Main Market pushed the market indices sharply higher in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Friday, with a decline in the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices following the prices of 40 shares rising, 41 declining and 24 remaining firm, At the close, the volume of stocks exchanged declined compared to Thursday, having a greater value than the prior day.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 6,336.02 points to conclude trading at 324,942.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 9,040.83 points to 362,568.49, as the JSE Main Index sprang 6,951.90 points higher to 314,199.59, the Junior Market Index sank 42.55 points to end at 3,419.70 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.44 points to conclude trading at 204.70.
At the close of trading, 11,568,972 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 12,930,407 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $83.62 million, up from $60.17 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,082,403 shares for US$81,699 compared to 197,037 units at US$22,508 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.05 million shares, followed by NCB Financial with 762,117 stocks and JMMB Group 10% with 650,000 units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 2.78 million shares, followed by MFS Capital Partners with 516,819 stocks and One Great Studio with 391,116 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $6.45 to finish at $43 and 138 Student Living preference share gained $3 and ended at $203.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.1 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 straying 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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