Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Monday, resulting in mixed results for the major indices of Main Market, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 35 declined and 32 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 774.41 points to settle at 330,489.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,160.68 points to wrap up trading at 365,345.26, the JSE Main Index rose 435.55 points to finish at 320,208.48, the Junior Market Index popped 50.37 points to 3,390.40 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.31 points to end at 189.78.
At the close of trading, 10,647,080 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 20,792,598 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $56.74 million, down from $82.47 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 177,061 shares for US$10,906 compared to 232,839 units at US$24,914 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.70 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 974,252 stocks and Carreras with 845,558 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.20 million shares, with the price closing at a record high, followed by Regency Petroleum with 350,115 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 214,208 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $8 to close at $263 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $8 to $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with 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.
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