Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended Thursday with a solid rise in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued fractionally lower than Wednesday. At the close, the Main Market major indices ended mixed, the Junior Market index fell and the JSE USD Market rose following the prices of 47 shares rising, 43 declining and 24 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 319.32 points to 332,551.57, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 597.24 points to end at 369,489.20, the JSE Main Index rallied 474.82 points to 322,380.66, the Junior Market Index dropped 17.61 points to finish at 3,392.36 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.22 points to 246.91.
Some 39,686,285 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 33,815,460 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $178.36 million, down from $178.5 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 154,390 shares for US$9,049 compared to 955,101 units at US$24,981 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 18.72 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 2.23 million stock units and Carreras with 677,132 units.
In Junior Market trading, Derrimon Trading led with 6.71 million shares, followed by Regency Petroleum with 1.05 million stocks and Lasco Financial with 1.0 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $56.50 to $185 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $40 to finish at $1,100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to aid in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 
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