Trading ended with stocks rising with robust gains for 5 days out of the last 6 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the All Jamaican Composite Index rallying 3,060.36 points to close at 374,372.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,797.76 points to 324,968.72 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 1.37 points to wrap up trading at 69.16. Traded volume rose marginally, but the value dropped 19 percent from that on Monday, with trading in 62 securities up from 60, with the prices of 26 rising, 16 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 13,995,385 shares trading worth $95,941,290 compared with 13,175,750 stock units at $118,093,716 on Monday.
Trading averaged 225,732 shares at $1,547,440 compared to 219,596 stocks at $1,968,229 on Monday and month to date, an average of 1,474,889 units at $6,212,474, well aligned with the 1,548,789 shares at $6,488,458 on the previous day and compared to March that ended with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.99 million shares for 35.7 percent of the total volume, followed by Radio Jamaica with 3.31 million units for 23.6 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 675,438 stocks for 4.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. 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 2025.
At the close, Berger Paints shed 73 cents to end at $7.12 with 2,771 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement advanced $1 to close at $83 with investors trading 26,476 units, Carreras rose 59 cents and ended at $15.49 with 345,009 stocks clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.45 in closing at $39.45 with investors dealing in 6,734 shares, First Rock Real Estate popped 58 cents to finish at $9.60 in switching ownership of 96,732 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $6 to end at $344 following the trading of 110 shares. Kingston Properties rallied 79 cents to $9.50 as 131,207 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Group sank $1.05 to finish at $6.35 after a transfer of 85,622 units, NCB Financial dropped $3 and ended at $46 with 203,827 stock units crossing the market. 
Scotia Group increased 90 cents to end at $53.90 after an exchange of 5,424 shares, Seprod climbed $2.95 in closing at $86.50 with 64,462 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.21 to close at $8.14 with investors swapping 1,381 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 41 cents to $21 with 114,740 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $4 to end at $41 with traders dealing in 49 shares, 138 Student Living preference share lost $9.73 in closing at $220.27 as investors exchanged 36 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped 90 cents to finish at $100.90 in trading just two stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $1.50 and ended at $101.50 after an exchange of 2,027 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.