Heavy trading closes year on JSE Main Market

December 31, 2025 by
Trading for the year ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with the market indices rising to leave the market with a fall of 5.3 percent for the year, the best performing of the three JSE markets, after just 13 stocks recorded gains during the year. Trading closed with the volume of stocks traded jumping 259 percent, with the value rising 64 percent compared to Tuesday, following trading in 60 securities compared with 61 on Tuesday, with prices of 26 rising, 24 declining and 10 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 138,255,200 shares being traded at $802,340,940 compared with 38,501,644 stocks at $489,916,796 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 2,304,253 shares at $13,372,349 compared to 631,174 stock units valued at $8,031,423 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753 compared with 297,127 shares at $3,855,628 on the prior day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Trading was heavy in the leading stocks, with Wigton Energy leading with 39.28 million shares for 28.4 percent of total volume followed by Innovative Energy, with 33.13 million stocks for 24 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 26.95 million stocks for 19.5 percent of the volume traded, Supreme Ventures contributed 23.16 million units for 16.8 percent of the volume, Radio Jamaica had trading in 4.11 million units for 3 percent of volume traded and Tropical Battery with 3.10 million units for 2.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,783.73 points to 365,314.38, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,186.89 points to 317,986.88 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to 64.44. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. 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 closing day of the year, Barita Investments rallied $5.75 to $75.75 after 124,035 shares passed through the market. Berger Paints gained 45 cents to finish at $6.19, with investors trading 48 stocks. Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to end at $107.50, with trading of 359,920 shares. Carreras fell $1.05 to close at $18, after trading of 191,796 units, General Accident climbed 40 cents in closing at $6.20 with investors dealing in 2,309 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $1.25 to end at $73.25 after an exchange of 20,410 shares. JMMB Group advanced $1.05 in closing at $19.95 with investors trading 270,974 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $3 to $32, with 306,437 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose 90 cents and ended at $75.90 with a transfer of 865 stocks. Mayberry Group gained 90 cents to end at $7.90 as investors exchanged 53,924 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 49 cents to close at $9, with 53,990 shares crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $2 to finish at $47 in an exchange of 22 stock units. NCB Financial lost $4.50 and ended at $36 in closing with an exchange of 590,226 stocks, Pan Jamaica slipped 99 cents to $51 in switching ownership of 277,183 units, Proven Investments sank $1.29 to close at $13.75 after 43,440 shares changed hands. Sagicor Group rose $1.93 to end at $41.48 in trading 1,132,613 stock units, Salada Foods climbed 50 cents in closing at $3.42 after a transfer of 485,071 stocks, Scotia Group dipped 94 cents to finish at $53, with 10,577 shares clearing the market. Stanley Motta increased 68 cents to $6.98 with investors swapping 2,070 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced $3.76 to finish at $19.56 with 23,159,158 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 80 cents and ended at $11.68 with traders dealing in 36,704 units and Wisynco Group skidded 62 cents to end at $19.50 in an exchange of 97,228 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.39 in closing at $19.40 in trading 50 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $200 to close at $2,500 after two shares crossed the market. 138 Student Living preference share gained $32.50 to $247, trading 5,386 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.80 to end at $102 with an exchange of 2,983 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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21% of Dolla shares traded on the JSE

December 31, 2025 by
Trading ended on a high note on the final day of the year on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, which did not overcome the negative performance of the markets in the earlier part of the year; all three markets closed, with the main indices recording declines. The volume and value of stocks surged sharply, following a 532 million share trade in Dolla Financial shares with a value of $1.6 billion, as it appears Dequity Capital offloaded their holdings in the company. There were also sizable amounts in the three leading Main Market stocks, with more than 27 million units each and AMG Packaging with nearly 20 million units.

