JSE Main Market plunges, Juniors rise

February 4, 2026 by
Led by a 10 percent fall in the price of West Indies Petroleum 29 stocks fell on the Main Market with just 12 rising in driving the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market index sharply lower on Wednesday, the Junior Market index rose and the JSE USD Market index declined, at the end of trading with the prices of 31 shares rising, 52 declining and 26 remaining firm. Trading closed with a rise in volume and value of stocks exchanged over that on Tuesday.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 5,306.08 points to end at 351,420.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 6,951.35 points to 397,711.10, the JSE Main Index dropped 5,655.23 points to 342,314.31, the Junior Market Index rallied 14.88 points to 3,358.54 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 6.53 points to 262.68.
At the close of the market, 41,686,186 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 25,150,043 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets rising to $221 million, up from $82.81 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,237,272 shares for US$79,651 compared to 645,573 units at US$308,181 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, selling pressure resulted with Transjamaican Highway leading trading with 11.20 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 5.10 million stocks and Carreras with 2.12 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 6.47 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 5.63 million stocks and Fosrich with 1.61 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost $1.97 to end at $18, 138 Student Living preference share popped $23.99 and ended at $244 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $165 to finish at $965.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4, computed on 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on 2025 historical earnings excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, and allows for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate the numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks, close to the sector average and not straying too far, unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks when prices are close to the average will not be inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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Gains for Junior Market

February 3, 2026 by
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 13 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 33 percent drop in value after 46 securities were traded similar to that on Monday and ended with prices of 17 stocks rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged and resulted in a mild pick up in the market index.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 13,321,936 shares at $13,727,515, down from 15,272,393 stock units at $20,537,064 on Monday.
The average trade for Tuesday was 289,607 shares for $298,424, dipping below 332,009 stock units at $446,458 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 310,808 stock units at $372,441 compared to January, that ended with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.44 million shares for 55.8 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 2.05 million units for 15.4 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 869,802 stocks for 6.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 9.75 points to finish at 3,343.66. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of stocks by the earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activities, AMG Packaging skidded 9 cents to close at $2.16, with trading of 49,052 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 85 cents to close at $18.85, following an exchange of 2,937 shares, Dolphin Cove rose 78 cents to close at $11.98, following an exchange of 23,607 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 7 cents to end at $1.43, with 16,580 stock units crossing the market, Fontana climbed 20 cents and ended at $8 as investors exchanged 17,300 units, Image Plus declined 10 cents to finish at 85 cents in trading 115,330 shares. Iron Rock Insurance sank 67 cents and ended at $2.80 after an exchange of 25,060 stock units, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents to $2.31, with 2,490 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to finish at $10.03 with 11,700 units crossing the exchange. Limners and Bards popped 7 cents to end at $1.05 with traders dealing in 3,090 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 14 cents in closing at $2.60, after 16,018 units passed through the market, Mailpac Group gained 8 cents to close at $2.87 with investors trading 35,033 shares. Main Event dipped 40 cents to $7.10 after a transfer of 1,454 stock units, Paramount Trading rallied 18 cents to end at $1.29 with investors trading 286,717 shares and Regency Petroleum popped 7 cents in closing at $3.95 after an exchange of 15,224 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for Main & Junior Markets, USD slips

February 3, 2026 by
Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in gains of the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market, with a modest decline in the JSE USD Market index. At the end of trading the prices of 46 shares rose, 40 declined and 34 remained firm, following a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Monday.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 2,197.74 points to 356,726.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,082.83 points to close at 404,662.45, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,224.36 points to end at 347,969.54, with the Junior Market Index advancing by just 9.75 points to end at 3,343.66 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 0.96 points to end at 269.21.
At the close of trading, 25,150,043 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 26,845,370 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amount to $82.81 million, down from $111.3 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 645,573 shares for US$308,181, in stark contrast to 1,043,254 units at US$46,472 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 4.37 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.79 million stocks and QWI Investments with 980,607 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 7.44 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 2.05 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 869,802 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share lost $24 and ended at $220.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3. The PEs are compiled from 2026-27 projected earnings and 15.5 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information that helps in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all of the ordinary shares listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange. The companies are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to assess the investment options in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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Sharp fall for the Junior Market

February 2, 2026 by
Kintyre Holdings controlled just over 42 percent of the volume of stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded in the market declining by 13 percent, and the value 40 percent lower than on Friday. Losers overshadowed winners almost 2-to-1 following trading in 46 securities compared with 43 on Friday, resulting in the prices of 12 stocks advancing, 26 declining and eight closing unchanged and a sharp fall in the market index that may be tied to the opening of the Woodcat Initial Public offering, which opened today.

