The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising by 37 percent, valued 47 percent less than on Tuesday. Similar to Tuesday, the market ended with trading in 54 securities, with prices of 17 rising, 24 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 11,890,305 shares trading valued $79,422,000 compared to 8,675,194 stock units at $149,588,060 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 220,191 shares at $1,470,778 compared to 160,652 stocks at $2,770,149 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 146,822 units at $1,307,866 in line with 142,712 shares at $1,298,740 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Wigton Energy led trading with 2.76 million shares for 23.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 2.14 million stock units for 18 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group closed with 1.57 million stocks for 13.2 percent of the volume traded and JMMB 9.5% with 1.28 million units for 10.7 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 1,440.90 points to settle at 356,769.48, the JSE Main Index lost 1,119.63 points to settle at 309,555.28 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.07 points to finish at 64.42. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 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 12.9. 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 trading, Caribbean Producers slipped by one cent in closing at $8.47 after closing with an exchange of 12,626 shares, with the price trading at an 52 week intraday low of $7.20, GraceKennedy popped 90 cents in closing at $73 with traders dealing in 15,156 shares, Guardian Holdings advanced $1 to $318 and closed after an exchange of 567 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents and ended at $24.50, with 881 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 97 cents to finish at $12.88 in an exchange of 12,859 shares, Massy Holdings increased 50 cents to end at $77.50 with investors swapping 18,760 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $1.77 to close at $62.75 with an exchange of just one share.
NCB Financial lost $2 to close at $40.60, with 110,184 units crossing the market. Sagicor Group declined $1.50 and ended at $40 in trading 1,162 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.05 in closing at $7.15 after an exchange of 401 stock units. Seprod sank $1.45 to finish at $77.50 with a transfer of 27,115 shares, Sterling Investments climbed 61 cents to close at $3.46 with investors dealing in 2,989 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped $1.55 to end at $18.95 in an exchange of 50,577 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $1.99 to $36.01, with 129 stocks changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share dipped $34.24 to end at $190 after a transfer of 109 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Other major movers in the Junior Market ICTOP10 are AMG Packaging and Elite Diagnostic, with an increase of 11 percent each to $2.62 and $1.44, respectively and Dolla Financial popping 6 percent to $2.52.
Trading in the Main Market IC TOP 10 continues to be steadier than the Junior Market, with Caribbean Producers rising 6 percent to close at $8.49, following the solid increase in first quarter profit and Guardian Holdings declined 8 percent to $360.
There are no new listings for the Main or the Junior Market ICTOP10. All JSE ICTOP10 ended with Express Catering returning after dropping out last week, while AMG Packaging dropped out this week.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is just 5.5, well below the market average of 12.8. The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 6.1, less than half the market’s average of 13.5.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 15 stocks with the highest values account for 29 percent of the Main Market, with PE ratios between 15 and 45, with an average of 22 and a PE of 18 for the top half of the market with the highest values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 18 stocks or 38 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 30, with an average of 20 and a PE of 19 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best companies in the market and others that are not blue chip. 
Sometimes, they include weaker companies that may be oversold and end up on the list. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and remove emotions when selecting stocks for investments.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on the receipt of new information. 
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 350 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.
Trading closed on the market with an exchange of 1,018,368 shares worth $4,677,794, up from just 137,723 stocks at $1,135,737 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $67 with an exchange of 42 shares, as Angostura Holdings closed at $14.80 with 91 stocks traded, Ansa McAl remained at $46 with 66 shares crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after a transfer of 5 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading at $8.25 after 221,784 stock units were exchanged, First Citizens shed 25 cents to finish at $43.75 with investors swapping 197 stocks. GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to $3.89 after an exchange of 441,829 units, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to finish at $16.50 with a transfer of 59 shares, JMMB Group fell 1 cent and ended at $1.15 after trading of 220,000 stock units. Massy Holdings remained at $4.05 as investors exchanged 7,032 shares, National Enterprises closed at $2.44 after trading of 500 stocks, One Caribbean Media dipped 24 cents to close at $2.75 with 16,982 units changing hands. 
Prestige Holdings ended at $10.60 in an exchange of 71 stock units, Republic Financial popped 30 cents and ended at $112.50, with 4,568 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank rallied 75 cents to finish at $53.75 in an exchange of 380 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents in closing at $3.57 with 225 stocks clearing the market, Trinidad Cement advanced 10 cents to end at $2.45 with investors swapping 101,758 stock units, Unilever Caribbean climbed 14 cents to close at $13.15 with 2,179 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents to $5.05 with traders dealing in 600 stocks.
The market closed with 5,906,767 shares trading for $74,251,622, down from 9,854,027 stock units at $97,063,679 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. 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.
