West Indies Petroleum Terminal was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with high demand for shares in excess of 52 million units and ended with no trading in the shares. Elsewhere, trading pulled back with a decline in the value and volume of stocks exchanged, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index climbing and the JSE USD Market slipping. At the end of trading, the prices of 42 shares rose, 41 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,124.07 points to end trading at 322,986.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,232.38 points to finish at 360,442.24, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,108.73 points to 312,972.62, the Junior Market Index popped 14.95 points to end at 3,308.45 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 5.58 points to 198.61.
At the close of of the market, 17,680,650 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 59,720,420 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $86.05 million, down sharply from $694.05 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 up from just 211,797 units at US$6,297 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.13 million shares, followed by Carreras with 665,503 stocks and NCB Financial with 546,278 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.68 million shares, with RA Williams closing with an exchange of 2.05 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.33 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.40 to close at $41, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $95 to $1,055 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $15 to finish at $101.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.1 computed on 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with information that is regularly updated 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.
Pertinent information helps to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors. 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 an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 compared to 211,797 stock units at US$6,297 on Monday.
Sterling Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to close at 1.75 US cents after trading of 812 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.5 US cents after 8,356 shares were traded and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.08 of a cent and ended at 3 US cents with investors trading 861,937 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 221,797 shares for US$6,297, down from 1,555,322 stock units at US$57,633 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.06 of one cent to 6.5 US cents, with 473 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of one cent higher to 2.92 US cents in switching ownership of 10,020 stocks.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,289.11 points to close at 320,862.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,403.53 points to end at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index sank 2,628.98 points to end at 310,863.89, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.74 points to 3,293.50 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.84 points to 204.19.
In the Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.82 million stocks and Lumber Depot with 802,073 units.
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 an 11 percent decline in volume and a 46 percent decline in the value of stocks traded compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in 1,555,322 shares for US$57,633 after falling from 1,737,956 stock units at US$106,511 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions gained 15 cents and ended at 95 US cents with an exchange of 45 shares. Proven Investments climbed 0.96 of a cent to finish at 9 US cents with 200,558 units clearing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents in trading 5,201 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.56 of a cent to end at 6.56 US cents with 2,080 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.18 of one cent to 2.91 US cents in an exchange of 1,346,288 stock units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,167.81 points to close at 323,151.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to finish at 313,492.87, the Junior Market Index rose 11.52 points to 3,261.76 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.28 points to 205.03.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
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 an exchange of 1,737,956 shares for US$106,511 after jumping from 688,541 stock units at US$28,462 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents with an exchange of 957,018 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.11 of a cent in closing at 3.09 US cents with 526,063 stocks crossing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 664.87 points to 324,319.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,943.82 points to settle at 361,621.99, the JSE Main Index shed 855.61 points to end at 314,799.28, the Junior Market Index rallied by 21.58 points to 3,250.24 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.40 points to close trading at 203.75.
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 chart 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 an exchange of 688,541 shares for US$28,462 after soaring from just 142,347 stock units at US$5,093 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 98,363 shares at US$4,066 after jumping from 14,235 stock units at US$509 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 42,209 units at US$1,870, climbing from 37,936 stock units at US$1,703 on the previous day and compared with November, that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343. The US Denominated Equities Index fell 0.61 points to wrap up trading at 201.35.
Margaritaville remained at 6.8 US cents with investors swapping 10 shares, Proven Investments ended at 9 US cents with 42,858 units changing hands, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after swapping 1,021 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.3 of one cent in closing at 6 US cents, with investors trading 123,371 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.7 US cents, with a mere 4 stock units being traded and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of one cent to close at 2.98 US cents as investors exchanged 521,127 shares. In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% dropped 44.99 cents, to US$10.20, with 150 stock units crossing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 535.28 points to 324,983.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,562.91 points to settle at 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index rallied by 640.29 points to close at 315,654.89, the Junior Market Index fell 10.85 points to finish at 3,228.66, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 0.63 points to 201.35.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.6 on historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
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.