The market closed with trading of 15,272,393 shares for $20,537,064 after falling from 17,505,463 units at $34,272,582 on Friday.
Trading averaged 332,009 shares at $446,458, after declining from 407,104 stock units at $797,037 on Friday, compared with 469,885 stock units at $594,149 in January Kintyre Holdings led trading with 6.47 million shares for 42.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 2.46 million stocks for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus closed with 1.50 million stock units for 9.8 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.44 million shares for 9.5 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 56.39 points to close at 3,333.91. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.25 after trading of 12,404 shares, Blue Power rose 14 cents to $4.19 in an exchange of 1,957 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 85 cents in closing at $18 with investors trading 639 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 19 cents to end at $1.56 in switching ownership of 7,012 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied by 7 cents and ended at $1.74 as investors exchanged 33,648 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 18 cents to close at $2.33, following trading of 134,485 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 24 cents to $11.20 with 5,619 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana dropped 40 cents to end at $7.80 with investors dealing in 182,229 units, Fosrich slipped 13 cents in closing at $2.17 with a transfer of 1,443,853 stocks. Indies Pharma dipped 13 cents to finish at $2.65 with investors swapping 14,499 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 67 cents and ended at $3.47 with an exchange of 143 stocks, ISP Finance gained 79 cents to close at $14.99 with a mere one share passing through the market. Jamaican Teas dipped 21 cents to $2.21 with investors trading 6,000 stock units, JFP shed 10 cents in closing at 44 cents after an exchange of 140,225 shares, Kintyre Holdings declined 6 cents and ended at 44 cents in trading 6,471,702 stocks. Knutsford Express sank $1.14 to end at $10.35 after a transfer of 14,660 units, Mailpac Group shed 6 cents to finish at $2.79 with traders dealing in 935,223 stock units, Main Event sank 20 cents to close at $7.50 after an exchange of 2,079 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents to $1.35 with 15,384 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational lost 6 cents to close at 93 cents in an exchange of 225,040 units, Paramount Trading dipped 24 cents to $1.11 with 72,773 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum fell 32 cents to finish at $3.88 with 78,403 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices climbed 6 cents and ended at $1.08 with 54,287 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drops on JSE, prices mostly fall

February 2, 2026 by
Prices of stocks mostly declined at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Friday, resulting in falling stocks having the upper hand, with prices of 65 declining, only 28 shares rising and 25 remaining firm. The major indices of the Main Market fell, the Junior Market index dropped, but the JSE USD Market index rose to end at a new 2026 high and the highest in over three years.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,062.48 points to conclude trading at 354,528.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,843.02 points to close at 401,579.62, the JSE Main Index declined 691.98 points to 345,745.18, the Junior Market Index shed 56.39 points to end at 3,333.91 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 5.17 points to close at 270.17.
A total of 26,845,370 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down sharply from 43,051,131 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $111.3 million, down from $152.48 million on the previous day. Trading in the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,043,254 shares for US$46,472 compared to 1,015,936 units at US$43,957 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led market activity with 4.95 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.80 million shares and Wigton Energy with 1.05 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 6.47 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 2.46 million stocks and Image Plus with 1.50 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share advanced $1.97 to finish at $20 and 138 Student Living preference share popped $24 and ended at $244.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4 compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 using 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in investment decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate the numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used to assists in making of rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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Atlantic tops Junior Market in January

February 1, 2026 by
The Junior Market maintained its resilience by month’s end, although it mostly traded lower than the December close for most of the month and ended slipping just half a point at the close of January, with the index declining by 11.11 points to finish the month at relatively stable 3,390.30, with Atlantic Hardware leading the market, as just under half of the companies listed gained, with trading ending with 22 rising and 23 declining. 

