Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a sharp fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, prices of 33 shares rose, 45 declined and 30 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied by 381.36 points to close at 353,540.37, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,358.52 points to settle at 401,741.78, and the JSE Main Index climbed by 547.55 points to 344,604.58. The Junior Market Index slipped 20.09 points to end at 3,348.48 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 2.03 points to end at 280.60.
Trading ended with, 17,490,274 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 71,368,398 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $113.65 million, down from $217.23 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 319,695 shares for US$18,681 compared to 388,389 units at US$18,723 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 3.27 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.72 million stocks and Supreme Ventures with 1.71 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.50 million shares, followed by One Great Studio with 671,662 stocks and Omni Industries with 549,340 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $6 to finish at $43.
The market’s PE ratio, one of the most popular measure used to value stocks, finished at 15.1. The PE ratio is calculated using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in stock markets. The chart should be used to help with decision-making, when investing around the average of a sector, not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement 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.