Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with a 42 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with the value 20 percent lower than on Wednesday, following an exchange of 60 securities compared with 62 on Wednesday, with prices of 27rising, 18 declining and 15 ending unchanged and resulted in gains for the major market indices of the JSE Main Market.
The market closed with trading of 10,363,654 shares at $145,134,187 compared with 17,740,083 stocks at $182,300,899 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 172,728 shares at $2,418,903, down from 286,130 stocks with a value of $2,940,337 on Wednesday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 182,882 units at $1,497,201, which is well aligned with 183,568 shares at $1,434,994 on the previous day but below September that closed with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
JMMB Group led trading with 6.33 million shares for 61 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 1.26 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% with 648,687 stocks for 6.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,550.84 points to wrap up trading at 363,372.53, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,541.93 points to settle at 320,562.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.17 points to conclude trading at 66.16. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
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 2026.
At the close of market activities, Caribbean Cement advanced by $2.50 to $92.50 with the trading of 6,926 shares, Carreras rose 49 cents to end at $18.49 after an exchange of 109,716 stock units, Eppley lost 50 cents to finish at $34.50 in trading 183 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.38 and ended at $41, with 145 units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate declined $1.79 to end at $10.20 with traders dealing in 308 stock units, GraceKennedy shed $1 in closing at $71 as investors exchanged 21,132 shares. Guardian Holdings increased $10 to $370 after a transfer of 14 units, Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to finish at $23.50 with investors trading 181,268 stocks, Kingston Properties slipped 89 cents and ended at $8.11, with 4,574 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings climbed $1.48 to end at $76.50 with a transfer of 1,347 shares, NCB Financial popped 37 cents in closing at $41.85, with 48,760 units changing hands, Pan Jamaica fell $1.72 to close at $48.03 in an exchange of 19,910 stocks. Seprod skidded $2.53 to $77.05, with 11,182 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 54 cents in closing at $8.49 in switching ownership of 2,179 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $39.85 to end at with a mere 8 stock units $220.15 crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $4.90 to finish at $100 with an exchange of 10,041 stocks.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 17,740,083 shares trading worth $182,300,899 compared to 11,741,183 stock units at $54,384,733 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
The market closed with an exchange of 787,325 shares for US$33,574, up sharply from just 138,842 stocks at US$7,128 on Tuesday.
The market closed with 5,348,668 shares being traded with a value of a mere $27,352,412, after declining below the 6,807,392 stock units at $44,911,562 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $1.99 and ended at $37.27, with investors dealing in 1,985 shares, Barita Investments advanced by 90 cents to $82.90, with 5,037 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Cement shed $2.84 to close at $89.27, after trading of 6,180 shares. Caribbean Producers sank 45 cents to end at $7.05 after a transfer of 8,386 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.40 in closing at $39 as investors exchanged 1,580 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rose $1.55 to finish at $11.75 with traders transferring 84 shares. GraceKennedy fell 50 cents and ended at $72.50 with investors swapping 1,503 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped $15 to $360 with an exchange of 171 units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.25 to close at $23.25 with 58,130 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to finish at $77.50 after brokers executed an exchange of 854 shares, NCB Financial lost $1.05 to close at $40.90 with traders dealing in 48,479 units,
Pan Jamaica dropped 75 cents to end at $49.25, with investors switching ownership of 29,009 stocks. Sagicor Group gained $1.28 to $41.49 after an exchange of 4,365 stock units, Scotia Group declined 98 cents to close at $55 in trading 30,928 shares, Seprod sank $1.06 to end at $78.60 with 2,015 units crossing the exchange. Supreme Ventures dropped 40 cents in closing at $18.40 with investors trading 209,850 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments increased 42 cents to finish at $2.67 in an exchange of 121,608 stock units.
The market closed with trading of just 80,635 shares for a mere $573,342, following tumbling from 180,176 units worth $1,068,207 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Ansa McAl dropped $1.25 to end at $42.50 with a mere one share being traded, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $5.05 in closing at a 52 week low of $31.45 with a transfer of 7 units, AS Bryden slipped 13 cents to $2.33 with 35,554 stocks passing through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent and ended at $8.47 with investors trading 27 shares, First Citizens Group popped 30 cents to finish at $36.80 with 225 stock units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy ended at $3.49 in trading 87 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $14 with 275 stock units changing hands, Guardian Media ended at 73 cents as investors exchanged 9,232 units, JMMB Group remained at 95 cents after closing with an exchange of 700 stocks. Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 in an exchange of 4,614 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.10 with 1,369 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to close at $1.60 after traders transferred 1,900 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with investors swapping 2 stock units,
Prestige Holdings increased $1.02 to end at $13.57 with an exchange of 465 shares, Republic Financial remained at $107 after trading 3,018 stocks. Scotiabank climbed 10 cents to finish at $48.80 after an exchange of 938 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 with investors trading 15,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.86 after an exchange of 4,075 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.75 with investors dealing in 180 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.08 as traders exchanged 2,966 units.
