Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with a 1,060 percent jump in the volume of stocks exchanged following a 244 percent pop in value compared with market activity on Tuesday and resulting in trading in 10 securities, compared to 12 on Tuesday with prices of three rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,005,394 shares for US$50,711 compared to 86,667 units at US$14,748 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 100,539 units at US$5,071 versus 7,222 shares at US$1,229 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 36,785 shares at US$2,318 compared with 29,371 units at US$1,998 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 49,394 units for US$3,593.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.55 points to end at 239.06.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.58 of one cent to end at 4.02 US cents closing, with 4,258 units being traded, Margaritaville ended at 10 US cents with 600 stocks crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.59 after investors ended trading 36 shares. Proven Investments fell 1.68 cents to finish at 13.02 US cents with investors transferring 186,935 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.7 US cents after 117 shares crossed the exchange, 
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.01 of a cent to close at 7.95 US cents with traders dealing in 5,475 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.08 of a cent to 2.19 US cents in switching ownership of 806,663 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.19, with 700 stock units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share declined 50 cents to close at US$11 in trading 250 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% advanced 10 cents in closing at US$10.70, with 360 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big jump in trading for the USD Market
Junior stocks drift lower
Stocks drifted lower in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a 16 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with an 8 percent higher value than Tuesday with trading in 42 securities the same as on Tuesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Trading netted 3,592,810 shares for $6,363,318 compared with 3,102,805 units at $5,901,970 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 85,543 shares at $151,508 compared with 73,876 units at $140,523 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 235,064 units at $532,747 compared to 248,202 stock units at $566,245 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
On a day of low trading volume, EduFocal led with 866,123 shares for 24.1 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 661,048 units for 18.4 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 459,774 units for 12.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 24.08 points to close at 3,756.95.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 13 cents to finish at $3.57 as 65,002 stock units passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 8 cents in closing at $2.20 with investors exchanging 4,900 shares, Caribbean Cream increased 38 cents to end at $4.25 with 21,863 stocks clearing the market. Derrimon Trading lost 5 cents in closing at $1.95 in an exchange of 2,300 units, EduFocal dropped 5 cents to close at 90 cents with investors swapping 866,123 stocks, Elite Diagnostic sank 8 cents and ended at $1.51 with an exchange of 50,824 units. Everything Fresh climbed 7 cents to $1.75 with 7,955 shares crossing the market, Fontana skidded 30 cents to end at $8.60 as investors exchanged 55,829 stock units, Honey Bun fell 88 cents in closing at $7.45 with a transfer of 8,318 shares. 
Iron Rock Insurance rose 10 cents to close at $2.52 with 214 units passing through the exchange, Jamaican Teas slipped 22 cents to finish at $2.44 in trading 3,618 stocks, Jetcon Corporation rallied 5 cents and ended at 95 cents, with 27,645 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to $11.40 with investors transferring 11,430 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 7 cents to close at $1.54 after 6,805 units were traded, MFS Capital Partners gained 12 cents and ended at $1.62 in switching ownership of 300 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies popped 12 cents in closing at $1.68 with trading in 4,131 stock units, Tropical Battery advanced 6 cents to finish at $2.12 with investors dealing in 327 shares and tTech rose 23 cents to end at $2.27 with 1,899 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fall for all JSE markets
All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Wednesday and ended with a sharp rise in trading on the USD market, with trading in the rest of the market enjoying a modest increase in the volume of stocks changing hands but with a fall in the value traded compared with the previous day and resulting in prices of 32 shares rising and 33 declining.
At the close of trading on Wednesday, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,130.34 points to end trading at 335,763.89, while the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,794.74 points to close at 360,220.92, while the JSE Main Index lost 1,004.10 points to close at 322,943.86. The Junior Market Index fell 24.08 points to lock up trading at 3,756.95 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 3.55 points to end at 239.06.
