Rally for Main & Junior Market

Profit taking pushed the price of Stationery and Office Supplies down to $27 on Friday but the Junior and the Main markets closed higher than on Thursday the JSE USD Market slipped modestly as trading in the overall market fell from Thursday’s levels.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,654.49 points to 342,091.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 45.77 points to 361,653.63, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,594.54 points to 327,952.63, the Junior Market Index rose 25.52 points to 3,942.47, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.40 points to 221.67.
Preference shares with notable price movements but are not in the Main Market TOP10 graphs are Eppley 7.75% preference share dropping $1 to $19, Jamaica Public Service 7%  declining $7.33 to $48.67 and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share increased 53 cents to close at $4.06.
At the close, investors exchanged 22,079,185 shares in all three markets, up from 30,664,504 shares on Thursday. The value of stocks trading in the Junior and Main markets was $235.7 million, down from $246 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market resulted in investors exchanging 216,689 shares for US$14,393 compared to 77,890 units at US$1,414 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.3 on 2022-23 earnings and 12.4 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local 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.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in 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 ICInsider.com PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. 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 pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.