Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a fall in the value and volume of stocks traded compared with Tuesday. The major indices of the Main Market rose, the Junior Market index declined and the JSE USD Market climbed. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 40 declined and 25 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,226.12 points to 385,874.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied by 2,464.48 points to end at 455,519.26, the JSE Main Index rose 2,565.74 points to 380,397.80, the Junior Market Index dipped by 31.64 points to 3,087.55 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 9.23 points to conclude trading at 286.19.
At the close of trading, 54,864,739 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 73,160,671 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $104.6 million, down from $215.21 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 841,584 shares for US$51,462, well above 287,015 units at US$18,834 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, QWI Investments surprisingly led trading with 46.06 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.66 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 899,524 units.
In Junior Market trading, Image Plus led with 826,510 shares, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 303,570 stocks and Woodcats International with 283,974 units.
In Main Market ordinary share segment, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased $3.15 to end at $27.00, GraceKennedy climbed $2 to close at $84.00, Scotia Group rose $1.38 to finish at $71.50, Margaritaville advanced $1.35 and ended at $11.00 and Pan Jamaica popped 97 cents to close at $45.97. 
Among the losing stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell by $1.50 to close at $39.50, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 67 cents to $10.06, NCB Financial shed 50 cents to close at $72.00, Stanley Motta dipped 39 cents to $7.00 and Barita Investments lost 35 cents and ended at $73.95.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose by $50 to close at $2,150.
Among Junior Market top winners, Jetcon Corporation gained 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $5.75, Jamaican Teas rallied 22 cents to end at $2.19, Express Catering rose 11 cents and ended at $3.00, AMG Packaging advanced 9 cents to finish at $1.80, GWest Corporation and ended at, Mailpac Group climbed 7 cents in closing at $2.38 and Derrimon Trading increased 7 cents to close at 95 cents. Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers slipped $1.49 and ended at $14.01, Access Financial fell by 84 cents to end at $20.14, Dolla Financial skidded by 21 cents to finish at $3.63, CAC 2000 dropped 16 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents and Image Plus skidded by 14 cents to end at $1.62.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.5 and 17.5.1 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.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.67 in trading 2,423 units, Point Lisas ended at $7.31 with 13 stocks crossing the market. Prestige Holdings shed $1 to end at $11 after an exchange of 32 units, Republic Financial remained at $114 with the trading of 10,945 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.02 with 3,517 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $9.81 after trading of 51,541 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.90 with 1,482 shares crossing the exchange.
At the end of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell by 2,322.32 points to 383,648.76, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,601.32 points to 453,054.78, the JSE Main Index lost 2,341.03 points to finish at 377,832.06, the Junior Market Index slipped by 11.70 points to finish at 3,119.19 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.79 points to settle at 276.96.
Among the top losers, GraceKennedy declined by $3 to finish at $82.00, AS Bryden fell $2.70 and ended at $16.00, Scotia Group slipped $1.38 and ended at $70.12, Caribbean Cement lost 85 cents to end at $114.00 and Pan Jamaica shed 78 cents to close at $45.00.
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.
The market closed following an exchange of 106,940 shares for $2,457,987 compared to 209,753 stocks at $1,711,888 on Friday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with bids of 
National Flour Mills rose 2 cents after an exchange of 30 shares and ended at $1.63, Point Lisas advanced 6 cents and ended at $7.31, with 10 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial ended trading at $114 in switching ownership of 15,985 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $48.02, with 100 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 11 cents in closing at $9.81 after a transfer of 11,170 stocks, West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to end at $3.90, with 15,000 shares passed through the market and West Indian Traders remained at $2.10, with investors swapping only 1 stock unit.
