Mixed trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange

Trading ended mixed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a fall in the volume and value of stocks traded while the Junior Market and the JSE USD Index rose as the JSE Main Market index fell following a $22 fall in the price of Guardian Holdings as the All Jamaican Composite Index rose modestly.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 2,157.21 points to close at 334,118.11, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased 368.40 points to close at 350,789.36, the JSE Main Index declined 2,429.16 points to 320,347.77, the Junior Market Index rose 11.60 points to 3,846.67, while the JSE USD Market Index rose 5.22 points to finish at 257.74.
At the close, investors traded 23,642,772 shares in all three markets, down from 58,796,275 stock units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $94.79 million, down from $373.3 million on Wednesday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 1,133,465 shares for US$157,008 compared with 1,007,248 units at US$34,775, on Wednesday.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $2 to end at $105.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 20 on 2022-23 earnings and 1.11 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and 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.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.