All three Jamaica Stock Exchange markets closed markedly higher at the end of trading with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Monday and ending with prices of 53 shares rising, 35 declining and 26 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index, the best measure of the overall market performance advanced 1,266.53 points to 336,933.69, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,444.50 points to wrap up trading at 378,728.70, the JSE Main Index rose 917.90 points to settle at 325,675.34, the Junior Market Index rallied a solid 54.28 points to 3,555.80 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 6.23 points to end at 230.48.
At the close of trading, 28,138,536 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 41,991,983 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $105.99 million, down from $208.06 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,129,940 shares for US$134,480 up from 298,433 units at US$29,583 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 7.01 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.88 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.30 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 4.24 million shares followed by Fosrich with 1.83 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 1.05 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $40 to end at $2,650 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% skidded $10 to $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other 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 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. 
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