Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Thursday, resulting in the prices of 43 shares rising, 41 declining and 24 remaining unchanged and resulted in the major indices of the Main Market slipping, with the All Jamaican Composite Index rising, along with the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 14.62 points to wrap up trading at 351,347.00, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 1,492.68 points to conclude trading at 399,650.55, the JSE Main Index dipped 151.73 points to end trading at 342,393.22, the Junior Market Index climbed 18.39 points to settle at 3,337.60 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.87 points to 283.04, a new record close.
At the end of trading, 26,375,478 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 35,284,362 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $257.6 million, down from $576.35 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 858,377 shares for US$45,278, down from yesterday’s big trading of 3,562,272 units at US$167,176 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 4.31 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 2.85 million stocks and NCB Financial with 2.74 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 5.46 million shares, followed by EduFocal with 1.23 million stocks and Limners and Bards with 343,284 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $16 to $220 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $1.50 to finish at $1,145.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, finished at 14.3, which is calculated using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on 2025 earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in stock markets. The chart should be used to help with decision-making, when investing around the average of a sector, not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 price. Dividends that are paid or 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.