Mixed trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended with JMMB 9.5% preference share being the volume leader and accounting for 57 percent of all the shares traded on Wednesday. The volume of stocks traded increased by 136 percent, with 16 percent lower value compared to Tuesday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Tuesday, with prices of 15 rising, 24 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 24,281,054 shares trading worth $113,829,111 compared with 10,290,895 stock units at $135,163,331 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 418,639 shares for $1,962,571 in comparison with 168,703 stock units for a value of $2,215,792 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 227,847 stock units at $2,986,392, in comparison with 216,726 shares at $3,046,072 on the previous day and May, with an average of 328,145 stock units at $2,328,972.
JMMB 9.5% led trading with 13.74 million shares for 56.6 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.68 million stocks for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 2.51 million units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,065.43 points to 416,710.90, the JSE Main Index shed 972.24 points to end at 351,724.73 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.43 points to end trading at 66.38. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for fiscial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Berger Paints rallied 71 cents to $5.80 following an exchange of 25,415 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $103 following trading of 6,947 units, Carreras fell 78 cents to finish at $29.10 with a transfer of 292,137 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1.35 and ended at $42.40 with investors swapping 970 stock units, Massy Holdings advanced $1.50 to $73 with a transfer of 2,220 stocks, Mayberry Group slipped 45 cents in closing at $5.53 with investors dealing in 20,203 shares. NCB Financial rose $1.50 to $60 with 157,121 stock units crossing the market, 
Pan Jamaica dropped $1 and ended at $46 with investors trading 273,802 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 48 cents to $8.99 with 522 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group shed 50 cents in closing at $57.50 in trading 64,133 shares, Seprod declined $1.49 to finish at $78.50 with 56,127 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 51 cents to $8 in an exchange of 845 units.
Closing prices of securities are those of the last transaction unless otherwise