Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a much greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market sliding, the Junior Market index rising, with a minor slippage in the JSE USD Market index. At the end of trading, the prices of 30 shares rose, 44 declined and 35 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 646.46 points to finish at 328,336.59, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 766.16 points to conclude trading at 365,918.58, the JSE Main Index dipped 683.01 points to end at 318,054.75, the Junior Market Index added just 1.01 points to settle at 3,377.40 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.86 points to 192.94.
At the close of the market 28,278,985 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 24,667,189 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $298.82 million, up from $125.87 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 208,255 shares for US$6,331 compared to 1,323,683 units at US$100,037 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 14.37 million shares, followed by Supreme Ventures with 2.92 million stock units and Wisynco Group with 1.96 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 366,963 shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 351,847 stock units and Lasco Financial with 236,780 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $3.90 and ended at $104.
The market’s PE ratio, the most frequently used measure to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.2 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, are 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.