The major stock indices of the Main Market rose moderately at the close of trading on Friday, the Junior Market index ended with a modest slippage and the JSE USD Market just inched higher, with prices of 35 shares rising, 44 declining and 35 remaining firm. Trading closed with a fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, but with a greater value than on Thursday.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied just 214.16 points to close at 392,712.85, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 433.65 points to end at 461,046.47, the JSE Main Index popped 281.09 points higher to 387,081.20, the Junior Market Index slipped 7.61 points to end at 3,149.92 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 0.35 points to settle at 298.41.
At the close of market activity, 19,368,767 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 24,693,328 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $101.37 million, up from $63.13 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 161,911 shares for US$33,763 compared to 208,910 units at US$20,601 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.86 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.49 million stocks and Lasco Distributors with 545,070 units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 3.40 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 2.18 million stocks and One Great Studio with 1.15 million units.
In trading of Main Market ordinary share, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $3.68 and ended at $38.75, Massy Holdings increased $2.15 to close at $81.00, Margaritaville popped 66 cents to finish at $12.85, NCB Financial rallied 60 cents to end at $74.35 and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 53 cents in closing at $9.00. 
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings skidded by $8.44 to end at $397.56, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 99 cents to close at $6.95, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 80 cents to finish at $40.00, First Rock Real Estate lost 50 cents and ended at $10 and Mayberry Group dipped by 30 cents to close at $5.00.
In the preference share segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $20 and ended at $1,150.
In Junior Market trading, Jetcon Corporation advanced 20 cents to end at $5.40, Limners and Bards gained 16 cents in closing at $1.28, Atlantic Hardware rose 15 cents to finish at $1.80, Regency Petroleum rallied 15 cents and ended at $4.30 and Fosrich increased 5 cents to close at $1.40. Among the top losers, Dolphin Cove dropped 94 cents to $9.05, Mailpac Group shed 30 cents to finish at $2.28, Lumber Depot slipped 21 cents and ended at $2.55, Fontana fell 15 cents to close at $6.05 and Caribbean Flavours dipped by 15 cents to end at $1.15.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.6 and 17.9 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
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