Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded, jumping 169 percent to 37,670,421, from just 13,978,119 on Wednesday, with the value climbing 58 percent to $170,868,876, up from $108,261,883 previously, following trading in 60 securities down from 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 26 rising, 24 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 627,840 shares at $2,847,815 with an increase from 221,875 stock units worth $1,718,443 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 269,426 units at $2,221,446, rising from 249,478 shares at $2,186,583 on the preceding day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund was the lead trade, with 12.71 million shares for 33.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.56 million stocks for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments closed with 6.17 million stock units for 16.4 percent of the volume traded, with the price closing at a 52 weeks low of 63 cents, Wigton Energy chipped in with 4.59 million shares for 12.2 percent of the overall trade and JMMB Group with 1.15 million stocks for 3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,426.30 points to 401,996.42, the JSE Main Index gained 1,435.15 points to close at 340,626.69 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.69 points to 64.53. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for the JSE Main and the USD Market based on the last traded prices and projected earnings for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments sank $1.20 to $68.50 with 756 shares passing through the market, Eppley lost 75 cents to close at $34.60 with investors swapping 387 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 80 cents to $45.80 with 2,833 shares crossing the market. General Accident rose 86 cents in closing at $8.70 with investors dealing in 5,507 stock units, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.25 to finish at $24 with a transfer of 326,748 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 43 cents and ended at $10.60 as investors exchanged 202,006 shares. JMMB Group shed 76 cents to $15 in switching ownership of 1,145,248 units, Massy Holdings fell 40 cents in closing at $72 after a transfer of 2,948 stocks, Pan Jamaica slipped 98 cents to end at $47 with investors trading 213,509 stock units. 
Proven Investments popped 82 cents to $12 after an exchange of 338,821 shares, Sagicor Group sank $2 to close at $39 with investors trading 145,615 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 41 cents to finish at $3.50 in an exchange of 500,000 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1 and ended at $10 with investors dealing in 541 units.
In the preference share segment of the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $11.07 to a 52 weeks low of $29.53 with 142 shares crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share popped $8 to finish at $220 with 11,029 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1 in closing at $107 trading 301 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 268,587 shares for $4,144,839 after tumbling from 473,551 stock units at $18,873,215 on Wednesday.
Ansa McAl dropped $2.50 to $47.50 with investors trading 6,147 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $29 after an exchange of 9 units, AS Bryden ended at $1.80 after the trading of 482 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 10 cents and closed at $8.20 with 1,486 stock units crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings shed 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with an exchange of a mere 2 stocks, First Citizens Group popped $1 to $38 with 343 shares passing through the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.58 in an exchange of 1,844 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.99 with investors dealing in 179 shares, JMMB Group staid at 82 cents after an exchange of 1,100 stock units, Massy Holdings dropped 4 cents to finish at $3.43 with investors swapping 154,521 stocks. National Enterprises settled at $5.39 after a transfer of 15,025 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.48 as investors exchanged 100 shares, NCB Financial remained at $2.60 in switching ownership of 4 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $6.90 with 10 units crossing the exchange, 
Prestige Holdings sank 51 cents in closing at $12.40 following trading of 72 stock units, Republic Financial rallied 2 cents to end at $107.50 with 20,496 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank skidded 10 cents to $45.40 with a transfer of 6,090 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 94 cents to $10.95 with 9,600 units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement rallied 4 cents to $1.70 with investors dealing in 11,080 stock units. Unilever Caribbean fell 76 cents and ended at $16.24 in an exchange of 35,860 shares and West Indian Tobacco dipped 2 cents to $2.83 after a transfer of a mere one stock.
