Jamaica Stock Exchange captured 34 percent of the volume of shares traded, on Wednesday, followed by Carreras with another big haul for a third day, pushing the volume of stocks traded up by 91 percent and the value up a robust 229 percent over Tuesday, resulting from trading in 59securities down from 62 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 18 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 14,875,532 shares trading for $170,956,270 up robustly from 7,781,071 stock units at $51,965,822 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 252,128 shares at $2,897,564 compared to 125,501 stocks at $838,158 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 246,185 units at $1,812,300 up from 245,543 shares at $1,695,243 on the previous day and compared with December that averaged 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
Jamaica Stock Exchange led trading with 5.03 million shares for 33.8 percent of total volume followed by Carreras which ended with 4.01 million stocks for 27 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.43 million stock units for 9.6 percent of the volume traded and Caribbean Producers ended with 1.06 million shares for 7.1 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,085.68 points to end at 383,680.98, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,484.38 points to wrap up trading at 332,224.19 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.63 points to end at 67.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 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 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden fell $1.83 and landed at $30.17 after investors traded just 30 stock units, Barita Investments sank 39 cents to $73.61 with 1,573 shares being traded, Berger Paints rallied 87 cents to close at $8.37 with a mere 40 stocks switching owners. Caribbean Cement skidded $7.97 to close at $81.03 after a transfer of 5,831 units, Caribbean Producers rose 66 cents to end at $9 in trading 1,058,265 shares, Eppley advanced $2.27 to finish at $35 with 322 stock units crossing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $2.68 to $39.99 in an exchange of 260 stocks, Guardian Holdings gained $1 to close at $309 with investors dealing in 878 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 48 cents and ended at $12.51 with 5,031,631 shares crossing the exchange. Kingston Wharves sank 90 cents to finish at $30 with investors trading 2,617 stock units, 
Margaritaville climbed 90 cents to end at $14.20 after an exchange of 9,577 units, Mayberry Group declined 84 cents to $7.56 with investors swapping 4,744 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 63 cents to $9.37 with an exchange of 715 shares, 138 Student Living increased 43 cents to end at $4.24 with 7,857 stocks clearing the market, Pan Jamaica popped 77 cents in closing at $50.89 after an exchange of 377 stock units. Proven Investments dropped $2.10 to finish at $17.50 with 12,396 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group rallied $1 and ended at $55 with traders dealing in 143,589 shares, Seprod dipped $1.98 to close at $84.02 with 2,253 stock units changing hands. Stanley Motta rose 60 cents to $7 with a transfer of 13,264 stocks, Supreme Ventures slipped 85 cents to end at $21.15 with 314,247 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 50 cents to finish at $12.50 as investors exchanged 2,465 shares and Wisynco Group increased 56 cents to close at $21.58 with investors trading 271,612 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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