Trading activities picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with an 11 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 12 percent higher value compared to Friday, resulting from trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Friday, with prices of 25 rising, 15 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 12,952,559 shares, with a value o f$151,066,529, up from 11,702,015 stocks at $134,716,340 on Friday.
Trading averaged 215,876 shares, valued at $2,517,775, after rising above 198,339 units at $2,283,328 on Friday and month to date and compares averaging 301,865 units at $2,589,865, down slightly from 307,331 shares at $2,594,447 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.90 million shares for 68.7 percent of the total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, with 1.02 million units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade and GraceKennedy with 540,040 stocks for 4.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,634.86 points to 402,539.63, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,537.46 points to conclude trading at 341,421.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.56 points to 63.64. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $3.94 to end at $25.51, with 510 shares clearing the market, Berger Paints popped 53 cents to close at $5.65, after the trading of 3,492 stock units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.14 in closing at $22.56, with an exchange of 2,893 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 54 cents to end at $7.04, with 42,321 units changing hands, Massy Holdings declined $1.90 and ended at $72 in an exchange of 3,574 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 66 cents to finish at $7.24, with 1,500 shares crossing the market. 
Pan Jamaica rose $3.40 and ended at $49.50 in switching ownership of 10,728 stocks and Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 40 cents to $9.97 after an exchange of 530 units.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $11.92 to finish at $31.07 with investors swapping a mere two units. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $20 to close at $1,080 after an exchange of 50 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $4.75 to end at $102.20 with investors dealing in 927 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.