Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and value of stocks that were exchanged, compared to Friday, resulting in the major indices of all three Markets rising. At the end of trading the prices of 44 shares rose, 47 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by 1,158.15 points to end at 350,650.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,852.11 points to 398,830.98, the JSE Main Index jumped by a solid 1,041.96 points in ending at 341,829.27, while the Junior Market Index rallied by 22.69 points to 3,315.53 and the JSE USD Market Index rose a mere 0.12 points to finish at 264.25.
The market closed with trading of 20,114,165 shares in all three markets, down from 29,206,268 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $223.27 million, down from $235.85 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 188,429 shares for US$15,799, after a sharp decline from 765,285 units at US$51,760 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led trading with 3.20 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.72 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 822,250 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 2.85 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 2.70 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 848,923 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preferred share fell $2.80 to close at $17, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced by $5.43 to $43 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% skidded $2 to end at $105.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, finished at 14.1, calculated on projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.5 based on the 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
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