The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a greater value than on Friday, resulting in mixed movements in the market indices. At the close of trading, the prices of 35 shares rose, 40 declined and 29 remained firm, with NCB Financial jumping $5.63 and Caribbean Cement climbing $4.73.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 338.85 points to 319,064.46, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,815.69 points to end at 356,077.28, the JSE Main Index shed 393.30 points to settle at 307,981.39, the Junior Market Index rose 5.12 points to close at 3,428.58 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.01 points to 205.93.
At the close, 48,894,360 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 55,796,292 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $187.36 million, up from $185 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 219,406 shares for US$8,853 compared to 64,440 units at US$2,396 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 29.86 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 10.58 million stocks and Carreras with 2.56 million units.
In Junior Market trading, MFS Capital Partners led with 482,627 shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 341,397 stocks and JFP with 331,100 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $1.95 to finish at $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.1 based on the 2025-26 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide with regularly updated data to help in 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. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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 at the same time 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.
The market closed with trading of 41,932,189 shares valued at $104,208,622, surging from just 3,889,800 units at $7,922,057 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 63 cents to finish at $17.63 with investors trading 2,167 shares, Blue Power advanced 30 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 221 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to end at $2.34 with trading of 20,185 shares. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to close at $2 with a transfer of 3,200 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.25 as investors exchanged 91,972 units, Derrimon Trading sank 14 cents to end at $1.82 with 5,444,274 shares passing through the market. Dolphin Cove rallied 32 cents in closing at $14.30 in an exchange of 10,321 stock units, Express Catering skidded 10 cents to $2.65 with 32,599 stocks crossing the market, Fontana lost 7 cents to end at $8.85 with an exchange of 22,141 units. Future Energy declined 16 cents and ended at $2.83 with 158,176 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $3 in trading 33,119,098 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 39 cents to close at $4.61 with 3,186 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas increased 7 cents to $2.25 with investors trading 5,753 stock units, 
Jetcon Corporation shed 20 cents to finish at $1.80 with 14,096 shares crossing the market, JFP slipped 6 cents and ended at 48 cents with investors swapping 142,149 units. Knutsford Express sank 22 cents to end at $14.20 after closing with 1,903 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Financial declined 18 cents to close at $1.78 with traders dealing in 527 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 7 cents to close at 42 cents after a transfer of 1,200 shares. Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to a 52 week low of 70 cents with investors trading 15,421 stock units, Regency Petroleum skidded 11 cents to close at $4.09 after an exchange of 38,893 units, Spur Tree Spices gained 12 cents in closing at $1 after the trading of 298,252 stocks and Tropical Battery lost 8 cents and ended at $1.82 after an exchange of 22,807 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,228.14 points to 319,403.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,267.23 points to finish at 354,261.59, the JSE Main Index rose 1,561.65 points to 308,374.69, the Junior Market Index lost 36.59 points to end at 3,423.46 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 0.78 points to 205.92.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024 earnings.
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.
The market closed with trading of 3,889,800 shares for $7,922,057, for a slight increase over 3,637,536 units at $6,464,372 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance popped $2 to finish at $19 as traders cleared 122 stock units from the market, Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents and ended at $2.18 with investors trading 4,737 stocks. JFP rallied 7 cents to end at 54 cents with 22,165 units crossing the market, KLE Group increased 9 cents in closing at $1.09 in an exchange of 87,607 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 9 cents to close at $2.40 with 92,141 shares changing hands. Regency Petroleum climbed 24 cents to $4.20 with a transfer of 6,356 stock units and Tropical Battery gained 10 cents in closing at $1.90 after an exchange of 60,522 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 979.94 points to 318,175.17, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,764.69 points to close at 352,994.36, the JSE Main Index declined 930.06 points to finish at 306,813.04,at the same time the Junior Market Index fell 12.63 points to settle at 3,460.05 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 1.21 points to finish at 205.14.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings as well as 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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 movements 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.
The market closed with trading of 3,637,536 shares for $6,464,372 compared with 4,040,505 units at $8,093,170 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 12 cents to 95 cents with 6,100 shares passing through the market, Blue Power fell 30 cents to finish at $4.60 with 4,910 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance rose 6 cents and ended at $2.14 with the trading of 146,055 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in closing at $1.35 with investors trading 10,547 stock units, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.75 with an exchange of 6,066 units, Fosrich increased 26 cents to end at $2.95 with traders clearing 316,046 stocks. GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 119,555 units, Honey Bun dipped 92 cents to finish at $7.05 with 18,866 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended at $3.25 with a transfer of 34,713 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 61 cents in closing at $4.61 after an exchange of 100,747 shares, ISP Finance lost $3 to end at $17 with a mere 54 units crossing the market, JFP dropped 7 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 510,876 stocks. 
