The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Tuesday following a decline in the value and quantity of stocks traded, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market ending mixed, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 41 shares rose, 35 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,030.10 points to end at 328,151.22, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 493.98 points to finish at 365,040.08, the JSE Main Index sank 837.41 points to 317,640.38, the Junior Market Index dropped 32.22 points to end at 3,407.15 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.13 points to 204.37.
At the close of trading, 11,984,502 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 17,244,927 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $59.48 million, down from $109.27 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 99,949 shares for US$34,172 compared to 142,485 units at US$29,278 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 5.46 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 735,326 stocks and Radio Jamaica with 680,000 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 449,794 shares, followed by One Great Studio with 401,057 stocks and Express Catering with 311,369 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $78.50 and ended at $255.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.9 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 and 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.