Trading value rose after an exchange of fewer shares on Tuesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the prices of 41 shares rising, 46 declining and 31 remaining firm, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market declining, as the Junior Market index rose moderately and the JSE USD Market index climbed to a new 2026 high.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 237.66 points to 339,114.03, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 603.84 points to end at 382,287.25, the JSE Main Index slipped 271.61 points to 329,924.94, the Junior Market Index gained a mere 3.13 points to close trading at 3,295.13 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.81 points to 248.40.
At the close of trading, 21,215,711 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 29,790,371 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $93.57 million, up from $72.05 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,068,470 shares for US$46,136 compared to 2,464,856 units at US$94,977 on Monday.
In a market that seems to be exhausted, in Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.69 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.14 million stock units and QWI Investments with 767,972 shares.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led with 1.47 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 803,719 stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 579,818 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $3 to $37, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $8 to close at $2,590, 138 Student Living preference share increased $18.78 in closing at $230 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dipped $1.99 to end at $1,148.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.5 based on 2025 earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. 
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