Trading was swollen on the Jamaica Stocks Exchange with Indies Pharma exchanging just over 35 million of the 47,271,948 shares exchanged in all three markets on Wednesday, up from 24,026,098 units on Tuesday. The Main Market and the Junior Market indices slid as the JSE USD Market made slight gains. At the end of trading the prices of 36 shares rose, 39 declined and 35 remained firm.
Trading ended with the JSE Combined Market Index dropping 1,431.53 points to finish at 334,067.19, the All Jamaican Composite Index declining 1,307.11 points to 374,532.12, the JSE Main Index falling 1,419.05 points to end at 323,378.55. The Junior Market Index slipped 10.38 points to conclude trading at 3,462.25 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 3.29 points to 236.90.
The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $285.29 million, up from $75.24 million on Tuesday and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 259,595 shares for US$117,525 compared to 742,788 units at US$92,365 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 led with 2.38 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.73 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 986,326 units.
In Junior Market trading, Indies Pharma dominated with 35 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.31 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 938,026 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $18.48 to $294 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $4.94 to close at $97.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.6 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 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.
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