Main and Junior Markets fell and JSE USD rose

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped on Tuesday but the USD Market closed moderately higher at the end of trading with the volume and value of stocks traded increasing over Monday trades.  
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,264.67 points to 341,903.42, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 114.21 points to 365,552.78, the JSE Main Index fell 1,300.23 points to 328,046.78, while the Junior Market Index slipped 5.61 points to 3,912.36 and the JSE USD Market Index added 3.25 points to settle at 248.02.
Trading of Preference shares with notable price changes are Productive Business 10.50% preference share shed $150 to end at $1,100, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $297 to close at $2,803, 138 Student Living preference share fell $15.39 to $87.24 and Transjamaican Highway 8% preference shares rallied 60 cents to $3.
At the close, investors exchanged 25,471,611 shares, in all three markets, compared with 20,410,245 stocks on Monday. The value of stocks trading in the Junior and Main Markets was $192.9 million, up from $143.54 million on Monday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 329,260 shares for US$12,513 up from 199,644 units at US$11,531 on Monday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 18.2 on 2022-23 earnings and 12.2 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.