Trading resulted in the major indices of the Main Market rising, along with the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market fell. At the end of trading, prices of 41 shares rose, 42 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,178.59 points to settle at 328,444.54, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,783.73 points to close at 365,314.38, with a decline of 5.9 percent for the year, the JSE Main Index increased 2,186.89 points to wrap up trading at 317,986.88, down 5.3 percent for the year, the Junior Market Index popped 12.09 points to finish at 3,401.41, down 8.9 percent for the year and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.47 points to end at 212.16, with a fall of 15.8 percent for 2025.
At the close of trading, 709,543,028 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 62,384,534 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $2.52 billion, up from $532.21 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,016,016 shares for US$116,202, up from 1,030,885 units at US$37,357 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 39.28 million shares, followed by Innovative Energy with 33.13 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 26.95 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 531.69 million shares, representing over 20 percent of the listed shares, followed by AMG Packaging with 19.62 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 4.22 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.39 to $19, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped $200 to $2,500, 138 Student Living preferred climbed $32.50 to $247 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.80 and ended at $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended the year at 14.7 based on 2025-26 earnings and on 2024 historical earnings of 15.6, 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, 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 to make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not staying 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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Winners beat losers on JSE Main Market

December 30, 2025 by
Winners beat losers in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, driving the main indices down, following trading in 61 securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 27 rising, 26 declining and eight ending unchanged, with West Indies Petroleum trading just one share at a record high of $1.31.

The volume of stocks traded declined by a mere 5 percent, with the value 57 percent less than on Monday, with trading of 38,501,644 shares with a value of  $489,916,796, down from 40,517,832 stock units at $1,132,576,395 on Monday.
An average of 631,174 shares were traded for $8,031,423 compared with 633,091 units for $17,696,506 on Monday and month to date, an average of 297,127 units at $3,855,628 compared with 278,670 shares at $3,624,900 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.24 million shares for 21.4 percent of total volume followed by Radio Jamaica which ended with 6.49 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 5.56 million stocks for 14.4 percent of the volume traded, NCB Financial with 3.35 million units for 8.7 percent of the total volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 3.30 million units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 2.23 million units for 5.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 779.87 points to end at 362,530.65, the JSE Main Index sank 234.40 points to close trading at 315,799.99 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.24 points to end at 63.92. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Caribbean Producers rose 61 cents in closing at $7.60 after a transfer of 967,044 shares, Carreras rose $1.45 to $19.05 in the trading of 1,975,857 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 80 cents and ended at $46.75, with 852 units crossing the market. First Rock Real Estate increased 87 cents to $10.96 with an exchange of 84 shares, General Accident dipped 40 cents to end at $5.80 in trading 5,077 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed $2 to finish at $72 in an exchange of 324,667 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $2.50 to $342.50, with 12,881 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers skidded 50 cents to end at $24 in switching ownership of 873,200 stocks, Kingston Wharves gained $5.02 in closing at $35 with an exchange of 380,715 units. Margaritaville rallied 44 cents to finish at $11.98 with traders dealing in 1,516 shares, Massy Holdings sank 99 cents and ended at $75 as investors exchanged 1,681 stock units, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 567 units. NCB Financial declined $1 to $40.50 with investors dealing in 3,348,354 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed 55 cents and ended at $39.55 after an exchange of 850,553 shares, Scotia Group rose 44 cents to finish at $53.94 with investors trading 24,141 stocks. Stanley Motta shed 84 cents in closing at $6.30, with 1,507 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures dropped 60 cents to end at $15.80 with investors swapping 3,303,706 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 52 cents to close at $12.48 in an exchange of 203,188 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 64 cents to end at $11.89, with 909 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group popped 42 cents to end at $20.12 and closed after an exchange of 78,301 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share dipped $1.39 in closing at $18.01 with investors trading 489 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $8.73 to close at $36 after an exchange of 134 shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $90.85 and ended at $2300 passed through the market 15 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share declined $5.50 to finish at $214.50 in switching ownership of 150 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $70 and ended at $1060 passed through the market 36 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $4.97 to $110 in trading 545 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.80 to close at $100.20, with 400 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading falls back on the Jamaica Stock Exchange

