The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed with mixed results on Friday, with cigarette distributors Carreras seizing nearly 26 percent of all stocks traded, on a day when the volume of stocks traded slipped marginally, as the value jumped 82 percent over Thursday, with trading in 50 securities, compared with 52 on Thursday, and ended with prices of 21 advancing, 15 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,215,878 shares trading for $172,248,776, compared to 8,369,724 stock units at $94,678,906 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 164,318 shares at $3,444,976 above the 160,956 stocks at $1,820,748 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 208,634 stock units at $1,439,450 compared with 211,649 shares at $1,303,019 on the previous day and June that averaged 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Carreras led trading with 2.11 million shares for 25.6 percent of the total volume, followed by NCB Financial, with 1.43 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.04 million units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,367.05 points to close at 352,406.90, the JSE Main Index increased 474.89 points to finish at 305,478.80 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.42 points to wrap up trading at 62.61. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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 2025.
At the close of the trading day, Caribbean Cement shed $1.99 and ended at $86 with trading of 1,782 shares, Eppley popped $2.85 to $32.55 after trading of 7 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.19 to end at $41.19 with investors switching ownership of 7 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed 68 cents in closing at $320, with an exchange of 42 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 87 cents to close at $25.85 in an exchange of 13,082 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 94 cents to finish at $11.56 with 62,904 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves rallied $2.34 and ended at $32.45 in an exchange of 9,618 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 46 cents to $7.20 as traders exchanged 5,012 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1.60 to end at $35.80 after an exchange of 1,431,031 units. Pan Jamaica popped 70 cents in closing at $49.70 with 201,956 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group lost 46 cents to finish at $39.52 with a transfer of 13,433 shares, 
Scotia Group dipped 84 cents to close at $52 with investors dealing in 28,975 stock units. Seprod fell 51 cents to $79.49 after a transfer of 4,957 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 41 cents to finish at $3.71 with traders dealing in 49,719 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 74 cents and ended at $20.29 after an exchange of 5,681 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 80 cents to end at $8.05 with investors swapping 125 shares and Wisynco Group skidded 52 cents in closing at $18.86 with 14,595 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased $2.97 to close at $19.84 in trading 44 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.