A solid majority of stocks declined in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, following 61 securities changing hands, up slightly from 60 on Friday, with prices of only 14 rising, 36 declining and 11 ending unchanged. Transjamaican Highway accounted for 47 percent of all stocks traded, with the volume crossing the market dropping by 57 percent and the value by 23 percent lower compared to Friday.
The market closed with 10,529,723 shares traded for $90,762,098 after falling from 24,529,732 stock units at $118,203,561 on Friday.
Trading averaged 172,618 shares at $1,487,903 after a decline from 408,829 units at $1,970,059 on Friday and January closing with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 4.95 million stocks for 47 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund ending with 1.80 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.05 million stock units for 10 percent of shares traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,843.02 points to close at 401,579.62, the JSE Main Index slipped 691.98 points to 345,745.18 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.28 points to 63.96. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.9. 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 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments sank $1.12 to $70.89 with 17,071 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to close at $107 with investors dealing in 5,754 units, Eppley shed $1.95 to finish at $32 after an exchange of 176 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 65 cents and ended at $46.50 with 1,647 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $4.50 to end at $369.50 after an exchange of 77 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 67 cents in closing at $23.73 with 12,594 units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped $1.51 to $16.98 with investors trading 227,644 stocks, Margaritaville popped 46 cents to finish at $12.12 with 10 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings lost 99 cents and ended at $74 after an exchange of 234,334 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1.64 in closing at $6.50 with traders dealing in 27,587 shares, 138 Student Living increased 41 cents to end at $3.49 in an exchange of 6,675 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $2.19 to close at $47.21 with investors trading 5,148 units. Proven Investments fell 86 cents to $14.23, with34,337 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 39 cents to finish at $7.60 after a transfer of 2,856 shares, Scotia Group climbed 44 cents and ended at $51.65 as investors exchanged 6,461 stocks. Seprod dropped $5.88 to end at $78.10 in trading 18,634 units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $16.50 with 182,922 stock units clearing the market, West Indies Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at $11 in an exchange of 102,160 shares and Wisynco Group declined 38 cents to $22.61 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday high of $23 in trading 48,733 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rallied $1.97 to close at $19.99 with a transfer of 3 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share advanced $24 to finish at $244 with investors swapping 39 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.