Trading dropped hard on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended, with the volume of stocks traded declining 50 percent and the value 47 percent lower than on Monday, with the lower demand putting pressure on the majority of the 59 securities that traded, down from 62 on Monday, resulting in the prices of 16 stocks rising, 32 declining and 11 unchanged as the market closed with Scotia Group closing at a 52 weeks’ high, while VM Investments and Eppley Caribbean Fund traded at 52 weeks’ lows.
The market closed with a mere 5,969,741 shares trading for a measly $34,563,641 down from 11,953,622 stocks at $65,051,577 on Monday.
Trading averaged just 101,182 shares at a mere $585,824 per company, from 192,800 stocks at $1,049,219 on Monday and month to date, an average of 217,104 units at $1,969,859 compared with 233,664 shares at $2,167,578 on the previous day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
Wigton Energy led trading with 1.66 million shares for 27.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.27 million units for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and Pulse Investments with 524,138 stock units for 8.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 801.66 points to wrap up trading at 361,462.74, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,000.45 points to settle at 314,353.67 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.21 points to finish at 64.89. 
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. 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 market activity, AS Bryden gained $2.90 to finish at $34 with 7 shares changing hands, Eppley fell 40 cents and ended at $32.50 after investors exchanged 1,964 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $6.85 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $30.15 with a transfer of 4,417 shares. General Accident sank 54 cents to $6 with 341,750 stock units traded at close, Guardian Holdings dropped $1 to end at $314 as 671 shares switched ownership, Jamaica Producers shed $1.89 in closing at $20.10 after a transfer of 6,554 units. Massy Holdings sank $7 to $74 with 2994 stocks traded, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $12.50 to finish at $88 with an exchange of 374 stock units, Proven Investments climbed 93 cents and ended at $18.83 with 30,570 shares crossing the market. 
Sagicor Group increased $1.01 to close at $39.11 after an exchange of 5,248 units, Scotia Group popped $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $48 with investors swapping 39,310 stocks, Seprod rallied 50 cents to close at $84.50 with 17,933 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.01 to $11.49 in an exchange of 2,369 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $4.40 and ended at $40.50 with an 21 units crossing the market and 138 Student Living preference share advanced $22.51 to finish at $264 with investors trading 11 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 324,518 shares at $2,825,843 compared to 330,482 stock units at $3,340,673 on Monday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 40 cents to end at $23.60 after 500 units changed hands. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.06 with a transfer of 150 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40.41 with an exchange of 3,880 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.70 with 25 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents and ended at $13.60 in switching ownership of 1,000 shares. Guardian Media climbed 14 cents to end at $1.49 after trading of 50 stocks, JMMB Group rose 1 cent in closing at $1.03 with 100,810 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings sank 13 cents to close at $3.67 with investors dealing in 129,075 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2.70 with 1,115 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills shed 5 cents in closing at $1.65 after an exchange of 3,876 units, NCB Financial ended at $2.15 after 50,000 stocks passed through the market. One Caribbean Media lost 25 cents and ended at $2.75 after a transfer of 692 stock units, 
Point Lisas declined 9 cents to close at $3.11 with 1,776 shares crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings rallied 49 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50 with traders dealing in 4,903 stock units. Republic Financial fell $1.50 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $113.50 after an exchange of 11,789 units, Scotiabank dropped 8 cents to $57.02 with investors trading 3,031 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents in closing at $4.60 in an exchange of 300 units. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.61 with investors trading 28 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 as investors exchanged 6,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $6 with 115 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 17,176,586 shares for $36,066,791 down sharply from 85,703,591 units at $267,676,941 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana dropped 8 cents to finish at $7.95 with investors trading 9,614 stock units, Honey Bun popped 20 cents in closing at $8.70 in an exchange of 22,610 units, Indies Pharma rallied 8 cents to end at $3.03 with 800 stocks changing hands. Lasco Financial lost 11 cents to $1.76 as 75 shares were traded, Limners and Bards skidded 8 cents to finish at $1.28 after a transfer of 6,250 units, Lumber Depot rose 9 cents and ended at $2.77 with investors dealing in 56,100 stocks. MFS Capital Partners advanced 8 cents in closing at 68 cents with a transfer of a mere 10 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents to close at $1.60 while 8,068,243 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,953,622 shares trading costing $65,051,577 compared to 16,566,578 stock units at $251,744,914 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 192,800 shares at $1,049,219 down from 290,642 stocks at $4,416,577 on Friday. For month to date, trading averaged 233,664 stock units valued $2,167,578, lower than the average of 240,882 shares at $2,365,123 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 14.3. 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.
