Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 11 percent and the value 63 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 64 on Wednesday, with prices of 17 stocks rising, 28 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 20,497,403 shares being traded at $168,382,641 compared with 23,114,868 stocks at $103,556,387 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 347,414 shares at $2,853,943 compared with 361,170 stocks at $1,618,069 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 278,842 stock units at $2,405,644 compared with 275,256 shares at $2,382,196 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
Wigton Energy led trading with 8.64 million shares for 42.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.51 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund chipped in with 3.22 million stock units for 15.7 percent market share and Barita Investments with 1.35 million shares for 6.6 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 2,528.66 points to 363,191.72, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,329.66 points to settle at 316,257.61 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.63 points to conclude trading at 63.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. 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 day when Barita Investments hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $55, before closing at $75.25, up 26 cents, AS Bryden fell $2.90 in closing at $31 after an exchange of 3,499 stock units, First Rock Real Estate lost 50 cents to end at $10 after 19,320 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy shed 50 cents to end at $77 with 52,863 stocks crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings popped $4 and ended at $315 with traders dealing in 119 units, Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents to finish at $37 with 3,139 stocks changing hands, Kingston Wharves sank $1 to close at $30 with investors trading 6,906 units. Margaritaville declined 81 cents to $14.29 after a transfer of 10 shares, Massy Holdings sank $1.95 to finish at $78 with investors swapping 1,077 stock units, NCB Financial rose 95 cents and ended at $51.90 in an exchange of 260,131 shares. 
Pan Jamaica dropped $2.65 in closing at $49.10 with investors trading 200,142 stock units, Proven Investments advanced 50 cents to end at $19.50 in switching ownership of 119,370 units, Sagicor Group skidded $1 to close at $37 after 2,925 stocks changed hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 50 cents to $7.90 with an exchange of 141,901 units, Scotia Group dipped $1.95 and ended at $44.07, with 125,200 stocks crossing the market, Seprod increased 70 cents to end at $84.70 after an exchange of 1,996 shares and Supreme Ventures slipped 59 cents to $21.70 in trading 29,285 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $10 to finish at $2,850 with 13 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $5 to close at $105 in an exchange of 18,308 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Republic Financial rose $1 to end at $113.50 with trading of 147 shares. Scotiabank advanced $1.80 in closing at $56.50 with a transfer of 43 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 5 cents to close at $4.70 after an exchange of 350 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.31 with 2,250 stock units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean rallied 10 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 with 3,333 units clearing the market.
The market closed with 23,114,868 shares trading for $103,556,387 from 26,500,977 stocks at $154,386,911 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 361,170 shares at $1,618,069 compared with 441,683 stock units at $2,573,115 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 275,256 stock units at $2,382,196 compared with 270,088 shares at $2,428,159 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. 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 popped $1 to finish at $38 after a transfer of 27,011 units, Salada Foods increased 41 cents to end at $3.51 with traders dealing in 3,277 shares, Scotia Group skidded 48 cents in closing at $46.02 in switching ownership of 23,563 stock units. Seprod sank 60 cents to $84 with investors trading 4,823 shares, Stanley Motta shed 45 cents and ended at $6.50 after an exchange of 19,812 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 44 cents to end at $11.44 after 10,180 stocks passed through the market.
Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $29.99 to finish at $2,860 with 10 stocks crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share gained $15 to land at $1,050 as investors exchanged 100 units.
The market closed with trading of 9,643,194 shares for $19,408,961 compared with 6,227,341 units at $12,307,314 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation lost 14 cents to $1.19 in an exchange of 11 shares, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to end at $2.45 after investors traded 32,179 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 25 cents in closing at $2.50 with a transfer of 1,079,980 units. Main Event sank 9 cents and ended at $10.80 with 22,370 stocks crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables increased 12 cents to finish at $2 after a transfer of 742 units, Regency Petroleum dipped 20 cents to close at $2.85 as investors exchanged 692,723 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 8 cents to $1.58 with 50,545 shares crossing the market and tTech sank 9 cents and ended at $2.30 with investors trading 5,092 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 384,442 shares valued at $2,240,253 compared with 240,875 stock units at $6,520,236 on Tuesday and ended with an average of 24,028 shares at $140,016 compared with 16,058 units at $434,682 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 26,364 shares at $183,054 compared with 26,479 units at $185,173 on the prior day and an average of 39,057 shares at $305,306 for October.
