All JSE markets fall


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Friday, resulting in major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market dropping, even as winners edged out losers at the close. Investors’ action ended with prices of 39 shares rising, 34 declining and 30 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank by 1,861.33 points to end trading at 323,796.15, while the the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,450.29 points to end at 357,036.03, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,819.88 points to 313,419.28, the Junior Market Index fell 16.88 points to conclude trading at 3,362.67 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.08 points to end at 191.90.
At the close of trading, 15,694,964 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 20,628,256 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets dropping to $44.84 million, down from $86.82 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 231,242 shares for US$8,374, up from 30,428 units at US$3,003 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.63 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 943,195 stocks and Wigton Energy with 935,619 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 4.92 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 1.09 million stocks and Fosrich with 1.03 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $105 to close at $330 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $145 to $1,155.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, averages 13,1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.8 that is based on 2024 historical earnings.
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 that are listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange and are 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 remove emotions from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, while remaining close to 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.

Trading climbs on JSE Main market


Activity picked up on The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 60 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 34 percent climb in value compared to Thursday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 56 on Thursday, with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 10,428,249 shares trading, worth $70,220,578, compared to 6,536,660 stock units at $52,361,399 on Thursday.
An average of 176,750 shares were traded for $1,190,179, compared to 116,726 stock units at $935,025 on Thursday. trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 135,113 units at $993,397, up from 123,997 shares at $940,862 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.80 million shares for 55.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy , which ended with 1.71 million units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 590,569 stocks for 5.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,539.25 points to 358,486.32, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,499.05 points to conclude trading at 315,239.16 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.45 points to 64.93. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.40 to finish at $34.90, with 100 shares crossing the market, Barita Investments climed $1.20 to $79 with investors swapping 1,565 units, Berger Paints popped 63 cents to close at $6.63, with 161 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Producers declined 60 cents in closing at $7.20, with 10,958 stocks changing hands, Carreras sank 40 cents and ended at $17.20 as investors exchanged 590,569 stock units, Eppley advanced 50 cents to end at $34 in trading 1,000 shares. First Rock Real Estate skidded 45 cents to $11 after a transfer of 6,101 stock units, General Accident rose 46 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $6.95 with investors trading just 3,300 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank $4 in closing at $361 in an exchange of 687 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 49 cents to close at $11.50 with traders dealing in 29,975 stocks, JMMB Group fell 52 cents to end at $17, with 114,875 units crossing the market, NCB Financial shed $1.39 to finish at $39.01 with a transfer of 184,682 shares. Pan Jamaica dropped $1.99 to $48 with investors dealing in 633 stock units, Proven Investments lost 47 cents to end at $15.53, as 118 shares passed through the market, Sagicor Group rallied $1.02 in closing at $41 with investors trading 3,618 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.16 to finish at $6.38 with an exchange of 8,416 units, Seprod gained 60 cents and ended at $80.50 with 6,273 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell $1.89 to close at $11.11 in switching ownership of 102,150 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 89 cents to $19.99 after an exchange of 149,652 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $1.45 to finish at $225 in trading 26 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market drop, Juniors rise


The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down again on Friday following Thursday’s big drop, while the Junior Market index and that of the JSE USD Market rose, with the volume traded dropping with a modest fall in value than on Thursday. At the close prices of 38 shares rose, 34 declined and 33 remained firm.

The market closed, with the JSE Combined Market Index sinking 1,206.83 points to 325,657.48, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,539.25 points to close at 358,486.32, the JSE Main Index sank 1,499.05 points to wrap up trading at 315,239.16, the Junior Market Index rose 32.07 points to finish at 3,379.55 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.35 points to 191.98.
At the close of trading, 20,628,256 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 30,666,967 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $86.82 million, down from moderately from $88.72 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 30,428 shares for US$3,003 compared to 15,655 units at US$569 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 5.80 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.71 million stocks and Carreras with 590,569 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 5.96 million shares followed by Omni Industries with 1.58 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 979,858 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $1.45 to end at $225.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.8 based on the 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 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 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.

Big fall for JSE Main Market


Sizable losses hit the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with prices of 26 stocks declining, just 12 rising and 18 ending unchanged, following trading in 56 securities, up from 54 on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 38 percent and the value 35 percent more than on Wednesday.

