Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market fell moderately on Monday following activities in 62 securities, up from 55 on Friday, with prices of 22 rising, 22 declining and 18 ending unchanged. At the close, the volume of stocks traded dropped 56 percent and the value dived 71 percent compared to trading on Friday.
The market closed with 10,166,077 shares trading for $53,905,822 after falling sharply from 22,968,539 stock units at $187,235,609 on Friday.
Trading averaged 163,969 shares at $869,449 compared to 417,610 stocks at $3,404,284 on Friday and May, with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.30 million shares for 52.2 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.14 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade and Innovative Energy, with 780,166 stocks for 7.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 532.10 points to 374,638.11, the JSE Main Index lost 351.59 points to conclude trading at 324,480.03 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.84 points to 67.24. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE of 13.7.
The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending on or around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden rose $6.88 to end at $29.94 with traders dealing in 4,206 shares, Berger Paints dropped 35 cents to end at $7.05 after trading of 59,725 stock units, Caribbean Cement sank 84 cents to $85 with investors dealing in 15,441 stocks. GraceKennedy slipped 35 cents to close at $74 with traders switching ownership of 16,059 shares, Jamaica Producers climbed 70 cents to finish at $25 with 19 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves increased 85 cents and ended at $32.85 in an exchange of 4,193 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 95 cents to $11.05 with investors trading 20,442 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $1 to end at $65 in an exchange of 423 stocks, 
NCB Financial shed 70 cents in closing at $43 with investors swapping 85,178 units. Sagicor Group sank 50 cents to close at $42.50 with traders transferring 54,544 stocks, Seprod dipped 84 cents and ended at $88.66 as 1,508 shares changed hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 69 cents to finish at $9 in trading 8,942 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $5.41 to $41.41 after a transfer of 31 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $1 in closing at $2,690 with investors trading 3 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share increased $2.01 to finish at $170.01 with an exchange of 25 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $2 and ended at $98.50 as 700 stock units crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.