Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday with prices of 18 stocks rising, 25 declining and 16 ending unchanged after trading skidded with activities in only 59 securities, down from 64 on Monday. The fall in securities traded fed into a 32 percent drop in volume of stocks traded to 10,606,743 shares from 15,568,575 units on Monday and a 43 percent drop in value to $104,053,703, down from $182,887,896 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 179,775 shares worth $1,763,622, down from 243,259 stock units at $2,857,623 on Monday, compared with February, that ended with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading stock traded with 3.27 million shares for 30.8 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 1.72 million stocks for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade, Supreme Ventures closed with 1.71 million stock units for 16.2 percent of the volume traded and Wigton Energy with 1.18 million shares for 11.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 1,358.52 points to close at 401,741.78, the JSE Main Index advanced 547.55 points to 344,604.58 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.34 points to 63.21. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activity, AS Bryden fell 48 cents and ended at $31.99 with the trading a mere 15 shares, Barita Investments dropped 35 cents to $69.15 with an exchange of 1,562 stock units, Carreras advanced 40 cents to finish at $21.90, following trading of 591,281 shares. Jamaica Producers sank 48 cents to end at $22.52 after an exchange of 36,281 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 49 cents in closing at $6.50, with 19,179 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 87 cents to close at $6.67, with investors trading 1,913 shares. Pan Jamaica skidded 80 cents to $49 in an exchange of 11,016 units, Proven Investments popped 95 cents and ended at $13 following trading in 1,355 stocks, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased by 95 cents to $9.44 as investors exchanged 18,604 stock units. Scotia Group climbed 55 cents to $50.50, after 422,104 shares passed through the market. Seprod lost $1 to close at $79 with investors swapping 5,424 stocks, Stanley Motta rose 37 cents to finish at $6.27, with 1,629 units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures slipped 70 cents to $16.95 with investors dealing in 1,714,084 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 44 cents to close at $10.51 after a transfer of 62,473 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $6 after ending at $43, with traders dealing in 66 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.