Ansa McAl gained $3.77 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $63.57 after 13,461 stock units passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 40 cents to $7.65 in an exchange of 298 stocks. Endeavour Holdings sank $1 in closing at $17 with investors trading 75 stock units, First Citizens Group slipped 29 cents to close at $40.10 with 490 shares clearing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to end at $3.59 with a transfer of 31,000 stock units. L.J. Williams B share shed 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 80 cents with 11,000 stocks crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 in switching ownership of 68,834 units, National Enterprises lost 7 cents and ended at $2.68, with 105 shares changing hands. 
NCB Financial remained at $2.30 after a transfer of 188,500 stocks, Prestige Holdings climbed 29 cents to end at $11.30 with traders dealing in 153 units, Republic Financial dropped $1.50 in closing at $112.50 with 1,807 stocks passing through the market. Scotiabank rose 20 cents to $54.70 with investors trading 65 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.65 with an exchange of 4,965 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.15 with investors trading 756 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.55 with 1,477 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 26,500,977 shares at $154,386,911 versus 18,751,570 stock units at $240,793,065 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 441,683 shares at $2,573,115 compared to 302,445 stocks at $3,883,759 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 270,088 stock units at $2,428,159 compared to 259,833 shares at $2,419,496 on Tuesday and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. 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.
NCB Financial rallied 50 cents to $51 after an exchange of 149,721 shares, Pan Jamaica rose $1.02 to end at $51 with a transfer of 120,115 units, Proven Investments gained $1.50 in closing at $19 with 124,093 stocks crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.18 to close at $7.38 in an exchange of 14,020 stock units, Salada Foods dropped 40 cents to $3.10 with 11,730 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures advanced 78 cents to finish at $22.48 after transferring 7,199 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 45 cents to close at $11 with investors trading 550 units.
Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share lost $15 to finish at $1,035 with traders dealing in 128 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $4.99 to close at $100 in switching ownership of 9,547 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 6,227,341 shares for $12,307,314 compared with 6,712,166 units at $11,716,333 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 138,385 shares at $273,496 compared with 139,837 stock units at $244,090 on Monday with the month to date averaging 317,712 units at $798,261 down from 328,486 stock units at $829,789 on the previous day and much higher than October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.34 to finish at $17.56 in trading a mere 129 stocks, AMG Packaging shed 10 cents and ended at $2.97, with 105,809 units crossing the exchange, Blue Power declined 19 cents to $4.20 with traders dealing in 2,187 shares. Cargo Handlers sank $1.40 to end at $11 as a mere 5 stock units passed through the market, Caribbean Flavours fell 5 cents to $1.25 in an exchange of 20 shares, Consolidated Bakeries sank 25 cents to close at $1.95 with investors trading 1,275 stock units. Dolla Financial popped 5 cents to $3.03 after an exchange of 482,093 units, Dolphin Cove dipped 23 cents to end at $19.53 with a transfer of 9,235 stocks, Elite Diagnostic rallied 24 cents in closing at $2.05 with 5,301 shares changing hands. Fontana rose 13 cents and ended at $8.18 with investors dealing in 4,915 stock units, Image Plus climbed 10 cents to finish at $1.58 after an exchange of 56,765 units, Indies Pharma increased 5 cents to close at $3.05 with investors swapping 4,142 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas fell 5 cents to $2.10 in an exchange of 25,202 shares, KLE Group gained 8 cents in closing at $1.40 with 2,899 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express advanced 6 cents to close at $12.60 after a transfer of 25,127 units. Lumber Depot slipped 10 cents to $2.55 as investors exchanged 61,702 stocks, Mailpac Group dropped 5 cents and ended at $2.25 with 1,378,670 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables popped 18 cents to finish at $1.88 with an exchange of just 23 units. ONE on ONE Educational shed 