Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday, resulting in the major Main Market and the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market climbing. At the end of trading the prices of 42 shares rose, 46 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 2,735.95 points to close at 339,776.14, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 881.85 points to end at 381,353.04, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,744.12 points to settle at 328,614.31, the Junior Market Index rose 15.57 points to 3,560.20 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 0.30 points to 237.56.
At the close of trading, 29,654,488 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 18,004,686 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $90million, up from $86.75 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 266,132 shares for US$92,122 compared to 699,719 units at US$22,846 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led with 6.29 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 6.03 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 1.58 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 1.86 million shares followed by MFS Capital Partners with 1.81 million stocks and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.30 million units.
In the preferred segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share increased $2.03 to close at $19, at the same time 138 Student Living preference share climbed $35.83 to end at $295 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $50 and ended at $1,050.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.7 based on 2025-26 earnings and 19.6 based on 2024-25 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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