Sagicor Group dropped $1.90 to $38.10 as 5,576 stocks crossed the exchange, Scotia Group popped $1.39 in closing at $47 following the drying up of offers for the stock units against increased demand, with traders dealing in 161,697 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1 and ended at $12.50 in an exchange of 4,552 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 1,823,481 shares at $5,695,254 compared with 76,335 stocks at $97,940 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 405,865 stock units at $1,101,161 compared to 145,600 shares at $27,714 on the previous trading day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.75 with 58,859 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun shed 10 cents in closing at $8.50 with investors trading 8,281 stock units, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to finish at $2.95 with 51,615 units changing hands, Knutsford Express gained 45 cents to close at $12.45 with traders dealing in 3,800 stocks. Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to $2.68 with 73,505 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 839,590 stocks in switching owners, MFS Capital Partners sank 9 cents in closing at 60 cents after an exchange of 10,033 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents and ended at $1.68 with 48,067 stock units trading and tTech skidded 14 cents to finish at $2 with 61,857 shares being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
For the latest quarter, profit jumped a solid 144 percent before tax to $192 million, from $79 million in 2023, with net profit falling to $144 million following taxation of $48 million compared with a profit of $436 million following a tax credit of $357 million in 2023.
General administrative expenses rose 11 percent to $387 million from $349 million in 2023 in the half year and was down slightly in the second quarter to $191 million versus $193 million in 2023.
The market closed with trading of 330,482 shares valued $3,340,673 compared to 603,487 stock units at $2,041,473 on Friday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
NCB Financial remained at $2.15 in an exchange of 22,000 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $11.01 with investors dealing in 2,767 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $115 in an exchange of 14,473 stocks, Scotiabank skidded 45 cents to finish at $57.10 with just 11 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents and ended at $4.50 as investors exchanged 5,726 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11 after a transfer of 1,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $6 with 11,812 units crossing the exchange.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, the only winning stock, Berger Paints popped 5 percent to $8.44. JMMB Group, 138 Student Living and Pulse Investments all fell 7 percent to end at $22.25, $4.06 and $1.49 respectively, with the rest losing 2 percent or less.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 10 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 27 with an average of PE of 19 and a PE of 16 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with 16,566,578 shares trading for $251,744,914 up sharply from 7,270,315 stock units at $49,987,155 on Thursday.
points to wrap up trading at 65.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. 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.
Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.16 to finish at $37 after a transfer of 520,372 stock units, JMMB Group lost $1.38 to close at $22.25 with investors dealing in 814,821 units. Lasco Manufacturing sank 60 cents to $7.60 as 102,840 shares changed hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $8.80 to end at $75.50 as investors exchanged 500 stock units, NCB Financial declined 65 cents in closing at $51.50 with 149,508 shares traded. Pan Jamaica shed $2.50 to close at $47, with 620,960 units switching owners at the close of the market, Supreme Ventures slipped $1.40 to finish at $21.40 with an exchange of 12,443 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 45 cents and ended at $21.50 with 284,010 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share popped 73 cents to $6.30 in an exchange of just one share and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $3 to close at $102 with investors swapping 1,000 units.
Trading ended with 3,206,080 shares being traded for $4,113,490 down sharply from 12,247,617 stock units at $25,016,931 on Thursday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.07 to $20.07 with 29 units clearing the market, following release of second quarter results with a series of errors in the income statement. AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $3.15, with 1,950 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 7 cents and ended at $3.27 with 9,630 stocks having been traded, Caribbean Cream fell 28 cents to close at $3.17 as 790 shares passed through the market. Caribbean Flavours slipped 29 cents to finish at $1.15 with investors trading 103,060 stock units, Dolla Financial increased 5 cents to close at $3.45 after an exchange of 124,039 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 39 cents to end at $20.10 with 33,763 shares switching owners, 
Fontana lost 7 cents in closing at $8.03 after an exchange of 16,438 units. Future Energy sank 19 cents to $3.61 with 100,506 stocks being traded, Honey Bun skidded 10 cents to close at $8.60 with an exchange of 25,436 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 45 cents in closing at $12 with 1,400 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables shed 17 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 7,683 stock unit. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents to 69 cents with 12,886 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to close at $1.90 as investors exchanged 244,502 stocks. .
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.