Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with an 85 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded as the value plunged 94 percent lower than on Tuesday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 66 on Tuesday, and ending with prices of 18 rising, 31 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 17,273,940 shares trading for $103,566,482, tumbling steeply from 112,876,120 stock units at $1,839,053,851 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 292,779 shares worth $1,755,364, well below the 1,710,244 stocks at $27,864,452 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 292,779 stock units at $1,755,364 compared to 383,823 shares at $3,398,543 previously and September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.32 million shares for 65.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 1.41 million stocks for 8.2 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.15 million stock units for 6.7 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,196.71 points to cease trading at 369,973.95, the JSE Main Index shed 963.73 points to wrap-up trading at 324,219.60 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.09 points to conclude trading at 68.10. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 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 13.5. 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 the market, AS Bryden gained $5 to end at $35 with traders dealing in 26,214 shares, Barita Investments sank $5.12 to $83 after closing with an exchange of 48,202 units, Caribbean Cement dropped $15.90 and ended at $90.10 with a transfer of 15,067 shares. General Accident lost 50 cents to finish at $5.04 with 88,269 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy rose 96 cents to close at $72.96 after a transfer of 14,765 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped $9 in closing at $375 with a transfer of 219 shares through the market. Jamaica Broilers climbed 50 cents to $25 with an exchange of 10,456 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 98 cents in closing at $11.50 with 56,009 units crossing the market, JMMB Group skidded 39 cents and ended at $18.41 after an exchange of 18,638 stock units. 
Kingston Wharves fell 49 cents to end at $28.51 with investors swapping 4,265 shares, NCB Financial popped 50 cents to finish at $42.50 in an exchange of 630,988 stocks, Proven Investments dropped 59 cents to close at $16 with investors trading 1,095 units. Sagicor Group shed 35 cents to $42.10 with 90,877 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 78 cents and ended at $6.85 with investors trading 20,062 shares, Seprod fell $1 to finish at $82 after an exchange of 1,761 units. Supreme Ventures dropped $3.75 in closing at $17, with investors dealing in 357,574 stocks and Wisynco Group sank $1 to close at $20.50 after trading of 5,875 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% advanced $18 to $2,598 as investors exchanged 2 shares, 138 Student Living preference share increased $1.99 in closing at $251.99 in trading 39 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied 80 cents to $104.80 with 50 units changing hands.
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 dropped 1,400.46 points to end at 334,123.00, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,196.71 points to end at 369,973.95, the JSE Main Index declined 963.73 points to end at 324,219.60, the Junior Market Index sank 67.36 points to 3,361.49 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.59 points to close at 191.96.
ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other 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.
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 jumped 3,952.45 points to settle at 335,523.46, at the same time the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,169.78 points to 372,170.66, the JSE Main Index rallied 4,105.80 points to end at 325,183.33, the Junior Market Index popped just 3.30 points to wrap up trading at 3,428.85 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.07 points to end at 193.55.
ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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, 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.
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 26,443,441 shares trading for $145,538,318, down from 34,545,700 stock units at $212,470,981 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.30 to end at $30.90 with an exchange of 17,380 shares, Berger Paints popped 58 cents to $6.66 with 1,044 stocks crossing the market, Eppley fell 50 cents to $36 after trading of 138 shares. Eppley Caribbean Fund rallied $3.20 and ended at $42.20 with 256 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose $29 to close at $388 in trading 5,376 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 82 cents to finish at $24.20 after traders transferred 53,984 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1.33 and ended at $24.34, with investors switching ownership of 126,002 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 51 cents to $12.50 as 152,302 units changed hands, Kingston Properties increased $1.29 in closing at $9.12 in an exchange of 111 stock units. Kingston Wharves shed 99 cents to finish at $28.01 with 39,928 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing sank 44 cents to end at $6.30 in an exchange of 4,805 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $6.50 to close at $77.50 with 1,470 stocks clearing the market. Mayberry Group slipped 45 cents to $7.50 after an exchange of 999,765 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $7.52 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $42.60, after trading of 251 stocks, 
NCB Financial declined 99 cents and ended at $44 as investors exchanged 85,659 shares. Portland JSX increased 35 cents in closing at $10.50, with 121,906 units, Proven Investments climbed 60 cents to close at $16.60 after an exchange of 225,848 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $2.27 to end at $42.43, with investors swapping 121,582 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.63 with a transfer of 903 stocks, Scotia Group fell 40 cents to $54.60 with investors dealing in 2,017 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.06 and ended at $8.16 with 281 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group dropped 60 cents to close at $20 with investors trading 15,284 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 jumped 4,475.32 points to conclude trading at 330,789.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,067.95 points to end at 367,321.82, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,299.36 points to 320,385.32, the Junior Market Index popped 50.86 points to end at 3,408.76 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 4.86 points to settle at 191.97.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.85 to close at $105.
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 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.
NCB Financial popped 67 cents to $44.99 with investors trading 165,897 units, 138 Student Living sank 42 cents to end at $3.85 with a mere 181 shares crossing the exchange, Portland JSX slipped 35 cents in closing at $10.15 with investors trading 88,000 units. Proven Investments fell 50 cents to close at $16 with 2,996 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 85 cents and ended at $6.80 as investors exchanged 825 stock units, Seprod sank 51 cents to finish at $79.49 with 492 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 40 cents and ended at $7.10 in an exchange of 10,117 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 53 cents to $2.81 with 479,989 stocks crossing the market and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $20.60 with an exchange of 265,487 stock 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 shed 2,022.46 points to end at 326,314.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded by 1,664.71 points to 364,253.87, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,968.79 points to 316,085.96, the Junior Market Index fell 19.50 points to 3,357.90, having traded above the 3,400 market earlier in the day and the JSE USD Market Index fell 5.83 points to 187.11.
