Rising stocks doubled losers in a session that ended with a sharp pullback in trading on Wednesday, compared to Tuesday on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market. At the close, 60 securities changed hands compared with 58 on Tuesday, with prices of 32 rising, 16 declining and 12 ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded dropped by 66 percent, with a 47 percent lower value than Tuesday’s.
The market closed with 9,854,027 shares trading worth $97,063,679, drastically lower than 29,367,477 units at $182,721,206 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 164,234 shares at $1,617,728, in comparison with 506,336 stock units at $3,150,366 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 251,305 stock units at $2,022,543, closely aligned with 257,771 shares at $2,052,604 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 3.59 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.56 million shares for 36.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.67 million units for 17 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 251.31 points to 366,092.70, the JSE Main Index sank 473.24 points to 319,696.05 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to end at 67.35. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. The JSE Main and the 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 of the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $8.79 to close at $45.90 with 53 shares trading, Jamaica Broilers popped 60 cents to end at $28 with investors exchanging 37,759 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.50 to end at $22 with 118,017 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 55 cents to $13 as investors exchanged 3,915 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 70 cents to close at $30 in trading 30,105 shares Massy Holdings shed 60 cents and ended at $76.40 in an exchange of 7,945 shares. Mayberry Group gained $1.36 to close at $7.38 with a mere one stock passing through the market, NCB Financial sank $1.50 and ended at $42 with an exchange of 117,172 units, 138 Student Living fell 37 cents in closing at $3.30 with traders swapping 60 stocks. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to close at $17 with investors dealing in 664 units, Sagicor Group rallied 48 cents to finish at $43 with 5,328 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $2.99 to end at $56 with traders dealing in a mere 2,290 shares. 
Stanley Motta increased 73 cents to $6.73 with traders switching ownership of 1,342 stock units, Supreme Ventures sank $1.85 to close at a 52 week low of $17.30 in trading 3,588,059 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 55 cents in closing at $12.55 in an exchange of 9,548 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.23 and ended at $9.23 with investors swapping 32 units and Wisynco Group rose 68 cents to end at $20.90 after a transfer of 15,230 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.39 to finish at $19.99 in trading 50 shares. Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.77 and ended at $44.27 with 146 units crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $110 to $1,210 with a transfer of 188 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.