The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange failed to add to the gains of the previous three days when trading ended on Tuesday, the decline was not of major proportion following the lack of buying interest, which resulted in the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent, with the value down 89 percent versus Monday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 63 on Monday, as prices of eight stocks rose, 32 declined and 20 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 12,791,113 shares being traded for $62,324,282 compared to 48,453,061 stock units at $544,507,816 on Monday.
Trading averaged 213,185 shares at $1,038,738 compared with 769,096 stock units at $8,642,981 on Monday and September with an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.59 million shares for 35.9 percent of the overall volume Transjamaican Highway followed with 2.91 million stocks for 22.7 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.12 million units for 8.7 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 830.30 points to settle at 361,459.61, the JSE Main Index declined 978.99 points to 317,346.70 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.33 points to conclude trading at 66.80.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 75 cents to $80.25 in trading 36,597 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $3.95 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $73.95 after 2,494 stocks passed through the market, Eppley fell $2 and ended at $35 with investors dealing in 204 shares. Guardian Holdings declined $9.90 to close at $350 with 19 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers sank $2.67 in closing at $35.27 in switching ownership of 182,489 shares, Jamaica Producers skidded $2.95 to end at $19.05 with 80,544 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group sank $3.29 in closing at $22.51 with traders dealing in 305,633 units, Massy Holdings popped 80 cents to $77.10 as investors exchanged 81 stocks, NCB Financial shed $2.48 to finish at $52 after a transfer of 31,714 shares. 
Pan Jamaica dropped 60 cents and ended at $50.40 with 49,443 stock units clearing the market, Proven Investments lost $2.48 to close at a 52 weeks low of $13.91 in an exchange of 31,446 stocks, Seprod slipped $4 to end at $86 with 5,315 units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures sank $4.19 in closing at $21.61 with investors swapping 119,883 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped 50 cents to $20.50 in an exchange of 38,015 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $3.99 to close at $42.01 with the trading of 250 stock units. JMMB Group 7% preference share skidded 51 cents to end at $2.45 with 200 units changing hands, 138 Student Living preference share sank $30.25 and ended at $199.75 with investors trading 12 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined 50 cents to finish at $104.50 with an exchange of 161 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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