Massy grabs 53% of T&T Stock Market


Massy Holdings grabs 53 percent of all stocks exchanged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, helping the volume of stocks traded to rise 76 percent, even as the value of trading dropped 41 percent lower than on Monday. Investors’ activities resulted in trading of 23 securities, down from 27 on Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, eight declining and 12 ending firm.

At the close, 498,704 shares were traded, with a value of $3,735,603, compared to 284,160 stock units at $6,279,738 on Monday.
An average of 21,683 shares were traded at $162,418 versus 10,524 stock units valued at $232,583 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 16,354 shares at $182,729 compared with 15,208 units at $187,099 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index shed 1.55 points to finish at 1,017.78, the All T&T Index dipped 3.75 points to 1,441.75, the SME Index popped 2.11 points to end at 68.48 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.12 points to close at 79.07.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $50 with 512 stock units changing hands, Ansa McAl shed $1.99 to finish at $45.01 after an exchange of 3,958 shares, AS Bryden rallied 11 cents and ended at $1.50 with 9 units crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 after trading of 1,110 stocks, CinemaOne ended at $2.87 in an exchange of 10 units, Endeavour Holdings popped 50 cents to end at $13.50 following the trading of 1,500 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing gained 1 cent in closing at $4.17 after a transfer of 1,304 shares, First Citizens Group fell 24 cents to $40.75, in trading of 3,393 stock units, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 with 6 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.19 as investors exchanged 751 stock units, Guardian Media dipped 2 cents to close at 79 cents with 8 units passing through the market, JMMB Group remained at 88 cents in an exchange of 54,337 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $3.30 with investors dealing in 262,619 units, Medcorp remained at $36.80 in switching ownership of 26 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4.50 after an exchange of 1,168 shares. National Flour Mills slipped 22 cents to close at $1.53 with investors swapping 29,018 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7.25with a transfer of 7,780 shares, Republic Financial declined 25 cents and ended at $111.75 with 7,564 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank dropped $1.50 to $47 with a transfer of 5,704 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 62 cents in closing at $9.90 with 103,940 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.99 after the trading of 5,076 shares. Unilever Caribbean closed at $15 with investors trading 8,811 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with 100 units crossing the market.
The prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading drops on JSE Main Market


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume and value of stocks traded, declining 31 percent and 19 percent, respectively, compared to Friday, with trading in 61 securities similar to Friday, with prices of 23 rising, 27 declining and 11 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 13,478,774 shares trading worth $150,097,002, down from 19,542,841 stock units at $185,174,250 on Friday.
Trading averaged 220,964 shares at $2,460,607, down from 320,374 stocks worth $3,035,643 on Friday and month to date, an average of 295,382 stock units at $3,084,947 compared with 314,218 shares at $3,242,974 on the previous day and well below, August with an average of 895,289 stock units at $10,824,938.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock, with 8.27 million shares for 61.3 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 840,874 units for 6.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 823,908 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 504.80 points to finish at 438,382.35, the JSE Main Index increased 862.34 points to end at 367,614.01 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.34 points to wrap up trading at 70.39. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the first trading day of the week, AS Bryden climbed $2.98 to close at $24.10, with 99 stock units changing hands, Barita Investments rallied by 80 cents to close at $67.90, after the trading of 3,350, Berger Paints rallied by 55 cents to end at $6, with 315 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cement declined by $1 to finish at $112 with investors trading 3,574 stocks, Carreras fell $1.92 to $28 closed at 276,440 shares, Eppley increased $1.87 in closing at $35.88 after trading of 436 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $1 to $43 after 584 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings declined $7.97 in closing at $370 in trading 504 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $1.40 to close at $17.55 with 7,204 shares clearing the market. Kingston Wharves dropped 48 cents to finish at $34 with investors trading 211,631 units, Massy Holdings advanced $2.90 and ended at $72.90 with an exchange of 148 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 45 cents to end at $6.01, with 940 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial skidded $1.29 to $67.51 after an exchange of 49,614 shares, Pan Jamaica gained $1.99 to end at $45.99 with a transfer of 500,799 stock units, Quantas Advantage dropped 80 cents and ended at $17.10, with 35,393 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group lost 44 cents to finish at $44.50 after a transfer of 6,984 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.46 and ended at $8.34, with investors swapping 6,285 shares, Scotia Group fell $2 to close at $57 in an exchange of 58,440 stock units. Seprod popped $2.90 to $74.60 with investors dealing in 1,130 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell by $1.11 to close at $7.50 in an exchange of 1,520 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $46 and ended at $2,200 in switching ownership of 4 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share climbed $30 to finish at $230 after an exchange of 85 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $1.20 in closing at $113 with investors swapping 2,321 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.by

