The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a moderate rise in the volume of stocks trading, at a lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index slipping and the JSE USD Market index climbing. At the end of trading, the prices of 44 shares rose, 34 declined and 34 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by 1,743.86 points to 355,284.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 2,535.65 points to close at 404,277.43, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,880.20 points to finish at 346,484.78, the Junior Market Index lost 7.80 points to end at 3,340.68 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 5.37 points to 285.97.
At the close of trading, 18,753,096 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 17,490,274 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $92.3 million, down from $113.65 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 325,371 shares for US$17,596 compared to 319,695 units at US$18,681 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 2.40 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.31 million stocks and Scotia Group with 618,169 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 5.56 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 4.24 million stocks and Future Energy with 540,237 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dipped $36.56 to end at $207.
The market’s PE ratio, one of the most popular measures used to value stocks, finished at 15.1. The PE ratio is calculated using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in stock markets. The chart should be used to help with decision-making, when investing around the average of a sector, not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 price. Dividends that are paid or 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.