Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 33 percent and the value 28 percent lower than on Wednesday, with trading in 61 securities compared with< 60 on Wednesday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 34,545,700 shares trading, worth $212,470,981, compared to 25,968,828 stock units at $294,624,910 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 566,323 shares at $3,483,131 compared to 432,814 stocks at $4,910,415 on the prior day and month to date, an average of 307,601 units for $2,096,672, up from 292,498 shares at $2,015,740 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 19.81 million shares for 57.3 percent of total volume followed by Supreme Ventures which ended with 5.62 million stocks for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 3.97 million units for 11.5 percent of the volume traded and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.0 million shares for 2.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,664.71 points to close at 364,253.87, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,968.79 points to end at 316,085.96 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.34 points to wrap up trading at 67.12. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped 40 cents in closing at $28.60 with 300 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement gained $1.30 to close at $93.30 after trading of just 1,816 units, Eppley shed 44 cents to finish at $36.50 after an exchange of 27 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $1 and ended at $39 with 155 stocks passing through the market, General Accident popped 50 cents to end at $5.50 with traders dealing in 509,342 stock units, GraceKennedy increased 80 cents to close at $71 in switching ownership of 15,712 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed $9 to $359 with investors swapping 65 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 49 cents and ended at $11.99 after an exchange of 1,368 stocks, Lasco Distributors lost 37 cents to finish at $3.03 with investors dealing in 774,000 stock units. Margaritaville rallied 39 cents to end at $13.38 with a transfer of 819 shares, Massy Holdings dipped $5.16 in closing at $71, with an exchange of 3,878 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 95 cents to close at $7.95 with traders exchanging 50,427 stocks. 
NCB Financial popped 67 cents to $44.99 with investors trading 165,897 units, 138 Student Living sank 42 cents to end at $3.85 with a mere 181 shares crossing the exchange, Portland JSX slipped 35 cents in closing at $10.15 with investors trading 88,000 units. Proven Investments fell 50 cents to close at $16 with 2,996 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 85 cents and ended at $6.80 as investors exchanged 825 stock units, Seprod sank 51 cents to finish at $79.49 with 492 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 40 cents and ended at $7.10 in an exchange of 10,117 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 53 cents to $2.81 with 479,989 stocks crossing the market and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $20.60 with an exchange of 265,487 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share climbed 60 cents in closing at $19.80 in trading 5 shares and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $135.90 to finish at $1,002.10 after a transfer of 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.