Massy Holdings rose 60 cents to $77 as investors exchanged 124 stocks, NCB Financial advanced $2 to end at $44 in switching ownership of 81,141 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 77 cents in closing at $17.77 after the transferring of 5,308 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 40 cents to finish at $8.95 after 1,127 shares passed through the market, Seprod sank 75 cents to close at $83 in an exchange of 1,174 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped $2.34 to $19.64, with 5,833 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67 with investors trading 12 shares, Angostura Holdings rose $14.80 in switching ownership of 582 stocks, Ansa McAl gained $1 to $46 with 22 units crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 after an exchange of 18,197 shares, First Citizens Group rallied 28 cents and ended at $44, with trading of 1,663 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 15 cents to finish at $16.65 after a transfer of 2,560 shares. Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $4.05 after 95,979 stock units passed through the market, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent in closing at $2.44 in an exchange of 9,359 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 with traders dealing in just one stock. Point Lisas rose 64 cents to close at $4.24 after an exchange of 1,671 shares, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.60 after the trading of 600 stocks, Republic Financial rallied 20 cents to finish at $112.20 with 2,990 stocks changing hands. Scotiabank lost $1 to $53 with investors dealing in 1,400 units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 2 cents in closing at $13.01 with a transfer of 2,287 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell 6 cents to close at $5.10 after 400 stocks were traded.
The market closed with trading of 7,748,170 shares for $9,778,916 compared with 9,637,234 units at $6,156,203 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The PE is computed using the last traded prices of stocks with projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun gained 39 cents to close at $8.39 in switching ownership of 14,454 units, Indies Pharma rallied 11 cents to close at $3.86 with investors trading 4,000 stock units. Knutsford Express fell $1 to finish at $12 with an exchange of 29,100 shares, Mailpac Group rose 12 cents to end at $2.52, with 70,070 stock units crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners slipped 10 cents in closing at 50 cents with investors trading 1,000,976 stocks. Omni Industries gained 7 cents to end at 90 cents with 722 units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices popped 7 cents to end at $1.06 after an exchange of 177,176 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,854,027 shares trading worth $97,063,679, drastically lower than 29,367,477 units at $182,721,206 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $8.79 to close at $45.90 with 53 shares trading, Jamaica Broilers popped 60 cents to end at $28 with investors exchanging 37,759 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.50 to end at $22 with 118,017 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 55 cents to $13 as investors exchanged 3,915 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 70 cents to close at $30 in trading 30,105 shares Massy Holdings shed 60 cents and ended at $76.40 in an exchange of 7,945 shares. Mayberry Group gained $1.36 to close at $7.38 with a mere one stock passing through the market, NCB Financial sank $1.50 and ended at $42 with an exchange of 117,172 units, 138 Student Living fell 37 cents in closing at $3.30 with traders swapping 60 stocks. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to close at $17 with investors dealing in 664 units, Sagicor Group rallied 48 cents to finish at $43 with 5,328 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $2.99 to end at $56 with traders dealing in a mere 2,290 shares. 
Stanley Motta increased 73 cents to $6.73 with traders switching ownership of 1,342 stock units, Supreme Ventures sank $1.85 to close at a 52 week low of $17.30 in trading 3,588,059 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 55 cents in closing at $12.55 in an exchange of 9,548 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.23 and ended at $9.23 with investors swapping 32 units and Wisynco Group rose 68 cents to end at $20.90 after a transfer of 15,230 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,637,234 shares for $6,156,203 compared with 8,088,481 units at $10,634,310 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Lasco Financial sank 18 cents to finish at $1.62 with investors swapping 2,261 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 9 cents and ended at $2.40 after a transfer of 283,801 stock units, MFS Capital Partners popped 10 cents to close at 60 cents after trading 323,959 stocks. Omni Industries sank 8 cents to 83 cents with 149,578 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices skidded 8 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 99 cents with an exchange of 315,215 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 8 cents to end at $1.41 with 272,092 units crossing the market and Tropical Battery gained 10 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 153,015 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 115,351 shares worth $1,616,686 compared to 354,864 stock units at $1,555,142 on Tuesday.
First Citizens Group popped 22 cents to end at $43.72 after 3,248 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings dropped 15 cents to $16.50 with investors trading 8,122 units, JMMB Group lost 6 cents to close at $1.16 in switching ownership of 36,000 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $4 with investors trading 16,544 shares. National Enterprises remained at $2.45 after a transfer of 14,430 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 2 cents to $1.70, with investors swapping 10,806 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.99 with an exchange of 95 units. Point Lisas dropped 64 cents and ended at $3.60 after closing with 81 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.60 with 18 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112 after an exchange of 6,543 stock units. 
Scotiabank rose $3 to $54 after investors ended the trading of 7,007 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 4 cents to close at $3.55 in an exchange of 608 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents in closing at $2.35 with traders dealing in 287 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rose 14 cents and ended at $12.99 in an exchange of 110 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.16 with 10,202 stocks crossing the market.