All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday, following marginal changes in the volume and value of stocks investors exchanged, compared with trading on Wednesday. At the close of the market, prices of 33 shares rose, 44 declined and 35 remained firm, with little or no new development to move prices out of the consolidation range that stocks have been trading in for some time.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 971.23 points to 331,933.18, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,152.82 points to end at 367,466.34, the JSE Main Index slipped 985.10 points to wrap up trading at 321,996.15, the Junior Market Index declined 4.03 points to finish at 3,352.74 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 3.01 points to end at 188.80.
At the close of trading, 14,311,453 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 13,622,748 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $113.73 million, down from $127.87 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 511,073 shares for US$25,145 compared to 299,306 units at US$9,514 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Radio Jamaica led with 2.0 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.79 million stocks and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.49 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 576,809 shares, followed by One Great Studio with 293,038 stocks and Caribbean Cream with 200,000 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.36 to end at $40 and 138 Student Living preference share increased $2 in closing at $253.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.2 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated information to help in investment 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 to help in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not deviating too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them 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 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.