Seprod and Kingston Wharves ended with the highest price gains, of nearly $2, on Monday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, following trading in 61 securities, up from 60 on Friday. At the close of the market prices of 18 stocks closed higher, 32 declined and 11 ended unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined 11 percent and the value dropped 47 percent from trading on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 7,225,849 shares for $86,689,047 after skidding from 8,140,109 stock units at $163,712,331 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 118,457 shares at $1,421,132 after a decline from 135,668 stock units at $2,728,539 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 219,862 units for $3,100,298, down from 226,948 shares worth $3,217,629 on the previous trading day and May with an average of 328,145 stock units at $2,328,972.
On a day of low level of trading, Transjamaican Highway led trading with only 2.32 million shares for 32.1 percent of the total volume, followed by Carreras with 1.50 million units for 20.8 percent of the day’s trade after hitting an intraday 52 weeks high of $32 and Wigton Energy with 954,011 stocks for 13.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 2,868.72 points to close at 416,204.82, the JSE Main Index declined 3,242.18 points to 351,300.77 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.28 points to end at 66.23. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dipped $1.79 to $23.01 following investors dealing in 201 shares, Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents to $102.50 with 7,811 stocks passing through the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 45 cents to end at $44.30 with an exchange of 153 units. General Accident shed 95 cents in closing at $7.01 with 2,800 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings declined $15 and ended at $325 after a transfer of 3,950 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $1.72 to finish at $35 with investors trading 4,668 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $7 and ended at an all-time low of $23 in an exchange of 65 units, 138 Student Living skidded 42 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.39 with investors swapping 64,129 stocks, Pan Jamaica slipped $2.25 to finish at $45.05 after an exchange of 2,447 stock units. 
Sagicor Group increased 59 cents in closing at $39.49 following the trading of 22,342 shares, Scotia Group dropped 70 cents to $58 after an exchange of 17,340 units, Seprod climbed $1.98 to end at $76.98 with 1,093 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 51 cents to $7.49 with 19,123 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $8.60 to close at $39.20, with investors trading 100 shares, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $5 to finish at $180 with an exchange of just one unit, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped 93 cents and ended at $110 with a transfer of 11 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $12.99 and ended at $93, with an exchange of 2,500 stock units.
Prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.