Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in all major indices of the market declining, with prices of 27 stocks rising, 35 declining and 40 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,014.77 points to 347,502.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,819.74 points to end at 399,418.21, the JSE Main Index declined 890.61 points to settle at 339,563.92, as the Junior Market Index fell 22.69 points to 3,180.17 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 5.94 points to settle at 260.61.
At the close of trading, 25,042,693 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from a very large 174,489,697 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $121.38 million, down from $188.9 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 648,959 shares for US$46,908 up from 62,084 units at US$3,469 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.06 million shares followed by Supreme Ventures with 1.53 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.29 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led the market with 8.42 million shares followed by Woodcats International with 2.97 million stocks and Lasco Financial with 915,834 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% fell $130 to $1,060.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.5. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. 
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid 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.