Trinidad Exchange adds to 2026 gains

January 22, 2026 by
Stocks maintained the positive 2026 move, with winners outdistancing losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 21 securities, as was the case on Wednesday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, five declining and eight ending firm after the volume of stocks traded declined by 41 percent with a marginal decline in value compared to Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 361,522 shares for $1,910,441, down from 611,904 stock units at $1,943,788 on Wednesday.
An average of 17,215 shares were traded at $90,973, dipping from 29,138 units at $92,561 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 18,238 shares at $93,234, in close alignment with 18,312 units at $93,396 on the previous day, but well below the average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index increased 5.22 points to 964.33, the All T&T Index rallied 3.97 points to close at 1,402.63, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.93 points to finish at 69.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini lost 40 cents to end at $62.10 in an exchange of 55 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.50 with 297 units crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 after an exchange of a mere three stocks. AS Bryden rallied 2 cents to close at $1.70 with 684 shares being traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28 with 800 stock units passing through the exchange, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with investors dealing in a mere 5 shares. First Citizens Group slipped 50 cents and ended at $40 with traders switching ownership of 389 stock units, GraceKennedy rallied by 1 cent to $3.47 with 8,007 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group gained 4 cents to close at 84 cents with an exchange of 6 units. Massy Holdings remained at $3.55 after trading of 7,390 shares, National Enterprises popped 24 cents to finish at $2.16 with 10,861 stock units clearing the market, National Flour Mills fell 5 cents to end at $1.50 in trading 34,498 stocks. NCB Financial declined 1 cent to $1.92 after an exchange of 119,879 units, Point Lisas ended at $5.15 with investors swapping 1,204 shares, Republic Financial advanced 50 cents in closing at $105.50 after a transfer of 7,310 stocks. Scotiabank increased 50 cents to close at $48 with traders dealing in 319 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents and ended at $4.20 after an exchange of 135,284 stock units, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.74 with 3,599 shares crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents and ended at $15.29 with investors trading 6,377 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 3 cents to $2.61 after an exchange of 17,555 stocks.
In the Preference segment, AS Bryden traded 7,000 shares at US$1 per share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Rising JSE Main Market stocks beat losers

January 21, 2026 by
Winners beat out losers five to two to one on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with prices of 26 stocks advancing, 15 declining and 21 ending unchanged, but that did not prevent slippage in the JSE Main Index. Trading closed with the volume of stocks traded slipping just 6 percent as the value sank 35 percent lower compared to Tuesday, following trading in 62 securities compared with 63 on Tuesday.

The market closed with 13,423,567 shares trading for $55,863,861, down from 14,336,129 stock units at $85,336,664 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 216,509 shares at $901,030, after falling from 227,558 stock units at $1,354,550 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 227,312 stock units at $1,417,255, that is well aligned with 228,161 shares at $1,457,820 on the previous day, but less than in December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.37 million shares for 32.5 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 4.02 million stocks for 30 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund closed with 2.12 million stock units for 15.8 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.10 million shares for 8.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 279.73 points to settle at 382,566.98, the JSE Main Index declined 196.45 points to wrap up trading at 329,728.49 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.22 points to finish at 63.36. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator concluded trading with nine stock units ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market concluded trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.2. 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.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments sank $2.20 in closing at $71 with an exchange of 5,474 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed 90 cents to $105.90 after the swapping of 14,551 units, Guardian Holdings rose $4 to end at $344 in an exchange of 770 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped $1.88 to close at $6.55, following trading of 51,714 stock units, NCB Financial advanced $1.22 and ended at $41.97 with a transfer of 15,350 stocks, Pan Jamaica popped $3.35 to finish at $50.30 after an exchange of 727 units. Sagicor Group sank $1.05 and ended at $40.70 with investors swapping 42,973 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded 45 cents to $11.55 with 969 stock units passing through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $6.93 to close at $43.93 as investors exchanged 60 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $8 to finish at $2,598 with a mere two shares clearing the market, the 138 Student Living preference share lost $36 in closing at $194 in an exchange of 72 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% shed $13 to end at $1,135 with traders dealing in 23 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Falling stocks rule on JSE USD Market

January 21, 2026 by
Stocks endured selling pressure on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, and ended driving the market index down nearly 4 percent with an exchange of 13 securities, up from 12 on Tuesday, as the price of only one stock rose, six declined and six ended unchanged. The volume of stocks traded decreased 31 percent with a 35 percent lower value than on Tuesday.

