Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Friday, resulting in Main Market major indices rising, with the Junior Market index and JSE USD Markets declining. At the end of trading the prices of 33 shares rose, 49 declined and 32 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 780.62 points to 342,826.40, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,249.82 points to 382,033.22, the JSE Main Index gained 934.29 points to finish at 330,743.88, the Junior Market Index dipped 15.73 points to finish at 3,701.64 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 11.25 points to end at 228.70.
At the close of trading, 25,031,408 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 40,301,061 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $126.32 million, up from $125.78 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 11,346,663 shares for US$322,286 compared to 192,369 units at US$70,619 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 3.68 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.0 million stocks and Barita Investments with 1.0 million units.
In Junior Market trading, RA Williams led with 1.31 million shares followed by One Great Studio with 806,029 stocks and Jamaican Teas with 655,503 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $19.32 to end at $320, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share advanced $109.99 to $1,100 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $4.48 and ended at $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.9 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors regularly updated information to help in investments decisions. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
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