Winners beat losers in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, driving the main indices down, following trading in 61 securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 27 rising, 26 declining and eight ending unchanged, with West Indies Petroleum trading just one share at a record high of $1.31.
The volume of stocks traded declined by a mere 5 percent, with the value 57 percent less than on Monday, with trading of 38,501,644 shares with a value of $489,916,796, down from 40,517,832 stock units at $1,132,576,395 on Monday.
An average of 631,174 shares were traded for $8,031,423 compared with 633,091 units for $17,696,506 on Monday and month to date, an average of 297,127 units at $3,855,628 compared with 278,670 shares at $3,624,900 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.24 million shares for 21.4 percent of total volume followed by Radio Jamaica which ended with 6.49 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 5.56 million stocks for 14.4 percent of the volume traded, NCB Financial with 3.35 million units for 8.7 percent of the total volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 3.30 million units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 2.23 million units for 5.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 779.87 points to end at 362,530.65, the JSE Main Index sank 234.40 points to close trading at 315,799.99 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.24 points to end at 63.92. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Caribbean Producers rose 61 cents in closing at $7.60 after a transfer of 967,044 shares, Carreras rose $1.45 to $19.05 in the trading of 1,975,857 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 80 cents and ended at $46.75, with 852 units crossing the market. First Rock Real Estate increased 87 cents to $10.96 with an exchange of 84 shares, General Accident dipped 40 cents to end at $5.80 in trading 5,077 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed $2 to finish at $72 in an exchange of 324,667 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $2.50 to $342.50, with 12,881 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers skidded 50 cents to end at $24 in switching ownership of 873,200 stocks, Kingston Wharves gained $5.02 in closing at $35 with an exchange of 380,715 units. Margaritaville rallied 44 cents to finish at $11.98 with traders dealing in 1,516 shares, Massy Holdings sank 99 cents and ended at $75 as investors exchanged 1,681 stock units, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 567 units. NCB Financial declined $1 to $40.50 with investors dealing in 3,348,354 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed 55 cents and ended at $39.55 after an exchange of 850,553 shares, Scotia Group rose 44 cents to finish at $53.94 with investors trading 24,141 stocks.
Stanley Motta shed 84 cents in closing at $6.30, with 1,507 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures dropped 60 cents to end at $15.80 with investors swapping 3,303,706 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 52 cents to close at $12.48 in an exchange of 203,188 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 64 cents to end at $11.89, with 909 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group popped 42 cents to end at $20.12 and closed after an exchange of 78,301 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share dipped $1.39 in closing at $18.01 with investors trading 489 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $8.73 to close at $36 after an exchange of 134 shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $90.85 and ended at $2300 passed through the market 15 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share declined $5.50 to finish at $214.50 in switching ownership of 150 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $70 and ended at $1060 passed through the market 36 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $4.97 to $110 in trading 545 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.80 to close at $100.20, with 400 shares crossing the exchange.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in 64 securities changing hands compared with 63 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 29 rising, 18 declining and 17 unchanged, leading to gains in the major indices of the market.
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 their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings rallied 99 cents and ended at $75.99 in trading 3,393 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $3 to $45, after 351 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica gained $6 to finish at $52 in switching ownership of 190,722 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 73 cents to close at $7.63 with trading of 940 stocks, Scotia Group sank 70 cents to end at $53.50 with an exchange of 55,923 units, Stanley Motta increased 94 cents in closing at $7.14, with 54 shares crossing the market. Supreme Ventures climbed 40 cents to $16.40 as investors exchanged 20,876,062 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.35 to close at $13 with 321,954 units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $2.75 to finish at $11.25 after an exchange of 3,584 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 564,343 shares for US$54,108 compared to 236,264 stock units at US$117,366 on Wednesday.
The market closed with 4,775,830 shares trading for $74,688,010 compared with 6,387,421 stock units at $69,616,031 on Tuesday.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 98 cents to end at $28.98 with a transfer of 2,130 shares, Eppley dropped $2.40 in closing at $31.10 after an exchange of 100 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.04 to $45.95 with investors trading 946 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped $5 to close at $340 in an exchange of 122 shares, Jamaica Broilers declined 60 cents to finish at $16.85 with investors dealing in 42,461 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 77 cents and ended at $10.53, with 2,878 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 99 cents to $17.99 after an exchange of 101,185 units, Kingston Wharves rose 75 cents to end at $34 after closing with an exchange of 17,813 stocks, Margaritaville lost 93 cents in closing at $14 with traders dealing in 10 stock units. Mayberry Group skidded 50 cents and ended at $6.50 as investors exchanged 13,700 shares, NCB Financial gained $1.80 to finish at $41.80, with 136,019 stocks crossing the market,
Pan Jamaica fell $2 to close at $46 in an exchange of 4,623 units. Scotia Group shed 90 cents to $54.20 with 69,485 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.21 in closing at a 52 weeks high of $14 after the trading of 2,011 shares and West Indian Petroleum increased 24 cents to close at a record high of 74 cents after 5,000 shares were exchanged, leaving 284 bidders for more than 60.6 million shares unsatisfied at the close.
