Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Friday, resulting in the major indices of all three markets rising, with trading ending with prices of 48 shares rising, 33 declining and 31 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,442.21 points to end at 345,454.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 3,562.00 points to 399,649.73, the JSE Main Index climbed by 2,430.47 points to 338,580.40, the Junior Market Index rose to 16.51 points to 3,026.38 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.59 points to finish at 235.92.
At the close of trading on the market, a total of 28,169,340 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 34,372,272 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $132.43 million, up from $96.37 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 157,534 shares for US$7,569, down from 366,672 units at US$71,333 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.38 million shares, followed by Supreme Ventures with 1.98 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway 8% with 245,600 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings continues to lead, with 9.39 million shares, followed by Limners and Bards with 3.99 million stocks and One Great Studio with 772,587 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased by $3.97 to $39, 138 Student Living popped $42.64 to $233, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined by $29.78 to end at $1,130, while Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $1.85 to end at $103.
At the close of trading, the market’s current year’s PE ratio, which is compiled with projected 2026-27 earnings, is 12.6 and 15.1 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the more popular measures used in valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not straying too far, unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.