Prices rallied in 38 securities, overshadowing losses in 27 stocks, while 30 remained unchanged at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in all markets recording gains. Trading resulted in a fall in the volume of stocks that changed hands, with a greater value than on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 673.13 points to 316,561.57, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,367.05 points to end at 352,406.90, the JSE Main Index rose 474.89 points to finish at 305,478.80, the Junior Market Index climbed 30.38 points to conclude trading at 3,413.16 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 3.12 points to wrap up trading at 208.39.
At the close of market activity, 10,248,411 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 13,620,769 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $177.6 million, up from $105.16 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 290,134 shares for US$24,809 compared to 88,568 units at US$13,671 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Carreras led with 2.11 million shares, followed by NCB Financial with 1.43 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 1.04 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 460,337 shares, followed by Fontana with 293,850 stocks and Image Plus with 242,679 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained $2.97 and ended at $20.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and 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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