Trading remained lukewarm on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with a modest rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a much lower value than on Friday’s poor showing. At the close of trading, the major indices of the Main Market were mixed, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market declined. At the end of trading the prices of just 34 shares rose, 47 declined and 30 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 543.37 points to close at 31,683.37, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 809.11 points to finish at 367,397.38, the JSE Main Index skidded 411.21 points to 321,874.91, the Junior Market Index dropped 21.11 points to 3,333.90 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 2.10 points to settle at 191.47.
At the end of trading, 9,676,833 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 9,235,540 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to a mere $38.81 million, down from $58.93 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 154,719 shares for US$32,863, well above the 16,150 units at US$433 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.95 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 898,639 stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 863,914 units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 2.37 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 512,724 stocks and JFP with 272,315 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased by $33 to close at $253.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated information to help in investment decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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