Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a much higher value than on Thursday, resulting in prices of 34 shares rising, 44 declining and 29 remaining firm. At the end of trading, the Main Market major indices and the Junior Market index rose and the JSE USD Market declined moderately.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,575.13 points to 334,126.70, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 447.12 points to 369,936.32, the JSE Main Index rose 1,275.19 points to 323,655.85, the Junior Market Index climbed 49.08 points to close at 3,441.44 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.55 points to conclude trading at 246.36.
At the close of trading, 27,044,763 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 39,686,285 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $221.74 million, up from $178.36 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 818,516 shares for US$25,705, up from just 154,390 units at US$9,049 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led the market with 5.76 million shares, followed by Supreme Ventures with 5.63 million stocks and AS Bryden with 1.86 million units.
In Junior Market trading, MFS Capital Partners led with 5.14 million shares, followed by Everything Fresh with 2.04 million stocks and Regency Petroleum with 643,010 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased $56.50 to close at $242.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.6 based on 2024 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 and is grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparison 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.
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