Transjamaican Highway led trading with 41 percent of the overall volume of stock exchanged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, as the volume of stocks exchanged fell by 46 percent and the value down 74 percent from the out turn on Friday, following movements in 62 securities up from 59 on Friday, with prices of 19 rising, 26 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading in 8,671,979 shares for $74,051,831 down from 16,121,646 stock units at $289,183,399 on Friday.
Trading averaged 139,871 shares at $1,194,384 well below 273,248 stocks for $4,901,676 on Friday and month to date, an average of 1,374,980 stocks at $60,452,438 compared with 1,703,635 shares at $76,220,676 on the previous trading day and February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.57 million shares for 41.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 890,204 units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 707,529 stocks for 8.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,196.35 points to close at 382,234.89, the JSE Main Index shed 3,003.13 points to settle at 325,870.19 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.44 points to wrap up trading at 68.27. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 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 15.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close on a day of reduced trading, Caribbean Cement dipped 89 cents in closing at $84.50 with 2,561 units crossing the exchange, Eppley gained $2.70 to end at $37 with investors trading 514 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3.88 and ended at $39.43 in an exchange of 11 stocks. GraceKennedy climbed $1.10 to finish at $73.60 after 64,712 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings sank $1.14 to end at $298 with traders dealing in 441 stocks, Jamaica Broilers increased $2.02 to close at $37.42 after an exchange of 18,001 shares. Jamaica Producers declined $2.71 to $22.04 after 2,299 stock units passed through the market, JMMB Group advanced $1.73 to close at $22.50 in switching ownership of 311,421 shares. Kingston Properties shed 50 cents to end at $8.50 after an exchange of 14,000 units, 
Kingston Wharves rallied 50 cents in closing at $28.50 with a transfer of 6,947 stocks, Massy Holdings dropped $10.50 to finish at $71 with 4,011 stock units clearing the market. Proven Investments sank 40 cents to $18.42 in trading 5,500 shares, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $59.10 with investors dealing in 358,019 units, Seprod gained $2.81 to end at $90 with 4,754 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 88 cents in closing at $9.71 in trading 40 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.03 to finish at $17.22 with 85 shares changing hands, Eppley 7.75% preference share fell 58 cents to close at $19.41 with an exchange of 48 stocks, JMMB Group 10% preferred shares ended at $2 after a transfer of 250,101 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $20 to $1,000 with 55 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.