Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising a mere 1 percent and the value 165 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 13 stocks rising, 27 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 14,673,394 shares were traded at $182,739,456 compared with 14,504,716 stocks at $68,895,426 on Wednesday. The average trade amounted to 262,025 stock units at $3,263,205 compared with 230,234 stocks at $1,093,578 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 343,645 stock units at $2,065,618 compared with 368,759 shares at $1,697,130 on the previous day and November ending with an average of 286,669 units at $2,555,172.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 7.05 million shares accounting for 48.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.55 million stock units for 24.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.48 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,110.73 points to cease trading at 367,813.65, 
the JSE Main Index dropped by 718.62 points to close at 320,088.81 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.28 points to end the day at 64.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments fell $1 to close at $74 in an exchange of 1,138 units, Berger Paints sank 73 cents to $7.03 with 1,615 stocks, clearing the market, Caribbean Cement slipped 45 cents to finish at $76.55 after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $79.25 and ended with a transfer of 5,378 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.65 and ended at $37 trading 99 stock units, 
Jamaica Stock Exchange sank $2.11 to close at $12.34 after an exchange of 99,274 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed 75 cents to end at $31.95 with 2,997 stock units traded. Massy Holdings rose $1.60 to $80 with 617 stocks traded at the end of the market, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.50 to end at $51.50 with investors dealing in 223 units and Sagicor Group popped 99 cents to close at $37.99 with 2,670 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $1.40 to close at $43.50 as investors exchanged 161 units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $26 to finish at $286.05 with just 12 shares crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share shed $86 and ended at $974 with investors trading 159 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.