5 cents and ended at 94 cents with 211,045 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to $3.05 with investors trading 399,228 stock units, Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents to end at $1.88 in switching ownership of 27,596 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents in closing at $1.50 after trading of 58,020 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 240,875 shares for $6,520,236 up from 75,943 stocks at $3,380,447 on Monday. An average of 16,058 shares were traded for $434,682 compared with 4,219 stock units at $187,803 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 26,479 shares at $185,173 compared with 26,984 units at $173,098 on the previous day and an average for October that ended with 39,057 shares at $305,306.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $15 after an exchange of 541 shares, Ansa McAl dipped 3 cents to close at $59.80 with investors dealing in 11,027 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 7 cents to $23.67 with 17 stocks crossing the market. First Citizens Group slipped 2 cents to close at $40.39 with investors trading 129,932 stock units, JMMB Group popped 2 cents in closing at $1.09 with 500 shares crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share skidded 8 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of 82 cents in an exchange of 200 stocks. Massy Holdings dipped 9 cents and ended at $3.84 with investors trading 75,322 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 in an exchange of 589 stock units, NCB Financial remained at $2.30 with traders dealing in 5,000 shares. 
Prestige Holdings slipped 29 cents to end at $11.01 after a transfer of 2,472 units, Republic Financial lost $1 in closing at $114 after 931 stocks changed hands, Scotiabank shed $1.85 to close at $a 52 weeks’ low of 54.50 in trading 1,057 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.65 with 5,558 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.15 with a transfer of 7,194 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 after an exchange of 535 units.
The market closed with 18,751,570 shares trading for $240,793,065, up sharply from 5,891,703 stock units at $58,521,474 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 302,445 shares at $3,883,759 compared to 105,209 stocks at $1,045,026 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 259,833 stock units at $2,419,496 compared with 257,029 shares at $2,323,122 on the prior trading day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. 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.
Massy Holdings popped 90 cents to $78.90 with 68,448 shares changing hands, Mayberry Group fell 48 cents in closing at $7.50 with traders dealing in 1,239 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 44 cents to $9.50 in exchanging 357 units. NCB Financial lost $2.24 to finish at $50.50 with 1,257,953 stocks clearing the market, Pan Jamaica rallied $3.58 to $49.98 with investors swapping 861,180 shares, Portland JSX advanced 50 cents to end at $10.80 in switching ownership of 2 stock units. Sagicor Group sank $2 to $37 with investors dealing in 69,960 stocks, Stanley Motta gained 45 cents and ended at $6.95 with 19 units crossing the market and Supreme Ventures dipped 50 cents to end at $21.70 as investors exchanged 10,948 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $2.90 in closing at $43 after 660 stock units passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $2.99 to finish at $104.99 in an exchange of 5 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 6,712,166 shares for $11,716,333 compared to 5,634,271 stock units at $11,710,883 on Friday. Trading on Monday closed with an average of 139,837 stock units at $244,090 compared with 137,421 shares at $285,631 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 328,486 units at $829,789 compared with 341,403 stocks at $869,894 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to close at $2.15 as investors exchanged 265,996 units. Jetcon Corporation popped 18 cents to finish at $1.33 and closed after 809,891 shares changed hands, KLE Group rallied 22 cents to end at $1.32 with investors trading 12,000 stocks, Lasco Financial dropped 17 cents in closing at $1.53 with 168 stock units crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 8 cents to $1.20 with investors swapping 4,579 shares, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $3 with 49,434 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 12 cents in closing at $1.58 after the trading of 87,144 stocks and tTech advanced 19 cents to close at $2.39 with 15 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.