Investors exchanged 6,536,660 shares for $52,361,399, up from 4,749,460 stocks at $38,772,140 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 116,726 shares at $935,025 compared to 87,953 stocks at $718,003 on Wednesday and for the month to date an average of  123,997 stock units at $940,862, compared with 126,465 shares at $942,844 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Leading highway operators, Transjamaican Highway, led trading with 3.02 million shares for 46.2 percent of total volume, followed by QWI Investments which ended with just 421,638 units for 6.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 370,886 stocks for 5.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 3,317.56 points to end at 361,025.57, the JSE Main Index dived 3,443.73 points to finish at 316,738.21 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.03 points to conclude trading at 65.38. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of a day of moderate trades, AS Bryden dipped $2.50 and ended at $32.50, following trading of 54,481 shares, Barita Investments dropped $4.19 to $77.80 in an exchange of 22,155 units, Berger Paints slipped 64 cents to finish at $6 with traders dealing in 86,510 shares. Caribbean Cement rose $1.95 to end at $92.95 in switching ownership of 20,834 stock units, Eppley fell $1.50 in closing at $33.50 with an exchange of 1,784 stocks, General Accident jumped 90 cents to close at $6.49 trading 138,777 shares, following the announcement that the company is acquiring the Trinidad based Beacon Insurance. GraceKennedy popped $1.50 to $70.50 with an exchange of 8,356 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped $5 to end at $365, after 695 stocks were traded, Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents in closing at $22.20 as investors exchanged 38,389 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 49 cents and ended at $11.99 after 150 stocks changed hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.38 to finish at $9.48 with a transfer of 500 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $1.28 to close at $47.02 after an exchange of 20 shares. Proven Investments shed 49 cents to close at $16 in trading 4,158 stock units, Sagicor Group sank $2.01 to finish at $39.98, after 66,439 shares passed through the market and Scotia Group skidded $1 and ended at $52 with investors trading 234,469 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE trading rises, stocks fall


Trading picked up at the close on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume traded. Atlantic Hardware accounted for more than half of the overall trade. The value of stocks changing hands climbed, compared to Wednesday. At the close of the market, the prices of 31 shares rose, 49 declined and 30 remained firm, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index dropping and the JSE USD Market index rising.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,599.49 points to conclude trading at 326,864.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 3,317.56 points to settle at 361,025.57, the JSE Main Index dived 3,443.73 points to 316,738.21, the Junior Market Index shed 42.83 points to end at 3,347.48 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 4.61 points to finish at 191.63.
At the close of trading, 30,666,967 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,908,055 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $88.72 million, up from $49.65 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 15,655 shares for US$569 compared to 514,653 units at US$26,484 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 3.02 million shares, followed by QWI Investments with 421,638 stocks and Wigton Energy with 370,886 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 15.64 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 2.95 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 1.12 million units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.8 using 2024 historical earnings. 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. 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.


 

Subdued trading on JSE Main Market



Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 8 percent, with the value 20 percent lower than on Tuesday, with trading in 54 securities compared with 53 on Tuesday, with prices of 16 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 4,749,460 shares trading for $38,772,140, down from 5,152,349 stock units at $48,418,772 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 87,953 shares at $718,003 compared to 97,214 stocks at $913,562 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 126,465 stock units at $942,844 compared with 145,201 shares at $1,052,226 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.74 million shares for 36.7 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy ending with 1.27 million units for 26.6 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Batteries with 390,019 stocks for 8.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,002.13 points to close at 364,343.13, the JSE Main Index slipped a mere 26.54 points to end at 320,181.94 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by 0.40 points to 66.41. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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 shed $2.50 to close at $35, with 1,493 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement lost $1.99 in closing at $91 after a transfer of 24,560 units, GraceKennedy declined $2 and ended at $69 with investors dealing in 44,835 shares. Guardian Holdings gained $32.36 in closing at $370, with 6 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell $1.89 to end at $22.60 with traders dealing in 4,772 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $1.32 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $8.10 in switching ownership of 3,434 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $6.30 to $48.30 with investors trading 412 stocks, NCB Financial dropped 39 cents to end at $40.60 after an exchange of 40,863 units, Proven Investments climbed $1.49 in closing at $16.49 with a transfer of 21,903 stock units. Seprod sank $1.10 and ended at $79.90 as investors exchanged 823 shares, Supreme Ventures popped 55 cents to finish at $18.05 after it closed with an exchange of 15,471 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 39 cents to close at $13 in an exchange of 61,234 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $39.45 to $223.55, with 50 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Volume rises on the Jamaica Stock Exchange


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged on Wednesday, but with a lower value than on Tuesday. At the end of trading, the prices of 32 shares rose, 43 declined and 24 remained firm, resulting in slippage in the market indices

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 26.07 points to conclude trading at 330,463.80, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,002.13 points to settle at 364,343.13, the JSE Main Index dropped 26.54 points to 320,181.94, the Junior Market Index sank 0.09 points to end at 3,390.31 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 2.76 points to finish at 187.02.
The market ended with  trading of 11,908,055 shares in all markets, up from 10,647,080 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $49.65 million, down from $56.74 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 514,653 shares for US$26,484, up from 177,061 units at US$10,906 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.74 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 1.27 million stocks and Tropical Batteries with 390,019 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 1.59 million shares and closed at a new record high, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 693,100 stocks and RA Williams with 629,904 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $39.45 and ended at $224.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.5 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings. 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, 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 data is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used as a guide to help 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.

