Lasco Distributors, lead trading with 6 million shares accounting for 47 percent of the total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. Trading ended with a20 percent rise in volume as the value dipped 7 percent lower compared to Monday, following trading in 63 securities up from 62 on Monday, with prices of 21 rising, 27 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 12,611,862 shares being traded for $79,545,152 compared to 10,511,029 stock units at $85,903,688 on Monday.
Trading averaged 200,188 shares at $1,262,621 compared with 169,533 stocks for $1,385,543 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 207,000 units, with an average value of $2,105,956, down moderately from 207,606 shares at $2,181,105 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 5.96 million shares for 47.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.34 million units for 26.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 985,231 stocks for 7.8 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,083.01 points to close at 410,848.30, the JSE Main Index gained 1,691.13 points to close trading at 349,193.18 and the JSE Financial Index increased 1.19 points to65.78. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and forecasted earnings for those companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, Barita Investments rose $1.79 to finish at $69.80 with 7,040 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents and ended at $102.50 with 10,671 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2 to $46 with a transfer of 900 shares. First Rock Real Estate popped $1.04 to $9.97 with 20 stock units clearing the market, General Accident sank $1.55 in closing at $7.40 with an exchange of 32,441 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.84 to $70.48 with 253,672 shares passing through the market. Guardian Holdings gained $27 to in closing at $347 following trading of 217 units, JMMB Group rallied 59 cents to finish at $15.80 in an exchange of 39,961 stocks, Kingston Properties increased $1.57 and ended at $12.07 with an exchange of 5,880 stock units.
Margaritaville climbed $1.13 to$12.99 after a transfer of 506 shares, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $72.50 in switching ownership of 1,366 stock units, Mayberry Group rose 59 cents to $6.10 as investors traded 166 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $5.53 to $31.32 in trading 275 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $3.27 in closing at $45.52 with 10,260 units crossing the market, Scotia Group rallied $1.49 to end at $55 with investors trading 9,958 stocks. Seprod popped 99 cents to finish at $82.99 in an exchange of 2,431 shares and West Indies Petroleum dipped 60 cents and ended at $10.30 with investors dealing in 4,201 stock units.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share lost 50 cents to end at $19 after an exchange of 3,800 share, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $8 to $220 with the trading of 102 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $4.50 to $108.50 after an exchange of 18 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $8 to finish at $101 with 818 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,111,829 shares for $3,988,391 after soaring from 45,045 stock units at $1,202,685 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 10 cents to $28.60 as investors traded 48 stock units, AS Bryden popped 5 cents and ended at $1.90 after trading of 1,025 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 3 cents to$8.30 after an exchange of 25 shares. CinemaOne ended with the trading of 10 stock units at $3.98, Endeavour Holdings sank $1 to $16 with an exchange of 10 units, First Citizens Group ended at $36.50 with 2,424 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy rallied 8 cents to close at $3.58 in an exchange of 176,343 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $16 with investors trading 250 stocks, Guardian Media advanced 1 cent to end at 68 cents with dealers swapping 447,559 units. JMMB Group lost 6 cents to 90 cents with 66,329 stock units crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at 90 cents following trading of 510 shares, Massy Holdings shed 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.42 with 69,356 stocks changing hands. Medcorp ended at $43.75 with a transfer of 10 units, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to end at $5.10 with investors dealing in 311,960 stock units, National Flour Mills gained 3 cents to finish at $1.45 after an exchange of 1,010 shares. 
NCB Financial popped 10 cents and ended at $2.50 with investors trading 6,954 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 4 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.60 with 11 stocks passing through the market, Point Lisas climbed 33 cents to $7 with traders dealing in 275 stocks. Republic Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $107.25 following trading of 6,961 shares, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors swapping 10 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 25 cents to settle at $10 with 1,266 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement advanced 1 cent to $1.63 with investors trading 1,010 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 30 cents to close at $16.05 in an exchange of 11,019 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 4 cents to end at $2.84 with investors trading 2,997 units.
