Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Friday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 45 shares rose, 36 declined and 25 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 674.31 points to 358,536.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,430.43 points to wrap up trading at 416,982.62, the JSE Main Index shed 823.32 points to 351,757.21, the Junior Market Index popped 15.66 points to conclude trading at 3,093.82 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 7.61 points to settle at 241.28.
At the close of trading, 57,184,083 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 45,018,794 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $345.68 million, up from $279.72 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 156,673 shares for US$8,371 compared to 723,905 units at US$40,951 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 17.93 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 5.23 million stocks and QWI Investments with 2.80 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 4.04 million shares, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.16 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 3.09 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, among the top winners, Massy Holdings, climbed $1.50 to end at $73, Berger Paints, increased $1.15 to close at $6.15, General Accident advanced $1.05 to close at $8.90, Kingston Properties rallied by $1 to $11 and Eppley rose 90 cents to $33.39. Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $25 to close at $325. Seprod shed $1 to end at $79, Proven Investments dropped 49 cents in closing at $10.51 and Caribbean Cement declined 40 cents to close at $103.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $445 to end at $2,400, 138 Student Living preference share gained $27.99 to close at $200, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% added $6.49 to end at $106.50, while Eppley 7.25% lost $2.92 to end at $16.57.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Mailpac Group rallied 64 cents n ended at $2.66, Limners and Bards advanced 20 cents to finish at $1.21, Lumber Depot rose 18 cents to $2.80, Everything Fresh gained 15 cents in closing at $2 and Lasco Financial popped 14 cents to finish at $2.25 Among the top losers, Knutsford Express skidded 60 cents to close at $7. The top declining stocks are Cargo Handlers that dipped 20 cents to end at $18.55, Caribbean Flavours slipping 12 cents and ended at $1.05, Jetcon Corporation losing 9 cents to $2.65 and Jamaican Teas shedding 8 cents and ended at $2.21.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings is 13 and 14.6 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
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