Caribbean Cement contributed $92 million amounting to 43 percent of the $214 million of the value traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 180 percent and the value surging 278 percent over Monday’s trades. Investors traded 62 securities, up from 59 on Monday, with prices of 22 rising, 25 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 20,743,087 shares changing hands for $214,214,112, with an increase from 7,397,470 stock units at $56,740,520 on Monday.
Trading ended with average of 334,566 shares for $3,455,066, up sharply 125,381 stock units at $961,704 on Monday and month to date, an average of 212,225 stock units at $2,988,772, closely aligned with 204,299 shares at $2,958,563 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.39 million shares for 45.3 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 4.55 million stocks for 21.9 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 1.43 million units for 6.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 386.57 points to conclude trading at 399,288.11, the JSE Main Index sank 408.05 points to finish at 341,364.52 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by 0.34 points to 63.21. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 20.8. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending about August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden skidded 58 cents in closing at $29 with investors trading 35 shares, Barita Investments sank 45 cents to $69.05 in switching ownership of 1,172 stocks, Caribbean Cement gained $1 to close at $102 with investors dealing in 902,656 shares. Caribbean Producers dipped 35 cents to finish at $6 with 16,428 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate sank $1 and ended at $9 with an exchange of 120,993 units, GraceKennedy popped 47 cents to end at $69.48 with 12,847 stocks changing hands. Jamaica Broilers climbed 73 cents to $14.93 with investors swapping 46,174 shares, Jamaica Producers increased 66 cents to close at $23 in an exchange of 26,679 stock units, JMMB Group declined 81 cents and ended at $17.01 following trading of 14,204 units. NCB Financial advanced 74 cents in closing at $43 as investors exchanged 48,946 stocks, 
Pan Jamaica rose 50 cents to finish at $47.50 following an exchanging of 348,326 shares, Proven Investments lost 39 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 4,185 stock units. Sagicor Group rallied $1.48 to $42 with 34,217 units crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $2.64 to finish at $9.45 with traders dealing in 134 shares, Seprod dropped $2 and ended at $75 with 2,074 stock units clearing the market and Stanley Motta popped 82 cents in closing at $5.97 with a transfer of 1,745 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $26.50 to end at $198.50 after an exchange of 16 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $61 to close at $1,121 with investors trading 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.