Stocks delivered a fourth day of gains for the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded climbing 7 percent at a 15 percent higher value than on Tuesday. Dealers traded 60 securities compared with 55 on Tuesday, with prices of 23 rising, 24 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 7,408,031 shares traded, worth $54,644,759, following trading of 7,936,401 units valued at $47,529,234 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 123,467 shares at $910,746 compared to 144,298 shares worth $864,168 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 206,361 units at $1,403,213, down marginally from 213,601 shares at $1,446,223 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.10 million shares for 41.8 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 1.20 million stock units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical with 666,866 stocks for 9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,562.91 points to 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index advanced 640.29 points to conclude trading at 315,654.89 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.68 points to close at 64.33. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. 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, AS Bryden dipped $2 in closing at $28 after an exchange of 14,998 shares, Barita Investments rose 49 cents to $72 with 4,693 units being traded, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to $115 after investors traded 14,614 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.30 to finish at $40 with 426 shares being traded, General Accident fell 43 cents to $5.72 in an exchange of a mere 101 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to end at $17.35 with 6,022 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 79 cents to $17.01 with an exchange of 14,855 stock units, Kingston Properties lost 52 cents to $8.13 with 299 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $7.18 and ended at $29.72 with traders dealing in 23,238 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.39 to finish at $6.40 after a transfer of 663 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $9.74 to close at $42.25 in trading 12 units, NCB Financial dropped 95 cents to end at $42 after an exchange of 508,894 stocks. 
138 Student Living popped 53 cents in closing at $3.79 after trading of 106 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 60 cents to $39.45 after closing with an exchange of 2,588 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.87 and ended at $54.99 with dealers switching ownership of just 1,663 stocks. Seprod increased $2.50 to close at $81, with investors swapping 2,898 units and Stanley Motta rallied 93 cents to end at $7.13 after 25,558 stock units passed through the exchange.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $100 after finishing at $1,150, with investors trading a mere 2 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.