Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after prices of 54 shares rose, 24 declined and 34 remained firm, resulting in a sharp rise in major indices of the Main Market, with the Junior Market index surging and the JSE USD Market falling. RA Williams led trading, with the volume and value of stocks traded on the overall market jumping over Thursday’s levels.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 4,381.70 points to wrap up trading and closed at 371,717.03, with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging by 5,264.36 points to 435,931.34, at the same time, the JSE Main Index jumped by 4,097.90 points to 365,960.24, the Junior Market Index rallied 64.58 points to end at 3,038.29 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 4.47 points to finish at 273.22.
At the close of trading, 26,452,457 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 12,530,964 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $169.15 million, up from $84.99 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 252,482 shares for US$15,043 compared to 311,627 units at US$24,255 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 3.20 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.62 million stocks and NCB Financial with 856,143 units.
In Junior Market trading, RA Williams led with 10.98 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 3.23 million stocks and Omni Industries with 275,000 units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, among the top winners, Seprod rose $3.30 to $77.30, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $3 in closing at $42.00, GraceKennedy popped $2 to close at $74.00, Proven Investments advanced $1.70 to end at $10.10 and Quantas Advantage increased $1.59 and ended at $15.99. 
Among the top losers, Kingston Wharves slipped by $5.37 and ended at $31.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 48 cents and ended at $9.50, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 22 cents to $9.50, General Accident dipped 15 cents in closing at $8.85 and Wigton Energy dropped 5 cents in closing at $1.12.
The preferece share segment, closed after Eppley 7.25% share slipped $2.40 and ended at $17, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $7.55 to $31, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dipped $340 to end at $1,900 and 138 Student Living preference share rallied $39.80 in closing at $220.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Cargo Handlers rallied $1.75 to close at $17.75, Honey Bun rose 56 cents to end at $5.90, Dolphin Cove advanced 25 cents in closing at $11.25, Regency Petroleum gained 15 cents to finish at $4.35 and Caribbean Flavours popped 13 cents and ended at $1.18. Among the top losers, Access Financial declined 48 cents to close at $17.50, Lumber Depot shed 18 cents to end at $2.48, Mailpac Group fell 12 cents in closing at $2.43, Derrimon Trading skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.25 and Fontana slipped 9 cents and ended at $6.20.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.1 and 15.9 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 widely 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.
The market closed with trading of 73,429 shares worth $1,029,317 compared to 110,862 stock units at $557,974 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.35, with 1,115 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden fell 7 cents in closing at $1.40 following trading of 354 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60, with trading of 3,554 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 after a transfer of 805 stocks, First Citizens Group skidded 30 cents to $39.50, after 5,298 stocks passed through the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.91 after an exchange of 8 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.41 with a transfer of 101 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 86 cents with 33 units crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents with investors swapping 5,302 stock units. Massy Holdings lost 2 cents in closing at $3.60 after an exchange of 10,515 shares, National Enterprises climbed 4 cents to $4.75 after it closed with 93 stock units being traded, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55 after investors exchanged 7,511 stocks. NCB Financial ended after trading of 18,910 shares to close at $2.93 after rising by 4 cents, Point Lisas remained at $7 in switching ownership of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced $1.20 to close at $13.30, with 5 units changing hands. 
Republic Financial dropped 99 cents to $109 with investors trading 2,118 stocks, Scotiabank dipped 5 cents to finish at $45.45 after an exchange of 6,222 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 1 cent and ended at $10.16 with investors dealing in 6,823 shares. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.79 after trading of 21 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 53 cents to end at $14.98 in an exchange of 3 units and West Indian Tobacco increased 16 cents in closing at $4.30 with investors dealing in 841 stock units.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. 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.
Honey Bun dropped 57 cents in closing at $5.34 with investors trading 90,491 stocks, Image Plus gained 5 cents to close at $1.11 with 700,803 stocks crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 9 cents to end at $2 in trading 1,000 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents in closing at $3.35 following trading of 102 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents to $2.66 with 23,970 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 6 cents to end at 41 cents in switching ownership of 1,460 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 6 cents and ended at 69 cents, with 16,117 units crossing the market, RA Williams fell 5 cents to finish at 35 cents in an exchange of 142,500 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 10 cents to close at $4.20 after the trading of 21,137 stock units.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index increased by 769.08 points to end at 367,335.33, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 1,215.75 points to end trading at 430,666.98, the JSE Main Index rose 955.56 points to 361,862.34, the Junior Market Index dropped 20.14 points to finish at 2,973.71 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 3.63 points to end at 277.69.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Lumber Depot rose 20 cents and ended at $2.66, Future Energy advanced by 13 cents to $3.64, Fontana rallied by 10 cents to finish at $6.29, Derrimon Trading rallied by 9 cents to end at $1.36 and Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents to end at $3.35. Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers dipped $1.99 to end at $16.00, Access Financial lost $1.76 to $17.98, Honey Bun skidded 57 cents to finish at $5.34, Caribbean Cream shed 29 cents and ended at $1.71 and Caribbean Flavours dropped 13 cents to close at $1.05.
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.
The market closed with trading of 110,862 shares for $557,974, up from 40,990 stocks for $398,239 on Wednesday.
