Lasco Distributors, lead trading with 6 million shares accounting for 47 percent of the total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. Trading ended with a20 percent rise in volume as the value dipped 7 percent lower compared to Monday, following trading in 63 securities up from 62 on Monday, with prices of 21 rising, 27 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 12,611,862 shares being traded for $79,545,152 compared to 10,511,029 stock units at $85,903,688 on Monday.
Trading averaged 200,188 shares at $1,262,621 compared with 169,533 stocks for $1,385,543 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 207,000 units, with an average value of $2,105,956, down moderately from 207,606 shares at $2,181,105 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 5.96 million shares for 47.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.34 million units for 26.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 985,231 stocks for 7.8 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,083.01 points to close at 410,848.30, the JSE Main Index gained 1,691.13 points to close trading at 349,193.18 and the JSE Financial Index increased 1.19 points to65.78. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and forecasted earnings for those companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, Barita Investments rose $1.79 to finish at $69.80 with 7,040 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents and ended at $102.50 with 10,671 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2 to $46 with a transfer of 900 shares. First Rock Real Estate popped $1.04 to $9.97 with 20 stock units clearing the market, General Accident sank $1.55 in closing at $7.40 with an exchange of 32,441 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.84 to $70.48 with 253,672 shares passing through the market. Guardian Holdings gained $27 to in closing at $347 following trading of 217 units, JMMB Group rallied 59 cents to finish at $15.80 in an exchange of 39,961 stocks, Kingston Properties increased $1.57 and ended at $12.07 with an exchange of 5,880 stock units.
Margaritaville climbed $1.13 to$12.99 after a transfer of 506 shares, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $72.50 in switching ownership of 1,366 stock units, Mayberry Group rose 59 cents to $6.10 as investors traded 166 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $5.53 to $31.32 in trading 275 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $3.27 in closing at $45.52 with 10,260 units crossing the market, Scotia Group rallied $1.49 to end at $55 with investors trading 9,958 stocks. Seprod popped 99 cents to finish at $82.99 in an exchange of 2,431 shares and West Indies Petroleum dipped 60 cents and ended at $10.30 with investors dealing in 4,201 stock units.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share lost 50 cents to end at $19 after an exchange of 3,800 share, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $8 to $220 with the trading of 102 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $4.50 to $108.50 after an exchange of 18 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $8 to finish at $101 with 818 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,111,829 shares for $3,988,391 after soaring from 45,045 stock units at $1,202,685 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 10 cents to $28.60 as investors traded 48 stock units, AS Bryden popped 5 cents and ended at $1.90 after trading of 1,025 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 3 cents to$8.30 after an exchange of 25 shares. CinemaOne ended with the trading of 10 stock units at $3.98, Endeavour Holdings sank $1 to $16 with an exchange of 10 units, First Citizens Group ended at $36.50 with 2,424 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy rallied 8 cents to close at $3.58 in an exchange of 176,343 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $16 with investors trading 250 stocks, Guardian Media advanced 1 cent to end at 68 cents with dealers swapping 447,559 units. JMMB Group lost 6 cents to 90 cents with 66,329 stock units crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at 90 cents following trading of 510 shares, Massy Holdings shed 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.42 with 69,356 stocks changing hands. Medcorp ended at $43.75 with a transfer of 10 units, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to end at $5.10 with investors dealing in 311,960 stock units, National Flour Mills gained 3 cents to finish at $1.45 after an exchange of 1,010 shares. 
NCB Financial popped 10 cents and ended at $2.50 with investors trading 6,954 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 4 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.60 with 11 stocks passing through the market, Point Lisas climbed 33 cents to $7 with traders dealing in 275 stocks. Republic Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $107.25 following trading of 6,961 shares, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors swapping 10 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 25 cents to settle at $10 with 1,266 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement advanced 1 cent to $1.63 with investors trading 1,010 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 30 cents to close at $16.05 in an exchange of 11,019 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 4 cents to end at $2.84 with investors trading 2,997 units.
The market closed with trading of 30,673,465 shares for $18,460,010, after climbing from 15,613,674 units at $16,471,833 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 20 cents and ended at $1.80 in trading 19,632 shares, Cargo Handlers dipped $1.44 to $15.53 with investors trading 4,134 stocks, Derrimon Trading rallied 8 cents to close at $1.60 with 459,116 shares clearing the market. Everything Fresh slipped 10 cents to end at $2.10 following trading of 2,676 units, Express Catering sank 35 cents in closing at $1.90 with 524,610 stock units changing hands, Future Energy declined 10 cents to finish at $3.70 after an exchange of 213,791 shares. Indies Pharma sank 5 cents and ended at $2.68 in trading 19,222 units, Iron Rock Insurance popped 41 cents to close at $2.70 with 9,000 stocks crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation skidded 12 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 30,833 stock units. Kintyre Holdings advanced 5 cents to end at 29 cents with an exchange of 18,895,629 shares, Knutsford Express fell $1 to $8 with 11,184 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Financial rose 10 cents to finish at $1.65 in an exchange of 100 units. 