The market closed with 6,387,421 shares trading for $69,616,031, down sharply from 48,215,187 stock units at $679,567,514 on Monday.
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.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.04 in closing at $6.86 with an exchange of 18,285 units, Scotia Group popped 74 cents to finish at $55.10 passed through the market 13,072 shares. Stanley Motta fell 94 cents to $6.20 closed at 9,862 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $2.29 in closing at $12.79 with investors dealing in 4,101 shares and Wisynco Group gained 48 cents to end at $19.68, trading 22,957 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 compared to 211,797 stock units at US$6,297 on Monday.
Transjamaican Highway accounted for 59 percent of the 48,215,187 shares trading on Monday stocks, valued at $679,567,514, compared with 42,067,995 stock units at $816,837,694 on Friday, with Seprod contributing $333 million of the value traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 4,403.53 points to close at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index skidded 2,628.98 points to 310,863.89 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.01 points to settle at 62.64.
Jamaica Producers popped 50 cents to finish at $23.50, with 446,949 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group shed 79 cents to end at $17 after an exchange of 627,902 units. Margaritaville advanced $3.39 in closing at $14.93 after 1,000 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings sank $1 to $75 with traders dealing in 106,345 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped $1.37 to end at $7.42 in an exchange of 2,153 stock units. NCB Financial fell $1.50 to finish at $41.50 with investors dealing in 2,372,593 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $1.24 and ended at $38.80, after 294,500 stock units passed through the market, Scotia Group rallied $2.96 to close at $54.36 in an exchange of 5,728 stocks, Seprod sank $2.99 to $84, with 3,898,667 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined by 35 cents to $19 after trading of 8,998 shares.
The market closed with 42,067,995 shares trading worth $816,837,694 after surging from just 11,535,147 stock units at $180,404,058 on Thursday.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 79 cents to finish at $8.79 with 1,100 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial declined $1 and ended at $43 with investors swapping 17,533,530 shares, valued at $684 million. Proven Investments rallied $1.22 to close at $15.07 in an exchange of 562 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.09 to $7.99 with 803 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank $3.59 to end at $51.40 in an exchange of 15,889 stocks. Seprod dipped $1.89 in closing at $86.99 with investors trading 1,453 units, Supreme Ventures rose 55 cents to $16 after an exchange of 2,144,003 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 59 cents to end at $11.40, with 135,835 units clearing the market.
Market activity concluded with an exchange of 11,535,147 shares, worth $180,404,058, after soaring from 7,408,031 shares, valued at $54,644,759 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial rallied $2 to end at $44 with investors trading 46,634 stocks, 138 Student Living declined 43 cents to $3.36 after an exchange of 104,289 units. Sagicor Group rose 55 cents and ended at $40 with 22,180 shares crossing the market, Seprod climbed $7.88 to close at $88.88 with traders dealing in 23,754 stocks, Supreme Ventures fell 55 cents to finish at $15.45 after a transfer of 157,567 units and Wisynco Group slipped 40 cents to $19.50 with investors swapping 133,419 stock units.
The market closed with 7,408,031 shares traded, worth $54,644,759, following trading of 7,936,401 units valued at $47,529,234 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 in closing at $28 after an exchange of 14,998 shares, Barita Investments rose 49 cents to $72 with 4,693 units being traded, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to $115 after investors traded 14,614 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.30 to finish at $40 with 426 shares being traded, General Accident fell 43 cents to $5.72 in an exchange of a mere 101 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to end at $17.35 with 6,022 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 79 cents to $17.01 with an exchange of 14,855 stock units, Kingston Properties lost 52 cents to $8.13 with 299 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $7.18 and ended at $29.72 with traders dealing in 23,238 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.39 to finish at $6.40 after a transfer of 663 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $9.74 to close at $42.25 in trading 12 units, NCB Financial dropped 95 cents to end at $42 after an exchange of 508,894 stocks.
138 Student Living popped 53 cents in closing at $3.79 after trading of 106 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 60 cents to $39.45 after closing with an exchange of 2,588 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.87 and ended at $54.99 with dealers switching ownership of just 1,663 stocks. Seprod increased $2.50 to close at $81, with investors swapping 2,898 units and Stanley Motta rallied 93 cents to end at $7.13 after 25,558 stock units passed through the exchange.