December 30, 2025 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained elevated with a minute fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with little less than half the value on Monday. The market closed with a mild decline in major indices of the Main Market, with the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 50 shares rose, 44 declined and 16 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined by 79.96 points to end at 326,265.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 779.87 points to 362,530.65, the JSE Main Index slipped 234.40 points to finish at 315,799.99, the Junior Market Index increased 20.33 points to close at 3,389.32 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 6.62 points to 213.63.
At close of trading, 62,384,534 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down slightly from 62,644,058 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $532.21 million, down sharply from $1.17 billion on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,030,885 shares for US$37,357 compared to 564,343 units at US$54,108 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 8.24 million shares, followed by Radio Jamaica with 6.49 million stock units and Wigton Energy with 5.56 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 8.19 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 3.64 million stock units and Kintyre Holdings with 3.39 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $1.39 in closing at $18, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $8.73 to end at $36, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $90.85 and ended at $2,300, 138 Student Living preference share lost $5.50 to end at $215, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $70 to finish at $1,060, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $4.97 to close at $110 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $1.80 to $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.7 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.5 applying 2024 historical earnings. 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 the ordinary shares listed on 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 investment decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not straying 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 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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Trading surges on the JSE Main Market

December 29, 2025 by
Recent listing, West Indies Petroleum, traded at a new high as the price doubled to $1 from its listed price of 50 cents, on a day when trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with Supreme Ventures and GraceKennedy accounting for 31 million shares and 77 percent of the volume traded. At the close, the number of shares traded climbed 750 percent, with the value surging 1,419 percent over last Wednesday.

Trading resulted in 64 securities changing hands compared with 63 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 29 rising, 18 declining and 17 unchanged, leading to gains in the major indices of the market.
Trading closed with an exchange of 40,517,832 shares trading for $1,134,826,991, versus 4,775,830 stock units at $74,688,010 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 633,091 shares at $17,696,506, well above the 75,807 stock units at $1,185,524 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 278,670 units at $3,626,900, up from 256,859 shares at $2,758,955 on the previous day, versus November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 20.88 million for 51.4 percent of total volume, followed by GraceKennedy, which ended with 10.11 million stocks for 24.9 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 3.04 million units for 7.5 percent of stocks that were traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 551.36 points to conclude trading at 363,310.52, the JSE Main Index advanced 833.59 points to finish at 316,034.39 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.18 points to 63.68. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 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 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced $4.38 to close at $33.36 after trading of 10,326 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $6 to $108 with investors dealing in 49,884 stocks, Eppley popped $2.40 to end at $33.50, with 670 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy sank $2.89 in closing at $70 with investors swapping 10,108,107 units, Guardian Holdings increased $5 to finish at $345 with a transfer of 1,559 stocks, Jamaica Broilers climbed 65 cents and ended at $17.50 after trading of 6,226 shares. Jamaica Producers rose $1.35 to $24.50, with 404,407 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied $1.37 and ended at $11.90 after an exchange of 102,206 units, JMMB Group gained $1.01 to end at $19 with an exchange of 572,155 stock units. Kingston Properties popped 41 cents in closing at $9.46 in trading 12,593 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $4.02 to close at $29.98, with traders dealing in 22,825 stock units, Margaritaville shed $2.46 to finish at $11.54, with 90 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings rallied 99 cents and ended at $75.99 in trading 3,393 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $3 to $45, after 351 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica gained $6 to finish at $52 in switching ownership of 190,722 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 73 cents to close at $7.63 with trading of 940 stocks, Scotia Group sank 70 cents to end at $53.50 with an exchange of 55,923 units, Stanley Motta increased 94 cents in closing at $7.14, with 54 shares crossing the market. Supreme Ventures climbed 40 cents to $16.40 as investors exchanged 20,876,062 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.35 to close at $13 with 321,954 units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $2.75 to finish at $11.25 after an exchange of 3,584 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dived $389.85 and ended at $2209.15 with investors trading 15 shares, 138 Student Living preference share gained $5 in closing at $220 after a transfer of 168 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $20 to end at $1,130 after trading of 123 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $2 to $102 with a transfer of 1,091 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading jumps sharply on the JSE

December 29, 2025 by
Trading jumped sharply on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a surge in the volume and value of stocks changing hands, compared with last Wednesday, resulting in the Main Market major indices rising, the Junior Market index rallying and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 53 shares rose, 37 declined and 30 remained firm.