The market closed with an exchange of 740,004 shares valued at US$30,128, after dropping from 1,068,470 stock units at US$46,136 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 56,923 shares at US$2,318, after sliding from 89,039 stock units at US$3,845 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 57,293 units at US$8,411, well aligned with 57,328 stock units at US$8,989 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 9.42 points to close at 238.98. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. 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 the market, AS Bryden remained at 22 US cents with an exchange of 78 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3 US cents after trading of 11 stocks, Margaritaville declined 0.5 of one cent in closing at 8 US cents after an exchange of 210 shares. Productive Business Solutions sank 15 cents to close at 85 US cents with a transfer of 10 units, Proven Investments skidded 0.8 of one cent to finish at 9 US cents, with 27,374 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments lost 0.07 of a cent to end at 1.93 US cents, with dealers switching ownership of 2,330 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to 6.98 US cents with dealings in 1,437 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.05 of a cent to close at 3.75 US cents in an exchange of 707,822 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 with 150 units crossing the market. JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.18 with investors swapping 4 stocks, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with 550 units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% fell 0.1 of one cent to end at US$10.00 after an exchange of 13 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$9.90 with investors trading 15 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main Market slips on increased trading

January 20, 2026 by
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded increasing 20 percent accompanied by a 39 percent jump in value over trading on Monday. Investors ended their investment activity in 63 securities compared with 60 on Monday, as the market closed with prices of 18 rising, 25 declining and 20 ending unchanged, resulting in a mild slippage in the market indices.

The market closed with 14,336,129 shares trading for $85,336,664 after an increase from 11,988,984 stock units at $61,180,712 on Monday.
Trading averaged 227,558 shares at $1,354,550, after climbing from 199,816 stock units at $1,019,679 on Monday and month to date, an average of 228,161 shares with a value of $1,457,820 after sliding from 228,214 shares at $1,466,782 on the previous day and December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.69 million shares for 60.6 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, ended with 1.14 million units for 8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 767,972 stocks for 5.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 603.84 points to settle at 382,287.25, the JSE Main Index fell 271.61 points to 329,924.94 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.12 points to conclude trading at 63.14. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 16.1. 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.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped 51 cents to end at $73.20 after trading of 2,146 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $1.90 to close at $105 after investors dealt in 8,839 units, GraceKennedy climbed by  74 cents to $71.94 after an exchange of 20,084 shares. Guardian Holdings lost $3 in closing at $340 after 789 stocks passed through the market, while the Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 53 cents and ended at $11.78 with traders dealing in 345 stocks, Kingston Wharves declined 50 cents to finish at $37.50 with market participants switching ownership of 16,821 units. Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to $74.50 with 4,798 shares crossing the market, Mayberry Group rose 35 cents and ended at $6.95 after trading of 3,380 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded $2 to finish at $42 with 500 stocks passing through the market. NCB Financial fell 74 cents in closing at $40.75 in an exchange of 279,234 shares, Proven Investments slipped 68 cents to close at $14.42 with 1,899 stocks clearing the market, Scotia Group shed 50 cents to end at $49.50 with an exchange of 114,619 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1 in closing at $12 with 1,038 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, the Jamaica Public Service 7% share sank $3 to $37 as with an exchange of 4,226 shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $8 to close at $2,590 with a transfer of 1 unit, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $18.78 and ended at $230 after an exchange of 801 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $1.99 to end at $1,148 with investors trading 8 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE US Dollar Market climbs 17%

January 20, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed on Tuesday. to a new 2026 high, with a gain of 17 percent for the month to date, following increased trading, involving 12 securities, up from nine on Monday and ending with prices of three rising, six declining and three ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded slid 57 percent with a 51 percent lower value than on Monday.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,068,470 shares for US$46,136, after falling from 2,464,856 stock units at US$94,977 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 89,039 shares at US$3,845 after tumbling from 273,873 stock units at US$10,553 on Monday, with a month to date average of 57,328 units at US$8,989 compared with 54,284 stock units at US$9,483 on the previous day and December with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 2.81 points to settle at 248.40. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. 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 the market, AS Bryden remained at 22 US cents in the trading of 342 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share lost 0.5 of one cent to end at 3 US cents with 1,000 stocks clearing the market, Margaritaville shed 0.5 of a cent to close at 8.5 US cents with an exchange of 450 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 6.28 cents to finish at 35 US cents after trading of 70 stock units, Proven Investments rose 1.26 cents and ended at 9.8 US cents in an exchange of 4,998 units,  Sterling Investments advanced 0.05 of a cent to end at 2 US cents with 16,163 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.19 of one cent in closing at 6.99 US cents after a transfer of 16,385 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.23 US cents with traders swapping just 7 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.14 of a cent to end at 3.7 US cents with investors trading 1,026,594 units.In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 after an exchange of 2,299 stocks, JMMB Group US8.5% declined 2 cents and ended at US$1.18 with 122 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% fell 20 cents to close at US$9.90 with a transfer of 40 units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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First Citizens jumps for 2nd day on T&TSE

