Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a drop in the volume and value of stocks exchanged, compared to Friday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market index declining, and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 32 shares rose, 58 declined and 25 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,764.05 points to 345,946.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,665.53 points to conclude trading at 401,958.39, while the JSE Main Index dropped 1,549.36 points to 339,737.64, the Junior Market Index sank 39.28 points to end at 2,941.06 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.40 points to 234.53.
At the close of trading, 45,449,586 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 306,426,835 units on Friday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $124.92 million, down from $161.26 million on the preceding trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 4,137,658 shares for US$1,379,370 compared to only 257,807 units at US$12,350 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.43 million shares, followed by Lasco Distributors with 2.50 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.16 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 14.88 million shares, followed by Fosrich with 3.25 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.70 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $5.91 to $33, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $344.85 in closing at $1,954, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $10 to end at $200, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $9.78 to finish at $1,150, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $1.50 and ended at $109 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $6.50 to close at $100.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled using projected 2026-27 earnings, is 12.3 and 14.3 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses, if any, are excluded from earnings. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures used in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing a company’s stock price by earnings per share.
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Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them in fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 
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