Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended with gains on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 24 percent and the value 10 percent lower than on Thursday, with trading in 56 securities similar to trading on Thursday, with prices of 23 rising, 19 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 13,799,663 shares trading for $80,790,833, an increase from 7,536,952 stock units at $72,798,887 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 246,423 shares at $1,442,693 compared to 135,277 stocks at $1,332,277 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 214,529 stock units at $1,493,272 compared with 204,381 shares at $1,509,365 on the previous day and July with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 led trading with 5.29 million shares for 38.3 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 5.14 million units for 37.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 858,749 stocks for 6.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,267.23 points to settle at 354,261.59, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,561.65 points to 308,374.69 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.77 points to close at 62.57. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dipped $10.73 to end at $85.27, trading of 3,938 shares, Eppley lost 50 cents to $32 as investors exchanged 1,713 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced 80 cents to finish at $43.30 with a transfer of 4,062 shares. Guardian Holdings shed $1 in closing at $319 with investors swapping 2,683 stocks, Jamaica Broilers dropped 50 cents to close at $24 with 30,593 stock units switching ownership, JMMB Group sank 73 cents to end at $18.65 with traders dealing in 27,093 shares. Margaritaville popped 70 cents in closing at $10.92, with 158 units changing hands, Massy Holdings climbed $1.50 to $77.50, with investors trading 101,485 stocks, 
NCB Financial rose 80 cents to close at $31.40 after traders exchanged 649,230 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.09 to end at $49.99 in trading 3,997 shares, Proven Investments increased 63 cents to finish at $17.13 with 641 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents and ended at $41.50 after a transfer of 1,291 units and Stanley Motta popped 38 cents to $6 with investors trading 11,199 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $2 in closing at $41 in an exchange of 11 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $6 and ended at $106 after trading of 510 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,228.14 points to 319,403.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,267.23 points to finish at 354,261.59, the JSE Main Index rose 1,561.65 points to 308,374.69, the Junior Market Index lost 36.59 points to end at 3,423.46 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 0.78 points to 205.92.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024 earnings.
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 prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
The market closed with 7,575,501 shares trading for $74,612,967, down from 13,806,979 stock units at $79,573,053 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced $1.25 to $26.25 with investors trading 100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $8 to $96, with the trading of 10,172 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $4.50 to close at $42.50 with investors swapping 545 stock units. General Accident increased 39 cents to finish at $5.39 after closing with an exchange of 1,277 shares, GraceKennedy skidded $3 and ended at $69 with investors dealing in 35,046 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped $10 to end at $320 after a transfer of 202 shares. JMMB Group gained 87 cents in closing at $19.38 with traders switching ownership of 5,813 stock units, Massy Holdings fell $1.30 to $76 as investors exchanged 42,049 units, NCB Financial climbed $2.60 to close at $30.60 with traders clearing 1,579,193 stocks from the market. 138 Student Living rose 42 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4.65 with investors trading 7,908 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $1.60 and ended at $48.90 with 2,058 stocks crossing the market, 
Proven Investments sank 80 cents to end at $16.50 in trading 16,767 units. Sagicor Group declined 49 cents in closing at $41 with 2,100 stock units passing through the market, Scotia Group fell 50 cents to $52.50 after trading of 11,106 shares, Seprod slipped $1 to finish at $84 with an exchange of 1,166 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 75 cents and ended at $20 with 120,495 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 979.94 points to 318,175.17, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,764.69 points to close at 352,994.36, the JSE Main Index declined 930.06 points to finish at 306,813.04,at the same time the Junior Market Index fell 12.63 points to settle at 3,460.05 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 1.21 points to finish at 205.14.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings as well as 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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. 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 movements based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
The market closed with 13,806,979 shares traded for $79,583,760 and sliding from 14,588,589 stock units at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 3,806,979 shares trading worth $79,573,053, sliding from 14,588,589 stocks at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended with trading of an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.
In Junior Market trading, no stock traded more than a million shares. JFP led with 510,876 shares, followed by Future Energy with 316,364 stocks and Fosrich with 316,046 units.
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. 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 prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,647.38 points to 318,606.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 2,013.76 points to close at 353,527.66, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,355.38 points to conclude trading at 307,247.69, the Junior Market Index shed 48.78 points to end at 3,462.25 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 3.10 points to end trading at 207.14.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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 change in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
The market closed with 14,588,589 shares trading for $111,467,715, sliding from 54,924,780 stock units at $327,955,193 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
NCB Financial skidded $2.60 to a 52 week closing low of $28.90, after the price hit an intraday low of $27.50, with investors trading 1,834,138 stock units, Proven Investments sank 77 cents to finish at $17.20 in an exchange of 87,761 stocks, Sagicor Group declined $1.07 and ended at $41 with 15,735 units clearing the market. Scotia Group gained $1.95 to close at $55.95 after an exchange of 9,995 stocks, Seprod fell 45 cents to end at $83 with investors dealing in 11,449 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.19 in closing at $8.49 after an exchange of 1,100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Junior Market ICTOP10 AMG Packaging climbed 15 percent to $2.58, with Dolla Financial rising 6 percent to $2.69, followed by Jetcon Corporation, with a fall of 19 percent down to $1.70 and Elite Diagnostic with a loss of 11 percent to end at $1.35.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is 5.6, well below the market average of 13.6 and shows 15 stocks, with the highest values accounting for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 43. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
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