The market closed with 10,511,029 shares trading valued $85,903,688, down from 11,151,447 stock units at $92,004,030 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement popped 90 cents to finish at $103 as investors exchanged 9,692 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped by $2 to $44 with 971 stock units clearing the market, General Accident rallied by 96 cents to conclude the trading of 1,056 shares at a 52 weeks high of $8.95, GraceKennedy climbed 82 cents and ended at $72.32 with 6,836 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings fell $28.75 to $320 in switching ownership of 5,186 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 45 cents to close at $15.65 with investors dealing in 18,791 units. Jamaica Producers skidded 99 cents tto $24 after an exchange of 4,574 stocks, JMMB Group fell 59 cents to $15.21 in trading 11,046 shares, Kingston Properties declined $1.48 and ended at $10.50 with 8,922 stock units changing hands. Margaritaville climbed $1.56 to end at $11.86 with an exchange of 18 shares, Mayberry Group shed 49 cents to finish at $5.51 with 13,908 stocks crossing the market, Proven Investments dropped $1.19 to close at $11.40 with investors trading 3,628 units.
Scotia Group increased 51 cents to $53.51 with 117,892 stock units crossing the exchange, Seprod rallied 76 cents to finish at $82 with investors swapping 3,314 shares, Supreme Ventures popped 75 cents and ended at $17.25 with 1,158,538 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 70 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 9,932 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.15 in closing at $10.65 after traders dealt in 500 stock units.
Prices of traded securities are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,151,447 shares changing hands valued at $92,004,030, following the trading of 14,630,398 stock units valued at $191,383,130 on Thursday. Trading resulted in an average of 192,266 shares at $1,586,276 well below 239,843 stock units at $3,137,428 on Thursday. Month to date, trading ended with an average of 211,570 units at $2,278,262 after slipping from 213,478 shares at $2,346,635 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18.3. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group climbed 50 cents to close at $15.80, with 95,463 shares clearing the market. Kingston Wharves fell 71 cents to $36.77 with an exchange of 439 stocks, Massy Holdings increased $1.50 in closing at $73 following trading of 976 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.75 to end at $48.75 in an exchange of 3,190 stock units. Seprod dropped $1.76 to close at $81.24, with 2,999 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 72 cents and ended at $10.90, after 116,613 units passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1 to finish at $9.50 in an exchange of 22,200 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 165,167 shares valued $1,339,557 compared to 106,109 stock units at $1,208,073 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rose $3.50 to end at $28.50, after 956 units crossed the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.85 after a transfer of 9,157 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 30 cents and ended at $8, after 34,500 shares were traded.. Endeavour Holdings rose $1.70 to $17 in an exchange of a mere two units, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to end at $35.01 with 1,853 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 15 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 71 cents to finish at $16 in trading 104 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.43, after the transfer of 54,960 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 9 cents to $5 with investors trading 12,153 units. National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to $1.45, after 1,205 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial remained at $2.40 with investors dealing in a mere two shares, One Caribbean Media advanced 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.56, following trading of 3,000 stocks. 
