Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with an 11 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded at a 27 percent lower value than on Tuesday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 58 on Tuesday, with prices of 15 rising, 22 declining and 20 ending unchanged, leading the market indices to close moderately higher.
The market closed with 7,971,105 shares trading for $40,013,200, sliding from 8,912,798 stock units at $54,686,296 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 139,844 shares at $701,986 compared to 153,669 stocks at $942,867 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 182,586 units worth $1,042,845, skidding from 188,676 shares at $1,091,418 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stocks at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.09 million shares for 51.3 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 1.0 million stock units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 575,001 stocks for 7.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,045.43 points to 366,085.51, the JSE Main Index popped just 157.76 points to wrap up trading at 317,798.14 and the JSE Financial Index rose a mere 0.11 points to 66.45. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year closing around August 2026.
At the close of trading on a day low market activity, Barita Investments fell 26 cents to end at $78.25 with 19,386 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cement lost $3.99 and ended at $90.01 after an exchange of 4,022 shares, General Accident gained 97 cents to $6.20 with investors dealing in 4,141 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped $1 to close at $70 with an exchange of 63,620 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $4 to close at $355 with investors trading 30 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 29 cents to close at $26.89 in trading 85,239 shares. JMMB Group popped 97 cents to finish at $19.39 with an exchange of 1,001 units, Mayberry Group dipped 27 cents to end at $6.80 with investors swapping 73,424 units, NCB Financial increased 62 cents and ended at $42.90 with 40,131 stocks crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 84 cents to $6.76 with 2,328 units switching ownership, 
Scotia Group shed $1.30 to end at $54.20 with just 2,388 shares passing through the market, Seprod climbed $1.89 in closing at $80.39 after the trading of 643 stocks. Supreme Ventures sank 39 cents to close at $19.20 with 70,190 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 86 cents and ended at $12.15 with traders transferring 165,283 units and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to finish at $21.40 with 96,241 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose 40 cents to $104.90 after traders transferred 5,160 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.