Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the Market indices climbing sharply, with the volume of stocks traded rising 11 percent, with a 37 percent lower value on Thursday, with trading in 57 securities compared with on Thursday, with prices of 33 rising, 13 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,926.89 points to end at 369,318.79, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,710.76 points to wrap up trading at 320,857.81 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.76 points to 66.60.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 36 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The market closed with 22,723,807 shares trading for $107,226,755 compared with 20,497,763 stock units at $167,435,238 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 398,663 shares at $1,881,171 compared to 353,410 stocks at $2,886,814 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 286,418 units at $1,923,954 compared with 280,212 shares at $1,926,320 on the previous day and July with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Wigton Energy led trading with 8.27 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 4.0 million stocks for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica closed with 2.73 million stocks for 12 percent of the volume traded, Transjamaican Highway with 2.40 million units for 10.6 percent of the overall volume, Victoria Mutual Investments with 1.07 million units for 4.7 percent of the stocks traded and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.07 million units for 4.7 percent of market share.
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 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied $5 to end at $30, with 23,107 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement popped $10 to $98 with investors trading 124,290 stocks, Eppley gained $2.12 to close at $35.45, with 57 shares changing hands. First Rock Real Estate rose 45 cents to finish at $9.95 in an exchange of 30,024 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $16 and ended at $340, with 30,096 units crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers climbed 80 cents to end at $26.60 after an exchange of 6,842 shares. Jamaica Producers increased $1.10 to $25 with a transfer of 98,449 units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to close at $77, with 483 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped $1.04 to end at $9.50 in switching ownership of 1,127 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $5.73 in closing at $59 after the trading of 142 shares, 138 Student Living advanced 40 cents to finish at $4.40 after an exchange of 186 units. 
Proven Investments popped 50 cents and ended at $17 after 220,155 shares passed through the market. Sagicor Group rallied $1.99 to $41.99 with an exchange of 99,243 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 35 cents to close at $8 and closed with an exchange of 50,520 shares, Seprod climbed $5.44 in closing at $82.93 after a transfer of 7,909 stock units and Supreme Ventures rose $1.49 to end at $19.90 in trading 81,728 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $3 and ended at $40, with 8 units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share gained $2.15 to finish at $242.15, with investors trading 22 shares. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% fell $15 to $1,085 in an exchange of 137 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed 50 cents to close at $104 with investors swapping 528 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15,824,719 shares trading for $115,570,611, compared to 16,522,479 stock units at $132,457,925 on Monday.
Trading averaged 263,745 shares at $1,926,177 compared to 266,492 stocks at $2,136,418 on Monday and month to date, an average of 277,241 units at $1,903,539, down from 278,193 shares at $1,901,943 on the previous day and July with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.73 million shares for 55.2 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, with 1.56 million stocks for 9.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.51 million units for 9.5 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 216.40 points to 362,036.26, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,524.60 points to close at 315,293.88 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.80 points to 65.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. 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 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rallied 46 cents and ended at $26.46 with investors trading 77,152 shares, Barita Investments sank 78 cents to $70.02 with 1,967 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers fell 40 cents to finish at $8, after closing with 99,903 shares being traded. Carreras rose 40 cents to close at $17.79 with investors dealing in 154,864 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $3.98 in closing at $38.51 after a transfer of 52 stocks, GraceKennedy lost 85 cents to end at $71.05 as traders cleared 19,257 units through the market. Guardian Holdings advanced $45 to $390 in an exchange of 46,004 shares, Kingston Wharves declined $1.55 to close at $29.90 after trading of 12,810 stock units, Margaritaville popped $1.50 to end at $11.50 in an exchange of 27 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $1.30 in closing at $9.30 with traders dealing in 154,947 units, NCB Financial dipped 41 cents to finish at $40.09 with 197,184 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments dropped 48 cents and ended at $16.50 in trading 1,731 shares. 
Sagicor Group increased $1.30 to $41.30 after an exchange of 181,130 stock units, Scotia Group shed 50 cents to close at $54.50 with a transfer of 62,341 shares, Seprod dipped $3.62 to finish at $77.38 with 7,230 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 50 cents and ended at $12.97 with investors trading 237 stocks and Wisynco Group gained $1.01 to end at $21.99 with 52,613 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share lost $41.94 in closing at $237.69 as investors exchanged just 100 shares and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $4 to $1,129 as 20 stocks crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed after investors traded 16,403,774 shares, with a value of $96,973,638, compared to 12,578,411 stocks at $144,363,249 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $1.50 to close at $25.50 after the trading of 200 shares, Berger Paints sank 50 cents to close at $6 with traders passing 18,821 stock units through the market, Caribbean Cement slipped $1 to end at $95 and ended with an exchange of 1,525 shares. Carreras sank 38 cents in closing at $17.62 as investors exchanged 2,322,813 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 49 cents and ended at $42.49 with 3,905 stocks passing through market, Guardian Holdings increased $25 to finish at $350 with traders dealing in 2 shares. Jamaica Broilers gained 61 cents to $25.86 with 30,570 units clearing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 70 cents to close at $11.80 in an exchange of 16,782 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 79 cents and ended at $18.21 with investors swapping 127,593 stock units. Kingston Wharves lost 43 cents to end at $30.57 in an exchange of 8,460 shares, NCB Financial rose $1.48 in closing at $41.50 after a transfer of 122,843 stocks, 
138 Student Living skidded 51 cents to finish at $4.09 with investors dealing in 5,923 units. Proven Investments rallied $1.08 to $16.60 with a transfer of 310 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.02 to close at $7.13 after an exchange of 1,200 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.30 to end at $55.35 in trading 6,164 stocks. Stanley Motta advanced 44 cents in closing at $6.44 with 29 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures fell 56 cents and ended at $18.53 with investors trading 129,614 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 69 cents to finish at $12.30 in an exchange of 50,859 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,400,959 shares trading for $152,861,943, up from 5,596,297 stock units at $75,970,219 on Friday.