Stocks lose ground on JSE Junior Market


Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the market index dropping. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded dropped 43 percent, with 31 percent lower value than on Friday, following trading in 42 securities, compared with 44 on Friday and ending, with prices of 18 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 4,381,580 shares for $7,840,390, well below the 7,655,368 units at $11,369,983 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 104,323 shares at $186,676, down sharply from 173,986 units at $258,409 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 142,396 units at $295,201 slightly lower than 151,693 stock units at $321,701 on Friday and August, an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Lasco Financial led trading with only 665,320 shares for 15.2 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware which ended with 527,768 units for 12 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 502,100 stocks for 11.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 29.40 points to finish at 2,922.95. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1.17 in closing at $18 with investors trading a mere 3 shares, AMG Packaging declined by 25 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 20,930 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost $2 to end at $14.15 after closing with an exchange of 9,925 shares. Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to close at $1.24 after trading of 29,471 stock units, Dolla Financial shed 10 cents and ended at $3.40 after 366,114 shares changed hands, Dolphin Cove climbed 37 cents to finish at $9.99, with 11,919 stock units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic fell 7 cents to $1.87 with investors trading 3,294 shares, Fontana skidded 15 cents to close at $6.20 with an exchange of 46,487 units, Image Plus increased 5 cents in closing at $1.20, with 122,901 stock units changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 19 cents to close at $2.69 after trading of 700 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 8 cents to finish at $4.13 after a transfer of 64,392 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to end at $1.46 following trading of 665,320 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 14 cents and ended at $2.31, with 500,921 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 14 cents to $4.19 with investors dealing in 34,105 units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 5 cents to end at $1.40 after an exchange of 28,669 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents and ended at $1.63 with investors swapping just 1,795 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Main Market rises, Juniors & JSE USD fall


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Friday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market index declining. At the end of trading the prices of 43 shares rose, 46 declined and 23 remained firm.

The JSE Combined Market Index rose 613.55 points to 372,470.44, the All Jamaican Composite fell 504.80 points to 438,382.35, the JSE Main Index increased 862.34 points to finish at 367,614.01, the Junior Market Index shed 29.40 points to close at 2,922.95 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 8.15 points to end at 307.34.
At the close of trading, 19,173,017 shares changed hands in all three markets, down from 28,282,760 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $157.94 million, down from $196.54 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,312,663 shares for US$93,471 compared to 1,084,551 units at US$79,042 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.27 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 840,874 stocks and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 823,908 units.
In Junior Market trading, Lasco Financial led with 665,320 shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 527,768 stocks and Woodcats International with 502,100 units.
Amongst the winners of the Main Market ordinary shares, AS Bryden rose $2.98 to end at $24.10, Seprod gained $2.90 to $74.60, Massy Holdings popped $2.90 and ended at $72.90, Pan Jamaica increased $1.99 to finish at $45.99 and Eppley climbed $1.87 in closing at $35.88.
Amongst the top losers, Guardian Holdings dropped $7.97 to end at $370.00, Scotia Group dropped $2 to $57.00, Carreras fell $1.92 to end at $28.00, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $1.46 and ended at $8.34 and Jamaica Producers lost $1.40 to close at $17.55.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% advanced $46 to finish at $2,200, 138 Student Living preference share rose $30 and ended at $230 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.20 to $113.
Amongst the top winners in the Junior Market, Access Financial rallied $1.17 to finish at $18.00, Dolphin Cove advanced 37 cents and ended at $9.99, Iron Rock Insurance rose 19 cents to $2.69, Regency Petroleum climbed 14 cents to close at $4.19 and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 13 cents to end at $1.63. Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers declined $2 in closing at $14.15, AMG Packaging skidded 25 cents to finish at $1.60, Fontana dipped 15 cents and ended at $6.20, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to $1.46 and Mailpac Group dropped 14 cents to end at $2.31.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings is 13.4 and 16 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.

Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Price changes for 85% of T&T traded stocks


A large number of rising stocks beat out a solid bunch of declining ones, clearing the market, with 85 percent of shares trading recording price changes at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday. Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands, up from 21 on Friday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 10 declining and four ending firm. Trading closed with a 59 percent drop in volume at a 28 percent lower value than on Friday.

The market closed following an exchange of 284,160 shares for $6,279,738, down from 688,737 stock units at $8,731,901 on Friday.
An average of 10,524 shares were traded at $232,583, well below 32,797 units at $415,805 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 15,208 shares at $187,099, compared with 16,789 units at $171,760 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index declined 1.85 points to 1,019.33, the All T&T Index fell 4.43 points to end trading at 1,445.50, the SME Index skidded 0.01 points to finish at 66.37 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.14 points to 78.95.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini fell $1 to $50 after an exchange of 1,051 units, Angostura Holdings slipped 17 cents and ended at $10.50, with 261 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $47 after an exchange of 32 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank popped 3 cents and ended at $82.53 following an exchange of 167 shares, AS Bryden lost 11 cents to end at $1.39 after a transfer of 13,388 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 after the swapping of 25,787 stock units. Endeavour Holdings gained 25 cents in closing at $13, with an exchange of 12 units, Eric Solis Marketing dipped 1 cent to close at $4.16 after trading of 1,010 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 97 cents in closing at $40.99 with an exchange of 1,756 shares. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, following trading of 1,026 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 19 cents to finish at $16.19 as investors exchanged 8,389 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 4 cents to 88 cents with a transfer of 32,476 units. L.J. Williams B share shed 2 cents to land at a 52 weeks low of 66 cents with investors dealing in 3,801 stocks, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.35 in an exchange of 1,700 units, Medcorp jumped $4.80 to finish at $36.80 with investors trading 50 shares. National Enterprises dipped 5 cents in closing at $4.50 in switching ownership of 36,998 stock units, National Flour Mills climbed 15 cents to end at $1.75, after 15,691 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial increased by just 1 cent to close at $3.31 in trading 16,099 stock units. One Caribbean Media climbed 3 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.68, after 7,431 stocks passed through the market, Point Lisas ended at $7.25, with 3,035 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings skidded 2 cents and ended at $11.98 after closing with an exchange of 20 shares. 

Republic Financial rose 1 cent to end at $112, with 12,350 units crossing the market, Scotiabank gained 50 cents in closing at $48.50, with investors exchanging 80,456 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 3 cents to close at $10.52 with 18,994 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement gained 14 cents in closing at $1.99 after and exchange of a mere 20 shares, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to close at $15 after 1,142 stock units passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco advanced 2 cents and ended at $4.20 in an exchange of 1,018 units.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Jetcon tops Junior Market to August


The JSE Junior Market slipped 11.8 percent between January and August and in spite of the decline, 15 stocks recorded gains for the first eight months of the year, led by Jetcon Corporation with the price more than doubling to close at $3.77, from the start of the year.

Jetcon’s stock price benefitted from a turnaround in operations and a successful transition from the used to new car dealership business, resulting in investors piling into the stock and driving the price up with a gain of 151 percent for the year to date and dwarfing all other in the market.
MFS Capital Partners ended in second spot with gains of 41.03 percent, aided by Management execution of expansion plans, resulting in diversification and expansion of revenue sources with acquisitions and expansion of their Cambio services, both of which should contribute to revenue expansion this fiscal year that ends in June 2027. Caribbean Cream with its popular trade mark KREMI, is up by 33.97 percent, as it starts to reap the benefits of a expanding its operations and cut cost in some areas. Future Energy gained 25 percent and Spur Tree Spices boosted by a rise in profits for the six months to June, ended with the stock climbing 20.69 percent to end on the IC Insider Top 10 winners on the Junior Market. Late comers, Access Financial Services and Image Plus also joined the IC Top 10. Access is had steady first quarter results and the removal of major overhang of selling in the stock helped and Image Plus seeming to be benefiting from acquisitions.
 Worst Performers. Notwithstanding to strong showing by the winners, the Junior Market suffered notable declines, following the porting of some poor profit results. Kintyre tops the ICInsider.com Top 10 Junior Market losers, reporting a steep 75.71 percent decline for the period year to August. This is partly tied to newer shareholders liquidating their holdings. The suspension of trading in Kintyre stock has not provided room for any price rebound to share price following the rapid sell off of shares that took place after news shares were issued earlier this year. Main Event ended as the second worst performing stock with 48.7 percent fall with profits down sharply. Fosrich slipped 43.37 percent, with huge losses incurred in 2025 and 2026 so far. Derrimon Trading fell sharply 42.2 percent and Edufocal declined by 39.29 percent, in rounding out the list of the five worst performers.