Knutsford Express advanced 42 cents to $14.42 and closed with 1,214 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents and ended at $1.10 in trading 123 shares, Lumber Depot sank 5 cents to $2.85 with 5,363 stock units passing through the exchange. Medical Disposables gained 13 cents in closing at $1.63 after traders switched ownership of 123 stocks, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to finish at 78 cents as investors exchanged 279,557 units, Paramount Trading sank 5 cents to close at 75 cents, trading 101,467 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to $3.96 in an exchange of 13,025 shares and Tropical Battery shed 13 cents to close at $1.80 with investors swapping 96,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
In Junior Market trading, no stock traded more than a million shares. JFP led with 510,876 shares, followed by Future Energy with 316,364 stocks and Fosrich with 316,046 units.
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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,647.38 points to 318,606.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 2,013.76 points to close at 353,527.66, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,355.38 points to conclude trading at 307,247.69, the Junior Market Index shed 48.78 points to end at 3,462.25 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 3.10 points to end trading at 207.14.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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 change 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.
The market closed with trading of 4,040,505 shares for $8,093,170, dropping sharply from 23,947,024 units at $60,579,867 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers fell 7 cents to $11.33 with 867 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.94 with an exchange of 987,169 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost 20 cents to finish at $14 with 4,349 units passing through the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 5 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors trading 16,036 shares, Fontana fell 13 cents to close at $8.86 with 47,398 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy sank 20 cents to finish at $3 with traders dealing in 158,457 stock units. GWest Corporation declined 7 cents to end at 79 cents with traders swapping 6,193 shares, Image Plus fell 6 cents in closing at 95 cents with the trading of 16,872 units, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to close at $3.20, with 187,305 stocks clearing the market. Iron Rock Insurance sank 60 cents to $4 after trading of 561 stock units, ISP Finance popped $2.66 in closing at $20 after a transfer of a mere 455 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents to finish at $2 after closing with a transfer of 20,548 stocks. 
KLE Group rose 21 cents and ended at $1 after an exchange of 20 units, Knutsford Express dipped 40 cents to end at $14 with 701 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $1.05 as investors exchanged 26,047 shares. One Great Studio skidded 5 cents to 34 cents with a transfer of 64,472 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 7 cents to end at 82 cents in an exchange of 102,940 stocks, Regency Petroleum dropped 30 cents to $4.20 after hitting an intraday 52 week high of $4.68, with investors switching ownership of 39,867 units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 12 cents to close at $1.67 after trading of 306,944 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 23,947,024 shares worth $60,579,867 compared with 21,832,367 stock units at $68,971,891 on Wednesday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.13 in closing at $20 with just 1,170 shares changing hands, Atlantic Hardware lost 9 cents to end at 90 cents after a transfer of 31,680 units, CAC 2000 increased 39 cents to finish at $2.20, with 76 shares crossing the market. Cargo Handlers rallied 70 cents to end at $11.40 after investors exchanged 23 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 6 cents to close at $2.06 with a transfer of 9,707 stock units, Caribbean Flavours gained 5 cents to end at $1.60, with 1,143 shares crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.69 with investors dealing in 203,671 stock units, Dolphin Cove advanced 10 cents to $14.20 in an exchange of 157 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 5 cents to close at $1.55 after trading of 18 stocks. Everything Fresh sank 6 cents to $2.25, with an exchange of 656 shares, Express Catering climbed 19 cents to finish at $2.69, with 83,400 stock units crossing the market, Future Energy popped 34 cents to end at $3.20 with investors swapping 3,429,933 units. GWest Corporation gained 8 cents to 86 cents in switching ownership of 39,608 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 55 cents to finish at $7.95 with investors trading 15,045 shares, Indies Pharma dropped 24 cents and ended at $3.10 in an exchange of 341,878 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance increased 60 cents to end at $4.60 after trading in 561 units, ISP Finance advanced $2.34 to $17.34 with just 131 stocks passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 29 cents to close at $1.70 after an exchange of 21,575 units. Knutsford Express rose $1.40 to $14.40 with 70,587 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 20 cents to finish at $1.98 after an exchange of 150,240 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 27 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $4.50 in trading 6,644,041 stock units. Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to close at 89 cents with an exchange of 185,175 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in closing at $1.79 with investors trading 1,063,513 stock units.
Closing prices used in the report are the last price for each security.