Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a much lower value than on Friday, resulting in all major market indices falling, ending with the prices of 33 shares rising, 50 declining and 32 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,141.75 points to 336,034.56, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,152.53 points to close trading at 375,821.65, the JSE Main Index shed 831.79 points to finish at 325,127.27, the Junior Market Index fell 48.35 points to settle at 3,503.42 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 2.11 points to finish at 232.93.
At the close of trading, 24,167,602 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 38,773,691 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $75.61 million, well below the $171 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 648,661 shares for US$55,393 down from 694,093 units at US$93,230 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 8.76 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.31 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.56 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 2.57 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.43 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 1.40 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased $23 to finish at $308 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $2.95 to $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.4 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector 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 required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. 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.
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