Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged on Wednesday, with a lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in a rise in the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index and a mild slippage in the JSE USD Market index. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 39 declined and 19 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 282.39 points to 332,509.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 709.26 points to wrap up trading at 367,297.53, the JSE Main Index rallied 243.47 points to end at 322,529.59, the Junior Market Index increased a mere 6.96 points to finish at 3,361.97 and the JSE USD Market Index lost just 0.29 points to 193.28.
At the close of trading, 14,104,718 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 9,235,540 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $34.38 million, down from $58.93 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 127,822 shares for US$14,251 compared to 16,150 units at US$433 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 1.68 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.40 million stocks and Radio Jamaica with 437,785 units.
In Junior Market trading, JFP led with 5.01 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.71 million stocks and Paramount Trading with 965,513 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% fell $7.48 to end at $1,153 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $1.09 in closing at $105.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.9 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. 
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within sectors 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 needed to navigate numerous options successfully in stock markets. 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. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. 
The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.