January 20, 2026 by
First Citizens Group jumped $1.56 on Tuesday on top of the $1.05 rise on Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange that continues to climb further into 2026, with gains reaching two percent to date, after trading closed on Tuesday, with trading in 18 securities, compared with 14 on Monday and ending with prices of four rising, seven declining and seven ending firm.. The volume of stocks traded jumped by 34 percent and the value leapt 603 percent more than on Monday

The market closed with trading of 95,291 shares for $2,142,367 after rising from 70,903 stock units at $304,551 on Monday.
An average of 5,294 shares were traded at $119,020, climbing from 5,065 units at $21,754 on Monday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 17,464 shares at $93,462 after skidding from 18,340 units at $91,621 on the previous day and an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index advanced 1.54 points to 963.49, the All T&T Index rallied 1.40 points to finish at 1,400.73, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.24 points to end at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 with investors swapping 11 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $43 in an exchange of 80 units, AS Bryden ended at $1.68 with investors trading 1,160 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28 with 1,069 stocks being traded, First Citizens Group advanced $1.56 to close at $40.56 in trading 16,700 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped 1 cent to end at $15.23 after an exchange of 25 units. JMMB Group popped 4 cents to close at 84 cents with investors dealing in 1,876 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to $3.55 in an exchange of 50,183 shares, National Enterprises shed 23 cents and ended at $1.92 with investors trading 4,736 stock units. National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to finish at $1.60 with 4,000 shares changing hands, Point Lisas ended at $5.20 as investors exchanged 20 units, Prestige Holdings dipped 74 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $12.25 with a transfer of 1,587 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $106, after trading of 10,258 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $48 with 3,146 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 17 cents to end at $3.22 after an exchange of 400 units. Trinidad Cement increased 21 cents in closing at $1.94 with 30 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean sank 5 cents to close at $15.24 after a transfer of 5 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to finish at $2.72 with dealers switching ownership of 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Transjamaican hits record high of $5.64

January 19, 2026 by
Transjamaican Highway led the market with 6.16 million shares for 51.4 percent of the total volume, with the stock climbing to a record close of $5.64on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday. Similar to Friday, the market closed on Monday, with 60 securities being traded, with prices of 25 rising, 21 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with a fall of 30 percent in the volume traded, with an exchange of 11,988,984 shares down from 17,111,569 stock units on Friday, valued at $61,180,712, down 35 percent from $94,504,692 previously.
Trading averaged 199,816 shares at $1,019,679, down from 285,193 stock units at $1,575,078 on Friday and month to date, an average of 228,214 units at $1,466,782, just marginally lower than the 230,772 shares at $1,507,061 on the previous day, but well off from December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.16 million shares for 51.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, with 1.56 million units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 10%, chipped in with 851,113 stocks for 7.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 964.80 points to close trading at 382,891.09, the JSE Main Index rallied 565.46 points to 330,196.55 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.29 points to finish at 63.26. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 13 stocks, having bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.2, approximately 14, when adjusted for the overvaluation of West Indies Petroleum at 140. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded price and earnings ICInsider.com computes for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden rose $1.20 to $31.20 with investors dealing in 1,016 shares, Berger Paints rallied 69 cents to $5.99 after a transfer of 494 units, Guardian Holdings popped $3 to end at $343 with traders dealing in 847 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 51 cents in closing at $11.25 passed through the market 47,377 stock units, JMMB Group climbed 40 cents to finish at $17, with investors swapping 22,672 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased 50 cents to close at $38, with an exchange of 5,544 units. NCB Financial gained 49 cents to close at $41.49 after the trading of 22,730 stocks, Proven Investments shed 76 cents to end at $15.10 as investors exchanged 3,086 shares, Sagicor Group advanced 45 cents in closing at $41.75 in trading 36,148 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 50 cents and ended at $13 clearing the market with 7,702 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended with trading of 6.159,444 shares with an increase of 34 cents to close at a record high of $5.64.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $3.98 to finish at $40 after an exchange of 17 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $8 to close at $2598, changing hands 10 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $29.99 to $1149.99 after an exchange of 10 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE USD Market rises 5.5% & 15.8% YTD

