cents to close at $52.35 with 100 stock units crossing the market. Proven Investments gained $1.48 to end at $19 with traders dealing in 160,658 shares, Seprod skidded 99 cents in closing at $87.01 in an exchange of 13,084 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 91 cents to end at $9.71 with 324 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of just 7,389,877 shares valued at $109,962,525 versus 41,544,650 stock units at $485,714,988 on Wednesday.
At the close, Berger Paints lost 60 cents to finish at $7.15 with a transfer of 6,866 shares, Eppley shed $2.17 and ended at $33.33 with 11,421 stock units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $7.28 to $30 in switching ownership of 4,602 shares. JMMB Group sank 50 cents in closing at $21.60 after an exchange of 3,634 stock units, Kingston Properties rallied 62 cents to close at $8.52 with investors trading 14,000 shares, Kingston Wharves increased $2.15 to end at $29.65 with 2,717 units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 50 cents to $7.50 in trading 7,823 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 52 cents to close at $81.50 as investors exchanged 991,529 stock units, Mayberry Group gained 41 cents to end at $8 in trading 16,609 shares. 
NCB Financial dipped 35 cents in closing at $45.20 with 115,459 stocks crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica sank 35 cents and ended at $52 with investors swapping 26,240 units, Scotia Group skidded $1.20 to finish at $57.50 after an exchange of 32,662 stock units and Stanley Motta popped 54 cents and ended at $6.95 with an exchange of 50 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 41,544,650 shares trading for $485,714,988 up sharply from 18,518,178 stock units at $73,536,330 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1. The JSE Main and 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.
Scotia Group sank $1.80 to finish at $58.70 in switching ownership of 150,366 stocks. Seprod shed $2 to $88 after a transfer of 1,787 shares, Stanley Motta dropped 58 cents and ended at $6.41 with trading of 2,601 stock units, Supreme Ventures increased 39 cents to finish at $18.50 in an exchange of 29,438 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 91 cents in closing at $8.80 with investors trading 13,462 units and Wisynco Group skidded 60 cents to end at $21.20 after 55,964 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.