The Junior Market index stole the show on Monday in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a meaningful rise in the market index, at the same time the major indices of the Main Market suffered a sizable drop and the JSE USD Market slipped marginally. The volume of stocks exchanged, jumped over Friday’s levels as the value fell, but remained elevated at nearly $700 million as Transjamaican Highway traded almost 29 million shares and 3.90 million respectively. At the end of trading, prices of 33 shares rose, 43 declined and 32 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,289.11 points to close at 320,862.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,403.53 points to end at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index sank 2,628.98 points to end at 310,863.89, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.74 points to 3,293.50 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.84 points to 204.19.
At the close of the market, 59,785,420 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 50,637,252 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $695.19 million, down from $824.57 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 236,797 shares for US$31,297, well lower than the 1,555,322 units at US$57,633 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 28.55 million shares, with a value of $134 million, followed by Seprod with 3.90 million stocks, worth $333 million and 138 Student Living with 3.05 million units.
In the Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.82 million stocks and Lumber Depot with 802,073 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $15 to finish at $86.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 2024 historical earnings of 14.9. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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. 
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