Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Thursday, resulting in a bounce in the indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 42 shares rose, 28 declined and 34 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 3,747.36 points to 335,725.60, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,457.62 points 375,985.50, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,847.52 points to 325,040.47, the Junior Market Index popped just 9.45 points to conclude trading at 3,471.88 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 4.59 points to wrap up trading at 224.30.
At the close of trading, 27,070,390 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 26,143,693 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $92.27 million, down from $148.14 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,553,053 shares for US$42,992 well above the 548,952 units at US$20,373 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 7.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.50 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.01 million units.
In Junior Market trading, three battered stocks led trading with Kintyre Holdings leading with 4.32 million shares followed by EduFocal with 1.59 million stocks and Lasco Financial with 850,262 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $4.93 to $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with information that is updated regularly to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, 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 incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.