Falling stocks edged out those rising on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday following trading in 54 securities compared with 56 on Tuesday, with prices of 20 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged, pushing the Main Market primary Indices sharply lower. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded rising 98 percent and the value 363 percent more than on Tuesday, with Kingston Wharves controlling just 69 percent of all Main Market trades.
The market closed with 14,493,436 shares trading for $283,786,562, increasing from 7,330,601 stock units at $61,349,989 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 268,397 shares at $5,255,307, up from 130,904 stocks at $1,095,536 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 148,693 units at $1,447,957 rising from 132,811 shares at $942,805 on the previous day and lower than May, with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 9.96 million shares for 68.7 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, which ended with 1.33 million stocks for 9.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.10 million units for 7.6 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 4,796.33 points to 360,689.26, the JSE Main Index fell 3,618.15 points to conclude trading at 312,832.90 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.25 points to close at 65.10. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 20 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden sank 95 cents to $26.05 with an exchange of 301 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property shed $6.39 to close trading at $36.60 with investors exchanging 4,911 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost $29 in closing at $319 as 3,445 shares changed hands. Jamaica Producers rallied $1.62 to close at $23.80, with trading of just 4 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 68 cents and ended at $12.30 as investors exchanged 1,103 units, JMMB Group rose 94 cents to finish at $20.97 in trading 16,014 stocks. Kingston Properties sank 35 cents and ended at $9.60 after an exchange of 56,699 shares, 
Kingston Wharves declined 45 cents to $29.50 with investors dealing in 9,962,826 units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 36 cents to close at $7.11, with 222,413 stock units clearing the market. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to finish at $77.50 with traders dealing in 14 shares, Mayberry Group fell 35 cents in closing at $7 after a transfer of 956 stocks, NCB Financial dropped 60 cents to end at $41.30 with an exchange of 48,346 units. Sagicor Group gained $2.38 to close at $42.39 with investors trading 65,301 stock units, Seprod shed $6.60 and closed at a 52 week low of $75.50 with an exchange of 8,259 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced 85 cents to end at $19.90 after closed with 9,392 stock units being traded and Wisynco Group skidded 45 cents and ended at $21 after an exchange of 9,165 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.