Trading declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with Transjamaican Highway snapping up 59 of the total of stocks traded. The day closed with a 20 percent fall in the overall volume changing hands, with the value dipping 8 percent compared to Wednesday. Trading ended with activity in 60 securities, up from 59 on Wednesday, resulting in prices of 26 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 9,312,867 shares changing hands valued at $93,820,699, after falling from 11,655,439 units at $101,650,621 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 155,214 shares at $1,563,678 after falling from 197,550 stock units at $1,722,892 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 220,161 stocks at $1,810,916, compared to 228,163 shares at $1,841,376 on the previous day and January, with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.46 million shares for 58.6 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 947,469 units for 10.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 348,079 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,209.53 points to settle at 399,519.04, the JSE Main Index dipped 96.65 points to 341,826.00 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.18 points to stand at 61.91. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped $1.23 and ended at $69.02 with 16,148 shares passing through the market, Berger Paints increased 52 cents to $6.14 with investors swapping 2,001 stock units, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to close at $113 with 46,138 shares changing hands. Eppley popped $1.38 to end at $33.94, following the trading of 1,827 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $8.65 to $47.15 with the transfer of 1,344 units, GraceKennedy rose 39 cents to finish at $71.89 with investors trading 17,850 stocks. Guardian Holdings climbed $12.06 and ended at $362 after an exchange of 14,033 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1.20 to $22.80 with investors trading 7,193 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange allied 62 cents to close at $11.28 with 14,851 stock units clearing the market. Kingston Wharves lost 99 cents to end at $35.01 in an exchange of 6,979 shares, Mayberry Group advanced 76 cents in closing at $6.77 with investors dealing in 496 stock units, 
Sagicor Group declined 94 cents to finish at $39.05 with 23,561 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group rose 40 cents and ended at $50.50 with a transfer of 322,276 units, Seprod fell 55 cents to $78.31 after an exchange of 5,796 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 63 cents to $10.07 after trading 57,328 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share climbed 50 cents to close at $19.50 with 360 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $6.40 to finish at $37.05 with an exchange of 1,883 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $2 to end at $105 with 1,000 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.