Point Lisas lost 33 cents in closing at $6.67 in an exchange of 15 units, Prestige Holdings gained $1.05 to end at $13.45 with investors trading 5 stock units, Republic Financial dipped 5 cents to $107.15 with an exchange of 438 shares. Scotiabank ended at $45.50, with 4,474 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 51 cents to finish at $10.50 and closed, with an exchange of 32,571 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.62 after investors traded 284 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 25 cents to $14.85 in switching ownership of 7,238 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.80 with 1,492 stock units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with 14,434,229 shares trading worth $178,041,670 after decreasing from 18,472,919 stock units valued at $459,836,310 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading resulting in an average PE Ratio of 17.6. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Guardian Holdings gained $27.74 in closing at $348.74 with traders dealing in 216 stocks, Kingston Properties dropped 52 cents to $11.98 after exchanging 3,433 shares, Massy Holdings fell $1.25 and ended at $71.50 after traders swapped 1,003,962 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose 50 cents to $47 as investors traded 3,795 shares and Proven Investments climbed $1.43 to $12.54 with 10,365 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of just 106,109 shares for $1,208,073, after dipping from 133,609 stock units at $1,125,952 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $60 with an exchange of 31 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $10.80 with investors trading 92 units, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with 574 shares changing hands. AS Bryden advanced 17 cents and ended at $1.85 with investors dealing in 52 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15.30 after an exchange of 350 stock units, First Citizens Group declined $2.50 to close at $35 with 3,245 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.44 with investors swapping 10,057 units, National Enterprises fell 9 cents to $4.91 with 28,681 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 after a transfer of 32 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $7 with a mere one share passing through the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 in trading 143 units, 
Republic Financial skidded 4 cents to $107.20 after traders swapped 2,543 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with a transfer of 1,734 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 51 cents to end at $9.99 after an exchange of 50,219 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.62 with investors trading 460 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.80 in an exchange of 7,895 stocks.
The market closed with trading of just 133,609 shares for $1,125,952, from 118,665 stocks at $1,072,198 on Tuesday.
Ansa McAl dropped $5.50 to $45 with investors trading 641 shares. AS Bryden sank 28 cents to $1.68 after an exchange of 174 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended the trading of 3,374 stocks at $8.30, Endeavour Holdings fell $2.70 to $15.30, following trading of 450 shares. First Citizens Group climbed $1 to $37.50 with the trading of 6,384 stock units, GraceKennedy settled at $3.50 after investors dealt in 1,200 units, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to end at 88 cents following an exchange of 3,571 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.44 after a transfer of 58,748 shares, National Enterprises slipped 14 cents to $5 with dealings in 2,882 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 3,000 stocks. One Caribbean Media finished at $1.52 with 35 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings advanced 2 cents to $12.40 in trading of 995 shares, 
Republic Financial popped 23 cents to close at $107.24 with 367 units clearing the market. Scotiabank gained 15 cents to stop at $45.50 with investors swapping 2,553 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied $1 to $10.50 with a transfer of 36,462 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.60 with 1,027 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco slipped 9 cents to $2.80 with an exchange of 10,936 stocks.
The market closed with 18,472,919 shares trading worth $459,836,310 after jumping from 7,740,764 stock units at $74,808,643 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 138.75 points to 410,076.22, as the JSE Main Index shed 33.99 points to end at 347,975.67 while the JSE Financial Index lost 0.11 points to end at 64.78.
Guardian Holdings rose by 95 cents to close at $321 with investors trading 3,524 shares. JMMB Group dipped 60 cents to end at $15.20 after an exchange of 36,646 units, Massy Holdings sank $1.15 to finish at $72.75 with 4,043 stocks clearing the market, Scotia Group slipped 75 cents to $53 in an exchange of 258,883 shares and Seprod climbed $1.75 to $82.99 with investors swapping 22,228 stock units.
Prices of stocks traded are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed following an exchange of 58 securities, down from 61 on Monday, with prices of 23 rising, 24 declining and 11 ending unchanged after and resulting in trading of 7,740,764 shares valued at $74,808,643, well below the 14,693,883 units at $104,103,624 on Monday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 182.22 points to end at 410,214.97, the JSE Main Index slipped 13.44 points to close at 348,009.66 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.04 points to finish at 64.89. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
GraceKennedy increased $1.76 to finish at $71.80 with a transfer of 87,334 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped by $9.95 to $320.05 trading 3,169 stock units, Kingston Properties climbed 50 cents to close at $12.50 in an exchange of 6,497 shares and Scotia Group gained 75 cents to $53.75 with investors trading 55,796 stock units.
Prices of stocks traded are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.