Lumber Depot dipped 11 cents and ended at $2.34 with investors swapping 5,776 stock units, Main Event shed $1.30 to close at $4.70 with 5,000 shares passing through the market, Medical Disposables sank 9 cents in closing at $1.17 with investors dealing in 1,194 units. Omni Industries gained 10 cents to end at $1.13 after a transfer of 2,055,824 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational lost 6 cents to close at 82 cents as investors exchanged 404,033 stock units and Woodcats International sank 5 cents to finish at
Prices of traded securities are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,511,029 shares trading valued $85,903,688, down from 11,151,447 stock units at $92,004,030 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement popped 90 cents to finish at $103 as investors exchanged 9,692 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped by $2 to $44 with 971 stock units clearing the market, General Accident rallied by 96 cents to conclude the trading of 1,056 shares at a 52 weeks high of $8.95, GraceKennedy climbed 82 cents and ended at $72.32 with 6,836 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings fell $28.75 to $320 in switching ownership of 5,186 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 45 cents to close at $15.65 with investors dealing in 18,791 units. Jamaica Producers skidded 99 cents tto $24 after an exchange of 4,574 stocks, JMMB Group fell 59 cents to $15.21 in trading 11,046 shares, Kingston Properties declined $1.48 and ended at $10.50 with 8,922 stock units changing hands. Margaritaville climbed $1.56 to end at $11.86 with an exchange of 18 shares, Mayberry Group shed 49 cents to finish at $5.51 with 13,908 stocks crossing the market, Proven Investments dropped $1.19 to close at $11.40 with investors trading 3,628 units.
Scotia Group increased 51 cents to $53.51 with 117,892 stock units crossing the exchange, Seprod rallied 76 cents to finish at $82 with investors swapping 3,314 shares, Supreme Ventures popped 75 cents and ended at $17.25 with 1,158,538 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 70 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 9,932 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.15 in closing at $10.65 after traders dealt in 500 stock units.
Prices of traded securities are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,613,674 shares for $16,471,833, down from 109,906,939 stock units at $31,108,989 on Friday.
At the close, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $2 after an exchange of 24,386 shares, Atlantic Hardware rallied by 18 cents to close at $1.88, after 815,075 stocks passed through the market, following release of positive first quarter results, Blue Power fell by 5 cents and ended at $3.85 with traders dealing in 1,011 units. Caribbean Cream popped 10 cents to finish at $1.66 after a transfer of a mere 5 shares, Caribbean Flavours declined 6 cents to close at $1.19 in trading 10,433 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries lost 6 cents in closing at $1.25 after an exchange of 841 shares. Derrimon Trading dropped 5 cents to $1.52, following trading of 191,263 stock units, Dolla Financial sank 6 cents to $2.36 with an exchange of 46,262 stocks, Dolphin Cove skidded 30 cents in closing at $10.11, with 2,330 units crossing the market. Everything Fresh sank 7 cents and ended at $2.20 with investors trading 9,149 shares, Express Catering gained 20 cents to close at $2.25 in switching ownership of 198,189 stocks, Fontana shed 5 cents to finish at $6.45 with investors trading 216,575 units. 
Future Energy dipped 10 cents to $3.80, with 394,231 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun lost 9 cents to $6.10 with a transfer of 876 shares, Indies Pharma rose 8 cents and ended at $2.73 with investors swapping 25,816 units. Jamaican Teas slipped by 7 cents to end at $2.26 with an exchange of 6,162 stocks, Jetcon Corporation dipped by 8 cents in closing at $2.81 with investors dealing in 171,634 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 75 cents to close at $9 in an exchange of 3,438 shares. Lasco Financial sank 10 cents to $1.55 with 136,628 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 5 cents to $2.45 as investors exchanged 498,079 units, Mailpac Group rallied 10 cents and ended at $2.41, with 483,288 stocks clearing the market. Main Event skidded 80 cents tto $6, with 3,755 units changing hands, Omni Industries increased 12 cents to close at $1.03, with 881,716 stocks crossing the market and Woodcats International fell 5 cents to 77 cents with traders dealing in 5,050,519 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 45,045 shares valued $1,202,685 compared to 165,167 stock units at $1,339,557 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank stock closed at $28.50 following an exchange of 65 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 27 cents to close at $8.27, after 270 stocks passed through the market, First Citizens Group rose $1.49 to end at $36.50 with a transfer of 4,259 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16, with 307 shares changing hands, Guardian Media gained 3 cents to finish at 67 cents after a transfer of 280 stocks, JMMB Group increased 8 cents and ended at 96 cents after trading of 1,506 units. Massy Holdings remained at $3.43 in an exchange of 3,946 shares, Medcorp shed 24 cents to end at $43.75 with trading of 114 units, National Enterprises climbed 5 cents in closing at $5.05, with 15,818 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills dipped 3 cents to $1.42 following trading of 206 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.56 in switching ownership of 48 shares, Point Lisas ended at $6.67, with 505 stock units clearing the market. 
