Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks passing through the market rising 27 percent with an 11 percent greater value compared with Thursday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 18 rising, 27 declining, and 14 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the value of the market.
The market closed with 15,074,139 shares trading for $85,730,529, up from 11,880,585 stock units worth $77,159,297 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 255,494 shares at $1,453,060, well over 208,431 stocks at $1,353,672 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,049 stock units at $1,943,127 compared with 220,884 shares at $2,071,065 on the preceding day and May that ended with an average of 328,145 stock units at $2,328,972.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.64 million shares for 37.5 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 5.23 million stocks for 34.7 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.79 million units for 11.9 percent of the overall volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,185.94 points to wrap up trading at 396,087.73, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,255.93 points to end at 336,149.93 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.52 points to 63.51. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $3.20 to end at $23.50 after 4,493 shares passed through the market, Berger Paints rallied by 53 cents to $5.65, following an exchange of 200 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose 71 cents to $7.86 after trading of 100 shares. General Accident fell $2.13 to end at $7.98 with trading of 134,586 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $19.99 in closing at $320 after an exchange of 5,759 units, JMMB Group slipped by 70 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $14.50, following trading of 212,477 shares. Kingston Wharves lost $2.38 to close at $35.02 after an exchange of 4,200 stock units, Mayberry Group shed $1.37 to finish at $5.03 with a transfer of 1,439 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 90 cents and ended at $36.50, with 5,000 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial sank 45 cents to close at $51.55 after a transfer of 10,487 stocks, Pan Jamaica gained 98 cents to end at $45.98 with investors dealing in 2,956 units, Sagicor Group popped $1 to $40 in an exchange of 20,685 shares. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 49 cents to $8.50 with investors trading 3,080 stocks and West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.23 in closing at $8.06, with 39,875 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, the Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.87 to close at $35.40, with investors trading 2,285 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.23 and ended at $110, with 9 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $5.50 to end at $101 after investors exchanged 370 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.