The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market climbed on Thursday after activity in 55 securities, down from 58 on Wednesday, with moderate changes in the volume and value of stocks traded and ending with prices of 18 stock rising, 25 declining and 12 ending unchanged with Pan Jamaica ending as the largest price mover for the day.
The market closed with 5,814,614 shares trading for $81,101,642, a slight drop from 5,929,915 stocks for $87,528,704 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 105,720 shares for $1,474,575 in contrast with 102,240 stocks at $1,509,116 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 238,272 stock units for $1,338,762, falling from 256,318 shares valued at $1,320,272 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
On a day of limited trading, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund led trading with 1.24 million shares for 21.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 1.23 million units for 21.1 percent of the day’s trade and GraceKennedy with 602,706 stocks for 10.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 3,048.96 points to close trading at 356,036.30, the JSE Main Index rose 2,158.39 points to end at 309,024.13 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.61 points to wrap up trading at 62.85. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 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 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement skidded $1 to $83 after trading 1,186 shares, Guardian Holdings declined $1 to $308 with traders exchanging 693 stocks, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.49 in closing at $24.35 with 336,135 units changing hands. Kingston Wharves rallied $1.40 to finish at $32.40 after investors exchanged 2,066 shares, Mayberry Group declined 37 cents and ended at $7.21 with just 5 stock units clearing the market, NCB Financial shed $1.43 to close at a 52 week closing low of $35 with investors trading 310,805 shares. Pan Jamaica rose $2.74 to $50.04 with 2,962 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Group sank 95 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 3,594 units, Seprod dropped $2 to end at $79 as 10,756 stock units crossed the market and Supreme Ventures gained 70 cents to finish at $20.30 with traders switching ownership of 8,358 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $2.50 and ended at $40 with 430 units passing through the market, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% slipped $5 to close at $2,650 after an exchange of 1 unit. 138 Student Living preference share dropped $27.98 to $195 in trading 958 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost 70 cents to finish at $105.30 and closed with a mere one share changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,929,915 shares trading for $87,528,704, from 8,955,994 stock units at $45,557,853 on Tuesday.
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 financial year, ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments rallied 60 cents in closing at $17.69 with 20,424 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose $1.44 to $40.95 as investors exchanged 4,072 stocks, Seprod dipped 63 cents to close at $81 in trading 1,853 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 80 cents to end at $5.25 with 819 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 70 cents and ended at $12.15 with investors trading 39,410 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,955,994 shares trading worth $45,557,853 compared with 34,385,915 stock units at $105,788,980 on Monday.
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 financial year, ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group declined 78 cents to finish at $39.51, with 77,938 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 87 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 212 shares and Seprod advanced $1.63 in closing at $81.63, with 4,574 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 34,385,915 shares at $105,788,980 compared to 18,537,937 stock units at $93,974,345 on Friday.
At the close, Eppley advanced $5.38 to close at $32.34 after investors exchanged 306 shares, as Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded 47 cents to $41.50, with 14 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $71 with investors trading 6,073 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $10 in closing at $310 in an exchange of 617 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed 84 cents to end at $25 with traders dealing in 2,776 stocks, JMMB Group declined 49 cents to finish at $19.31, with 22,309 shares passing through the market. Margaritaville lost 78 cents to end at $12.50 with investors swapping 5 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $2.45 to end at 52 week low of $38.50 after 912,847 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica sank 98 cents in closing at $50.50 with a transfer of 6,970 units. Sagicor Group dropped 70 cents to close at $40.29 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, 
Scotia Group increased 50 cents and ended at $53 with trading of 203,035 units, Seprod fell $1.65 to finish at $80 after a transfer of 2,158 stocks. Stanley Motta dropped 55 cents and ended at $6.05, with 6,000 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 44 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 52,242 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.07 in closing at $8.32, with investors dealing in 335 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,479.15 points to end at 360,786.78, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,138.17 points to close at 312,991.30 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.41 points to 64.47.
Wigton Energy, with 3.57 million stock units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade and 138 Student Living closed with 2.07 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s market share. 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 that are projected by ICInsider.com for the listed companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica increased 78 cents to $51.48 after a transfer of 30 units, Stanley Motta advanced by 55 cents to finish at $6.60 and closed after 34,661 stocks changed hands. Supreme Ventures slipped 38 cents and ended at $19.30, with 28,229 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 35 cents to close at $12.90 in trading 357 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The leading performing stock for the half year is the financial entity, Eppley, up 33 percent, followed by another financial stock, Sterling Investments with a rise of 25 percent, cigarette distributor Carreras, was up 21 percent following improved results and an increase in dividend payment and Innovative Energy rose 15 percent for the half year.
