Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged and a sharper drop in value than on Friday and ended with all major market indices rising, following the prices of 35 shares rising, 47 declining and 33 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,099.04 points to 337,047.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,566.91 points to finish at 374,146.91, the JSE Main Index popped 1,021.38 points to conclude trading at 326,401.36, the Junior Market Index rallied 16.78 points to 3,480.81 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 10.72 points to finish at 229.88.
At the close of trading, 9,990,922 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 12,148,264 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to a mere $38.87 million, down from $116.35 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 309,324 shares for US$9,698 compared to 99,850 units at US$12,828 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.86 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.22 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 917,095 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 1.25 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 463,467 stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 387,256 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.50 to finish at $18, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $1.50 and ended at $43 and 138 Student Living preference share sank $50.70 to $191.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular tool used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 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 chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, thus allowing for easier 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 navigate numerous investment options successfully 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.