Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Thursday, resulting in the Main Market major indices and the Junior Market index slipping and the JSE USD Market climbing. At the end of trading, prices of 40 shares rose, 40 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,679.12 points to end at 317,246.10, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,060.37 points to end at 352,975.93, the JSE Main Index dipped 2,752.72 points to finish at 306,271.41, the Junior Market Index slipped by 6.73 points to 3,403.06 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 5.95 points to finish at 210.93.
At the close of heighted trading session, 21,079,283 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 10,542,446 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $117.07 million, up from $89.42 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,482,008 shares for US$72,123, up from just 129,045 units at US$17,826 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 3.97 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.64 million stocks and NCB Financial with 1.78 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Mailpac Group led with 2.94 million shares, followed by MFS Capital Partners with 712,006 stocks and Derrimon Trading with 357,372 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share jumped $25.99 to finish at $221, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $20 and ended at $1,040 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $4.70 to $110.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16 based on 2024 earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry and allows 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. 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 5,814,614 shares trading for $81,101,642, a slight drop from 5,929,915 stocks for $87,528,704 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the 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.
Sagicor Group sank 95 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 3,594 units, Seprod dropped $2 to end at $79 as 10,756 stock units crossed the market and Supreme Ventures gained 70 cents to finish at $20.30 with traders switching ownership of 8,358 shares.
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 increased 1,983.60 points to finish at 319,925.22, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,048.96 points to 356,036.30, the JSE Main Index rose 2,158.39 points to end at 309,024.13, the Junior Market Index fell 10.94 points to 3,409.79 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 1.14 points to 204.98.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $2.50 and ended at $40, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $5 to $2,650 and 138 Student Living preference share declined $27.98 to end at $195.
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 5,929,915 shares trading for $87,528,704, from 8,955,994 stock units at $45,557,853 on Tuesday.
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 financial year, ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments rallied 60 cents in closing at $17.69 with 20,424 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose $1.44 to $40.95 as investors exchanged 4,072 stocks, Seprod dipped 63 cents to close at $81 in trading 1,853 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 80 cents to end at $5.25 with 819 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 70 cents and ended at $12.15 with investors trading 39,410 stock units.
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 declined 1,940.80 points to 317,941.62, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,145.68 points to end at 352,987.34, the JSE Main Index shed 1,909.54 points to settle at 306,865.74, the Junior Market Index sank 16.07 points to 3,420.73 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 0.15 points to end at 203.84.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $5.88 to $43 and 138 Student Living preference share slipped $2.85 to finish at $223.
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.
The market closed with 8,955,994 shares trading worth $45,557,853 compared with 34,385,915 stock units at $105,788,980 on Monday.
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 financial year, ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group declined 78 cents to finish at $39.51, with 77,938 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 87 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 212 shares and Seprod advanced $1.63 in closing at $81.63, with 4,574 shares changing hands.
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 slipped 97.83 points to finish at 319,882.42, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by just 2.00 points to settle at 355,133.02, the JSE Main Index dipped 80.17 points to 308,775.28, the Junior Market Index lost just 2.94 points to end at 3,436.80 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 1.25 points to finish at 203.69.
The market’s PE ratio, the most used measure to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on historical 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 trading of 34,385,915 shares at $105,788,980 compared to 18,537,937 stock units at $93,974,345 on Friday.
At the close, Eppley advanced $5.38 to close at $32.34 after investors exchanged 306 shares, as Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded 47 cents to $41.50, with 14 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $71 with investors trading 6,073 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $10 in closing at $310 in an exchange of 617 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed 84 cents to end at $25 with traders dealing in 2,776 stocks, JMMB Group declined 49 cents to finish at $19.31, with 22,309 shares passing through the market. Margaritaville lost 78 cents to end at $12.50 with investors swapping 5 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $2.45 to end at 52 week low of $38.50 after 912,847 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica sank 98 cents in closing at $50.50 with a transfer of 6,970 units. Sagicor Group dropped 70 cents to close at $40.29 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, 
Scotia Group increased 50 cents and ended at $53 with trading of 203,035 units, Seprod fell $1.65 to finish at $80 after a transfer of 2,158 stocks. Stanley Motta dropped 55 cents and ended at $6.05, with 6,000 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 44 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 52,242 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.07 in closing at $8.32, with investors dealing in 335 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
Trading resulted in the Main Market primary indices declining sharply, while the Junior Market index slipping modestly and the JSE USD Market inching higher, following the prices of 37 shares rising, 45 falling and 30 ending firm.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 profits and an average of .16.3 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in the making of investment decisions. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and 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.
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.
In the ICTOP10, MFS Partners rallied 10 percent to close at 46 cents, followed by Elite Diagnostic after gaining of 8 percent to finish at $1.62, Kintyre Holdings added 7 percent to end at 29 cents and Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 percent to $1.65. Dolla Financial declined by 5 percent to $2.41. There are no new companies in this week’s listings.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 15 stocks with the highest values account for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 40. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.