Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a healthy rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a much greater value than on Monday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market rising, with the Junior Market index and that of the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, prices of 46 shares rose, 40 declined and 26 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 3,172.64 points to finish at 370,887.95, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 3,441.31 points to end 435,706.25, the JSE Main Index rallied 3,351.60 points to 365,590.95, the Junior Market Index declined by 4.45 points to close at 2,971.97, while the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 8.86 points to 270.48.
At the close of trading, 62,188,242 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 23,059,975 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $243.02 million, up from $133.92 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 11,311,417 shares for US$6,385,713 compared to 222,238 units at US$21,598 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB 9.5% led with 18.51 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 13.32 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 3.82 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Derrimon Trading led with 6.49 million shares, followed by Image Plus with 1.31 million stocks and Woodcats International with 826,085 units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, among the winners, Guardian Holdings climbed $14.30 to finish at $348.30, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 and ended at $44.50, Massy Holdings gained $2 to $72.00, Seprod climbed $2 to $77 and Proven Investments increased $1.21 in closing at $10.99.
Among the top losers, Quantas Advantage dropped by $2.30 to end at $15.20, Eppley fell $1.14 to end at $32.01, Scotia Group declined 98 cents to $57.02, Lasco Manufacturing fell by 58 cents in closing at $7.00 and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents in closing at $9.20.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $24.50 to $227 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1.50 to $107.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Dolphin Cove advanced $1 and ended at $12.00, Knutsford Express rose 89 cents to end at $7.34, Express Catering rallied 28 cents in closing at $2.39, AMG Packaging gained 24 cents to close at $1.82 and Main Event rose 20 cents to $5.00.
Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers shed $1.50 to close at $16.50, Future Energy declined 19 cents to $3.25, Blue Power fell 16 cents to end at $3.37, Consolidated Bakeries slipped 15 cents and ended at $1.35 and Lasco Financial skidded 11 cents and ended at $1.99.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 12 and 14.8 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not 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 includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements 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.