Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a fall in the value and volume of stocks traded from Friday’s levels. Trading ended with the major indices of the Main Market rising, with declines for the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market. At the end of trading the prices of 47 shares rose, 39 declined and 28 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by a mere 3.64 points to end at 391,418.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 925.60 points to end at 463,651.88, the JSE Main Index popped 312.21 points to end at 386,345.24, the Junior Market Index fell 41.09 points to settle at 3,067.59 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 4.90 points to 274.89.
A total of 16,767,553 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 57,692,701 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $179.8 million, down from $192.05 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 3,033,688 shares for US$351,530, up sharply from 511,787 units at US$33,241 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.28 million shares, followed by Massy Holdings with 1.27 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 700,707 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 1.38 million shares, followed by Image Plus with 522,306 stocks and Honey Bun with 402,866 units.
In Main Market ordinary share activity, Jamaica Producers advanced $2.09 to close at $21.00, Pan Jamaica rose $1.75 to end at $45.95, Barita Investments rallied $1.16 to close at $74.66, First Rock Real Estate increased 60 cents to finish at $7.90 and Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 54 cents and ended at $9.65. Among the top losers, Quantas Advantage slipped $2.10 to end at $21.90, Supreme Ventures lost $1.20 in closing at $18.75, Massy Holdings declined by 75 cents to finish at $74.25, 138 Student Living shed 72 cents and ended at $3.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped by 40 cents to close at $7.50 and Carreras fell 40 cents in closing at $28.90.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $100 to close at $2,200.
In the Junior Market, Access Financial gained $1.03 to finish at $20.98, Dolphin Cove rallied by 65 cents and ended at $9.36, Main Event climbed 39 cents to $3.79, as Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents to close at $4.25 and Lumber Depot popped 19 cents to $2.47. Among the top losers, Honey Bun skidded 61 cents to finish at $7.00, Mailpac Group dropped 22 cents and ended at $2.10, Dolla Financial lost 17 cents in closing at $3.69, Cargo Handlers dropped 12 cents to close at $15.70, Blue Power declined by 9 cents to finish at $3.20 and Elite Diagnostic fell 9 cents and ended at $1.76.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.6 and 17.2 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 used 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.
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