Stocks delivered increased value for the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, following trading in 60 securities compared with 58 on Friday, with prices of 21 rising, 23 declining and 16 ending unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded just rising above Friday’s trades and the value 21 percent lower.
The market closed with 17,475,201 shares being traded at $99,709,568 compared to 16,647,376 stock units at $126,834,342 on Friday.
Trading averaged 291,253 shares at $1,661,826 compared to 287,024 stock units at $2,186,799 on Friday and month to date, an average of 215,929 stock units at $2,828,952, in alignment with 212,156 shares at $2,887,406 on the previous trading day and February with an average of 296,521 shares at $2,650,049.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.31 million shares for 36.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 2.62 million stocks for 15 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 2.41 million stocks for 13.8 percent of the volume traded, Supreme Ventures with 1.66 million units for 9.5 percent of the overall trades and Sterling Investments with 1.0 million units for 5.7 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,075.30 points to wrap up trading at 408,421.00, the JSE Main Index advanced 473.58 points to 347,212.08 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.21 points to close at 64.13. 
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 21.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings that are compiled by ICInsider.com for the listed companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Trading ended with, Caribbean Cement climbing $2.52 to finish at $110 in an exchange of 23,217 shares, at the same time, Eppley declined $6.99 to $35.01, as 2,647 units passed through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $4.05 in closing at $42 after an exchange of 86 stocks. Jamaica Broilers dipped 38 cents to end at $14.50 in trading 27,065 shares, Jamaica Producers increased $1.39 and ended at $24.49, with 300,190 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group popped 45 cents to close at $17.45 with investors swapping 29,338 shares. Kingston Properties rallied 53 cents to a 52 weeks high of $12.53 with an exchange of 29,650 units, Kingston Wharves lost 41 cents to end at $37.09, with just 1,055 stocks crossing the market, Margaritaville dropped $1.71 in closing at $11.53 as investors exchanged 74 stock units. 
Massy Holdings rose 84 cents to $72.84 in switching ownership of 1,101 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 70 cents to end at $6.75 after an exchange of 1,891 stocks, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.19 to finish trading of 125,558 units at $53.99. Portland JSX gained 51 cents to $9 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to finish at $41.50, with 19,809 shares crossing the market, Seprod popped $4.50 and ended at $82 with a transfer of 27,822 stock units and Sterling Investments slipped 54 cents to close at $2.96 after it closed with an exchange of 1,003,568 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $6.85 in closing at $42.97 after a transfer of 44 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share sank $26 to end at $198.50, with 55 units clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% skidded $15.09 to $93.03 with investors dealing in 293 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.