The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market bounced on Monday, following the usual post-month-end retreat over the prior two trading days, with trading in 58 securities as was the case on Friday, and ending with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged, resulted in the total volume of stocks traded declining by 5 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Friday.
The market closed with 6,032,256 shares exchanged for $33,850,972, lower than the 6,354,185 stock units at $108,084,361 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,004 shares at $583,637 compared to 109,555 stocks at $1,863,523 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 157,077 stock units at $1,253,515 compared with 184,318 shares at $1,597,346 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.86 million shares for 30.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 1.22 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 917,095 stocks for 15.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,566.91 points to conclude trading at 374,146.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,021.38 points to finish at 326,401.36 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.09 points to settle at 68.21. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of a modest trading session, Caribbean Cement dipped 99 cents to end at $85.50 after a transfer of 4,256 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $2 in closing at $345 with investors swapping 17 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to $30 with traders exchanging 39,887 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 42 cents to finish at $12.08 after an exchange of 4,740 stock units, JMMB Group shed 87 cents and ended at $21 after 31,739 units changed hands, Kingston Wharves rallied 59 cents to close at $28.99 with 9,351 stocks passing through the market. NCB Financial dropped $1.50 to $45.50 with an exchange of 76,055 units, Pan Jamaica popped $1.98 to finish at $54.98 in trading of 111,295 shares, 
Proven Investments climbed 40 cents and ended at $17.90 with 79 stock units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Group fell $1 in closing at $48 with 8,411 changing hands, Scotia Group increased $1.65 to end at $54.90 with investors dealing in 42,489 stocks, Seprod rose $3.93 to close at $84.98 with a transfer of 2,920 units and Stanley Motta gained 90 cents to finish the day at $6.79 with 1,073 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.50 to end at $17.50 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $1.50 in closing at $43 with investors trading 44 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share dropping $50.70 and ended at $191.01 after an exchange of 6 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.