The market closed with the JSE Combined Market Index climbing 1,033.05 points to 326,345.91, the All Jamaican Composite Index increasing 551.36 points to end at 363,310.52, the JSE Main Index advancing by 833.59 points to end at 316,034.39, the Junior Market Index rallying 33.15 points to end at 3,368.99 and the JSE USD Market Index popping 7.38 points to finish at 207.01.
At the close of trading, 62,710,252 shares were traded in all three markets, up robustly from 14,590,782 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets soaring to $1.17 billion, from just $83.59 million on the previous day, as Supreme Ventures and GraceKennedy accounted for a total of 31 million shares. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 564,343 shares for US$54,108 compared to 236,264 units at US$117,366 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Supreme Ventures led with 20.88 million shares, followed by GraceKennedy with 10.11 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 3.04 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led trading again, with 4.97 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 3.65 million stock units and Fosrich ended with 3.06 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $389.85 in closing at $2,209, 138 Student Living preference share popped $5 to $220, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $20 to end at $1,130 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $2 to close at $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.1 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. 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, 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 investment decisions 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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In-demand WI Petroleum at record close

December 24, 2025 by
Shares in West Indian Petroleum, listed on Tuesday, traded for the first time and increased by 24 cents to close at a record high of 74 cents, with a miniscule volume changing hands. Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 25 percent, with a 7 percent higher value compared to Tuesday. At the close of the market, 63 securities changed hands, up from 60 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 23 declining and 19 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 4,775,830 shares trading for $74,688,010 compared with 6,387,421 stock units at $69,616,031 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 75,807 shares at $1,185,524 compared to 106,457 stocks at $1,160,267 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 256,859 units at $2,758,955, down marginally from 268,534 shares at $2,860,415 on the previous day, compared to November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.05 million shares for 21.9 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 807,896 units for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, and JMMB 9.5% with 356,754 stocks for 7.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,316.92 points to wrap up trading at 362,759.16, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,228.18 points to close at 315,200.80 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.11 points to settle at 63.50. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 98 cents to end at $28.98 with a transfer of 2,130 shares, Eppley dropped $2.40 in closing at $31.10 after an exchange of 100 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.04 to $45.95 with investors trading 946 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped $5 to close at $340 in an exchange of 122 shares, Jamaica Broilers declined 60 cents to finish at $16.85 with investors dealing in 42,461 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 77 cents and ended at $10.53, with 2,878 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 99 cents to $17.99 after an exchange of 101,185 units, Kingston Wharves rose 75 cents to end at $34 after closing with an exchange of 17,813 stocks, Margaritaville lost 93 cents in closing at $14 with traders dealing in 10 stock units. Mayberry Group skidded 50 cents and ended at $6.50 as investors exchanged 13,700 shares, NCB Financial gained $1.80 to finish at $41.80, with 136,019 stocks crossing the market, Pan Jamaica fell $2 to close at $46 in an exchange of 4,623 units. Scotia Group shed 90 cents to $54.20 with 69,485 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.21 in closing at a 52 weeks high of $14 after the trading of 2,011 shares and West Indian Petroleum increased 24 cents to close at a record high of 74 cents after 5,000 shares were exchanged, leaving 284 bidders for more than 60.6 million shares unsatisfied at the close.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $3.38 and ended at $44.80 with investors swapping 2,020 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $95 to end at $1,150 after a transfer of 86 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $1 to finish at $100 in trading 287,889 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction

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Pre Xmas rally for Jamaica Stock Exchange

December 24, 2025 by
All the Jamaica Stock Exchange markets closed higher in a pre-Christmas rally as investors traded fewer shares, with a higher value at the close on Wednesday compared to Tuesday, resulting in the prices of 42 shares rising, including West Indies Petroleum, trading at a high of 74 cents, with just 5,000 shares changing hands, 34 stocks declined and 35 remained unchanged.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,326.70 points to end at 325,312.86, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 2,316.92 points to 362,759.16, the JSE Main Index popped 2,228.18 points to 315,200.80, the Junior Market Index gained 27.39 points to 3,335.84 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.02 points to finish at 199.63.
At the close of the market, 14,590,782 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 17,361,226 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $83.59 million, up from $80.94 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 236,264 shares for US$117,366 compared to 885,137 units at US$43,488 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.05 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 807,896 stocks and JMMB 9.5% with 356,754 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 4.69 million shares, followed by JFP with 836,000 stocks and Limners and Bards with 675,000 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $3.38 to finish at $45 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $95 to $1,150.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.2 compiled using 2024 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, 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 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.

