Blue chip, NCB Financial led trading with 42 percent of the day’s total volume on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, and helped to push the value of trades spiking 353 percent and the volume of stocks up by 265 percent compared to Thursday. Trading closed with 55 securities changing hands, down from 56 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 15 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 42,067,995 shares trading worth $816,837,694 after surging from just 11,535,147 stock units at $180,404,058 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 764,873 shares at $14,851,594 after soaring from 205,985 stock units at $3,221,501 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 242,139 stock units at $2,383,965, after increasing from 206,335 shares at $1,530,018 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
NCB Financial led trading with 17.53 million shares with a value of $684 million, for 41.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund ending with 13.10 million stocks for 31.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.71 million stocks for 8.8 percent of the volume traded, Carreras ended with 2.21 million units for 5.2 percent of the overall volume exchanged and Supreme Ventures with 2.14 million units for 5.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to 313,492.87 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.41 points to close at 63.65. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one at a lower offer.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $1.93 to $28.07 in trading 2,286 shares, Barita Investments fell $1.50 to $70 after an exchange of 3,610 stocks, Caribbean Cement shed 48 cents to finish at $114.50 with investors trading 5,992 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.10 and ended at $47.50 with traders switching ownership of 608 shares, Guardian Holdings climbed $10 to end at $345 as investors exchanged 17,396 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose 90 cents to close at $23 with a transfer of 842 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.30 to $33.30 with investors dealing in 382,923 stock units, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 79 cents to finish at $8.79 with 1,100 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial declined $1 and ended at $43 with investors swapping 17,533,530 shares, valued at $684 million. Proven Investments rallied $1.22 to close at $15.07 in an exchange of 562 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.09 to $7.99 with 803 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank $3.59 to end at $51.40 in an exchange of 15,889 stocks. Seprod dipped $1.89 in closing at $86.99 with investors trading 1,453 units, Supreme Ventures rose 55 cents to $16 after an exchange of 2,144,003 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 59 cents to end at $11.40, with 135,835 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1 to finish at $105 with trading in 4,027 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.