NCB Financial traded 12.85 million shares valued at just over $578 million on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, the major driver in the value surging 532 percent more than on Wednesday from a declined by 27 percent drop in shares changing hands, with trading in 57 securities swapped similar to trading on Wednesday, ending with prices of 15 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
market closed with 25,828,337 shares trading for $632,142,176 compared to 35,151,057 stocks at $100,056,439 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 453,129 units at $11,090,214 compared with 616,685 stocks at $1,755,376 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 479,635 units at $4,773,622 falling below the 492,548 shares at $1,696,308 on the previous day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
NCB Financial led trading with 12.85 million shares for 49.8 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 6.47 million stocks for 25.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.08 million stock units for 11.9 percent of the volume traded and JMMB 9.5% preference share ended with 1.06 million shares for 4.1 percent of market trade with the price closing at a 52 weeks; low of $1.01.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 1,783.85 points to 373,662.25, the JSE Main Index fell 2,156.94 points to finish at 322,879.47 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.56 points to settle at 66.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 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 13.4. The JSE Main and 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 the market, Berger Paints rose 70 cents and ended at $8.99 with a transfer of 366 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped $1.97 to $85 with 37,777 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Producers rallied 70 cents to close at $8.70 with an exchange of 4,394 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell 50 cents to end at $33 with 2,230 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers declined 70 cents to close at $24.50 with investors trading 151,326 units, Kingston Wharves shed 74 cents to finish at $28.75 with 13,099 stocks clearing the market. Margaritaville increased 73 cents to $13.90 as investors exchanged 1,100 units, Massy Holdings sank $2.47 to $78.53 and closed with an exchange of 15,054 shares, NCB Financial dipped $5 and ended at $44.99 with investors dealing in 12,852,020 stock units. 
Sagicor Group lost $1 to close at $43 in an exchange of 1,866 shares, Seprod popped 35 cents in closing at $88.35 with investors swapping 8,497 stocks and Supreme Ventures sank 83 cents to end at $19.56 with 16,009 stock units passing through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.99 to $20 with a mere one stock unit crossing the exchange, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $5.64 to end at $34.36 with 18 shares switching owners, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $33.82 to close at $196.18 after an exchange of 2 units. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% lost $3 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $97 with investors trading 600 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $2 and ended at $103 after an exchange of 2,815 stock units after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $76.25.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 169,059 shares worth $1,040,064 compared to 621,202 stock units at $3,237,460 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.05 after an exchange of 5,000 shares, Ansa McAl rose $6 to $54 with 1,500 stock units being traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 9 cents in closing at $8.10 after an exchange of 513 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $42 after investors ended trading off 2,802 stock units, GraceKennedy sank 4 cents and ended at $3.65 after a transfer of 1,308 units, Guardian Holdings lost 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.81 with investors trading 1,700 stocks. Guardian Media dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 95 cents in an exchange of 624 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.22 after 37,000 shares passed through the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at 90 cents with 439 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings ended at $3.89 with investors swapping 37,249 shares, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to end at $2.65 and closed with 900 units changing hands, National Flour Mills fell 12 cents to finish at $1.50 in an exchange of 24,849 stocks. 
NCB Financial advanced 1 cent to $2.35 with 9,374 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 as investors exchanged 4 shares, Prestige Holdings popped 5 cents to finish at $11.20 in trading 1,676 stock units. Republic Financial ended at $112 with 1,766 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank rallied 98 cents to end at $54 with an exchange of 180 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents in closing at $4.04 with 8,000 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 5 cents to $2.35 with a transfer of 6,037 stock units, Unilever Caribbean sank 10 cents to end at $11.65 with investors dealing in 10,303 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 44 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 in switching ownership of 17,835 units.
The market closed with 35,151,057 shares trading for $100,056,439, comfortably above Tuesday’s trade with 22,477,080 stock units for $98,411,558.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and 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.
agicor Real Estate Fund shed 64 cents to $8 in trading 5,500 shares, Scotia Group sank 40 cents in closing at $53.60 with 152,345 units being traded. Seprod slipped $1.90 to finish at $88 as investors exchanged 14,305 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.29 to end at $9.36 with 1,867 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 621,202 shares worth $3,237,460 compared to 820,603 stock units at $6,335,662 on Friday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped $1.50 to end at $23.50 after an exchange of 80 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.19 and closed after the trading of 1,544 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in an exchange of 10 units. First Citizens Group lost 12 cents to close at $42 with 20,417 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 with investors dealing in 121 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors trading 322 stock units. Guardian Media remained at 96 cents in switching ownership of 7 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.22 with investors swapping 1,755 stock units, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent in closing at $3.89 with a transfer of 38,854 stocks. National Enterprises fell 5 cents to $2.60 as 23,000 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.62 after a transfer of 100,045 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $2.34 with traders dealing in 400,786 shares. 