The market closed with trading of 21,248,025 shares, down by 47 percent from 39,957,630 units on Wednesday worth $31,747,458, up 114 percent compared with $14,850,424 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.77 with 234,412 stock units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance dropped $1.60 to end at $10.40, following trading of 826 units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents in closing at $2.39 with an exchange of 3,000,450 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 29 cents to $1.89 with 2,006,252 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot popped 28 cents to close at $2.70 in an exchange of 1,011,022 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 11 cents and ended at $2.56 with investors swapping 18,368 shares, Main Event rallied 7 cents to $6.70 in switching ownership of 3,849 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational lost 8 cents to finish at 77 cents after a transfer of 3,074,816 shares. Paramount Trading dropped 16 cents to 99 cents with 97,345 units passing through the market, RA Williams increased 8 cents and ended at 35 cents in an exchange of 1,538 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 2,510,390 stock units.
Prices of traded stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 39,957,630 shares for $14,850,424, tumbling from 72,570,090 units at $31,204,395 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained 20 cents to finish at $17.15 after an exchange of 116 shares, Cargo Handlers fell $1.80 to $15 with trading of 1,137 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 5 cents to $1.40 following the trading of 3,725 shares. Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks closing low of $1.40 with 69,650 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to end at $1.17 in trading 111,533 units, Derrimon Trading rose 6 cents to close at $1.60 with 794,499 stocks changing hands. Elite Diagnostic climbed 13 cents to $1.15 as investors exchanged 9,097 units, Future Energy increased 16 cents to $3.71 with 209,942 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 9 cents and ended at $5.90 in an exchange of 25,572 stock units. Image Plus popped 10 cents to 80 cents after a transfer of 44,462 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 37 cents to close at $2.33 with 1,721 units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance advanced $1.60 to finish at $12 with traders dealing in 1,928 stocks. 
Lasco Financial rallied 10 cents and ended at $1.60 in an exchange of 12,145 stock units, Mailpac Group skidded 10 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 50,034 shares, Main Event dipped 7 cents to $6.63 with investors dealing in 2,900 units. ONE on ONE Educational increased 8 cents to close at 85 cents with 1,199,306 stocks passing through the market, Paramount Trading popped 14 cents in closing at $1.15 with investors swapping 58,958 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to end at $4.30 after a transfer of 51,479 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.57 with investors trading 3,257 units.
Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 13,978,119 shares trading for $108,261,883, falling steeply from 49,520,117 stock units at $256,704,799 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial rose $1.05 to finish at $53 with 370,481 shares clearing the market, Pan Jamaica gained $1.98 and ended at $47.98 after an exchange of 9,899 units, Sagicor Group rallied $1.80 to close at $41 with 64,300 stocks changing hands. Scotia Group fell 41 cents to $53.20 with an exchange of 63,647 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 44 cents to $16.70 with 721,516 shares crossing the market.
Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 473,551 shares for $18,873,215 compared to 492,641 stock units at $2,392,054 on Tuesday.
Angostura Holdings ended at $10.80 with an exchange of 920 stock units, Ansa McAl popped $3 to finish at $50, after trading of 15 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank fell $1 to $29 in an exchange of 558 stocks, AS Bryden slipped 10 cents to $1.80 after investors traded 950 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 6 cents to $8.30 following a transfer of 37,099 stock units. First Citizens Group dropped $1.26 to $37 with investors swapping 10,600 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.58, with trading of 12,180 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 17 cents to end at $15.99 after an exchange of 126 stock units. Guardian Media rallied 4 cents to 78 cents after trading of 1,500 shares, JMMB Group dipped 3 cents to close at 82 cents after a transfer of 3,556 units, Massy Holdings advanced 5 cents to finish at $3.47 with investors trading 120,956 stocks. Medcorp remained at $41 in an exchange of 100 stock units, National Enterprises climbed 20 cents and ended at $5.39 with 10,175 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills increased 6 cents to $1.48 after a transfer of 150 units. One Caribbean Media climbed 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $1.80 with investors trading 1,315 stocks, Point Lisas ended at $6.90 with 11 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Prestige Holdings shed 4 cents to close at $12.91 with investors switching ownership of 2,787 shares. Republic Financial declined 2 cents to $107.48 with 65,112 units crossing the market, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors dealing in 13,540 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 94 cents and ended at $10.01 with 140 stock units passing through the market. Unilever Caribbean rose 80 cents to close at $17 as investors exchanged 9,039 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.85 