Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks passing through the market, with a lower value than on Wednesday. Trading closed with the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market rising and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading the prices of 36 shares rose, 43 declined and 29 remained firm.
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,107.60 points to close at 384,752.36, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,779.94 points to 455,162.32, the JSE Main Index popped by 1,121.64 points to 379,145.91, the Junior Market Index inched 4.90 points higher to settle at 3,097.92 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 0.55 points to finish at 275.85.
At the end of trading, 17,831,659 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 42,578,666 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $121.61 million, down from $350.76 million on the preceding day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 403,181 shares for US$25,918 compared to 299,786 units at US$17,915 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 2.75 million shares, followed by JMMB 9.5% with 1.08 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 794,603 units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 3.94 million shares, followed by Image Plus with 1.56 million stocks and Express Catering with 1.07 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share trading, Guardian Holdings rose $7.92 to end at $377.92, Eppley rallied $3.43 to close at $32.50, NCB Financial climbed $3 to $74, First Rock Real Estate gained $1.66 and ended at $8.96 and Pan Jamaica increased 80 cents to close at $45.80. Among the top losers, Scotia Group lost $1.45 in closing at $70.05, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded by 87 cents to finish at $41.00, Kingston Properties dropped 75 cents and ended at $12.00, JMMB Group declined by 41 cents to $17.60 and Berger Paints shed 40 cents to end at $5.35.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Cargo Handlers advanced 50 cents to end at $15.50, Jetcon Corporation rallied by 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $5.18, Everything Fresh popped 13 cents to $1.71, Regency Petroleum rose by 12 cents to $4.18 and Express Catering gained 10 cents to close at $2.99. Among the losers, Jamaican Teas fell by 16 cents and ended at $2.00, Caribbean Cream dipped 15 cents to $3.30, Paramount Trading slipped 15 cents to close at 90 cents, CAC 2000 fell 12 cents to end at $1.03 and AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to finish at $1.72.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.5 and 17.2 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
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 on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not 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 includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements 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.