Junior Market plunges Main Market jumps

The Junior Market gave back a good portion of Thursday’s gains to start off the new month but Main and JSE USD Markets continued quite a bit as trading ended with the value and volume of stocks traded falling from that on Thursday.  
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,118.43 points to 338,196.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,500.76 points to  358,324.54, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,905.75 points to 324,637.55, the Junior Market Index dropped 64.77 points to 3,854.96 while the JSE USD Market Index rose 5.31 points to end at 245.14.
Trading of Preference shares ended, with Eppley 7.50% preference share rising 48 cents to $6 with an exchange of 116 stocks.
At the close, investors traded 16,116,237 shares in all three markets, down from 25,949,771 stocks on Thursday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at $70.28 million, down from $340 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 94,250 shares for US$10,054 down from 500,869 units at US$62,995 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 16.9 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.6 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and 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 reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.