Friday ended trading for November on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with prices of 47 shares rising, 30 declining and 26 remaining firm, following a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Thursday, resulting in all major indices of the market rising solidly.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 3,032.47 points to 328,975.79, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,549.61 points to end at 363,894.47, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,813.30 points to closed at 318,658.37, the Junior Market Index popped 47.93 points to end at 3,386.07 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 7.42 points to 209.67.
At the close of trading, 55,670,468 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 33,169,235 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $221.74 million, well above $109.65 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 164,281 shares for US$15,479 compared to 516,470 units at US$15,861 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 13.72 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.95 million stocks and Radio Jamaica with 4.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 4.97 million shares, followed by Fosrich with 3.01 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 3.0 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $2.97 to finish at $45 and 138 Student Living preference share increased $3 to $255.
The market’s PE ratio, the most used measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.3 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 15.3 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares 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.
Pertinent information is required to successfully navigate the numerous investment options in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.