The market closed with 8,684,104 shares trading worth $82,887,921, compared to 8,427,058 stock units at $103,412,472 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 493.78 points to trading at 455,656.10, the JSE Main Index popped 1,027.18 points to 380,173.09 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to finish at 75.43. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 30 cents to end at $9.35 in an exchange of 12,228 units, JMMB Group climbed 30 cents to finish at $17.90 in trading 142,934 stock units, Mayberry Group lost 31 cents and ended at $5.10 with 22,630 shares clearing the market, tNCB Financial fell $1 to finish at $73 in an exchange of 45,724 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1.10 to close at $8.39 with investors trading 10,966 stocks and Scotia Group rose $1.45 in closing at $71.50 after a transfer of 4,310 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed by 1,218.72 points to close at 385,971.08, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 493.78 points to end at 455,656.10, the JSE Main Index gained 1,027.18 points to finish at 380,173.09, the Junior Market Index rallied 32.97 points to settle at 3,130.89 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded by 0.68 points to conclude trading at 275.17.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Access Financial rallied $1.87 to finish at $20.98, Caribbean Cream advanced 55 cents and ended at 52 weeks closing high of $3.85, Jamaican Teas rose 19 cents in closing at $2.19, Dolla Financial climbed 16 cents to close at $3.68, Paramount Trading increased 14 cents to end at $1.04 and Everything Fresh climbed 14 cents and ended at $1.85. Among the top losers, Regency Petroleum skidded by 13 cents to finish at $4.05, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 98 cents, Future Energy dipped by 8 cents to close at $3.60, Image Plus lost 5 cents to end at $1.75 and Lasco Financial dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.50.
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.
Elsewhere, trading closed after a 53 percent drop in the quantity of stocks traded, carrying a 45 percent lower value compared with Thursday, following trading in 38 securities, compared with 40 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, nine falling and 13 closing firm, resulting in a tidy gain for the market index.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Jamaican Teas rallied 19 cents to end at $2.19 with investors dealing in only 2 shares. Jetcon Corporation rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $5.19 after an exchange of 38,523 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 5 cents to finish at $1.50, after 8,549 stock units passed through the market, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 98 cents in an exchange of 141,131 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at 57 cents, with a mere 1 unit clearing the market. Paramount Trading climbed 14 cents to close at $1.04 in trading 82 shares, RA Williams increased by 8 cents to end at 77 cents with a transfer of 905,109 stocks and Regency Petroleum dipped by 13 cents to finish at $4.05, after 11,253 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 209,753 shares for $1,711,888, up from 122,845 stock units at $577,191 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini ended at $45 as investors exchanged 120 share, with, Angostura Holdings dipped by 35 cents to end at $10, with 450 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden ended trading at $1.15 with investors swapping 9,000 shares. Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.84 in switching ownership of 204 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 25 cents to finish at $38 with 1,930 shares clearing the market, GraceKennedy increased 9 cents and ended at $3.99 in an exchange of 17 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 75 cents after trading of 2,501 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 65 cents in an exchange of 2,295 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.28 following trading of 96,686 units. National Enterprises popped 26 cents to end at $5 after trading 21,371 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61, with 1,000 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial gained 5 cents to close at $3.05 with a transfer of 50,001 stock units. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.67 after 490 shares passed through the market, Point Lisas skidded by 6 cents and ended at $7.25 after an exchange of 10 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $114 with investors trading 7,868 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $48.02 with 187 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 11 cents to finish at $9.70 with an exchange of 14,796 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 29 cents and ended at $1.99, after closing with trading of 329 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 8 cents to close at $3.92 in trading of 498 units.
The market closed with trading of 9,001,420 shares for $18,200,038, compared with 4,951,523 units at $9,364,927 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Image Plus skidded 6 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors swapping 1,562,382 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 16 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 3,943,420 stock units. Jetcon Corporation increased 29 cents to close at $5.18 with a transfer of 127,834 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 6 cents to $8.51, with 64,081 stock units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading declined by 15 cents to finish at 90 cents in switching owners of 1,059 units. Regency Petroleum advanced 12 cents and ended at $4.18 after a transfer of 16,969 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.35 in trading 47,982 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,107.60 points to close at 384,752.36, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,779.94 points to 455,162.32, the JSE Main Index popped by 1,121.64 points to 379,145.91, the Junior Market Index inched 4.90 points higher to settle at 3,097.92 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 0.55 points to finish at 275.85.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Cargo Handlers advanced 50 cents to end at $15.50, Jetcon Corporation rallied by 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $5.18, Everything Fresh popped 13 cents to $1.71, Regency Petroleum rose by 12 cents to $4.18 and Express Catering gained 10 cents to close at $2.99. Among the losers, Jamaican Teas fell by 16 cents and ended at $2.00, Caribbean Cream dipped 15 cents to $3.30, Paramount Trading slipped 15 cents to close at 90 cents, CAC 2000 fell 12 cents to end at $1.03 and AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to finish at $1.72.
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.