Chicken processors, Jamaica Broilers stocks got hit by accounting irregularities in their US operations, with investors marking the stock down by 33 percent to be the biggest Main Market loser, VM Investment fell 21 percent, Transjamaican Highway, Supreme Ventures and AS Bryden all lost 20 percent and NCB Financial fell 19 percent in the first six months of 2025.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,493.92 points to conclude trading at 358,307.63, the JSE Main Index declined 838.31 points to 310,853.13 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.29 points to 64.06.
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 financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica dropped $1 to close at $50.70 with investors trading 294 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.55 to end at $40.95 with 22,909 stock clearing the market, Scotia Group declined 55 cents to finish at $52.50 with an exchange of 42,373 units. Seprod rose 70 cents to $81.70 after 3,648 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures gained 68 cents to end at $19.68 with 88,824 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 40 cents in closing at $12.55 with a transfer of 4,699 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,517,427 shares valued at $45,330,088 up from 8,944,979 stock units at $61,640,185 on Tuesday.
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 their financial year ending on or around August 2025.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped $1.50 to $9.25 in an exchange of 4,000 stock units. NCB Financial sank 93 cents to close at $40.07, with 76,896 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group shed $1.60 to end at $39.40 after an exchange of 5,684 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 79 cents to finish at $7.20, with investors trading 211 units. Sterling Investments climbed 63 cents and ended at $3.93 with an exchange of 3,444 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.27 to $7.18 after it closed with an exchange of 1,027 shares and Wisynco Group skidded $1.49 to close at $20.50 after trading of 43,001 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 4,571.03 points to 363,295.51, the JSE Main Index fell 3,350.89 points to 313,962.09 while the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.60 points to 65.14. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with the bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped $4 to close at a 52 week low of $20, with 20,000 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement sank $6.80 to $81.20, with investors dealing in 817 stock units, Eppley skidded 50 cents to close at $32, with 1,472 shares being traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased by $3.47 to finish at $41.97, with 101 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy lost $1 and ended at $72 after 36,036 shares passed through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $6.37 to end at $314.37 as investors exchanged 219 units. JMMB Group dipped $1.40 in closing at $20 in trading 27,749 stocks, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to $77 after a transfer of 25,342 shares, Mayberry Group slipped 69 cents and ended at $7.70, with 908 stock units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica fell $1.99 to finish at $52 with a transfer of 30,363 shares, 
Sagicor Group shed $1.30 to close at $41 with investors swapping 152,496 stock units, Seprod declined $2.20 to end at $81, with 37,050 shares crossing the exchange. Supreme Ventures lost $2.20 in closing at $19, with investors trading 480,971 units and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 43 cents to $12.95 after an exchange of 37,888 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 33,243,094 shares trading worth $207,945,862 compared with 17,403,798 stock units at $193,831,769 on Friday.
At the close, AS Bryden declined $1 to end at $24 as investors traded 3,463 shares, Berger Paints rose 97 cents in closing at $7.47, with 855 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement climbed $6.99 to $88 with investors trading 124,697 shares. Eppley fell 50 cents and ended at $32.50 with an exchange of 1,346 units, Eppley Caribbean Fund popped 50 cents to close at $38.50 with 1,340 stocks passing through the market. Guardian Holdings sank $11 to finish at $308 with investors dealing in 1,435 units. Jamaica Broilers advanced 55 cents and ended at $25.50 after an exchange of 69,676 stocks, JMMB Group gained 55 cents to $21.40 and closed with an exchange of 69,698 shares, Kingston Wharves rallied $3.18 to finish at $32.49 in an exchange of 11,454 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 50 cents to close at $77.50 with investors swapping 320,000 shares, Mayberry Group popped $1.49 to end at $8.39 in switching ownership of 1,290,459 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 50 cents in closing at $11, with 27,060 units crossing the exchange. 
NCB Financial rose $1.30 to $41.30 in trading 414,178 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents and ended at $8 after a transfer of 127,993 units, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to end at $53 after the trading of 65,125 stocks. Seprod rallied $2.20 in closing at $83.20 in an exchange of 80,104 shares, Supreme Ventures increased 60 cents to finish at $21.20 with investors trading 1,129,965 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 89 cents to close at $21.89 after 337,081 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.