Ansa McAl ended at $47 and closed with an exchange of 76 units, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.35, with 5 shares clearing the market. AS Bryden fell 3 cents to close at $1.47 with a transfer of 3 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with swapping of 1,523 shares, First Citizens Group climbed 6 cents to $39.80 after trading of 1,097 units. GraceKennedy rose 16 cents to $3.91 as investors exchanged 227 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped 4 cents in closing at $16.41, with 46 stock units changing hands, Guardian Media rallied 1 cent to close at 86 cents, with one share crossing the exchange. JMMB Group popped 5 cents and ended at 85 cents following trading of 300 units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.62, with 91 stocks crossing the market, National Enterprises lost 4 cents to end at $4.71 in an exchange of 1,934 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.55, after 1,382 shares passed through the market, 
NCB Financial advanced 39 cents to end at $3.20 after an exchange of 100,000 units, Republic Financial gained $1.17 in closing at $109.99 with investors dealing in 1,064 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 482 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 20 cents to finish at $10.15 after a transfer of 2,312 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.45 with investors trading 133 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 10,665,603 shares for $11,120,474, compared with 8,284,109 units at $12,511,780 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased $2.25 to $19.74 with investors trading 19,398 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.74 with 23,889 shares changing hands, Blue Power rose 20 cents to close at $3.33 with an exchange of 9,986 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied $1.99 to close at $17.99 with a transfer of 165 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 32 cents to $1.32 following an exchange of 16,717 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed by 12 cents to cfinish trading at $1.27 with 2,843,453 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial advanced 17 cents to $2.97 with a transfer of 42,060 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost $1.30 to close at $11.02 with 10,121 stock units clearing the market, Fosrich rallied 5 cents to $1.48 with an exchange of 1,606,958 shares. Future Energy skidded 9 cents in closing at $3.51 with 183,833 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus fell 19 cents to finish at $1.06 in switching ownership of 77,205 stocks, 
Iron Rock Insurance rose 18 cents to $2.09 after an exchange of 3 units. Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to $2.13 with 1,912 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial declined 23 cents in closing at $1.62 after a transfer of 220,815 stocks, Limners and Bards inched 8 cents higher to close at $1.10 with 37,350 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot shed 9 cents to $2.46 after an exchange of 39,621 stock units, MFS Capital Partners popped 8 cents to finish at 47 cents with investors swapping 2,826,086 shares, Omni Industries rallied 8 cents and ended at 97 cents in an exchange of 132,803 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to close at $4.30 with 31,358 stocks passing through the market.
The closing prices of securities are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,699.56 points to close at 366,566.25, the index measures the movements of all the Jamaican based stocks, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by a robust 2,258.99 points to conclude trading at 429,451.23, the JSE Main Index increased by 1,663.45 points to finish at 360,906.78, the Junior Market Index rallied 15.20 points to 2,993.85 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.93 points to 274.06.
In the Main Market ordinary share movements, the five top winners are, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, rallying $2.50 to $44.50, West Indies Petroleum, climbing 99 cents to close trading at $9.49, Quantas Advantage gained 75 cents to end at $15.05, Mayberry Group rallied 74 cents in closing at $5.95 and Berger Paints rose 60 cents to close at $5.60.
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.
A mere 40,990 shares worth just $398,239 were traded, down from 73,191 stocks at $1,214,829 on Tuesday.
CinemaOne remained at $3.98 with an exchange of a only one stock; Endeavour Holdings concluded trading at $15 with 271 shares crossing the exchange, Eric Solis Marketing increased 17 cents to $4.17 in switching ownership of 25 stocks. First Citizens Group skidded 6 cents in closing at $39.74 with investors swapping 2,955 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading at $16.45 with a transfer of 1,659 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to end at $3.62 as investors exchanged 16,430 shares. National Enterprises remained at $4.75 after a transfer of 413 stocks, National Flour Mills declined 5 cents and stopped at $1.55 with 9,000 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $7 with 365 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings popped $2.07 to $12.10 in an exchange of 997 shares, 
Republic Financial shed 68 cents and closed at $108.82 after the trading of 196 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 1,142 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.35 after an exchange of 6,592 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.45 with 88 shares clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco closed at $4.14 with a transfer of 343 stock units.
Trading averaged 192,654 shares at $290,972, after declining from 268,336 stock units at $402,863 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 238,614 units for $364,050, closely aligned with 242,093 stock units at $369,583 on the preceding day, but well below the average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped by 34 cents to finish at $1 with trading of 40 shares. Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to $2 after a transfer of 8,476 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose by 18 cents and ended at $1.19 with 70,822 shares crossing the market, Dolla Financial skidded 6 cents to $2.80 with the trading of 375,550 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell $1.78 to $12.32 with a transfer of 6,711 stocks, Express Catering rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.38 with 3,024 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 37 cents and ended at $5.92 following trading of 20,918 shares. Image Plus shed 10 cents in closing at $1.25 with 1,363,855 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to close at $2.01 with a transfer of 18,750 units, Knutsford Express climbed 62 cents to end at $8.24 as investors exchanged 154 stock units. Lasco Financial dipped 25 cents to $1.85 in switching ownership of 1,927,207 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 13 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 89,896 stocks, 
Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 15,486 units. MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to settle at 39 cents with 823,275 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dipped 8 cents to close at 89 cents after an exchange of 65,686 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents to finish at 78 cents with 45,757 stock units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices gained 6 cents to 98 cents with an exchange of 27,648 stocks.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 3,267.31 points to 364,866.69, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 4,081.78 points to end at 427,192.24, the JSE Main Index declined 3,074.35 points to wrap up trading at 359,243.33, the Junior Market Index dropped 45.67 points to end at 2,978.65 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 11.00 points to end at 272.13.
Among the top losers, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $2.50 to close at $42.00, GraceKennedy shed $2 and ended at $74.00, Pan Jamaica lost $1.80 to $43.20, Proven Investments fell $1.53 to close at $8.96, First Rock Real Estate slipped 80 cents to $7.10 1,000 shares changing hands and Mayberry Group declined 77 cents in closing at $5.21.
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.