Main Market performance outshines the Junior Market. When the incredible and unsustainable 700 percent increase in the price of West Indies Petroleum share price is removed, the average gain for the Main Market is 10 percent compared to 11 percent for the Junior Market.  Losses are close as well, with an average of 7 percent for the Main Market and 11 percent for the Junior Market.

The early 2025 Junior Market listing, Atlantic Hardware led market gains with a 50 percent increase in January, driven by perceptions of strong hardware and building materials demand following the passage of Hurricane Melissa over Jamaica.
Jetcon Corporation followed closely with a 47 percent gain, benefiting from increased demand for new cars in Jamaica, with profit projected at 25 cents per the ICInsider.com for 2025, expect the price to keep on climbing. ISP Finance Services rounded out the top performers with a solid 24 percent advance, despite lacklustre profits for the nine months to September. Caribbean Assurance Brokers and One on One Educational Services both posted 15 percent gains, after recovering from declines in 2025, demonstrating continued investor appetite for some battered-down companies’ shares in the Junior Market, One on One also posted stable results from the first quarter to November, doubling profit for the 2024 first quarter, auguring well for 2026 fiscal results, but that may not be sufficient in moving the stock’s price much higher.
Everything Fresh experienced the steepest decline in the Junior Market with a 30 percent loss, as investors see the company that distributes fresh produce and other food items facing margin pressures and sales challenges, with less demand for its products from the hotel sector. Knutsford Express Services fell 29 percent, impacted by rising fuel costs and competition in inter-city transportation.
CAC 2000 declined 23 percent, while Consolidated Bakeries dropped 21 percent, unable to find a firm footing for sustainable growth and profit. Dolla Financial Services, despite maintaining high trading volumes of shares, fell 19 percent as investors took profits following the stock’s stronger performance in 2024, as they reassess prospects for 2026 that could result in a major rise in profits that will boost the stock.

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Junior Market rises to close month

January 30, 2026 by
Trading activity pushed the Junior Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Friday, to close the month minutely lower than the December close. The market closed following trading in 43 securities, down from 45 on Thursday, ending with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and nine finishing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined by 36 percent, with 14 percent lower value than on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 17,505,463 shares for $34,272,582 after sliding from 27,371,857 units at $39,808,880 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day ends at 407,104 shares at $797,037 in a decline from 608,263 stock units at $884,642 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 469,885 stock units at $594,149, which is closely aligned with 473,046 shares at $583,933 on the previous day but much lower than for December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.89 million shares for 22.2 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial ending with 3.25 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade, Regency Petroleum closed with 2.54 million stock units for 14.5 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading closed with 1.47 million shares for 8.4 percent of the stocks traded, Jamaican Teas came in with 1.23 million stocks for 7 percent of the overall number of shares traded and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.09 million stock units for 6.3 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 24.93 points to close at 3,390.30.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with the bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 83 cents to finish at $17.99 after closing with at 196 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging skidded6 cents and ended at $2.40 with a transfer of 5,115 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose $1.85 to $18.85 with 536 shares changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 31 cents to close at $1.75 after an exchange of 12,988 units, Caribbean Cream climbed 13 cents after closing at $1.98 with 629 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours increased 20 cents to end at $1.67 i in switching ownership of3,500 shares. Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to $1.78 with 1,466,237 stock units crossing the market, Fontana lost 20 cents to end at $8.20 with investors trading 178,831 units, Future Energy advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.64 in an exchange of 59,560 stocks. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 920 units, Honey Bun slipped 8 cents and ended at $6.33 as investors exchanged 8,428 shares, Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to finish at $2.78 with 12,104 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance sank 44 cents to $14.20 with investors dealing in just one stock, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to end at $1.60 in an exchange of 3,171 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 18 cents in closing at $2.74 with investors swapping 8,187 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents with an exchange of 1,094,682 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 54 cents and ended at $4.20 after the trading of 2,536,692 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 248,691 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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 Main & Junior Market rally to close month

