Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with just 5,160,693 shares trading for $30,523,127, compared with 5,327,799 stock units at $30,215,617 on Monday, following trading in 56 securities compared with 57, with prices of 21 rising, 25 declining and 10 ending unchanged, leading to a fall in market value.
The market closed trading with an average of 92,155 shares at $545,056, well in alignment with 93,470 stocks at $530,099 on Monday and month to date, an average of 122,952 stocks for $862,315, down from 128,070 shares at $915,035 on the prior day but lower than October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Wigton Energy led trading with an exchange of 1.65 million shares for 32 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway, which ended with 1.29 million stock units for 24.9 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 561,452 stocks for 10.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 882.13 points to settle at 357,604.19, the JSE Main Index declined 1,264.44 points to 313,974.72 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.68 points to finish at 64.25. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio of 13.1. 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 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell $1.10 in closing at $77.90 after trading of 8,832 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $1 to close at $97 with 16,565 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers fell 75 cents and ended at $7.05 in an exchange of 44,773 stocks. Eppley dropped $4.30 to end at $30.70, with traders dealing in 5,177 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $5 to close at $43.50 with 203 stock units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings gained $20.33 to finish at $351.33 with investors trading 748 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 75 cents to $12.25 as traders switched ownership of 1,243 stocks, JMMB Group climbed 47 cents to end at $17.47 after a transfer of 7,091 units, Kingston Wharves sank 80 cents in closing at $29 after investors exchanged 102 stock units. Massy Holdings increased $2.20 and ended at $77.20 with 1,635 shares crossing the market, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $2.03 to close at $44.99 after an exchange of 500 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 49 cents to finish at $3.46 with investors trading 500 stocks. Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents and ended at $48 with 2,095 units clearing the market, Proven Investments rallied 52 cents to $15.93 after trading of 521 stocks, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to end at $51.60 with investors dealing in 177,414 units and Seprod shed 81 cents in closing at $78.20 in an exchange of 8,692 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $3.20 to close at $47.15 with investors swapping just one stock unit and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $4.90 to finish at $100 with an exchange of 240 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.