Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 66 percent and the value 5 percent lower compared to Friday, following trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Friday, with prices of 28 rising, 20 declining and 12 ending unchanged and sending the market indices higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 44,085,181 shares in exchange for $185,872,106 compared with just 26,485,734 shares at $196,324,683 on Friday.
Trading averaged 734,753 shares at $3,097,868 compared to 448,911 stock units at $3,327,537 on Friday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 895,289 stock units at $10,824,938 down from 903,724 shares at $11,230,913 on the prior trading day and well above July’s average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
Wigton Energy led trading with 26.12 million shares for 59.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.84 million stocks for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica closed with 4.60 million stocks for 10.4 percent of the volume traded and QWI Investments with 1.01 million units for 2.3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 658.34 points to close at 444,952.20, the JSE Main Index increased 1,329.07 points to finish at 373,456.26 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by a mere 0.07 points to conclude trading at 70.09. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 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 15.5. 
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 of the month, Barita Investments skidded $2.89 and ended at $65.01 in an exchange of 51,591 units, Berger Paints fell 60 cents to $5.50, with 1,230 stocks being traded, Caribbean Cement rallied 51 cents closed at $114.50 with an exchange of 31,881 shares. Eppley increased 95 cents to finish at $35.95 with investors trading 1,258 stock units, General Accident climbed 56 cents to end at $8.55 with an exchange of 1,917 shares, GraceKennedy rose 91 cents in closing at $75.91, with 68,334 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 53 cents to $9.70 after an exchange of 582,208 stocks, Kingston Properties gained 65 cents to end at $11.50 with investors swapping 4,014 stock units, Kingston Wharves rallied 48 cents in closing at $34.48 after an exchange of 12,012 shares. Mayberry Group rose $1 to finish at $6.20 in trading 30,312 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $1.50 and ended at $68.50 after a transfer of 89,619 stocks, Pan Jamaica rallied $2 to close at $46 in switching ownership of 57,265 units. 
Proven Investments climbed 75 cents to $9.80 and ended with an exchange of 6,492 shares, Quantas Advantage shed 80 cents in closing at $15.90 with investors dealing in 5,313 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.70 to end at $42 after 80,467 units passed through the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.19 to finish at $9.99 and closed after 23,821 stocks passed through the market, Scotia Group advanced 60 cents and ended at $58.80 after trading of 10,510 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents to close at $17.50, with 171,423 stock units clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.29 to $7.30 as investors exchanged 20,789 stocks and West Indies Petroleum lost 76 cents to finish at $9.17 with a transfer of 1,119 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $5.18 and closed at $29.32 with 339 shares crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share ended at $16.96 after 2,758 shares were traded and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $1.82 to end at $103.18 with 987 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.