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WI Petroleum lists on JSE Main Market

December 23, 2025 by

West Indies Petroleum was listed on the exchange, with no trading in the stock, but with heavy interest to buy, on a day when investors were in a sombre mood on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, trading just one stock with more than one million units. Trading ended with an exchange of 87 percent fewer shares with a 90 percent lower value than on Monday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Monday, and ended with prices of 20 rising, 25 declining and 15 ending unchanged, with the market indices rising appreciably at the close.

The market closed with 6,387,421 shares trading for $69,616,031, down sharply from 48,215,187 stock units at $679,567,514 on Monday.
Trading averaged 106,457 shares at $1,160,267, below the 817,207 stock units at $11,518,093 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 268,534 units at $2,860,415, less than 279,139 shares at $2,971,657 on the prior day and November that closed with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.13 million shares for 17.6 percent of total volume followed by Carreras ended with 665,503 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 546,278 stocks for 8.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 4,232.38 points to 360,442.24, the JSE Main Index gained 2,108.73 points to settle at 312,972.62 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.75 points to 63.39. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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. 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, AS Bryden skidded $2 and ended at $28 as investors exchanged 7,606 shares, Barita Investments lost 98 cents to end at $70 in trading 8,362 stocks, Caribbean Cement dropped 50 cents in closing at $114, crossing the exchange 19,900 shares. Eppley increased $2.50 to finish at $33.50 with traders dealing in 9,444 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $7.41 to end at $46.99 clearing the market with 518 units, Guardian Holdings sank $10 to close at $335 with investors trading 11,644 stocks. Kingston Properties rose 89 cents to $9.06 after an exchange of 941 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced $1 and ended at $8.42 with investors trading 5,786 stock units, NCB Financial shed $1.50 to close at $40 in an exchange of 546,278 units. Pan Jamaica sank 95 cents to end at $48 with investors swapping 1,674 stocks,Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.04 in closing at $6.86 with an exchange of 18,285 units, Scotia Group popped 74 cents to finish at $55.10 passed through the market 13,072 shares. Stanley Motta fell 94 cents to $6.20 closed at 9,862 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $2.29 in closing at $12.79 with investors dealing in 4,101 shares and Wisynco Group gained 48 cents to end at $19.68, trading 22,957 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.40 and ended at $41.42 crossing the market 12 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% slipped $95 to close at $1055 after an exchange of 120 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $15 to finish at $101 crossing the market 15,355 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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West Indies Petroleum lists on the JSE

December 23, 2025 by
West Indies Petroleum Terminal was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with high demand for shares in excess of 52 million units and ended with no trading in the shares. Elsewhere, trading pulled back with a decline in the value and volume of stocks exchanged, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index climbing and the JSE USD Market slipping. At the end of trading, the prices of 42 shares rose, 41 declined and 27 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,124.07 points to end trading at 322,986.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,232.38 points to finish at  360,442.24, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,108.73 points to 312,972.62, the Junior Market Index popped 14.95 points to end at 3,308.45 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 5.58 points to 198.61.
At the close of of the market, 17,680,650 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 59,720,420 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $86.05 million, down sharply from $694.05 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 up from just 211,797 units at US$6,297 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.13 million shares, followed by Carreras with 665,503 stocks and NCB Financial with 546,278 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.68 million shares, with RA Williams closing with an exchange of 2.05 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.33 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.40 to close at $41, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $95 to $1,055 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $15 to finish at $101.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.1 computed on 2024 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 information that is regularly updated 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 helps 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 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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