Stanley Motta grabs big slice of Main Market


Real Estate proprietors, Stanley Motta ended trading with 10 million for more than half of the volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. The volume of stocks traded slipped three percent and the value sank 33 percent lower compared with Thursday with a transfer 61 securities, up from 59 on Thursday, with prices of 24 rising, 27 declining and 10 ending unchanged.

The day closed following trading of 19,542,841 shares with a value of $185,174,250, down from 20,135,675 stocks at $274,794,901 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 320,374 shares at $3,035,643, in skidding from 341,283 units worth $4,657,541 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 314,218 units at $3,242,974, closely aligned with the 312,132 shares for $3,313,237 on the previous day and well below an average of 895,289 stock units at $10,824,938 in August.
Stanley Motta led trading with 10.0 million shares for 51.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 6.36 million units for 32.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 876,185 stocks for 4.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 3,548.49 points to end trading at 438,887.15, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,690.66 points to 366,751.67 and the JSE Financial Index advanced a mere 0.11 points to close at 70.05. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices of each company and forecasted earnings for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dipped 67 cents to close at $67.10 with 5,757 stocks passing through the exchange, Berger Paints fell 50 cents to $5.45 in an exchange of just 523 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $1 and ended at $113 with 17,068 shares clearing the market. Carreras rose by 87 cents to $29.92 with investors trading 374,763 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $2 to end at $42, with the trading of 1,572 shares, Guardian Holdings gained $27.97 in closing at $377.97, with 1,877 stocks changing hands. Jamaica Broilers rallied 40 cents and ended at $12.70 after trading of 9,063 shares, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.75 to finish at $18.95 with 15,921 stock units crossing the market, Margaritaville increased $1.99 and ended at $11.41 with investors dealing in 217 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 45 cents to close at $6.46 after an exchange of 3,000 units, NCB Financial dropped $1.20 in closing at $68.80 with investors swapping 30,996 stocks, Pan Jamaica jumped $4 and settled at $44.00 with trading of 505, 379 shares. Proven Investments shed 59 cents to close at $8.70 with dealing in 79,680 shares, Quantas Advantage fell by $2.10 to close at $17.90 after a transfer of 1,743 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $2.54 to $44.94 in switching ownership of 3,304 units and Seprod skidded $2.90 to end at $71.70 after an exchange of 4,137 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose $2 and ended at $19 with a transfer of 1,942 shares, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $25 to finish at $200 with 11 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $1.80 and ended at $111.80 in an exchange of 18 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading dipped on the Junior Market


Trading dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 18 percent and the value falling 54 percent lower than Thursday. Investors exchanged 44 securities, up from 42 on Thursday and ended, with prices of 13 rising, 20 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 7,655,368 shares for $11,369,983, compared with 9,294,685 units at $24,506,403 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 173,986 shares at $258,409, after declining from 221,302 stock units at $583,486 on Thursday. Trading averages 151,693 units at $321,701, month to date compared with 144,030 stock units at $343,458 on the Thursday and lower than August, that ended with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International was the leading trade with 2.21 million shares for 28.9 percent of total volume, followed by Omni Industries with 2.07 million stocks for 27.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 1.90 million units for 24.9 percent of the total stocks traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 9.51 points to 2,952.35. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded $1.70 to end at $16.83 with a transfer of 114 units, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 104 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell by 10 cents to close at $16.15 with 4,822 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to finish at $1.63 in trading 56,479 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents and ended at $2.69 with a transfer of 46,610 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to close at $9.62 with investors trading 33,031 stock units. Elite Diagnostic gained 39 cents to $1.94 with an exchange of 71,442 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 14 cents to close at $2.02 with 10,904 units changing hands, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $1.85 as investors exchanged 1,050 stocks. Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $6.35 after trading of 44,192 units, Fosrich shed 6 cents in closing at $1.25 with 42,072 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 12 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 19 cents and ended at $2.50 with 3,602 shares changing hands, ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to $9.95 with investors swapping a mere one stock, Jetcon Corporation advanced 22 cents to finish at $4.21 after a transfer of 166,254 units. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to end at $9 in switching ownership of 9,835 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 7 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 32,808 shares, Main Event increased 63 cents to close at $3.99 with just 732 units clearing the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents to 63 cents with investors trading 4,335 stocks, Regency Petroleum declined 20 cents to end at $4.05 with 19,782 stock units crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to $1.35 with investors dealing in 1,845 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 307,795 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading robust but falls on JSE Markets


Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a modest fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a steeper lower value than on Thursday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 40 shares rose, 49 declined and 27 remained firm.

