Declining stocks overwhelmed those rising at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, after a rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a greater value than on Friday. Trading resulted in the major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market index declining as the JSE USD Market jumped. At the end of trading, the prices of 34 shares rose, 55 declined and 29 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,513.73 points to end at 367,715.31, at the same time the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 406.99 points to end at 432,264.94, the JSE Main Index declined by 1,387.92 points to close trading at 362,239.35, the Junior Market Index dropped 26.01 points to finish at 2,976.42 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 16.77 points to 279.34.
At the conclusion of the market, 23,059,975 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 21,001,194 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $133.92 million, up from $126.22 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 222,238 shares for US$21,598 compared to 3,291,527 units at US$2,445,825 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 5.72 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 5.44 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.39 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 855,427 shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 791,489 stocks and Lumber Depot with 622,974 units.
In Main Market trading, the ordinary share movements ended with the top winners being, NCB Financial up $3 to a new one year high of $77.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.24 to end at $8.75, Eppley rallied $1.15 to $33.15, Caribbean Cement increased $1 to finish at $105.00 and Portland JSX climbing 87 cents and ended at $6.65.
Among the top Main market losers, Guardian Holdings fell $21 to close at $334.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $2.61 and ended at $7.39, Massy Holdings skidded $2.50 to $70.00, General Accident fell $1.60 to $8.40 and Quantas Advantage dipped $1.49 in closing at $17.50.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share declined by $22.50 and ended at $203.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Cargo Handlers gained $1.09 to end at $18.00, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 20 cents in closing at $1.50, Lasco Financial increased 19 cents to close at $2.10, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.63 and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents to $4.30.
Among the top losers, Main Event shed 35 cents to end at $4.80, Knutsford Express lost 31 cents in closing at $6.45, AMG Packaging dipped 25 cents to $1.58, Mailpac Group skidded 19 cents and ended at $2.41 and Derrimon Trading dropped 18 cents to close at $1.26.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 11.8 and 14.5 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. 
The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements 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.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 2,094.49 points to end at 369,229.04, trading pushed the All Jamaican Composite Index up 2,883.60 points to end trading at 432,671.93, the JSE Main Index popped 2,141.21 points to close at 363,627.27, as the Junior Market Index popped 6.57 points to finish trading at 3,002.43 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 13.22 points to 262.57.
Among the the biggest losers, Pan Jamaica dropped $1.72 to finish at $45.50, Seprod declined by $1.50 to end at $76, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $1.24 to $42.91, Eppley lost $1.15 in closing at $32.00 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.01 and ended at $7.51.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 517.36 points to wrap up trading at 367,134.55, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose by 333.90 points to 429,788.33, at the same time the JSE Main Index increased 575.80 points to 361,486.06, the Junior Market Index shed 4.62 points to close at 2,995.86, at the same time the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 6.79 points to finish at 249.35.
The top losing Main Market stocks include Guardian Holdings, dropping $1 to finish at $349.00, West Indies Petroleum, declining by 99 cents to close at $9.02, Caribbean Cement, falling 94 cents and ended at $103.11, Jamaica Producers, losing 90 cents to end at $22.10 and GraceKennedy skidded 51 cents to close at $71.99.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
At the close of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by 989.73 points to finish at 366,617.19, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,603.85 points to 429,454.43, the JSE Main Index rose 1,325.04 points to 360,910.26, at the same time the Junior Market Index fell 38.62 points to end trading at 3,000.48 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 9.02 points to settle at 256.14.
Among the top losers, Kingston Properties shed $1.07 to finish at $9.89, Seprod fell 90 cents to end at $77.00, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped 90 cents and ended at $44.10, Kingston Wharves lost 74 cents to $35.26 and Caribbean Producers shed 49 cents to finish at $5.00.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements 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.
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 889.77 points to end at 365,627.46, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 1,247.07 points to 427,850.58, the highest for the year, the JSE Main Index rallied 922.09 points to settle at 359,585.22, the Junior Market Index rose 1.14 points to 3,039.10 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.72 points to wrap up trading at 247.12.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, the top winners are NCB Financial, climbing $3.55 to $70, Seprod rallying by $1.90 to $77.90, Carreras popping $1.50 to end at $30, GraceKennedy gaining $1.34 to end at $72.32 and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rising 50 cents to close at $10.00.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements 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.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,673.41 points to wrap up trading at a new yearly high of 364,737.69, as is the case of the All Jamaican Composite Index that gained 3,503.69 points to end at a new 2026 closing high of 426,603.51, the JSE Main Index jumped 3,083.31 points to close at 358,663.13, the Junior Market Index dropped 38.27 points to settle at 3,037.96 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.44 points to wrap up trading at 244.40.
Among the top losers, Seprod shed $1.99 to end at $76.00, Proven Investments declined 95 cents in closing at $10.50, Eppley fell 90 cents to $31.00, Quantas Advantage dropped 53 cents in closing at $19.46 and Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to close at $39.20.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements 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.
The market closed following trading falling by 57 percent 
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied a solid 5,202.98 points to finish at a 5-year by a record high of 423,099.82, the JSE Main Index rose 2,502.79 points to settle at 355,579.82 and the JSE Financial Index popped by 0.64 points to end at 68.33. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
NCB Financial climbed $2 to finish at a 52 weeks closing high of $65 after an exchange of 235,149 shares, with the price trading at an intraday high of $66 and more that doubling since August last year. Proven Investments advanced 45 cents to $11.45 with 4,451 stocks passing through the market, Quantas Advantage dipped $1.01 in closing at $19.99 in switching ownership of 146,197 units, Sagicor Group rallied 70 cents to $39.70 with investors trading 4,467 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 90 cents to $8.10 with 1,030,603 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group ended at $58.00 with dealers swapping 37,590 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.76 to end at $8.50 with 124 units clearing the market.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,395.32 points to 362,064.28, with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 5,202.98 points to close at a five year high of 423,099.82, the JSE Main Index gained 2,502.79 points to finish at 355,579.82, the Junior Market Index popped by 0.32 points to conclude trading at 3,076.23 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.88 points to settle at 246.84.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $49.83 to $2,350, as 138 Student Living preference share lost $30 and ended at $205, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dipped $99.74 to finish trading at $1,100 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $5 and ended at $100.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements 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.
The market closed with an exchange of 30,298,321 shares in all three markets, up from 28,477,770 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumping to $462.22 million, from $97.62 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 535,822 shares for US$27,949, up sharply from 90,111 units at US$4,785 on Wednesday.
In the preference share segment, 138 Student Living preference share declined $2.55 to finish at $235 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $1.40 and ended at $105.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends paid or payable, 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 ended trading, with the JSE Combined Market Index slipping 371.83 points to finish at 360,136.05, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 64.73 points to end at 419,379.68, the JSE Main Index gained 122.09 points to 353,980.92, the Junior Market Index dropped sharply by 68.06 points to 3,020.58 and the JSE USD Market Index fell just 0.52 points to 245.38.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings dropped $9.50 to end at $340, Caribbean Cement slipped $2.49 to $103, Jamaica Producers lost $1.92 to end at $22.07, Scotia Group dipped $1.91 to close at $57 and Supreme Ventures dropped $1 to end at $17.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the daily report charts for the Main and Junior Markets, along with the closing volumes of the highest bids and ask prices for each company.