Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a decline in the volume of stocks exchanged, but with a greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market declining, along with the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices falling. At the end of trading, the prices of 36 shares rose, 39 declined and 24 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped by 964.70 points to 327,942.68, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,192.33 points to end at 365,123.34, while the JSE Main Index sank 989.06 points to end trading at 317,415.66, the Junior Market Index slipped 2.57 points to 3,408.06 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by just 0.58 points to 202.71.
At the close of trading, 20,061,863 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 21,684,352 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $83.38 million, up from $65.46 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 203,548 shares for US$5,046 well below the 7,320,894 units that traded at US$182,827 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 14.13 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.0 million stocks and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 580,185 units.
In Junior Market trading, Jetcon Corporation led with 533,448 shares, followed by RA Williams with 378,675 stocks and Future Energy with 277,508 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.8 based on the 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide 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 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 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 reflects 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.