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 2025.
138 Student Living dropped 67 cents and ended at $4.02 following the trading of 5,136 shares, Pan Jamaica climbed 49 cents to end at $49 with investors dealing in 230,552 stocks, Proven Investments increased 49 cents to finish at $16.49 in an exchange of 75,782 units. Sagicor Group rallied $1.14 and ended at $41 with investors swapping 190,976 stock units, Scotia Group shed 54 cents to $55.16 with 138,775 shares crossing the market, Seprod sank $6.03 in closing at $77.02 with traders switching ownership of 11,615 stock units. Sterling Investments dipped 38 cents to close at $3.30 with 281,566 units clearing the market and Supreme Ventures slipped 40 cents to finish at $18.85 with a transfer of 218,995 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,596,297 shares being traded with a value of $75,969,569, versus 9,333,460 units at $53,087,327 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rose 65 cents to close at $91.50 after 2,514 shares were traded, Eppley dropped $1.94 to $30.06 after trading of 2,283 stocks, General Accident gained 38 cents to end at $5.38 with 361 units switching ownership. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 68 cents in closing at $12.26 with 872 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group rose 36 cents to finish at $19.01, with the swapping of 29,405 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced by $1 and ended at $32 with a transfer of 2,175 shares. Margaritaville shed $1.64 to close at $9.28 as investors exchanged 1,018 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed $1 in closing at $77 with an exchange of 61 stocks, NCB Financial increased $1.91 and ended at $41.41 with an exchange of 762,117 units.
Pan Jamaica fell $1.49 to close at $48.51, with 6,434 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments sank $1.13 to end at $16, with investors trading 22,597 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to finish at $7.70, with traders exchanging 2,519 units. Scotia Group rose 70 cents and ended at $55.70 with investors trading 7,167 stocks, Stanley Motta lost 43 cents in finishing at $6 with 1,819 shares crossing the market and Sterling Investments rallied 52 cents in closing at $3.68 with investors dealing in 1,571 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 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 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica advanced $1.49 to end at $50 after a transfer of 546 stocks. Sagicor Group popped 36 cents in closing at $39.86 with 5,744 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 55 cents to $7.15 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to finish at $55 with 14,673 stocks crossing the market. Seprod declined $1.90 and ended at $83 in an exchange of 8,392 units, Sterling Investments rose 36 cents to close at $3.16 with traders dealing in 158 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 70 cents to end at $20.05 with investors switching ownership of 73,679 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,272.33 points to close at 360,710.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,135.63 points to 311,964.85 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.60 points to finish at 64.39.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.20 in closing at $26.20 in transferring 962 shares, Caribbean Cement dived $4.99 to end at $90.01 with an exchange of 9,394 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2.50 to close at $40 with an exchange of 640 units. GraceKennedy popped 37 cents and ended at $71.37 as 8,761 shares crossed the market, Guardian Holdings gained $1.02 to finish at $320 after an exchange of just one stock unit, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.90 to end at $23.50, with traders trading 1,751,493 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $2.57 to $32.47 with investors swapping 1,177 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 97 cents to end at $10.37 with 480 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped $1.03 in closing at $38.97 as 1,621,200 stock units changed hands. 138 Student Living rallied 49 cents to close at $4.69 in an exchange of 189 shares, Pan Jamaica sank $1.49 and ended at $48.51 with investors trading 1,927 stocks, 
Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to finish at $39.50 with an exchange of 21,255 units. Scotia Group sank $1.90 to $54 with traders dealing in 2,440 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 75 cents to close at $20.75 with investors switching ownership of 76,405 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,428,993 shares trading worth $60,680,520 compared with 47,379,247 stock units at $194,226,991 on Monday.
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 fiscal years ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped $1 and ended at $40 after traders swapped 4,806 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to close at $7.70 with investors trading 200 shares, Scotia Group increased $2.26 to end at $55.90 with 203,434 units passing through the market, Seprod popped 66 cents in closing at $84.90 after traders transferred 6,512 stocks. Stanley Motta increased 41 cents to $6.45 as 22 stock units crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.22 to finish at $7.25 with investors exchanging 50 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 75 cents and ended at $20 with 38,458 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 36,279 shares for US$1,844, down from 219,406 stocks at US$8,853 on Monday.
The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price, divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2025.
The market closed with an exchange of 219,406 shares for US$8,853, jumping from 64,440 stocks at US$2,396 on Friday.
Proven Investments skidded 0.27 of one cent and ended at 10.5 US cents with trading of 6,941 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent to finish at 2.4 US cents with investors swapping 204,557 units.