January 30, 2026 by
Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with reduced market activity, with the Main indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market rising, while the JSE USD Market fell, with the Main and the JSE USD market indices closing well above the 2025 close and at the highest levels since 2022, but the Junior closed the first month of the year moderately lower. At the end of trading the prices of 48 shares rose, 31 declined and 33 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 771.16 points to wrap up trading for the first month of 2026 at 355,590.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 847.04 points to end at 403,422.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 620.92 points to finish at 346,437.16, the Junior Market Index popped 24.93 points to 3,390.30 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 3.20 points to 265.00.
At the end of trading, 43,051,131 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 57,492,691 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $152.48 million, well off from $397.62 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,015,936 shares for US$43,957 compared to 3,285,230 units at US$265,998 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led with 5.86 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 5.79 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 4.35 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 3.25 million stocks and Regency Petroleum with 2.54 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $2.19 in closing at $43, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $397.50 to close at $2,599 and 138 Student Living preference share declined $24 to finish at $220.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.7 compiled using on 2026-27 earnings and 15.9, based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help with decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate the numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in the making of rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the stock price is close to the average, will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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Trading pulls back on Junior Market

January 29, 2026 by
Activity declined on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 45 securities, up from 41 on Wednesday, with prices of 12 advancing, 25 declining and eight closing unchanged. With more than 7 million Kintyre Holdings shares traded, the overall volume and value of stock traded fell by 25 percent and 39 percent, respectively, compared to Wednesday.

 The market closed with trading of 27,371,857 shares for $39,808,880, up from an exchange of 36,522,902 stocks  at $65,382,268 on the prior day.
Trading averaged 608,263 shares at $884,642, falling from 890,802 units at $1,594,689 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 473,046 units at $583,933, up from 465,525 stock units at $567,207 on the preceding day and well below December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
The market closed with heavy trading in six stocks with more than a million shares each, with Kintyre Holdings leading trading with 7.22 million shares for 26.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational ending with 4.31 million stocks for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade, Dolla Financial closed with 3.73 million stock units for 13.6 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading ended with 2.73 million shares for 10 percent of the overall volume, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.22 million stocks for 8.1 percent of the day’s trades and Jamaican Teas with 2.02 million stock units for 7.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 19.51 points to close the month marginally down at 3,365.37. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 47 cents to end at $17.16 with 3,328 shares crossing the market Cargo Handlers fell 90 cents to finish at $17 with an exchange of 5,860 stocks, Caribbean Cream dipped 14 cents and ended at $1.85 after swapping of 40,047 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 26 cents to close at $1.47 with 70,005 shares clearing the market, Derrimon Trading skidded 13 cents to end at $1.67 with an exchange of 2,732,997 stock units, Dolla Financial fell 8 cents in closing at $2.56 with 3,729,576 shares switching ownership. Dolphin Cove declined $1.02 to $10.97 with traders dealing in 30,305 stocks, Fontana shed 10 cents to close at $8.40 with 32,745 units crossing the market, Fosrich increased 14 cents and ended at $2.35 with investors trading 9,115 stock units. Future Energy slid 16 cents to finish at $2.53 in an exchange of 79,576 shares, GWest Corporation slipped 12 cents in closing at 66 cents with investors trading 14,388 units, Indies Pharma popped 22 cents to end at $2.72 in an exchange of 6,278 stocks. ISP Finance rallied $2.69 to $14.64 with investors trading in a mere one stock unit, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 in trading of 17,892 shares, Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to end at $2.56 as investors exchanged 36,381 stocks and Medical Disposables rose 28 cents and ended at $1.44 in trading 6,638 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main & Junior markets pulled back

January 29, 2026 by
Stocks mostly fell in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with prices of 37 shares rising, 56 declining and 27 remaining firm, with falling volume and value of stocks that changed hands, and resulting in the major indices of the Main Market declining, the Junior Market index falling and the JSE USD Market climbing.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped by a mere 175.80 points to 354,819.79, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,856.23 points to end at 402,575.60, the JSE Main Index slipped a mere 38.98 points to 345,816.24, the Junior Market Index declined 19.51 points to finish at 3,365.37 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 3.10 points to close at 268.20, up 26.4 percent for the year to date.
A total of 57,492,691 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 64,024,891 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $397.62 million, just below the $415.68 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 3,285,230 shares for US$265,998, compared to 390,129 units at US$78,195 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 11.81 million shares followed by NCB Financial with 4.84 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.83 million units.
In the Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 7.22 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 4.31 million stock units and Dolla Financial closed with trading in 3.73 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dipped $396.50 to $2,202.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.5 compiled using projected earnings for 2026-27 and 15.6 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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