The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are 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.
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 9,600,330 shares trading worth $81,214,478, dropping from 14,234,593 units at $110,121,319 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement increased by $3.80 to $94.80 as 167,075 shares were traded, Caribbean Producers dipped 97 cents to finish at $7.30 with dealing in 46,167 units, Eppley fell $4.90 to $30 after a transfer of 2,081 shares. Eppley Carib Fund rallied 40 cents in closing at $41.40 with traders dealing in 860 shares, General Accident rose 30 cents to end at $6.45, following an exchange of 8,764 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.25 to close at $71.62 with investors trading 17,608 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost $1.20 to close at $24.25 with 33,987 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.33 and ended at $23 with a transfer of 9,935 units, JMMB Group gained 96 cents in closing at $19.66 after an exchange of 55,857 stock units. Margaritaville shed $1.74 to end at $12.99 in trading 33 shares, Massy Holdings declined 30 cents to close at $75.60 with 80,198 units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 98 cents to finish at $44.02 in an exchange of 170,360 stocks. Pan Jamaica popped 30 cents and ended at $51 with investors swapping 1,482 stock units, Portland JSX rallied 35 cents to $10.50 in an exchange of 37 shares, 
Proven Investments advanced $1.02 to end at $16.97 after trading of 231,352 stocks. Sagicor Group slipped 75 cents to $40 with traders switching ownership of 19,731 units, Scotia Group sank $1 to close at $54.01 with investors trading 145,259 stock units, Seprod popped $2 to finish at $82 with 3,707 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta increased by 41 cents to $6.42 as investors exchanged 9,020 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to finish at $7.49 as brokers cleared the market of 105,197 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 34 cents and ended at $2.41 after an exchange of 31,740 stock units and Wisynco Group dipped $1.44 in closing at $19.02 with 61,441 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with trading of 37,839,121 shares with a value of $191,734,600, up from 9,312,326 stock units at $125,617,829 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden lost $5.05 to close at $24.65 with trading of 2,607 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $2.01 to $91.01 with 2,455 stock units switching owners, Eppley fell $4.90 and ended at $30 with investors trading 500 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.50 to $41, after an exchange of 2,616 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced by 90 cents to end at $71.90, with the swapping of 2,893 shares, Guardian Holdings increased $55 to finish at $370 with 5,058 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 30 cents to $23 in an exchange of 56,089 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $1.42 to close at $28.52, after trading of 9,073 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to close at $75.50 with a transfer of 812 units. NCB Financial declined 90 cents and ended at $45.50, with 212,483 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments popped $1.05 to finish at $16.15 in trading 222,779 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.80 to end at $41.85 with 5,235 shares crossing the market. Scotia Group popped $1 in closing at $56 as investors exchanged 19,156 stock units, 
Seprod sank $3.29 to $79.10, with 125,962 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 72 cents to $13.28 as traders exchanged 46,779 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to end at $7.49 with investors dealing in 1,962 units and Wisynco Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $20.15 after an exchange of 228,491 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,312,326 shares trading for $125,617,829, down from 12,546,553 stock units worth $144,334,520 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 169,315 shares at $2,283,961, down from 220,115 stocks at $2,532,185 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 265,941 stock units at $1,750,761 compared to 273,598 shares at $1,708,504 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 shares worth $123,954. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.84 million shares for 41.3 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures, with 1.49 million stocks for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Pan Jamaica with 1.0 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the day’s volume. The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,469.38 points to finish at 369,140.69, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,986.83 points to 319,335.50 and the JSE Financial Index popped just 0.11 points to close at 66.77. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five 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 last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026. At the close of trading, Berger Paints rallied 30 cents to close at $6.70 with an exchange of 210 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $2 to $89 with 5,392 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy lost $1.50 and ended at $71 in exchanging 19,401 shares. Jamaica Broilers skidded 51 cents to end at $25.50 with 13,872 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents in closing at $22.70 with investors transferring 15,606 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 62 cents to finish at $12.40 with 1,414 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group increased 69 cents to $19.70 with traders dealing in 38,723 units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 78 cents to close at $6.98 after investors exchanged 198,955 stocks, NCB Financial fell 60 cents and ended at $46.40 in the trading of 215,447 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 90 cents in closing at $15.10 after an exchange of 77,561 shares, Sagicor Group sank $1.80 to end at $40.05 with investors swapping 3,987 stock units, 
Scotia Group gained $1.01 to finish at $55 with traders switching ownership of 133,348 units. Seprod advanced $3.39 to $82.39 as investors exchanged 1,604 stocks, Supreme Ventures slipped $1.40 to finish at $18 with 1,485,072 shares being traded, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 72 cents to end at $12.56 with brokers exchanging 5,063 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 35 cents to end at $7 with investors dealing in 58,894 units. In the preference segment, 138 Student Living dipped $1 in closing at $254 with 25 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $3.29 to close at $100 with investors trading 1,001 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.