At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,640.94 points to end at 371,856.89, at the same time, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,548.49 points to close 438,887.15, the JSE Main Index shed 2,690.66 points to conclude trading at 366,751.67, the Junior Market Index skidded 9.51 points to end at 2,952.35 and the JSE USD Market Index popped just 0.09 points to 315.49.
At the close of trading, 28,282,760 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 29,952,633 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $196.54 million, down from $299.3 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,084,551 shares for US$79,042 compared to 522,273 units at US$51,007 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Stanley Motta led with 10.0 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 6.36 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 876,185 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 2.21 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 2.07 million stocks and Mailpac Group with 1.90 million units.
In Main Market, Guardian Holdings gained $27.97 to end at $377.97 to be the leading ordinary share winner, Pan Jamaica popped $4 to $44.00, Sagicor Group advanced $2.54 and ended at $44.94, Margaritaville rose $1.99 in closing at $11.41 and Jamaica Producers rallied $1.75 to finish at $18.95.
Seprod skidded $2.90 to close at $71.70 as the top losers, followed by Quantas Advantage with a loss $2.10 to $17.90, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $2 to end at $42.00, NCB Financial fell $1.20 to end trading at $68.80 and Barita Investments declined 67 cents to $67.10.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose by $2 to $19, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $1.80 to $112 and 138 Student Living preference share skidded $25 to finish at $200 and .
Amongst the Junior Market top winners, Main Event increased 63 cents and ended at $3.99, Caribbean Cream climbed 43 cents to $2.69, Elite Diagnostic increased 39 cents and ended at $1.94, Knutsford Express rallied 34 cents to $9.00 and Jetcon Corporation rose 22 cents to finish at $4.21.
Access Financial dropped $1.70 in closing at $16.83, to be the leading top losers, Dolphin Cove shed 38 cents to end at $9.62, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $4.05, Iron Rock Insurance fell 19 cents to $2.50 and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.3 and 16.2 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.

Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Scotia swells T&T Stock Exchange trading


Scotiabank swelled trading on Friday, and added $3 million in value to trading levels, resulting in 36 percent of the day’s trading value on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 213 percent valued 390 percent more than on Thursday as 21 securities were traded, up from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and 10 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 688,737 shares worth $8,731,901 after rising from 219,729 stock units at $1,780,811 on Thursday.
An average of 32,797 shares were traded at $415,805, after climbing from 10,986 units at $89,041 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,789 shares at $171,760 compared with 11,092 units at $84,896 on the previous day and an average for August of 16,054 shares at $137,863.
The Composite Index popped 2.10 points to 1,021.18, the All T&T Index increased 4.91 points to settle at 1,449.93, the SME Index dipped 0.33 points to end at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.14 points to close at 78.81.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini slipped $1 to $51 after an exchange of 514 units, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.67 with investors trading 505 stocks, Ansa McAl rose 88 cents to end at $47 after a transfer of 100 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.30 in trading 31 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 with 300,748 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group lost 3 cents to close at $40.02 with investors dealing in 48,421 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 with an exchange of 172,396 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16 with 696 units passing through the market, JMMB Group shed 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 84 cents in an exchange of 169 stocks. Massy Holdings settled at $3.36 with investors swapping 75,969 units, Medcorp fell $4 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $32 with 6,744 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises dipped 4 cents to close at $4.55 with investors trading 269 stock units. National Flour Mills dropped 14 cents to $1.60 with 1,805 shares changing hands, NCB Financial declined 20 cents to finish at $3.30 after an exchange of 4,300 stock units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.65 with a transfer of 60 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $7.25 after trading of 1,752 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12 in an exchange of 105 stocks, Republic Financial gained $1.49 to close at $111.99 with 675 shares clearing the market. Scotiabank ended at $48 with an exchange of 65,122 stock units, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 3 cents and finished trading of 6,104 shares at $10.55 with a and West Indian Tobacco increased 11 cents to close at $4.18 as investors exchanged 2,252 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.