January 19, 2026 by
Trading pushed the US Dollar Market up 5.5 percent on Monday and 15.8 percent for the year to date on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded soaring by 1,077 percent as the value surged 410 percent over trading on Friday. The boost in activity resulted in trading in nine securities compared with eight on Friday, with prices of four rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 2,464,856 shares for US$94,977, up solidly from 209,447 stock units at US$18,620 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 273,873 shares at US$10,553 after rising from 26,181 stock units at US$2,327 on Friday, with a month to date average of 54,284 units at US$9,483 up from 37,247 stock units at US$9,400 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 12.78 points to wrap up trading at 245.59. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. 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 the market, AS Bryden gained 4.57 cents to finish at 22 US cents with 1,016 shares crossing the exchange, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 after a transfer of 5 units, Proven Investments slipped 1.3 cents in closing at 8.54 US cents in trading 884 stocks. Sterling Investments sank 0.05 of one cent and ended at 1.95 US cents with 979 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.15 of a cent to close at 6.8 US cents with an exchange of 76,862 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share climbed 0.04 of a cent to end at 6.23 US cents with 321 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.34 of a cent in closing at a record high of 3.84 US cents in an exchange of 2,384,593 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 with traders dealing in 4 stocks and JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.20 after an exchange of 192 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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WI Petroleum drops 50%

January 16, 2026 by
West Indies Petroleum dropped 50 percent from the peak of $14 reached on Tuesday, dropping $1.75 on Friday, with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ending with the volume of stocks traded jumping 100 percent and the value 110 percent more than on Thursday. At the close, prices of 27 stocks rose, 20 declined and 13 ended unchanged, following trading of 60 shares compared with 58 on Thursday.

A total of 17,111,569 shares were exchanged, valued at $94,504,692 after jumping from 8,562,905 stock units at $45,031,832 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 285,193 shares at $1,575,078, for an increase from 147,636 stock units at $776,411 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 230,772 stock units at $1,507,061 after rising marginally from 225,384 shares at $1,500,327 on the preceding day and lower than December, which ended with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 12.73 million shares for 74.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, ending with 1.71 million stock units for 10 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 494,456 stock units for 2.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 3,460.44 points to 381,926.29, the JSE Main Index declined 2,664.45 points to 329,631.09 and the JSE Financial Index gained just 0.12 points to settle at 62.97. 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.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $1.50 to finish at $30 after the trading of 200 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied by $1 to $107 with investors dealing in 4,210 units, GraceKennedy sank 91 cents to end at $71.08 after an exchange of 3,727 shares. Guardian Holdings lost $4 in closing at $340 with a transfer of 408 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 57 cents and ended at $11.76 as investors exchanged 2,852 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced 50 cents to close at $37.50 with 1,987 units switching owners. Margaritaville rose 68 cents to $12.68 after an exchange of 201 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $4.89 to end at $46.61 in trading 59,869 stock units, Seprod gained $1.75 in closing at $80, with 691 stocks crossing the exchange. Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank 50 cents to finish at $12.50 with traders dealing in 241 units, West Indies Petroleum dropped by $1.75 and ended at $7 after an exchange of 164,463 stocks and Wisynco Group climbed 79 cents to close at $20 with investors swapping 60,606 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased 99 cents to $19 with 835 stock units passing through the market, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $37.78 and ended at $211.22 with investors trading 3 shares, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $20 in closing at $1,120 with an exchange of 138 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $2 to end at $109 with 959 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading tumbles on JSE USD Market 

January 16, 2026 by
Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 77 percent with a 67 percent lower value than on Thursday. Trading resulted in an exchange of eight securities, compared to nine on Thursday, with prices of two rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 209,447 shares for US$18,620 after plunging from 925,714 stock units at US$57,121 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 26,181 shares at US$2,327, decreasing from 102,857 stock units at US$6,347 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 37,247 units at US$9,400, down slightly from 38,067 stock units at US$9,923 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.60 points to wrap up trading at 232.81. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. 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 the market, Productive Business Solutions shed 30 cents to finish at US$1 in an exchange of 255 shares, Proven Investments rose 1.34 cents and ended at 9.84 US cents with a mere four stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.15 of a cent to close at 6.65 US cents with a transfer of 2,650 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped0.04 of a cent to end at 3.5 US cents after an exchange of 201,512 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 in trading 4,689 stock units, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 2 cents to close at US$1.20 after a transfer of 236 shares. AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with a mere one unit passing through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% lost 34 cents to finish at US$10.10 in an exchange of 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise

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