Trading ended mixed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday with a drop in the volume of stocks traded, even as the value jumped 61 percent over that on Monday, with Sagicor Group trading almost 6 million shares and controlling more than 37 percent of the overall volume and 82 percent of value traded, following an activity in 57 securities compared with 59 on Monday, with prices of 23 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged, with the market index climbing 2,685 points.
The market closed with trading of 15,369,150 shares at $282,933,698 compared to 16,085,529 stock units at $134,655,483 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 269,634 shares worth $4,963,749 compared to 272,636 stock units at $2,282,296 on Monday and month to date, an average of 339,507 units valued $3,620,551 against 348,879 shares valued at $3,440,405 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Sagicor Group led trading with 5.78 million shares for 37.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.34 million stocks for 21.6 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments closed with 1.75 million stock units for 11.3 percent of the volume traded and Wigton Energy with 1.13 million shares for 7.3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 2,820.25 points to close trading at 397,409.19, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,685.00 points to 337,845.88 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.01 points to 62.24. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate advanced $1.13, after ending at $9.13 with 2,715 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident popped 89 cents to $6.50 with a mere 30 units changing hands, GraceKennedy fell 40 cents in closing at $70.30 with investors swapping 20,252 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 90 cents to close at $12.90 with 11,173 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group slipped 50 cents to finish at 52 weeks low of $15.51 with an exchange of 743,806 stock units, Kingston Wharves climbed 99 cents to end at $37.49, following the trading of 105,973 shares. 
Massy Holdings sank $1.31 in closing at $70.59 after a transfer of 18,406 stock units, NCB Financial rose $1.65 to $45 with traders dealing in 59,603 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to close at $40 in an exchange of 5,784,164 units and Seprod gained $6.83 and ended at $82.99 with just 255 stocks passing through the market.
In the preference share segment, 138 Student Living preferred share, popped $30 to end at $235 as investors exchanged 58 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $10 to finish at $1,190 in trading a mere one share. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $1 and ended at $109 after an exchange of 948 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% shed $1.25 to $100.75 after traders swapped 1,991 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.