Trading levels fell on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in volume and value compared to Wednesday, resulting in the Main Market major indices falling, with modest slippage in the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices. At the end of market activities, the prices of 36 shares rose, 49 declined with ISP Finance dropping the most with a fall of $8.50 and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,155.15 points to 338,957.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,453.75 points to conclude trading at 378,896.82, the JSE Main Index lost 1,169.12 points to close at 327,213.08, the Junior Market Index dropped 5.18 points to end at 3,632.95 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 3.74 points to finish at 213.67.
At the close of trading, 12,746,586 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 23,764,645 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $60.6 million, well short of the $78.25 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 333,718 shares for US$11,447 compared to 79,091 units at US$14,862 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.93 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 1.07 million stocks and Wisynco Group with 854,787 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.08 million shares followed by One Great Studio with 1.22 million stocks and Regency Petroleum with 423,313 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $4 to end at $2,690, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $21.15 to $210 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $2.50 and ended at $104.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. 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 the ordinary shares that are quoted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are, 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.
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