The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, but with a much greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices falling. At the end of trading, the prices of 46 shares rose, 36 declined and 25 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 404.12 points to close trading at 332,904.41, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,770.33 points to conclude trading at 369,619.16, the JSE Main Index climbed 511.90 points to 322,981.25, the Junior Market Index sank 12.07 points to conclude trading at 3,356.77 and the JSE USD Market Index dropped 1.30 points to end at 191.81.
At the close of the market, 13,622,748 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 16,471,449 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $127.87 million, up from a mere $58.94 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 299,306 shares for US$9,514 compared to 379,474 units at US$44,058 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 7.05 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.36 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 763,803 units.
In Junior Market trading, Jetcon Corporation led with 703,132 shares, followed by Image Plus with 141,098 stocks and Derrimon Trading with 117,938 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $1.98 to finish at $251.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.4 based on the 2025-26 earnings and 15.3 based on 2024 historical earnings. ICInsider.com’s PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated data to help with decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are 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. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.