At the close of trading, 11,705,524 shares were exchanged in all three markets compared to 11,538,316 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amount to $43.87 million, well below the $162.75 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,005,394 shares for US$50,711 compared to 86,667 units at US$14,748 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.49 million shares followed by General Accident with 1.35 million units and Lasco Distributors with 1.17 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 866,123 shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 661,048 stock units and Dolla Financial with 459,774 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $5 in closing at $210 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $50 to end at $1,200.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 19.9 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.6 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. 
This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Falling stocks push Trinidad Exchange down
Falling stocks outnumbered those rising by more than two to one when trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday and finished with a 60 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded rising valued 244 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in the trading of 20 securities similar to Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, nine declining and seven remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 138,141 shares for $3,123,131 compared with 86,156 stock units at $908,797 on Tuesday.
An average of 6,907 shares were traded at $156,157 compared to 4,308 units at $45,440 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 12,770 shares at $150,226 compared with 13,365 units at $149,625 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index skidded 2.36 points to close at 1,206.82, the All T&T Index sank 4.90 points to 1,816.25, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.05 points to conclude trading at 77.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 37 cents to close at $69, with 1,881 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl shed $2 to $55 after a transfer of 4,209 units, Ansa Merchant Bank sank 15 cents to finish at $45.15 with investors trading 131 shares. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 40 cents to $22.60 after trading 4,108 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 with investors trading 33 shares, First Citizens Group slipped 1 cent to $48.10 in swapping 1,915 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 6 cents to close at $7.01 after an exchange of 1,688 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.90 in trading 8,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped 5 cents and ended at $18.70 with 30 shares changing hands. JMMB Group lost 4 cents to close at $1.45 in an exchange of 3,692 units, Massy Holdings ended at $4.30, with 66,356 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises dipped 3 cents to end at $3.85 as investors traded 420 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $2.20 after 17,000 shares passed through the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.82, with 907 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Point Lisas skidded 20 cents in closing at $3.50 with investors swapping 900 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at $14 in an exchange of 3,508 stocks, Republic Financial popped 7 cents to end at $119 with investors trading 17,367 shares, Scotiabank ended at $69.98 and closed with an exchange of 373 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 46 cents to $8.50 with 5,123 stocks changing hands and Trinidad Cement rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.85 with 500 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More funds enters JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with a 43 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands after a 166 percent jump in value compared with Monday, and resulting from trading in 12 securities, compared to 10 on Monday with prices of five rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 86,667 shares for US$14,748 compared to 152,339 units at US$5,545 on Monday.
Trading averaged 7,222 units at US$1,229 versus 15,234 shares at US$554 on Monday, with a month to date average of 29,371 shares at US$1,998 compared with 32,963 units at US$2,123 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 49,394 units for US$3,593.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.19 points to end the day at 242.61.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden climbed 0.51 of one cent in closing at 23 US cents after an exchange of 200 units, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.58 of one cent to 4.6 US cents with investors transferring 1,080 stocks, Margaritaville remained at 10 US cents in an exchange of 80 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.59, with 27 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments advanced 0.97 of one cent to close at 14.7 US cents in an exchange of 7,992 shares, Sterling Investments popped 0.19 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents after trading 36 stock units. 
Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.34 of a cent in closing at 7.94 US cents with a transfer of 11,059 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 9 US cents and closed after 65 units were traded and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.09 of a cent to finish at 2.11 US cents with an exchange of 59,749 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share shed 0.85 of one cent and ended at US$1.19, with 6,000 units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share dropped 85 cents to close at US$11.50 with investors dealing in 259 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% lost 10 cents to end at US$10.60, with 120 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on the JSE Main Market
Trading climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with 36 percent rise in the volume and after a 429 percent surge in value over Monday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 18 declining and 21 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,349,044 shares trading for $156,852,014 up from 6,145,603 units at $29,633,029 on Monday.
Trading averaged 141,509 shares at $2,658,509 compared to 100,748 units at $485,787 on Monday and month to date, an average of 1,031,265 units at $4,148,315, in comparison with 1,117,606 units at $4,292,885 on the previous day and March that closed with an average of 828,473 units at $2,341,254.
