Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a sharp fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, at a lower value than on Monday, resulting in the prices of 39 shares rising, 44 declining and 30 remaining firm. The market closed with the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market declining and the JSE USD Market index rising.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 594.18 points to 350,028.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 756.02 points to end at 397,533.46, the JSE Main Index declined by 522.08 points to close trading at 341,180.65, the Junior Market Index shed 13.33 points to finish at 3,315.26 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 6.14 points to settle at 276.17.
At the close of the market, 18,526,548 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 118,463,409 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets for $84.81 million, down from $200.27 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 608,576 shares for US$30,667, down from 1,393,066 units at US$65,908 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 4.35 million shares, followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 3.20 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.15 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led the market with 1.09 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.09 million stocks and MFS Capital Partners with 556,803 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $16 and ended at $236 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% fell $4 to $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, finished at 14.2, which is calculated using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in stock markets. The chart should be used to help with decision-making, when investing around the average of a sector, not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. 
This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 price. Dividends that are paid or 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.