Prestige Holdings sank $1.05 to finish at $12.40 after an exchange of 157 stocks, Republic Financial rallied 5 cents and ended at $107.20 with an exchange of 6,251 units, Scotiabank closed at $45.50 with an exchange of 4,294 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 25 cents to $10.25 as investors exchanged 3,021 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.62, with 100 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean increased 90 cents to $15.75 with investors dealing in 1,212 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.80 after an exchange of 1,431 units.
The market closed with 11,151,447 shares changing hands valued at $92,004,030, following the trading of 14,630,398 stock units valued at $191,383,130 on Thursday. Trading resulted in an average of 192,266 shares at $1,586,276 well below 239,843 stock units at $3,137,428 on Thursday. Month to date, trading ended with an average of 211,570 units at $2,278,262 after slipping from 213,478 shares at $2,346,635 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18.3. 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.
JMMB Group climbed 50 cents to close at $15.80, with 95,463 shares clearing the market. Kingston Wharves fell 71 cents to $36.77 with an exchange of 439 stocks, Massy Holdings increased $1.50 in closing at $73 following trading of 976 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.75 to end at $48.75 in an exchange of 3,190 stock units. Seprod dropped $1.76 to close at $81.24, with 2,999 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 72 cents and ended at $10.90, after 116,613 units passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1 to finish at $9.50 in an exchange of 22,200 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 109,906,939 shares with a value of $31,108,989, compared with 36,115,577 stocks value at $71,357,020 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rose 80 cents to end at $17.77 after an exchange of 523 shares, as stocks on offer declined in numbers as the full year results are pending, buying is currently restrained. AMG Packaging rallied 5 cents to $2.06, with trading in 11,140 stocks, Atlantic Hardware popped 12 cents to $1.70 with investors trading 35,158 stock units. Cargo Handlers advanced $3.17 and ended at $16.99 in switching ownership of a mere 293 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed 22 cents in closing at $1.57 with dealings in 30,761 stock units, Dolla Financial increased 10 cents to end at $2.42 after a transfer of 86,367 shares. Elite Diagnostic gained 16 cents to $1.33 following trading of 5,871 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 7 cents and ended at $2.27 after 816 units passed through the market, Express Catering declined 26 cents to finish at $2.05 with investors swapping 620,506 stock units. Fontana sank 50 cents to end at $6.50 following an exchange of 173,216 shares, Future Energy advanced 16 cents in closing at $3.90 in an exchange of 242,358 units, following the release of solid full year results. 
Indies Pharma skidded 17 cents to close at $2.65 with 168,991 stock units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas popped 6 cents to $2.33 with investors trading 24,197 stock units, Jetcon Corporation gained 29 cents and ended at $2.89, following trading of 111,678 shares, JFP lost 6 cents to finish at 38 cents following an exchange of 422,168 units. Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents to $8.25 with an exchange of 170 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 10 cents to close at $1.26 after an19,806 stock units were traded, MFS Capital Partners dipped 9 cents to end at 46 cents with investors dealing in 11,541 shares. Omni Industries sank 9 cents in closing at 91 cents in an exchange of 555,533 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 8 cents to 88 cents after closing with 9 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading increased 9 cents to finish at $1.08 with a transfer of 100,031 units and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 18 cents and ended at $1.58 after investors exchanged 3,454 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 165,167 shares valued $1,339,557 compared to 106,109 stock units at $1,208,073 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rose $3.50 to end at $28.50, after 956 units crossed the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.85 after a transfer of 9,157 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 30 cents and ended at $8, after 34,500 shares were traded.. Endeavour Holdings rose $1.70 to $17 in an exchange of a mere two units, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to end at $35.01 with 1,853 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 15 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 71 cents to finish at $16 in trading 104 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.43, after the transfer of 54,960 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 9 cents to $5 with investors trading 12,153 units. National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to $1.45, after 1,205 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial remained at $2.40 with investors dealing in a mere two shares, One Caribbean Media advanced 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.56, following trading of 3,000 stocks. 
Point Lisas lost 33 cents in closing at $6.67 in an exchange of 15 units, Prestige Holdings gained $1.05 to end at $13.45 with investors trading 5 stock units, Republic Financial dipped 5 cents to $107.15 with an exchange of 438 shares. Scotiabank ended at $45.50, with 4,474 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 51 cents to finish at $10.50 and closed, with an exchange of 32,571 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.62 after investors traded 284 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 25 cents to $14.85 in switching ownership of 7,238 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.80 with 1,492 stock units crossing the exchange.