One Caribbean Media dropped 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70 after an exchange of 5,828 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.15 with investors trading 366 units, Republic Financial shed $1.09 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $112 in an exchange of 3,956 shares. Scotiabank skidded 98 cents to $53.02 with investors trading 2,355 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.40 after an exchange of 265 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 75 cents and ended at $11.75 with 9,027 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent in closing at $5.44 with an exchange of 6,261 stocks.
The market closed with 22,477,080 shares being traded for $98,411,558, down from 35,403,032 stock units at $428,792,197 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and 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.
Sagicor Group increased $1 to $44 with an exchange of 36,468 stocks, Scotia Group skidded 50 cents to end at $54 with 44,636 shares crossing the market, Seprod climbed 40 cents to close at $89.90 with investors trading 68 stock units. Supreme Ventures sank $2.98 and ended at $20.50 after a transfer of 27,207 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.42 to finish at $8.07 with investors dealing in 200 units and Wisynco Group shed 38 cents to close at $21.92 in an exchange of 18,113 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 35,403,032 shares trading for $428,792,197, down from 211,546,624 stock units at $4,258,930,941 on Friday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Massy Holdings climbed $1.50 to close at $81 with 462,244 units changing hands. Mayberry Group shed 60 cents to finish at $7 with investors trading 1,574 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased $1.39 and ended at $11.99 and closed with an exchange of 107,540 units, NCB Financial popped $4.93 to end at $50 with 245,795 stocks being traded. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.50 to $60 with investors trading 147,528 stock units, Proven Investments rose $1.62 and ended at $18.95 with 1,353,045 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 35 cents to end at $8.65 after a transfer of 791,043 stock units and Supreme Ventures increased $2.48 in closing at $23.48 in trading 4,083,908 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The average PE ratio of the market closed at 8.09, up from 7.74 based on 2023 earnings and 5.72 based on estimates of 2024 earnings. The difference illustrates the market’s current undervalued level and the potential gains ahead.
The market closed with trading of 211,546,624 shares for $4,258,930,941, up from 197,123,972 stock units at $470,952,289 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,461.32 points to conclude trading at 378,006.39; at the same time, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,254.58 points to close at 325,739.24 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.62 points to end trading at 68.07.
Massy Holdings rose $1.40 in closing at $79.50 with traders dealing in 843 shares, Mayberry Group rallied 58 cents to end at $7.60 in switching ownership of 3,352 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 60 cents to $10.60 with investors trading 58,504 units, Pan Jamaica climbed 50 cents to close at $58.50 after an exchange of 43,046 stocks, Scotia Group fell 50 cents in closing at $54.50 with a transfer of 16,062 shares. Seprod increased $1.50 and ended at $89.50 in the trading of 106,496 stock units, Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to finish at $21 with investors dealing in 233,791 units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 39 cents to end at $3.80 and closed with an exchange of 104,060,443 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 820,603 shares for $6,335,662, up from just 339,143 stock units at $5,290,186 on Thursday.
Ansa McAl ended at $50 with a transfer of 5,353 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 31 cents to close at $8.19 with investors swapping 1,800 shares. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in switching ownership of 50 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $42.12 with 821 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings shed 2 cents to finish at $14.85 in trading 885 units. Guardian Media ended at 96 cents with 21 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group advanced 2 cents to close at $1.22 in an exchange of 510 stock units, L.J. Williams B share popped 9 cents and ended at 90 cents with 1,000 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $3.90 after an exchange of 521,273 stocks, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to end at $2.65 after the trading of 500 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.97 with an exchange of 505 stock units. 
Point Lisas ended at $3.50 after 17,058 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.15 after an exchange of 1,085 units, Republic Financial dipped 1 cent and ended at $113.09 with investors trading 6,991 stocks. Scotiabank increased 98 cents to end at $54 in an exchange of 260 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.02 with traders dealing in 4,545 shares, Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to close at $2.40 as investors exchanged 2 units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 with 14,386 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rose 3 cents in closing at $5.43 with investors trading 58,896 stock units.
The market closed with 197,123,972 shares being traded with a value of $470,952,289, markedly more than the 29,612,887 stocks with a value of $125,457,922 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings per share forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $64 with an exchange of 150 stock units. Pan Jamaica advanced $1 to $58 with 187,300 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments increased 50 cents to close at $17.50 in an exchange of 551,820 stocks, Scotia Group rallied $1 to end at $55 with traders dealing in 143,899 units. Seprod dropped $1.50 in closing at $88 after an exchange of 3,531 stock units, Supreme Ventures popped 50 cents and ended at $21.50 with investors trading 52,463 shares and Wisynco Group advanced $1.09 to finish at $22.29 after an exchange of 119,827 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.