The market closed with trading of a mere 180,176 shares valued at $1,068,207, after slumping from 942,411 stock units at $5,340,668 on Monday.
AS Bryden dropped 21 cents in closing at $2.46 with investors swapping 11,007 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23 with an exchange of 1,135 units, First Citizens Group sank $1.19 to close at a 52 weeks low of $36.50 with 3,308 stocks crossing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $14 in an exchange of 8,385 shares, JMMB Group declined 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 95 cents with investors trading 6,000 units, L.J. Williams B share shed 13 cents to close at $1.05 with 100 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings fell 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.65 with investors trading 52,563 shares, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents in closing at $2.10 with traders switching ownership of 2,425 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 after closing with an exchange of 1,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 13 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.82 with traders dealing in 835 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $4.05 after a transfer of 900 shares,
Republic Financial dipped 50 cents to finish at $107 with 1,372 units passing through the market. Scotiabank sank 30 cents to close at $48.70 in trading 429 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 after an exchange of 77,779 stock units, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to end at $1.93, with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean rose 15 cents to $13.75 with 10,875 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents to $4.08 in an exchange of 262 units.
The market closed with trading of 942,411 shares worth $5,340,668, sliding form 1,124,749 stock units at $23,750,909 on Friday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 50 cents to end at $23 with investors swapping 927 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 1 cent to close at $8.46 with an exchange of 160 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $19 after closing with trading of 16 shares. First Citizens Group rallied $1.19 to $37.69 with investors dealing in 19,709 units, GraceKennedy increased 9 cents to $3.49 with a transfer of 24 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14 after an exchange of 1,368 stocks. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in trading 2,809 units, JMMB Group remained at 99 cents after traders swapped 200 stocks, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.18 with 1 share changing hands. Massy Holdings climbed 12 cents in closing at $3.74 with investors trading 201,042 stock units, Medcorp remained at $50 with brokers switching ownership of 10 shares, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to finish at $2.12 with 72 stocks passing through the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after the trading of 14 units,
Point Lisas ended at $4.05 with 686,378 stock units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $12.55 as investors exchanged 10 shares. Republic Financial gained $1.27 to $107.50 with 2,044 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank advanced 35 cents to finish at $49 with traders dealing in 15,439 units, Unilever Caribbean fell 15 cents and ended at $13.60 as 751 stock units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.10 with investors trading 2,513 shares.
A total of 5,942,960 shares were exchanged, worth $53,615,109, well below the 11,483,563 stock units at $109,755,571 on Thursday.
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 the financial year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 78 cents to close at $6.85 with investors trading 169,739 stock units. Supreme Ventures gained 80 cents to finish at $18.80 in an exchange of 52,952 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 49 cents to end at $7.50 with traders dealing in 2,959 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped 44 cents in closing at $20.05 as traders exchanged 6,973 units
The market closed with trading of 1,124,749 shares for $23,750,909 jumping from 422,900 stock units at $7,890,409 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $67 with trading of just 6 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 25 cents in closing at $12.75 with investors dealing in 236 units, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to $2.74 with 14,041 stocks crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 22 cents to finish at $8.47 with an exchange of 10 shares, First Citizens Group sank $1.20 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $36.50, after the trading of 380 stock units, GraceKennedy skidded 9 cents to close at $3.40 with 50 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in trading 2,130 stocks, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of 99 cents after brokers exchanged 1,628 units, Massy Holdings dipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.62 with investors swapping 43,140 stock units. Medcorp ended at $50 in an exchange of a mere one share, National Enterprises rose 2 cents in closing at $2.13 with traders dealing in 500 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 after an exchange of 228 units.
NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with 823,500 stocks crossing the market, Point Lisas lost 5 cents to end at $4.05 with an exchange of 1,390 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.50 and closed with an exchange of 5,370 stocks. Republic Financial shed $1.08 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $106.23 with a transfer of 201,286 stock units, Scotiabank declined 5 cents and ended at $48.65 with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3 with the trading of 6,968 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.92 with brokers switching ownership of 561 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 after a transfer of 18,015 units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 30 cents and ended at $4.10 with investors trading 4,309 stocks.