Sagicor Group led trading with 3.04 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.63 million units for 19.5 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 1.13 million units for 13.5 percent market share and General Accident with 1.08 million units for 12.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 4,420.59 points to culminate at 362,015.66, the JSE Main Index skidded 3,062.56 points to lock up trading at 323,947.96 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 1.00 point to 69.08.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden lost $1.12 to close at $38.88 after 334 shares were traded, Barita Investments slipped $1.50 and ended at $71 after 9,956 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cement gained 75 cents to close at $57.99 after a transfer of 8,209 shares. Eppley sank $1 to end at $39, with 110 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 55 cents in closing at $11.56 with investors trading 57,058 shares, Kingston Properties shed 32 cents to finish at $7.75, with 52,114 stocks crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing declined by 30 cents and ended at $5.25 after an exchange of 35,532 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 50 cents to $10.50 with 400 stock units clearing the market, 
NCB Financial fell 75 cents to end at $64.50 with an exchange of 32,268 shares. Proven Investments dipped 50 cents to close at $21.50 after investors traded 1,103 stock units, Scotia Group rallied $1.60 to finish at $45.60 after an exchange of 28,074 stocks, Seprod increased $2.42 to end at $80 with traders dealing in 1,110 units and Supreme Ventures popped $1 to $25, with 8,401 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.01 to finish trading 22 units at $50, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 in closing at $215 after exchanging one share, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded $3.45 and ended at $115 with a transfer of 110 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $5.49 to finish at $109.49 with investors dealing in 2,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading slips on the Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 35 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with 44 percent lower value than on Monday and ended with trading in 42 securities down from 45 on Monday and closing with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading in 3,102,805 shares for $5,901,970 down from 4,798,812 units at $10,594,590 on Monday.
Trading averaged 73,876 shares at $140,523 compared to 106,640 units at $235,435 on Monday with a month to date, average of 248,202 units at $566,245 compared to 264,995 stock units at $607,255 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
One Great Studio led trading with 1.06 million shares for 34 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.05 million units for 33.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 199,059 units for 6.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 2.92 points to finish at 3,781.03.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 7 cents to $3.44 in switching ownership of 106,018 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 8 cents to finish at $2.28 with investors swapping just one share, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents and ended at $2.19, with 2,273 shares crossing the market. EduFocal declined 5 cents to close at 95 cents with traders dealing in 22,734 stock units, Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end at $1.68 with 3,905 shares clearing the market, Honey Bun fell 7 cents in closing at $8.33 with a transfer of 15,162 stock units. 
JFP Ltd popped 5 cents to $1.27 with investors dealing in 3,587 units, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to end at $2.56 in an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Mailpac Group rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.01 as 14,091 units passed through the market. Main Event gained 39 cents and ended at $13.99 with an exchange of 49 shares, MFS Capital Partners slipped 30 cents to finish at $1.50, with 41,551 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to close at $2.45 after a transfer of 1,049,690 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 13 cents to $1.56 as investors exchanged 18,169 shares, Tropical Battery sank 5 cents in closing at $2.06, with 17,019 stocks changing hands and tTech dipped 23 cents to finish at $2.04 in an exchange of 5 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slow trading on the Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume and valued traded declining by 51 percent from that on Monday and resulting in activities in 20 securities up from 17 on Monday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 86,156 shares for valued at $908,797 compared to 176,997 stock units at $1,850,702 on Monday.
