Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a sharp rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with Radio Jamaica accounting for 93 percent of the total, and the value of stocks traded jumped sharply over that of Wednesday. Trading ended in the major indices of the Main Market diving, the Junior Market index slipping and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 33 shares rose, 44 declined and 23 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index plunged 2,811.86 points to 319,909.55, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank by 1,903.35 points to close at 354,099.13, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,857.28 points to wrap up trading at 309,355.17, while the Junior Market Index dipped 10.93 points to 3,363.02 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 1.08 points to 194.89.
At the close of trading activities, 211,892,818 shares had changed hands in all three markets, sharply higher than 15,310,293 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumping to $367.32 million, up from only $116.97 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 113,642 shares for US$4,237, down sharply from 629,203 units at US$20,399 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Radio Jamaica led with 196.08 million shares, followed by Carreras with 5.36 million stock units and Transjamaican Highway with 2.07 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 1.98 million shares, followed by AMG Packaging with 659,335 stock units and Omni Industries with 466,077 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $5.09 to finish at $47 and 138 Student Living preference share dropped $50 to $250.
The market’s PE ratio, the measure most utilised to value stocks, ended at 12.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.7 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while remaining close to 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 incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid 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.