Transjamaican Highway controlled 97 percent of shares traded, with only 253,931 units trading. The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower compared to Thursday, resulting from the volume of stocks trading rising 18 percent and the value dipping moderately, compared to Wednesday. Investors were engaged in trading 14 securities, up from 10 on Wednesday with prices of three rising, two declining and nine ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of of a mere 262,300 shares for US$15,870 compared with 221,580 stock units at US$16,385 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 18,736 shares at US$1,134 after decreasing from 22,158 stock units at US$1,639 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 66,305 units at US$4,286, after sliding from 82,954 stock units at US$5,390 on the previous day and March with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 7.54 points to close trading at 259.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden ended at 22.9 US cents after an exchange of 656 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 3 US cents with 176 units crossing the market, Margaritaville closed unchanged at 7 US cents after a transfer of 457 stocks. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.02 with investors trading 150 shares, Proven Investments skidded 0.87 of a cent and ended at 7.11 US cents in an exchange of 2,075 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.98 US cents with investors swapping 345 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.08 of a cent and ended at 6.38 US cents with an exchange of 791 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents with 535 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.54 US cents in switching ownership of 253,931 stock units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 23.2 cents to close at US$1.02 with traders dealing in 3,046 shares, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with just three stock units crossing the exchange, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% ended at US$10.99 in trading 16 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 25 cents to US$10.25 with 35 units passing through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% gained 8 cents to end at US$10 with investors trading 84 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,404,352 shares being traded with a value of $116,400,565 after plunging from 31,352,045 stock units at a value of $440,141,748 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio of 20.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 41 cents to finish at $7.46 with 1,005 shares crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $11.99 in closing at $32.01 with traders dealing in 3 stock units, Portland JSX shed $1.25 to end at $8 after an exchange of 509 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 42 cents to $12.48 with investors swapping 392 units, Sagicor Group fell $2 and ended at $40 with an exchange of 261,574 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 70 cents in closing at $9.50 after trading of 11,812 units. Scotia Group rose 50 cents to close at $50.50 in switching ownership of 213,854 stocks, Seprod rallied $5.95 to end at $83.45 with investors trading 1,764 stock units, Supreme Ventures increased 46 cents to finish at $14.01 in an exchange of 97,232 shares and West Indies Petroleum popped $2.15 and ended at $11.15 with 30,682 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 1,230,162 shares for $45,338,134 after surging from 286,988 stock units at $4,763,860 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $24.50 following a transfer of 20 shares, AS Bryden remained at $1.40, following trading of 123 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in an exchange of 42 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $34 with traders dealing in 688 stocks, GraceKennedy fell 3 cents in closing at $3.35 after investors swapped 9,680 units, Guardian Holdings dipped 8 cents to finish at $15.02 with 100 stock units passing through the market. Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with 101 shares changing hands, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to close at 84 cents in an exchange of 100 stocks, L.J. Williams B share climbed 5 cents to end at $1 with 50 units clearing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.49 in trading 1,220 stock units, National Enterprises sank 3 cents to end at $3.65 after an exchange of 3,077 shares, National Flour Mills increased 5 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors swapping 20 stocks. NCB Financial popped 1 cent and ended at $2.27 in switching ownership of 75 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.50 as investors exchanged 20 stock units,
Point Lisas rallied 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $7.25 after a transfer of 20 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $12.39 with 359 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial dropped 18 cents in closing at $106 with investors dealing in 10,098 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 after an exchange of 1,248 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 9 cents and ended at $7.95 with investors trading 5,687 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.63 with an exchange of 45 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 7 cents to close at $14.47 with 1,663 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.90 after traders swapped 5,230 units.
The market closed with an exchange of just 221,580 shares for US$16,385 compared to 406,384 stock units at US$21,373 on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 286,988 shares, for 494 percent more than 48,340 stock units on Tuesday, as the value of stocks traded jumped 668 percent to $4,763,860 after surging from $619,965 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $1.25 to end at $24.50 with 125 stock units passing through the market, AS Bryden popped 1 cent to $1.40 with a transfer of 75 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with a mere one share clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing rose by 1 cent to $3.91 after investors exchanged 67 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 25 cents to end at $34 following trading of 7,271 units, GraceKennedy climbed 3 cents to end at $3.38 after an exchange of 223 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to finish at $15.10 with 2,726 shares passing through the market, JMMB Group sank 2 cents and ended at 80 cents in trading 3 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 14 cents to close at $3.49 after a transfer of 149,969 stocks. Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 45 units, National Enterprises rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.68 with an exchange of 30 shares, National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to finish at $1.45 with 12,080 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial ended at $2.26 with investors dealing in a mere one unit, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of 2,723 stock units,
Prestige Holdings increased 14 cents to end at $12.39 with investors trading 27,075 shares. Republic Financial climbed 93 cents in closing at $106.18 in switching ownership of 27,391 stocks, Scotiabank rose 35 cents to $45.50 as investors exchanged 6,154 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 with 50,306 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 7 cents and ended at $1.63 in an exchange of 338 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.40 after an exchange of 21 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to end at $2.90 with investors swapping 144 units.
The market closed with 31,352,045 shares trading for $440,141,748 after an increase from 25,845,084 units at $309,012,147 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.7. 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 2026.
Margaritaville increased 95 cents to end at $12.15 as investors exchanged 75 shares, Massy Holdings advanced $1 and ended at $72.50 with 13,451 units crossing the market, NCB Financial skidded 42 cents to finish at $43.03 after an exchange of 18,257 stocks. Proven Investments fell $1.70 to $12.06 with investors dealing in 9,566 stock units, Seprod declined $3.90 in closing at $77.50 in switching ownership of 2,864,147 shares, Supreme Ventures slipped 45 cents to close at $13.55 with investors trading 724,003 stocks and West Indies Petroleum fell $2.05 to end at $9 with 27,819 units crossing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 4,327.22 points to 401,261.86, the JSE Main Index declined 3,590.53 points to close at 340,876.51, while the JSE Financial Index dipped by 0.70 points to settle at 63.14. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five ended with lower offers. The market closed with 25,845,084 shares trading for $309,012,147 after jumping from18,875,786 stock units at $172,618,714 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.2. 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 2026.
Proven Investments slipped 51 cents and ended at $13.76 in an exchange of 4,982 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 99 cents to finish at $10after trading 13,701 units, Scotia Group skidded 53 cents to $49.87 in trading 12,948 stocks. Seprod popped 40 cents to $81.40 after an exchange of 1,668 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 49 cents to close at $14 with 19,181,458 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 48,340 shares with a value of $619,965 after it plunged from 230,159 units at $3,213,588 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.25 to finish at $25.75 with 50 stock units crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings rose 5 cents and ended at $18.40 with traders dealing in 10 units, First Citizens Group remained at $33.75, with the owners switching just 2,106 shares. GraceKennedy sank 3 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.35 with investors trading 3,526 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $15 in an exchange of 14,370 stocks, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents after the trading of just one stock unit. Massy Holdings skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.35 with 11,686 shares clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 20 stocks, National Enterprises sank 10 cents to close at $3.58 with 5,000 units crossing the market. National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to $1.49 after trading of 1,000 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 after it closed with an exchange of 299 shares,
Prestige Holdings lost 15 cents to end at $12.25 with 680 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial declined $1.05 in closing at $105.25 with a transfer of 946 units, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to finish at $45.15 as investors exchanged 370 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 after a transfer of 5,743 shares and Unilever Caribbean climbed 40 cents to $14.40 with investors dealing in 76 stocks.