Trading plunges on the JSE Main Market


The market closed with 5,152,349 shares trading for $48,418,772 compared with 10,964,961 stock units at $68,378,275 on Monday. Trading averaged 97,214 shares at $913,562 compared to 189,051 stocks at $1,178,936 on Monday and month to date, an average of 145,201 units at $1,052,226 compared to October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.

Transjamaican Highway led trading with an exchange of 1.70 million shares accounting for 32.9 percent of the total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 974,252 units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 845,558 stocks for 16.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index closed with a drop of 1,160.68 points to wrap up trading at 365,345.26, the JSE Main Index popped 435.55 points to settle at 320,208.48 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.23 points to 66.01. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 13.4. 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 50 cents to close at $37.50 crossing the market 359 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $3.50 to $38.50 after an exchange of 606 units, General Accident increased by 62 cents to end at $5.58, with 282 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy dropped $1 to close at $71 with an exchange of 14,859 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 60 cents and ended at $11.40 after it closed with an exchange of 10,100 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $17.50 with a transfer of 66,695 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 92 cents to $9.42 after an exchange of 1,500 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 53 cents to close at $3.77 with investors trading 295 shares, Proven Investments sank $1.25 and ended at $15 in switching ownership of 132,424 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 74 cents to finish at $7.54 with traders dealing in 300 shares, Scotia Group shed 70 cents to end at $53, with 34,795 units crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures sank 40 cents in closing at $17.50 with investors dealing in 21,586 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $8 to $263 after a transfer of 46 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $8 to end at $108 after a mere one share passed through the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Junior & Main Market bounce, USD slips


Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Monday, resulting in mixed results for the major indices of Main Market, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 35 declined and 32 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 774.41 points to settle at 330,489.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,160.68 points to wrap up trading at 365,345.26, the JSE Main Index rose 435.55 points to finish at 320,208.48, the Junior Market Index popped 50.37 points to 3,390.40 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.31 points to end at 189.78.
At the close of trading, 10,647,080 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 20,792,598 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $56.74 million, down from $82.47 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 177,061 shares for US$10,906 compared to 232,839 units at US$24,914 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.70 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 974,252 stocks and Carreras with 845,558 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.20 million shares, with the price closing at a record high, followed by Regency Petroleum with 350,115 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 214,208 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $8 to close at $263 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $8 to $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings. 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. 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.

JSE Main Market starts month negatively


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, starting the month off negatively, with the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent and the value 37 percent lower than on Friday, with Transjamaican Highway accounting for the bulk of trading with 73 percent of the volume exchanged. The market closed with trading in 58 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of just 15 rising, while 32 declined and 11 ended unchanged.

The market closed with 10,964,961 shares being traded at $68,378,275 compared to 42,767,820 stock units at $107,809,982 on Friday.
Trading averaged 189,051 shares at $1,178,936 compared to 750,313 stocks at $1,891,403 on Friday up from October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading trade with 7.95 million shares for 72.5 percent of total volume, followed by JMMB 9.5% , which ended with 1.03 million units for 9.4 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 447,684 stocks for 4.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,941.68 points to wrap up trading at 366,505.94, the JSE Main Index skidded 3,047.82 points to settle at 319,772.93 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.91 points to settle at 66.24.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with  financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activities, Carreras sank 35 cents to $17.65 with investors dealing in 447,684 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $44.36 to $337.64, with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers climbed 49 cents to end at $24.49, with 1,823 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 92 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 with a transfer of 17,286 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 40 cents to finish at $42 after 767 stock units crossed the market, NCB Financial skidded 38 cents and ended at $41 in trading 34,926 shares. Seprod sank $1 to $81 and closed with an exchange of 2,817 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 40 cents and ended at $8.10 after a transfer of 4,104 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $10 to finish at $255, after 6 stock units passed through the market. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $145 in closing at $1,010 in an exchange of 372 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed $4.78 to end at $100 with traders dealing in 4,000 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $4.90 to close at $104.90 in an exchange of 1 unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.