Trading was steady on Friday with a moderate fall in the volume and value of stocks changing hands on Thursday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market index climbing. At the end of trading the prices of 54 shares rose, 36 declined and 26 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 687.59 points to 352,201.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,540.69 points to 407,540.08, the JSE Main Index rose 198.55 points to finish at 344,988.25, the Junior Market Index jumped 69.11 points to settle at 3,112.72 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 6.06 points to 262.00.
At the close of trading, 30,519,205 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 31,567,367 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $150.83 million, down slightly from $153.71 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,507,840 shares for US$93,434, up from 916,015 units at US$44,643 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.52 million shares followed by QWI Investments with 3.0 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.04 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings again led with 3.88 million shares followed by Future Energy with 1.13 million stocks and Dolla Financial with 907,970 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.50 to close at $41, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $6 and ended at $2,395 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $1.03 in closing at $108.
At the conclusion of trading, the market’s current year’s PE ratio, which is compiled with projected 2026-27 earnings is 12.5 and 14.6 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the more popular measures used in valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with 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.
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