More money poured into the JSE Markets

More funds chased after stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday as investors received far fewer shares for their money than the previous day, resulting in Main Market stocks pushing the market index higher at the close, with the Junior and the JSE USD markets closing moderately lower, resulting in prices of 26 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,158.09 points to 332,460.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,126.19 points to 356,728.99, the JSE Main Index jumped 1,388.74 points to 319,996.09. The Junior Market Index dipped 24.19 points to 3,688.69 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 0.15 points to cease trading at 219.86.
At the close of trading, 24,103,951 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 35,215,094 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $153 million, well over the $116.12 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 456,359 shares for US$13,103 compared to 75,761 units at US$14,761 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.77 million shares followed by Carreras with 2.01 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.27 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, Omni Industries led trading with 4.40 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 692,171 units and Fontana with 631,273 stock units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $16.86 and ended at $95.45
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.5 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.2 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily 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 within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the 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.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. 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 of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.