Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a moderate fall in the value and volume of stocks traded compared to Thursday, with trading in 63 securities up from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 26 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with the trading of 12,846,746 shares with a value of $102,917,764, with a slight fall from 13,213,833 stock units worth $105,706,728 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 203,917 shares at $1,633,615 down from 220,231 stocks at $1,761,779 on Thursday, well below the average for the month to date of 278,131 units at $3,039,536 compared to 284,501 shares at $3,160,207 on the prior day and June with an average of 277,379 stock units at $3,134,117.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 5.82 million shares for 45.3 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.85 million stocks for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 1.0 million units for 7.8 percent of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 229.69 points to 430,789.44, the JSE Main Index advanced 330.69 points to 361,929.37 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.11 points to settle at 69.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 24.5. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 44 cents to finish at $68.01 after an exchange of 7,088 stock units, Berger Paints declined by 50 cents and ended at $5 with 9,444 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 89 cents to close at $30.89 with an exchange of 89,884 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.50 in closing at $44.50, with trading of 176 units, General Accident rose 40 cents to $9 with a transfer of 6,896 stocks, GraceKennedy lost $4.47 to end trading at $71.53, with 29,253 units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings gained $1.01 in closing at $354 with investors trading 1,632 shares, Kingston Properties rose 58 cents to $10.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 42 cents to close at $6.60 after trading of 20,443 shares. Margaritaville fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 as investors exchanged 300 stock units, Massy Holdings advanced 51 cents to end at $72.01 in switching ownership of 585 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 44 cents to finish at $5.54, with 1,859 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial climbed $1 and ended at $72.90 after 154,295 shares were exchanged, 
Proven Investments slipped 48 cents to $9.82 with investors dealing in 23,144 units, Quantas Advantage skidded 80 cents in closing at an all-time low of $14.45 after an exchange of 14,198 stocks. Scotia Group declined by 94 cents to $57.06 with investors swapping 26,745 stock units, Seprod skidded $1.50 to close at $73 after 9,674 shares passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 60 cents to finish at $9.35 and closed with 1,001,538 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $340 and ended at $2240 with investors trading a mere 6 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share dropped 50 cents to $219.50 after an exchange of 5 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed 74 cents to close at $113.25 in trading 51 shares.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.