An average of 4,308 shares were traded at $45,440 compared with 10,412 units at $108,865 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 13,365 shares at $149,625 compared with 14,389 units at $161,398 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index dropped 4.25 points to 1,209.18, the All T&T Index lost 8.01 points to end the day at 1,821.15, the SME Index remained at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.03 points to 77.58.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s fell 12 cents to close at $68.63 after investors traded of 1,000 shares, 
Angostura Holdings shed 21 cents to end at $22.74 in an exchange of 2,205 units, Ansa McAl ended at $57 with investors swapping just 2 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank closed trading at $45.30 after 2 stock units passed through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund finished at $23 with investors trading 3,404 shares, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to $48.11 with 471 stocks crossing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.90 with investors trading 2,625 stocks, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.75 after exchanging 618 units, Guardian Media closed at $2 with investors dealing in 106 stocks. Massy Holdings finished trading at $4.30 with an exchange of 22,088 shares, National Enterprises popped 8 cents to end at $3.88 after a transfer of 7,102 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82, with 25 units changing hands. Point Lisas remained at $3.70 in trading 100 shares,
Prestige Holdings ended at $14after 4,435 units passed through the market, Republic Financial declined 7 cents and ended at $118.93 as investors exchanged 619 stocks. Scotiabank increased 3 cents in closing at $69.98 in switching ownership of 329 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $8.96 with traders dealing in 29,106 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 3 cents to close at $2.74 in an exchange of 2,684 stock units. Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.09 to $12.65 and closed with 1,584 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 99 cents to finish at $13.01 with an exchange of 7,651 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fall for Main & Junior Markets but USD rises
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Tuesday as the Junior Market JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands rising moderately over that on Monday, with a much higher the value, resulting in prices of 31 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 2,956.19 points to close at 336,894.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 4,420.59 points to 362,015.66, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,062.56 points to end the day at 323,947.96. The Junior Market Index dipped 2.92 points to end at 3,781.03 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.19 points to settle at 242.61.
At the close of trading, 11,538,316 shares were exchanged in all three markets, marginally up from 11,094,504 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $162.75 million, well over the $40.23 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 86,667 shares for US$14,748 compared to 152,339 units at US$5,545 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Group led trading with 3.04 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.63 million stock units, Transjamaican Highway with 1.13 million stocks and General Accident with 1.08 million shares.
In Junior Market trading, One Great Studio led trading with 1.06 million shares followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.05 million units and ONE on ONE Educational with 199,059 units for 6.4 percent market share.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.01 to end at $50, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 in closing at $215, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded $3.45 and ended at $115 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $5.49 to finish at $109.49.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.4. times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Tepid Main Market trading
Trading activity dipped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 44 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with an 82 percent lower value than on Friday, following trading in 61 securities as was the case on Friday, with prices of 15 stocks rising, 28 declining and 18 unchanged.
The market ended trading of 6,145,603 shares at $29,633,029 compared to 10,926,398 units at $160,297,742 on Friday.
Trading averaged 100,748 shares at $485,787 compared to 179,121 units at $2,627,832 on Friday and month to date, an average of 1,117,606 units at $4,292,885 compared with 1,231,003 units at $4,717,442 on the previous day and March with an average of 828,473 units at $2,341,254.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.33 million shares for 37.9 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.53 million units for 25 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 541,191 stocks for 8.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 64.70 points to close at 366,436.25, the JSE Main Index rose 255.28 points to end the day at 327,010.52 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.11 points to end at 70.08.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $1.02 and ended at $40 with investors trading 4,641 shares, Barita Investments shed 50 cents to $72.50 in an exchange of 5,198 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $2.25 in closing at $57.24 with investors swapping 3,071 units. Eppley climbed $4 to close at $40 with a transfer of 2,500 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank $9.50 to finish at $360 after exchanging 347 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 53 cents to end at $12.11 in switching ownership of 31,956 stocks. Kingston Wharves advanced 30 cents to $30.70 after a transfer of 7,584 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 85 cents to finish at $10, with 9,216 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped $1.25 and ended at $65.25 with traders dealing in 25,786 shares. 
Scotia Group declined $2.93 to end at $44 in an exchange of 3,421 units, Seprod dipped $5.77 in closing at $77.58 with 9,441 stocks clearing the market, Stanley Motta slipped 75 cents to close at $6.05 with an exchange of 4,597 stock units. Supreme Ventures skidded $1 to $24 after 126,649 shares crossed the market and Wisynco Group dropped $1.39 to finish at $20.61 as investors exchanged 51,035 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $1.01 and ended at $46.99, with 110 stocks crossing the market, 138 Student Living preference share lost $3 to end at $210 after an exchange of 6 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share popped $23.37 in closing at $118.45 with investors transferring 8 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dipped $6 to close at $104 after 379 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