with 20,112 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 72,570,090 shares for $31,204,395, up from 10,277,494 stock units at $13,353,151 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 20 cents to finish at $16.95 after investors exchanged 1,251 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 36 cents and ended at $1.98, following trading of 32,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 5 cents to $3.89 with 4,007 shares crossing the exchange. Cargo Handlers declined by 15 cents to close at $16.80 after a transfer of 457 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to end at $1.25 with 122,593 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial increased 7 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 148,406 shares. Elite Diagnostic sank 36 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.02 with 6,461 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.19 in an exchange of 593 stocks, Express Catering skidded 11 cents to end at $1.76 after traders swapped 32,424 units. Fontana slipped 6 cents to close at $6.94 in switching ownership of 113,887 stocks, Future Energy dipped 16 cents to finish at $3.55 with 569,164 units passing through the market, Image Plus fell 10 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 429,136 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 16 cents to $2.99 with traders dealing in 7,002 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.04 to end at $9 with 17,226 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial shed 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 3,207 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 7 cents and ended at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,086,545 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 31 cents to finish at $2.38 in trading 12,909 units, Main Event popped $1.29 to close at $6.70 with 6,548 stocks crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners sank 10 cents to 41 cents with a transfer of 189,462 shares, ONE on ONE Educational shed 5 cents to close at 77 cents with investors dealing in 12,408,938 stock units, Paramount Trading declined 24 cents to finish at $1.01 with investors trading 131,727 units. RA Williams slipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 27 cents with an exchange of 47,806 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 5 cents to end at $4.25 with investors swapping 190,575 units.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 49,520,117 shares trading for $256,704,799, climbing steeply from 18,733,871 stocks at $137,474,613 on Friday.
ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on the last traded prices and projected earnings for fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Scotia Group dipped $1.36 to $53.61 in an exchange of 345,447 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.10 to $9 with investors dealing in 200 stocks and West Indies Petroleum skidded 95 cents to $9.05 with 80,481 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 492,641 shares for $2,392,054, in jumping from 182,269 stock units at $1,149,494 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $1 to $30 after an exchange of 38 units, AS Bryden stopped at $1.90 with a transfer of 1,025 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.24 with trading of 5,201 shares. Endeavour Holdings closed at $16 in an exchange of 6 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 26 cents to $38.26 with investors dealing in 168 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.58 after an exchange of 300,025 units. Guardian Holdings advanced 2 cents to finish at $15.82 after traders swapped 510 shares, JMMB Group gained 4 cents and ended at 85 cents after trading of 863 units, Massy Holdings finished at $3.42 with 63,539 stocks crossing the market. National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to $5.19 with an exchange of 2,569 stock units, National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to attend at $1.42 with 1,709 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial closed at $2.60 with investors trading 110 stock units. One Caribbean Media skidded 1 cent to $1.74 with 275 stocks passing through the market, Point Lisas remained at $6.90 with 30 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings increased 55 cents to close at $12.95 with investors trading 116 shares. 
Republic Financial ended at $107.50 with 6,411 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 as investors exchanged 2,969 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 15 cents to $10.95 in switching ownership of 18 stocks. Trinidad Cement rallied 3 cents to close at $1.66 after a transfer of 105,428 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 74 cents to $16.20 after an exchange of 714 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.85 trading 658 stock units.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange suffered four years of decline, resulting in the T&T Composite index losing 37 percent and the ALL T&T Index declining by a more significant 48.52 percent since the start of 2022 to the end of 2025. For the first five months this year, the market has clawed back a small bit of the loss, with Composite index rising 5.72 percent since the end of last year and the ALL T&T Index rising 4.92 percent. 
The market suffered, with several companies posting reduced profits during 2025 and the first quarter this year. Those with increased profits showed mostly mild changes. The same is not the case with Uniiever that reported a major turnaround in profit in the March quarter, suggesting big gains are ahead for the stock price, with the PE ratio at just 10 based on this year’s earnings.